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The rise and fall of supermarkets' self-checkout lanes
Bad news for shoppers who want to purchase their tampons, condoms, embarrassingly large tub of Cheese Balls discreetly — the customer self-checkout lane could be on the way to extinction. After bad reviews from shoppers, some grocery chains are phasing out the machines.
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Hawk 'n' Dove auctioning off everything, even the kitchen sink
Hawk 'n' Dove, the longstanding Capitol Hill bar that's closing next month to make way for this, is getting rid of just about everything that's not essential to the building's structural integrity.
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Dan Snyder barely made the Forbes 400 list of richest Americans
The Forbes 400 — the list of people either born in insanely rich families, or who became insanely rich through luck or ruthlessness — has come out, and Dan Snyder just made the cut.
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Starbucks is going to start selling groceries
Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz hints at his grand plan to rev up the company's grocery offerings. Pumpkin-spice bread? Pumpkin-spice eggs? Pumpkin-spice produce?
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Disciplinary action at work: what feds should know
In trouble at work: what feds need to know if they're in hot water in the workplace.
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Information technology in health care and how it makes medicine more efficient
National health information technology week
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Woman avoids grocery stores for two years, forgets how to shop
One woman gave up grocery stores for two years. Last weekend, she went back. This is her harrowing account.
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Save the seeds! America’s oldest seed company in peril!
The tiny but storied D. Landreth Seed Company was saved from closure eight years ago. The 225-year-old seed distributor, which introduced America to zinnias, potatoes, and modern spinach, is once again about to close, unless it sells a whole lot of seed catalogues.
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Stinky Safeway won't befoul our air for much longer
Thursday night, the Zoning Commission approved redevelopment of the Petworth (aka “Stinky” or “Sixties”) Safeway. The property at 3830 Georgia Ave. NW is now zoned for a mixed-use, five-story residential project, anchored by a brand-new Safeway.
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This horrible economy is forcing people to steal manhole covers
Air conditioners are being plucked from windows in Washington County by thieves who, presumably, are selling the units as scrap metal. This is not unusual. In this horrible economy, people have resorted to stealing all sorts of weird, boring things.
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We trust our nation's leaders even less than other Americans do
Proximity breeds familiarity, and we all know what familiarity breeds. The percentage of residents here who trust our national elected officials to do the right thing, and to somehow fix this economy, is even lower than the national average.
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Google's Eric Schmidt disputes that company thwarts rivals
Before Google's Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt sparred with senators Wednesday, a group acted out a practical demonstration of what they consider Google's "creepy" behavior.
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These are the top five taxpayer tourist traps around the country
Your taxes are used to pay for museums like the Smithsonian and public parks, but those aren't the only places getting your cash. We visit the top five tourist traps that stay in business because of your tax dollars.
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The best federal agencies and what agencies can improve on
The best federal agencies as rated by feds and what agencies can do to keep employees satisfied.
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The President's tax plan means federal workers will pay more into their retirement funds
It's not just the super rich who will pay for the President's job creation plan. Federal workers will have to pay more into their retirement plans starting in 2013. Joe Davidson tells us how feds and the unions that represent them are reacting to the proposal.
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Wegmans just might be the 'best company in the world'
Anyone who’s ever been cornered at a party by a grocery fanatic from upstate New York knows that Wegmans has rabidly devoted shoppers. The nearly 100-year-old supermarket has earned the outspoken admiration of Alec Baldwin’s mom, lots of people on the Internet, and now BNet, which declares the chain the “best company in the world.” But there's one chink in Wegmans in armor.
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Two Walmarts inch closer to construction in D.C.
Two of the four Walmarts planned for the District have been cleared by the city’s Office of Planning. It’s a major step for Walmart—now only permits from the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs stand in the way of construction.
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As a destination for foodies, D.C. ranks 18th in the U.S.
One of the things D.C. never lacks is new restaurants, and we're home to a number of famous chefs and justifiably expensive restaurants, so it should come as no surprise that we're a destination for foodies. We're not the destination in the U.S., according to Travel + Leisure — that belongs to New Orleans — but a respectable 18th.
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Leon Harris and Alison Starling weeknights on ABC7
For all the breaking stories happening in your neighborhood and developing stories happening around the world, join Leon Harris and Alison Starling weeknights on ABC7 News at 5 and 11.
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Maine Avenue Fish Market: Fresh fish for sale under a D.C. bridge
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National Puppy Day photos: Celebrating the sweetness of dogs
