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DC says a new Commanders stadium could revitalize a key part of the city. What does this economist say? 06/19/2024 09:00pm • The projected benefits of a new Washington Commanders stadium being built in D.C., which were detailed in a report the city released last week, are largely honest and reasonable, according to a University of Maryland economist who reviewed it. The city report, which analyzed the economic and comm 9 Social Security Calculators That Can Help You Decide When to Claim 06/19/2024 08:00pm • One of the key retirement decisions you will make is when to apply for Social Security. Using a retirement calculator can help you determine the ideal retirement age to start Social Security payments and encourage you to consider taking action to maximize the amount you will receive from Social Secu 44 Graduate Degree Jobs That Pay Six-Figure Salaries 06/19/2024 08:00pm • Discover high-paying graduate degree jobs.Graduate school is a major time and money commitment. But the return on investment can be well worth the cost, as a more advanced credential may help open the door to lucrative jobs. The median weekly earnings for a worker in the U.S. with a master's degree 7 Best Funds to Hold in a Roth IRA 06/19/2024 08:00pm • A regular taxable brokerage account offers investors the greatest flexibility -- you don't have to worry about keeping track of contribution limits or withdrawal rules. However, this flexibility comes at a cost, namely tax drag in various forms. Selling assets above their cost basis incurs capital g 15 Best Dividend Stocks to Buy for 2024 06/19/2024 08:00pm • The Dow Jones Industrial Average recently hit 40,000 for the first time, and the S&P 500 is already well on the way to hitting the 6,000 level. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite is going up at an even faster clip. The market is in full-on boom mode right now, and the Federal Reserve seems intent o On the verge of becoming 1st Black woman to be mayor of Alexandria, Gaskins says city has lots of challenges, needs 06/19/2024 06:58pm • The votes for the Democratic nomination for mayor of the City of Alexandria are still being counted, but Alyia Gaskins ��� who's leading her Democratic rivals with nearly 60% of the vote ��� has declared victory. On the verge of becoming the first Black woman to be the city mayor, Gaskins tol Prince George���s Co. Council reaches deal on 'rent stabilization' 06/19/2024 04:26pm • After hours of debate and numerous amendments, the Prince George���s County Council has put together its plan for what it calls "rent stabilization." The deal reached this week meets many of the demands raised by progressive advocates, leading the apartment industry to warn it will backfire in th A Missouri mayor says a fight over jobs is back on. Things to know about Kansas wooing the Chiefs 06/19/2024 02:08pm • TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) ��� A plan in Kansas for luring the Kansas City's two major league sports franchises from Missouri has prompted their hometown's mayor to declare that the move ends a 5-year-old agreement by the states not to poach each other's jobs. The Kansas Legislature has approved a measure to Kansas is making a big run at Kansas City's pro teams with a plan to help pay for new stadiums 06/19/2024 01:19pm • TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) ��� Kansas is making a serious run at becoming the new home for the reigning Super Bowl champions with legislators approving a plan Tuesday to lure the Chiefs and Major League Baseball���s Kansas City Royals away from Missouri. Bipartisan legislative supermajorities OK'd the measu With election looming, UK's governing Conservatives seize on inflation fall to 2% target 06/19/2024 07:53am • LONDON (AP) ��� Inflation in the U.K. returned to the Bank of England's target rate of 2% for the first time in nearly three years, official figures showed Wednesday, a development that was seized on by the governing Conservative Party as evidence that its economic plan is ���working��� ahead of the 5 prominent DC construction companies accused of wage, benefit theft in lawsuit 06/19/2024 04:45am • D.C.'s attorney general has filed a lawsuit against five construction companies and brokers claiming they misclassified hundreds of workers, depriving them of benefits and wages. D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb claims some local construction companies are "stealing" from workers. "Labor br Australian opposition puts nation's first nuclear power plants in its energy plan ahead of elections 06/19/2024 12:23am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) ��� Australia���s main opposition party on Wednesday announced plans to build Australia���s first nuclear power plants as early as 2035, arguing the government���s policies for decarbonizing the economy with renewable energy sources including solar, wind turbines and green Former federal official Johnson and ex-Trump aide Jack win Georgia GOP nominations for US House 06/18/2024 10:45pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� Georgia Republicans settled two congressional nominations in Tuesday runoffs, with a former federal official defeating a man who was convicted for illegally demonstrating inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and an ex-aide to Donald Trump winning in a race for an open seat in an More than 200 arrested in Kenya protests over proposed tax hikes in finance bill 06/18/2024 09:33pm • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) ��� More than 200 protesters have been arrested in Kenya���s capital, Nairobi, in ongoing protests against proposed tax hikes in a finance bill that is due to be tabled in parliament. Civil society groups said that demonstrations and a planned sit-down outside parliament building Republicans block bill to outlaw bump stocks for rifles after Supreme Court lifts Trump-era ban 06/18/2024 05:41pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Senate Republicans blocked bipartisan legislation Tuesday that would have outlawed bump stocks after the Supreme Court struck down a ban on the rapid-fire gun accessory used in the deadliest shooting in modern U.S. history. Democrats tried to force a voice vote on the bill to ban