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Lionel Messi's status is unclear, and the Chicago Fire want to lure fans to Soldier Field anyway 10/03/2023 05:37pm • FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi may not be at Soldier Field on Wednesday. The Chicago Fire hope their fans are. Mindful that 61,000 fans bought tickets for the Major League Soccer match at Soldier Field — many of them likely expecting to see the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner and World McLaren seeking at least $23 million in damages from IndyCar champion Alex Palou in UK court 10/03/2023 04:33pm • McLaren Racing is suing IndyCar champion Alex Palou for at least $23 million to recoup costs the team says it lost when the driver reneged on the contract he signed to join the team, Palou, a 26-year-old Spaniard, guaranteed that he had “no outstanding obligation under any contract or agreement� Virginia Daybook 10/03/2023 04:32pm • Associated Press Virginia Daybook for Tuesday, Oct. 03. 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 Sta NASCAR bringing its top Cup Series to Iowa for the first time in 2024 10/03/2023 02:34pm • NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — NASCAR announced Tuesday that it will finally bring its top Cup Series to Iowa for the first time. Cup Series drivers will race at Iowa Speedway in Newton in June 2024, a weekend that will also include the second-tier Xfinity Series at the track about a forty-minute drive east Plans to accommodate transgender swimmers at a World Cup meet scrapped because of lack of entries 10/03/2023 12:24pm • BERLIN (AP) — Plans for the first “open category” swimming races to accommodate transgender competitors at a World Cup this weekend have been scrapped because of a lack of entries. World Aquatics said Tuesday it had received “no entries” for the open category events scheduled to take place AUTO RACING: Blaney joins Byron in NASCAR's round of 8; Verstappen can clinch F1 title in Qatar 10/03/2023 11:28am • All Times Eastern NASCAR CUP SERIES Bank of America ROVAL 400 Site: Concord, North Carolina. Schedule: Saturday, practice, noon, and qualifying, 1 p.m.; Sunday, race, 2 p.m. (NBC). Track: Charlotte Motor Speedway road course. Race distance: 109 laps, 252.88 miles. Last year: Christopher Bell won aft American Black Film Festival founder launches new comedy festival at The Wharf 10/03/2023 06:00am • Hear our full chat on my podcast “Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley.” You'll laugh so hard this weekend at The Wharf that you might fall into the Potomac's Washington Channel. The Because They're Funny Comedy Festival launches in Southwest D.C. this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Jeff Fr Late-night shows return after writers strike as actors resume talks that could end their standoff 10/02/2023 11:37pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Late-night talk shows began their return to the air after a five-month absence brought on by the Hollywood writers strike, while actors completed the first day of talks that could end their own long work walk-off. CBS's “ The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,” ABC's “ Jimmy Taste of Bethesda returns with 40 restaurants to try 10/02/2023 12:48pm • Your mission this entire week is to work up an appetite to do some serious eating this weekend. The 31st annual Taste of Bethesda returns to Bethesda, Maryland, this Saturday, Oct. 7 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. "We haven't been able to have Taste of Bethesda since 2019, so we are incredibly exc Jimmy Carter turns 99 at home with Rosalynn and other family as tributes come from around the world 10/01/2023 09:08pm • ATLANTA (AP) — Jimmy Carter has always been a man of discipline and habit. But the former president broke routine Sunday, putting off his practice of quietly watching church services online to instead celebrate his 99th birthday with his wife, Rosalynn, and their children, grandchildren and great- Government shutdown averted with little time to spare as Biden signs funding before midnight 10/01/2023 12:16am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The threat of a federal government shutdown suddenly lifted late Saturday as President Joe Biden signed a temporary funding bill to keep agencies open with little time to spare after Congress rushed to approve the bipartisan deal. The package drops aid to Ukraine, a White House p Promoting tradition as well as beans, Ethiopian coffee shops find fans far from home 09/30/2023 11:02pm • LONDON (AP) — Growing up in Ethiopia, Yared Markos would often start his days the same way: with coffee. Family members, neighbors and passersby would be drawn in by the strong aroma of fresh beans roasting in a pot, often made by his mother or another family member. Regardless of who they were, New York begins drying out after being stunned and soaked by record-breaking rainfall 09/30/2023 04:41pm • NEW YORK (AP) — New York City began drying out Saturday after being soaked by one of its wettest days in decades, as city dwellers dried out basements and traffic resumed on highways, railways and airports that were temporarily shuttered by Friday's severe rainfall. While the fierce storm has move Enjoy these free events around the DC area this weekend 09/30/2023 02:48pm • Now that the government shutdown has been averted, and federal workers can breathe a sigh of relief, it's a good time to enjoy the crisp fall air — without opening your pocketbook. Here are some free events taking place around D.C., Maryland and Virginia this weekend. DC 2023 World Cult Families take to the road for 'world schooling' 09/30/2023 11:22am • Amanda Dixon was teaching second grade at Kings Center Charter School in Buffalo, New York, while her husband Solomon, 38, was running writing workshops at middle schools around New York state. The couple was working long hours to support their three young children, then 4, 2, and 1, when Amand