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AT&T offers managers a rare benefit: paid time off to care for loved ones 11/06/2023 09:51am • NEW YORK (AP) — AT&T management employees are entitled to caregiver leave, which gives them up to 15 days off a year to care for ailing children or other relatives without eating into their vacation or personal sick days. Paid caregiver time off is a rarity in the U.S., which has no federal la Burrow passes for 348 yards and 2 TDs and Bengals' defense clamps down on Bills in 24-18 win 11/06/2023 12:42am • CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Bengals showed a national TV audience on Sunday night they are still serious AFC playoff contenders. The Bengals were all but counted out after starting the season with two losses and falling to 1-3 on Oct. 1. But four straight wins have pulled them back up and int Nepal villagers cremate loved ones who perished in an earthquake that killed 157 people 11/05/2023 03:14pm • KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Villagers in the mountains of northwest Nepal on Sunday cremated the bodies of some of those who perished in an earthquake two days earlier. The strong temblor killed 157 people and left thousands of others homeless. The 13 bodies were carried to the banks of the Bheri Rive Damar Hamlin launches Cincinnati scholarship program to honor the 10 who saved his life 11/05/2023 09:04am • ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin is honoring the medical team that helped save his life by launching a scholarship program for Cincinnati youths on Sunday. Hamlin’s charitable foundation, Chasing M’s, will be awarding $1,000 scholarships to 10 individuals from the 'The kitchen is a place of healing': DC-area chef helping people get in touch with their inner kitchen 11/05/2023 07:03am • This story is part of WTOP’s continuing coverage of people making a difference in our community, reported by Stephanie Gaines-Bryant. Read more here. As you set your clocks back and turn your heat on, it may be time to get reacquainted with your kitchen. A D.C.-area chef wants you to have a hol Nix throws 4 TD passes and runs for 2 more scores in No. 6 Oregon's 63-19 rout of California 11/04/2023 11:00pm • EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — That Oregon was able to rebound from a messy first half shows the sixth-ranked Ducks' resilience, quarterback Bo Nix said. Nix threw four touchdown passes and ran for two more scores and No. 6 Oregon recovered from some early mistakes to pull away from California for a 63-19 v Cal freshman Jaivian Thomas carted off the field after injury at Autzen Stadium 11/04/2023 10:34pm • EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — California freshman running back Jaivian Thomas was carted off the filed in the third quarter of the Golden Bears' game against No. 6 Oregon on Saturday. Cal coach Justin Wilcox said Thomas was being treated at a hospital. "He’s alert, interacting with the doctors. He does h Mark Zuckerberg undergoes knee surgery after the Meta CEO got hurt during martial arts training 11/04/2023 03:13pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mark Zuckerberg's latest martial arts sparring session sent him to the operating table. The Meta Platforms CEO and mixed martial arts enthusiast posted on social media Friday that he tore one of his anterior cruciate ligaments, or ACLs, while training for a fight early next year Gov. Youngkin aims for a GOP sweep in Virginia's legislative elections. Democrats have other ideas 11/04/2023 08:59am • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — In a closing message to voters in this year's closely watched Virginia legislative elections, Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin ticks off accomplishments from the first half of his term. Tax cuts, law enforcement pay raises and more money for mental health services, Youngkin say Quake shakes northwest Nepal, killing at least 128 and injuring dozens. Officials fear toll to rise 11/04/2023 03:24am • KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Helicopters and ground troops rushed to help people hurt in a strong earthquake that shook districts in northwestern Nepal just before midnight Friday, killing at least 128 people and injuring dozens more, officials said Saturday. Authorities said the death toll was expecte Israel's fortified underground blood bank processes unprecedented amounts as troops move into Gaza 11/04/2023 12:00am • RAMLA, Israel (AP) — Hours after Hamas militants attacked southern Israel on Oct. 7, the country's new fortified, subterranean blood bank kicked into action. Staffers moved equipment into the underground bunker and started saving lives. The Marcus National Blood Services Center in Ramla, near Tel Israel resists US pressure to pause the war to allow more aid to Gaza, wants hostages back first 11/03/2023 11:24pm • TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday pushed back against growing U.S. pressure for a “humanitarian pause” in the nearly month-old war to protect civilians and allow more aid into Gaza, insisting there would be no temporary cease-fire until the roughly 240 'Get yourself checked out': Knowing the signs of prediabetes before it's too late 11/03/2023 09:44pm • According to the CDC, one in three Americans have prediabetes, and many of them may not even know it. In D.C. alone, more than 160,000 people suffer from the disease, according to the American Diabetes Association. The same report also said that, of those at risk — but not fully diabetic yet Judge says ex-UCLA gynecologist can be retried on charges of sexually abusing female patients 11/03/2023 08:34pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former gynecologist at the University of California, Los Angeles who was sentenced to prison for sexually abusing student patients can be retried on charges involving additional women, a judge ruled Friday. A Superior Court judge granted a prosecution request to retry Dr. Jame Data Doctors: Tips for improving laptop battery life 11/03/2023 06:28pm • Q: What can I do with a Windows laptop with a battery that won't last very long? A: Battery life is a common frustration with all portable devices and how you use your laptop can make a big difference. The age of your laptop's battery and how many times it's been charged and discharged also pl