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American Daryl Dike scores 3rd goal during loan to Barnsley 03/06/2021 03:05pm • American forward Daryl Dike scored his third goal for Barnsley, a right-footed shot from just inside the penalty area that curled past goalkeeper Neil Etheridge in the 49th minute for a 1-0 win over Birmingham on Saturday in England's second tier League Championship. Dike, 20, is on loan from Orland Highlights of the $1.9T COVID bill nearing final passage 03/06/2021 12:55pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate approved a sweeping pandemic relief package over Republican opposition on Saturday, moving President Joe Biden closer to a milestone political victory that would provide $1,400 checks for most American and direct billions of dollars to schools, state and local governme Md. Senate begins discussions on sweeping climate bill 03/06/2021 07:13am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The Maryland Senate began preliminary discussions Friday on a sweeping climate action plan that calls for net-zero statewide greenhouse ga Highlights: What's changed in the Senate's virus relief bill 03/06/2021 12:14am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats came out with their version of the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill. A look at some of the major changes in the bill now being considered by the Senate versus what passed the House last week. WHO GETS A CHECK President Joe Biden and Senate Democrats have agr Highlights: What's changed in the Senate's virus relief bill 03/05/2021 10:55pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats came out with their version of the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill. A look at some of the major changes in the bill now being considered by the Senate versus what passed the House last week. WHO GETS A CHECK President Joe Biden and Senate Democrats have agr Arizona releases NCAA's Notice of Allegations 03/05/2021 10:22pm • TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona has released the Notice of Allegations it received from the NCAA last fall, which includes five Level I violations. The school released the notice Friday after a judge this week ruled in favor of a lawsuit filed by ESPN. The charges include a lack of institutional cont Affidavit: Man found Tiger Woods unconscious after SUV crash 03/05/2021 07:39pm • ROLLING HILLS ESTATES, Calif. (AP) — Tiger Woods was unconscious in a mangled SUV after he crashed the vehicle in Southern California last week, according to a court document that also revealed a nearby resident and not a sheriff’s deputy was first on the scene. The witness, who lives near th Credit card borrowing falls to lowest in level in 4 years 03/05/2021 04:56pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Borrowing by Americans fell in January for the first time in five months, as the use of credit cards fell to the lowest level in four years, offsetting gains in auto loans and student loans. The Federal Reserve reported Friday that consumer borrowing fell by $1.3 billion in Janua Jump in hiring fuels optimism for US economic recovery 03/05/2021 04:40pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. hiring accelerated more quickly than expected last month, evidence that a year after the pandemic took hold, the economy is strengthening as virus cases drop and vaccinations ramp up. A government report Friday showed that employers added a robust 379,000 jobs in February, d Timeline: 1 year into the COVID-19 pandemic in DC, Maryland and Virginia 03/05/2021 03:07pm • More than a year ago, reports began circulating about a mysterious new illness in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. It seemed like a world away, and it was — at first. That all changed March 5, 2020, when Maryland authorities announced the first confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the Shares slip in Asia after bond yield spike hits Wall St 03/04/2021 11:13pm • Asian shares slipped Friday after surging U.S. bond yields renewed pressure on high-flying technology companies. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index dropped as much as 2% and shares fell in most other markets. Investors were disappointed with remarks by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Thursday when h By slimmest of margins, Senate takes up $1.9T relief bill 03/04/2021 10:28pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate voted by the slimmest of margins Thursday to begin debating a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, after Democrats made eleventh-hour changes aimed at ensuring they could pull President Joe Biden’s top legislative priority through the precariously divided chamber. Dem Sounders bring back forward Fredy Montero on 1-year deal 03/04/2021 07:16pm • SEATTLE (AP) — Forward Fredy Montero is returning to the Seattle Sounders nearly a decade after he last played for the club. Montero signed a one-year contract with the Sounders on Thursday that includes club options for two more seasons. It will be the second stint in Seattle for the 33-year-old, Highlights: What's changed in the Senate's COVID relief bill 03/04/2021 07:13pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats on Thursday came out with their version of the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill. A look at some of the major changes in the bill now being considered by the Senate versus what passed the House last week. WHO GETS A CHECK President Joe Biden and Senate Democrats ha EXPLAINER: Why rising rates are unsettling Wall Street 03/04/2021 04:56pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Interest rates keep marching higher, and Wall Street keeps shaking because of it. The yield on the 10-year Treasury climbed back above 1.50% Thursday, prodded higher by comments by the Federal Reserve's chair, and it helped send stocks on Wall Street on another slide. The speed at