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How to give new life to Legos 07/31/2022 04:06am • If your children have lots of Legos — or maybe they've outgrown them — did you know you can send them back to the company, and Lego will get them into the hands of children who might not otherwise have the building bricks? Lego has a platform called Lego Replay where donations of Legos get ne Climate group blocked gates as Congressional Baseball Game started 07/28/2022 03:00pm • Climate protesters blocked gates at the Congressional Baseball Game at Nationals Park on Thursday in an attempt to urge politicians to secure climate investments and issue a federal declaration of a climate emergency. The game continued until a brief rain delay at 9 p.m. The protests started Best Cash Back Apps 07/27/2022 08:00pm • With inflation pushing up the cost of nearly everything you buy, cash back apps have become even more important to savvy shoppers as a way to stretch their dollar a bit further no matter where they're shopping. "I like to think of cash back apps as the discount you can get when there is no other dis Hospitalists: What Premeds Should Know 07/25/2022 08:00pm • Hospitalists are internal medicine doctors, pediatricians and obstetricians who manage the care of patients admitted into a hospital. Primary care physicians usually only see patients outside the hospital while hospitalists take care of patients when they are admitted. Data shows that hospitals that How to Become a Landlord 07/24/2022 08:00pm • Real estate investing has long been thought of as one of the best ways to make money. But what about owning and managing rental properties by becoming a landlord? Being a landlord isn't easy, and the responsibilities that come with the job could be more of a challenge than it's worth, in some cases. The 22 Best Restaurants in Naples, Florida 07/24/2022 08:00pm • Located in southwest Florida on the Gulf Coast, Naples is known for its beautiful views, high-end shopping and quality dining. The pristine beaches and stunning sunsets pair with a historic downtown to make this area a joy for tourists and locals alike. The sheer number of restaurants in Naples may DeFi 101: A Guide to Decentralized Finance 07/24/2022 08:00pm • Decentralized finance, or DeFi, has been a hot topic on Wall Street in 2022. DeFi enthusiasts tout its potential to completely disrupt the traditional banking and financial services industries. DeFi facilitates the use of peer-to-peer payments that rely on blockchain technology rather than banks or Mural displaying Americans detained abroad unveiled in Georgetown 07/22/2022 02:20pm • Just off M Street, down the alley between Levain Bakery and the building where Rí Rá Irish Pub once was in Georgetown, the mural of 18 faces is hard to miss at 15 feet tall. It’s part of the Bring Our Families Home campaign. Alexandria Zambrano Forseth and her sister Gabriela Zambrano Hill we 7 Ways to Live Green on a Budget 07/19/2022 08:00pm • Living green doesn't have to mean spending a lot of green.Does a green lifestyle seem opposed to a cost-conscious one? Does sustainable living seem like code for expensive? If you're looking for ways to care for the environment in your day-to-day life without breaking the bank, the experts behind th What Is a Broker Price Opinion (BPO) in Real Estate? 07/19/2022 08:00pm • Broker price opinions aren't the most common method for assessing a home's value, but they can be useful. If you're hoping to cancel your private mortgage insurance, for example, a broker price opinion may come in handy. Or, if you're behind on your mortgage, your lender may request a BPO without yo Scammers target children's Social Security numbers to open credit cards 07/19/2022 03:18pm • Identity theft now even involves crooks targeting babies. Criminals are using newly assigned Social Security numbers to open credit cards. A D.C.-based consumers' group has tips to help parents. More Local News First, to find out whether your child’s identity has been hacked 10 Things to Do if Your Identity Is Stolen 07/18/2022 08:00pm • Last year, 15 million U.S. consumers were victims of identity theft, according to the 2022 Identity Fraud Study from Javelin Strategy & Research. Criminals used personal information from these individuals that amounted to $24 billion in losses. And this type of traditional identity theft is only WTOP Top Kid premiers her first musical at Capital Fringe Festival 07/17/2022 09:50pm • A high school junior (and WTOP Top Kid emeritus) is taking her talent to the big stage this week with the premier of her play, "Static: Noise of a New Musical" at the Capital Fringe Festival. “This is the first musical I’ve worked on and it’s also really exciting because it’s the world pr 7 High-Risk Stocks For Aggressive Investors 07/13/2022 08:00pm • Analysts recommend these high-risk stocks to buy.Risk management is the core of successful long-term investing. Investors comfortable with risk can set themselves up for huge long-term gains by identifying the best highly volatile, high-beta stocks to buy. Stocks with betas of 1.5 or higher tend to Toll lanes critic accuses MDOT of 'scientific fraud' in key report 07/12/2022 11:14am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Leading critics of Maryland’s plan to build toll lanes along the Capital Beltway and Interstate 270 suggested on Monday that unexplained