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Amazon is requiring workers to be in the office five days a week starting next year 09/16/2024 03:52pm • Amazon is reverting to its pre-pandemic policy and will require corporate employees to be in the office five days a week starting next year, CEO Andy Jassy said Monday. Jassy said in a message shared with employees that the company’s leadership had been thinking in recent months about how to bett How a small town in Kansas found itself at the center of abortion’s national moment 09/15/2024 12:03am • PITTSBURG, Kan. (AP) — The Rev. Anthony Navaratnam stood before his congregation and urged them to pray for the women from surrounding states who will flock to the new abortion clinic in town that opened in August. “God is giving us an opportunity to be missionaries in Pittsburg, Kansas,” he Trump refuses to criticize Laura Loomer amid concerns from Republican allies about her influence 09/13/2024 11:43pm • RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. (AP) — Donald Trump refused on Friday to condemn recent racist and conspiratorial comments from right-wing provocateur Laura Loomer, who traveled with him earlier this week to Tuesday night's presidential debate and several 9/11 memorial events. “Laura’s been a supp Election 2024 Latest: Harris concentrates on Pennsylvania while Trump stumps in the West 09/13/2024 03:57pm • Former President Donald Trump will hit the campaign trail in Western states on Friday as his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris fixes her attention on the battleground state of Pennsylvania in the East. Trump held what was billed as a news conference at his Los Angeles-area golf club in the morn 12 Seasonal Jobs for Retirees 09/12/2024 08:00pm • Retirees hoping to earn extra income while staying active may find temporary work an ideal fit. "Seasonal work can be fun, as you know it's just for a specified amount of time," said Dawn-Marie Joseph, founder of Estate Planning & Preservation in Williamston, Michigan, in an email. Seasonal work The debate opened voters' eyes in suburban Philadelphia and Harris is getting a closer look 09/12/2024 09:56am • BRISTOL, Pa. (AP) — The presidential debate this week was the final affront to Rosie Torres' lifelong Republicanism. She said her allegiance to Donald Trump, already strained by his stand on abortion, snapped in the former president's “eye opener” encounter with Kamala Harris. It's time to put Things to do in the DC area: Oktoberfest events, Fall Makers Market … and more! 09/12/2024 07:56am • Say "prost" to the annual German celebration, Oktoberfest, this year in the D.C. region with brunches, stein-holding competitions and oompah bands. 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. Thailand's slumping economy is new leader Paetongtarn's focus in her first parliamentary speech 09/12/2024 01:18am • BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s new Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra vowed Thursday in her inaugural speech to Parliament to continue many of her predecessor’s plans to solve the country’s economic woes. Paetongtarn, the leader of the ruling Pheu Thai Party and daughter of former Prime Minist An Ohio city reshaped by Haitian immigrants lands in an unwelcome spotlight 09/11/2024 09:13pm • SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — Many cities have been reshaped by immigrants in the last few years without attracting much notice. Not Springfield, Ohio. Its story of economic renewal and related growing pains has been thrust into the national conversation in a presidential election year — and maliciou Requirements to Get a HELOC or Home Equity Loan 09/11/2024 08:00pm • Paying your mortgage every month can seem like a chore. But the good news is that as you do so, you're building equity in your home. Home equity refers to how much ownership you have in the home, measured by its full value minus what you still owe on the mortgage. As your home equity builds, you hav What Is Reverse Budgeting? 09/11/2024 08:00pm • Financial trends might come and go, but reverse budgeting is timeless. Even if you haven't heard of the term, you're probably familiar with the concept of "pay yourself first." "It's really cool idea," says Dawn-Marie Joseph, president of Estate Planning & Preservation, an estate planning firm i What Is the Best Time of Year to Buy Large Appliances? 09/10/2024 08:00pm • You can buy large appliances any time, but if you're looking for deals and steals, there are some better times to shop. If you're looking to purchase a large appliance, here's what you'll want to consider -- and dates to mark on your calendar. The Best Times to Buy AppliancesYou'll likely find the m Google and Apple lose their court fights against the EU and owe billions in fines and taxes 09/10/2024 02:51pm • LONDON (AP) — Google lost its last bid to overturn a European Union antitrust penalty, after the bloc's top court ruled against it Tuesday in a case that came with a whopping fine and helped jumpstart an era of intensifying scrutiny for Big Tech companies. The European Union’s top court rejecte Thousands evacuate as wildfires rage outside Los Angeles and Reno, Nevada 09/09/2024 09:33pm • MOUNTAIN HOME VILLAGE, Calif. (AP) — As a raging wildfire continues to spread east of Los Angeles, driven by days of triple-digit temperatures, a teacher in an evacuation zone is planning to keep instructing online at his home in a Southern California mountain town. Stephen Richardson, whose 1930s How Long Does it Take to Refinance a House? 09/08/2024 08:00pm • Perhaps interest rates have dropped enough to pull the trigger. Maybe you want to tap your equity to fund a major home remodel.Or shorten your mortgage term and save thousands on interest. Or pay down that outstanding high-interest credit card debt. Whatever the reason, refinancing your mortgage can