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How to Save Money When Grocery Shopping on a Budget 10/08/2024 08:00pm • Most American households are living paycheck to paycheck. Unless they change their spending habits, they may never have enough money to save for emergencies, retirement or other life goals. If you feel as though you are living too close to the financial edge, your grocery budget can be a prime place What Is a Good Interest Rate on a Savings Account? 10/08/2024 08:00pm • Thanks to a spike in interest rates the past few years, Americans have become more savvy when it comes to finding attractive rates. But what is a good interest rate on a savings account? And how can you get one? What Is a Good Interest Rate on a Savings Account?In 2024, you'll typically find the bes Disney World, Universal Orlando and SeaWorld will all close ahead of Milton 10/08/2024 05:15pm • ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Orlando’s tourism machine began grinding to a halt Tuesday with at least three major theme parks and the main airport announcing closures ahead of Hurricane Milton ’s expected hit as a major storm in Florida. Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando and SeaWorld will close the Gun activists say they are aiming to put Massachusetts gun law repeal on 2026 ballot 10/08/2024 03:15pm • BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts gun advocates announced Tuesday that they have gathered enough signatures to place a question on the 2026 ballot that would repeal a sweeping new gun law that cracks down on privately made, unserialized ghost guns, criminalizes possession of bump stocks and trigger cran Copper Canyon Grill adds a barge to its Rio at Gaithersburg location 10/08/2024 09:28am • Longtime Rio lakefront shopping center restaurant Copper Canyon Grill in Gaithersburg, Maryland, has extended its seating over the Lake Rio water with a barge addition. It is called The Lake House at Copper Canyon. The barge doesn’t actually go anywhere now, but it is, nonetheless, a real ba Man faces 4 felony charges after Fairfax Co. shopping center shooting leaves 1 wounded 10/08/2024 07:58am • A 25-year-old man faces a series of felony charges after police say he shot another man at Worldgate Shopping Centre in Herndon, Virginia, Sunday night. Herndon police said Mohamed Abdalla was taken into custody Monday night without incident. He's charged with four felonies, including malicious w Did you know there are fossils from the time of the dinosaurs hidden at the National Zoo? 10/08/2024 04:58am • Did you know there are hidden fossils from the time of the dinosaurs buried at the Smithsonian National Zoo? In today’s episode of “Matt About Town,” WTOP’s Matt Kaufax slithered over to the zoo — where he found there is more than meets the eye at the Reptile House. The fossils a ZooLights event to transform National Zoo into 'winter wonderland' 10/08/2024 04:14am • The Smithsonian National Zoo in D.C. is bringing back its annual ZooLights event next month. The event boasts thousands of LED lights depicting all kinds of animals and the habitats they call home. The after-hours, "family-friendly winter wonderland," as described by the institution, returns t The Latest: Hurricane Milton strengthens into a Category 5 as Florida prepares for evacuations 10/07/2024 09:22pm • Milton rapidly strengthened in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday, becoming a Category 5 storm on a path toward Florida. The major hurricane threatens to bring dangerous storm surge to Tampa Bay and is setting the stage for potential mass evacuations less than two weeks after a catastrophic Hurricane Hele 5 Ways to Save for Vacation 10/07/2024 08:00pm • Saving for a vacation and planning for it often takes longer than going on the actual vacation. But all the time you sink into planning is usually well worth it. If you're looking for ways to save and plan for a vacation and don't want to take out loans to go, here are some strategies you may want t Is the AmEx Platinum Card Annual Fee Worth It? 10/07/2024 08:00pm • The Platinum Card® from American Express is a popular rewards card known for its suite of luxury perks, such as concierge service, travel protections and access to various lounge networks. However, these top-tier benefits come at a cost: a $695 annual fee, which can be steep for some travelers. Alt National grantmakers bet this rural education program can scale 10/07/2024 03:06pm • In 2010, Dreama Gentry met Geoffrey Canada, founder of Harlem Children’s Zone, a much-lauded nonprofit that supports youth from birth through college in a roughly 100-block area of central Harlem. The program was an inspiration for Gentry, who had launched a college-access program in rural eastern Judge rules the FTC can proceed with antitrust lawsuit against Amazon, tosses out few state claims 10/07/2024 02:08pm • A federal judge said the Federal Trade Commission can proceed with its landmark antitrust lawsuit against Amazon. But, he also gave the company a small victory by tossing out a few claims made by states involved in the legal fight. The order, issued last week by Judge John H. Chun and unsealed on M Gaza is in ruins after Israel's yearlong offensive. Rebuilding may take decades 10/07/2024 09:54am • The Gaza Strip is in ruins. There are hills of rubble where apartment blocks stood, and pools of sewage-tainted water spreading disease. City streets have been churned into dirt canyons and, in many places, the air is filled with the stench of unrecovered corpses. Israel’s yearlong offensive again How a DC bookstore is helping students avoid linguistic isolation 10/07/2024 05:14am • When a Vietnamese student was ready to checkout at Tempo Books in Northwest D.C., owner Betulia Sanchez paused. It wasn’t that she didn’t want to sell him the books, she told the customer. But, the books, which are aimed at helping nonnative English speakers learn the language, were advanced