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WorkUS homelessness up 12% to highest reported level as rents soar and coronavirus pandemic aid lapses Other communities highlighted for a drop were Dallas, which experienced a 3.8% decrease, and Newark and Essex County, New Jersey, which saw a 16.7% drop. Houston has closed numerous homeless encampments across the city and saw a 17% reduction in unsheltered homelessness. San Jose, California, and Tucson, Arizona, were also cited for improvements.
WorkTexas Rangers pitcher Max Scherzer to miss start of 2024 season \"Obviously not the best news, but nonetheless, we\'re glad that we have a diagnosis and a solution,\" Young said. \"Max is recovering and feeling better already and we look forward to getting him healthy and back out there next summer.\"
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WorkPowerball jackpot climbs to $535 million. The winner should weigh options if it's better to claim their prize in 2023 or 2024 Saturday\'s Powerball drawing comes roughly two months since a single ticket sold in California won the game\'s $1.765 billion jackpot. Meanwhile, the Mega Millions jackpot is back down to $28 million and the odds of winning that prize are roughly 1 in 302 million.
WorkIsraeli military says it mistakenly killed 3 Israeli hostages in Gaza The 88-year-old Abbas is deeply unpopular, with a poll published Wednesday indicating close to 90% of Palestinians want him to resign. Meanwhile, Palestinian support for Hamas has tripled in the West Bank, with a small uptick in Gaza, according to the poll. Still, a majority of Palestinians do not back Hamas, according to the survey.
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Work‘Militia enthusiast' gets over 4 years in prison for attacking police with baton during Jan. 6 riot More than 1,200 people have been charged with Capitol riot-related federal crimes. Approximately 900 of them have pleaded guilty or been convicted by a judge or jury after trials. Over 700 have been sentenced, with roughly two-thirds of them receiving terms of imprisonment ranging from three days to 22 years.
WorkFormer Mississippi House candidate charged after Satanic Temple display is destroyed at Iowa Capitol DeSantis, who has been frequently campaigning in Iowa ahead of next month\'s caucuses, on Tuesday said former President Donald Trump’s administration was partly to blame for the existence of the display, the Des Moines Register reported. Trump was president in 2019 when the Internal Revenue Service determined that The Satanic Temple should be designated a church.
WorkHot chocolate tested for the holidays You can also make your own hot cocoa at home by mixing unsweetened cocoa powder and sugar with any milk of your choice. Or for a richer drink, melt your favorite chocolate into simmering milk and no sugar is necessary.
WorkAmericans agree that the 2024 election will be pivotal for democracy, but for different reasons The Associated Press receives support from several private foundations to enhance its explanatory coverage of elections and democracy. See more about AP’s democracy initiative here. The AP is solely responsible for all content.
WorkWoman hit and killed on I-30 in Arlington After officers spoke with witnesses and reviewed other evidence, investigators believe the woman was sitting down in the far right lane of the highway and was hit by several vehicles before the drivers could see her.
WorkWhy more women live in major East Coast counties while men outnumber them in the West In communities with more men than women, people tend to marry at an earlier age than in places where women outnumber men. Women are more likely to live with a partner without getting married in places where they outnumber men, and if they do marry, it is more often to men who are less educated or earn less than they do, Guzzo said.
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WorkElectric hoverboard blamed for Balch Springs apartment fire that displaced more than 60 “I don’t want to discourage anyone from having electronic gifts. I would say don’t store them in places where they’re going to be around a lot of combustible items,” he said. “When you’re charging them, keep them in an open area, don’t leave them unsupervised.”
WorkUTA graduate and Air Force veteran on a mission to help families with neurodivergent children like her own \"I\'m so excited to be a liaison, to bridge that gap of neurodiversity,” Ezell said. “To be that advocate for people who may not know where to go or they know where to go and they have this great information, but they don\'t know what to do with it. I want to be the bridge of neurotypical and neurodivergent.\"
WorkCoroner releases cause of death for ‘Friends' actor Matthew Perry Perry played pickleball on that day, and an assistant who lives with him found him facedown in the pool, the report stated. The assistant told investigators Perry had not been sick, had not made any health complaints, and had not shown evidence of recent alcohol or drug use.
Work‘The more I give, the more come back,' Mavs CEO celebrates birthday with donation For Oak Cliff families weren\'t the only ones to benefit from Project HeavenCynt. Marshall said she had people across the country giving out checks to match the number of years she\'s celebrating. This year, that\'s 64.
Work‘Game changer' hypertension procedure could help people with resistant high blood pressure \"I think this technology is going to be a major game changer in the way we treat hypertension and hopefully give us a chance to get ahead of a lot of these other disease processes that could be much more troublesome and costly down the line,\" said Stoler.
WorkJury awards $148 million in damages to Georgia election workers over Rudy Giuliani's 2020 vote lies The judge overseeing the election workers’ lawsuit had already ordered Giuliani and his business entities to pay tens of thousands of dollars in attorneys’ fees. In holding Giuliani liable, the judge ruled that the former mayor gave “only lip service” to complying with his legal obligations while trying to portray himself as the victim in the case.
WorkDads arguing after church holiday show escalates into gunfire, both injured Matthews, who was also hospitalized, suffered a facial fracture and a major injury to a tooth. After being released from the hospital, Matthews was booked into the Dallas County Jail where he remained held on a bond of $100,000 Friday afternoon. It\'s not clear if Matthews has obtained an attorney to speak on his behalf.
WorkTiger Woods has NSFW reaction to son Charlie's practice shot at PNC Championship “I was able to knock a lot of the rust off there at the Hero,” Woods said on Friday. “My hands felt better with control hitting shots. And especially today with the wind blowing as hard as it was, I was able to hit flighted shots nicely, which was not quite as sharp as I wanted to be at Hero.”
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WorkWhere to Find Gingerbread Houses Around DC If you’re looking to decorate a house at home, pick up a kit from the 14th Street wine bar. The package includes materials for the house, candy and icing, cookies to snack on, and an instructional video to walk through the process. Details: Now until December 22. $50 per kit.
WorkKid-Friendly New Year’s Eve: Early Celebrations Around DC Say goodbye to the end of the holiday season (and the year) with a walk through the Merriweather Symphony of Lights at Merriweather Post Pavilion from 5:30 PM to 8 PM. The illuminations extend to the sky during a fireworks display at 7 PM. Tickets are $15 per person and free for kids three and under. You can also purchase a four-pack for $50.
WorkPHOTOS: Melania Trump Speaks at [Checks Notes] the National Archives???![PHOTOS: Melania Trump Speaks at [Checks Notes] the National Archives???](https://www.washingtonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Melania-Trump-1.jpg) Her husband, former President Donald Trump, reportedly said in 2017 that Haitians “all have AIDS” and that Nigerians would be unlikely to “go back to their huts” after they’ve visited the US. El Salvador was among the jurisdictions he famously referred to as “shithole countries” the next year. He’s currently under indictment for allegedly withholding records from the National Archives.
Work3 DC-Area Listings to Check Out Dubbed the “Castle on the Potomac,” this Tuscan-style estate features eight bedrooms and ten-and-a-half bathrooms across 16,000 square feet. Large windows overlook the river, and luxurious amenities include a movie theater, indoor pool, hot tub, and sauna.
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WorkThis is how much minimum wage will increase in NY, NJ and CT in 2024 Connecticut Labor Commissioner Danté Bartolomeo reports that the employment cost index increased by 4.6% over the 12 months ending on June 30, 2023, accounting for a $0.69 increase to the state’s minimum wage that will become effective on January 1, 2024.
WorkNew York's Metropolitan Museum will return stolen ancient sculptures to Cambodia and Thailand Khan is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.
WorkBronx building collapse: Investigation reveals earlier inspection failure at site, city says Videos obtained by NBC New York showed the moment of the collapse, and just how close it came to being disastrous and deadly. A video from down the block showed multiple people walking along the sidewalk underneath the scaffolding on West Burnside Avenue in the Morris Heights neighborhood. Suddenly, parts of the building came crashing down, as did the sidewalk shed. People ran for safety as debris rained down.
WorkWhat is ketamine? Drug found as cause of death for Matthew Perry also used for treatment \"I remember thinking in my head, if only I knew Morse code, you know, I could tap out SOS,\" said Steven Petrow. \"My lips were completely numb and then I felt that I didn’t have lips...and then I didn’t have a throat and I didn’t have a mouth.\"
WorkCoroner releases cause of death for ‘Friends' actor Matthew Perry Perry played pickleball on that day, and an assistant who lives with him found him facedown in the pool, the report stated. The assistant told investigators Perry had not been sick, had not made any health complaints, and had not shown evidence of recent alcohol or drug use.
WorkJury awards $148 million in damages to Georgia election workers over Rudy Giuliani's 2020 vote lies The judge overseeing the election workers’ lawsuit had already ordered Giuliani and his business entities to pay tens of thousands of dollars in attorneys’ fees. In holding Giuliani liable, the judge ruled that the former mayor gave “only lip service” to complying with his legal obligations while trying to portray himself as the victim in the case.
WorkDriver dies in single-vehicle wreck in San Diego's Miramar Ranch area San Diego Police Department officers were called to Scripps Poway Parkway near Scripps Summit Drive at 5:40 p.m. The victim had failed to maneuver around a bend in the parkway, and the Tesla crashed into the center island, striking multiple trees, police said.
WorkWoman sentenced to 8 years in prison in neighbor's car-assault death The prosecutor showed jurors a series of text messages in which Muniz referred to Self in derogatory terms, which Hollander said showed Muniz acted “out of anger and hatred” toward Self and not self-defense.
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