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The S&P 500 rose 0.1% Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.2%, while the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.4%. All three set all-time highs. Technology stocks helped lead the way after OpenAI announced partnerships with South Korean companies for its Montgomery Co. accountant sent to federal prison for $24 million COVID relief fraud scheme 10/02/2025 01:33pm • A Gaithersburg, Maryland, accountant has been sentenced to three years in federal prison, followed by six months of home confinement, for conspiring to commit wire fraud by submitting fraudulent loan applications for various COVID-19 relief benefits. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office for Ma Republicans are relishing a role reversal in the shutdown fight. Can Trump keep them united? 10/02/2025 12:38pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Gathered in the unusually quiet halls of the U.S. Capitol, Republican leaders faced the cameras for a second day and implored Democrats to reopen the government. ���We want to protect hardworking federal workers,��� House Speaker Mike Johnson said Thursday morning, before critici Tesla sales rose 7% in the third quarter as a rush by customers to use an expiring $7,500 EV credit provided a boost (CORRECTS: A previous APNewsAlert erroneously said the EV credit was $75,000) 10/02/2025 09:23am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Tesla sales rose 7% in the third quarter as a rush by customers to use an expiring $7,500 EV credit provided a boost (CORRECTS: A previous APNewsAlert erroneously said the EV credit was $75,000). Hidden no more: Butterflies Maryland on licenses, ID cards alert police to hidden disabilities 10/02/2025 09:19am • Several people showed up at Motor Vehicle Administration offices Wednesday to get new identification cards with a special butterfly logo, but it���s hardly surprising that the first one went to Montgomery County resident Eric Carpenter-Grantham. After all, ���Eric���s ID Law,��� which allowed for Where to listen to Taylor Swift���s ���The Life of a Showgirl��� around the DC region 10/02/2025 03:50am • Complete with feather boas and sparkling cocktails, businesses around the D.C. area are embracing a new Taylor Swift era with her album "The Life of a Showgirl" releasing Friday. On fianc�� Travis Kelce's "New Heights" podcast, Swift has described her 12th studio album as ���infectious." L