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Premier League's slow slide into video review chaos is far removed from FIFA vision for VAR in 2016 11/07/2023 07:23am • Video reviews in soccer were meant to take no more than six seconds. Now they can last close to six minutes. It was expected to happen once every four or five games. Now it can be four or five times in just one game. Reviewing refereeing decisions has come a long – and increasingly unloved – way Mavericks coming through in the clutch behind the combination of Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving 11/07/2023 05:59am • DENVER (AP) — Luka Doncic has been at his best — one of the NBA's best, too, for that matter — in crunch time this season. Same with the Dallas Mavericks, who are a league-leading 6-0 in clutch situations, which are defined as a scoring margin within five points and five or fewer minutes left WATCH: National Building Museum's new 'Mini Memories' exhibit offers pocket-size fun for the whole family 11/07/2023 04:05am • A charming new exhibit at D.C.’s National Building Museum lets you fit the wonders of the world right in your pocket. In today’s edition of “Matt About Town,” WTOP’s Matt Kaufax took a tour around the globe, by making “Mini Memories” — one souvenir buildin Canucks beat slumping Oilers 6-2 for 4th straight victory 11/07/2023 02:40am • VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Quinn Hughes, Pius Suter and Brock Boeser scored in a 3:22 span of the first period and the Vancouver Canucks beat the slumping Edmonton Oilers 6-2 on Monday night for their fourth straight victory. Hughes also had three assists, Boeser scored twice, Nils Hogland 2023 Virginia General Election Results (Live Updates) 11/07/2023 02:05am • Visit WTOP's Virginia Election 2023 page for our comprehensive coverage.  Virginia’s general election results will be posted as they come in after polls close Tuesday at 7 p.m. Results are not official until certified by the Virginia Department of Elections. For local results check the Virg Boswell scores 18, No. 12 Arizona dominates Morgan State 122-59 in season opener 11/07/2023 12:24am • TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona's roster is filled with new players from other programs, high school and overseas. As first tests go, the Wildcats certainly passed. Kylan Boswell scored 18 points, Pelle Larsson added 15 and No. 12 Arizona opened coach Tommy Lloyd's third season with a 122-59 de Boston rookies Beecher and Lohrei score 1st NHL goals in Bruins' 3-2 victory over Stars 11/07/2023 12:00am • DALLAS (AP) — Boston rookie defenseman Mason Lohrei pulled the puck out of his pocket, the keepsake from his first NHL goal. John Beecher had one, too. Beecher and Lohrei became the first Boston rookies in more than six years to score their first goals in the same game, doing so less than four mi Doncic returns after bumping head, scores 29 as Mavs rally again, beat Magic 117-102 11/06/2023 11:25pm • ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Luka Doncic returned from a brief absence after bumping his head to score 12 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter, leading the Dallas Mavericks to a 117-102 win over the Orlando Magic on Monday night. Kyrie Irving and Tim Hardaway Jr. added 21 points as the Mavericks erased After Biden and Blinken push, Netanyahu says Israel open to 'little pauses' in Gaza, no cease-fire 11/06/2023 09:43pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — After more than a week of public pressure from the U.S. for “humanitarian pauses” in Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday allowed that his government might be open to only “little pauses” in its assault on Hamas. The Israeli leader sought to play down Iowa to pay $10 million to siblings of adopted teen girl who died of starvation in 2017 11/06/2023 09:12pm • Iowa will pay $10 million to the siblings of an adopted 16-year-old girl who weighed just 56 pounds (25 kilograms) when she died of starvation in a home where an attorney for the siblings says the children were forced to fight each other for food. A state board approved the settlement for the sibli US senators seek answers from Army after reservist killed 18 in Maine 11/06/2023 08:18pm • LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Two senators from Maine asked the U.S. Army inspector general on Monday to provide a full accounting of interactions with a reservist before he killed 18 people and injured 13 others in the deadliest shooting in the state's history. U.S. Sens. Susan Collins, a Republican, an 7 of the Best High-Dividend ETFs 11/06/2023 07:00pm • During the 2010s, as the Federal Reserve kept interest rates at effectively zero, just about the only place you could find yield was in the stock market. Many investors piled into risky retail stocks with big but tenuous dividends, or high-dividend-yield sectors like energy infrastructure, telecom a How to Choose a Nursing Home: Qualities to Look For 11/06/2023 07:00pm • Choosing a nursing home for a family member is the difficult job no one ever warned you about. You're tasked with securing a facility that will provide compassionate, high-level care to ensure your loved one's health, safety and well-being. How can you possibly find strangers who will care for your How to Balance a Checkbook 11/06/2023 07:00pm • These days many of us write few, if any, checks. So, the term "balancing a checkbook" has taken on a new meaning. Simply put, balancing your checkbook involves making sure your records for your checking account match the bank's records. For instance, the bank's records for your checking account may The 25 Best Places to Retire in 2024 11/06/2023 07:00pm • When it comes to selecting the right spot for your retirement, it's important to pick a destination that meets your needs. A new U.S. News analysis compares the 150 largest metropolitan areas in the country to help you choose the right place for retirement. This analysis includes data on the job mar