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Baltimore officials sue to block 'baby bonus' initiative that would give new parents $1,000 07/16/2024 10:16am • BALTIMORE (AP) ��� Baltimore���s mayor and city council have filed a lawsuit seeking to stop a proposal that would let voters decide whether to give all new parents a one-time $1,000 ���baby bonus��� meant to help alleviate childhood poverty from birth. The complaint was filed Thursday, according Thousands of Philadelphia city workers are back in the office full time after judge rejects lawsuit 07/16/2024 09:37am • Thousands of Philadelphia city employees are back in their offices full time after a judge rejected a union's request to block Mayor Cherelle Parker���s requirement that they return. District Council 47 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees had sued the city, claiming t 'Proud to come home': Montgomery Co.'s new superintendent explains the realities of the job he's taken on 07/16/2024 07:13am • The new superintendent of schools for Montgomery County, Maryland, is entering his third week on the job with the new school year beginning in just over a month. Thomas Taylor, who came from Stafford County, Virginia, now leads Maryland's largest school district, with a budget of $3.3 billion, mo DC school tries paying at-risk families as a way to reduce truancy 07/16/2024 05:39am • Some families in D.C. will soon be getting direct cash payments as part of a program that's fighting against truancy. The program is being carried out at the Social Justice School, a charter school in Northeast, where 15 families will each get $2,400 over the course of three months, with money di Paul Skenes in spotlight, starting All-Star Game after just 11 major league games 07/15/2024 11:10pm • ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) ��� Paul Skenes looked like a summer intern reporting for duty in a light gray suit, white shirt and cream-colored tie, teenage acne on his face and wonder in his voice. In a ballpark filled with six dozen All-Stars, the 22-year-old Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher with 11 major leag California is 1st state to ban school rules requiring parents get notified of child���s pronoun change 07/15/2024 08:46pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ��� California became the first U.S. state to bar school districts from requiring staff to notify parents of their child���s gender identification change under a law signed Monday by Gov. Gavin Newsom. The law bans school rules requiring teachers and other staff to disclose a Financial Planning For Post-College Life 07/15/2024 08:00pm • For many recent college graduates and young adults, personal finances are a source of anxiety. Rising tuition costs have led to higher average student loan debt, leaving many graduates feeling behind financially before they even start their career, experts say. Many say they feel unprepared to face AI Alliances: Power Partnerships in the Tech Race 07/15/2024 08:00pm • Artificial intelligence has been a defining technology over the past few years, as it enables more business possibilities and pushes the boundaries of efficiency. This technology helps workers increase their productivity and allows corporations to offer better products. Artificial intelligence also How to Get a Student Loan 07/15/2024 08:00pm • With the cost of tuition, fees, housing, books and more, most college students depend on loans to finance their education. Among bachelor's degree recipients, 61% took out student loans to pay for college expenses, according to the most recent Department of Education statistics.If you're among the m California governor signs law barring school requirement to tell parents if child changes pronoun 07/15/2024 06:02pm • SACREMENTO, Calif. (AP) ��� California governor signs law barring school requirement to tell parents if child changes pronoun. Australian second baseman Travis Bazzana taken by Cleveland Guardians with top MLB draft pick 07/15/2024 09:57am • FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) ��� Travis Bazzana feels like he represents an entire country, not just a college. Cleveland selected the Australian second baseman on Sunday night with the No. 1 pick in Major League Baseball���s amateur draft, and three players from Wake Forest were picked in the top 10. A f Dumfries woman named Prince William County's Foster Parent of the Year 07/15/2024 09:27am • Dumfries resident Linda Cheeks is a salon owner, avid volunteer, veteran ��� and mother to many. The last role is what earned her the title of Prince William County 2024 Foster Parent of the Year from the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments. In addition to raising her daughter (who Olympians heading to Paris Games often wonder what it would be like to compete in a different sport 07/15/2024 05:55am • There's a field hockey player who would love to play tennis ��� more specifically, doubles with Coco Gauff. A sailor who could see herself hurtling down an icy mountain on a pair of skis. A water polo center who appreciates the purity of running, where nothing matters more than the numbers that flas She grew up in McLean. Now she���s part of one of the ���greatest sports dynasties' in the US ��� and heading to her 2nd Olympics 07/15/2024 05:24am • Growing up in McLean, Virginia, Claire Collins played almost every sport you can think of. Soccer, basketball, lacrosse and volleyball ��� and she swam, too, in the summers with the Northern Virginia Swimming League. But it was a sport she took up in high school that has made her a two-time O Hamas says Gaza cease-fire talks haven't paused and claims military chief survived Israeli strike 07/14/2024 11:48pm • MUWASI, Gaza Strip (AP) ��� Hamas said Sunday that Gaza cease-fire talks were ongoing and the group���s military commander was in good health, a day after the Israeli military targeted Mohammed Deif with a massive airstrike that local health officials said killed at least 90 people, including childr