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How to protect your credit score during government shutdown 01/22/2019 08:00am • If you're one of the 800,000 federal employees who are not getting paid during the government shutdown, you're in a tough spot, for sure. Most likely, you've morphed into survival mode, which may or may not include thinking about your credit score. I totally get that. But what if I told you it's From good to dangerous: Ranking local highway safety laws 01/22/2019 05:07am • WASHINGTON — Until driverless cars perform reliably and safely, an auto safety advocacy group says, the best thing states can do to reduce traffic deaths and injuries is pass laws requiring the use of currently available safety equipment. However, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety's 16th-an Temperature drop leads to spike in calls for area roadside assistance 01/22/2019 04:50am • WASHINGTON — In the frigid weather, roadside service provider AAA fielded thousands of calls from D.C. area drivers who discovered on Monday their cars wouldn't start. Freezing temperatures led to a huge spike in calls for help to AAA. John Townsend with AAA Mid-Atlantic said AAA's emergency r New I-95 tech upgrades proposed to limit traffic jams 01/22/2019 04:00am • WASHINGTON — Changes meant to help ease traffic jams along more than 60 miles of Interstate 95 could include variable speed limit signs similar to the ones many drivers ignored on I-66, as well as a number of other technological upgrades. In addition to ongoing construction work on large projec Low-Interest Loan Options for Furloughed Federal Employees 01/21/2019 07:00pm • When you're living paycheck to paycheck, missing one pay period because of a work furlough can derail plans for your budget and overall financial health. In the case of the current partial government shutdown, many financial institutions are scrambling to give the federal workers affected a chance t 10 Financial Moves to Make When Interest Rates Rise 01/21/2019 07:00pm • After many years of low rates, the U.S. Federal Reserve raised the federal funds rate nine consecutive times in the last three years, including four times in 2018 alone. Furthermore, the Federal Reserve forecasts two more increases for 2019. Short-term interest rates track the current federal funds How to Avoid Shipping Charges at Your Favorite Stores 01/21/2019 07:00pm • Shipping charges are one of the most frustrating aspects of online shopping. You find the item you want at a good price, but once the shipping charges get tacked on, you find yourself paying more than planned. While some shipping fees are a nominal amount per order, even small charges add up over t Amtrak taking bids to replace decades old passenger cars 01/21/2019 08:06am • WASHINGTON — While Amtrak awaits arrival of its new Acela trainsets, it is moving forward with plans to replace its fleet of 470 passenger cars primarily used on the Northeast Corridor and adjoining corridors, many of which are 40 to 50 years old. Amtrak has released a Request for Proposals for Hacking concerns as Metro considers buying rail cars from China 01/21/2019 05:07am • WASHINGTON — The four U.S. senators who represent Maryland and Virginia are raising concerns that spies could potentially infiltrate Metro if the transit agency decides to buy rail cars from China. In a letter sent to Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld on Jan. 18, the senators noted that fore Teen in confrontation with Native American: 'I didn't provoke' 01/20/2019 10:46pm • DETROIT (AP) — The student who stared and smiled at an elderly Native American protester drumming in his face outside the Lincoln Memorial as his schoolmates chanted and laughed says he did nothing to provoke the man in the videotaped confrontation and was only trying to calm the situation. The Car Review: Jaguar’s E-PACE crossover looks to make waves in smaller utility market 01/20/2019 02:12pm • WASHINGTON — Luxury cars have been the bread and butter for Jaguar for decades, but lately the market has shifted to SUV and crossovers. Jaguar hopped on the crossover bandwagon a few years ago with F-PACE, a quick hit for the company. Now for their second model, Jaguar looks to make a smaller 2 arrested in NW DC attempted carjacking 01/20/2019 11:00am • WASHINGTON — Two teens are in police custody after an attempted northwest D.C. carjacking in which a woman was ambushed and beaten. NBC Washington reported that the woman, a 69-year-old dog walker, was dropping off a dog in the 1400 block of Euclid Street on Jan. 17 when the two suspects jumped Car found in police-involved shooting in Seat Pleasant 01/18/2019 07:00pm • WASHINGTON — An officer was hospitalized and a suspect is being sought after a police chase and shooting Thursday afternoon in Seat Pleasant, Maryland. Prince George's County police's special investigation response team is handling the incident, Seat Pleasant Chief Devan Martin said hours late Virginia committee kills stronger seat-belt law 01/18/2019 10:51am • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia will continue to have one of the weakest seat-belt laws in the country after a Senate committee killed a bill to require rear-seat passengers in a motor vehicle to wear safety belts and to make violating the state’s seat-belt law a primary offense. The Senate Tra Now leasing: Novel South Capitol has 42 penthouses, coworking space 01/18/2019 08:06am • WASHINGTON — Novel South Capitol, a new luxury apartment development sandwiched between Capitol Hill and Capitol Riverfront, with an on-site coworking space, has begun leasing with first move-ins expected in February. The 539-unit apartment building, at 2 I Street SE, has 42 penthouses and incl