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City of Cleveland offers $461 million to Browns for stadium upgrades as team weighs move to suburbs 08/01/2024 04:55pm • CLEVELAND (AP) — The city of Cleveland has given the Browns a proposal to renovate their stadium in hopes of keeping the NFL team downtown rather than seeing it move to a new dome in suburban Brook Park. Cleveland's submission includes $461 million from the city, $227 million of which would come f Senate rejects legislation that would expand child tax credit and restore business tax breaks 08/01/2024 03:58pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill to expand the child tax credit and restore some tax breaks for businesses failed to advance in the Senate on Thursday as Republicans largely opposed the measure, arguing they would be in position to get a better deal next year. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., dared White Sox sending Orioles $4 million as part of Eloy Jiménez trade 08/01/2024 12:23pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The Chicago White Sox are sending Baltimore $4 million as part of Tuesday’s trade of outfielder Eloy Jiménez to the Orioles, among 11 deals in the two days before the deadline that included cash transactions. Jiménez had $4,263,441 remaining of his $13 million salary, part o Things to do in the DC area: Black Books Matter Fest, Mubadala Citi DC Open … and more! 08/01/2024 04:51am • There’s so much to do in the D.C. area in the coming days, and WTOP has you covered with our weekly roundup of area events worth anticipating. Check back every Thursday for a roundup of Things to do in the D.C. area. Since its establishment in 2021 in Prince George's County, Maryland, Black The 10 Biggest Regrets of Retirees 07/31/2024 08:00pm • Retirement is the ultimate goal for many workers: the day when you can clock out, head home and never look back again. However, the experience of retirement can differ from the expectation, and many retirees wish they had done things differently either before or after they left the workforce. Here a Georgia superintendent says Black studies course breaks law against divisive racial teachings 07/31/2024 07:25pm • ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's state superintendent of schools said Wednesday that he believes a new Advanced Placement course in African American Studies violates the state's law against teaching divisive racial concepts, explaining that is why he won’t recommend it become an approved state course. U NYC's latest crackdown on illegal weed shops is finally shutting them down 07/31/2024 05:23pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of marijuana shops boldly opened without a license in New York City after the state legalized recreational use of the drug, but after more than a year of lax enforcement, new state rules are finally allowing officials to padlock their doors. New York City's sheriff’s of Fairfax students' award-winning scam detection site uses AI to tell you what's 'too good to be true' 07/31/2024 04:37pm • Advik Atyam never expected to be scammed, but he too became a victim while reselling computer parts during the pandemic. He was in eighth grade at the time, and was talking to someone who wanted to buy his keyboard. Atyam named his price and they agreed to make the deal over PayPal. While the Rudy Giuliani agrees to deal to end his bankruptcy case, pay creditors' financial adviser $400k 07/31/2024 03:38pm • Rudy Giuliani has agreed to a last-minute deal to end his personal bankruptcy case and pay about $400,000 to a financial adviser hired by his creditors, avoiding a potential deep-dive into the former New York City mayor's finances that was threatened by a federal judge. The agreement was filed Wedne Nigerians are frustrated by economic hardship but authorities fear planned protests could turn ugly 07/31/2024 03:28pm • ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Frustrated with growing economic hardships, Nigerians are planning nationwide protests this week against the country’s worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation. And with momentum soaring on social media, authorities fear a replay of the deadly 2020 demonstrations against Harris is calibrating her policy pitch for going to battle with Trump 07/31/2024 12:23am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is facing the delicate task of calibrating her policy pitch to American voters, a standard task for any White House hopeful but one that comes with additional challenges this year. First, Harris is running for president while serving under President J Project 2025 shakes up leadership after criticism from Democrats and Trump, but says work goes on 07/30/2024 10:16pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The director of the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 vision for a complete overhaul of the federal government stepped down Tuesday after blowback from Donald Trump's campaign, which has tried to disavow the program created by many of the former president's allies and former aides Simone Biles has redefined her sport — and its vocabulary. A look at the skills bearing her name 07/30/2024 08:47pm • PARIS (AP) — It is not enough — it has never been enough — for Simone Biles to do gymnastics. The 27-year-old American star has been intent almost from the start on pushing the sport in new directions by doing things that have never been done before. That could continue this week when she trie Florida county approves deal to build a new Tampa Bay Rays stadium 07/30/2024 08:27pm • CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays have the government backing they need to build a long-sought-after ballpark after the Pinellas County Commissioners approved on Tuesday the west-central Florida county's share of the funding for the 30,000-seat stadium. The county voted 5-2 to approve spe Twins add bullpen help with right-hander Trevor Richards in deadline trade with Blue Jays 07/30/2024 08:10pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The Minnesota Twins acquired right-handed pitcher Trevor Richards from the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday before the major league non-waiver trade deadline, a boost for the bullpen in their quest to catch Cleveland and defend their AL Central title. The Twins sent minor league infiel