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On the drawing board: More service, cheaper passes in Metro GM’s budget proposal 10/29/2018 11:14am • WASHINGTON — Some commuters could see significantly more Metro service next year as part of plans to draw riders back to the system. Unlimited-ride passes could be cheaper too. But it would only happen if the region's governments paid more. Under Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld’s budget Wittman faces challenge from Williams in Virginia's 1st District 10/29/2018 07:14am • Editor’s note: This is one in a series of pieces on the Nov. 6 midterm election. WTOP interviewed candidates in key contested local races. See all of WTOP’s coverage election coverage. WASHINGTON — Republican Rep. Rob Wittman is squaring off against Democrat Vangie Williams on Nov. 6 for th Car Review: Honda Accord 2.0T Touring makes a strong case for itself 10/28/2018 10:16pm • WASHINGTON — The midsize sedan was once the hottest segment for car shoppers in America, but it has been replaced in popularity by crossovers and SUVs. Before that trend began, the two sedan stalwarts were the Honda Accord and Toyota Camry — each spacious sedans that gave buyers good value for t Suspicious package found outside Russian Embassy 10/28/2018 09:39pm • WASHINGTON -- Secret Service personnel responded to the Russian Embassy Sunday evening after an unattended package was discovered outside the building. At approximately 7:30 p.m., Secret Service agents were dispatched to the embassy to clear the unattended package, according to an agency spokesp Pros and Cons to Buying Kraft Heinz Co (KHC) Stock 10/28/2018 08:00pm • Anyone who's ever rolled through the middle aisle of a grocery store knows the names "Kraft" and "Heinz" -- and their everyday purchases are likely boosting the profits for Kraft Heinz stock. Ore-Ida, Oscar Mayer Jell-O, Planters, Smart Ones, Maxwell House and Velveeta, among others, all fit under t WATCH: DOJ, FBI director announce bomb package suspect charged with five crimes 10/26/2018 03:45pm • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: '2a0542d0-182f-47d7-94ab-9510e71f7b77' }).render("77961536000bbae6");}); Tax-Filing Tips for College Students 10/25/2018 08:00pm • Filing taxes as a college student comes with a unique set of challenges. And determining whether and how to file taxes requires taking note of your previous year's employment, wages, tax withholding and parents' tax strategies. You may want to use the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday or winter break f Presto’s college football picks: Thursday night done right 10/25/2018 02:08pm • WASHINGTON -- Thursday night football is a sore spot for me nowadays. The NFL version resembles supermarket fish sticks cooked in the oven, from the burned exterior/frozen middle standpoint. Teams are playing on short rest, meaning they're overworked (four days after playing in a car collision-ty 9 Dividend Traps to Sell Now 10/24/2018 08:00pm • Investors should avoid these stocks.When investors look for income, they typical turn to low-risk dividend investments. But the low interest-rate environment has caused many investors to forget the first part of that strategy and only look for big dividend payers -- regardless of their risk profile. Congress responds to package threats, says they can't become ‘the new normal’ 10/24/2018 05:28pm • WASHINGTON — Members of Congress quickly condemned the threats directed at lawmakers and other public officials on Wednesday, which Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell called “attempted acts of domestic terrorism.” Lawmakers from both parties thanked law enforcement for their efforts to WATCH: CNN reports from outside after studios were evacuated 10/24/2018 01:13pm • WASHINGTON — On the same day that suspicious packages addressed to Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton were intercepted by the Secret Service, CNN's New York offices received one as well, prompting an evacuation of its midtown-Manhattan studios Wednesday. A police bomb squad later removed th 7 Founder-CEOs Doing Fabulously for Shareholders 10/23/2018 08:00pm • Founder knows best.On Wall Street, everyone's looking for an edge. Ironically, the elusive advantage that everyone from portfolio managers to private investors are seeking might not be so thoroughly hidden: many of the world's best stocks are led by founder-CEOs. A 2009 paper in The Journal of Finan 800,000 pounds of meat recalled from Trader Joe's, Harris Teeter 10/23/2018 07:38am • WASHINGTON — Double check that prepackaged ready-to-go meat in your refrigerator. Bakkavor Foods USA, Inc. is recalling almost 800,000 pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry products that contain an onion ingredient which may be contaminated with salmonella and listeria monocytogenes, accordin Car Review: The new 2019 Chevrolet Silverado satisfies more buyers with eight trim levels 10/22/2018 02:09am • WASHINGTON — Pickups are big business, and Chevy has been selling half a million a year, even though that’s still well behind Ford. For the new 2019 version of the Silverado, Chevrolet has grown the offerings by adding three new versions. I spent a few days with one of the models called the LT T 8 pumpkin recipe ideas that actually contain pumpkin 10/19/2018 10:00am • Fall: a time for cooler temperatures, beautiful foliage and, of course, pumpkin everything. From our cups and cupboards to our cosmetics, pumpkin has come to mean much more than a piece of produce. And while the aroma of a pumpkin spice deodorant or lip balm is appealing, as is the taste of pumpk