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Matt About Town: Loudoun Co. comic store hosts free comic book giveaway on Star Wars Day 05/09/2024 05:38am • .in-article-vertical-video {float: right; padding-left: 10px;}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.in-article-vertical-video {float: none; padding-left: 20px;}}#tnvbNcaMHUrl {margin-bottom: 10px;padding: 20px 10px;background: #D30000;text-align: center;font-weight: bold;color: #fff;border-r Bayern offside is latest Champions League controversy for ref Marciniak after cup final successes 05/09/2024 04:42am • GENEVA (AP) — It has been a challenging season in the Champions League for the 2022 World Cup final referee Szymon Marciniak and his support officials from Poland. Two stoppage-time decisions by Marciniak and his team — affecting Bayern Munich in the semifinals on Wednesday and Newcastle in a gr It’s teacher appreciation week: U.Md. showed lots of love to 3 alums 05/08/2024 09:00pm • It was a quick and not too quiet march down the hallway at Samuel Ogle Middle School in Bowie, Maryland, where the dean of the University of Maryland’s College of Education was joined by faculty and others from the university for a surprise teacher appreciation week visit to one of their own. How to Prepare for a Colonoscopy 05/08/2024 08:00pm • A colonoscopy -- and the steps required to get one -- can cause a spike of anxiety, but don't worry. Understanding the health benefits and the correct way to prepare for this routine procedure can assuage any apprehension. Plus, if you have an upcoming colonoscopy, you're in good company. More than De Ligt says linesman apologized for late 'mistake' in Bayern's loss to Madrid in Champions League 05/08/2024 07:00pm • MADRID (AP) — Bayern Munich defender Matthijs de Ligt said the linesman apologized to him for raising the flag for offside before he scored what would have been a late equalizer in the Champions League semifinal against Real Madrid on Wednesday. De Ligt scored deep into stoppage time for what woul The Hunt: The consequences of a U.S. military exit from Niger 05/08/2024 06:35pm • The government of Niger has asked the U.S. military to leave — even though there's a critical drone base there that's keeping terrorism in check. On this week's edition of "The Hunt with WTOP national security correspondent JJ Green," Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director at the Counter Ext Net neutrality restored as FCC votes to regulate internet providers 05/08/2024 06:17pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Federal Communications Commission voted Thursday to restore “net neutrality” rules that prevent broadband internet providers such as Comcast and Verizon from favoring some sites and apps over others. The move effectively reinstates a net neutrality order the commission Toronto's Chris Bassitt shuts down Phillies' offense, ends home winning streak at 11 games 05/08/2024 05:30pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryce Harper chucked his bat toward the dugout in anger after a groundout in the eighth inning and the Phillies left the tying run stranded on base in the ninth, enough for the Toronto Blue Jays to hold on for a 5-3 victory Wednesday that ended Philadelphia's home winning strea BetterHelp customers begin receiving refund notices from $7.8M data privacy settlement, FTC says 05/08/2024 02:48pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Many current and former BetterHelp customers have begun receiving refund eligibility notices spanning from a $7.8 million settlement reached with the online therapy provider last year over allegations that it shared sensitive health data with advertisers. In 2023, the U.S. Federal UN food agency fears an escalation on the Lebanese-Israeli border can cripple aid efforts in Lebanon 05/08/2024 12:47pm • DEKWANEH, Lebanon (AP) — If the monthslong conflict playing out on the Lebanese-Israeli border continues to escalate, the United Nations food agency won't be ready for the spike in nutritional needs across crisis-hit Lebanon, its deputy executive director said Wednesday. Clashes between the Leban First food ever baked in space gets a home at the Smithsonian 05/08/2024 09:25am • The first food ever baked in space is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum's Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia — and it's a chocolate chip cookie. But, not just any chocolate chip cookie. The dough was provided by McLean-based Hilton, the same cookie dough used to baked th We know late-night screens are bad for sleep. How do you stop doomscrolling in bed? 05/08/2024 09:21am • Like many of us, Jessica Peoples has heard the warnings about excessive screen time at night. Still, she estimates spending 30 to 60 minutes on her phone before going to sleep, mostly scrolling through social media. “Recently, I’ve been trying to limit the amount,” says Peoples, a discriminati Survivors rescued but dozens still trapped after a deadly building collapse in South Africa 05/07/2024 10:32pm • CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Rescue teams searching for dozens of construction workers missing after an apartment complex collapsed in South Africa brought out more survivors Tuesday as they entered a second night of desperate work to find anyone alive in the wreckage. At least seven people have Andy Ibáñez homers twice, Ryan Vilade gets first MLB hit, RBIs as Tigers outslug Guardians 11-7 05/07/2024 10:01pm • CLEVELAND (AP) — Andy Ibáñez homered his first two times up and drove in four runs and Ryan Vilade got his first major league hit and three RBIs in his debut for Detroit, leading the Tigers to an 11-7 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday night. Ibáñez homered on the third pitch of the g Pakistan's military says March attack that killed Chinese engineers was planned in Afghanistan 05/07/2024 08:56pm • ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s military on Tuesday said a suicide bombing that killed five Chinese engineers and a Pakistani driver in March was planned in neighboring Afghanistan and that the bomber was an Afghan citizen. At a news conference, army spokesman Maj. Gen. Ahmad Sharif said four men be