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For some digital detox, look to the latest in craft kits 05/22/2024 10:38am • Digital diversions may have us tethered to tech, but screen fatigue is real. Even my digitally-native, young-millennial kids prefer printed books these days. And a recent weekend together at home had us busting out some craft kits. There might have been Netflix in the background, but everybody’s h What you should know about North Carolina's race for governor 05/22/2024 08:17am • North Carolina has been an underappreciated political battleground recently and not gotten the same attention as nearby Georgia or Florida or the traditional campaign hotbeds of the Rust Belt. That is changing in 2024, partly because of a potentially historic governor’s race that pits North Caroli TJX: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot 05/22/2024 07:38am • FRAMINGHAM, Mass. (AP) — FRAMINGHAM, Mass. (AP) — The TJX Cos. (TJX) on Wednesday reported fiscal first-quarter earnings of $1.07 billion. The Framingham, Massachusetts-based company said it had net income of 93 cents per share. The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate o New survey shows declining optimism around the DC area 05/22/2024 05:27am • The D.C. area is rich in culture, culinary options and things to do. You're just a few hours drive away from a vacation in the mountains, the forest or the beach. The problem for many people is that you also have to be increasingly rich to afford to live here. That's one of the reasons the region A citizen journalist imprisoned for 'provoking trouble' by reporting on COVID in China is released 05/22/2024 03:07am • BANGKOK (AP) — Zhang Zhan, a citizen journalist, was released from prison after serving four years for charges related to reporting on the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan, China, according to a video statement she released Tuesday, eight days after her sentence ended, though there are concerns about ho It's so hot in Mexico that howler monkeys are falling dead from the trees 05/22/2024 01:30am • MEXICO CITY (AP) — It’s so hot in Mexico that howler monkeys are falling dead from the trees. At least 138 of the midsize primates, who are known for their roaring vocal calls, were found dead in the Gulf Coast state of Tabasco since May 16, according to the Biodiversity Conservation of The Usum Sites with radioactive material more vulnerable as climate change increases wildfire, flood risks 05/22/2024 01:04am • As Texas wildfires burned toward the nation's primary nuclear weapons facility, workers hurried to ensure nothing flammable was around buildings and storage areas. When the fires showed no sign of slowing, Pantex Plant officials urgently called on local contractors, who arrived within minutes with Most of passengers from battered Singapore Airlines jetliner arrive in Singapore from Bangkok 05/22/2024 12:50am • BANGKOK (AP) — Singapore Airlines said a relief plane flew into Singapore early Wednesday morning with most of the passengers who were on a flight that was battered by severe turbulence over the Indian Ocean and had to make an emergency landing in Bangkok after one man died and dozens of people we Moms for Liberty to spend over $3 million targeting presidential swing state voters 05/22/2024 12:16am • NEW YORK (AP) — The conservative parental rights group Moms for Liberty plans to spend more than $3 million on a multi-state advertising blitz to increase its membership and engage voters before November, following through on a pledge it made last year to become more politically active across the Asian American, Pacific Islander Latinos in the US see exponential growth, new analysis says 05/22/2024 12:09am • The number of people of both Latino and Asian American or Pacific Islander heritage has more than doubled in the last 20 years yet it remains an often ignored demographic, researchers at UCLA said Wednesday. The UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute analyzed Census Bureau data within the last tw Woo pitches shutout ball for 6 innings, Moore has 2 homers and 4 RBIs as Mariners beat Yankees 6-3 05/21/2024 11:26pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Bryan Woo pitched shutout ball at Yankee Stadium for the second straight season, Dylan Moore homered twice with four RBIs and the Seattle Mariners held on to beat New York 6-3 on Tuesday night. Woo threw 5 1/3 hitless innings at Yankee Stadium last June 22 for his first major leagu Severe turbulence during Singapore Airlines flight leaves several people badly injured. One man died 05/21/2024 10:59pm • BANGKOK (AP) — A Singapore Airlines flight hit severe turbulence over the Indian Ocean and descended 6,000 feet (around 1,800 meters) in about three minutes, the carrier said Tuesday. A British man died and authorities said dozens of passengers were injured, some severely. An airport official said 'Not acceptable': DC attorney general seeks overhaul of agency tasked with rehabilitating youth offenders 05/21/2024 08:18pm • The vast majority of young people committed to D.C.'s Department of Youth Rehabilitative Services end up getting arrested again, according to a 2022 study of the juvenile justice system in the District. Attorney General Brian Schwalb rolled out legislation Tuesday aiming to change that. It's c 7 Stocks That Outperform in a Recession 05/21/2024 08:00pm • Elevated interest rates, lingering inflation and an inverted U.S. Treasury yield curve have some investors concerned a recession may be coming. When the economy tanks, even most high-quality stocks get dragged down with it. However, during the past two U.S. recessions in 2008 and 2020, there were st Having the Conversation With a Loved One About Senior Living 05/21/2024 08:00pm • When an older loved one begins having difficulty completing the tasks of daily living -- laundry, driving, shopping, managing a household and just plain looking after themselves -- it's time to talk about what happens next. But these conversations can be awkward and uncomfortable. It's not uncommon