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Amazon feels 'welcome' in Arlington, but still plans more extensive outreach 02/28/2019 01:30pm • When Amazon first started seriously considering Arlington for a new headquarters, the company went so far as to send employees out to local coffee shops and bars to gauge how people around here felt about the tech giant moving in. The company’s head of worldwide economic development, Holly Sull What's being done to keep drones of future from crashing into each other (or worse) 02/27/2019 02:40pm • WASHINGTON — The promise of unmanned drones delivering packages, smoothing congested commutes, observing dangers and solving crimes is being tested and developed by companies and agencies, but one large question remains: What's to keep all of the drones of the future from slamming into each other, DC employers will negotiate salary, but workers don't always ask 02/25/2019 08:52am • WASHINGTON — That job offer you get could be better, but you’ll have to ask and not everyone does, even though D.C.-area companies are more willing to negotiate. Only 57 percent of D.C.-area workers surveyed say they tried to negotiate a better pay package in a job offer received in the last Boston Market frozen ribs recalled 02/25/2019 07:42am • WASHINGTON — More than 173,000 pounds of frozen boneless pork rib patties have been recalled because they may contain glass or hard plastic. Here's what the package of the recalled ribs looks like. (Courtesy USDA) The Boston Market meals were made in Ohio by Bellisio Foods and shipped to st Car Review: Kia Rio goes from bargain basement to sophisticated subcompact hatch 02/24/2019 09:11am • WASHINGTON — It wasn’t long ago that the Kia Rio was just basic transportation for those who wanted to buy new and not used. It was loud and not very pleasant inside. Come to think of it, I would pay more if I heard that was my ride at the rental car counter. But in 2018, Kia went back to the dr Today in History: Feb. 23 02/23/2019 12:22am • Today is Saturday, Feb. 23, the 54th day of 2019. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 23, 1954, the first mass inoculation of schoolchildren against polio using the Salk vaccine began in Pittsburgh as some 5,000 students were vaccinated. On this date: In 1685, composer George Frideric Md. family eats 'expired' food for a year — and lives 02/22/2019 04:46am • WASHINGTON — Scott Nash ate yogurt that was 180 days past its "best by" date, and he lived to tell about it. The founder of MOM's Organic Market and his family ate food that was past its labeled date for a year — including dairy, produce, meats, fish and packaged food — to make a point. NAHL’s 1st woman team president seeks to build ‘hometown’ hockey 02/21/2019 12:04pm • ODENTON, Md. — In the 90-minute round trip between her home outside Baltimore, where she was born and raised, and Piney Orchard Ice Arena, in Odenton, Maryland, Robyn Remick has time to think. She weighs the responsibility of turning the Maryland Black Bears into central Maryland’s “hometow Which cars have the best pedestrian crash avoidance systems? 02/21/2019 04:05am • WASHINGTON — For the first time ever in the U.S., there are performance ratings for how well some vehicles' automatic braking systems detect and avoid crashes with pedestrians. "We evaluated 11 small SUVs and in general the vehicles performed well," said David Aylor, manager of active safety te Amazon skeptics hope to derail Arlington incentives 02/19/2019 02:53pm • Critics of HQ2, emboldened by Amazon.com Inc.'s nixed New York plans, are hoping to derail the $23 million incentive package Arlington County is weighing for the e-commerce and web services giant. While many organizers believe the county should negotiate better terms, some hope to stop Seattle-ba Starbucks starts DC-area delivery 02/18/2019 09:53am • WASHINGTON — Starbucks now delivers to homes and offices in the D.C. region, the seventh U.S. city with Starbucks Delivers. The service is run through Uber Eats and the delivery fee is $2.95. Starbucks says delivery is in 30 minutes or less. It says it has developed new packaging to keep hot Here's which meal-kit delivery service is best for your budget 02/18/2019 12:01am • There's one way to cook fresh, delicious meals at home without doing all the planning, preparing and shopping: meal-kit delivery services. This relatively new service model delivers a box of ingredients to your door, and you do the cooking at home. Most kits offer the option to serve two, three or f Today in History: Feb. 17 02/17/2019 12:21am • Today is Sunday, Feb. 17, the 48th day of 2019. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 17, 1864, during the Civil War, the Union ship USS Housatonic was rammed and sunk in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, by the Confederate hand-cranked submarine HL Hunley in the first naval attack of its kin Federal workers get 1.9 percent pay raise as part of 2019 spending bill 02/15/2019 10:40pm • WASHINGTON — Federal employees who did not expect a raise this year due to a pay freeze the White House issued last December will now get an increase in their salaries as part of the 2019 spending bill. President Donald Trump signed a multi-billion-dollar spending package on Friday, averting an Md.'s debate on campaign finance pits reformer vs. reformer 02/15/2019 10:30am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. They sat side-by-side during a series of short Senate hearings Thursday, testifying in favor of election reform bills dealing with abse