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The District of Columbia doesn’t have representation in the Senate, but it sure does well on the Miss USA stage.In 2016, Deshauna Barber won Miss District of Columbia, and Kára McCullough placed first runner-up. Barber went on to win Miss USA, while McCullough won Miss District of Columbia in 2017.…
You need to pay a bill. A utility, a phone company, maybe a toll you forgot about. So you do what everybody does — type the company’s name into Google, hit search, and click the first result that looks official. That instinct just cost one company $2.1 million. On Aug.…
My daughter had just turned 7 years old. Her one request was that we host a birthday party at our house. My husband and I agreed and started preparing. Like many parents, we needed a little help managing the moving pieces. I asked my mother if she wouldn’t mind watching…
What does $13 billion buy Nvidia these days? A bigger say in what AI gets built and what it runs on.Business Insider reported on Wednesday that the chip giant was in talks to acquire Hugging Face, which hosts open-source AI models. That lines up with Nvidia’s strategy as of late,…
SrideeStudio / Shutterstock.comGrocery shopping can be frustrating, especially if you love fresh produce and other perishables. Certain foods — for instance, bananas and bread — have a brief shelf life. So, you’re forced to buy in smaller portions. But with food that’s more perishable, you can use simple tricks to…
There’s a social media app I like using more than Instagram or TikTok — and it’s attracted serious investor interest.The app, called Retro, is an Instagram alternative for sharing photos and videos with close friends or family.The startup behind the app, Lone Palm Labs, has raised at least $21 million in…
OpenAI says there’s a “limited window to strengthen cyber defenses.”More than 100 organizations joined OpenAI in an open letter calling for companies and governments to strengthen cybersecurity defenses before it’s too late. Of particular note, rival Anthropic is one of the signatories, a sign that even the two biggest AI…
536126146 / Shutterstock.comHigher education is a wonderful thing, but the price can be very steep. The College Board reports that tuition and fees for the 2025-2026 school year averaged $11,950 at public four-year, in-state institutions and averaged $45,000 at private, nonprofit four-year schools. But here and there throughout the country…
More than 500 foreign tourists are missing after deadly floods hit the Nepal-Tibet border on Wednesday.The flooding began on the morning of August 26, when a surge of water, mud, and debris entered Nepal from the autonomous Chinese region of Tibet via the Bhote Koshi River, Nepal’s Tourism Board said.More…
Even as a frequent flyer, I still find the views from an airplane during takeoff and landing pretty surreal. But the view doesn’t change once in the air, save for sunsets, sunrises, and passing clouds.That’s not the case on a train. Instead, passengers can see every inch of the route…
