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Online marketplace eBay to drop American Express, citing fees, and says customers have other options 06/05/2024 11:44am • NEW YORK (AP) — Online marketplace behemoth eBay said it plans to no longer accept American Express, citing what the company says are “unacceptably high fees” and that customers have other payment options to shop online. It's a notable blow to American Express, whose customers are often the m One Loudoun Summer Concert Series returns to Northern Virginia with chill, outdoor music vibes 06/05/2024 11:14am •   Are you looking for a relaxing way to unwind after you get off work on Wednesday evening? The One Loudoun Summer Concert Series returns to One Loudoun in Ashburn, Virginia. WTOP's Jason Fraley attended the kickoff event to rock out with the Frederick, Maryland, cover band Crash t Walmart offers new perks for workers, from a new bonus plan to opportunities in skilled trade jobs 06/05/2024 10:29am • NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart is offering new perks for its hourly U.S. workers, ranging from a new bonus plan to opportunities to move into skilled trade jobs within the company. The perks program announced Wednesday comes as the nation's largest private employer says it's seeing a decline in worker tu A year of elections in democracies around the world is revealing deep dissatisfaction among voters 06/05/2024 12:06am • In a community center in East London, about 20 men gathered for their regular lunch meeting, sipping coffee and tea from mismatched mugs and engaging in an increasingly popular pastime in the world’s democracies: Complaining about their government. They feel estranged from the country’s leadersh Kansas leaders and new group ramp up efforts to lure the Kansas City Chiefs from Missouri 06/04/2024 08:35pm • TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Top Kansas legislators have intensified efforts to woo the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs by offering to let the professional football franchise shape a plan for using state bonds to finance a new stadium in Kansas. Kansas House Speaker Dan Hawkins and Senate President Prosecutors spend first day of testimony in Hunter Biden's gun trial detailing his drug problems 06/04/2024 07:02pm • WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Federal prosecutors on Tuesday painted President Joe Biden’s son Hunter as deceptive and driven by addiction, a man whose dark habits ensnared loved ones and who knew what he was doing when he lied on a federal form to purchase a gun in 2018. Jurors also got their first l Muhammad Ali's childhood home is for sale in Kentucky after being converted into a museum 06/04/2024 03:32pm • LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The pink house where Muhammad Ali grew up dreaming of boxing fame — and where hundreds of fans gathered for an emotional send-off as his funeral procession passed by decades later — is up for sale. The two-bedroom, one-bathroom house in Louisville was converted into a mu Many Americans are still shying away from EVs despite Biden's push, an AP-NORC/EPIC poll finds 06/04/2024 12:29pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Many Americans still aren’t sold on going electric for their next car purchase. High prices and a lack of easy-to-find charging stations are major sticking points, a new poll shows. About 4 in 10 U.S. adults say they would be at least somewhat likely to buy an EV the next time The Guide to Making or Accepting an Offer on a Home 06/03/2024 08:00pm • On both sides of a real estate transaction, the purchase offer is the first formal communication that leads to the final deal. The offer combines financial details with the nuances of negotiation, and it's the first step in reaching an agreement and closing on a house. To help you craft an offer on How to Save for a Wedding 06/03/2024 08:00pm • Get prepared, eager brides and grooms: Wedding costs are high across the United States. In 2023, The Knot Real Weddings Study revealed the average ceremony and reception cost the happy couple $35,000. While such an outlay may be doable for some couples, it's far too high for many. Without plenty of Hong Kong detains an artist on the eve of the 35th anniversary of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown 06/03/2024 04:53pm • HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police briefly detained a performance artist on the eve of the 35th anniversary of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown, underlining the city's shrinking freedom of expression. Police on Monday took away Sanmu Chen on a street of Causeway Bay, a busy Hong Kong shopping di Palestinian officials apply to join South Africa's case at top UN court accusing Israel of genocide 06/03/2024 02:03pm • THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Palestinian officials have applied at the top U.N. court for permission to join South Africa's case accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza. The request published Monday alleges that Israel's ongoing military operation is “part of a systematic effort to wipe Palestinian Austin Cindric gives Team Penske its first NASCAR win and some much-needed momentum 06/03/2024 12:25pm • Even amid the elation of finally winning a NASCAR Cup Series race again, Austin Cindric found himself a bit heartbroken. It should have been a banner day for Team Penske on Sunday just outside St. Louis. Defending series champ Ryan Blaney was leading in the closing laps, Cindric was poised to give a As pharmacies shutter, some Western states, Black and Latino communities are left behind 06/03/2024 12:16pm • Opening stores used to mean everything to pharmacy chains. CVS Health once boasted of opening or buying more than 2,900 locations in a five-year period. Now it’s shuttering hundreds, while Walgreens, Rite Aid and independent drugstores also pull back. An industry that saw waves of store growth b Trial in the fatal daytime ambush of rapper Young Dolph reset to September 06/03/2024 12:14pm • MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A judge on Monday reset the trial date for a man charged with killing rapper Young Dolph in a daytime shooting ambush at a cookie shop in his hometown of Memphis, Tennessee. Shelby County Judge Jennifer J. Mitchell set a Sept. 23 trial date for Justin Johnson, 26. He has plea