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Georgia governor signs law adding regulations for production and sale of herbal supplement kratom 05/02/2024 03:26pm • ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's governor on Thursday signed a bill putting new regulations on the production and sale of products containing kratom, a plant-based supplement. The law, which takes effect Jan. 1, prohibits the sale of kratom to anyone under 21 and says it must be kept behind a counter or i Ricky Stenhouse Jr. signs multiyear extension with JTG Daugherty Racing for NASCAR Cup Series 05/02/2024 02:31pm • KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Ricky Stenhouse Jr. has signed a multiyear contract extension with JTG Daugherty Racing, which he took to victory lane in the Daytona 500 two years ago, to continue driving the No. 47 car in the NASCAR Cup Series. The team announced the deal on Thursday. No details were pr AI use by businesses is small but growing rapidly, led by IT sector and firms in Colorado and DC 05/02/2024 11:39am • The rate of businesses in the U.S. using AI is still relatively small but growing rapidly, with firms in information technology, and in locations like Colorado and the District of Columbia, leading the way, according to a new paper from U.S. Census Bureau researchers. Overall use of AI tools by firm Things to do in the DC area: AAPI Heritage Month events, Adams Morgan PorchFest … and more! 05/02/2024 07:49am • All throughout May, WTOP is celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with stories about the people and places shaping the D.C. region. You won't want to miss WTOP's guide on the many Asian festivals that are expected over the course of the month of May. From the NVA Thai Stre Pro-Palestinian banners. Blazing Olympic rings. Workers' May Day rallies confront turbulent times 05/02/2024 01:38am • ISTANBUL (AP) — Workers and activists around the world marked May Day with largely peaceful protests Wednesday over rising prices, low wages and calls for greater labor rights. Pro- Palestinian sentiments were also on display. Police in Istanbul used tear gas and fired rubber bullets to disperse t Police killed student outside Wisconsin school after reports of someone with a weapon, official says 05/01/2024 11:16pm • MOUNT HOREB, Wis. (AP) — Police shot and killed a student outside a Wisconsin middle school Wednesday after receiving a report of someone with a weapon, the state's attorney general said in the first law enforcement briefing on gunshots that sent children fleeing and prompted an hourslong lockdown Shops at Crystal City Underground given notice to vacate by end of October 05/01/2024 09:00pm • Mory Zebhideh, owner of the store "Real Jewelers" at the Crystal City Underground shopping mall, has been at that Virginia location since 1990. He'll soon need to leave. Zebhideh was given an official notice Wednesday that he and the other shops located at the Arlington mall are being forced to v 10 ETFs to Build a Diversified Portfolio 05/01/2024 08:00pm • One of the most counterintuitive yet crucial concepts in investing is diversification. It might seem paradoxical, but combining individually volatile assets that each fluctuate significantly can actually stabilize the overall risk of a portfolio when they are properly mixed. "For instance, combining A list of mass killings in the United States this year 05/01/2024 06:26pm • The latest mass killing in the U.S. happened Monday, April 29, in Charlotte, North Carolina, where four officers were fatally shot in the deadliest attack on U.S. law enforcement since 2016. The officers were killed when a task force made up of officers from different agencies arrived in the reside Paul Auster, prolific and experimental man of letters and filmmaker, dies at 77 05/01/2024 04:35pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Auster, a prolific, prize-winning man of letters and filmmaker known for such inventive narratives and meta-narratives as “The New York Trilogy” and “4 3 2 1,” has died at age 77. Auster's death was confirmed by his wife and fellow author, Siri Hustvedt, who said that Amazon, Pinterest rise; Starbucks, CVS Health fall, Wednesday, 5/1/2024 05/01/2024 04:25pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Wednesday: Amazon.com Inc., up $4 to $179. The e-commerce giant beat Wall Street's first-quarter earnings and revenue forecasts. Advanced Micro Devices Inc., down $14.11 to $144.27. The chipmaker gave investors a disapp High-scoring Avalanche await winner of Stars-Golden Knights in next round after dispatching Jets 05/01/2024 03:44pm • DENVER (AP) — The high-scoring, fast-flying Colorado Avalanche are so much more than the Nathan MacKinnon Show. The supporting cast for the Avalanche played an integral role as they eliminated the Winnipeg Jets in five games during their first-round series. The Avalanche had 12 different players f Saudi Arabia confirms a fitness influencer received an 11-year sentence over 'terrorist offenses' 05/01/2024 05:48am • JERUSALEM (AP) — Saudi Arabia confirmed in a letter to the United Nations that a female fitness instruction who was popular online received an 11-year prison sentence but did not specify any of her alleged “terrorism offenses.” Though the kingdom insisted the case had nothing to do with the in Leslie Odom Jr., Cypress Hill, Bonnie Raitt headline May entertainment around DC area 05/01/2024 04:47am • To paraphrase Justin Timberlake, "Guess what? It's gonna be May." In fact, it's here! The weather is warming up, so it's time to get out and enjoy some fun activities. We're rounding up fun events around the D.C. area in our May Entertainment Guide: May Entertainment Guide: May 1-5: Phones, Islamic books and currency exchange. Some businesses are making money out of Taliban rule 05/01/2024 04:05am • KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Yunis Safi, a businessman in Kabul, knows very well the importance of showing off your phone if you want something done. “In Afghanistan, your phone is your personality,” he said, smiling, a jewel-encrusted ring on each hand. One boasts an emerald, the other a fat Rus