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Nearly $300M Virginia legislative building set to open to public after delays 10/06/2023 08:53am • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) ��� The Virginia General Assembly's airy new legislative building, home to lawmakers' offices and the committee rooms where much of the Legislature's work is done, is set to open to the public later this month after years of planning, construction and delays. The nearly $300 mi The Girl Scouts are discontinuing a cult-favorite cookie 10/06/2023 05:13am • New York (CNN) ��� The Girl Scouts are discontinuing a popular cookie just a year after its debut sparked a frenzy. Raspberry Rally won���t be sold this upcoming cookie-sales season, which runs January to April 2024, Girl Scouts of the USA has announced. The Rallies was introduced last year as a America's nonreligious are a growing, diverse phenomenon. They really don't like organized religion 10/06/2023 05:02am • Mike Dulak grew up Catholic in Southern California, but by his teen years, he began skipping Mass and driving straight to the shore to play guitar, watch the waves and enjoy the beauty of the morning. ���And it felt more spiritual than any time I set foot in a church,��� he recalled. Nothing has In secular Japan, what draws so many to temples and shrines? Stamp collecting and tradition 10/06/2023 04:42am • TOKYO (AP) ��� Almost weekly Momo Nomura makes time to visit Shinto shrines. She performs the prescribed rituals ��� cleansing her hands, ringing a bell, bowing and clapping. But her main purpose is getting a Goshuin, a stamp with elegant calligraphy that shrines provide for a fee to certify the vis Player of the Week: Northwest's Taylor Wilson 10/06/2023 04:07am • Each week, WTOP is picking one student athlete to be featured on air and online as our Player of the Week. This week's WTOP Player of the Week is Taylor Wilson of Northwest High School in Germantown, Maryland. Wilson is a junior at Northwest and captain of the girls varsity soccer team. In just f Stricter state laws are chipping away at sex education in K-12 schools 10/06/2023 04:07am • DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) ��� A dozen state or county agencies have parted ways with tens of thousands of dollars in federal grants meant to help monitor teenagers' sexual behaviors and try to lower rates of teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. The withdrawals reflect a shift in many states 11-time Pro Bowl receiver Larry Fitzgerald now helping young players maximize earning potential 10/06/2023 01:07am • Larry Fitzgerald is attacking the board room the same way he took on cornerbacks during a sensational NFL career. The 11-time Pro Bowl wide receiver who caught more passes for more yards than every player in league history other than Jerry Rice has transitioned smoothly to the corporate world since Why Majoring in the Humanities Can Be a Great Career Move 10/05/2023 08:00pm • There is an academic department at Arizona State University that may surprise many people: More than 90% of undergraduates that do a local internship are employed when they graduate. The department? Not business or computer science, as many people may initially guess. English.It turns out that your 9 of the Best Cheap Stocks to Buy Under $5 10/05/2023 08:00pm • As of the first week of October 2023, there were 1,968 stocks listed on the major American exchanges that were trading for $5 per share or less. It might seem daunting trying to sift through such a large pile of low-priced stocks to find the proverbial needle in the haystack. Most firms that end up Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) in Children: Symptoms, Causes Treatment 10/05/2023 08:00pm • Irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS, is a chronic disorder of the gastrointestinal system that affects the quality of life in children and adults. Symptoms include varying types of abdominal discomfort and pain. Not only can it make your child feel miserable, but it can create serious problems that imp 7 High-Yield Dividend Stocks to Buy 10/05/2023 08:00pm • The investment landscape has changed dramatically in the last year or so. The unprecedented era of near-zero interest rates is now over. With the nearly risk-free 10-year U.S. Treasury note paying a coupon rate of 3.875% and many certificates of deposit offering more than 5%, investors are demanding Packers and Raiders try to avoid season sliding away when they meet Monday night 10/05/2023 07:56pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) ��� Green Bay has had extra time to think about its 34-20 loss to Detroit, a Thursday night game that gave the Packers last weekend off. The Packers, who are 2-2, certainly don't want to spend extra time stewing over another defeat should they lose Monday night at Las Vegas. But that' Dominican authorities are searching for caretaker after bodies of 6 newborns are found near cemetery 10/05/2023 05:40pm • SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) ��� Police in the Dominican Republic said Thursday they are looking for a cemetery caretaker as part of an investigation into the bodies of six newborns found discarded near a cemetery in the capital of Santo Domingo. Earlier this week, the spokeswoman for a ne Meta and X questioned by lawmakers over lack of rules against AI-generated political deepfakes 10/05/2023 05:23pm • Deepfakes generated by artificial intelligence are having their moment this year, at least when it comes to making it look, or sound, like celebrities did something uncanny. Tom Hanks hawking a dental plan. Pope Francis wearing a stylish puffer jacket. U.S. Sen. Rand Paul sitting on the Capitol step Nearly 80% of Italians say they are Catholic. But few regularly go to church 10/05/2023 03:00pm • ISOLA DEL GRAN SASSO, Italy (AP) ��� Two children scribbled petitions to St. Gabriele dell���Addolorata in the vast sanctuary where the young saint is venerated in this central Italian mountain village. Andrea, 6, asked for blessings for his family and pets. Sofia, 9, gave thanks for winning a dance