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Shopping on Shein and Temu for holiday gifts? You're not the only one 12/01/2024 07:31am • Shopping on Temu can feel like playing an arcade game. Instead of using a joystick-controlled claw to grab a toy, visitors to the online marketplace maneuver their computer mouses or cellphone screens to browse colorful gadgets, accessories and trinkets with prices that look too good to refuse. A 'We didn't know vinyl was going to come back': DC's Smash Records celebrates 40 years 11/30/2024 04:05pm • Black Cat on 14th Street in Northwest is hosting a 40th anniversary concert for Smash Records on Saturday, Nov. 30 at 8 p.m. (Courtesy Black Cat) Smash Records in Adams Morgan is celebrating 40 years in business with a concert Saturday night at Black Cat on 14th Street. The small record shop, Who is Russ Vought? Incoming White House budget chief, GWU grad and Project 2025 author 11/29/2024 08:37pm • WASHINGTON ��� Incoming White House budget director Russ Vought has spent much of his career learning the detailed, often convoluted mechanisms that make up the Office of Management and Budget. The agency, little known outside Washington, D.C., is relatively small compared to the rest of the fede New 'intermittent sobriety' trend on the rise during the holidays 11/29/2024 05:40pm • The holidays can be a time for celebrations and gatherings with family and friends, and alcohol often factors into the equation. But a new health trend aims to cut down on the boozing this time of year, and beyond. It's called "intermittent sobriety." "An individual can choose a certain period Prince William Co. approves ad campaign to crack down on panhandling 11/29/2024 04:38pm • Prince William County's Board of Supervisors this week approved plans for an advertisement campaign as part of the Virginia county's strategy to crack down on panhandling. The initiative will use social media, signage and advertisements at busy venues, such as movie theaters and concert sites, to Data Doctors: Steps for creating your digital legacy 11/29/2024 01:35pm • Q: What should I be thinking about to allow my family access to my digital assets should I pass away? A: The outline for leaving physical assets behind to your heirs or estate is well laid out, but less so when it comes to your digital assets. Your digital assets extend far beyond online photo DraftKings Promo Code: Win $150 Bonus on NFL, NBA Black Friday Games 11/29/2024 01:05pm • This content is sponsored by Sportradar. The latest DraftKings promo code offer comes with a 30-1 boost on any Black Friday game. Set up a new account and place a $5 bet on any game. Players who pick a winner will receive $150 in bonuses. This massive 30-1 odds boost applies to Chief Metro adopts bus route redesigns for Northern Virginia areas 11/29/2024 12:59pm • The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro) is moving forward with a service-wide redesign of its bus routes, including in a few areas of Northern Virginia, improving where people want to travel and simplifying services by the summer. The transit agency is planning to make changes From living on DC's streets to advocating for those still without shelter 11/29/2024 08:33am • As the weather turns sharply colder, it's not hard for Wesley Thomas to recall his decades living in D.C. without a place to call home. Thomas was homeless for 29 years before finding stable, long-term housing. Now, Thomas wears a business suit and a number of hats. Thomas is a guest advisory Black Friday and Cyber Monday are all one long block of sales now, lasting more than a day (but not forever) 11/29/2024 12:00am • Black Friday is traditionally the day a lot of people begin their holiday shopping, thanks to the encouragement of sales and deals on a plethora of different items. But truth be told, it���s been Black Friday for a while now. For most retailers, it���s been Black Friday for at least this entire w What to know about the Amazon strike planned for Black Friday 11/28/2024 10:54pm • Workers for the largest online retailer in the world are planning to go on strike during one of the busiest shopping weekends of the holiday season. Amazon employees are preparing to protest in 20 countries, including in major cities in the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, Japan and Br Majority Hispanic Maryland towns face uncertain future under second Trump term 11/28/2024 01:23pm • Rocio Terminio-Lopez said that when she hears people talking about migration, particularly politicians, she feels like ���they don���t know what they���re talking about.��� Terminio-Lopez knows. An immigrant from El Salvador, she struggled to get citizenship for herself while watching her brot 54th Turkey Bowl played in DC ��� 'This is like the Super Bowl for DC high schools' 11/28/2024 01:21pm • The perennial football power Dunbar Crimson Tide beat the upstart Coolidge Colts 35-21 Thursday in the 54th annual D.C. Turkey Bowl to repeat as champions of the D.C. Interscholastic Athletic Association. It was Coolidge's first appearance in the game, D.C.'s public high school football champ Fairfax Co. adds varsity girls' wrestling to sports offerings, making it more accessible 11/28/2024 09:03am • Intrigued by the prospect of wrestling for the Justice High School team in Fairfax County, Virginia, Nicole Coimbra attended one of the scheduled tryout days last year. However, she quickly realized her aspirations would be short-lived. During the 2023-24 school year, girls interested in join Presto's Picks: Leftovers include Virginia-Virginia Tech for a bowl bid, while the Big 12 devours itself 11/28/2024 07:50am • Here's hoping everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving! This weekend's menu of games includes Virginia and Virginia Tech playing for December; Navy looking for momentum heading into their off week before facing Army; plus Maryland and James Madison attempting to play spoiler. Like well-heated Thanksgivi