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States renew push for taxes on sugary drinks 04/01/2019 09:43am • HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Nearly three decades after a U.S. state last imposed a special tax on sugary drinks, Connecticut's governor is pushing for one to help close a budget deficit — and bracing for a fight. Taxes on soda and other sugar-loaded drinks have taken effect in recent years in seve DC to distribute 76K anti-overdose drug kits by fall 2019 04/01/2019 05:44am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials of Washington, D.C., say the city plans to distribute 76,000 kits to help counter area opioid overdoses by the end of September. The Washington Post reports the distribution would drastically increase the availability of the anti-overdose drug naloxone, as the city d Today in History: April 1 04/01/2019 12:50am • Today is Monday, April 1, the 91st day of 2019. There are 274 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 1, 2003, American troops entered a hospital in Nasiriyah (nah-sih-REE’-uh), Iraq, and rescued Army Pfc. Jessica Lynch, who had been held prisoner since her unit was a BW Parkway reopens after emergency roadwork to patch potholes 03/31/2019 05:49am • Work to patch a minefield of potholes on the BW Parkway concluded Sunday morning, after northbound and southbound lanes were periodically closed throughout the weekend for emergency roadwork. Crews worked on parts of the northbound portions of the parkway Saturday night, patching some of the most Today in History: March 31 03/31/2019 12:28am • Today is Sunday, March 31, the 90th day of 2019. Today's Highlight in History: On March 31, 2005, Terri Schiavo (SHY'-voh), 41, died at a hospice in Pinellas Park, Florida, 13 days after her feeding tube was removed in a wrenching right-to-die court fight. On this date: In 1492, King Fer Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg calls for more regulation of the internet 03/30/2019 05:03pm • Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg, who has been under scrutiny for the social media company's role in spreading misinformation and inadequately policing content, is calling for regulators to play a "more active role" in establishing rules for the internet. Zuckerb Why did the big Beltway closure cause traffic jams across the region? 03/29/2019 02:40pm • The terrible traffic that rippled across the Washington region Thursday from Loudoun to Largo was largely due to a single major crash on the Capital Beltway near the Legion Bridge that sent drivers scrambling for other options. "We saw delays as far away as Leesburg, Lucketts and even Winchester Traffic terrors: After 13-hour shutdown, lanes reopen on Inner Loop at American Legion Bridge 03/29/2019 12:36pm • It was an uneventful Friday-morning commute for the D.C. area after a horrific traffic backup shut the Inner Loop of the Capital Beltway for more than 13 hours on Thursday night. Lanes reopened on the Inner Loop on the American Legion Bridge just before 3 a.m. Friday after a tanker-truck overturn Flight from BWI makes emergency landing at Dulles after odor in cabin; 7 hospitalized 03/29/2019 09:55am • Seven people were taken to the hospital early Friday morning after a United Airlines flight made an emergency landing at Dulles International Airport in Loudoun County, Virginia. The Boeing 737 headed for San Francisco left BWI Marshall Airport early Friday. After reports of an odor in the cabin, Virginia IT salaries are double statewide average 03/29/2019 08:44am • The median tech occupation wage in Virginia in 2018 was almost $94,500, 103 percent higher than the median wage of all occupations in the state, according to D.C. trade group CompTIA. And the future for employment growth remains positive, with the best opportunities in jobs related to emerging te 23 of the world's best hiking trails 03/29/2019 06:45am • From a multiday trek tracing the routes of a Japanese poet, to a classic clamber in the Argentinian Lake District, here are 23 of the best hiking trails in the world. Walking boots and waterproof coats at the ready. 1. Pennine Way, United Kingdom Stretching 268 miles from the Derbyshire Pea Here's how long DC's drivers spend stuck in traffic every year 03/29/2019 06:30am • The epic mess on the Capital Beltway's Inner Loop on Thursday served as another reminder that D.C.-area commuters spend an inordinate number of hours trapped on the highway every year — 155, to be exact. According to a report released by transportation analyst group INRIX, D.C. region drivers s Get to the root of the problem: How to eradicate English ivy 03/29/2019 04:21am • Meet Mike Saturday, April 6, at 11 a.m. at Homestead Gardens in Davidsonville, Maryland, near Annapolis. Mike will reveal his top tomato growing tips and tricks, sign books and who knows what else. The event is free. For the love (or otherwise) of ivy Rick in Marshall (just South of Middleburg, Vi Inner Loop nightmare: Tanker flops, blocks Legion Bridge traffic into Md. 03/28/2019 11:25pm • UPDATE, 3/29/2019, 3 a.m.: Lanes have reopened on the Inner Loop on the American Legion Bridge after a tanker-truck overturned Thursday afternoon, closing lanes for hours and snarling traffic all over the D.C. area.  Earlier:  Crews are preparing to reopen the roadways on the Inner Loop on Smartest ways to redeem credit card cash back 03/28/2019 08:00pm • Cash back credit cards are some of the most popular rewards credit cards available today. These rewards credit cards are relatively easy to understand. Redeeming the cash back you earn with them is fairly simple, too. How you use the cash back you accumulate can make a big difference. Rather than