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Plan now for a dahlia garden next year, and don't be intimidated 10/03/2023 09:35am • I’ve always adored dahlias – in other people’s gardens. As much as their cheerful appearance intrigued me, there was something about the planting, staking, digging up and storing-over-winter routine that intimidated me. But the longer I garden, the more I grow to appreciate their beauty and am Things to know about the Vatican's big meeting on the future of the Catholic Church 10/03/2023 09:13am • VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Wednesday is opening a global gathering of bishops and laypeople to discuss the future of the Catholic Church, including some hot-button issues that have previously been considered off-limits for discussion. For the first time, women and laypeople can vote on sp Austrians and Czechs reintroduce controls on the border with Slovakia to curb migration 10/03/2023 08:38am • PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic and Austria said on Tuesday that they are temporarily reintroducing checks along their borders with Slovakia in an effort to stem a flow of migrants. In separate announcements, both countries said that the measure will become effective on Wednesday and remain in pl American Black Film Festival founder launches new comedy festival at The Wharf 10/03/2023 06:00am • Hear our full chat on my podcast “Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley.” You'll laugh so hard this weekend at The Wharf that you might fall into the Potomac's Washington Channel. The Because They're Funny Comedy Festival launches in Southwest D.C. this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Jeff Fr Passport processing times drop by 2 weeks 10/03/2023 05:13am • ▶ Watch Video: U.S. passport demand overwhelms State Department If you need to get a new passport or renew it soon, the process should be a bit quicker. The State Department says it has lowered expected wait times by two weeks following a 2023 that so far has resulted in weeks-long 7 of the Best Growth Funds to Buy and Hold 10/02/2023 08:00pm • When it comes to investing strategies, few dichotomies are as pronounced as the one between value and growth. Value investors look for stocks that appear to be trading below their intrinsic worth. They use financial ratios like price-to-earnings, price-to-book and price-to-sales to figure out if a s Meal Plans for People With Diabetes 10/02/2023 08:00pm • When I ask my patients about the most challenging part of managing diabetes, 99% of the time the response is related to healthy eating: "What can I eat? What should I eat? How many grams of sugar should I aim for? Should I avoid or limit carbs?" they ask. Meal Planning Guidelines for DiabetesWhat we Are Potatoes Vegetables, and Are They Healthy? 10/02/2023 08:00pm • America's most consumed vegetable? The potato, though mostly in the form of french fries and potato chips. That may be part of the reason for the many misconceptions about whether potatoes are healthy or even if they're vegetable. Potatoes are a vegetable, but you'd hardly know. Technically, they ar Holiday Loans: What You Should Know 10/02/2023 08:00pm • You might think a holiday loan can take away the stress of expenses at the most wonderful time of the year, but a loan can backfire. If you're not careful, you can overstretch your budget and end up even more stressed about how you will pay the bill. Americans spent $833 per person on gifts and othe 5 Tile Trends Home Buyers Are Loving Right Now 10/02/2023 08:00pm • Every decade or so, home design trends change. Staying up to date with these trends can help your home feel fresh, relevant and appealing. Minor changes like a fresh coat of paint or updating your lighting can do wonders, but what about the more permanent items in your home, like tile? Tile can be a Zion Williamson taking a serious, 'no smiles,' approach as Pelicans camp ramps up 10/02/2023 07:47pm • NEW ORLEANS (AP) — While Zion Williamson posed for portraits, as NBA players typically do on the eve of training camp, photographers asked the New Orleans Pelicans power forward if he'd smile for a few shots. “No smiles,” Williamson responded. After four seasons defined largely by disappointme ‘Full throttle’: How many students are participating in Fairfax Co. middle schools' first sports season? 10/02/2023 07:43pm • When Fairfax County, Virginia, began offering middle school sports for the first time this school year, eighth-grader Claire Brown didn’t hesitate to sign up. She decided to join the cross-country team, the first organized sport offered at Sandburg Middle School, because she anticipated it mig Judge plans May trial for US Sen. Bob Menendez in bribery case 10/02/2023 05:51pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A judge is planning a spring trial for U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife, who are accused of accepting bribes of cash, gold bars and a luxury car from three New Jersey businessmen who sought the senator's help and influence over foreign affairs. The tentative trial date of May 6 NL champion Philadelphia Phillies look to make quick work of upstart Marlins in Wild Card Series 10/02/2023 05:51pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Rob Thomson gripped a bottle of bubbly in the exhilarating moments after the Philadelphia Phillies clinched a second straight postseason berth and called Bryce Harper, Bryson Stott & crew “the most resilient team I’ve ever been around.” The second-year manager then po Azerbaijan moves to reaffirm control of Nagorno-Karabakh as the Armenian exodus slows to a trickle 10/02/2023 04:42pm • The last bus carrying ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh left the region Monday, completing a grueling weeklong exodus of over 100,000 people — more than 80% of its residents — after Azerbaijan reclaimed the area in a lightning military operation. The bus that entered Armenia carried 15 pass