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Spirit Airlines adds 4 new BWI Marshall destinations
Spirit Airlines just added Raleigh-Durham to its planned new BWI Marshall Airport routes this year, and will also start new flights to Jacksonville, Florida; Austin, Texas; and San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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Flying Dog brewing up a THC-infused pale ale
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Metro puts 8 properties up for sale, including a dog park
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Home sales spike in Northern Va., possibly on Amazon HQ2 speculation
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SAIC completes Engility acquisition, creating huge local IT contractor
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Markets Right Now: Stocks open slightly lower as banks slide
NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m. U.S. stocks are opening slightly lower as banks fell after a series of disappointing quarter reports. Investment bank Morgan…
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Dutch prosecutors: Reporter expelled by Turkey is a suspect
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey deported a Dutch journalist on Thursday after receiving information about her from prosecutors in the Netherlands involved in a terrorism investigation. A Dutch prosecutor’s office spokeswoman said the reporter is…
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Striking Greek school teachers shut down traffic in Athens
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Striking school teachers and other Greek civil servants shut down central Athens for hours Thursday during a protest of new hiring criteria for teachers that were under consideration in parliament. About…
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Number of federal workers seeking US jobless aid doubles
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of furloughed federal employees seeking unemployment benefits jumped in the first two weeks of the shutdown, topping 10,000 during the week of Jan. 5. The Labor Department said Thursday that…
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The Latest: Germany passes Brexit law it may never need
LONDON (AP) — The Latest on Brexit (all times local): 1:55 p.m. Germany’s parliament has approved legislation regulating a putative transition period following Britain’s departure from the European Union, a bill described as obsolete by…
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Gymboree begins winding down operations after 2nd bankruptcy
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Gymboree has filed for bankruptcy protection for a second time in as many years, but this time the children’s clothing retailer will begin winding down operations for good. The San Francisco…
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Number of furloughed federal workers seeking US jobless aid doubled in week of Jan. 5
WASHINGTON (AP) — Number of furloughed federal workers seeking US jobless aid doubled in week of Jan. 5.
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Facebook shuts hundreds of Russia-linked pages, accounts
LONDON (AP) — Facebook said Thursday it removed hundreds of Russia-linked pages, groups and accounts that it says were part of two big disinformation operations, in its latest effort to fight fake news. The social…
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Morgan Stanley’s 4Q results miss forecasts, hurt by trading
NEW YORK (AP) — Investment bank Morgan Stanley on Thursday reported fourth-quarter results that came up short of analysts’ expectations, hurt by difficulties in trading that impacted other Wall Street firms. The New York-based firm…
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May battles to keep Brexit on track after no-confidence win
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Theresa May was consulting opposition parties and other lawmakers Thursday in a battle to put Brexit back on track after surviving a no-confidence vote, though there was little immediate…
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Renewed worries over U.S.-China trade spat stalk markets
LONDON (AP) — Renewed worries over the U.S.-China trade spat weighed on global stock markets on Thursday. KEEPING SCORE: In Europe, Germany’s DAX fell 0.5 percent at 10,880 and France’s CAC 40 retreated 0.5 percent…
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Radio One founder Cathy Hughes headed to the Hall of Fame (Video)
Cathy Hughes is headed to the hall. The founder of Radio One, now Silver Spring-based Urban One — and the first black woman to take a company public — will be inducted into the National…
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Morgan Stanley 4Q profit, revenue hit by volatile markets
NEW YORK (AP) — Morgan Stanley says fourth-quarter profit totaled $1.53 billion, more than double from the year-ago quarter. The New York-based company said Thursday that it had earnings of 80 cents per share, up…
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Maryland, Baltimore City among worst for 2018 foreclosures
Maryland remains among states with the highest foreclosure rate, and Baltimore City still ranks among cities with the highest foreclosure rates.
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Ukraine OKs property law that could affect 12,000 churches
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Ukraine’s parliament has adopted a bill spelling out procedures for transferring church property after a new unified Ukrainian church was granted independence. The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople earlier this month granted…
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