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The 6 Best Packable Jackets of 2023 07/16/2023 08:00pm • When packing for a trip, you always have to prepare for whatever kind of weather might come your way -- which, in most cases, means packing a jacket just in case. Of course, space in your luggage is precious, and the bulk of a jacket may be more than what you want to pack. That's why many travelers 5 Costly Debt Consolidation Mistakes -- and How to Avoid Them 07/16/2023 08:00pm • Debt consolidation can help you save money on interest and get out of debt faster, but it doesn't always work as planned. In a recent U.S. News survey of consumers who have borrowed a debt consolidation loan, more than a third regret doing so. Nearly as many say their finances haven't improved since Berberine Benefits, Side Effects and Supplements 07/16/2023 08:00pm • Ozempic and other similar weight loss drugs have recently garnered widespread attention, but these drugs are not always easy to obtain or are cost-prohibitive. As a result, some people are turning to natural alternatives. Touted on social media as "nature's Ozempic," berberine has become a supplemen Diversify or die: San Francisco’s downtown is a wake-up call for other cities 07/16/2023 11:51am • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jack Mogannam, manager of Sam’s Cable Car Lounge in downtown San Francisco, relishes the days when his bar stayed open past midnight every night, welcoming crowds that jostled on the streets, bar hopped, window browsed or just took in the night air. He's had to drastically c Ice cream Sunday: How to get your hands on National Ice Cream Day deals 07/16/2023 08:40am • I scream, you scream and we all scream for ice cream! This year, National Ice Cream Day lands on Sunday, July 16, and some of the nation's top dessert options are offering deals meant to satisfy your sweet tooth. Here are just a few options for the D.C. area residents looking for a cool break fro Prince William's first dedicated indoor pickleball facility to open at Manassas Mall 07/15/2023 06:01pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. Dill Dinkers plans to open its first Virginia location and Prince William County's first dedicated indoor pickleball facility in Mana 380 housing units planned for former Cold War missile site in Gaithersburg 07/15/2023 03:42pm • Once a relic of Cold War days gone by, a Maryland Nike missile site will soon host hundreds of residential units. A 14-acre property on Muddy Branch Road in Gaithersburg, Maryland, got the green light from the city council on June 20 to proceed with a proposed development that includes 380 multif Vermont starts long road to recovery from historic floods, helped by army of volunteers 07/15/2023 12:05pm • The Marshfield Village Store, which sits at the junction of two country highways in a tiny Vermont town, has become a little bit of everything in recent days as residents struggle to recover from historic floods that battered the state. First the shop in Marshfield, about 45 miles (70 kilometers) ea With dreams, and caffeine, former Afghan pilot strives to bring family to US 07/15/2023 09:10am • ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — Gripping a wrench and pulling back with all his might, Tashmorad Qara loosened the heavy cap on a fire hydrant. When the water spouted, he took a sample, closed the hydrant at a Roanoke apartment complex, then he and his partner headed off for the next one. Qara likes his job a An egg-ceptional rescue: Chicks saved from Fairfax Co. dumpster 07/15/2023 06:34am • More than 20 chicks have found homes with veterinary staff after being rescued from a dumpster in Fairfax County, Virginia. Late last week, Fairfax County Animal Protection Police were called to a shopping center in West Falls Church, where over 1,000 eggs had been abandoned in a dumpster. Many o Bargain-hunting Uruguayans are flocking to Argentina as its peso slides. Back home, shops struggle 07/15/2023 12:08am • GUALEGUAYCHÚ, Argentina (AP) — On a recent cross-border shopping trip, four friends from Fray Bentos, Uruguay, visited the nearby Argentine city of Gualeguaychu, where they could afford to live lavishly and snap up eye-popping bargains. Thanks to a huge disparity in the two South American countri Vegas could break heat record as tens of millions across US endure scorching temperatures 07/14/2023 11:57pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — Visitors to Las Vegas on Friday stepped out momentarily to snap photos and were hit by blast-furnace air. But most will spend their vacations in a vastly different climate — at casinos where the chilly air conditioning might require a light sweater. Meanwhile, emergency room doc New study: Living in a food desert doesn’t just mean more health problems — it also means a shorter life 07/14/2023 09:10pm • Food deserts have been a vexing problem for area leaders for years now. Living in a food desert — or an area where it is harder to buy fresh, nutritious food at an affordable price — means you have an increased risk for diabetes, obesity and other health problems. A new study finds that not o A list of mass killings in the United States since January 07/14/2023 12:22pm • The latest mass killing in the United States happened on July 4 in Shreveport, Louisiana, at an annual Independence Day block party just before midnight. It's believed that multiple males exchanged gunfire, leaving at least four people dead and at least seven others injured, the local police chief s Dutch court convicts a man who fatally shot 3 people of murder, sentences him to life imprisonment 07/14/2023 06:36am • THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch court on Friday convicted a man of killing two people at an activity farm for people with mental and psychological disabilities and earlier fatally shooting a man to test his weapon. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murders and two attempted murde