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As the Ukraine war enters a third year, Putin waits for Western support for Kyiv to wither 02/20/2024 12:07am • When the invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022, some analysts predicted it might take as few as three days for Russian forces to capture the capital of Kyiv. With the war now entering its third year, Russian President Vladimir Putin seems to be trying to turn that initial failure to his advanta El Salvador's Bukele wins supermajority in Congress after painstaking vote count 02/19/2024 09:03pm • SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador President Nayib Bukele and his New Ideas party have won the supermajority the leader needs in Congress to govern as he pleases, electoral officials announced Monday. The announcement comes after a painstaking vote counting process, which has raised the Wet winter storm hits California, closing regional airport and trapping people in swollen rivers 02/19/2024 07:30pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Another wet winter storm swamped California with heavy rainfall on Monday, flooding the runways at a regional airport and leading to several rescues on swollen rivers and creeks. The Santa Barbara airport, on the state’s central coast, closed Monday after as much as 10 inche Loudoun house explosion: Fallen firefighter mourned, nonprofit funnels aid to families 02/19/2024 07:30pm • Help is on the way to families of the firefighters killed and injured in last week's house explosion in Sterling, Virginia. The Loudoun First Responders Foundation, an all-volunteer nonprofit, is providing financial assistance to the families in coordination with the Loudoun County Combined Fire Attending an Online High School: What to Consider 02/19/2024 07:00pm • Recent technological advancements and a growing desire for flexibility have increased the popularity of online learning, experts say. While colleges have offered online degree pathways for decades, there are also various options for students to earn their high school diploma online. Many local publi 7 Best Funds to Hold in a Roth IRA 02/19/2024 07:00pm • This year, savvy investors are prompted to add another crucial task to their personal finance checklist: making a Roth IRA contribution. In 2024, the contribution limit stands at $7,000, with an additional $1,000 catch-up contribution permitted for those age 50 and older. "A Roth IRA is an account t What Is Loud Budgeting and Should You Be Doing It? 02/19/2024 07:00pm • Loud budgeting may be Generation Z's trend du jour, but the roots of this concept run deep. As a method of candidly communicating money concerns and goals, it hits all the right notes for what's going on today. Top TikTok creator and comedian Lukas Battle is credited for coining the term in December 5 Best Charles Schwab Money Market Funds 02/19/2024 07:00pm • When considering the safest options for holding funds in a brokerage account, money market funds often emerge as a top choice over other alternatives. Directly holding cash, while highly liquid and ready for immediate investment opportunities, falls short as a long-term strategy because it generates How to Decide Between Public Administration and Public Policy Master's Degrees 02/19/2024 07:00pm • Brittany Dymond's journey from being a business student to a Boeing engineer and now an associate legislative director at the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Washington, D.C., would be hard to explain without her degree from the Evans School of Public Policy and Governance at the University of Washingto Concerning substance use trends among Loudoun Co. students go beyond fentanyl 02/19/2024 06:25pm • The majority of Loudoun County Public School students aren't using drugs, school leaders said at a recent meeting, but those who are tend to misuse alcohol, marijuana and electronic cigarettes, among other substances, and have developed new ways to hide them. At last week's school board meeting, In wake of Sterling house explosion, what to do if you smell gas on your property 02/19/2024 03:16pm • The explosion that destroyed a home and claimed the life of a firefighter in Sterling, Virginia, last week remains under investigation, but what is known is that first responders were called to the house shortly before the explosion because of concerns about a gas leak. And there are some things to LAFC's Bouanga, Seattle's Morris and Dallas' Ferreira highlight MLS Western Conference clubs 02/19/2024 01:13pm • LAFC 2023 RECORD AND FINISH: 14-10-10, 3rd in the West, fell to Columbus in the MLS Cup final. COACH: Steve Cherundolo. KEY PLAYERS: Denis Bouanga, Hugo Loris, Eduard Atuesta. OUTLOOK: LAFC played the most games of any MLS team last season, reaching the finals of the CONCACAF Champions League and t Newcastle sporting director Dan Ashworth to leave amid links to Man United 02/19/2024 10:51am • He has worked in the shadows in English soccer for more than a decade, instilling a so-called “DNA” into its improving national teams and then shaping the growth and philosophy of Premier League clubs Brighton and Newcastle. Now Dan Ashworth could be handed maybe his biggest task yet: Overseeing Passenger jet hits equipment on takeoff from Belgrade airport and is forced to make emergency return 02/19/2024 06:43am • BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A passenger jet with 106 people on board returned safely to the Belgrade airport after it hit runway equipment and sustained severe damage shortly after takeoff from the Serbian capital, media and airline blogs reported Monday. There were no injuries. The Embraer E-195 was Why is Japan hosting a conference for Ukraine reconstruction when it's still at war? AP explains. 02/19/2024 02:01am • TOKYO (AP) — Japan is hosting a conference for Japanese and Ukrainian officials to discuss reconstruction of Ukraine just ahead of the two-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion, while the U.S. and other Western countries are still focusing on military aid for the battlefield. Hundreds of senior