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Messi Mania has grabbed hold in Major League Soccer, but will it be a long-lasting boost? 09/26/2023 02:34pm • It���s highly unlikely any player other than Lionel Messi could have brought Prince Harry, Selena Gomez and Leonardo DiCaprio out to a regular-season Major League Soccer match. But there they were ��� very noticeable in fact ��� in the crowd when Messi���s Inter Miami squad took on LAFC in Southern Moscow court upholds 19-year prison sentence for Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny 09/26/2023 01:49pm • MOSCOW (AP) ��� A court in Moscow upheld a 19-year prison sentence Tuesday for imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who was convicted on charges of extremism in August. Navalny was found guilty on charges related to the activities of his anti-corruption foundation and statements by Egyptian rights group says 73 supporters of a presidential challenger have been arrested 09/26/2023 10:46am • CAIRO (AP) ��� Egyptian authorities have detained at least 73 campaign volunteers for a challenger to incumbent President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi in the December election, a rights group said Tuesday. The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights said the detainees were volunteers working for president To TikTok or not to TikTok? One GOP candidate joins the app even as he calls it 'digital fentanyl' 09/26/2023 10:35am • Republican presidential hopefuls have largely shunned TikTok, the hugely popular video-sharing app that some in both parties allege is a potential spy mechanism for China. But entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy recently became the first 2024 candidate to join the platform, which says it has over 150 mill Official Rules ��� WTOP October 2023 Instagram Swag Giveaway 09/26/2023 10:21am • NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE CHANCES OF WINNING �� When to Enter: You may enter the WTOP ���Instagram Swag Sweepstakes��� (���Sweepstakes���) from 8:00 AM Eastern Time (���ET���) on October 16, 2023 through 5:00:00 PM ET on October 29, 2023 (���Sweepstakes Period���). What benefits may be lost with a government shutdown? 09/26/2023 07:25am • With the prospect of a government shutdown on the horizon, will people lose benefits like their Social Security check? This is one of many questions that Americans are asking as the federal government is heading toward a shutdown. With Congress divided between a Democratic-controlled Senate and a Cuban embassy in DC hit with Molotov cocktails, foreign minister says 09/25/2023 08:15pm • The Cuban embassy in D.C. was hit with Molotov cocktails Sunday evening, according to the country's foreign minister. ���The Cuban embassy in the U.S. was the target of a terrorist attack by an individual who launched 2 Molotov cocktails,��� Foreign Affairs Minister Bruno Rodr��guez said on a soc Man brought weapons to Va. church after online threats, police said 09/25/2023 08:11pm • A Falls Church, Virginia, man has been arrested after police said he was found armed inside a Haymarket church following a series of online threats against the place of worship. It was Sunday morning when Prince William County Police said a Laurel, Maryland, resident called 911 to report seeing I Avoid Becoming One of These Retirement Statistics 09/25/2023 08:00pm • Saving for retirement is a long game that rewards the early birds. Many Americans, however, aren't jumping on the retirement savings bandwagon until later in life. And the majority of those who are saving don't feel on track to hit their retirement goals. Here's a look at six unfortunate retirement Editorial Roundup: United States 09/25/2023 03:48pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: Sept. 23 The Washington Post on the U.S. feeding children in 2023 The children���s names rarely make the news. They are the millions of kids in Somalia, Libya, Mali, Haiti, Afghanistan, Yemen and other poor nations who don���t have eno Russia's Black Sea Fleet commander among 34 killed in a missile strike in Crimea, Ukraine claims 09/25/2023 03:21pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) ��� The missile strike that blasted the Crimean headquarters of Russia's navy last week killed 34 officers, including the fleet commander, Ukraine said Monday, though it provided no evidence to support its claim. Ukraine's Special Operation Forces said on the Telegram messaging a Myanmar media and resistance force report two dozen fighters killed in army ambush 09/25/2023 12:52pm • BANGKOK (AP) ��� About two dozen members of local resistance forces in central Myanmar were killed in an army ambush as they sought to evacuate villagers ahead of a feared attack by the military, according to resistance members and media reports. The total number of resistance fighters killed last F Egypt sets a presidential election for December with el-Sissi likely to stay in power until 2030 09/25/2023 10:41am • CAIRO (AP) ��� Egypt will hold a presidential election over three days in December, officials announced Monday, with President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi highly likely to remain in power until 2030. Waleed Hamza, the chairman of the National Election Authority, said the vote will take place on Dec. 10-12 Pakistani journalist who supported jailed ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan is freed by his captors 09/25/2023 10:12am • ISLAMABAD (AP) ��� A prominent Pakistani television journalist who went missing after his arrest more than four months ago was freed Monday and returned home, police and his colleagues said. It was widely believed that security agencies had held Imran Riaz Khan, who is known for publicly supporting How to Financially Prepare for a Government Shutdown 09/24/2023 08:00pm • When a government shutdown occurs, your budget could be affected in myriad ways. You might see few to no changes in certain areas, such as continued Social Security paychecks or a government pension. Other segments could have more intense consequences, including delays in travel or application appro