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The Best Nutrition Tracking Apps to Help You Reach Your Health Goals 04/23/2024 08:00pm • Tracking leads to weight loss: Why you might want a food tracking app.Whether your goal is to lose weight or improve your health, tracking your calories and nutrients can be a very effective strategy."Tracking can be a great way to see where there are opportunities to make tweaks in your diet to hel Meal Planning Pro Tips From a Dietitian 04/23/2024 08:00pm • Meal planning is touted as a direct route to eating more healthfully, spending less money and saving some time -- and it certainly can be. But for many us, it's more of an annoying chore than a helpful activity. That's because in addition to being time-consuming, "meal planning" just sounds strict. Jordan Spieth's left wrist injury isn't getting any better. It's also not getting worse 04/23/2024 04:54pm • HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — The left wrist injury Jordan Spieth first suffered a week before the PGA Championship last year hasn’t gone away. That doesn’t necessarily means it’s worse — or better. “It’s a come-and-go thing,” Spieth said last week after his pro-am round at the RBC Foxtrot Market abruptly closes all DC stores 04/23/2024 01:20pm • Chicago-based Foxtrot Market, which grew from one outpost to more than a half-dozen locations in the D.C. area in less than three years, abruptly closed all of its D.C.-area stores Tuesday, as well as its stores in Chicago and Dallas. "After much consideration and evaluation, we regret to announc NFL draft has been on tour for a decade and the next stop is Detroit, giving it a shot in spotlight 04/23/2024 09:32am • DETROIT (AP) — The NFL draft has taken the show on the road for a decade, giving cities around the country a chance to be in the spotlight. Detroit is on the clock. The Motor City, which was once one of the nation's largest and most powerful cities, has bounced back from filing for bankruptcy in 2 Elon Musk accuses Australia of censorship after court bans violent video 04/23/2024 12:18am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Tech billionaire Elon Musk accused Australia of censorship after an Australian judge ruled that his social media platform X must block users worldwide from accessing video of a bishop being stabbed in a Sydney church. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese responded Tuesday by Should You Wait for Mortgage Rates to Fall to Buy a House? 04/22/2024 08:00pm • Over the past two years, mortgage rates have surged from around 3% to well past 7%, leaving many would-be homebuyers simply priced out of the market. Others have decided to wait on the sidelines, holding out for lower rates. In fact, two-thirds of homebuyers are waiting for rates to fall before buyi 5 Top Options for Affordable Retirement in Europe 04/22/2024 08:00pm • The culture and relative safety of many European cities can be appealing to American retirees, but those living on a fixed income must stretch their U.S. dollars as far as possible. Major cities such as London may check all your boxes, but the cost of living may be too high for anything more than a Federal Trade Commission sues to block Tapestry's $8.5B acquisition of Capri 04/22/2024 07:19pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Trade Commission sued to block Tapestry, Inc.’s $8.5 billion acquisition of Capri Holdings Ltd., saying that the deal would eliminate direct head-to-head competition between the fashion companies' brands like Coach and Michael Kors in the so-called affordable luxury h How DC hopes to minimize 'friction' in filling vacant storefronts 04/22/2024 05:49pm • No one likes the look of a vacant storefront, which is why D.C. is working to fill those spaces by luring pop-up businesses, making it easier for them to set up shop more quickly. City leaders Monday unveiled a new pop-up permitting program aimed at removing red tape for entrepreneurs who want to Heavy rainstorms kill 4 people in southern China. Ten others are missing 04/22/2024 11:46am • BEIJING (AP) — Heavy rainstorms that swept across southern China over the weekend killed at least four people in riverside cities, while a search was underway for 10 others missing, state media said Monday. The official Xinhua news agency said three people died in Zhaoqing city while one rescuer d Australian judge bans X from sharing video of bishop being stabbed in Sydney church 04/22/2024 08:59am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian judge on Monday ruled that social media platform X must block every user in the world from accessing video of a bishop being stabbed in a Sydney church, extending the prohibition beyond users in Australia. X Corp., the tech company rebranded by billionaire 'DWTS' champ Derek Hough returns to DC area, invites doctor after wife's medical emergency during last visit 04/22/2024 04:33am • In December, Derek Hough joined WTOP before he and his wife Hayley Erbert performed at MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland. At the end of the show, his wife became disoriented and was taken to the hospital for an emergency craniotomy, to treat a cranial hematoma that resulted from a b AP PHOTOS: Glimpses of Beijing through windows and doorways 04/22/2024 12:19am • BEIJING (AP) — China's sprawling capital city was new territory for Associated Press photographer Tatan Syuflana. Between covering high-ranking officials and capturing the pulse of daily life, the Jakarta-based photographer sought out glimpses of Beijing through windows, doorways and other portals Earth Day: How one grocery shopper takes steps to avoid 'pointless plastic' 04/21/2024 12:31pm • ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Nature wraps bananas and oranges in peels. But in some modern supermarkets, they're bagged or wrapped in plastic too. For Judith Enck, that's the epitome of pointless plastic. The baby food aisle is similarly distressing for her, with its rows and rows of blended fruits, vegeta