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Heat leads to MARC slowdown for Monday afternoon 05/20/2019 12:13pm • Monday’s preview of summer has led to a slowdown on two MARC train lines for the afternoon. MARC said on Monday that CSX has issued heat-related speed restrictions on the Camden and Brunswick lines for Monday afternoon’s runs. Heat orders for MARC Brunswick and Camden Lines -- CSX has issu Former Baltimore Raven John Urschel discusses new book about football, math 05/20/2019 04:15am • John Urschel would really rather not be doing this interview. It’s not personal; it’s not me (I’m fairly certain). It’s just that a media tour cuts against everything he is — an introvert, one of the millions of us in this country with anxiety, a mathematician who is desperate to get back US kids aren't eating enough seafood, study says; here's how to add more 05/20/2019 03:08am • The humble tuna sandwich, once a lunchbox staple, is making less frequent appearances in school cafeterias across the nation. American children are eating relatively little fish and shellfish in comparison to meat, according to a new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics. The report, pub How to give back without breaking your budget 05/20/2019 01:00am • You don't need deep pockets to be generous. As an associate real estate broker with Warburg Realty in New York City, Maria Daou now sends 1% of all her commissions to her favorite charity, Wellness in the Schools, which works to end childhood obesity by promoting healthy eating habits in public s Rehoboth, Dewey, Lewes beach guide 2019 05/20/2019 12:25am • For more beach news, traffic and weather, visit WTOP’s Summer Beach Guide section. North of Bethany Beach, Delaware, is a triple-town stretch of oceanfront Delaware destinations: Dewey Beach, Rehoboth Beach and Lewes Beach. The three neighboring beach towns are only separated by a fe Ocean City beach guide 2019 05/20/2019 12:25am • For more beach news, traffic and weather, visit WTOP’s Summer Beach Guide section. With the iconic Ocean City Boardwalk, family-friendly beach and vibrant night life scene, Ocean City, Maryland, has become a go-to summer destination for Washingtonians. Whether it’s your very first Virginia nonprofit helps places of worship to harden security 05/18/2019 06:17pm • At a time when places of worship are counted among the locations of deadly mass shootings, a Leesburg, Virginia-based nonprofit group is working to harden security at churches, synagogues, mosques and other religious facilities. "Faith-Based Information Sharing and Analysis Organization, or FB-IS Retired Montgomery Co. officer gets gift of life from former police partner 05/17/2019 06:00pm • A retired Montgomery County police officer is recovering after a successful kidney transplant. The donor: His former partner on the force, who showed that having your partner's back doesn't end after an officer makes their final radio call. WTOP reported in February about Stanley Barsch, who has Travel site tips for finding the cheapest plane tickets 05/17/2019 04:55pm • When it's time to book a vacation, most people know you need to buy plane tickets at least six weeks in advance to avoid the highest costs. But, getting the cheapest tickets doesn't have to involve going online every day to check prices. There are websites that will do that for you. Washington Co Tips for secondhand home design 05/17/2019 01:05am • Interested in redesigning your home without breaking the bank? Put down the furniture catalog, close the Pinterest browser and head to your local thrift store, where D.C. interior designer Michele Evans says, “there are all kinds of possibilities.” Possibilities that amount to a fraction of t Montgomery County Council votes on $5.8B budget 05/16/2019 05:15pm • The Montgomery County Council voted on a $5.8 billion budget that includes an increase in parking fees in the Bethesda, Maryland, area and funding for education, libraries and public transit, among others. Drivers will see an increase in street parking fees in the Bethesda area, but fees in parki Q&A: Kathleen Turner shares movie memories ahead of Arena Stage gala 05/16/2019 01:04am • She's one of the most successful stars in Hollywood history with her signature husky voice. Next Tuesday, Kathleen Turner headlines the annual Arena Stage Gala in Southwest D.C. "I'm the entertainment at the gala, which is to celebrate and raise money for the Arena Stage productions and c Montgomery County Council raises questions about police practices 05/15/2019 03:25pm • Montgomery County Council members are asking police to release "all body camera footage" from the May 9 incident in which a white county police officer is heard using a racial slur when confronting a group of black men outside a McDonald's in White Oak. "We're trying to dig into the underlying ci Ted Leonsis offers arena for Fugazi charity reunion; Ian MacKaye responds 05/15/2019 11:53am • Ted Leonsis — billionaire owner of the Washington Capitals, Wizards, Mystics, and Capital One Arena — often gets what he wants. The sports and business mogul used Twitter this week to make an offer to the D.C. punk band Fugazi, which has been on hiatus since 2003: Let us all work to get Fu Damascus HS athletes unsupervised in locker room at time of alleged rapes 05/14/2019 05:38pm • An internal investigation into the alleged rapes that occurred in the football locker room of a high school in Montgomery County, Maryland, found that there was a lack of player supervision during the time of the assault. Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Jack Smith said in a letter