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TikTok's Irish data center up and running as European privacy project gets under way 09/05/2023 07:38am • LONDON (AP) — TikTok said Tuesday that operations are underway at the first of its three European data centers, part of the popular Chinese owned app's effort to ease Western fears about privacy risks. The video sharing app said it began transferring European user information to a data center in 2023 NFC South preview 09/05/2023 05:46am • Panthers 9-8 Carolina might have had the best offseason of anyone in the NFL. Former Maryland Terrapin Frank Reich is a nice addition as head coach and Ejiro Evero as defensive coordinator is the cherry on top of an experienced coaching staff. No. 1 overall pick Bryce Young is throwing to a r 2023 NFC East preview 09/05/2023 05:46am • Washington 10-7 You may be surprised to see Burgundy and Gold place this high — but hear me out. Basically, Washington already won its Super Bowl by getting new, nontoxic ownership. From the wave of good vibes at Commanders training camp to the revelation of Sam Howell as quarterback, expectat Local leader sounds off on Giant pulling national brands from Southeast DC supermarket shelves 09/04/2023 08:24pm • Laneice Moore, an Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner in Ward 8, shops at the Alabama Avenue Giant in Southeast D.C. all the time — and she says shoplifting at that supermarket is nothing new. "They've been doing that for years,” she told WTOP. But she said the decision to take national bra Blue Jays score three runs in 10th to hold off A's 6-5 09/04/2023 08:19pm • OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — With several star players sidelined, the Toronto Blue Jays are counting on everybody else staying ready to handle any role, any time. Pinch-hitter Santiago Espinal hit a tiebreaking double in Toronto's three-run 10th inning on the first pitch thrown by Francisco Pérez that Casas homers and knocks in 4 as Red Sox beat Rays 7-3 to end 13-game skid at Tropicana Field 09/04/2023 08:02pm • ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Triston Casas homered and drove in a career-high four runs, Brayan Bello earned his team-leading 11th win and the Boston Red Sox stopped a 13-game losing streak at Tropicana Field by beating the Tampa Bay Rays 7-3 on Monday. Boston's slide at the dome began on April 23, Veganism: Vegan Meal Plans for Beginners 09/04/2023 08:00pm • When Sarah Tormey was a teenager, she and her high school friends went on a vegan diet for two weeks as a dare. "I was already a vegetarian, but I felt so much better eating a vegan diet, so I never stopped," says Tormey, who lives in New York's Hudson Valley. Since then, Tormey has remained a vegan Is Ozempic safe and effective for weight loss? What experts recommend 09/04/2023 08:00pm • Ozempic, a diabetes medication, has been getting a lot of attention lately because of its nearly magical ability to help some people lose significant amounts of weight. Essentially, Ozempic makes you eat less, though the exact mechanism isn't clear, explains Dr. Heather Martin, a family medicine Cholesterol: Best Diet Plan and Foods to Improve Numbers 09/04/2023 08:00pm • Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance found in the body and in many foods. You need some cholesterol for your cells to function normally and for your body to make hormones, vitamin D and even break down food during digestion. But cholesterol can become problematic. Skewed levels of "good" choles Kelly strikes out 12 in 7 innings, Diamondbacks beat Rockies 4-2 09/04/2023 07:42pm • PHOENIX (AP) — Merrill Kelly stepped off the mound and screamed into his glove as he headed toward the dugout after one pitch in the eighth inning. Another home game, another cramp in his right hamstring. Frustrating? Yes, but the Arizona right-hander was dominating before that. Kelly matched a ca UAW's clash with Big 3 automakers shows off a more confrontational union as strike deadline looms 09/04/2023 06:36pm • DETROIT (AP) — A 46% pay raise. A 32-hour week with 40 hours of pay. A restoration of traditional pensions. The demands that a more combative United Auto Workers union has pressed on General Motors, Stellantis and Ford — demands that even the UAW's own president calls “audacious” — are edg Search called off after body of missing Md. swimmer found in surf off Rehoboth Beach 09/04/2023 02:18pm • Police in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, have called off the search for a Maryland man, who went missing in the water over the weekend, after finding his body in the surf early Monday morning. In an update on Facebook, Rehoboth police said the body of 31-year-old Richard Boateng was discovered in the Faculty unions form at Howard, Frederick community colleges under new law 09/04/2023 11:10am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Two new public employee unions had extra cause to celebrate this Labor Day weekend. New faculty unions at Howard Community College and College Football Corner: Terps, Hokies win while Prime Time steals the spotlight 09/04/2023 10:06am • You can't win a National Championship, or even a Conference/Division title, on Labor Day weekend but in college football you can win the imagination of your fan base and the spotlight of a nation. At the same time Maryland was warming up for Towson and Virginia was facing No. 12 Tennessee, Colora The US government is eager to restore powers to keep dangerous chemicals out of extremists' hands 09/04/2023 07:54am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The government is worried about the safety of chemical facilities across the country after its power to keep dangerous substances out of the hands of extremists lapsed a month ago. The Department of Homeland Security has long had the ability to inspect facilities where chemicals