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PETA is calling on Punxsutawney Phil to retire and be replaced with an AI groundhog 01/28/2020 08:12pm • PETA is calling on the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club to let Phil retire -- and to be replaced by an animatronic groundhog. The robots are coming for Punxsutawney Phil's job, too. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is calling on the keepers of the weather-forecasting groundhog to let hi Should you max out your 401(k)? 01/28/2020 07:00pm • If your employer offers a 401(k) plan, taking advantage of the potential savings this retirement account offers can have lasting benefits. These plans provide a chance to set aside funds that can be deducted from your taxes each year and build earnings over time. "If you've ever dreamed about becomi 25 highest paying jobs without a degree 01/28/2020 07:00pm • You don't need a four-year degree to score these jobs. A traditional four-year college degree is not the only route to a high-paying career. Among the U.S. News list of the 100 Best Jobs, these 25 offered the highest pay without requiring a degree. An important note: Most of these jobs do require A man bought a Rolex for $345 in 1974 — its current value knocked him off his feet 01/28/2020 12:33pm • A man brought a Rolex watch he purchased in 1974 for $345.97 to an antiques show to find out its current value. His reaction: priceless. Told a watch like his is now worth $400,000 at auction, the man toppled to the ground. But the appraiser wasn't finished. Because o Winter Blitz: Fixes on the way for 'deplorable conditions' at DC firehouses 01/27/2020 07:11pm • Broken washer-dryers, sputtering HVAC systems and unlit rooms might not be what you'd expect to see inside a D.C. firehouse, but that's exactly what Council member Charles Allen saw, calling the conditions "shocking." The D.C. Fire department is finally able to begin climbing out of a maintenance Firefighters describe rescue of woman struck by train at Court House Metro Station 01/25/2020 03:54pm • When a woman was struck by a Metro train at a station in Arlington, Virginia, on Thursday, first responders had to assess the situation and get her to safety as quickly as possible. The woman had a medical emergency and fell onto the Silver Line tracks at the Court House Metro Station on Jan. 23, Feds plan to move Epstein warden to prison job 01/24/2020 08:38pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The warden in charge when Jeffrey Epstein ended his life in his jail cell is being moved to a leadership position at another federal correctional facility, putting him back in the field with inmates despite an ongoing investigation into the financier’s death, two people familia Ex-lawyer gets 7 years for defrauding business, charity, Va. campaign 01/24/2020 06:26pm • A Fairfax, Virginia, man has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison for conspiring to defraud the campaign of a Virginia state senator. Former lawyer David H. Miller, 71, was sentenced Friday to 88 months in prison for defrauding SkyLink Air and Logistic Support Inc., the campaign of s Months from 2020 election, Va. updates cybersecurity, voting equipment rules 01/24/2020 03:00pm • AP Photo/Alex Brandon, file Virginia elections officials are taking new cybersecurity steps as part of new voting-equipment policies ahead of the 2020 presidential election. More significant security measures are planned starting in 2021. Under new plans for voting systems and electronic poll March for Life 2020 brings large crowds to Mall, downtown DC 01/24/2020 01:40pm • Large crowds of abortion rights opponents streamed toward the National Mall Friday morning for the 47th annual March for Life event, which included — for the first time — an address by the U.S. president. President Donald Trump announced on Twitter earlier this week he would attend, makin Foods high in calcium 01/23/2020 07:00pm • Building strong bones and more Calcium builds and maintains your bone strength, helps muscles -- including your heart muscle -- contract properly and plays an essential role in normal blood clotting. Eating calcium-rich foods every day replenishes your body's supply of this key mineral. Howeve March for Life 2020: What you need to know 01/23/2020 06:50pm • If you’re thinking about heading to the 47th March for Life on the National Mall Friday — whether you’re from the area or coming from afar — here’s what you need to know about getting there and getting around. Q: What is it? The March for Life is an annual rally marking the a The Big Twenty: Counting down the 20 biggest local sports stories of the past 20 years 01/23/2020 02:36pm • This content is sponsored by NBC Sports Washington. The Big Twenty 2019 marked the end of what’s been a spectacular, tragic, exciting and controversial two decades in the region. At NBC Sports Washington, we gathered a panel of sportswriters, former athletes and other experts to look back PBS NewsHour co-founder Jim Lehrer dies at 85 01/23/2020 01:27pm • Presidential debate moderator Jim Lehrer, seated, checks out his position with Larry Estrin, the audio and commentary director for the Commission on Presidential Debates Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2004, at the University of Miami Convocation Center in Coral Gables, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) Jim Leh A new text message scam is disguising itself as a FedEx notification 01/23/2020 07:13am • It's an exhilarating feeling we can all relate to -- FedEx notifying you that your package has been delivered. But before you mindlessly click on that text message that looks like it's from FedEx, take a second look because it could be a scam. Some people around the country are receiving