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What's the 'Science of Reading' approach to teaching literacy skills? 10/28/2022 06:32am • Welcome to the School Zone, WTOP���s weekly feature about the latest topics and trends in education across the D.C. region. What should parents know about the "Science of Reading?" What it is: At a recent briefing discussing test scores from the assessment known as "the nation's report card," D.C. Asian shares mostly lower as Japan preps massive stimulus 10/28/2022 12:44am • Shares were mostly lower in Asia on Friday after a mixed session on Wall Street, where tech sector losses offset gains in other parts of the market. Tokyo���s benchmark slipped as the government was preparing about $490 billion in stimulus spending to help the world���s No. 3 economy cope with infl Thursday's Transactions 10/27/2022 10:30pm • BASEBALL Major League American League Amazon posts weaker-than-expected 3Q revenue, stock tumbles 10/27/2022 08:52pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Amazon returned to profitability over the summer after two consecutive quarters of losses, but its stock fell sharply in after-hours trading due to weaker-than-expected revenue and disappointing projections for the current quarter. The company on Thursday reported revenue for the How 3 Universities Are Working to Raise Graduation Rates 10/27/2022 08:00pm • Many people who start college halt their undergraduate studies before graduation day, and some never return to a college campus. As of 2022, the U.S. population included 39 million college dropouts, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. Colleges are trying to change that. What to Do While Waiting for College Admission Decisions 10/27/2022 08:00pm • There's a sense of excitement about the future that comes with sending your college applications. Next comes the waiting, which for some students can be the hardest part. The average turnaround time for an admissions decision for schools with rolling admissions is four to six weeks, though in some c How major US stock indexes fared Thursday 10/27/2022 10/27/2022 07:29pm • Stocks ended mixed on Wall Street as weakness in several tech companies offset gains in other parts of the market. Facebook���s parent company, Meta Platforms, lost another one-fourth of its value after reporting a second straight quarter of revenue decline amid falling advertising sales and stiff Thursday's Transactions 10/27/2022 07:07pm • BASEBALL Major League MLB ��� Announced Cleveland P Triston McKenzie will serve Jury acquits Indiana man of abandoning adult daughter 10/27/2022 06:32pm • LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) ��� A jury acquitted a man of neglect charges Thursday after he was accused with his ex-wife of abandoning an adopted daughter. The Tippecanoe Superior Court panel deliberated about two hours before finding Michael Barnett not guilty of three neglect charges and conspiracy to co Apple's revenue and profit edge up despite slowing economy 10/27/2022 06:24pm • Apple managed to boost both its sales and profit during a summertime quarter that depressed the fortunes of most other major tech companies, but that doesn���t necessarily mean the iPhone maker will be immune to a potential recession. Even though Apple fared reasonably well, the July-September resul Challenge during comment period delays Virginia's new transgender policies 10/27/2022 06:15pm • Virginia is delaying the implementation of controversial new policies that roll back protections for transgender students. Originally slated to kick in Thursday, the Youngkin administration policies will be delayed for at least another 30 days. The story was first reported by the Richmond Times-D Texas chief says state police 'did not fail' in Uvalde 10/27/2022 06:14pm • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) ��� Texas' state police chief said Thursday that his department ���did not fail��� Uvalde during the hesitant law enforcement response to the Robb Elementary School shooting, as a Republican congressman joined angry parents of some of the 19 children killed in the May attack in ca Parents sue over son's death after he took kratom supplement 10/27/2022 05:33pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� Dana and John Pope had never heard of kratom before their 23-year-old son, Ethan, was found dead on the kitchen floor in his apartment last December with his puppy by his side. Extracted from the leaves of a tropical tree native to Southeast Asia, kratom is used to make capsules, p Review: ���Armageddon Time' set in 1980s yet reminds of today 10/27/2022 05:13pm • After touching the stars with Brad Pitt, filmmaker James Gray has come back to earth to explore his own childhood in ��� Armageddon Time. ��� Set in the fall of 1980, in Queens, it is a patient and mature work about a very specific time and place when he was anything but ��� age 11 and starting sixt Police shooting death of Colorado man in crisis draws review 10/27/2022 05:03pm • DENVER (AP) ��� A grand jury will investigated the death of a 22-year-old Colorado man who was shot by police after calling 911 for roadside assistance while experiencing what his mother described as a mental health crisis. The development announced by prosecutors late Wednesday comes after the par