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The��$230 billion donor-advised fund industry gets an IRS hearing 05/08/2024 02:14pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Congress and the Biden administration are considering what, if anything, should be done to tighten restrictions on donor-advised funds, an increasingly popular way for donors to set aside money to spend on charitable causes. Driving the debates are questions about whether the cou Dogs entering US must be 6 months old and microchipped to prevent spread of rabies, new rules say 05/08/2024 02:09pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� All dogs coming into the U.S. from other countries must be at least 6 months old and microchipped to help prevent the spread of rabies, according to new government rules published Wednesday. The new rules require vaccination for dogs that have been in countries where rabies is comm Meet the Democratic Senate candidates not named Trone or Alsobrooks 05/08/2024 02:06pm • Tired of the skirmishing between the leading Democratic contenders for U.S. Senate, U.S. Rep. David Trone and Prince George���s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks? Looking for alternatives in the May 14 primary? Democratic voters do have other choices����� eight to be exact. While their messages More and faster: Electricity from clean sources reaches 30% of global total 05/08/2024 02:03pm • Billions of people are using different kinds of energy each day and 2023 was a record-breaking year for renewable energy sources ��� ones that don't emit planet-warming pollutants like carbon dioxide and methane ��� according to a report published Wednesday by Ember, a think tank based in London. F Has Israel followed the law in its war in Gaza? The US is due to render a first-of-its-kind verdict 05/08/2024 01:37pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Facing heat over its military support for Israel's war, the Biden administration is due to deliver a first-of-its-kind formal verdict this week on whether the airstrikes on Gaza and restrictions on delivery of aid have violated international and U.S. laws designed to spare civili In the NIL landscape, schools are turning to companies to train and manage in-house general managers 05/08/2024 12:02pm • ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) ��� Riley Ammenhauser has become a record-breaking, triple-jumping track athlete at Michigan and something of an entrepreneur. Leveraging her value with about 250,000 followers on social media, she has landed endorsement deals with Peloton, Gatorade and Lululemon while potentia Movie Review: 'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes' finds a new hero and will blow your mind 05/08/2024 11:41am • Fans of the ���Planet of the Apes��� franchise may still be mourning the 2017 death of Caesar, the first smart chimp and the charismatic ape leader. Not to worry: He haunts the next episode, the thrilling, visually stunning ���Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.��� We actually start with Caesar's DC police clear out GWU pro-Palestinian encampment, 33 protesters arrested 05/08/2024 11:30am • Listen live for the latest updates on The George Washington University protests.�� D.C. police took down a pro-Palestinian encampment at The George Washington University early Wednesday morning and arrested 33 protesters, D.C. police Chief Pamela Smith announced during a news conference Wednesday Washington Opera offers new ending to Puccini's final work 05/08/2024 10:25am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Ever since Giacomo Puccini died without finishing his last opera, ���Turandot,��� audiences have thrilled to its soaring melodies like ���Nessun Dorma,��� but also perhaps lamented the lack of a proper ending. Now the Washington National Opera is offering an alternative, commission Sports on TV for May 13 - 19 05/08/2024 10:00am • Adv11 (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, May 13 NBA BASKETBALL 7 p.m. TNT ��� Eastern Conference Semifinal: Boston at Cleveland, Game 4 TRUTV ��� Eastern Conference Semifinal: Boston at Cleveland, Game 4 (BetCast) 10 p.m. TNT ��� Western Conference Semifinal: Okl Disney receives another key approval to expand Southern California theme parks 05/08/2024 09:43am • ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) ��� Disney has received another key approval to expand its Southern California theme parks in its first push to make major changes to its iconic Disneyland in decades. The Anaheim City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to approve the plan to transform Disney's 490-acre (488-hect High school students, frustrated by lack of climate education, press for change 05/08/2024 09:31am • ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) ��� Several dozen young people wearing light blue T-shirts imprinted with #teachclimate filled a hearing room in the Minnesota Capitol in St. Paul in late February. It was a cold and windy day, in contrast to the state's nearly snowless, warm winter. The high school and college Trone and Alsobrooks speak to WTOP about issues facing Maryland and the Senate 05/08/2024 08:06am • There's less than a week to go before primary day in Maryland ��� and the top two candidates in a crowded Senate race to succeed retiring Sen. Ben Cardin could be locked in a closer race than many public polls indicate. And while early voting is already underway, both leading candidates ��� Princ Russia hits Ukraine's power grid with a 'massive' attack on a day marking the WWII defeat of Nazism 05/08/2024 07:23am • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) ��� Russian forces unleashed a nighttime barrage of more than 50 cruise missiles and explosive drones at Ukraine���s power grid Wednesday, targeting a wide area in what President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called a ���massive��� attack on the day the country celebrates the defeat of Nazi Kenya declares public holiday to mourn flood victims 05/08/2024 07:00am • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) ��� Kenya���s President William Ruto has declared Friday a public holiday to mourn the 238 people who have died due to ongoing flooding. The president on Wednesday said the day will be observed by national tree planting activities to help mitigate the effects of climate change. K