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Virginia is preparing for an unprecedented vaccination campaign 10/11/2020 07:51pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. Three million dollars for public outreach. Nearly $2.5 million for refrigerators and thermometers. And more than $71 million for mass How to Buy IPO Stock at Its Offer Price 09/09/2020 12:00am • Average investors tend to get left on the sidelines in favor of big funds when it comes to investing in initial public offerings at their offer price, which can often be considerably below where the stock ends up trading as time goes on. Only a small percentage of retail investors even know how to b 10 of the Best Tech Stocks to Buy for 2020 07/07/2020 12:00am • The 10 best tech stocks to buy for 2020.The 2010s, among other things, were characterized by the rapid rise of Big Tech, which brought Wall Street its first trillion-dollar empires. Entering 2020, the five most valuable companies traded on U.S. exchanges were all tech stocks. As 2020 has progressed Fairfax officials: Be on lookout for destructive beetle 06/30/2020 05:26am • If a resident sees an Asian longhorned beetle, they should try to capture it in a jar or a plastic bag and store it in the freezer. (Courtesy Fairfax County government) This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com Most of the Outer Banks opening up to property owners beginning May 4; visitors still restricted 04/22/2020 07:51am • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. Outer Banks leaders are opening up sections of the popular North Carolina barrier islands in phases — first to property owners, then ev Manassas eyes future with planning update 01/03/2020 08:52am • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. More than two years in the making, a new comprehensive plan to guide development in Manassas will come before the Manassas City Council f Planners say DC region has enough room to meet Amazon-induced housing demands 02/14/2019 03:30pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner, ARLnow.com, and republished with permission. Arlington and other localities around the D.C. region have enough room to add the housing necessary to keep pace with the Amazon-driven population influx expected over the coming years — but actually Arlington delays expansion of Virginia Hospital Center 09/25/2018 05:00am • Officials from Virginia Hospital Center left Saturday’s meeting without the approval they were seeking for the hospital’s expansion plans. Instead, following a unanimous vote, consideration of the plans will be delayed another three months. The outcome is a disappointment for the hospi Va. bills would ban ‘bump stocks’ for semi-automatic weapons 12/21/2017 09:45am • ARLINGTON, Va. -- Months after the mass shootings in Las Vegas, several legislators representing Arlington County have filed bills in the Virginia General Assembly to outlaw “bump stocks.” After the October 1 shooting, which left 58 people dead and 546 injured, investigators found that gunman This week in odd news: Guinness records; 'Star Wars' maze 09/09/2017 06:03pm • BIKERS IN THE BUFF RIDE THROUGH PHILADELPHIA'S STREETS PHILADELPHIA (AP) — And they're off — the Philadelphia bicyclists and their clothes. Thousands of nude cyclists have set off on a trek around the city for the annual Philly Naked Bike Ride. Organizers say about 3,000 riders in vario Open-air plaza, more retail proposed for Rosslyn Metro Center 07/11/2017 09:15am • A plan to reconfigure the shopping mall above the Rosslyn Metro station could bring more retail space and add a public plaza on its second level, but its approval is in doubt. The proposal would add more than 17,000 square feet of additional space for retail at the three-story Rosslyn Metro Cente Why a Certificate of Deposit Is a Safe Investment 06/28/2017 08:00pm • Earlier this month, the Federal Reserve issued its third interest rate hike in the past six months. Since the recession of 2008, the Fed has kept interest rates historically low in an attempt to stimulate the struggling economy. But now that the economy is on the upswing and interest rates are back Ballston man seeks to turn ‘snowflake’ from insult to point of pride 03/22/2017 07:35am • The term “snowflake” has become one of the more widely-used insults in online political debates lately, and now an Arlington man is trying to adopt it as a badge of honor. Ballston resident Michael Getter has begun what he describes as a campaign to unite opposition against President T 5 ways to help avoid identity theft 03/11/2017 06:24am • Identity theft is the fastest-growing crime in America. A recent study from Javelin Strategy & Research found that $16 billion was stolen from 15.4 million U.S. consumers in 2016, compared to $15.3 billion from 13.1 million victims a year earlier. Over the past six years, identity thieves hav Amazon.com (AMZN) Stock Plunges on Q3 Earnings, Q4 Guidance Misses 10/26/2016 08:00pm • Amazon.com (ticker: AMZN) whiffed on earnings and posted in-line revenue on Thursday, causing a sharp selloff in AMZN stock. It wasn't just the earnings miss that sent shares lower, it was soft fourth-quarter revenue guidance that spooked investors. Amazon shares fell more than 6 percent in after-h