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9 Amazing Retreats Hosted by Professional Athletes 10/18/2017 08:00pm • Because of their industry, professional athletes are often avid travelers. What happens once they retire? Many world-class athletes still want to make a living while visiting incredible locations, and have embraced the growing trend of hosting active getaways. These retreats usually aren't cheap, b Person in custody after jumping White House barrier 10/17/2017 10:24am • WASHINGTON — A person is in custody after jumping over a concrete barrier near the White House, the Secret Service said Tuesday morning. D.C. police were then to investigate a suspicious package, the Secret Service tweeted.   ALERT: UD Officers responding to an individual who jumped 50 clever ways to trim Thanksgiving travel costs 10/17/2017 07:00am • Save money and stay calm during the holiday frenzy with these pro tips. Holiday travel doesn't have to be a nightmare. Whether you're traveling by plane, train or automobile for an obligatory Thanksgiving meal with family and friends or you're plotting a spur-of-the-moment getaway, there are ple 'Betaball': How the Warriors engineered the greatest turnaround in pro sports history 10/17/2017 02:19am • WASHINGTON — The NBA season is upon us, and the Golden State Warriors are prohibitive favorites to win their third title in four years. That you read that sentence without flinching is a testament to the not minor miracle that has been the franchise’s turnaround. Had you told anyone — espe Remembering entertainment events at RFK Stadium (Photos) 10/17/2017 01:58am • Editor’s Note: Another chapter ends this weekend for D.C.’s historic RFK Stadium, with the final DC United game on Oct. 22. While it will no longer be the home of DC United, the stadium will continue to be used for events. WTOP takes a look back at the amazing memories made there over th Car Review: Toyota RAV4 XLE holds its own in hot compact crossover market 10/15/2017 10:44pm • WASHINGTON — Compact crossovers are hot, even outselling the venerable midsize sedan lately. Toyota has the RAV4, the head of the pack in sales in the compact crossover market for now. But what makes the Toyota so special in this popular segment? I spent a week with the $30,088 mid-grade 2017 X Should You Eat and Drink During Exercise? 10/15/2017 08:00pm • David Nieman ran his first marathon in the 1970s, when dreadlocks rivaled ponytails and granola hadn't given way to Gatorade. "The fact that during exercise you're supposed to drink sugar water and that helps you -- at first we just scoffed and said, 'That doesn't sound right,'" says Nieman, a prof Deli meats recalled for possible aluminum contamination 10/15/2017 12:10am • WASHINGTON — An Italian specialty meats company is recalling some of its products due to a possible aluminum contamination. Battistoni Italian Meats has recalled 22,630 pounds of ready-to-eat Genoa salami and capocollo products. The products were made on various dates from Jan. 30, 2017 to A Frederick Co., Va. Civil War re-enactment site evacuated 10/14/2017 10:41pm • WASHINGTON — Frederick County, Virginia, police evacuated a Civil War re-enactment event that had received a written threat just days earlier. The Frederick County Sheriff's Office received a call about a suspicious package around 4:30 p.m. Various law enforcement agencies responded and "render Maryland pledges 'biggest incentive offer in the state's history' to lure Amazon HQ2 10/12/2017 11:02pm • Top Maryland officials are preparing to offer Amazon.com Inc. a massive, historic tax incentive package if the retailer moves its second headquarters to the state. "It will be the biggest incentive offer in the state's history by a mile," said Douglass Mayer, spokesman for Gov. Larry Hogan, who d How businesses can manage their mobile devices, bump up security 10/12/2017 05:21pm • Q: What suggestions do you have for managing the mobile devices in our business? It’s no secret that more business is being done on mobile devices then ever before, as mobile internet access surpassed desktop usage for the first time back in November 2016. Since these devices have become so inval Wharf, sweet home: The new SW Waterfront includes chic apartments 10/12/2017 12:51am • WASHINGTON — Suddenly, the District has a new neighborhood. The ribbon is finally cut Thursday on D.C.'s ambitious new development, and amid The Wharf's new retail, entertainment and office space, a pair of new rental properties will be home to hundreds. 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When a gunman opened fire on the Republican practice the day before the game, injuring four, includin Brazil's Push Toward Privatization Worries Economists 10/10/2017 08:00pm • RIO DE JANEIRO -- With the way Brazil's economic crisis is going for many Brazilians, lining up to play the scratch-off lottery seems like a good bet -- at least until even the lottery itself gets touched by fiscal woes. The Brazilian government recently announced that the state lottery may soon be