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Highway robbery: Watch out for auto maintenance cost and repairs 08/16/2023 06:40pm • If your summer travels take you on the highway, pay attention to vehicle and maintenance repairs because it could cost you a pretty penny. "I think a lot of shops know that many drivers don't know what their car needs during these maintenance sessions," said Kevin Brasler, executive editor of Con Food & Friends hosts 30th 'Chef's Best' fundraiser to bring free meals to AIDS, cancer patients 08/15/2023 04:06am • For the past three decades, it's raised $18 million for folks in the D.C. area who are battling AIDS, HIV, cancer and other illnesses. Next week, the D.C. nonprofit Food & Friends will host the 30th anniversary of its signature dinner and auction fundraiser Chef’s Best at the Marriott M Md. mom shares mission and message with new potty-training underwear 08/14/2023 11:14am • Eunique Jones Gibson remembers the day in October 2019 that she decided to create potty-training underwear for her three-year-old daughter. “She was sleeping in training pants and the one I pulled out of the package was Cinderella,” Jones Gibson said. “It just didn’t resonate with me beca Car Review: Nissan Rogue goes from slow to respectable with a power upgrade for 2023 08/07/2023 06:42am • The 2023 Nissan Rouge Platinum — the popular compact crossover sports a two-tone paint job and 19-inch wheels. (WTOP / Mike Parris) When I drove the new-look Rogue back in 2021, I really liked what Nissan did to the compact crossover. However, I couldn’t help but notice that the power didn� MOM's Organic Market steers shoppers to climate-friendly foods 08/01/2023 11:36am • Rockville, Maryland-based MOM's Organic Market wants its shoppers to know what products are considered good for the climate by launching a new climate-friendly foods initiative. All of its stores now highlight foods with a "low-carbon seal" in several food groups. MOM's said products marked wi Car Review: Audi RS 6 Avant combines supercar performance with family-friendly wagon style 07/31/2023 06:46am • Style and breathtaking acceleration are usually reserved for coupes and supercars, but Audi has achieved it with a large station wagon. With a twin turbo V-8 good for 591 hp for 2023 (or 621 hp for 2024 models), this AWD super sedan will humble many sports cars when it comes to acceleration. The han Car Review: Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV is the compact crossover with 3 rows, 37 miles of electric driving 07/24/2023 04:29am • The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV sports a new modern look that has curves and body creases that were not on the last more conservatively styled Outlander. A new face of Mitsubishi makes its debut with LED lighting and a wide-mouthed grill. The new model is also larger than before, and it’s wider 'Barbie' and 'Oppenheimer' clash in 'Barbenheimer' box-office smackdown 07/21/2023 04:19am • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBk4NYhWNMM "Barbenheimer" is officially upon us as "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" both open in movie theaters. Moviegoers nationwide now face a cinematic conundrum affectionately known as "Barbenheimer." Which movie are you more excited to watch this weekend Area small business says UPS strike would deal 'huge economic blow' 07/20/2023 08:20pm • UPS and the Teamsters union said contract negotiations will continue next week. If a deal isn’t made by the last day of this month, and a strike happens, that could have a huge impact on businesses. “That would be a huge economic blow to us if we had to switch to a different shipping company, Frozen dumpling products made in Md. recalled 07/16/2023 10:42am • More than 1,500 pounds of frozen dumpling products produced in Maryland are being recalled because they were produced without a federal inspection. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service said on a release Saturday that the dumplings -- made by Mulan Dumpling, LL IRS says it collected $38 million from more than 175 high-income tax delinquents 07/14/2023 07:16am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS is showcasing its new capability to aggressively audit high-income tax dodgers as it makes the case for sustained funding and tries to avert budget cuts sought by Republicans who want to gut the agency. IRS leaders said they collected $38 million in delinquent taxes fr Biden making $20 billion available from 'green bank' for clean energy projects 07/14/2023 05:45am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is making available $20 billion from a federal “green bank” for clean energy projects such as residential heat pumps, electric vehicle charging stations and community cooling centers. Two programs, worth $14 billion and $6 billion, respectively, wi Ohio congressman urges new FBI headquarters in Alabama, not suburban DC 07/12/2023 01:16pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Ohio Republican Rep. Jim Jordan is calling on the U.S. House committee that controls government spending to bar any federal dollars from goi Tiny dual chamber pacemaker approved by FDA after clinical trials in DC 07/12/2023 10:04am • Big news comes in a very small package for the more than 200,000 Americans who get a pacemaker each year to treat slow or irregular heart rhythms. Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the Aveir DR Dual Chamber Leadless Pacemaker System, the first model of its kind, made by Ab Car Review: Kick it old school in the 2023 Lexus GX460 before its big makeover 07/10/2023 12:11am • What an old-school luxury SUV the 2023 Lexus GX460 is in its final year before a big makeover. (WTOP / Mike Parris) In the luxury SUV market, the players are usually modern, car-based rather than off-road ready. Lexus marches to a different drummer with the old-school GX460, sporting full-time, four