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Blue Zone Foods to Add to a Diet 02/19/2021 12:00am • Where and what is a Blue Zone?Icaria, Greece; Loma Linda, California; Okinawa, Japan; Nicoya, Costa Rica and Sardinia, Italy -- wildly disparate areas spread across the globe -- have something in common. They're the five original Blue Zones, designated as such for the remarkable longevity of their r DC to open up COVID-19 vaccinations to grocery store workers, more 02/17/2021 07:02pm • FILE — A mural depicting local jazz legend Buck Hill is visible as Trader Joe's grocery store employee Patrice Boyd, left, and her co-worker cross 14th and U streets, Tuesday, April 14, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) D.C. will open up COVID-19 vaccination appointments to certain Homeowners, renters in Md. struggling with payments during pandemic 02/16/2021 04:09pm • Many homeowners and renters continue to fall behind on monthly payments during the COVID-19 pandemic, and now there's a renewed push to ensure they don't lose their homes or get evicted. Maryland has one of the highest foreclosure rates in the country, according to Sen. Chris Van Hollen, who is h Most Marylanders due state relief payments could see money by Friday 02/16/2021 03:45pm • Most of the low-income Maryland residents due for state stimulus payments of $300 and $500 under a new relief package signed Monday by Gov. Larry Hogan could see that money by Friday, state Comptroller Peter Franchot said Tuesday. Maryland began processing stimulus payments Tuesday morning. Franc VRE ridership still down 90%; future projections ‘uncertain’ 02/15/2021 08:24pm • 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. On Tuesday morning, Alex Friedman and a handful of other passengers watched their northbound Virginia Railway Express train pull into Hogan signs billion-dollar RELIEF Act into law 02/15/2021 05:41pm • Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) was joined by Senate President Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore City) and House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones (D-Baltimore County) as he signed The Recovery for the Economy, Livelihoods, Industries, Entrepreneurs, and Families (RELIEF) Act on Monday. Also at the ceremony were H First 100 days of the new administration focuses on vaccine distribution, economic relief 02/15/2021 04:18pm • President Biden has embarked on an ambitious agenda for his first 100 days in office, facing the challenge of ramping up vaccine distribution during the pandemic and providing financial assistance to millions of struggling Americans. His $1.9 trillion Covid relief package has been advancing in co Car Review: The Ranger is the mid-sized answer for a smaller Ford truck without all the bulk 02/15/2021 04:10am • Tired of seeing Toyota and GM having success in the mid-size truck market, Ford brought back the Ranger in 2019. Now going on the third year, the not-so-small truck soldiers on hoping to keep the Ford faithful in the fold. Outside the Ranger is a handsome midsize truck, and if you choose the FX4 off Md. House withdraws proposal for broader stimulus checks, General Assembly passes billion-dollar RELIEF Act 02/12/2021 08:31pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. After the House of Delegates nixed a last-minute provision that would’ve included broader stimulus checks for Maryland taxpayers, Gov. L Presidents Day 2021: What’s open, what’s closed 02/12/2021 06:36am • Presidents Day is Monday, Feb. 15. Break out that biography of George Washington (or the president of your choosing) that you've been itching to read, because many area services are shutting their doors, on top of pandemic-related closures. What’s open, what’s closed and what else is changing 7 of the Best Stocks to Watch Near 52-Week Lows 02/11/2021 12:00am • Stocks to watch near 52-week lowsBuying a stock in freefall is often compared with attempting to catch a falling knife: You may get hurt in the process. At the same time, an unrealistic fixation on buying and selling stocks at the perfect time can distract from more practical considerations, like si DC police working with federal agencies to reduce car jackings, alert drivers 02/09/2021 04:48pm • The D.C. police department is launching a task force to take on the rise of carjackings. The District is one of a handful of cities across the U.S. experiencing a spike in the crime. Acting D.C. Police Chief Robert Contee has formed a carjacking task force made up of detectives who are dedicated UAE's Hope spacecraft first of 3 to reach Mars this month 02/09/2021 05:00am • ▶ Watch Video: NASA launches $2.4 billion mission to search for signs of ancient life on Mars The United Arab Emirates' Hope spacecraft, the first interplanetary probe launched by an Arab nation, is on course to brake into orbit around Mars Tuesday, kicking off an ambitious mission to Montgomery Co. officials: COVID-19 vaccine allotment down, with no 'good explanation' 02/08/2021 02:07pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, officials on Monday said that the county’s vaccine allotment last week from the state was down by about 1,000 from the week before, and “We do not have a good explanation” why. That was the word from the county's Health and Human Services Director Dr. Raymond Cr Biden turns to skills that powered his 2020 victory to sell COVID-19 relief 02/07/2021 12:06am • Nearly three weeks into office, President Joe Biden is trying to do what he knows how to do best -- connect with average Americans, letting them know he understands their suffering and offering words of comfort. But instead of doing so quietly on the campaign trail, he's now using those skills to wi