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Google Slapped With Antitrust Suit, Bitcoin Surges 12/17/2020 12:00am • Stocks climbed Thursday, with the three major U.S. market indices posting record highs. Markets were buoyed as Congress tiptoes closer to passing a $900 billion coronavirus stimulus package, and the Food and Drug Administration considers an emergency authorization for the Moderna (ticker: MRNA) vac Sen. Tim Kaine proposes measure to prevent suicide, burnout among health care workers 12/14/2020 10:23pm • Even before the pandemic, the rate of suicide among nurses and doctors was twice that of the general public. Now, due to the strain of the coronavirus pandemic, 50% report feeling burned out. As a result, one Virginia lawmaker is proposing a way to provide long-term help. "It's not easy to pro Can Congress break impasse over coronavirus relief? 12/14/2020 05:57pm • Congress -- and millions of Americans -- are running out of time for emergency coronavirus relief to be approved by lawmakers. A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators is trying to renew momentum for a $908 billion proposal, releasing legislation on Monday that some hope can still be a building block Easy ways to boost morale of DC-area restaurant workers 12/14/2020 09:41am • Tipping well is the obvious way to make restaurant workers feel appreciated, but it's not the only way. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/DisobeyArt) D.C.-area restaurants appreciate any business they’re getting right now, but they face a difficult winter ahead with new restrictions on indoor dining a Car Review: Drive small, live large with the surprisingly spacious 2020 Buick Encore GX 12/14/2020 06:27am • Buick has been selling the little Encore for the last seven years, and it’s a hit for the company. General Motors had good reason to add the new Buick Encore GX for 2020. It’s nicer inside, and it has grown in some important areas. For a small vehicle, the cabin is rather spacious. The front cab Charley Pride, the Jackie Robinson of country music, dies of COVID-19 at 86 12/12/2020 04:16pm • He broke country music's color barrier as the Jackie Robinson of the genre. On Saturday, Charley Pride died of COVID-19 complications at the age of 86. "People say, 'Charley, how does it feel to be the Jackie Robinson of country music? Charley, how does it feel to be the first colored coun Maryland revenue better than expected, but state comptroller says more stimulus is needed 12/11/2020 08:19pm • Maryland fiscal experts say dire predictions that state revenues would crater due to the coronavirus pandemic haven't panned out. While the outlook remains concerning, officials said the second quarter federal stimulus helped buffer the effects of a recession. Now, Maryland's comptroller is ca The Week on the Hill: Congress averts government shutdown; stalled on pandemic relief 12/11/2020 08:07pm • Congress has bought itself some more time and delayed the deadline on a government shutdown, but there are plenty of political challenges ahead as lawmakers try to reach agreement on a pandemic relief package. WTOP’s Mitchell Miller has “The Week on the Hill.” Spend inauguration at The Darcy's presidential suite — for $46K 12/11/2020 01:30pm • Presidential inauguration events are expected to be muted in January because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but D.C. hotels are still preparing for guests, expecting, as usual, some with deep pockets. The Darcy hotel, which opened in Logan Circle in 2017, is offering a Presidential Suite Inaugural Tra WTOP Top Kid: Damascus girl delivers care packages for NICU families 12/11/2020 03:45am • Kylee Colbert collects and distributes gifts for the families of babies in the NICU. (Courtesy Colbert family) The coronavirus pandemic has been tough on everyone, but a 10-year-old girl from Damascus, Maryland, is helping ease the strain for some of the most vulnerable. Kylee Colbert created Disney Stock Soars to All-Time Highs on Streaming News 12/11/2020 12:00am • Stocks treaded water to end the week Friday, as markets increasingly shift their focus away from the vaccine and toward the progress of another government relief package. What passes as progress on Capitol Hill these days is a stopgap funding bill that will keep the federal government from shutting Fitness MIRROR Review: Is It Worth It? 12/11/2020 12:00am • With so many of us trying to keep in shape outside of a gym these days, it's no wonder that there's been a surge in interest in at-home fitness equipment. And a new approach to exercise fitness technology called smart mirrors or fitness mirrors are the next frontier in bringing the gym to your livin Jones and Ferguson say police reform, COVID’s wrath top Md. legislative agenda 12/10/2020 11:37am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The presiding officers of the General Assembly are looking ahead to the upcoming session ― now just five weeks away ― with a mixture of Best Kitchen Gadget Gifts 12/10/2020 12:00am • A solution to cooking fatigueWith working from home still going strong and fewer opportunities to eat out, the kitchen has become a high traffic area in many homes. In the early days of the pandemic, scratch cooking became a badge of honor and a homage to grandma, even spiking conversations with her Facebook Split-Up? DoorDash IPO Jumps 86% 12/09/2020 12:00am • Stocks faltered on Wednesday, with all three major U.S. indices losing ground as Wall Street increasingly turns its eyes towards the one thing they really want this holiday season: a massive stimulus package. Although negotiations are reportedly underway, calls for a second major round of fiscal st