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Tree climbing brought to a new level for kids in Silver Spring 07/17/2023 03:15pm • Kids climbing trees is a common summer activity, but in Silver Spring, Maryland, they've stepped it up a notch and brought out some equipment that professional arborists use. Dozens of kids put on harnesses and hooked up to rigs to climb a tall old oak tree at Long Branch-Arliss Neighborhood Park Fitzpatrick brothers finally sharing the same stage at the British Open 07/17/2023 01:28pm • HOYLAKE, England (AP) ��� Alex Fitzpatrick has had a front-row seat for his older brother's biggest moments in golf. He was greenside at No. 18 at Brookline when Matt won the U.S. Open last year for his first major title. Ten years ago, he was on Matt���s bag for his victory at the U.S. Amateur on DC isn���t the best choice for Gen-Zers looking to relocate ��� but it has lots of jobs for them 07/17/2023 12:20pm • The D.C. metro area's cost of living makes it a tough choice for Gen-Z professionals looking to relocate, but the area is a fertile ground for young professionals looking to land a job. D.C. ranks No. 1 among big cities for share of jobs for recent college graduates ��� with 30.4% of current job Thousands of Ukraine civilians are being held in Russian prisons. Russia plans to build many more 07/17/2023 12:10pm • ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) ��� The Ukrainian civilians woke long before dawn in the bitter cold, lined up for the single toilet and were loaded at gunpoint into the livestock trailer. They spent the next 12 hours or more digging trenches on the front lines for Russian soldiers. Many were forced to w 'Vamanos' to see Maryland rockers Clutch at The Atlantis, The Anthem 07/17/2023 04:24am • Hear our full chat on my podcast ���Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley.��� They've been making their home turf of Montgomery County, Maryland, proud for the past 30 years. Clutch rocks D.C. twice this week at the new venue The Atlantis on Thursday and then The Anthem on Friday. "It's coo How to Negotiate Salary and Succeed 07/16/2023 08:00pm • Negotiating a higher salary may make you feel like you're overstepping or asking for too much. But the reality is that standing up for what you deserve is perfectly acceptable and even expected in the workplace. Many employers anticipate job applicants and current employees will negotiate their sala First Amendment group sues Texas Governor and others over the state's TikTok ban on official devices 07/16/2023 02:59pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� A First Amendment group sued Texas Governor Greg Abbott and others on Thursday over the state���s TikTok ban on official devices, arguing the prohibition ��� which extends to public universities ��� is unconstitutional and impedes academic freedom. The complaint was filed by The Long Island serial killings arrest brings both pain and relief to victims' families 07/16/2023 02:19pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� The trail had gone cold as clues suddenly dwindled. For a time, doubts swirled about whether a killer who dumped the remains of his female victims along remote stretches of coastline on New York's Long Island would ever be caught. Then finally, after more than a dozen long years Alabama woman who disappeared after reporting child on highway returns home following two-day search 07/16/2023 11:00am • HOOVER, Ala. (AP) ��� A 25-year-old Alabama woman returned home late Saturday after being the focus of a two-day search by police and family members who reported her missing after she stopped to check on a child who was walking along a highway. Police said Carlethia ���Carlee��� Nichole Russell had Brittney Griner makes an emotional and dominant return to record-setting WNBA All-Star Game 07/16/2023 10:37am • LAS VEGAS (AP) ��� Brittney Griner made an emphatic and emotional return to the WNBA���s midseason showcase event. She scored 18 points, including her team's first six, and put down two dunks in the league's All-Star Game on Saturday night. The sellout crowd roared when Griner was introduced and, cl Survey: DC is the most expensive place in the country for childcare 07/16/2023 10:01am • The pandemic has driven up costs for a lot of things including childcare. And it's a big problem in the District. According to the recent survey in the Annie E. Casey Foundation's KIDS COUNT Data Book, on average, day care in the District costs parents $24,396 a year. That's far and above Mary How a Reston-based charity is helping kids battling cancer stay connected with friends and family 07/16/2023 07:15am • Hopecam, a nonprofit charity organization from Reston, Virginia, is marking its 20th anniversary of helping young pediatric cancer patients keep in touch with their friends and classmates. Founded in 2003, Hopecam connects children with their loved ones over video calls. The program now reaches k DeSantis would consider Iowa's Reynolds as running mate, calls Trump's attack of her 'out of hand' 07/15/2023 09:20pm • ANKENY, Iowa (AP) ��� Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Saturday he would consider Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds as a potential running mate, should he win the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, and dismissed former President Donald Trump���s recent complaints about her as ���totally out of hand.��� ��� Using DC 'as an example': House, Senate bills tackle home rule with abortion, elections riders 07/15/2023 03:15pm • As the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate look to appropriations and administrative committee bills, representatives and senators highlight the District as a place to test wide-ranging legislation. As bills move toward a floor vote, local leaders are pushing back, calling emphasized Congres On the picket lines with Hollywood's actors and writers, from LA to New York 07/15/2023 11:57am • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� It's a ���Strike Girl Summer.��� So read a picket sign as the sidewalks of Hollywood and midtown Manhattan teemed with actors on Day 1 of their strike, protesting alongside the writers who have been at it since May. Together, the two guilds have ground the entertainment in