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German software giant SAP fined more than $220M to resolve US bribery allegations 01/10/2024 04:48pm • German software giant SAP will pay more than $220 million in fines to resolve U.S. bribery allegations involving payments to foreign government officials, the Justice Department said Wednesday. According to court documents cited by the Justice Department, SAP and unnamed co-conspirators provided bri Do I really need supplemental insurance (Medigap) with Medicare? 01/10/2024 01:02pm • About 41% of Original Medicare beneficiaries had Medicare Supplement Insurance, or Medigap, in 2021, according to a February 2023 report summarizing enrollment data from AHIP, a national health insurance trade association. For the other 59%, Medicare has some “gaps” that could be costly. “Ther Award-winning Ice Cream Jubilee comes to Falls Church 01/10/2024 01:00pm • Ice Cream Jubilee is opening its third D.C. area location this summer. (Courtesy Hoffman & Associates) Ice Cream Jubilee, a handcrafted ice cream shop founded by a former government lawyer, is opening its third D.C. area location at West Falls, a big mixed-use development in Falls Church, Vi Ken Klee happily trades Costa Rican vacation for coaching pro women's hockey team in Minnesota 01/10/2024 11:31am • Ken Klee was supposed to be vacationing with his wife and friends in sunny Costa Rica, but instead found himself wandering a Target store stocking up on the basics in the middle of a Twin Cities' winter. As trades go, the former defenseman who was dealt twice during his 14-year NHL career couldn’t Hundreds of UK postal workers wrongly accused of fraud will have their convictions overturned 01/10/2024 09:49am • LONDON (AP) — Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Wednesday he will introduce measures to overturn the convictions of more than 900 post office branch managers who were wrongly accused of theft or fraud because of a faulty computer system. Sunak said the scandal, which saw hundreds of postm Video appears to show the Israeli army shot 3 Palestinians, killing 1, without provocation 01/10/2024 09:18am • BEIT RIMA, West Bank (AP) — Security camera video from a West Bank village shows a young man standing in a central square when he is suddenly shot and drops to the ground. Two others rushing to his aid are also hit, leaving a 17-year-old dead, moments before Israeli military jeeps roll in. An Asso For 2024, some simple lifestyle changes can improve your little piece of the planet 01/10/2024 08:32am • NEW YORK (AP) — The fight against climate change requires the mass cooperation of industries, companies, governments and communities, but individuals have a role to play, too. Little things make a difference, and feel good too. At the dawn of 2024, also known as New Year's resolution season, Dry January: How to celebrate ‘sober-curiosity’ in DC 01/10/2024 07:41am • "I’ve never done a dry January … I had to quit entirely," said Booze Free in DC founder Laura Silverman. Founded in 2019, Booze Free in DC combines Silverman's "love of traveling to new places with my passion for sobriety and wellness." Silverman herself has been sober since 2007. The Protest being filed over medical marijuana shop opening near DC charter school 01/10/2024 05:57am • A formal protest is being lodged with the city over plans to open a medical marijuana dispensary in downtown D.C. across the street from a charter school. Retailers filed with the city's Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration with the plan to open "DC Smoke" at 8th and D streets NW near t Votes by El Salvador's diaspora surge, likely boosting President Bukele in elections 01/10/2024 12:00am • SAN SALVADOR (AP) — A record-breaking 51,226 Salvadorans living abroad voted in El Salvador's upcoming presidential election in the first three days after the country opened overseas electronic voting for the first time, two electoral officials confirmed to The Associated Press on Tuesday. The ove Why a Vienna gas station also serves Indian food 01/09/2024 11:18pm • At a Mobil gas station in Vienna, Virginia, customers can grab a homemade samosa while pumping gas. About two years ago, in the aftermath of the pandemic, Vishal Sood told his wife he wanted to try something new. A software engineer by trade, Sood spent a lot of time working from home and Ex-UK Post Office boss gives back a royal honor amid fury over hundreds of wrongful convictions 01/09/2024 09:38pm • LONDON (AP) — The former head of Britain’s state-owned Post Office said Tuesday she will hand back a royal honor in response to mounting fury over a miscarriage of justice that saw hundreds of postmasters wrongfully accused of theft because of a faulty computer system. The British government is Walmart experiments with AI to enhance customers' shopping experiences 01/09/2024 09:25pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — Walmart has unveiled plans to dive further into the world of artificial intelligence — and drones — to improve its customers’ shopping experiences. In a Tuesday keynote at the CES trade show in Las Vegas, the nation's largest retailer announced it will be expanding its drone Apple App Store - Top Apps 01/09/2024 12:15pm • Top Free iPhone Apps (US): 1. Temu: Shop Like a Billionaire, Temu 2. 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