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How to Refinance Your Mortgage 06/02/2022 08:00pm • Mortgage refinancing is when you take out a new home loan to pay off an existing mortgage. If you refinance, you may be able to lock in a lower interest rate, reduce your monthly payments, pay off your mortgage faster or even tap into your home's equity. The mortgage refinancing process may be more Why boosted Americans seem to be getting more COVID infections 06/02/2022 02:40pm • ▶ Watch Video: Immunology professor on why data shows more COVID infections among boosted Americans As COVID-19 cases began to accelerate again this spring, federal data suggests the rate of breakthrough COVID infections in April was worse in boosted Americans compared to unboosted Ame Air Canada brings back BWI to Montreal flight ($148 each way) 06/02/2022 11:17am • Air Canada resumed its nonstop flights from BWI Marshall Airport to Montreal on June 1, two weeks after resuming its nonstop flights from BWI to Toronto. Both routes were suspended in March 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic’s effect on travel demand. Air Canada operates two daily flights Enrollment decline: Community college leaders, students discuss how to boost campus enrollment 06/02/2022 06:58am • For students, there are a lot of things that go into choosing community college, from a desire to pay less in tuition to the need to have more flexibility when balancing work, family and school. But during COVID-19 students have found themselves with a lot more on their plates. Enrollm Montgomery Co. sees COVID cases plateau, but new subvariants raise concern 06/01/2022 05:00pm • After months of COVID-19 case rates steadily increasing in Montgomery County, Maryland, it appears that trend could finally be starting to plateau. The latest data shows that there have been over 405 cases for every 100,000 residents over the last seven days. And during the county’s weekly pand Watch Shanghai residents race to get out after months of lockdown 06/01/2022 04:35am • The skyscrapers lit up, roads filled with traffic, and young people drank and danced in the streets as fireworks boomed overhead. Shanghai celebrated Wednesday with a long-awaited burst of life, as the government lifted its city-wide lockdown. But the process of reopening is likely to be slow and App Exclusive: WTOP's Fuel Your Summer FREE Gas Giveaway 06/01/2022 12:02am • Open this contest in the WTOP 103.5FM App, register within the app and enter our Fuel Your Summer Sweepstakes for the chance to win $100 each weekday in gas gift cards and the Grand Prize of FREE gas for a year up to $6,000 from WTOP and Astound Broadband powered by RCN. 1) Download or open the W Top 5 Donation Sites and How to Budget for Charitable Giving 05/31/2022 08:00pm • For nearly two decades, the percentage of American households that donated to charity has declined, from 66.2% in 2000 to 49.6% in 2018, according to the most recent Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy's Philanthropy Panel Study. The dollar amount given, however, has risen 17% whe Latest Treatments for COVID-19 05/31/2022 08:00pm • If you have possible COVID-19 symptoms, get tested right away. And if you are infected with the omicron variant or BA.2 subvariant, early treatment with antiviral pills is effective. (Research currently is being done on even more recent subvariants such as BA.3, BA.4 or BA.5.) In particular, the ant Enrollment decline: A struggle for DC-area community colleges 05/31/2022 05:04am • The number of students enrolling in community colleges nationwide, including in the D.C. region, continues to decline, and it is leaving these institutions struggling to boost student numbers. According to the National Student Clearinghouse, which monitors college enrollment numbers, communit 10 Tips for High School Freshmen 05/30/2022 08:00pm • Entering high school can be nerve-racking, especially given that movie and television portrayals of those years have historically included students being shoved into lockers and divided by social cliques. "A lot of things you hear about high schools are just urban legends," says Jeff R. Sherrill, le The Ultimate Guide to Tipping 05/30/2022 08:00pm • With a rising number of tech-savvy tipping tools and calculators in recent years, there's growing complexity and confusion associated with tipping. Who should you tip and how much? For those seeking a simple solution, there's no one-size-fits-all answer. "There is no true norm for tipping," says Pau How to Prepare for a Recession 05/30/2022 08:00pm • Before the coronavirus pandemic led to a brief recession in 2020, many individuals may have never experienced a recession as an adult. Many still may not have lived through an extended recession in adulthood, like that of the 2008 to 2009 recession, when most of today's 30-year-olds were still in hi California Gov. Gavin Newsom tests positive for COVID-19 05/29/2022 10:02am • California Gov. Gavin Newsom has tested positive for Covid-19 and is taking antiviral medication, his office announced Saturday. "This morning, the governor tested positive for Covid-19 after exhibiting mild symptoms. The governor will continue to work remotely," the Democrat's office said in a s Summer not your favorite time of the year? You're not alone 05/29/2022 08:17am • Yes, the summer begins now. It's not me saying so. It's the American people. Survey after survey has found that more Americans believe Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer than any other occasion (e.g., the beginning of baseball season or when pools open). So as the calendar turns fr