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Mobile sports wagering in Md. by Thanksgiving? It’s a safe bet 11/15/2022 10:55am • Screens at BetMGM Sportsbook in National Harbor in December display odds on dozens of sporting events. (Maryland Matters/Bruce DePuyt) This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. M Store credit cards — steer clear of this holiday shopping temptation 11/14/2022 10:52am • Many retailers offer shoppers their own store-branded credit cards, and they aggressively promote them around the holidays. They come with benefits such as special pricing or discounts for cardmembers, which makes them attractive to frequent customers. Most also come with extremely high inter College Football Corner: Virginia, Virginia Tech struggle early while the Pac-12 shines late 11/14/2022 06:56am • Once again it gets late early for Virginia and Virginia Tech as they each posted their fourth double-digit defeat of the season Saturday. They'll be playing to avoid last place in the ACC Coastal Thanksgiving weekend, and even though they'll technically be playing for the Commonwealth Cup Nov. 26 Amid a major federal investment in electric cars, it’s time for states to step up, advocates say 11/13/2022 12:45pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. For years, electric vehicles posed something of a chicken-and-egg problem. Mass adoption, seen as critical to cutting the largest sing Beware: The companies that hold your crypto aren't insured the way banks are 11/13/2022 10:24am • The "crypto winter" that hit earlier this year walloped digital asset prices and served as a healthy reminder that cryptocurrencies are highly risky, volatile investments. But now, in the wake of crypto exchange FTX's implosion, crypto investors were reminded of another risk they face: Crypto acc How young voters saved the Democrats in 2022 11/12/2022 03:57pm • Democrats have done a lot better in the midterm elections than a lot of pundits and analysts had anticipated. They're favored to hold on to the Senate and look to have kept their losses in the House to a minimum. In doing so, Democrats have defied historical precedent, which suggests the presiden Lorton man dies from medical emergency in Fairfax Co. police custody 11/12/2022 03:11pm • A Virginia man died Thursday after experiencing a medical emergency while he was in the custody of Fairfax County police, according to authorities. Officers were taking Temiki Murray, 44, of Lorton, to a nearby hospital when he "suffered some sort of medical emergency," police spokesman James Cur It's a bad time to buy a house: Here's what to know if you have to anyway 11/12/2022 07:01am • There is no sugarcoating it: This is a terrible time to buy a home. Mortgage rates for a 30-year fixed rate loan are now hovering above 7%, more than 4 percentage points higher than a year ago. That has slashed a typical buyer's purchasing power by 14%, according to Black Knight, a mortgage data Alexandria residents get more incentive to protect homes from flooding 11/11/2022 07:06am • Alexandria, Virginia, property residents will be able to save some money soon, as they get a chance to lower the fee they’re charged to fight the effects of flooding and stormwater runoff. City property owners are currently charged a “stormwater utility fee,” but the Alexandria City Cou Virginia Lt. Gov. Earle-Sears: 'Time to move on' from Trump 11/10/2022 10:25pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia's Republican lieutenant governor, Winsome Earle-Sears, said in a TV interview Thursday that if Donald Trump makes a third bid for the White House, she would not support him. Previously a vocal advocate for the former president, Earle-Sears told Fox Business that vo At GW Hospital event for trauma survivors, stories of lives saved 11/10/2022 04:33pm • George Washington University Hospital hosted survivors of traumatic injuries at a Thursday event giving patients a chance to reunite with the care providers who saved their lives. The D.C. hospital's annual Trauma Survivors Day featured inspiring and captivating stories from survivors of serious, A model program for fighting climate change is at a crossroads in Md. and neighboring states 11/10/2022 11:14am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Sometimes, states fight climate change in dramatic and tangible ways, with gigantic solar arrays, wind turbines, abundant electric vehicle c A player-by-player evaluation of the Commanders' defense halfway through 2022 11/10/2022 06:00am • Player-by-player review of the Commanders' defense originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonAs of Thursday, the Commanders' 2022 regular-season schedule will be at its midway point. The club opened versus Jacksonville 60 days ago and is slated to wrap up against Dallas in 59 days.That means A player-by-player evaluation of the Commanders' offense halfway through 2022 11/09/2022 11:50am • Player-by-player review of the Commanders' offense originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonAs of Wednesday, the Commanders' 2022 regular-season schedule will be at its midway point. The club opened versus Jacksonville 59 days ago and is slated to wrap up against Dallas in 60 days. That 2022 DC election: Voters say yes (again) to DC tipping proposal 11/08/2022 11:55pm • D.C. voters have spoken and it's a resounding yes to Initiative 82, also known as the Increase Minimum Wage for Tipped Employees Measure. The proposal passed with nearly 75% of the vote, according to The Associated Press. Initiative 82 sought to phase out tip credit, which lets employers count