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DC-area man's journey from 'grill guy' to smokin' barbecue business owner 05/18/2024 12:10pm • A D.C.-area man spent decades working on print solutions centered in office environments. Now, he's smokin' with a full-service catering company focused on barbecue. George Loving had no idea his career would take such a tasty turn from office solutions to running a D.C.-based business that bloss French authorities report a sixth fatality in New Caledonia violence 05/18/2024 12:10pm • French security forces reported another death Saturday in armed clashes in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia, the sixth fatality in nearly a week of violent unrest scorching the archipelago whose indigenous population has long sought independence. The person was killed in an exchange of Suspected would-be assassin ordered detained as Slovak prime minister's condition is stable 05/18/2024 11:09am • PEZINOK, Slovakia (AP) — The man accused of attempting to assassinate Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was ordered to remain behind bars Saturday as the nation’s leader was in serious but stable condition after surviving multiple gunshots, officials said. Slovakia’s Specialized Criminal Court There are now more options to shop at Costco, even for nonmembers 05/17/2024 05:30pm • Costco has long been famous for being a store where shoppers can find just about anything they're looking for in large quantities and at relatively low prices. While shopping there is typically a membership-only experience, people who aren't members are now being welcomed in through different way How you can save money by price matching or getting a price adjustment 05/17/2024 04:23pm • Do you have shopping on your to do list this weekend? Before you spend any money, experts say don't just settle for the retail price. The Golden Rule is to always shop around to get the best bang for your buck. "Our researchers often find big store to store price differences for the exact same Vindicated by Supreme Court, CFPB director says bureau will add staff, consider new rules on banks 05/17/2024 02:46pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Since its creation roughly 14 years ago, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has faced lawsuits and political and legal challenges to the idea of whether the Federal Government's aggressive consumer financial watchdog agency should be allowed exist at all. Those challenges ca Protests against powerful group persist in Syria's last major rebel stronghold 05/17/2024 02:40pm • IDLIB, Syria (AP) — Members of a powerful insurgent group in Syria 's rebel-held northwest fired into the air and beat protesters with clubs Friday, injuring some of them as protests intensified to demand the release of detainees and an end to the group's rule. Protests took place Friday in severa English fishing village told to boil water after a parasite outbreak sickens over 45 people 05/17/2024 02:35pm • LONDON (AP) — A scenic fishing village in southwestern England was under instructions to boil its tap water for a third day on Friday after a parasite sickened more than 45 people in the latest example of Britain's troubled water system. Around 16,000 homes and businesses in the Brixham area of De In Cannes, Francis Ford Coppola talks Trump, self-financing 'Megalopolis' and why he has no regrets 05/17/2024 12:38pm • CANNES, France (AP) — Much attention has been paid to the $120 million of his own fortune that Francis Ford Coppola put up to make the futuristic epic “Megalopolis,” but the director himself isn't much concerned. “I don’t care. I never cared,” Coppola said of money, speaking to reporter Mexico's cartel violence haunts civilians as the June 2 election approaches 05/17/2024 11:28am • HUITZILAC, Mexico (AP) — Tailed by trucks of heavily armed soldiers, four caskets floated on a sea of hundreds of mourners. Neighbors peered nervously from their homes as the crowd pushed past shuttered businesses, empty streets and political campaign posters plastering the small Mexican town of H 8 Asian festivals to enjoy in the DC area during AAPI Heritage Month 05/17/2024 10:26am • Throughout the month of May, several communities across the D.C. area plan to host a series of captivating festivals, each showcasing the diverse traditions and customs of different Asian cultures. 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