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Would you like a cicada salad? The monstrous little noisemakers descend on a New Orleans menu 04/19/2024 01:02am • NEW ORLEANS (AP) ��� As the nation prepares for trillions of red-eyed bugs known as periodical cicadas to emerge, it's worth noting that they're not just annoying, noisy pests ��� if prepared properly, they can also be tasty to eat. Blocks away from such French Quarter fine-dining stalwarts as Anto Chasing 5th straight win, Nelly Korda is 2 shots back at Chevron Championship after a first-round 68 04/18/2024 09:05pm • THE WOODLANDS, Texas (AP) ��� Nelly Korda, who is looking to tie an LPGA Tour record with her fifth straight win, shot a 4-under 68 on Thursday in the opening round of the Chevron Championship, leaving her two shots behind leader Lauren Coughlin in the year's first major. Coughlin shot a bogey-free 7 Best Dividend ETFs to Buy Now 04/18/2024 08:00pm • The U.S. Federal Reserve increased its key interest rate a total of 11 times between March 2022 and July 2023. And while the central bank hasn't made additional increases lately -- and some think it may even move toward cuts soon -- the bottom line is that the current rate environment makes fixed-in 5 Best Tech ETFs to Buy in 2024 04/18/2024 08:00pm • The technology sector is off to a strong start in 2024 with the Nasdaq-100 Technology Sector Index up nearly 10% year to date. This is hardly a surprise with the rise of artificial intelligence and increasing global dependence on technology. 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The Labor Department reported Thursday that unemployment claims for the week ending April 13 were unchanged from the previous week���s 212, For DC's homeless population, street fair brings health care help ��� and hope 04/18/2024 06:57am • The plaza outside a train station is an unusual place for a patient to visit a doctor, but dozens of people experiencing homelessness did just that Wednesday afternoon, as they lined up at a health care street fair in Columbus Circle outside D.C.'s Union Station. "Folks are getting HIV testing, b 8 Top Nancy Pelosi Stocks to Buy 04/17/2024 08:00pm • Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in 2022 the Senate would soon vote on a bill banning members of Congress from trading individual stocks. Nearly two years later, Pelosi is no longer House Speaker, and members of Congress are still allowed to buy and sell individual stocks as long as they discl Apple CEO says company will 'look at' manufacturing in Indonesia 04/17/2024 05:30am • JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) ��� Apple CEO Tim Cook said the company will ���look at��� manufacturing in Indonesia as he met with Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Wednesday. ���We talked about the president���s desire to see manufacturing in the country, and it���s something that we will look at,��� C From 'The Wiz' revival to Alicia Keys musical, DC native launches two Broadway shows in one week 04/17/2024 04:25am • Last fall, her nonprofit Canady Foundation for the Arts teamed with National Theatre's "Teens Behind the Scenes" program to bring hundreds of D.C. students to see the national tour of her revival of "The Wiz." 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