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Starbucks’ return to Union Station touted as sign of revitalization 07/09/2024 06:03pm • Starbucks will return to D.C.’s Union Station this fall, two years after closing at the location, citing, among other things, safety concerns. Starbucks is one of several new retail leases at Union Station since New York-based Rexmark took over retail management at Union Station in 2022. Other South Block, Crimson Coward expanding to Springfield 07/09/2024 03:37pm • Two fast-growing restaurant concepts continue their expansion in Northern Virginia, with smoothie chain South Block and Nashville hot chicken chain Crimson Coward opening at Old Keene Mill Shopping Center in Springfield. Both will open, side-by-side, at the Federal Realty Investment Trust’s Wal Tehran police close Turkish Airlines office after its employees defy Iran's headscarf law 07/09/2024 02:19pm • TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Police in Iran shut down the Turkish Airlines office in the capital of Tehran, Iranian media reported Tuesday, after female employees there apparently refused to wear the mandatory headscarf, or hijab, in an act of defiance of the country’s law. The semi-official Tasnim news Cannabis advocates in Thailand protest a proposal to ban again its general use 07/08/2024 10:41pm • BANGKOK (AP) — Two years after marijuana was decriminalized in Thailand, nearly a hundred of its advocates marched to the prime minister’s office Monday to protest a possible ban on general use. A health ministry drug control committee approved Friday a proposal to relist cannabis as a narcotic Fireworks cause $250K in damage to Arlington wheel repair shop 07/08/2024 10:14pm • Late Friday night, Milan Cukolavic, owner of Wheel Repair Pro in Arlington, Virginia, received the terrible news that the store he's owned since 2017 was burning to the ground. "I got a phone call from the local Chinese restaurant, my neighbors. He was like, 'Milan, your shop is on fire, get here 6 Tips for Aging Alone 07/08/2024 08:00pm • Whether it's a widow or widower remaining on their own, a childless and single older adult who relishes independence or a rural resident embracing solitude, the term "solo ager" is used to describe an individual who lives without a partner or other relatives. These adults are also particularly commo 'Call first:' Downtown businesses near NATO Summit prepare for uncertainty 07/08/2024 06:19pm • It's hard to run a business if you're not certain whether employees or customers will be able to get to the shop — that's the reality for some business owners near the Washington Convention Center, which will host the NATO Summit from Tuesday through Thursday. At Central Safe & Locksmith, o Bon Appétit: What to Know About Culinary Education 07/07/2024 08:00pm • Earning a certificate or degree in culinary arts doesn't just lead to jobs in restaurants. Many career opportunities are available, such as working in hotels, country clubs and sports stadiums; developing recipes for cookbooks or magazines; and being a culinary instructor or a private chef. "It's no Money Dysmorphia: What Is It and Does It Impact You? 07/07/2024 08:00pm • You have savings, no pressing debt and make a good income. When you review your accounts and circumstances you should feel proud and comfortable, but instead you're seized with worry. You can't relax and enjoy your positive situation. Or, maybe the process of earning money makes you nervous or you f Hawaii governor says Biden could decide within days whether to remain in the presidential race 07/07/2024 09:44am • President Joe Biden could make a decision within days whether to remain a candidate for reelection, said Hawaii’s governor who participated in a recent meeting with Biden and other Democratic governors and whose family has known the president for years. And if Biden decides not to run, Hawaii Gov. Marylander among those made ill by microdosing candies behind nearly 50 illnesses 07/07/2024 09:44am • Food and Drug Administration officials said dozens of people have been made ill, including one person in Maryland, after consuming Diamond Shruumz — a microdosing candy and gummy brand. Officials began an initial investigation on June 7, after receiving eight reports of illness connected with t Turkey's Erdogan renews push to restore ties with Syria that were severed over a decade ago 07/07/2024 09:19am • ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reiterated his willingness to restore ties with Syria and extended an “invitation” Sunday to bring back relations to "how they were in the past." Over 12 years ago, diplomatic ties between Ankara and Damascus were cut off when protests tur An Alaska tourist spot will vote whether to ban cruise ships on Saturdays to give locals a break 07/07/2024 07:53am • JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Each year, a crush of tourists arrives in Alaska’s capital city on cruise ships to see wonders like the fast-diminishing Mendenhall Glacier. Now, long-simmering tensions over Juneau’s tourism boom are coming to a head over a new voter initiative aimed at giving residents Reformist Pezeshkian beats hard-liner to win Iran presidential election, promising outreach to West 07/07/2024 02:08am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian won Iran’s runoff presidential election Saturday, besting hard-liner Saeed Jalili by promising to reach out to the West and ease enforcement on the country’s mandatory headscarf law after years of sanctions and protests s Ladies Board fulfills $1.2 million pledge to Inova Loudoun Hospital 07/06/2024 02:54pm • The Ladies Board has fulfilled its $1.2 million pledge to Inova Loudoun Hospital, marking the single largest gift in The Ladies Board's 112-year history. The funds have supported a variety of needs throughout the hospital, including patient programs and services, staff education and clinical equi