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Who's who in 'unprecedented' race for Fairfax County chair 06/06/2019 05:15pm • The future of Fairfax County, Virginia, could be on the table Tuesday in the county's first Democratic primary in decades for Board of Supervisors chair. Whoever of the four Democratic candidates wins will see themselves as the favorite to be elected in November against Republican Joe Galdo to le Cruise ship slams into tourist boat, dock in Venice 06/02/2019 11:03am • VENICE, Italy (AP) — A towering, out-of-control cruise ship rammed into a dock and a tourist river boat on a busy Venice canal on Sunday morning, injuring four tourists and sparking new calls for placing restrictions on cruise ships in the famed but strained tourist city. The collision happened TRASHED: Can the DC area clean up its waste problem? 05/27/2019 11:28pm • How much trash do we throw away? How does recycling work? What, even, is compost? TRASHED is a three-part series that looks at the state of waste in the D.C. region and the options local experts are exploring to cut down on the amount of trash that’s piling up. A paper coffee cup in the mor How to keep those food cravings in check this summer 05/24/2019 07:15pm • With cookouts, county fairs and trips for ice cream with the kids, summertime can be a minefield if you're trying not to overindulge on unhealthy treats. One expert has some tips on fighting those cravings for fattening foods. "I really think with weight management that it's 10% nutrition and The DNA diet: How knowing your genes can help you fit into your jeans 05/24/2019 05:57am • "One man's food is another man's poison." - Lucretius (99-55 B.C.) Most people have this basic understanding of genetics: You inherit genes from your parents, and their DNA combines to create your unique genetic makeup. This can include more obvious traits such as eye color and height but also mo These boozy beach spots will help you chill out this summer 05/24/2019 12:37am • For more beach news, traffic and weather, visit WTOP’s Summer Beach Guide section. There’s nothing like spending a hot, summer day at the beach with an ice cold drink — something that might help take the edge off, if you would. Last year, we told you all about the different brewerie This could become the most valuable Porsche ever sold 05/23/2019 02:02pm • The Porsche 911's great-grandfather is going up for auction this summer and it could well be the most valuable car ever sold with the Porsche name on it. The Porsche Type 64 looks a little like a child's clay model of a modern Porsche. It was Ferdinand Porsche's early attempt at a sports car Wine of the Week: Graduation wines 05/17/2019 04:26am • May is graduation month for a lot of households across the country. Whether graduating from high school or college, thousands of families will be celebrating the transition of their children from one phase of adulthood to another. This weekend, my youngest son is graduating from college, marking Garden Plot: Taking care of your plants on hot days 05/17/2019 04:21am • I’m looking at the 10-day forecast, and we are about to have — or are already having — our first prolonged heat wave of the season. And while sun-seekers love to bask in the hot weather (it helps melt away the icy pain of March), plants not so much. If you’re still installing plants in yo Idaho State's Haley Harrison still fighting off the darkness 05/17/2019 02:18am • The darkness rolls in like an invisible fog, draping over every thought, compounding until the internal agony becomes unbearable. Haley Harrison built a facade to mask its clutches, swallowing the mental torment to avoid any appearance of weakness. A senior softball player at Idaho State, she had Today in History: May 15 05/15/2019 12:30am • Today is Wednesday, May 15, the 135th day of 2019. There are 230 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 15, 1930, registered nurse Ellen Church, the first airline stewardess, went on duty aboard an Oakland-to-Chicago flight operated by Boeing Air Transport, a forerunner More help for Northern Virginia commuters in revised funding plan 05/14/2019 04:59pm • After complaints from some parts of the D.C. region, a revised funding plan revealed Tuesday includes several more road projects in Northern Virginia and elsewhere across the state. The adjusted plan, based on statewide and regional cost-benefit rankings, has some more money available than initi Maryland, Virginia make Top 10 in US News Best States list 05/14/2019 12:31am • The folks at U.S. News & World Report have for years ranked states in categories such as health care, safety and more; for the third year, they’ve combined factors to pick the best states overall — and Virginia and Maryland came out near the top. “Virginia moved up 13 spots from last ye Data Doctors: Tech for expectant mothers 05/10/2019 08:10am • Q: We’re expecting our first child this year and wondered what technology I should consider during my pregnancy? A: The world of prenatal health technology is exploding with options that have the potential to better inform expectant parents throughout the pregnancy. Smartphone apps connected Reasons a woman may not know she's pregnant at six weeks 05/09/2019 05:58am • Set politics aside for a minute. Ignore whatever laws are on the books. Hit snooze on any moral or religious alarm bells ringing in your head. What you think or feel about Georgia becoming the latest US state to sign a bill that would ban abortions at six weeks — or as soon as a fetal heartbeat