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Who is Telemachus, again? Circe? A guide to the characters of Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' 07/10/2026 08:27am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Haven���t cracked ���The Odyssey��� since high school? Don���t worry, you don���t need a classics degree to understand Christopher Nolan���s adaptation. One of his primary goals was to make it accessible and relatable to a modern audience. ���It���s something that we all know a lit Stafford Co. defers data center project on property with historic cemetery 07/10/2026 08:12am • The Stafford County Board of Supervisors has voted to pause a 99-acre data center project over concerns that it would be built over a historic cemetery that includes the graves of enslaved residents. The proposed Potomac Creek Development, which would be built along Eskimo Hill Road includes a ce At least 1 million women have lost access to aid after funding cuts, UN says 07/10/2026 07:13am • GENEVA (AP) ��� At least 1 million women have lost access to humanitarian and other critical support as a result of budget cuts over the last 18 months, the U.N. agency focusing on women said Friday. UN Women says 84% of women's organizations surveyed had reported increased needs since January 2025 Volkswagen sales plunge as German automaker lays out plan to slash number of brands 07/10/2026 07:11am • BERLIN (AP) ��� Volkswagen reported weak sales numbers on Friday, a day after the giant German automaker announced plans to slash the number of models by nearly half as sales plunged, particularly in China. The Wolfsburg, Germany-based company said group sales fell 8.6% in the second quarter to jus EU demands Facebook and Instagram dismantle design features it calls addictive for users 07/10/2026 07:07am • The European Union accused Meta on Friday of breaching its social media law by designing Facebook and Instagram to get users hooked, and demanded it disable ���key addictive features��� like infinite scrolling. The EU's executive arm issued a fresh set of charges against Meta Platforms as part of i WTOP's Beer of the Week: Halfway Crooks Sanguine Belgian Pale Ale 07/10/2026 07:06am • Who couldn���t use a little optimism these days? WTOP���s Brennan Haselton is joined by Neighborhood Restaurant Group Beer Director and Food and Wine Sommelier of the Year Greg Engert to talk about Halfway Crooks Sanguine Belgian Pale Ale for the latest edition of WTOP���s Beer of the Week. Egypt's soccer team gets a warm welcome home after World Cup loss 07/10/2026 07:02am • EL-ALAMEIN, Egypt (AP) ��� Thousands of fans turned out to greet Egypt���s national soccer team on its return home Friday after its World Cup adventure ended with a 3-2 loss to Argentina in the knockout stage of the tournament. Crowds gathered at the el-Alamein airport, waving photos of star player Senegal judges reject constitutional change that would reduce presidential powers 07/10/2026 06:41am • DAKAR, Senegal (AP) ��� Senegal's top judicial body rejected a constitutional amendment aimed at expanding the role of parliament and reducing presidential powers. The new law was passed last month, but the government said it would be put to a referendum. President Bassirou Diomaye Faye had challen Delta: Q2 Earnings Snapshot 07/10/2026 06:38am • ATLANTA (AP) ��� ATLANTA (AP) ��� Delta Air Lines Inc. (DAL) on Friday reported second-quarter profit of $1.6 billion. The Atlanta-based company said it had net income of $2.44 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, were $1.56 per share. The results topped Wall Street expectations. T Another round of showers, thunderstorms likely for DC area 07/10/2026 05:58am • It's looking like another rainy start to the weekend as storms are expected in the D.C. region Friday. After Thursday night's rainstorm, commuting Friday might have some struggles. "Watch out for areas of patchy, dense fog for the morning commute following last night's rain," said 7News First Typhoon Bavi takes aim at China as Taiwan's capital shuts schools 07/10/2026 05:41am • BEIJING (AP) ��� A powerful typhoon was heading toward China's east coast Friday, the latest in a series of deadly storms that have already claimed 50 lives this week in two other parts of the country. Typhoon Bavi, with maximum sustained winds of 155 kph (96 mph), was first expected to pass north o Local doctor says back-to-school preps like health checkups should start now 07/10/2026 05:04am • Your kids might not want to hear this, but summer break is the best time for parents to start preparing them for the new school year, according to a D.C. physician. Dr. Anisha Abraham, who specializes in adolescent medicine at Children���s National Hospital, said families should start scheduling Seafarers attacked in the Strait of Hormuz sue shipping company in Thailand 07/10/2026 04:21am • BANGKOK (AP) ��� Three former crew members of a Thai cargo ship struck in the Strait of Hormuz in March filed a lawsuit Friday against the vessel���s operator over labor rights violations and unfair dismissal. The ship, the Mayuree Naree, was hit by a projectile north of Oman on March 11, killing th 'It's showtime': 'Beetlejuice the Musical' returns to haunt Broadway at The National 07/10/2026 04:20am • The musical offspring of "Beetlejuice," the 1988 movie with a devoted fanbase, is in D.C. through July 19 at Broadway at The National. ���It's very similar to the movie that we know and love. It's got all of the characters that we know,��� said Kaitlin Feely, who plays Barbara Maitland in "Beetle The Bayeux Tapestry is at the British Museum after a secret journey from France 07/10/2026 04:17am • LONDON (AP) ��� After almost 1,000 years, the Bayeux Tapestry is back on English soil. In scenes like a heist movie in reverse, the priceless medieval artwork was spirited into the British Museum on Friday in the dead of night, after a high-tech, tight-security operation where any slip-up could have