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Maryland State Board of Education names Carey Wright interim superintendent 10/04/2023 10:11pm • The Maryland State Board of Education voted unanimously for Carey Wright to become the state's interim superintendent of schools. (Courtesy Mississippi Department of Education) This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland A $19,000 lectern for Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders sparks call for legislative audit 10/04/2023 08:25pm • LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Sarah Huckabee Sanders rose to national prominence in part during her time at the lectern as White House press secretary, but the purchase of a $19,000 lectern for the Arkansas governor is undergoing scrutiny and prompting claims that records about it have been altered. A Key Financial Considerations for Unmarried Couples 10/04/2023 08:00pm • When you live with your loved one, you get to share more than furniture. You're also blending your finances, which can work to your advantage -- as well as against it. A 2023 Bread Financial survey found that 44% of coupled respondents wish they had more similar financial mindsets as their partners. 10 Best Tech Stocks to Buy for 2023 10/04/2023 08:00pm • After an uncharacteristically sluggish performance in 2022, tech stocks have come roaring back to life in 2023. In fact, the Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (ticker: XLK) has more than doubled the S&P 500's year-to-date return. For more than a decade, brief periods of tech sector underperforma Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, trailblazer and champion of liberal priorities, dies at age 90 10/04/2023 07:45pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, a centrist Democrat and champion of liberal causes who was elected to the Senate in 1992 and broke gender barriers throughout her long career in local and national politics, has died. She was 90. Feinstein died on Friday morning at her ho Striking auto workers and Detroit companies appear to make progress in contract talks 10/04/2023 06:34pm • DETROIT (AP) — Meaningful progress has been made in negotiations between the striking United Auto Workers union and Detroit's three auto companies, according to a person with direct knowledge of the talks. The person said Wednesday that progress was reported at all three companies, with some offer Day care operator heads to prison after misusing child care subsidy and concealing millions from IRS 10/04/2023 06:07pm • WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — A Delaware day care operator lauded by supporters as a “pillar of the community” has been sentenced to six months in federal prison after overbilling the government for taxpayer-funded child care and concealing millions of dollars in income. Sentencing guidelines called 3 scientists win Nobel in chemistry for quantum dots research used in electronics, medical imaging 10/04/2023 05:38pm • STOCKHOLM (AP) — Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for their work on quantum dots — tiny particles just a few nanometers in diameter that can release very bright colored light and whose applications in everyday life include electronics and medical imaging. Moungi Bawend Report: Delays, cost overruns are impacting Amtrak’s new Acela rollout 10/04/2023 04:15pm • The Amtrak Office of Inspector General has released a new report that says Amtrak’s rollout of new Acela trains will likely face future delays and cost increases. It cites Alstom, the manufacturer contracted by Amtrak to make the new train sets, saying the vendor’s designs have not yet me Movie Review: Jamie Foxx leads a crowd-pleasing courtroom drama in ‘The Burial’ 10/04/2023 03:54pm • Jamie Foxx deploys his movie star charm judiciously and skillfully as a litigator with swagger to spare in “ The Burial,” a very entertaining courtroom drama. Foxx is one of those actors, blessed with an allure and glamour that runs so deep that it’s almost tempting to dismiss a performance li Music Review: On 'Come June,' Mitch Rowland, collaborator to Harry Styles, makes a pretty folk debut 10/04/2023 03:26pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — He might not be immediately recognizable to the masses, but multi-instrumentalist Mitch Rowland is a household name to a certain cohort of music obsessives: Harry Styles fans. The Grammy Award-winner (credited for Album of the Year, which Styles took home at the 2023 ceremony f Man United in crisis: The factors that have led to Ten Hag's bad start to the season 10/04/2023 01:04pm • MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United fans waited patiently outside Old Trafford late into Tuesday evening. Even after a latest loss in an ever-worsening season they wanted to see manager Erik ten Hag, hoping for an autograph or selfie with the Dutch coach. And despite the Manchester rain, Renting a Hennessy loft for Wizards home games will cost you $128,000 a year 10/04/2023 11:22am • Monumental Sports & Entertainment has partnered with cognac maker Hennessy as sponsor of its new, private courtside lofts at the District's Capital One Arena, starting with the 2023-24 Wizards home season. The experience includes five course meals, a full beer, wine and cocktail menu, a dedic Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina is the leader of the House, at least for now 10/04/2023 11:02am • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — As Kevin McCarthy got pushed out of his job as House speaker, in part by colleagues who helped put him on the dais nine months ago, one of his top lieutenants stepped in to preside — at least temporarily. North Carolina GOP Rep. Patrick McHenry took the gavel after Tuesday� House speaker chaos stuns lawmakers, frays relationships and roils Washington 10/04/2023 10:30am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers who had been sitting in stunned silence gasped at the declaration: The office of speaker “is hereby declared vacant.” For the first time ever, a House speaker had been voted out of the position, plunging Congress into a new degree of turmoil. “Now what?” someone