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Police: Handgun found at Prince George's Co. middle school 02/04/2023 07:59am • Police in Prince George's County, Maryland, are investigating after they said a student brought a loaded gun to William Wirt Middle School on Thursday. A different student alerted school security around 11:40 a.m. that the 13-year-old now under investigation had a firearm on them, according to au Va. Senate Democrats kill Youngkin-backed bill on school awards 02/04/2023 07:07am • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) ��� Virginia Senate Democrats this week voted down a priority measure for Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin that would have required student and parental notification about certain scholastic awards. Youngkin sought the legislation in response to concerns about how some northern V Punk icon Lydon fails in bid to play Eurovision Song Contest 02/04/2023 06:12am • LONDON (AP) ��� Punk icon John Lydon has failed in his attempt to become Ireland���s entry for the pop music competition the Eurovision Song Contest. The former Sex Pistols frontman entered the song ���Hawaii��� with his post-punk band Public Image Ltd. in the national runoff for May���s continent-w Biden makes progress on 'unity agenda' outlined in 2022 02/04/2023 12:15am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� A year ago, President Joe Biden used his first State of the Union address to push top Democratic priorities that were sure to face a battle in the narrowly divided Congress but he also laid out a four-pronged ���unity agenda��� that would be an easier sell. Biden's unity goals wo How long should winter break be? Fairfax Co. school board expected to vote on calendar next week 02/03/2023 11:18pm • Virginia's largest school system is scheduled to vote on a future calendar at its meeting next week, after a weekslong process that included community feedback. It's unclear, though, whether Fairfax County Public School board members will support just a calendar for 2023-24, or a multiyear plan a Frederick Co. holds contest to redesign flag as part of 275th jubilee 02/03/2023 11:15pm • Frederick County, Maryland, is holding a contest to redesign its grand old flag as part of the county's 275th anniversary. The winner of the contest will get $1,275 in cash and a full-size flag with their design, a Frederick County news release said. The prizes were a result of input from the commun Dozens gather at Wakefield High School, call for increased security after suspected overdose 02/03/2023 10:18pm • Dozens of parents, students and community members convened at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia, Friday afternoon, calling for additional security measures after a suspected overdose at the school earlier this week. Participants took a lap around the outside of the school's campus, cha Arlington schools take 'urgent action' after teen's suspected drug overdose 02/03/2023 08:56pm • Arlington Public Schools is planning what it calls 'urgent action' on substance abuse after a 13-year-old boy died at school from a suspected drug overdose. Sergio Flores was rushed to the hospital Tuesday morning after he was discovered with four other teens in a Wakefield High School bathroom l Austin mayor apologizes as city struggles to restore power 02/03/2023 07:20pm • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) ��� Widespread power outages in the Texas capital stretched into a third day Friday for thousands of residents following a winter storm that was spiraling into a management crisis as city leaders remained unable to say when all the lights would come back on. Impatience among fraz In South Dakota Senate, far-right lawmakers rankle GOP 02/03/2023 06:34pm • PIERRE, S.D. (AP) ��� The conversation between a state senator and a legislative aide started with a seemingly routine discussion about a bill. It suddenly spiraled as the senator allegedly harassed the aide because she had vaccinated her young child, plunging the Senate into a political drama that Man admits seeking to have his child porn victim killed 02/03/2023 05:10pm • CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) ��� A New Jersey man who exchanged sexually explicit videos and images with a 13-year-old New York girl has admitted paying $20,000 in bitcoin to have the child victim murdered before eventually calling it off. John Michael Musbach, 31, of Haddonfield, pleaded guilty Thursday to us Google, Apple, Amazon give investors reason to fret 02/03/2023 05:06pm • Wall Street had its eyes Friday on big tech after some of the biggest companies in the world posted lackluster quarterly financial performances. That included Apple Inc. The company posted its first quarterly revenue drop in nearly four years after pandemic-driven restrictions on its China factorie Ford, Starbucks fall; Clorox, Gilead Sciences rise 02/03/2023 04:26pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: Ford Motor Co., down $1.09 to $13.12. The automaker reported disappointing fourth-quarter earnings and said its costs are too high. Amazon.com Inc., down $9.52 to $103.39. The online retail giant's fourth-quarter Wall Street rally hits wall of hot jobs, cold earnings data 02/03/2023 04:22pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Wall Street���s big rally to start the year wilted on Friday after a surprisingly strong jobs report fueled worries about inflation and higher interest rates. The S&P 500 fell 1% for its first drop in four days, though it took an up-and-down route to get there. The bond market Dominion-backed rates bill whittled down in House committee 02/03/2023 03:44pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) ��� Dominion Energy's ongoing push for yet another year of legislative tinkering with the way its rates are regulated took a surprise turn this week, when a Virginia House committee whittled down a company-backed bill ratepayer advocates have fiercely opposed. The vote Thursday a