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How gun accessories called bump stocks ended up before the U.S. Supreme Court 02/28/2024 01:55pm • When gun accessories known as bump stocks first hit the market more than a decade ago, the U.S. government initially concluded the devices did not violate federal law despite enabling semi-automatic weapons to spray bullets at the rapid-fire rate of a machine gun. That changed after a gunman with bu Lower auto prices are finally giving Americans a break after years of inflationary increases 02/28/2024 11:29am • DETROIT (AP) — Price increases for cars and trucks in the United States, which helped fuel inflation for nearly three years, are slowing and in some cases falling, helping cool overall inflation and giving frustrated Americans more hope of finding an affordable vehicle. Behind the price slowdown i Nigeria's union workers are on strike nationwide over soaring inflation and unmet promises 02/27/2024 08:16pm • ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's government employees and other union workers began a new nationwide strike Tuesday that threatened to shut down key services while people are angry about soaring inflation and growing economic pain. Since assuming office in Africa's most populous country last year, 10 Costs to Include in Your Retirement Budget 02/27/2024 07:00pm • Budgeting ahead of retirement will help reduce stress later in life. You'll find that some expenses can be reduced or eliminated, while others may even increase as you age. Here are 10 costs to include as you budget for retirement: 1. Housing.2. Health care.3. Daily living.4. Entertainment.5. Taxes. How to Avoid Bank Fees 02/27/2024 07:00pm • Bank fees can be pricey, pesky and catch you off guard when you can least afford them. Incurring a bank fee every now and then might seem insignificant, but over time these charges can add up. So what bank fees should you be looking out for, and how can you avoid them? Here's what to know about and NYC officials shutter furniture store illegally converted to house more than 40 migrants 02/27/2024 06:02pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City furniture store that had been illegally converted into sleeping quarters for more than 40 migrants has been shut down by city officials. The city Department of Buildings ordered Sarr's Wholesale Furniture in Queens vacated due to “severe overcrowding and hazardous Macy's to close 150 namesake stores as sales slip, pivot to luxury with new Bloomingdale's locations 02/27/2024 05:10pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Macy's will close 150 unproductive namesake stores over the next three years including 50 by year-end, the department store operator said Tuesday after posting a fourth-quarter loss and declining sales. As part of the strategy, Macy's aims to upgrade its remaining 350 stores, with New York doctor's husband suing Disney for negligence in wrongful death case 02/27/2024 12:37pm • ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The husband of a New York doctor who died shortly after dining at a Disney Springs restaurant last year accused Walt Disney Parks and Resorts of negligence in a 19-page lawsuit filed in Florida. Jeffrey Piccolo is seeking in excess of $50,000 in the wrongful death of Kanokporn Rapid test could detect COVID-19 in air before you go to movie, dine out 02/27/2024 11:20am • Researchers at Virginia Tech are working on a device that would let people sample air for the presence of COVID-19, before deciding whether to enter a business or facility. "We're trying to make it possible that someone could walk into a space, and within 15 minutes, do something like a rapid Why does the US government think a Kroger-Albertsons merger would be bad for grocery shoppers? 02/27/2024 10:48am • Kroger and Albertsons — two of the biggest grocery chains in the United States — had hoped to complete the largest supermarket merger in the country's history this year. But their plan to compete with big-box retailers by combining forces faces legal challenges that make it look far less likely, Washington Spirit switches up team colors, unveils new 2024 kits 02/27/2024 10:39am • The Washington Spirit are bringing a new look and color to the 2024 season. The National Women’s Soccer League team unveiled its new home and away kits Tuesday, featuring its new team colors: yellow and black. The color pattern is a departure from other D.C.-based professional sports teams, wh DC neighbors fight to transform Connecticut Ave. service lane into Cleveland Park promenade 02/27/2024 09:46am • If you've ever been to D.C.'s Uptown Theater, you've probably seen — or tried to park in — that service lane, located across Connecticut Avenue. Now, neighbors in Cleveland Park are celebrating the transformation of what was a convoluted, infrastructure relic into a community promenade. "In p Kids are using phones in class, even when it’s against the rules. Should schools ban them all day? 02/27/2024 09:33am • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In California, a high school teacher complains that students watch Netflix on their phones during class. In Maryland, a chemistry teacher says students use gambling apps to place bets during the school day. Around the country, educators say students routinely send Snapchat me At trial's start, prosecutor says Brooklyn preacher lied to get rich, a claim his lawyer disputes 02/26/2024 06:29pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A prosecutor told a jury at the start of a fraud trial Monday that a Brooklyn preacher exaggerated his ties to New York City Mayor Eric Adams and let greed overtake him as he looted a parishioner’s retirement savings and tried to extort a businessman to fuel his lavish lifestyle. Primary apathy in Michigan: Democrats, GOP struggle as supporters mull whether to even vote 02/26/2024 03:49pm • LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Rev. Steve Bland Jr. remembers the massive get-out-the-vote effort he helped mobilize four years ago, when pastors and community leaders spread out across Detroit neighborhoods, made phone calls and worked around the clock to encourage people to vote. He's not seeing that ki