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How Nvidia became an AI giant 06/20/2024 07:53pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — It all started at a Denny’s in San Jose in 1993. Three engineers — Jensen Huang, Chris Malachowsky and Curtis Priem — gathered at the diner in what is now the heart of Silicon Valley to discuss building a computer chip that would make graphics for video games faster and mo NASCAR team owner Gene Haas will field one car in the Cup Series in 2025 06/20/2024 07:41pm • KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR team owner Gene Haas will remain in the Cup Series and field one car in 2025 in the wake of the decision to shutter the organization he owns with Tony Stewart at the end of the season. Haas will keep one of the four charters that belong to Stewart-Haas Racing and wil 15 shot after a 'sideshow' took over a peaceful Juneteenth celebration in Oakland, police say 06/20/2024 06:19pm • OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Fifteen people were shot after an illegal "sideshow” took over a peaceful Juneteenth celebration in Oakland, California, police said Thursday. Investigators are seeking multiple shooters — more than 50 shell casings were recovered at the scene — following the violence Train collision in Chile kills at least 2 people and injures 9 others 06/20/2024 05:57pm • SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — At least two rail workers were killed and nine others injured Thursday when a freight train collided head-on with another train on a test run just outside the capital of Chile, a rare fatal crash in the South American country. Police said they were investigating to determin Jury to begin deliberating in murder trial of suburban Seattle officer who killed a man in 2019 06/20/2024 05:41pm • A suburban Seattle officer who fatally shot a homeless man in 2019 ignored his training and should be convicted of murder, a prosecutor said Thursday during the trial's closing arguments, while defense lawyers argued the officer was rightfully defending himself. Auburn police Officer Jeffrey Nelson Another police dog dies while trying to help officers arrest a suspect in South Carolina 06/20/2024 05:34pm • COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — For the second time this month, a police dog has been killed while trying to help arrest a suspect in South Carolina. A Richland County Sheriff's Department dog named Wick was struck and killed by a car on Interstate 77 early Thursday when his leash broke and he chased a susp Movie Review: ‘Kinds of Kindness,' Emma Stone’s latest foray into fearlessness with Yorgos Lanthimos 06/20/2024 04:34pm • If our world should one day cease to exist, and some improved civilization from another galaxy stumbles upon our popular culture and seeks to understand all the fuss about Emma Stone — well, we now have the film clip they should see. She’s not even speaking, so translating Earth language won’ Former Prince George's Co. Council member Mel Franklin charged with theft, embezzlement and perjury 06/20/2024 04:31pm • Former Prince George's County Council member Jamel "Mel" Franklin has been charged with multiple counts of felony theft scheme, embezzlement and perjury after prosecutors say he used campaign funds to pay for personal expenses, including cosmetic procedures for himself and a friend. Franklin abru U.S. bans on gasoline-powered leaf blowers grow, as does blowback from landscaping industry 06/20/2024 03:13pm • TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The roar of the leaf blower has become an inescapable part of daily life in communities across America, leading towns and states to ban or restrict blowers that run on gasoline. But the measures face blowback from the landscaping industry and some property owners who say that Extended heat wave continues Thursday with triple-digit temps possible over the weekend 06/20/2024 02:50pm • Listen live to WTOP for traffic and weather updates on the 8s. The DC area faced some scorching temperatures Thursday and Friday doesn't look to be any better. Friday will see the area under a heat alert with temperatures expected to peak in the 90s during the afternoon, but it will feel like the The Supreme Court upholds the conviction of woman who challenged expert testimony in a drug case 06/20/2024 11:57am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the conviction of a California woman who said she did not know about a stash of methamphetamine hidden inside her car. In a ruling that crossed the court’s ideological lines, the 6-3 majority opinion dismissed arguments that an expert witne Edmunds: The best performance cars for $65,000 06/20/2024 10:09am • The $65,000 milestone might seem like an arbitrary price cap for a list of excellent performance cars, but look carefully and you’ll discover that it’s a sweet spot for some of today’s most compelling performance offerings. Look upmarket from here and you’ll quickly be shopping in six figure Today in Sports - Week Ahead, June 21 - June 27 06/20/2024 10:05am • June 21 1919 — Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman wins the women’s U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championship with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Marion Zinderstein. 1932 — Jack Sharkey scores a 15-round split decision over Max Schmeling to win the world heavyweight title in New York. 1960 — Armin Hary of Wes Are Virginia toll roads costly and confusing? A state study shows many drivers think so 06/20/2024 10:03am • Researchers found that some complex toll roads in Northern Virginia are “less understandable” for people who drive high occupancy vehicles and that inconsistent toll signage in Virginia may also cause driver confusion. The findings come after a months-long study into easing vehicle traffic conge Sports on TV for Friday, June 21 06/20/2024 10:00am • (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Friday, June 21 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 5:35 a.m. FS2 — AFL: Geelong at Carlton 11:30 p.m. FS2 — AFL: Brisbane at Port Adelaide 2:30 a.m. (Saturday) FS1 — AFL: Sydney at Greater Western Sydney 5:30 a.m. (Saturday) FS2