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Trump's incoming chief of staff is a former lobbyist. She'll face a raft of special interests 11/21/2024 12:02am • WASHINGTON (AP) — As incoming White House chief of staff, one of Susie Wiles ’ vexing challenges will be policing the buffet line of powerful interests who want something from Donald Trump. It’s a world she knows well. During Trump’s first presidency, she lobbied for many of them. Trump was ‘Brutal and senseless’: Months after young mother's murder in District Heights, search for suspect continues 11/20/2024 06:09pm • Prince George’s County police walked from business to business Wednesday afternoon, taping flyers on windows in the Walker Mill Square Shopping Center. They stopped in a Subway and Papa John’s, among others, and asked workers if they have seen 23-year-old Raheem Hawkins-Boseman. He’s ac Stock market today: Wall Street drifts as Target tumbles 11/20/2024 05:20pm • NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed finish on Wednesday, though the modest moves for indexes masked some thrashing underneath the surface. Target lost more than a fifth of its value after the retailer gave a dour forecast for the holiday shopping season. The S&P 500 finished the da A tale of two retailers: Target reports sluggish spending while Walmart has a stellar quarter 11/20/2024 04:31pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Target on Wednesday reported sluggish sales and slumping profits in the fiscal third quarter as inflation-weary customers curtailed their spending on apparel and other non-essential items. The Minneapolis retailer fell short of Wall Street expectations for the quarter, and its pro How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday, 11/20/2024 11/20/2024 04:16pm • U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed finish, though the modest moves for indexes masked some thrashing underneath the surface. The S&P 500 ended barely changed Wednesday after trading lower for much of the day. The Nasdaq composite slipped 0.1%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average eked out a gain of Small, luxury foods are great as stocking stuffers or other gifts. Ideas for under $50 11/20/2024 02:14pm • If you have an avid cook or food lover in your life, your gifting opportunities these days are vast and deep. There are authentic ingredients and creative concoctions in brick-and-mortar shops and online. The global pantry beckons. Plus, in many cases, the packaging is gorgeous! Many of these afford 10 holiday gifts to hit the right note for music lovers 11/20/2024 02:00pm • Music fans should be easy to shop for this holiday season, right? Wrong! What do you pick up for the friend who knew about that rapper months before the rest of the world? What about the audiophile, whose listening habits are particular and immovable? Your sister loves Taylor Swift, but surely she Grocery chains vie for a place on Thanksgiving tables with turkey dinner deals and store brands 11/20/2024 10:37am • NEW YORK (AP) — With Thanksgiving less than two weeks away, Walmart, Target, Aldi and other grocers are competing for a place on holiday tables with turkey dinner deals and other promotions to tempt Americans who haven't recovered from recent food price inflation. Walmart, the nation’s largest Iraq launches its first national census in nearly four decades 11/20/2024 05:35am • BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq began its first nationwide population census in decades Wednesday, a step aimed at modernizing data collection and planning in a country long impacted by conflict and political divisions. The act of counting the population is also contentious. The census is expected to have pro Alexandria votes to stop smoke and vape shops from opening near schools 11/20/2024 05:30am • New smoke or vape shops in Alexandria, Virginia, will not be able to open near schools under legislation that was passed Saturday by the city's council. "The legislation aims to reduce youth exposure to stores selling tobacco, nicotine and hemp products," said Ann Horowitz, principal urban planne Minimum wage hike, more stop sign cameras approved in Prince George's County 11/19/2024 09:30pm • The Prince George’s County Council wrapped up the 2024 legislative year by passing a long list of bills, including one that would raise the county's minimum wage over time. It was the council’s final session of the year and the last day that bills could pass this year without having to start San Francisco Mayor London Breed loses reelection to Levi Strauss heir Daniel Lurie 11/19/2024 07:55pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco Mayor London Breed lost her reelection race to Levi Strauss heir Daniel Lurie. The Associated Press called the race Tuesday. In conceding the race to Lurie, Breed, 50, pledged a smooth transition for the incoming mayor. “Being Mayor of San Francisco has been Naval Academy graduate charged with hate crime for tearing down LGBTQ+ pride flag 11/19/2024 07:49pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A U.S. Naval Academy graduate ripped down a tattoo shop's LGBTQ+ pride flag and put it in the trash, Annapolis police said in documents charging him with a hate crime. Charlie Garrett, co-owner of the Dapper Dog Tattoo Shop, told police Friday morning that the store had been Best Foods to Stock for the Holidays, According to Dietitians 11/19/2024 07:00pm • Healthy Holiday OptionsIt drives me bonkers when I visit my family and there is no healthy food available. Stocking up on chocolate, oversized muffins and warehouse-sized snack packs may seem like an efficient way to please visitors, but whether I'm the host or guest, I don't want to be surrounded b Buy These 6 Things Early This Holiday Season 11/19/2024 07:00pm • While some Americans put off holiday shopping until the last minute, the majority start early. According to the 2024 Deloitte holiday retail survey, the majority of holiday spending will be done by early November. If you're among the early shoppers, here are six items to mark off your list as early