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Kimberly Palmer: Building financial resilience can help you ride out tough times 02/12/2024 10:40am • Financial resilience provides a safety net that you might rarely use — but when you need it, you’ll be glad you have it. “A household is financially resilient if they are prepared to encounter unexpected financial shocks,” says Emerson Sprick, associate director of economic policy at the Bip Takoma Park Police search for reckless drivers after 'donuts' and 'burnouts' on DC-area streets 02/12/2024 09:19am • Police in Takoma Park, Maryland, released a community advisory on Sunday after a large crowd gathered and formed a circle around an intersection, driving recklessly and performing what the department called "dangerous maneuvers." Takoma Park Police said the incident began when a crowd blocked off Floats at Germany's Carnival parades satirize leading political figures 02/12/2024 08:46am • DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Throngs of revelers took to the streets of Germany's Carnival strongholds on Monday, accompanied by floats that satirized the Ukrainian and Russian presidents, German politicians, former U.S. President Donald Trump and many others. Shrove Monday parades are a traditiona Virginia's Youngkin aims to bolster mental health care, part of national focus after the pandemic 02/12/2024 06:21am • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — John Clair, the police chief of a small Appalachian town in southwest Virginia, spends his days consumed by a growing problem: the frequency with which his officers are tapped to detain, transport and wait in hospitals with people in the throes of a mental health crisis. Of Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum, who was set to be a superstar, has died in a car crash 02/12/2024 06:04am • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum, who was set to be a superstar of long-distance running and was a top contender for gold at the Olympics in Paris this year, was killed along with his coach in a car crash in Kenya. Their vehicle was the only one involved in the c Car Review: Honda Pilot gets a big makeover and welcomes a new off-road ready version 02/12/2024 06:03am • The Pilot, a three-row SUV, has been a hit for Honda for years. Now, the latest version has a tough new look — more squared, and less round and minivan-looking than before. Also, a new version was born with last year’s redesign. The Trailsport offers more ground clearance and spiffy looking Virginia sees bills to ease process for claiming roadkill, change how many mixed drinks restaurants can sell 02/11/2024 07:41pm • Hundreds of bills are filed for General Assembly consideration each year. In this weekly series, the Mercury takes a look at a few of lawmakers’ 2024 proposals that might not otherwise make headlines during the whirlwind legislative session. House Bill 1025: Letting more people claim roadkill Tesla Competitors: 7 Rival EV Stocks to Buy 02/11/2024 07:00pm • Electric vehicles will account for about 35% of all global new car sales by 2030, according to projections by Goldman Sachs. Tesla Inc. (ticker: TSLA) is the clear EV market leader, but it has operated with little competition until recently, and EV startups and legacy automakers are bringing new EV Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's 38 points lead Thunder past Kings 127-113 02/11/2024 06:49pm • OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 38 points, Jalen Williams scored 32 and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Sacramento Kings 127-113 on Sunday. Gilgeous-Alexander made 15 of 26 shots and had seven assists and Williams made 13 of 20 shots and had nine assists and eight rebounds for Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum has died in a car crash in Kenya, fellow athlete says 02/11/2024 06:17pm • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum has died in a car crash in Kenya, fellow athlete says. They call her the muse of Rio de Janeiro's Carnival. She insists she's a missionary 02/11/2024 06:07pm • RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Standing 9 feet tall, Raquel Potí regularly graces the front pages of Brazilian magazines and newspapers, and on Saturday the artist donned a lavish feathered costume and lacquered her body in gold glitter. At one point she charged the length of the street party, sweeping he Man convicted of execution-style killing of NYPD officer in 1988 denied parole 02/11/2024 04:40pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A man convicted in the notorious killing of a rookie New York City police officer at the height of the city's crack cocaine epidemic decades ago has been denied parole, state corrections officials confirmed Sunday. Todd Scott had been serving 25 years to life for his role in the sh Tech CEO calls for Tesla boycott over self-driving capabilities in Super Bowl ad campaign 02/11/2024 03:46pm • New York (CNN) — Tech entrepreneur Dan O’Dowd, a fierce critic of Tesla, isn’t pumping the brakes on his campaign against the automaker’s self-driving software.O’Dowd’s “The Dawn Project,” which says it wants to make software systems safer for humanity, is airing two ads during t DC officer under investigation for alleged sexual assault in a police cruiser 02/11/2024 02:50pm • A D.C. police officer has been placed on leave following allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman in Montgomery County, Maryland, while on duty. Both D.C. police and Montgomery County police confirmed to WTOP that the D.C. police officer is under investigation for allegations that he sexual 17 people detained after attack at Istanbul election campaign event, official says 02/11/2024 12:11pm • ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish authorities detained 17 people in connection with an attack at an Istanbul campaign event for upcoming municipal elections, Turkey 's interior minister said Sunday. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya provided no details on the assailants' affiliation or motive for the attack t