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8 Ways to Avoid Returning to the Workforce After Retirement 07/11/2018 08:00pm • Retirement is not always permanent. Lack of enough money is one reason retirees go back to work. But other people struggle to find fulfillment in retirement and choose to take on a new job. More than half of retirees age 50 and older say they would return to the workforce for a compelling opportuni Best Freebies and Deals for National Ice Cream Day 2018 07/11/2018 08:00pm • The American calendar is full of seemingly arbitrary shopping holidays. It may be excessive and annoying at times, but this deluge of social media celebrations has perks. This year, Sunday, July 15 is National Ice Cream Day, which not only means you have an excuse to indulge, you can also do it on No Amys: DC pizza shop 2Amys closes for ‘foreseeable future’ for repairs 07/11/2018 05:30pm • WASHINGTON — 2Amys, the D.C. pizza shop that has won numerous awards and drawn huge crowds over the years, is closed until further notice after a burst pipe led to flooding in the kitchen. The restaurant on Macomb Street Northwest posted on Facebook that a pipe “in the heart of our restaurant Credit Score Ranges: Guide to the Good, Bad and Ugly 07/10/2018 08:00pm • Checking your credit score regularly is wise advice, but it doesn't address the question of which one. You can request a credit score from each of the three credit reporting bureaus -- Equifax, Experian and TransUnion -- and these scores are likely to be slightly different. The most commonly used cr 9 Niche ETFs You've Never Heard Of 07/10/2018 08:00pm • These investments offer focus and potential.Thanks to the proliferation of exchange-traded funds, there are thousands for investors to shop. But do a little digging and you'll discover that while there's a crowd chasing the more popular investing vehicles, such as tracking the S&P 500, there are The Very Best Ways to Prevent Credit Card Fraud 07/09/2018 08:00pm • Consumers reported credit card fraud more often than any other form of identity theft in 2017, according to the Federal Trade Commission. While it's important to know what to do when you're a victim of credit card fraud, proactively protecting your sensitive information can prevent you from falling Retirement Dream Home Mistakes to Avoid 07/09/2018 08:00pm • Many people dream of retiring to warm weather states like Florida or Arizona and spending leisurely days golfing, fishing or walking along the beach. But those dreams can easily turn into a big retirement mistake. As great as it may feel to retire in a bucket-list destination, moving to a new home Best Amazon Prime Day Deals for 2018 07/09/2018 08:00pm • Amazon has announced the official date of its 2018 Prime Day. Actually, make that "Prime Day-and-a-Half." This year, deals run 36 hours, starting on July 16 at 3 p.m. EST. Some of the best deals won't be revealed until the day of the sales event. But Amazon is getting the Prime Day party started e Mexico Faces Its Own Surge of Refugees Entering the Country 07/09/2018 08:00pm • TAPACHULA, Mexico -- Yesica Cashpal had been celebrating Father's Day with her husband and two young children in their home in El Salvador when there was an ominous knock at the door from local gang members. Speaking to her husband, the gang members demanded they be able to utilize the house to stas Nominate your favorite local businesses for WTOP’s Top 10 contest 07/09/2018 12:09am • WTOP’s annual Top 10 Contest is back! Through July 15, we’re accepting nominations for the best local businesses in the following 10 categories: best burger, pizza, barbecue, brewery, brunch, coffee shop, winery, tacos, bagels and crabs. Ten businesses in each category will move on to our DC man arrested on charges of assault of a Fairfax Co. police officer 07/07/2018 11:57pm • WASHINGTON — A Southeast D.C. man is facing several charges after he assaulted a police officer in Fairfax County. It happened on Friday around 3 p.m. at a shopping center on the 8200 block of Russell Road in the Alexandria area. A Fairfax County police officer stopped 23-year-old Dadrian Je Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 8-14 07/07/2018 09:17pm • Here are some celebrities having a birthday this week. July 8: Singer Steve Lawrence is 83. Actor Jeffrey Tambor is 74. Actress Kim Darby is 71. Children's singer Raffi is 70. Actress Anjelica Huston is 67. Actor Kevin Bacon is 60. Country singer Toby Keith is 57. Guitarist Graham Jones of Haircu Navy Yard makes Forbes list of world's coolest neighborhoods 07/06/2018 12:22pm • WASHINGTON — The District's Navy Yard has been named one of the coolest neighborhoods in the world by Forbes. The Forbes list of the 12 coolest neighborhoods from late last month put the Southeast neighborhood alongside areas in Amsterdam, Johannesburg and Panama City. Navy Yard got the nod b Where Metro stands on federally mandated safety fixes 07/05/2018 01:00pm • WASHINGTON — More than three years after Carol Glover died when smoke filled a train near L'Enfant Plaza, Metro is still working on new tunnel and ventilation system inspection and maintenance procedures, ways to identify the location of smoke in tunnels and regular testing of smoke detectors. 8 Simple Rules for Investing in Retirement 07/04/2018 08:00pm • 'The game of retirement has changed.'Since many retirees are living longer, their money is going to have to work harder for them. But traditional retirement investments won't cut it. Safe fixed-income products like U.S. Treasury notes earn less than 3 percent and inflation is at 2 percent, so retire