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How a Fairfax Co. custodian motivates students to attend class 10/02/2023 04:31pm • On Custodian Appreciation Day, Little Run Elementary honors Frank Sarfo for his work every day at the Fairfax County school. (Courtesy Fairfax County Public Schools) In the cafeteria at Little Run Elementary School in Fairfax, Virginia, on Monday, students stopped focusing on their food and turn New Van Gogh show in Paris focuses on artist's extraordinarily productive and tragic final months 10/02/2023 03:58pm • PARIS (AP) — Planted in a field, Vincent van Gogh painted furiously, bending the thick oils, riotous yellows and sumptuous blues to his will. The resulting masterpiece, “Wheatfield with Crows,” bursts off the canvas like technicolor champagne. Art historians believe the Dutch master painted it VAR was supposed to cut out errors. Now the integrity of the Premier League is in question 10/02/2023 03:19pm • MANCHESTER, England (AP) — VAR was supposed to put an end to all of this. On Saturday, however, Liverpool became the latest team to count the cost of an error by Premier League officials, with the club raising questions about “sporting integrity” after its 2-1 loss at Tottenham. The fallout f All Onewheel electric skateboards are under recall after 4 deaths and serious injury reports 10/02/2023 01:06pm • NEW YORK (AP) — All models of Onewheel self-balancing electric skateboards are under recall after at least four deaths and multiple injuries were reported in recent years, federal regulators said last week. The 300,000 now-recalled skateboards, manufactured by the California-based Future Motion, c Falcons QB Ridder facing more heat after 3 turnovers adds to offense's struggles 10/02/2023 12:55pm • ATLANTA (AP) — A popular postgame question for the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday: Did Desmond Ridder look at his receivers too long? The need for that inquiry may lead to another question becoming popular this week: Will coach Arthur Smith look only at one quarterback when planning for the Falcons nex Taste of Bethesda returns with 40 restaurants to try 10/02/2023 12:48pm • Your mission this entire week is to work up an appetite to do some serious eating this weekend. The 31st annual Taste of Bethesda returns to Bethesda, Maryland, this Saturday, Oct. 7 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. "We haven't been able to have Taste of Bethesda since 2019, so we are incredibly exc AP Top 25 Reality Check: Another ranked Red River Rivalry, but Texas, Oklahoma could be even higher 10/02/2023 12:45pm • Perfect starts by Texas and Oklahoma have set up the 43rd meeting between the Red River Rivals where both teams will be ranked. The Longhorns were No. 3 in Sunday's AP Top 25 and the Sooners moved up a couple of spots to a season-high No. 12. The top of the rankings were mostly unchanged, with Georg Europe's anti-corruption group says Cyprus must hold politicians more accountable amid distrust 10/02/2023 04:30am • NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The Council of Europe’s anti-corruption group said Monday that Cyprus needs to hold those at the highest echelons of executive power and law enforcement more accountable to counter an overwhelming public perception of widespread corruption. The Council of Europe’s Group Biden says there's 'not much time' to keep aid flowing to Ukraine and Congress must 'stop the games' 10/01/2023 09:14pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Sunday that American aid to Ukraine will keep flowing for now as he sought to reassure allies of continued U.S. financial support for the war effort. But time is running out, the president said in a warning to Congress. “We cannot under any circumstance Profar drives in winning run in 11th as Padres beat 101-loss White Sox 2-1 10/01/2023 07:37pm • CHICAGO (AP) — Jurickson Profar had two hits and drove in the go-ahead run in the 11th, leading the San Diego Padres over the Chicago White Sox 2-1 on Sunday to complete their season with a sweep after missing the playoffs. Profar singled off Declan Cronin (0-1) to score automatic runner José Azo Wainwright strikes out in cameo to end career as Cardinals beat Reds 4-3. Votto ejected 10/01/2023 07:33pm • ST. LOUIS (AP) — Adam Wainwright made one final appearance in his 18-year big league career, striking out as a pinch hitter on Sunday in the St. Louis Cardinals’ 4-3 season-ending win to the Cincinnati Reds. "When I left the dugout today for the last time ever with a bat and wearing my spikes, t Zack Greinke pitches Royals to 5-2 win over Yankees in what could be his career finale 10/01/2023 06:47pm • KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Zack Greinke tried to give Royals manager Matt Quatraro the ball when they met on the mound Sunday, just as the six-time All-Star had done so many times over the years, when he was departing for a reliever amid one of his 541 starts. Quatraro gave the ball right back to him Airbnb guest who rented a room tied up, robbed Georgia homeowner at gunpoint, police say 10/01/2023 02:01pm • BUFORD, Ga. (AP) — Police say a man who used Airbnb to rent a room in Georgia ended up robbing the home’s owner at gunpoint. A homeowner in the metro Atlanta suburb of Buford called Gwinnett County police saying an armed man who had rented his basement through the room-sharing app had fled afte Grifo helps Freiburg snap 3-game winless run in Bundesliga with 2-0 victory over Augsburg 10/01/2023 01:38pm • FREIBURG, Germany (AP) — Vincenzo Grifo scored early and set up the other goal for Freiburg to beat Augsburg 2-0 and snap its run of three Bundesliga games without a win on Sunday. Freiburg, which finished fifth last season, opened its league campaign with wins over Hoffenheim and Werder Bremen, t Dominguez's 1st goal earns EPL point for 10-man Nottingham Forest against Brentford 10/01/2023 01:27pm • NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — Nicolas Dominguez scored his first goal for 10-man Nottingham Forest as the hosts held on for a 1-1 draw against Brentford on Sunday in the Premier League. Things looked bleak for Forest when it went down to 10 men just before the hour at the City Ground with Moussa Niak