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Layoffs, ultimatums, and blue check marks: Elon Musk's first month at Twitter 11/27/2022 05:01am • Sunday officially marks one month since the world's richest man took the helm at Twitter. In that time, Elon Musk initiated mass layoffs and gave remaining staffers a cryptic ultimatum, reinstated the accounts of controversial figures including former President Donald Trump, and launched -- then PHOTOS: Former home of George Washington's aunt up for sale in Virginia 11/26/2022 12:02pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. Built in 1699, the Indian Banks estate on the Northern Neck was once home to George Washington’s aunt, Esther Ball, (he even initi Small Business Saturday 2022: Your guide for 'shopping small' around DC 11/26/2022 04:01am • Major retailers get much of the attention on Black Friday, but the holiday shopping season’s second day is all about smaller businesses. Nov. 26 is Small Business Saturday. More Business & Finance News More Local News American Express launched the event during the 201 Robbers use stolen car to break into Rockville gun shop 11/25/2022 06:35pm • A Rockville, Maryland, gun shop was burglarized early Friday after a car rammed into the storefront. Montgomery County police say the suspects drove a stolen black sedan into Atlantic Guns' storefront around 1 a.m. Friday. Police believe up to six people were involved. More Montgomery Airport crowds, some long lines as Thanksgiving travel getaway commences 11/23/2022 10:52am • The Thanksgiving travel getaway was off to a mostly smooth start Wednesday, despite long security lines Wednesday morning at one of the D.C. area's busiest airports. Reagan National Airport saw a steady stream of travelers Wednesday morning with, at times, long lines to go through security screen 'In dire need': How a former World Bank staffer became a Fairfax Co. substitute teacher 11/23/2022 04:30am • A fifth-grade student at Bull Run Elementary School in Centreville, Virginia, approached Bunni Cooper late last week to ask if the two could have lunch together. The student inquired about the status of "Lunch Bunch," a time for students at the Fairfax County school to eat and talk to Cooper, a l Why the USDA wants to mail you an instant-read thermometer 11/22/2022 04:55pm • Is your Thanksgiving turkey still frozen? There are three ways to safely defrost a turkey to prevent dangerous bacteria from growing, according to the Department of Agriculture — in the refrigerator, using tap water or putting it in the microwave. In the refrigerator, it takes approximately How to cope with holiday stress at work 11/22/2022 08:00am • Two of life's most potentially stressful arenas are work and the holidays. When you combine the two, it's no wonder that many people feel anxious and overwhelmed. "Although some people look forward to this time of year, others dread it," says Kimberley Tyler-Smith, an executive at the career tech What is Small Business Saturday? 11/22/2022 07:50am • Chances are, you do not have memories of being a little kid and going with your parents to Small Business Saturday sales. That's because as shopping holidays go, Small Business Saturday is pretty new. It's also an excellent way to not just find unique holiday gifts but often ones with fairly signifi Thanksgiving 2022: What's open and closed 11/22/2022 04:35am • Because Thanksgiving is a national holiday, schools, banks, libraries and government offices will be closed on Thursday. Some supermarkets, however, will be open for some last-second shopping ahead of that holiday meal. More Local News More Thanksgiving News Here’s a roun Traveling for Thanksgiving? Best and worst times to hit the roads in DC area 11/21/2022 12:00pm • If you're heading out of town for Thanksgiving, be prepared for some company on the roads. AAA mid-Atlantic projects that almost 1.3 million D.C.-area residents will travel over the Thanksgiving holiday, with most getting behind the wheel. More Local News More Thanksgiving News L What to know about checking, debit cards and free ATMs 11/21/2022 11:01am • This content is sponsored by PenFed Credit Union, federally insured by NCUA. When you’re building your budget, every penny counts. So why waste any money when you don’t need to? ATM fees are just one place where needless costs can really rack up – so here are some tips to find the right che Online sports betting in Md. to begin Wednesday 11/21/2022 08:51am • With the FIFA World Cup, the traditional Thanksgiving NFL games and the final weekend of college football’s regular season, some sports fans will likely want to put some money down on their favorites. For Maryland residents, it will be a little easier. Online sports betting will begin Wednesday, N Interactive map from Johns Hopkins astronomers shows all 200K galaxies 11/21/2022 06:48am • Astronomers at Johns Hopkins University created a new map, which shows the sweeping view of the cosmos from the Milky Way galaxy to the edge of the visible universe. The interactive map has the actual position and real colors of about 200,000 galaxies. Each dot on the map represents a galaxy, whi Bradley Beal, Monumental Basketball hold Thanksgiving meal giveaway 11/20/2022 01:30pm •  Beal, Monumental hold Thanksgiving meal giveaway originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington On a blustery Saturday afternoon, just blocks away from their practice facility in Ward 8, the Wizards, Mystics and Go-Go lined the main hallway of the R.I.S.E. Demonstration center with tables fe