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The 20 Most Stressful Jobs 01/30/2024 07:00pm • Jobs that require the most stress toleranceAll jobs involve some stress, but certain careers take it to the next level. While stress could motivate you to perform better at work, an excessive amount can be a health hazard. According to the American Psychological Association, chronic stress puts you The Ultimate Guide to Understanding 529 College Savings Plans 01/30/2024 07:00pm • Key Takeaways-- 529 plans are state-sponsored accounts that offer tax-advantaged savings for education expenses; they cover college, trade and vocational courses, and qualified K-12 expenses.-- Recent expansions allow 529 funds for apprenticeship programs and student loan repayments without tax cons The 13 Best Presidents Day Weekend Getaways 01/30/2024 07:00pm • Presidents Day began as a celebration of George Washington's birthday and has evolved into a celebration of all U.S. presidents. Celebrated on the third Monday in February, this long holiday weekend is an ideal time to plan a weekend getaway with your family, partner or friends. In honor of our nati GM made $10B last year despite autoworkers strike, says it will bring back plug-in hybrids to US 01/30/2024 02:02pm • DETROIT (AP) — General Motors' net income rose 12% last year despite losing more than $1 billion when many of its plants were shut down by a six-week autoworkers' strike. The company also announced that it will bring back some plug-in gas-electric hybrids as electric vehicle sales growth slows. Th WTOP's Neal Augenstein: Liquid biopsy can provide clues to future lung cancer treatment, prognosis 01/30/2024 01:56pm • By now you know that WTOP's Neal Augenstein has been keeping us up-to-date on his lung cancer journey. Just over a year ago -- in November 2022 -- Neal was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. After  one-pill-a-day targeted therapy and a lobectomy, he's been cancer-free since April 2023. Now, Northern Ireland political party agrees to end 2-year boycott and restore the mothballed government 01/30/2024 01:10pm • LONDON (AP) — Northern Ireland’s largest British unionist party agreed Tuesday to end a boycott that left the region’s people without a power-sharing administration for two years and rattled the foundations of the 25-year-old peace. The breakthrough could see the shuttered Belfast government r Embrace your inner codebreaker at Maryland's National Cryptologic Museum 01/30/2024 12:50pm • .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 Wichita woman suspected in death of 14-year-old son is wounded by police after hours long standoff 01/30/2024 12:14pm • WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Police have shot and wounded a Kansas woman who is suspected of fatally shooting her 14-year-old son, authorities said. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation announced Tuesday that the 43-year-old woman is expected to survive. She was shot early Monday after hours of negotiations Indiana legislation would add extra verification steps to prove voters are eligible 01/30/2024 11:43am • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Indiana want first-time voters to prove they live in the state and additional verification of all voters' addresses, prompting accusations from voting advocates that the proposal approved by the House could make it even tougher for some people to vote. I Wolf Trap reveals summer concert lineup 01/30/2024 06:19am • Wolf Trap just announced its summer concert lineup, bringing a ton of major music acts to Vienna, Virginia. Tickets will go on sale to the public on Friday, Feb. 16 at 10 a.m. "Wolf Trap serves as a welcoming haven for all, where our thoughtfully curated roster of award-winning artists guarant Virginia man arrested for poaching beloved deer 01/30/2024 04:43am • A Richmond, Virginia, man has been arrested and charged with the illegal killing of the city's beloved white tailed deer known as the "Hollywood Buck." The deer got its name because he was frequently spotted in Richmond's historic Hollywood Cemetery, unmistakable with 29 points on his massive and Japan PM Kishida is fighting a party corruption scandal. Here's a look at what it's about 01/30/2024 02:48am • TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday was forced to start this year's parliamentary session with an apology over one of the country's biggest corruption scandals in decades. Prosecutors recently indicted 10 people, including three lawmakers and a number of political aides, Global anti-corruption efforts are faltering, partly due to a 'decline in justice,' survey finds 01/30/2024 01:25am • BERLIN (AP) — Efforts to fight public sector corruption are faltering around the world, in part because a “global decline in justice and the rule of law since 2016," according to a corruption index released Tuesday. Transparency International, which compiles the annual Corruption Perceptions Ind Ben Simmons just misses triple-double in return, Nets romp to 147-114 victory over Jazz 01/29/2024 10:48pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Ben Simmons was just a few seconds into his return from a 38-game absence when he got the ball and led the Brooklyn Nets on a fast break. “It’s always a fast break when I have the ball,” Simmons said. A back injury may have knocked him out for a while, but it sure hasn't slow China is protesting interrogations and deportations of its students at US border 01/29/2024 10:24pm • BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese government has protested to the United States over the treatment of Chinese arriving to study in America, saying some have been interrogated for hours, had their electronic devices checked and in some cases were forcibly deported from the country. Xie Feng, the Chines