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How a Rockville store is fostering the growth of diverse women-owned businesses 03/21/2024 06:51am • As part of Women���s History Month, WTOP explores how two sisters are taking a homegrown business to the next level with the help of a local incubator program that includes business mentoring and classes for the next generation of female entrepreneurs. Turning a hobby into a successful busine Biden administration to forgive student loans for 78,000 public service workers 03/21/2024 06:45am • (WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden will announce Thursday that about 78,000 public service workers will have their student loans forgiven by his administration. The workers, which include teachers, nurses, firefighters and others, have ���dedicated their careers to serving their communities,��� Biden touts Arizona as America's 'future' as government invests $8.5 billion in chipmaker Intel 03/20/2024 09:14pm • CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) ��� President Joe Biden on Wednesday celebrated an agreement to provide Intel with up to $8.5 billion in direct funding and $11 billion in loans for computer chip plants around the country, talking up the investment in the political battleground state of Arizona and calling it a US inflation up again in February in latest sign that price pressures remain elevated 03/20/2024 05:54pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Consumer prices in the United States picked up last month, a sign that inflation remains a persistent challenge for the Federal Reserve and for President Joe Biden���s re-election campaign, both of which are counting on a steady easing of price pressures this year. Prices rose 0. Federal Reserve still foresees 3 interest rate cuts this year despite bump in inflation 03/20/2024 05:51pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Federal Reserve officials signaled Wednesday that they still expect to cut their key interest rate three times in 2024, fueling a rally on Wall Street, despite signs that inflation remained elevated at the start of the year. For now, the officials kept their benchmark rate unchan NY state asks court not to let Trump forgo $454M bond during fraud case appeal 03/20/2024 04:20pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� New York state lawyers urged an appellate court Wednesday not to buy former President Donald Trump's claims that it's impossible to post a bond fully covering a $454 million civil fraud judgment while he appeals. The presumptive Republican nominee's lawyers said earlier this week t Judge says Michael Cohen may have committed perjury, refuses to end his probation early 03/20/2024 03:20pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� A federal judge suggested Wednesday that Michael Cohen committed perjury under oath, giving fresh support to former President Donald Trump���s claims that his onetime personal lawyer ��� poised to be a star prosecution witness at his upcoming New York criminal trial ��� is an untru Trump favorites Moreno and Merrin win GOP primaries to face 2 vulnerable Ohio Democrats this fall 03/20/2024 06:32am • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) ��� Things went former President Donald Trump���s way on Tuesday in a pair of high-profile elections in Ohio that could determine Republicans' chances of picking up critical seats this fall and expanding their power in Washington. In the bruising and expensive primary to face Is a HELOC a Smart Way to Pay Off Credit Card Debt? 03/19/2024 08:00pm • If you're drowning in credit card debt, did you know you can borrow against the equity in your home to repay it? A common way to do this is by taking out a home equity line of credit. A HELOC is a line of credit secured by your home that you can use for large purchases or to consolidate debt. Howeve How to Choose a Microcredential 03/19/2024 08:00pm • Microcredentials -- sometimes referred to as non-degree or short-term credentials -- have grown in popularity, raising many questions about their worth. In the U.S., the public has more familiarity with degrees than short-term credentials, says Marni Baker Stein, chief content officer at Coursera, a Should You Use Your 401(k) to Pay Off Debt? 03/19/2024 08:00pm • If you're struggling with debt, you may be tempted to use your retirement funds to help pay off outstanding balances. However, there may be penalties and taxes involved, along with other drawbacks. Before using your 401(k) to pay debts, you'll want to: -- Understand the implications of a 401(k) wi Va. state senator blocking Alexandria arena plan doubtful compromise can be reached 03/19/2024 06:53pm • Virginia's governor and Democrat-led General Assembly are going back and forth over the state budget, and the fate of a $2 billion development that includes a new arena for the Washington Wizards and Capitals hangs in the balance. Earlier this month, state lawmakers approved a two-year budget tha Milan exhibit sheds new light on Renaissance altarpiece, reuniting far-flung panels after centuries 03/19/2024 06:49pm • MILAN (AP) ��� An unprecedented exhibition opening Wednesday at the Poldi Pezzoli Museum in Milan reunites for the first time in over 450 years eight surviving panels of the Augustinian Altarpiece by the early Italian Renaissance master Piero della Francesca, while possibly solving one of its enduri CNBC: c��mo saber cu��ndo recibir��s la condonaci��n de pr��stamos estudiantiles y si eres elegible 03/19/2024 06:11pm • ESTADOS UNIDOS – En los ��ltimos a��os, la administraci��n Biden anunci�� repetidamente que condonar��a la deuda estudiantil a peque��os grupos de prestatarios calificados. Hasta ahora, ha cancelado los pr��stamos a casi 3.9 millones de personas, por un total de $138,000 millones de ayuda. Alexandria English teacher wins 'Oscars of teaching' 03/19/2024 05:28pm • A packed gym erupted in cheers as an oversized check for $25,000 was presented to Eva Irwin, an Alexandria City High School teacher who is being recognized for her outstanding work teaching 10th and 11th graders. Irwin is one of up to 75 teachers nationwide who will be awarded the prestigious