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First responders train with GM to handle EV emergencies 09/23/2022 08:45am • General Motors hosted two days of training exercises in Thornburg, Virginia, this week, teaching local first responders how to safely handle electric vehicle fires and crashes. “We’re hoping to put to rest many of the fears and dispel some of the misconceptions about electrified vehicles” a Weekend Road and Rail: New traffic patterns on I-66 and express tolling begins 09/23/2022 06:45am • A new traffic configuration on Interstate 66 will cause stops in two locations; the Express Lanes free rides end this weekend; Fiesta DC will close streets in the District, and Metro’s shutdown and weekend maintenance continues. Here's what to watch out for this weekend. Roadwork Virginia T Can proposed DC law help speed up hiring process in schools? 09/23/2022 06:01am • Welcome to the School Zone, WTOP’s weekly feature about the latest topics and trends in education across the D.C. region. Proposed DC law aims to expedite hiring process for school volunteers, workers What it is: After volunteer groups reported long delays in getting cleared to work with D.C. Pu How to Refinance Student Loans: The Complete Guide 09/22/2022 08:00pm • Student loan refinancing is when you take out a new private student loan to repay one or more existing student loans. Borrowers may choose to refinance student loan debt in order to lower the interest rate, reduce their monthly payments or pay off debt faster. Refinancing student loans can save you Citi ThankYou Points Review 09/22/2022 08:00pm • Citi ThankYou Points offer cardholders an affordable way to maximize their credit card rewards. Four Citi credit cards offer this flexible points currency. Customers can redeem points for Citi ThankYou Rewards like cash back, gift cards, shopping or booking travel. They can also move points to a var How to Prepare Your Finances for a Layoff 09/21/2022 08:00pm • While the nation's unemployment rate remains near record lows, there are also signs that the labor market may not be as strong as those numbers suggest. From Snap to Best Buy and Goldman Sachs, there have been a slew of high-profile layoffs announced in recent weeks across a range of industries. Ful What Is Quiet Quitting? 09/21/2022 08:00pm • "Quiet quitting" has become a new buzzword over the past few months. Here's what it means, how this trend started and what you need to know to avoid having it negatively affect your career. Quiet Quitting DefinedQuiet quitting refers to a rising trend where employees are doing the bare minimum at wo Is Your Child Getting Good Reading Instruction? 09/21/2022 08:00pm • Parents walking their young children into school for the first time may get excited at the books lining classroom walls -- but those collections of books aren't necessarily a guarantee their kids are going to learn to read them. According to cognitive scientist and reading expert Pamela Snow, parent Interest in vasectomies spikes since Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade 09/21/2022 05:27am • Let’s talk about vasectomies. A challenging topic, you say? No argument here. Yours Truly would rather talk about football, honestly. But the conversation is important and a function of current circumstances. The why of this conversation is fairly obvious. It’s been over three months si Md. man gets life without parole in woman's stabbing death 09/21/2022 04:48am • A judge sentenced a Montgomery County, Maryland, man Tuesday to life without parole in the 2020 murder of a 23-year-old woman. Back in April, a jury had found 65-year-old Biet Van Tran of Silver Spring guilty of murdering Linh Pham and of trying to murder his own girlfriend’s son, Quy Luc, and 10 of the Best Blue-Chip Stocks to Buy for 2022 09/20/2022 08:00pm • Analysts recommend these blue-chip stocks in 2022.Investors who hold stocks of businesses that are reliable, consistent, profitable and defensible can sleep well at night no matter what's going on in the macroeconomic environment. Blue-chip stocks are large companies with strong brands, financially 8 Countries That Offer Retirement Visas 09/20/2022 08:00pm • Countries around the world are looking to attract American retirees. Some countries have created visa policies specifically designed for retirees and in some cases offer special benefits and incentives for relocating. The most attractive retirement visas are usually found in Latin America, although How to Delay Claiming Social Security Until Age 70 09/20/2022 08:00pm • When you turn age 62, if you have paid taxes into the Social Security system, you can apply for retirement benefits. However, waiting until you reach your full retirement age, which is typically age 66 or 67, will result in a higher monthly Social Security check. Individuals who postpone benefits un Maryland Terps change Twitter bio after Stefon Diggs stars on MNF 09/20/2022 03:11pm • Maryland Terps change Twitter bio after Stefon Diggs stars on MNF originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonIf you don't know which college Stefon Diggs went to, just check out the Maryland Terrapins' Twitter profile.Following Diggs' monster performance in the Buffalo Bills' win over the Tennessee NIH and GW University recruiting volunteers for monkeypox vaccine trials 09/20/2022 02:50pm • Two D.C.-area facilities are recruiting volunteers to test the efficacy of different doses of a monkeypox vaccine with the hope that they can stretch available supplies. The National Institutes of Health, in Bethesda, Maryland, and George Washington University, in D.C., are among eight locations