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Selling your home this spring? April is best time to list in DC
Sellers who list during two particular weeks in April can make an average $3,800 more on the sale.
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Lyft scooters hit Alexandria streets
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Atlas Brew Works plans 2nd location at Navy Yard
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Booz Allen expands in Crystal City
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Starbucks starts DC-area delivery
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Moroccan police crack down on protesting teachers
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Moroccan police are firing water cannons at protesting teachers and beating people with truncheons amid demonstrations around the capital. Several demonstrations were held Wednesday, exactly eight years after the birth of…
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Britain urges Germany to ease curbs on arms sales to Saudi
BERLIN (AP) — Britain’s top diplomat has urged Germany to relax its ban on arms sales to Saudi Arabia because they are affecting U.K. sales of weapons to — and by extension its influence with…
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French court hits Swiss bank UBS with $4.2 billion fine
PARIS (AP) — A French court ordered Swiss bank UBS to pay more than 3.7 billion euros ($4.2 billion) in fines for helping wealthy French clients evade tax authorities, wrapping up one of France’s biggest-ever…
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Failing Payless to honor gift cards, store credit into March
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The failing Payless ShoeSource chain will honor gift cards and store credit until March 11 as the company liquidates all operations. The Topeka, Kansas, company, which filed for bankruptcy protection this…
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UK cybersecurity chief: oversight of Huawei is working
LONDON (AP) — The head of Britain’s cybersecurity agency says government oversight of Huawei has proven it can flag up security problems, suggesting he doesn’t think the Chinese company needs to be banned from supplying…
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Edmunds compares Toyota 4Runner and Subaru Forester
Many Americans count on their vehicles for outdoor pursuits, which is one reason why SUVs and crossovers have become so popular. Here’s how the Toyota 4Runner and Subaru Forester do.
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The Latest: French court fines Swiss bank UBS $4.2 billion
PARIS (AP) — The Latest on the trial of Swiss bank UBS in France (all times local): 2:10 p.m. A Paris court has ordered Swiss bank UBS to pay 3.7 billion euros ($4.2 billion) in…
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Trouble at CVS Health long-term care business weighs heavily
CVS Health beat fourth-quarter earnings forecasts, but a struggling long-term care business took a $2.2-billion bite out of the company’s performance and its initial 2019 forecast was weaker than expected. Shares tumbled more than 5…
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Akridge delivers again in downtown D.C., for the second time in a week
Exactly one week after it cut the ribbon on 1701 Rhode Island Ave. NW, a boutique office building fully leased from the start to WeWork, D.C. developer Akridge and partner Stars REI cut the ribbon…
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Caesars Entertainment has held talks with Icahn
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Caesars Entertainment says it’s held discussions with billionaire investor Carl Icahn, who began pushing for fundamental changes this week after revealing a 10 percent stake in casino and resort. Icahn says…
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Microsoft detects hacking targeting Europe democracy groups
LONDON (AP) — A hacking group has targeted European democratic institutions including think tanks and non-profit groups ahead of highly anticipated EU parliamentary elections in May, Microsoft said. The company said Tuesday that a group…
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‘Tommy Show’ co-hosts are back — and streaming
Tommy McFly and Kelly Collis, two of the hosts of a beloved local morning radio show that was canceled in October, are branching out on their own with an independent, internet-streaming morning broadcast set to…
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World shares mostly higher on upbeat talk on China-US trade
BANGKOK (AP) — Stocks were mostly higher in Europe and Asia on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump suggested trade talks with China do not face a hard March 1 deadline for a deal. Negotiators…
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Indian court orders top industrialist to pay Ericsson $77M
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s Supreme Court on Wednesday found Anil Ambani, the chairman of Reliance Communications, and two of his directors guilty of contempt of court and ordered them to pay 5.5 billion rupees…
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Commodities giant Glencore to cap coal output over climate
BERLIN (AP) — Commodities giant Glencore says it will cap how much coal it mines amid shareholder pressure to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. The Switzerland-based company said Wednesday that after consulting with investors “we…
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