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Artwork unveiled for next year's National Cherry Blossom Festival 11/16/2023 04:55am • While many are enjoying the reds and golds of fall foliage, some people are already thinking about cherry blossoms. The National Cherry Blossom Festival held its 2024 launch event Wednesday at the Ronald Reagan building in downtown D.C. "Look around this room. We have cherry blossoms in the room, 'A noisy rock 'n' roll': How growing interest in Formula One is felt across the music world 11/14/2023 10:53pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Beyond the engineering, the athleticism, the speed, the luxury — fans love the sound of Formula One. The fierce rhythms of a V6 turbocharged hybrid engine; the sticky staccato of a rushed downshift; sexy, loud zooms. There’s a real musical appreciation for the elite motor Tourists find the Las Vegas Strip remade for its turn hosting Formula One 11/14/2023 04:16pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — The famous fountains at the Bellagio won't be very visible this week amid the roar of Formula One racing on the Las Vegas Strip, and gondoliers won't be serenading tourists at the Venetian resort. “Fountains have been shut off, canals drained, streets closed or harder to navigat American teenager Lia Block to race in next year's F1 Academy season for ART team 11/14/2023 12:02pm • WANTAGE, England (AP) — American teenager Lia Block will drive for the ART Grand Prix team in next year's F1 Academy season, Formula One team Williams said Tuesday. The 17-year-old Block will represent Williams on the 2024 F1 Academy grid after joining the Williams Driver Academy program. “This Biden honors Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights in the return of an NHL tradition 11/13/2023 02:37pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden joked about ignoring his sagging poll numbers in Nevada and thanked the NHL's Vegas Golden Knights for their role in helping the city recover from the 2017 mass shooting when he honored them Monday at a White House ceremony for winning the Stanley Cup. Taking Column: F1 learns it overestimated fan demand for Las Vegas, the most expensive race of the year 11/13/2023 02:03pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — There is no such thing as a flawless first-year event, so go ahead and accept that there will be bumps and bruises in Formula One’s $500 million Las Vegas Grand Prix. The warning signs were as bright as The Sphere when early pricing opened for this week's extravaganza, the most US and South Korea sharpen deterrence plans over North Korean nuclear threat 11/13/2023 09:20am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The United States and South Korea on Monday updated a bilateral security agreement with the aim of more effectively countering North Korea’s evolving nuclear and missile threats. The move followed high-level military talks in Seoul, where the allies also discussed enhan Vikings top Saints 27-19 for 5th straight win on Dobbs' dazzling half, Winston's late INTs 11/12/2023 06:47pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — This latest stop in Minnesota on Joshua Dobbs' seven-year, seven-team NFL journey has become his most eventful experience in less than two weeks. The Vikings have enjoyed having him even more. Dobbs kept an injury-thinned offense on track in his first start, throwing for a care King, Gilbert score 16 each and Iowa State has little trouble with Idaho State in 86-55 victory 11/12/2023 03:35pm • AMES, Iowa (AP) — Tre King and Keshon Gilbert scored 16 points each and Iowa State defeated Idaho State 86-55 on Sunday. The Cyclones (3-0) led 44-25 at halftime and kept up the pace in the second half. A 16-2 run midway through the period gave the Cyclones a 30-point lead at 69-39. Iowa State's l PHOTOS: Veterans Day 2023 11/12/2023 12:37pm • For Veterans Day weekend, thousands across the U.S. gather to honor those who have given and sacrificed in service to their country. These photos feature events from across the country that celebrated the lives and sacrifices of those in uniform. Netanyahu rejects growing calls for a cease-fire as Israel battles Hamas outside main Gaza hospital 11/11/2023 11:20pm • DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pushed back Saturday against growing international calls for a cease-fire, saying Israel’s battle to crush Gaza’s ruling Hamas militants will continue with “full force.” A cease-fire would be possible only if all 239 hostag London pro-Palestinian march passes off peacefully but police clash with far-right protesters 11/11/2023 05:23pm • LONDON (AP) — Pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched peacefully through central London on Saturday, even as right-wing counter-protesters clashed with police, after a week of angry debate over whether to permit the event on a day when Britain honored its war dead. The day unfolded in a backdrop of Moody's lowers US credit outlook, though keeps triple-A rating 11/10/2023 06:23pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The credit rating agency Moody’s Investors Service lowered its outlook on the U.S. government's debt on Friday to “negative” from “stable,” citing the cost of rising interest rates and political polarization in Congress. Moody's retained its top triple-A credit rating 'Here to support them': Healing through jiu-jitsu at Lorton Veterans Day event 11/10/2023 02:15am • This is part of WTOP’s continuing coverage of people making a difference from our community authored by Stephanie Gaines-Bryant. Read more of that coverage. Brazilian jiu-jitsu will be used as a form of therapy for veterans with disabilities in Lorton, Virginia, this weekend for Veterans Day. As a DJ, village priest in Portugal cues up faith and electronic dance music for global youth 11/10/2023 01:42am • LAÚNDOS, Portugal (AP) — Guilherme Peixoto, a village priest in northern Portugal, has been busy this month celebrating Masses at his two parishes, presiding over remembrances for the dead — and preparing the electronic music set for his next international DJ gig. What started nearly two decade