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With highest vacancy rate since 1993, downtown DC's office woes continue to mount 01/13/2020 12:28pm • Downtown D.C.'s office vacancies hit another record-setting high in late 2019, a continued cause for alarm among the District's commercial real estate industry. The Downtown D.C. Business Improvement District estimates there's about 7.7 million square feet of empty office space within its borders How does sugar affect kids' health? 01/09/2020 10:40am • Most grocery stores have aisles packed with sugary treats, juices and other high-sugar drinks. However, with the rising trends in obesity and the long-term health issues related to a high-sugar diet, the amount of sugar your child consumes needs to be watched closely. What are simple sugars, and wh How to help keep gift returns out of landfills 01/06/2020 09:47am • Apparel is a return headache for retailers, because the chains often discontinue apparel lines after the holidays and no longer carry them. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/Jovanmandic) It is gift return season — and while consumers returning gifts will almost certainly get a refund or an exchange in Car Review: Jeep Gladiator Rubicon is a truck that plays as hard as it can work 01/06/2020 04:19am • Jeep has been on a roll lately as SUVs and crossovers are big business. So what could Jeep do to increase sales even more? How about a truck that marches to its own beat? The new Gladiator is just plain cool. With the look of the popular Wrangler, it garners attention. This mid-size truck sports fou Employee stole $48,000 worth of Harry Potter merchandise to sell on eBay 01/04/2020 06:02am • An employee of the Harry Potter studio tour who stole more than $48,000 (£36,935) worth of magical merchandise was caught after colleagues noticed the items accumulating under his desk. Adam Hill stole Harry Potter merchandise including wands, ties, badges and keyrings from the Warner Brothers S Car Review: Looking for a small crossover? Dare to be different with the stylish Fiat 500X 12/30/2019 02:02am • Small crossovers are everywhere and they are starting to look the same — like tough little boxes that are ready to tackle just about anything. The Fiat 500X takes a different approach to the small crossover, adding a dose of style. Built alongside the popular Jeep Renegade in Italy, the Fiat 5 'A little bit of sunshine': How the Children's Inn at NIH gets holiday cheer 12/25/2019 03:40pm • Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus pose with the Hazen family at the Children's Inn at NIH in Bethesda, Maryland, on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019. The Hazen family just received good news about 12-year-old Olivia Hazen's health. (WTOP/Kate Ryan) Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus aren't the only ones spreading holi Prince George's County schools chief looking forward to legislative session 12/24/2019 06:44pm • Schools may be on break for the holidays, but Prince George's County Public Schools CEO Dr. Monica Goldson is looking forward to the new year and the new legislative session in Annapolis. Goldson, who leads the second-largest school district in Maryland with 130,814 students and 208 school buildi Car Review: 2020 Hyundai Palisade has space for 8 and a touch of luxury at a reasonable price 12/23/2019 11:41am • Hyundai has been offering vehicles with good value but they have lacked vehicles in the bigger SUV/crossover market until now. If you’re going to be a little late to the party, you’d better bring your “A” game and Hyundai has with the new Palisade, a seven or eight seat Ute, that’s just th Space Force will start small but let Trump claim a big win 12/21/2019 01:22am • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday celebrated the launch of Space Force, the first new military service in more than 70 years. In signing the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act that includes Space Force, Trump claimed a victory for one of his top n Md. Gov. Hogan's energy plan promises 100% clean energy by 2040 12/17/2019 10:15pm • Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has outlined his plans on clean energy for the 2020 legislative session. Under his proposal, the state would no longer grant renewable energy incentives for burning trash to generate electricity. That would also extend to the practice of burning "black liquor," a byprodu Senate panel OK's GSA wish list for new leases, building improvements 12/17/2019 05:47pm • A Senate panel is ready to let the General Services Administration move forward with potential new federal government leases and capital investments, a fresh sign that relations are thawing between the two despite lingering concerns over Trump administration policies and issues. The Senate Commit Best hostess gift ideas 12/17/2019 09:00am • During the holiday season, many Americans will accept invitations from friends and family to participate in their celebrations. And with those invitations comes a desire to not arrive empty-handed. Bringing a small gift for the host or hostess is considered polite, particularly when you're showing u Car Review: Audi joins the EV race with all-new e-tron 12/16/2019 06:39am • If you fancy an electric vehicle, you have more choices hitting the market these days. But if you wanted an electric luxury crossover, the pickings were slim. Enter Audi with its first electric ride: the e-tron. It is a smart choice for Audi’s first electric vehicle, as crossovers are king rig Why are catalogs still a thing in 2019? 'Because they work' 12/16/2019 06:21am • The Pointer family's catalog haul has topped 20 for the holiday season, and that's light compared with previous years. About 7.5 billion business-to-consumer “books” are mailed to consumers a year, estimates Hamilton Davison, president and executive director of the American Catalog Mailers Asso