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Put the wrong items in your recycling bin? Leesburg may not empty it 04/21/2026 06:17am • Many times, things that cannot be recycled are making their way into recycling bins. In the town of Leesburg, putting the wrong items in your bin may result in it not being emptied. “I want people to know it's not intended to be punitive. I know us not picking up your recycling seems like a pun Nigeria charges six, including retired general, with treason for alleged coup plot 04/21/2026 06:16am • ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria charges six, including retired general, with treason for alleged coup plot. Danaher: Q1 Earnings Snapshot 04/21/2026 06:10am • WASHINGTON (AP) — WASHINGTON (AP) — Danaher Corp. (DHR) on Tuesday reported first-quarter profit of $1.03 billion. On a per-share basis, the Washington-based company said it had net income of $1.45. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $2.06 per share. The results exceeded Wall Commerce: Q1 Earnings Snapshot 04/21/2026 06:08am • KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Commerce Bancshares Inc. (CBSH) on Tuesday reported first-quarter earnings of $141.6 million. The bank, based in Kansas City, Missouri, said it had earnings of 96 cents per share. The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate Synchrony: Q1 Earnings Snapshot 04/21/2026 06:07am • STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — Synchrony Financial (SYF) on Tuesday reported first-quarter profit of $805 million. The Stamford, Connecticut-based company said it had net income of $2.27 per share. The results met Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts su Peoples Bancorp: Q1 Earnings Snapshot 04/21/2026 06:07am • MARIETTA, Ohio (AP) — MARIETTA, Ohio (AP) — Peoples Bancorp Inc. (PEBO) on Tuesday reported first-quarter net income of $29 million. The Marietta, Ohio-based bank said it had earnings of 81 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 82 cents per share. The results beat Wal Chad will deploy 1,500 troops to Haiti to help combat gang violence 04/21/2026 06:04am • N’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — Chad will deploy 1,500 troops to Haiti as part of the United Nations security force to the Caribbean country to combat gang violence, according to a letter from the president to the legislature. In the letter read out to lawmakers of the Central African country on Monday, Retirees and Pre-retirees, it’s not too late to de-risk your portfolio 04/21/2026 06:00am • For investors hurtling toward retirement, sitting tight with stocks has been the path of least resistance in recent years. Stocks, especially U.S. names, have soundly outperformed bonds. However, recent events should serve as a wake-up call to take some risk off the table and give bonds a closer lo Eagles, Buccaneers, Cowboys, Jets and Dolphins could be among the active teams in the first round 04/21/2026 06:00am • Six teams enter the first round of the NFL draft without a pick. Six others have two picks apiece. Let’s make a deal. There have been 60 trades involving first-round picks over the past five years. Eighteen were traded in 2022. Last year, six first-round picks were dealt. That was tied for the few UnitedHealth: Q1 Earnings Snapshot 04/21/2026 06:00am • EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH) on Tuesday reported first-quarter net income of $6.28 billion. The Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based company said it had profit of $6.90 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $7.23 per s Karren Brady, top female soccer executive, leaves role as West Ham vice-chair after 16 years 04/21/2026 05:57am • Karren Brady, the most powerful female executive in English soccer, has stepped down from her position as vice-chair at West Ham to focus on other business interests and her role in the House of Lords. The 57-year-old Brady previously worked as a director at Birmingham City, starting in the early 19 Hong Kong government seeks to seize millions from jailed activist Jimmy Lai 04/21/2026 05:50am • HONG KONG (AP) — The Hong Kong government is seeking to confiscate millions of dollars in funds and corporate shares it says are linked to crimes committed by jailed former media tycoon Jimmy Lai, according to a court document seen by The Associated Press on Tuesday. The filing does not explain h How a Va. law is helping keep hundreds of guns out of the wrong hands 04/21/2026 05:49am • A relatively new law that helps keep guns away from people who may harm themselves or others has helped Virginia’s largest jurisdiction temporarily seize hundreds of them. Since the "Red Flag" law went into effect on July 1, 2020, Fairfax County said it has processed 481 Emergency Substanti Mercantile Bank: Q1 Earnings Snapshot 04/21/2026 05:14am • GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Mercantile Bank Corp. (MBWM) on Tuesday reported first-quarter profit of $22.7 million. The bank, based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, said it had earnings of $1.32 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to $1.46 per share. T Hurricanes edge Senators in double overtime after overturned goal, missed penalty shot in OT 04/21/2026 05:00am • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes had finally beaten a red-hot goaltender for an overtime winner in the NHL playoffs, until a replay review overturned the score. Amid the frustrated jeers of an infuriated home crowd, the Hurricanes now had to regroup and continue the grinding fight of a