A golden homecoming for a Virginia Olympian - Monday, September 23, 2024 - Top News from WTOP

TOP NEWS | September 23, 2024 [Web version](   Good morning! Today will feel like fall with [overcast skies and a small chance for light showers](. Temperatures are expected to reach the low 70s. Do you need to restock your medicine cabinet with new COVID-19 tests? Want them for free? You’re in luck! Starting later this month, you can order as many as[four nasal swab tests online]( for free once the federal program reopens. While enjoying a fish dinner over the weekend, I couldn’t help but wonder where it came from. Recently, WTOP’s John Domen tackled a similar question in his [four-part series]( on the Chesapeake Bay blue crab. If you missed it, learn where your [“Maryland style” crab]( comes from and how to [“properly” cook and eat crabs](. WTOP/John Domen) -José Umaña, Digital Editor [Olympic track star Noah Lyles saluted at his Alexandria high school]( Crowds of people lined up to see the Olympic gold medalist on an open convertible before he received a hero's welcome at his alma mater, Alexandria City High School. [READ MORE](   [Spending deal averts a possible federal shutdown and funds the government into December]( House Speaker Mike Johnson abandoned an approach linking funding with a mandate that would have compelled states to require proof of citizenship when people register to vote. [READ MORE](   ADVERTISEMENT [Get More Done With Data and AI on SAS® Viya®]( Who doesn't wish they were more productive? When it comes to making decisions that affect people's lives using data and AI, there's one platform that outperforms the rest: SAS Viya - the quickest way from a billion points of data to a point of view.   [Maryland's fall season might not be so colorful, predictions show]( It is now officially fall. But if you're looking forward to seeing some vibrant Autumn colors this season, Maryland may not be your best bet. [READ MORE](   [When will commercial flights begin at Manassas airport? Here's what we know]( It's still not clear when airline passengers will be able to board a commercial flight at Manassas Regional Airport and take a low-cost flight to a still-unknown destination, and on which airline -- but the project is taxiing toward takeoff. [READ MORE](   Insight by EagleBank [Small Business September: ‘Soul saving' is more than just a Sunday operation at Kingdom Fellowship AME Church]( When it comes to finances, “organizations can be a little arrogant when working with churches. Their assumption is that we're a mom-and-pop shop and don't have all the rigors that any other corporate enterprise would have.” That's not the case with EagleBank, says Rev. Matthew Watley.   [Prince William supervisors approve data center rezoning at site of former ‘Manassas Colored Horse Show']( The rezoning contains specific instructions for the preservation of historical African American cultural sites on the site, notably where African Americans gathered to show and race their horses during the Jim Crow era. [READ MORE](   [With a small canvas, a Northern Va. artist displaces the American experience]( Antonio Alcalá, art director for the U.S. Postal Service's stamp development program, explains how stamps have helped demonstrate the American experience. [READ MORE](   INSIGHT BY INDUSTRIOUS [Flexible workspace in DC lets you house your business, work, live and play all within steps of one another]( At City Ridge, Industrious created a large and welcoming coworking workspace that's at the heart of the mixed-use development. Plus, there are retail and dwellings all nestled on the Tenleytown site that was formerly home to Fannie Mae's headquarters.   [How to use ‘slow living' to handle the hustle of everyday life]( "'Go, go, go' doesn't mean you're actually being more productive." A new book aims at helping people "live slowly" with attentive approach to life and decision making. [READ MORE](   [Trump says, if he loses, 2024 run will be his last]( “No, I don't. I think that will be, that will be it,” the former president said when journalist Sharyl Attkisson asked him if he'd run for office for a fifth time. [READ MORE](   Insight by George Washington University Hospital [Tackling pulmonary hypertension]( Mardi Gomberg-Maitland, MD, MSc at GW Medicine discusses pulmonary hypertension and how GW Hospital can help patients with this condition.   [Car Review: 2025 Audi SQ8 offers supercar performance and luxury in a five-seat configuration]( Even though its price tag is high, the Audi SQ8 performs at a supercar level at half the price of some competitors, and its luxurious look helps justify its purchase. [READ MORE](   [College Football Corner: Navy & JMU leave opponents shaken … and stirred]( Navy's takedown of AAC preseason favorite Memphis wouldn't be the biggest shocker of the day, as James Madison went into Chapel Hill and made big play after big play against previously unbeaten North Carolina. [READ MORE](   Insight by SAP [Workplace Reimagined: Does workforce shortage, emerging tech offer potential for transformation?]( Modernizing human resources systems - taking advantage of digitization and AI - will help agencies prepare for workforce challenges and take advantage of technology opportunities, Mike Hofer of SAP SuccessFactors explains.   PARTNERSHIP [Bark Ball: A Black-Tie Gala for You and Your Dog]( You and your canine companion are invited to the Humane Rescue Alliance's 37th Annual Bark Ball!   [YouTube]( [instagram]( [linkedin]( [facebook]( [Advertise with us]( | [Contact Us]( This email and the accompanying website are not intended for users located within the European Economic Area. [Unsubscribe](  | [Manage Subscription](