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Loudoun County leads Virginia for tourism spending (but it gets to count the airport) 10/03/2023 11:28am • Loudoun County, Virginia, accounted for 13.2% of tourism spending in the Commonwealth in 2022, the most of any Virginia county, largely from Dulles International Airport. Tourism spending includes the transportation category, so Loudoun County's tourism spending includes landing fees and other fe Millennial Money: 4 ways married couples can use tax breaks to build wealth 10/03/2023 10:09am • “Two is better than one” is an old adage that translates to finances, too. Two incomes can go much further than one, especially between married couples. People who say “I do” also have access to various tax breaks that can give them a financial edge when it comes to building wealth. For inst DeSantis said he would support a 15-week abortion ban, after avoiding a direct answer for months 10/03/2023 12:13am • When Ron DeSantis seemed to say during last week's Republican presidential debate that he would support a federal ban on abortion at 15 weeks of pregnancy, some anti-abortion activists called it the news they had been waiting months to hear. The president of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, a le Sheriff Paul Penzone of Arizona's Maricopa County says he's stepping down a year early in January 10/02/2023 09:24pm • PHOENIX (AP) — Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone announced Monday that he is resigning in January, a full year before his term ends. Penzone said at a news conference that he decided to step down and not seek a third term so he can explore other possibilities in public service. He didn't elabo 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 The exasperating Raiders need to change their fortunes and their narrative 10/02/2023 07:25pm • HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — There's always something exasperating going on with the Las Vegas Raiders. What happened Sunday isn't nearly as serious as the recent Chandler Jones saga or the offensive emails that cost Jon Gruden his job, but it still follows a disturbing pattern for the Raiders. Jerry Ti Browns hobble into the bye week after being stung by a rash of injuries in the first 4 weeks 10/02/2023 06:53pm • CLEVELAND (AP) — Myles Garrett left the stadium wearing a protective boot, a fitting accessory for a Browns team limping into its bye week. Cleveland's first four games left a mark. The Browns lost star running back Nick Chubb and two-time All-Pro tackle Jack Conklin to season-ending knee injuries The Vikings' defense finally gets the job done, after a rough start to the season 10/02/2023 06:46pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — For all the firepower the Minnesota Vikings possess on offense, the straightest path to their first victory was always going to travel through the defense. The maligned group delivered when the Vikings needed it, fueling a comeback at Carolina that removed the team from the drea Business Highlights: Sam Bankman-Fried's trial set to begin, Fed chief hears about inflation woes 10/02/2023 05:48pm • ___ Sam Bankman-Fried must now convince a jury that the former crypto king was not a crook NEW YORK (AP) — For a while, Sam Bankman-Fried tried to convince politicians and the public that he was the next J.P. Morgan. Now, he has to convince a jury that he wasn’t, in reality, the next Bernie Mado No appeal on Kevin Harvick's DQ at Talladega. Crew chief denies cheating in now deleted post 10/02/2023 04:51pm • TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — Stewart-Haas Racing said Monday it will not appeal Kevin Harvick's disqualification at Talladega despite claims from the crew chief that cheating did not cause their loose windshield. Harvick became the first driver disqualified at Talladega Superspeedway since 1972. Harvi Kentucky AG announces latest round of funding to groups battling the state's drug abuse problems 10/02/2023 04:28pm • FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A state commission has awarded nearly $14 million in the latest round of funding to groups serving “in the trenches” to combat Kentucky's drug abuse problems, Attorney General Daniel Cameron said Monday. A few dozen groups will receive portions of the $13.9 million, which Fed's Powell gets an earful about inflation and interest rates from small businesses 10/02/2023 04:21pm • YORK, Pa. (AP) — Federal Reserve officials typically gather many of their insights and observations about the economy from some of the top Ph.D. economists in Washington. On a visit Monday to York, Pennsylvania, Chair Jerome Powell got an earful from a group with a decidedly different perspective: Karikó and Weissman win Nobel Prize in medicine for work that enabled mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 10/02/2023 03:51pm • STOCKHOLM (AP) — Two scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discoveries that enabled the creation of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 that were critical in slowing the pandemic — technology that's also being studied to fight cancer and other diseases. Hungarian-American Katalin MLB draws 70.75 million fans, first time over 70 million since 2017 10/02/2023 01:29pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball attendance topped 70 million for the first time in six years. Total attendance of 70.75 million was up 9.6% from last year's 64.56 million, and the average of 29,295 was up 9.1% from last year's 26,843, the commissioner's office said Monday. The total and aver 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