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Why 'buy now, pay later' plans have become 'big debt traps' for shoppers 11/09/2023 04:31pm • Are you gearing up for the holiday shopping season? Retailers sure are, and they're offering consumers all kinds of options of pay, besides credit cards. One of those payment options is buy now, pay later. "They've been around a long time. They started out as a way that retailers could make ex Veterans Day 2023 restaurant giveaways, specials and other deals 11/09/2023 11:33am • While Veterans Day is on Saturday, Nov. 11, some businesses will be celebrating the holiday throughout the weekend or earlier on Friday with discounts, specials and other freebies. To find out which ones may be worth visiting, here is a list of a few local and national deals to consider. Note tha Novavax sales tumble 75%, will cut another $300M in expenses 11/09/2023 11:02am • Gaithersburg, Maryland-based COVID-19 vaccine maker Novavax, which announced a restructuring this summer that included cutting its workforce by 25%, saw its third quarter revenue tumble and it plans to further reduce expenses by millions of dollars. Novavax is also making progress on its combinat Things to do in the DC area: Prohibition pop-up, Veterans Day events, film festival … and more! 11/09/2023 04:39am • There’s so much to do in the D.C. area in the coming days, and WTOP has you covered with our weekly roundup of area events worth anticipating. Check back every Thursday for a roundup of Things to do in the D.C. area. Cocktails served at the Speak Softly pop-up. (Photo courtesy of Morris Am Barbra Streisand on her long-awaited memoir 11/05/2023 10:03am • ▶ Watch Video: Barbra Streisand on her long-awaited memoir Descend to the basement of Barbra Streisand's Malibu home, and you'll be transported to her own private mall – yes, a mall. One of the "stores" is Bee's Doll Shop. It's a poor girl's fantasy brought to life, Streisand-style. 1 killed, 1 injured in White Oak Shopping Center shooting 11/04/2023 11:59pm • A double shooting in Montgomery County, Maryland, has left one man dead and a second seriously injured. Police say the shooting happened just before 6 p.m. at the White Oak Shopping Center. A Montgomery County Police spokesperson told WTOP the shooting started after an altercation inside the A New Adventist ambulatory surgery center is 'point of pride and elation' in Prince George’s Co. 11/03/2023 01:04pm • This content is sponsored by Adventist HealthCare Fort Washington Medical Center. In a major development related to healthcare access in southern Prince George’s County, Adventist HealthCare recently opened its new state-of-the-art ambulatory surgery center located at National Harbor. "This Customers will soon be allowed to shop and sip cocktails at Tysons mall 11/02/2023 02:40pm • If you've ever wanted to take your cocktail shopping, Tysons Corner Center has the perfect new combination for you. The huge Virginia mall just introduced the "Shopping with a Twist" experience, which allows mall patrons to take drinks out of participating restaurants and drink them around the ma Md. photographer's stunning photo of 'Wolf Spider Mama' wins worldwide contest 11/02/2023 02:10pm • For some it's creepy, for some it's beautiful, for others, maybe it's a mix of both. Gaithersburg photographer Ben Salb's close-up shot of a mother spider has earned him first-place in the Insects and Arachnids category in the Nature Conservancy annual contest. "It’s a super zoomed in ph Top 101 Scary Movies of All Time 10/31/2023 03:37am • Happy Halloween! Are you looking for some spooky flicks to watch? WTOP's Jason Fraley has compiled his Top 101 Scary Movies of All Time. The criteria included fright factor, but also artistic craft and historical significance. The list mostly includes horror flicks, but also gripping suspen Ted Leonsis donates $5M to Georgetown University's 'Bark Tank' competition 10/30/2023 12:50pm • Washington Wizards and Capitals owner Ted Leonsis donated $5 million to Bark Tank, the business idea pitch competition at Georgetown University. (Courtesy Georgetown University McDonough School of Business) Bark Tank, the business idea pitch competition at Georgetown University's McDonough Schoo Northeast CVS only has photos of paper products on shelves due to theft 10/30/2023 05:30am • Images popped up on social media of empty store shelves, with the poster bemoaning the absence of paper products that had stood there and ridiculing the photo frames that sat in their place. The shelves are inside the CVS store on H Street NE, where pictures of paper towel and toilet paper produc New affordable senior housing apartments coming to Northwest DC 10/26/2023 05:19pm • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser joined housing officials and community leaders Wednesday for a groundbreaking on the expansion of the Lisner-Louise-Dickson-Hurt Home in Upper Northwest on Wednesday. The project will bring a new four-story senior apartment building with 93 units of affordable senior hous Md. lawmakers among those pushing for federal action on retail theft 10/26/2023 03:50pm • Viral videos have been circulating of smash-and-grab robberies at drugstores, grocers and clothing shops. They show aggressive groups using shock and confusion to run in, fill up bags full of merchandise, and then run back out. Along the way a clerk might get assaulted. The robberies appear chaot Things to do in the DC area: Space talk, Shrek Ball, spooky disco … and more! 10/26/2023 04:27am • There's so much to do in the D.C. area in the coming days, and WTOP has you covered with our weekly roundup of area events worth anticipating. Looking for Halloween events? Check out WTOP's guide to all things spooky. Check back every Thursday for a roundup of Things to do in the D.C. area.