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Providing affordable, accessible, equitable and quality healthcare is what CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (CareFirst) strives to do every day, but the company goes a step further by building bridges and investing in other businesses Hong Kong police arrest another person accused of supporting overseas activists 07/07/2023 06:20am • HONG KONG (AP) ��� Hong Kong police on Thursday arrested another person accused of supporting overseas activists who allegedly endangered national security, in a further expansion of a government crackdown on pro-democracy dissidents. Police detained the 24-year-old man at the city���s airport a day Amid criticism over his war on gangs, El Salvador's President Bukele turns to sports 07/07/2023 01:00am • SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) ��� El Salvador President Nayib Bukele stood before tens of thousands of roaring sports fans with a message: I am not a dictator. ���They say we live in a dictatorship,��� Bukele said, but "ask bus passengers, people eating in restaurants, waiters. Ask whomever you wan 3 Reasons to Buy a Condo -- and 3 Reasons to Beware 07/06/2023 08:00pm • If you're contemplating buying a house, especially in an urban area, you may be asking yourself: Is buying a condo a better deal? What Is a Condo?A condominium, which is like a hybrid between an apartment and a house, is property that you can purchase and own outright. A condo offers some similar as 10 Retirement Rites of Passage 07/06/2023 08:00pm • Few things in life can compete with the significance of retirement. After decades of working day in and day out, this is when you get to reclaim your time for yourself. "This is (one of) the largest transitions folks will make in their lifetimes," says Shanna Tingom, financial advisor and co-founder Britney Spears says Wembanyama's security struck her in Las Vegas, Spurs rookie says he was grabbed 07/06/2023 06:53pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) ��� San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama said Thursday he believes Britney Spears grabbed him from behind as he was walking into a restaurant at a Las Vegas casino, and that the security detail he was with pushed the pop star away. Wembanyama said he wasn't told that Spears was TikTok and 5 content creators ask federal judge to block Montana from banning app 07/06/2023 02:30pm • TikTok Inc. and a group of five content creators who are suing the state of Montana over its first-in-the-nation law to ban the video sharing app are now asking a federal judge to block implementation of the law while the case moves through the courts and before it takes effect in January. The separ Democratic council member joins race for Indiana's open US Senate seat 07/06/2023 10:43am • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ��� An Indianapolis City-County Council member on Thursday became the second announced Democrat to seek Indiana���s open U.S. Senate seat in the 2024 election. Keith Potts is joining former state lawmaker Marc Carmichael in vying for the party's nomination to fill the seat that Rep Mass expulsions and mistreatment of migrants reported in Tunisia as tensions spike in port city 07/06/2023 10:33am • TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) ��� Tensions spiked dangerously in a Tunisian port city this week after three migrants were detained in the death of a local man, and there were reports of retaliation against Black foreigners and accounts of mass expulsions and alleged assaults by security forces. The people su Curious about new Threads app? WTOP's Neal Augenstein tries it out 07/06/2023 08:47am • There's a new social media game in town: Meta has launched its new Threads app, an Instagram-based alternative to Elon Musk's Twitter.   Post by @nealaugenstein View on Threads   Shortly after launch, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg posted a welcome video on Instagram: "I t As Israel ends 2-day West Bank offensive, Palestinian residents emerge to scenes of vast destruction 07/05/2023 09:50pm • JENIN REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank (AP) ��� Palestinian residents of the Jenin refugee camp encountered scenes of widespread destruction Wednesday as they emerged from their homes and returned from nearby shelters following the most intense Israeli military operation in the occupied West Bank in nearly t The wave of mass shootings over the Fourth of July highlights the challenges police face 07/05/2023 08:21pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Thirty shot, two fatally, at a block party in Baltimore. At least three killed and 10 wounded at an annual July Fourth bash in Louisiana. A 7-year-old shot dead in Tampa after two groups gathered along a causeway for Independence Day started to fight. Nine others injured when bul Mortgages for Seniors: Everything You Need to Know 07/05/2023 08:00pm • If you're at or near retirement and looking for a new mortgage, it might call for more preparation than any previous home purchases. While many in their 60s and 70s are still working full time and may be able to handle a mortgage more easily than someone who is retired, it's still a good idea to con