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Germany revises 2025 growth forecast to 0.2%, rising to 1.3% next year 10/08/2025 08:47am • BERLIN (AP) — Germany's new government said Wednesday it expects Europe's biggest economy to see minimal growth of 0.2% this year, with a forecast for 1.3% growth next year and 1.4% in 2027. The outlook for 2025 is slightly higher than the previous government's forecast in late April for zero grow Britain’s once-mighty Conservative Party is battling to avoid extinction 10/08/2025 07:47am • MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Britain’s Conservatives used to boast they were the world’s most successful political party. Not anymore. The center-right party that governed the U.K. for more than 60 of the last 100 years before being ousted in 2024 is embracing Donald Trump -style policies, inclu Fairfax Co. extends car tax payment deadline, considers other ways to support federal workers 10/08/2025 04:46am • Fairfax County leaders approved a plan on Tuesday to delay the car tax payment deadline by a month and briefly considered additional ways to support federal workers during the current government shutdown. While the payment was originally due on Monday, the Board of Supervisors approved a plan to Florida county battered by 2024 hurricanes spends $125M on beach restoration 10/08/2025 12:04am • INDIAN ROCKS BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The white sandy beaches along a swath of Florida's Gulf Coast were battered by three hurricanes last year, leading to a multimillion-dollar effort to repair a coastline that is the region's economic engine. Crews are working with dredges, trucks and pipelines along Trump-backed Van Epps and Democrat Behn win Tennessee primaries for US House special election 10/07/2025 11:05pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Matt Van Epps, a former commissioner in Gov. Bill Lee’s administration who was endorsed by President Donald Trump, and Democratic state Rep. Aftyn Behn won their crowded primary races Tuesday and will face off in December in a special election to replace a GOP congressman Butler’s Orchard’s guide to picking the perfect pumpkin 10/07/2025 10:15pm • When you have a question about your feet, you ask a podiatrist. If you need information about your taxes, you call an accountant. But if you want to know how to keep your pumpkin from rotting on your front porch, you head to Germantown, Maryland, and ask someone at Butler’s Orchard. From ap US corruption indictment of billionaire politician won't block him from Guyana's parliament 10/07/2025 08:38pm • GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — The recent U.S. indictment accusing Guyana’s soon-to-be legislative opposition leader of money laundering and other corruption charges won't stand in the way of the billionaire businessman serving in the South American nation’s parliament, experts say. Azruddin Mohame The Latest: Trump administration threatens no back pay for federal workers in shutdown 10/07/2025 08:03pm • President Donald Trump’s administration is warning Tuesday of no guaranteed back pay for federal workers during a government shutdown, reversing what has been longstanding policy for some 750,000 furloughed employees, according to a memo being circulated by the White House. The move was widely see How Much Does Memory Care Cost? 10/07/2025 08:00pm • As we age, we all forget things from time to time. But when memory loss begins to interfere with everyday life, it may be a sign of cognitive decline or dementia for many older adults. When memory problems become serious, it might be time to consider memory care, a specialized form of long-term care Independent Living vs. Assisted Living: What's the Difference? 10/07/2025 08:00pm • An increasing number of older adults are opting to age in the comfort of their own homes. In fact, almost 9 in 10 adults want to remain living in their homes and communities as they age. However, less than 1 in 10 U.S. homes are fit to accommodate the mobility needs of older populations, according t Thinking about solar for your home? Now is the time to act 10/07/2025 07:23pm • Anyone thinking of changing over to solar energy for their homes is seeing the window shut on that opportunity. The tax credit created as part of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act "allowed homeowners to upgrade their electric fuse boxes as well as put solar panels on their roof, and it was a sort Tesla offers cheaper versions of 2 electric vehicles in bid to win back market share in tough year 10/07/2025 07:07pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Tesla rolled out new, cheaper versions of two of its electric car models on Tuesday in hopes the offerings will help revive flagging sales but investors dumped its stock anyway. The new Model Y, costing just under $40,000 with a stripped-down interior, comes in a brutal year for Te Government shutdown drags on as health care compromise remains elusive 10/07/2025 06:36pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — To hear party leaders talk, the seventh day of the government shutdown sounded a lot like the first. Democrats are seeking negotiations on expiring health care subsidies while Republicans say they won't discuss it, or any other policy, until the government reopens. The two sides Michigan creates additional marijuana tax to fund Whitmer's plan to 'fix the damn roads' 10/07/2025 06:32pm • LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday signed into law a new 24% tax on marijuana sales between producers and dispensaries, creating revenue to partially fund her long-promised effort to improve the state's roads. Whitmer made road repairs her priority this year. The Legis QB John Mateer could miss No. 6 Oklahoma's rivalry game vs. Texas with injury 10/07/2025 03:23pm • NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer might not be healthy in time for Saturday's rivalry game against Texas in Dallas. Mateer suffered an injury to his right hand — his throwing hand — during Oklahoma's 24-17 win over Auburn on Sept. 20. He played three quarters with the inju