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Violent threats from Virginia to Texas disrupt Muslim groups raising support for Palestinians 10/20/2023 04:08pm • ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — For more than 20 years the Council on American-Islamic Relations has held its annual banquet at the Marriott Crystal Gateway hotel in Crystal City, Virginia, just outside the nation’s capital, according to CAIR’s executive director, Nihad Awad. Sporadic protests and angry DC road closures for Howard University homecoming, Race for Every Child 10/20/2023 12:13pm • Before the District is hit with road closures next Sunday for the 48th Marine Corps Marathon, drivers will have to contend with two more events shutting down streets this weekend. The last of Howard University's Homecoming events will kick off road closures on Friday and Saturday, as a week of ce Minjee Lee birdies 18th hole to take a 2-stroke lead into the 3rd round of LPGA South Korea event 10/20/2023 06:32am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Minjee Lee overcame swirling winds to shoot a 3-under 69 on Friday and take a two-stroke lead after two rounds of the LPGA South Korea tournament. Lee had a two-round total of 11-under 133. American Alison Lee bogeyed her final hole for a 72 and was tied for second with f Howard U. wants everyone to have a good (and safe) time this homecoming 10/19/2023 11:05pm • This year's theme of Howard University's Homecoming signifies the liveliness of the historically Black university: "Revival." All this week, alumni from all over the world come back to the campus located in the heart of D.C. It's a weekslong event people plan for all year that ends this weekend w Virginia Daybook 10/19/2023 04:33pm • Associated Press Virginia Daybook for Thursday, Oct. 19. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. To see your Daybooks and events for Virginia and other St 10 Fun College Towns for Outdoor Activities 10/18/2023 08:00pm • Find a school with the right setting for you.A school's location can have an enormous impact on a student's experience there. For outdoor enthusiasts, finding a school in a place that offers a variety of recreational opportunities is likely a priority. Many schools are located near mountains, nation Zoos and botanical gardens find Halloween programs are a hit, and an opportunity 10/18/2023 10:09am • Enormous warty pumpkins. Carnivorous plants. Immersive arachnid displays. Slithering snakes and fluttering bats. And illuminated displays of hundreds, or thousands, of ornately carved jack-o’-lanterns. Zoos and botanical gardens have become increasingly popular Halloween destinations. Their haunti American ice dancers Chock and Bates, still without Olympic medal, embark on new season 10/18/2023 09:56am • After finally winning their elusive world championship, nobody would have faulted American ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates from following the rest of the U.S. figure skating team from the Beijing Olympics into retirement. The problem with that? They might never have had the chance to stand All-woman F1 Academy series to race in Saudi Arabia to start an expanded 2024 schedule 10/17/2023 03:18pm • LONDON (AP) — Formula One's F1 Academy series for female drivers will race next year in Saudi Arabia to start an expanded schedule with a more prominent role in grand prix weekends. The event in March in Saudi Arabia — which lifted a ban on women driving on its roads in 2018 — starts an expand Kansas is No. 1 in the preseason men's AP Top 25; Duke, Purdue next as 5 teams get first-place votes 10/16/2023 06:23pm • Bill Self likes to remind his team that the faces may change at Kansas but the expectations within his program never do. Expectations outside the program? Turns out they are as high as possible this year. The Jayhawks were the clear No. 1 pick in the AP Top 25 preseason men's basketball poll release How Taylor Swift's big reputation is impacting DC-area movie theaters 10/16/2023 04:48pm • The love story between Taylor Swift and her fans is on full display in theaters around the D.C. area as The Eras Tour film has Swifties dancing, singing and, of course, trading friendship bracelets. The pop star's big reputation made for sold-out theaters and between $95 million and $97 opening w Dozens of 'ambassadors' help greet Bowie State students who returned to class after shooting 10/16/2023 04:25pm • Students at Bowie State University were back in the classroom Monday, nine days after a shooting marred homecoming weekend, prompting the Maryland school to increase security around campus. While police said they don’t believe anyone involved in the shooting had any association with the school, Miniature 'Star Wars' X-wing gets over $3 million at auction of Hollywood model-maker's collection 10/16/2023 04:10pm • DALLAS (AP) — A miniature X-wing Starfighter used in a “Star Wars” film sold for over $3 million during an auction over the weekend of items both collected and created by longtime Hollywood model-maker Greg Jein. The collection amassed by Jein, who died last year at the age of 76, brought i Column: F1's Las Vegas Grand Prix shaping up to be both a spectacle and an expensive headache 10/16/2023 01:56pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — It was a pretty typical weekend in Las Vegas, with Adele performing at Caesars Palace, U2 at the newly opened largest spherical structure in the world, NASCAR in town and the Raiders hosting the Patriots. An exhaustive set of entertainment options. With it came the traffic snarls Tiger Woods announces loaded field for Bahamas with one spot open. The field doesn't include him yet 10/16/2023 12:57pm • NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Tiger Woods has another world-class field for his Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas. Still to be determined is whether he is part of it. Woods on Monday announced 19 players in the 20-man field for Albany Golf Club the first weekend of December, which includes every eligib