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Md. Gov. Moore recommends former Howard Co. executive Ulman as new state Democratic Party chair 10/31/2023 09:18am • Gov. Wes Moore (D) on Monday recommended Ken Ulman, the former Howard County executive, to succeed Yvette Lewis as the next chair of the Maryland Democratic Party. “For the past 20 years, Ken Ulman has been a leader in our state,” Moore wrote in a letter to party officials. “From 2002 to 20 Zacha wins it in OT as Bruins rally from 2-goal deficit to beat Panthers 3-2 10/30/2023 10:48pm • BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins are off to another hot start, and they weren't about to let the Florida Panthers put an end to it just yet. “It was an important win, especially after last year,” said forward Pavel Zacha, who scored with 84 seconds left in overtime to lead the Bruins to a 3-2 10 of the Best-Performing 401(k) Funds 10/30/2023 08:00pm • The number of mutual funds globally hit 138,000 in 2022, leaving investors swimming in a sea of options. Yet, a quick glance reveals that most of these funds don't warrant a second look. The conundrum often lies in discerning the value for the fees you pay. High fees can only be rationalized if a fu The 10 Biggest Tech Companies in the World 10/30/2023 08:00pm • Over the past few decades, technology has been integrated deeper into every corner of the economy. Technology stocks have been some of the market's best long-term performers, and the technology sector's total weighting in the S&P 500 has expanded to 27.5% as of Sept. 29. Even mega-cap companies The Vikings started 0-3. Now they're 4-4 and really in crisis without Kirk Cousins 10/30/2023 07:53pm • EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have already endured the frustration of opening the season by losing three straight one-score games, an 0-3 start that has preceded an appearance in the playoffs only six times in the history of the NFL. Fittingly for this star-crossed franchise, the real Things go from bad to worse for Patriots, who are at the bottom of the AFC and without their top WR 10/30/2023 06:38pm • FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Patriots coach Bill Belichick has said he usually gets a pretty good idea of what kind of football team he has around this time of year. Leading up to Sunday’s game with the Dolphins, he wasn’t quite ready to make that assessment. “I think we’re still working thro Biden wants to move fast on AI safeguards and signs an executive order to address his concerns 10/30/2023 06:20pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday signed an ambitious executive order on artificial intelligence that seeks to balance the needs of cutting-edge technology companies with national security and consumer rights, creating an early set of guardrails that could be fortified by legislation Vikings confirm Cousins is done for the season with a torn Achilles tendon in a devastating blow 10/30/2023 05:37pm • EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Kirk Cousins has a torn right Achilles tendon that will end his season, dampening the mood around the Minnesota Vikings after their recent resurgence and putting the front office and coaching staff in a scramble to figure out which quarterback to finish with. Cousins underwent Westin's new downtown DC hotel has Peloton suites 10/30/2023 12:25pm • The former Renaissance Washington, D.C. hotel has reopened as the Westin Washington, DC Downtown after an $80 million renovation, with the city’s largest hotel fitness center and Peloton suites for health-conscious road warriors. The 807-room hotel, one of D.C.’s largest, at 9th and K street History is against Ten Hag as he tries to turn Man United's season around 10/30/2023 12:05pm • MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Erik ten Hag says Manchester United is on the way up. The Premier League table tells a different story. It must be tough for the United manager to come up with fresh explanations for his team's ever-worsening form. But after Sunday's 3-0 loss to Manchester City the pres Why grip strength and gait speed can indicate how well you're aging 10/30/2023 05:19am • How fast can you walk? Health care workers believe that your gait speed is one of two markers of healthy aging. The other indicator is grip strength, according to Loretta DiPietro, professor of exercise and nutrition sciences at George Washington University's Milken Institute School of Public Hea This Week in Business: Consumer confidence, Apple earnings, October jobs report 10/30/2023 03:10am • Gauging consumers The Conference Board on Tuesday issues its consumer confidence report for October. Analysts expect that American consumers' confidence fell for the third straight month under the weight of high interest rates, lingering inflation and geopolitical crises. Last month's most troublin Flexitarian Recipes for Beginners 10/29/2023 08:00pm • Do you eat enough veggies every day? If so, you're the 1 out of 10 adults that get it done. A whopping 90% of Americans fail to eat the recommended daily amount of vegetables, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In my latest cookbook, "Up Your Veggies: Flexitarian Recipes fo How to Be More Physically Active 10/29/2023 08:00pm • If you've been hearing about the importance of physical activity but haven't started a new routine yet, take heart -- you may already be engaging in more activities than you realize. There are plenty of things you do each day that qualify as physical activity, says Dr. Jay Shah, a family medicine an 7 Best Vanguard Funds for Retirement 10/29/2023 08:00pm • Building a solid retirement portfolio is mostly about getting three things right: You want a good mix of investment types, you don't want to pay too much in fees, and you need an asset allocation that matches your anticipated retirement timeline and risk tolerance. "A retirement portfolio should be