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Montgomery Co. police unveil stealthier cruisers to catch traffic offenders 07/27/2023 12:53pm • The police department's decal will be printed on the side of the "ghost graphic" vehicle in gray and white lettering. (Courtesy Montgomery County police) The Montgomery County, Maryland, police department is rolling out two new cruisers on Thursday, both designed to stealthily catch drivers who A car-carrying cargo ship burning near a Dutch bird habitat stokes environmental worries 07/27/2023 12:40pm • THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A cargo ship packed with cars burned close to a world-renowned bird habitat off the Dutch coast Thursday as firefighters and salvage crews waited for the flames from a fire that started more than a day earlier to subside before attempting to board the vessel. The Frem Norfolk Southern says cost of fiery Ohio derailment doubles to $803 million as cleanup continues 07/27/2023 12:34pm • OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The costs associated with Norfolk Southern's fiery February derailment in Ohio have more than doubled to $803 million as the railroad works to clean up the mess and moves forward with all the related lawsuits. Norfolk Southern recorded another $416 million charge related to the Presidents of Indonesia and China meet to discuss joint projects and regional politics 07/27/2023 12:19pm • BEIJING (AP) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo met Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday in southwestern China for talks about joint projects that include Indonesia’s development of a new capital. Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said the governments of China and Indonesia signed s Grimace campaign that went weirdly viral fuels McDonald's Q2, yet growth may slow as inflation cools 07/27/2023 10:31am • McDonald’s is grinning thanks to Grimace after a marketing campaign to celebrate the “birthday” of its big purple mascot went viral and contributed to surprisingly strong second quarter sales. Global same-store sales, or sales at stores open at least a year, rose nearly 12% in the April-June A 'rolling recession' or a 'richcession' might spare the US economy from a full-scale downturn 07/27/2023 10:07am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite more than a year of widespread warnings that a recession was near, America’s economy is, if anything, accelerating. Even as the Federal Reserve has sent borrowing costs sharply higher, the economy’s resilience has been on plain display: Consumers keep spending, and e European Central Bank hikes interest rates to combat inflation and leaves door open to more 07/27/2023 09:49am • FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank raised interest rates for the ninth straight time Thursday in its yearlong campaign to stamp out painfully high inflation and kept the door open to further hikes despite increasing fears of recession. ECB President Christine Lagarde had all but p Volkswagen takes steps to boost its China business as first-half earnings fall by 20% 07/27/2023 05:41am • FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Volkswagen saw after-tax earnings fall by 20% in the first half of the year, to 8.5 billion euros ($9.45 billion), as the automaker tries to engineer a rebound in China. The decline from the same period last year was due in part to a 2.5 billion euro non-cash loss on raw Are you thinking about your car amid the scorching temperatures? 07/27/2023 05:33am • A heat wave can do a number on your car, especially when it comes to the record temperatures we're seeing in the D.C. region this week. The extreme heat has led to more cars coming into one area auto repair shop. “A lot of cars are overheating,” said Andy Sparacino at Hanagan's Tire & Aut Further federal probes into false Connecticut traffic stop data likely, public safety chief says 07/26/2023 10:04pm • HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut's public safety commissioner on Wednesday told state lawmakers to expect a federal investigation into a recent audit's findings that showed hundreds of state troopers submitted false information from 2014 to 2021 on at least 26,000 traffic stops — information u Vacation Packing List: 27 Essentials for Any Trip 07/26/2023 08:00pm • While every vacation packing list ultimately looks different based on a variety of factors -- the destination, traveler(s), budget and more -- consider this guide a jumping-off point for the must-haves. You can also scroll down to More Vacation Packing Lists to see recommendations for specific trips Tips to Avoid Living Paycheck to Paycheck 07/26/2023 08:00pm • Trying to cover bills when the cash runs out at the end of the month is a hardship Americans across the country face. According to a February 2023 LendingClub and PYMNTS survey, "As of January 2023, 60% of United States adults, including more than four in 10 high-income consumers, live paycheck to p Charges filed against members of Southern California gang after killing of 2 police officers 07/26/2023 07:27pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ten people linked to a Southern California street gang were charged with federal crimes, a year after a member shot and killed two suburban police officers, authorities announced Wednesday. Members and associates of the Quiet Village gang in the San Gabriel Valley east of Los An Congress urged to revive long-stalled debate about regulating self-driving vehicles 07/26/2023 06:53pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Advocates for the self-driving vehicle industry on Wednesday warned that years of regulatory inaction is putting American manufacturers at a competitive disadvantage and urged Congress to expand their ability to test and eventually sell autonomous cars and trucks. “I'm sure it' 3 US Marines found at North Carolina gas station died of carbon monoxide poisoning, officials say 07/26/2023 06:49pm • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Three U.S. Marines found unresponsive in a car at a North Carolina gas station died of carbon monoxide poisoning, the local sheriff's office said Wednesday. Deputies from the Pender County Sheriff’s Office found the three men Sunday morning in a privately owned Lexus sedan p