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Things to do in the DC area: Space talk, Shrek Ball, spooky disco ��� and more! 10/26/2023 04:27am • There's so much to do in the D.C. area in the coming days, and WTOP has you covered with our weekly roundup of area events worth anticipating. Looking for Halloween events? Check out WTOP's guide to all things spooky. Check back every Thursday for a roundup of��Things to do in the D.C. area. White House scraps plan for B-52s to entertain at state dinner against backdrop of Israel-Hamas war 10/25/2023 08:33am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The White House scrapped plans to have the new wave band the B-52s perform at Wednesday's state dinner for Australia's prime minister after deciding that it would be inappropriate at a time when ���so many are facing sorrow and pain,��� in the words of first lady Jill Biden. With After a solid first season at Maryland, Kevin Willard wants the Terps to play better on the road 10/25/2023 04:47am • COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) ��� In Kevin Willard's first season as Maryland coach, the Terrapins made it to the NCAA Tournament and won a first-round game. They also had one obvious area for improvement. ���I always respected the Big Ten looking at it from the outside," Willard said. "Going through Quinten Post is the man in the post and the reason for optimism at Boston College 10/24/2023 04:23pm • BOSTON (AP) ��� Boston College center Quinten Post was the Atlantic Coast Conference's most improved player last year. The Eagles are hoping that with his next big step, he carries the team with him. Post was the biggest contributor for Earl Grant last season, when the Eagles flirted with .500 afte After worst season in years, Ohio State looks for a rise to prominence again in the Big Ten 10/24/2023 03:38pm • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) ��� Ohio State provided a tantalizing look of what might be when the Buckeyes beat three higher-seeded teams in the Big Ten Tournament before losing to top-seeded and eventual champion Purdue in a semifinal. Up until then, it had been a season to forget for the Buckeyes, particul Surprise starter Alexis S��nchez sets Inter on way to 2-1 victory over Salzburg in Champions League 10/24/2023 02:49pm • Surprise starter Alexis S��nchez set Inter Milan on its way to a 2-1 victory over Salzburg on Tuesday to boost the Nerazzurri���s chances of reaching the Champions League knockout stages. S��nchez scored in the 19th minute for the veteran forward���s first goal since returning to the club in the off It's Israeli boy's 9th birthday as he is held in Hamas captivity ��� and his family waits 10/23/2023 09:40pm • KFAR SABA, Israel (AP) ��� Ohad Munder-Zichri's 9th birthday is on Monday. But instead of celebrating at home with his family and friends, he is believed to be somewhere in Gaza, one of more than 200 hostages held by Hamas since the militants' devastating Oct. 7 incursion. The fourth-grader from the Release of two more hostages gives some hope to families of others abducted in the attack on Israel 10/23/2023 05:57pm • The release Monday of two more hostages is offering some hope to the families of the more than 200 people the Israeli military says were seized by Hamas militants. The two Israeli women, 85-year-old Yocheved Lifshitz and 79-year-old Nurit Cooper, were snatched from their homes in Nir Oz, a kibbutz n Montana man gets 18 months in federal prison for repeated racist phone calls made to a church 10/23/2023 04:17pm • BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) ��� A Montana man has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for making repeated threatening and racist phone calls to a Billings church for two years after he went there seeking help and received a gift card from a Black employee, prosecutors said. Joshua Leon Hiestand, Bobby Charlton, the Manchester United and England soccer great, dies at 86 10/21/2023 06:59pm • MANCHESTER, England (AP) ��� Bobby Charlton, an English soccer icon who survived a plane crash that decimated a Manchester United team destined for greatness to become the heartbeat of his country's 1966 World Cup triumph, has died. He was 86. The death of Charlton, who is regarded by many as the gr Arsenal rallies from 2 goals down to draw 2-2 at Chelsea and stay unbeaten in Premier League 10/21/2023 03:06pm • LONDON (AP) ��� Arsenal rallied from two goals down to remain unbeaten in the Premier League after a 2-2 draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. Chelsea had looked headed for its biggest statement win yet under Mauricio Pochettino after Cole Palmer converted a first-half penalty and Mykhai Spend a Windfall Wisely 10/19/2023 08:00pm • Coming into money, especially when it's unexpected, is one of the most exciting and desirable events you can experience. It's no surprise, then, that a 2023 Empower report found that 71% of Americans bought a lottery ticket with the hopes of winning a pile of cash. 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That can be especially true for online orders, which are made sight unseen. In fact, 58% of shoppers expect free returns and the retailer to cover the cost of shipping, according to a 202