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Affordable housing, children key issues in DC mayor's State of the District address 03/19/2019 07:00am • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser proposed more money for affordable housing, making child care more affordable and the continuation of free rides on D.C.'s popular Circulator bus during her State of the District address Monday night. Bowser's budget that now goes to the D.C. Council includes $130 million Want a perfect credit score? Get more credit cards (and where DC ranks) 03/18/2019 07:55am • The Washington metro area ranks in the top 10 for cities with the highest percentage of consumers with perfect credit scores, at No. 7 — but even so, only 1.94 percent of Washington area consumers have a perfect score of 850, according to Experian. And while that squeaky-clean score of 850 is c Experts warn against cutting Chesapeake Bay Program funding 03/18/2019 04:28am • CHESAPEAKE, Va. (AP) — Experts warn that President Trump's proposed budget will reverse years of progress in restoring the Chesapeake Bay's health. The Washington Post reported Friday that scientists say the nation's largest estuary is the healthiest it's been in generations. And they credit va Ovechkin and Backstrom get some love from SHOWTIME's 'Billions' season premiere 03/17/2019 11:50am • While the Capitals take a much needed day off Sunday before wrapping up their four game road trip in New Jersey on Tuesday, they might find some time in their schedule to watch the series “Billions” as Caps' players Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom are recognized for their stellar play in the Worried about your child's ID being stolen? Here's what to know 03/15/2019 06:02pm • Q: I’ve heard the horror stories of a child’s identity being stolen, so what should I be doing to protect my children’s identities? It’s easy to think that identity theft is only a problem for adults, but statistics from last year reveal that it’s twice as likely that a child’s ID is Jose Andres brings restaurants to Disney World, the Big Apple 03/14/2019 03:20pm • Prolific D.C. chef Jose Andres is expanding his Jaleo restaurant business to Disney Springs, the big outdoor shopping, dining and entertainment complex at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, and will open his dining hall concept, Mercado Little Spain, in New York City this week. Andres will Before they Go-Go: Last chance to see Wizards’ G League team this year 03/14/2019 01:38am • It’s been a long year for the Wizards, who are still clinging to faint playoff hopes despite losing John Wall for the season. But across the river, Washington’s newly-minted NBA G League team has been an unqualified success in its first year and, with a late push, could have a playoff run of its Why people are getting married at &pizza Thursday 03/13/2019 10:11am • March 14 is International Pi Day, celebrated as such because the first two digits of pi are 3.14, and many pizza chains celebrate Pi Day with specials. D.C.-based &pizza does it a little differently. Since 2016, &pizza has turned a few of its restaurant locations into wedding venues, a No cat videos?! What life was like before the World Wide Web 03/12/2019 09:57am • It's been 30 years to the day since Tim Berners-Lee laid out his proposal for an information management system that he called the World Wide Web. Those born after 1989 have never known a world without a web, but some of us with earlier birth dates are reflecting on how life has changed since www Dover police chief breaks barriers as city's 1st black chief 03/09/2019 09:00am • DOVER, Del. (AP) — When Marvin Mailey comes into the Dover Police Department in the morning he does so with a focused sense of pride. He walks with a purpose — and history walks along with him. That feeling of fulfillment doesn't just come from Mr. Mailey being the first African-American poli United States citizens will need a visa to visit Europe starting in 2021 03/09/2019 01:23am • US citizens traveling to Europe without a visa will be a thing of the past come 2021. The European Union announced on Friday that American travelers will need a new type of visa — a European Travel Information and Authorization System or ETIAS — to visit the Europea Maryland Gov. Hogan offers minimum wage compromise 03/08/2019 07:06pm • Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has proposed a compromise in the debate over a $15 an hour minimum wage. In a letter to Senate President Mike Miller and House Speaker Mike Busch, Hogan pitched a plan to raise the current state minimum wage of $10.10 an hour to $12.10 an hour by 2022. Hogan said he c What to do if you lose your job and can't make your credit card payments 03/08/2019 10:00am • When you lose a job, reality can hit pretty quickly. Suddenly, your well-planned financial arrangements may be in jeopardy. It is possible to manage credit card payments and prevent damage to your credit score after you lose a job. But it will take some organization, self-sacrifice and possibly a Manafort gets 47 months, judge cites mostly 'blameless' life 03/08/2019 07:33am • ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison for tax and bank fraud related to his work advising Ukrainian politicians, much less than what was called for under sentencing guidelines. Manafort, sitting in a wheelchair a Movie Review: 'Captain Marvel' follows formula for empowering entertainment 03/08/2019 12:56am • It's hard to believe it took 21 installments before Marvel introduced a female lead, especially with Scarlett Johansson's Black Widow, Jennifer Lawrence's Mystique and Halle Berry's Storm. Ironically, it's the one area where the DC Extended Universe actually beat Marvel to punch thanks to the