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Colorado legislature will convene to address skyrocketing property costs 11/09/2023 05:22pm • DENVER (AP) — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis hoisted a red baseball bat and smashed emergency glass Thursday in a silly demonstration for a very real crisis — Colorado homeowners are looking down the barrel of a potential 40% jump in property tax bills. After a ballot measure meant to quell soaring p The Hollywood strikes are over. Here's when you could see your favorite stars and shows return 11/09/2023 05:10pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Missed your favorite actors? After nearly four months of striking, they're coming back. Wednesday's deal between striking actors and studios and streaming services won't immediately restore filming to its full swing. That will take months. But the tentative agreement — which b Ballot shortages in Mississippi created a problem for democracy on the day of a governor's election 11/09/2023 05:08pm • JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — People in Mississippi's largest county are demanding answers about why some polling places ran out of ballots and voters had to wait for them to be replenished on the day the state was deciding its most competitive governor's race in a generation. It's unclear how many people Pastor's suicide brings grief, warnings of the dangers of outing amid erosion of LGBTQ+ rights 11/09/2023 04:56pm • SMITHS STATION, Ala. (AP) — After the 2019 suicide of a local teenager, small-town mayor and pastor F.L. “Bubba” Copeland helped students place roadside signs in his Alabama community to try to reach others who might be hurting. “You are worthy of love.” “Don’t give up.” “You matt Wisconsin's Democratic governor says he would sign current GOP-backed ballot pre-processing bill 11/09/2023 04:52pm • MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers said Thursday that he will sign into law a bill that would allow Wisconsin elections officials to process absentee ballots the day before an election if the Republican-controlled Legislature passes the measure in its current form. The Republican-back Why 'buy now, pay later' plans have become 'big debt traps' for shoppers 11/09/2023 04:31pm • Are you gearing up for the holiday shopping season? Retailers sure are, and they're offering consumers all kinds of options of pay, besides credit cards. One of those payment options is buy now, pay later. "They've been around a long time. They started out as a way that retailers could make ex Amazon takes another shot at health care, this one a virtual care service that costs $9 per month 11/09/2023 03:53pm • Amazon is taking another shot at becoming a regular health care source for customers with the launch of a service centered on virtual care. The e-commerce giant says its Prime customers can now get quick access to a health care provider through a program that costs $9 a month or $99 annually. The an There's a new health insurance marketplace for Virginians. Here's how to sign up 11/09/2023 03:35pm • Virginia is joining other states in changing the way residents can get access to health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, which was passed during the Obama administration. The commonwealth has launched a state-based health insurance marketplace. The new resource fully replaces HealthCa Stafford High student airlifted to hospital after fight in gym 11/09/2023 02:10pm • A student was airlifted to the hospital after a fight at a Stafford County, Virginia, high school, Wednesday morning. In an update Thursday, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said the fight broke out in the gym of Stafford High School shortly before 9:30 a.m. It began as a verbal argument betw No. 14 Tennessee heads to No. 16 Missouri for first meeting with both teams ranked 11/09/2023 12:27pm • COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Eli Drinkwitz has seen enough of Tennessee's offense over his first three seasons at Missouri. There was the 2020 game when the Vols piled up 423 yards and four touchdowns in a 35-12 rout that, by the standards of the next two seasons, was relatively close. Two years ago, Tenn No. 1 Georgia faces another tough test against high-scoring No. 10 Ole Miss 11/09/2023 12:18pm • ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — No. 1 Georgia breezed through the first two months of the season, rarely encountering a serious challenger. Things got a whole lot tougher when the calendar flipped to November. For the second week in a row, the Bulldogs (9-0, 6-0 Southeastern Conference, No. 2 College Football Avoid these 3 business mistakes during the holiday season 11/09/2023 12:07pm • A broken website. Sold-out items. Shipping delays. These conditions can be detrimental to small businesses during the holiday season, arguably the busiest time of year for retail sales. “We see some of our clients in one weekend — like over Black Friday, Cyber Monday — make more money that wee Obscure DC monuments: Air Mail Marker hides one of the city's wackiest tales 11/09/2023 08:24am • It’s a small piece of D.C. history dedicated to aviation, the mail, and hard landings — and it’s easy to miss! In today’s edition of “Matt About Town,” WTOP’s Matt Kaufax takes us to another of D.C.’s most obscure monuments — the First Air Mail Marker. When walking by, you Veterans Day 2023: What's open, what's closed 11/09/2023 07:50am • Weekends are broadly celebrated for a reason, but this upcoming weekend is extra special. It's Veterans Day. Veterans Day is held every Nov. 11 on the anniversary of World War I's formal end, which was originally called Armistice Day. A 1954 act rededicated it for veterans of all conflicts. Th Prince William Planning Commission begins contentious PW Digital Gateway hearings 11/09/2023 06:06am • The Prince William County Planning Commission on Wednesday began its highly anticipated public hearing on the contentious PW Digital Gateway data center project. Commissioners will render recommendations on two rezoning requests by QTS Realty Trust Inc. and another by Compass Datacenters. The compa