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Horses take to the air with passports and carryons ahead of equestrian eventing at Paris Olympics 07/23/2024 06:28am • PARIS (AP) — Welcome aboard, hope you are standing comfortably. For the horses on the U.S. eventing team, the journey to France for the Paris Olympics was — quite literally — a four-legged journey. Their trek began on a farm in Pennsylvania. They were driven to JFK airport last Wednesday to bo How Old Town Alexandria is preserving its original DC border 07/23/2024 04:28am • .in-article-vertical-video {float: right; padding-left: 10px;width:300px !important;}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.in-article-vertical-video {float: none; padding-left: 20px;}}.in-article-vertical-video connatix_video_caption {width: 300px !important;}#tnvbNcaMHUrl {margin-bottom: 1 Twins top Phillies 7-2, after Ober rebounds from Harper's early 2-run homer to finish 7 innings 07/23/2024 12:54am • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota starter Bailey Ober rebounded from Bryce Harper's two-run homer in the first to settle in for seven innings, and the Twins beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-2 on Monday night. Ober (9-5) threw only 83 pitches and retired 17 of his last 18 batters, getting a double-play Harris has a daunting to-do list as she starts up a presidential campaign 07/22/2024 10:38pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — It's a daunting to-do list. Vice President Kamala Harris suddenly needs to whip up a presidential campaign almost from scratch. It's a process that usually takes months, even years. Harris has only about two months before early voting starts. And, of course, nothing is guaranteed Mariners Julio Rodriguez has MRI on right ankle a day after crashing into outfield fence 07/22/2024 08:12pm • SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Mariners center fielder Julio Rodríguez was out of the starting lineup on Monday after leaving Sunday’s game in the sixth inning with a sprained right ankle, and was still considered “day to day.” Rodríguez underwent an MRI on Monday afternoon, and the team is awaiti What's the Best Account for an Emergency Fund? 07/22/2024 08:00pm • A savings account or money market account will offer the best place to keep your emergency fund in easy reach while earning interest. See how you can find the best account for your emergency fund, along with what to avoid. Where Should You Keep Your Emergency Fund?Savings or money market accounts ca How to Budget for Friends' Weddings 07/22/2024 08:00pm • A beautiful envelope arrives in the mail with great news -- your friend is getting married. But along with the celebration comes the cost of attendance, which can easily cost a few hundred dollars or more. If you don't have much wiggle room in your budget for attending weddings, you're not alone. "E The 8 Best Adults-Only All-Inclusive Resorts in Cabo 07/22/2024 08:00pm • Los Cabos, which incorporates Cabo San Lucas and San Jose del Cabo, is an oceanfront tourist destination in Baja California, Mexico. It's popular for its beautiful beaches, picturesque sunsets, world-class margaritas, festive nightlife, delicious Mexican food and luxury resorts. If you're looking fo What to Do if Your Home Is Losing Value 07/22/2024 08:00pm • Your home's value matters -- it determines what profit you'll see when you sell and is a major factor in determining your overall wealth. In the last few years, home values have soared, giving homeowners a big boost to their underlying equity. While values are still rising in most housing markets, s 9 Signs Your Romantic Partner Might Be Financially Unstable 07/22/2024 08:00pm • When you're in a relationship, it's a good idea to pay attention to the way your partner deals with money. There could be signs of deeper problems that if left unaddressed can impact both of you. Keeping your concerns bottled up isn't healthy, but it's common. A 2024 Fidelity Investments Couples and Biden's withdrawal injects uncertainty into wars, trade disputes and other foreign policy challenges 07/22/2024 06:14pm • Joe Biden's withdrawal from the U.S. presidential race injects greater uncertainty into the world at a time when Western leaders are grappling with wars in Ukraine and Gaza, a more assertive China in Asia and the rise of the far right in Europe. During a five-decade career in politics, Biden develop Most airlines except one are recovering from the CrowdStrike tech outage. The feds have noticed 07/22/2024 04:26pm • Delta Air Lines struggled for a fourth straight day to recover from a worldwide technology outage caused by a faulty software update, stranding tens of thousands of passengers and drawing unwanted attention from the federal government. The airline's chief executive said it would take “another coup FACT FOCUS: A look at false claims around Kamala Harris and her campaign for the White House 07/22/2024 04:25pm • The announcement that Vice President Kamala Harris will seek the Democratic nomination for president is inspiring a wave of false claims about her eligibility and her background. Some first emerged years ago, while others only surfaced after President Joe Biden's decision to end his bid for a second Grammy-nominated metalcore band As I Lay Dying ready to shred The Fillmore in Silver Spring 07/22/2024 03:18pm • What's heavier than heavy metal? Check out the screaming and growling of "metalcore!" Arguably the genre's biggest act, As I Lay Dying, joined WTOP as it prepares to rock The Fillmore in Silver Spring, Maryland, this Friday night. "We've done some incredible shows in the D.C. area," front A gunman has killed 6 people including his mother at a nursing home in Croatia, officials say 07/22/2024 02:34pm • DARUVAR, Croatia (AP) — A gunman entered a nursing home in a quiet Croatian town on Monday and opened fire, killing six people including his mother, officials said. The dead were mostly in their 80s and 90s, the prime minister said. The national police chief, Nikola Milina, said five people died i