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Tech hiring has stagnated, but not for lack of jobs 08/22/2022 10:18am • U.S. employers added 528,000 jobs in July, but job growth in the IT sector was essentially unchanged from June. IT employment was up just 0.32%, or a net gain of just 17.400 jobs in the last year, according to Alexandria, Virginia-based trade group TechServe Alliance. More Tech News Car Review: 2023 Acura Integra -- iconic nameplate returns 08/22/2022 05:44am • By: Brian Armstead, WTOP Special Contributor With the 2023 Integra, Acura reprises an iconic nameplate. Before it was renamed RSX, Integra was built across five popular generations, starting with Gen One in 1986. Will we also see a return of other popular names from the past like Legend? During a ch Sen. Mark Kelly 'not at all' concerned about Democrats' 2024 chances in Arizona if Biden runs 08/21/2022 10:43am • Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona on Sunday said he is "not at all" concerned about Democrats winning Arizona in 2024 if President Joe Biden runs for reelection. But Kelly, who is running for a full term in November, stopped short of directly asking the President to campaign with him ahead of Hader melts down in 9th, gives Nationals 6-3 win over Padres 08/20/2022 02:35am • SAN DIEGO (AP) — Victor Robles scored the go-ahead run on Josh Hader's wild two-base throwing error and rookie Alex Call followed with his first career home run, a two-run shot, as the Washington Nationals stunned the San Diego Padres 6-3 on Friday night. It was the second straight rough outing Amtrak has 4,000 jobs to fill 08/18/2022 10:17am • Amtrak plans more than 50 hiring events in its current fiscal year in several cities across the country, including Washington, D.C., as it looks to fill thousands of available jobs. More than 4,000 positions are open, including management, finance, technology, onboard services, electrical, custom 16 top Charlottesville wineries to visit 08/16/2022 08:44am • Thomas Jefferson dreamed of producing great American wine in Monticello. Unfortunately, due to environmental issues and political upheaval, Jefferson's vision for Monticello was never realized during his lifetime. Today, his dream is a reality thanks to the formation of the Monticello Wine Trail: a Battle in Anne Arundel Co. continues over special education, staff shortages and contractors 08/16/2022 04:50am • In the midst of a nationwide teacher shortage, Anne Arundel County Public Schools in Maryland and its teachers' union are at odds on how to fill mandated special education roles and how contractors should be paid. As of last week, AACPS was roughly 385 teachers short of normal staffing levels, ac AP-NORC poll: Many in US doubt their own impact on climate 08/15/2022 11:14am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are less concerned now about how climate change might impact them personally — and about how their personal choices affect the climate — than they were three years ago, a new poll shows, even as a wide majority still believe climate change is happening. The June Car Review: 2022 Mercedes S500 is luxury sedan that impresses with style and advanced technology 08/15/2022 04:05am • When you think of a large luxury sedan, the car you probably think of is an S class Mercedes. Special contributor Brian Armstead previewed the redesigned S class earlier this year in an exotic locale. Now, what is it like to drive in our area? The 2022 Mercedes S500 sedan 4Matic features a large lux Velveeta is staging a comeback 08/13/2022 11:30am • In 2020, something incredible happened in the dairy aisle: Velveeta started flying off the shelves. Sales of the processed cheese product, which food snobs love to hate, have been in decline for years. Then the pandemic hit, and suddenly stressed-out, homebound people wanted Velveeta for their qu Pig skin protein gives sight back to 14 blind people 08/12/2022 08:57am • Twenty people who were blind or on the verge of being so have had some or all of their sight restored thanks to a food industry byproduct — pig skin. Researchers from Linköping University and LinkoCare Life Sciences AB were able to give the group their vision back with a special corneal im Customs officials seize fake socks worth $2.6M and bound for Loudoun Co. 08/10/2022 09:28am • Federal customs officials have seized more than 165,000 pairs of sham diabetic socks destined for an address in Loudoun County, Virginia, with a list price totaling more than $2.6 million. The seizure of 694 boxes at the port of Norfolk-Newport News, made July 29 and announced Tuesday, marks the Car Review: With style that will get you noticed, the new Polestar 2 is the electric future of the new Volvo brand 08/08/2022 03:31am • Polestar might not be a household name because it’s a new brand from Volvo that pushes its electric vehicle future with a Swedish touch. This is the second year for the Polestar 2, and new for this year is a less costly single-motor version. You save about $3,500 over the dual-motor version and ga Nationals Notebook: Now is the Summer of our Discontent 08/08/2022 03:30am • The post-Juan Soto era began with a bang for the Nationals, who beat the NL-East leading New York Mets and two-time Cy Young winner Jacob deGrom 5-1 Tuesday night. After the "post-trading deadline bounce," the bang became the whimper of five straight losses by the combined score of 45-17. Democrats lose effort to cap insulin at $35 for most Americans before passage of Senate bill 08/07/2022 04:15pm • Senate Democrats failed to realize their longstanding goal of lowering the price of insulin for the more than 150 million Americans with private health insurance. The party had pushed to include a measure in their climate and health care package that passed the chamber Sunday that would place a $