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Skip the grocery store line with these smart shopping carts 12/23/2019 10:17am • 锘� Tired of standing in line? Wait a bit longer, and you may never have to again. Everyone from Amazon to Silicon Valley startups are trying to eliminate lines in retail stores. Amazon has opened 24 of its Amazon Go stores, which use cameras and artificial intelligenc Eggs from an invasive insect may be hitching a ride on your Christmas tree 12/22/2019 08:00pm • Virginia residents who haven't yet purchased a Christmas tree, especially those in Loudoun County, are being advised to shop local. That's because trees in that area have yet to be invaded by the spotted lanternfly, some of which may have laid eggs on trees grown in nearby parts of Maryland and V Local business owner files suit to stop removal of slave auction block in Fredericksburg, Va. 12/22/2019 09:10am • The slave auction block at the corner of William and Charles Streets in Fredericksburg, Virginia. A slave auction block in historic Fredericksburg, Virginia, is once again at the center of controversy. Plans were made to move it to the Fredericksburg Area Museum by March but a local business What grocery stores are open, closed Christmas, Christmas Eve 2019 12/20/2019 01:00pm • Ho-ho ... uh-oh. If you have to do any last-minute, day-of grocery shopping on Christmas this year, you're probably skating on thin ice. More stores will be shuttered than not. But you might be able to avoid a lump of coal if you shop on Christmas Eve. WTOP's Christmas page Best hos Things to do around DC this weekend: Dec 20鈥�22 12/20/2019 10:52am • (Courtesy Getty Images/Robertus Pudyanto; Associated Press/John Davisson) All Weekend Bull Run Regional Park鈥檚 Festival of Lights is 2.5 miles of illuminated holiday lights with a carnival, rides, refreshments and Santa. The Downtown Holiday Market in downtown D.C. is in its 15th season of a Girl, 4, found in Alexandria Taco Bell parking lot in freezing cold 12/20/2019 07:40am • A 4-year-old girl is safe after she was found wandering around an Alexandria, Virginia, shopping center parking lot in below freezing temperatures early Friday. Alexandria police told WTOP two people passing by the Taco Bell in the Van Dorn Plaza around 4 a.m. saw the girl, who was wearing a swea Wine of the Week: Wines for the 2019 holiday season 12/20/2019 06:59am • Hopefully, most of your holiday shopping and schlepping is just about done. Now it鈥檚 time to concentrate on one last detail: the wine. Whether you celebrate with carols, candles or caviar, a great bottle of wine shared with friends and loved ones can be a memorable experience. In addition, if y Christmas, New Year's airport travel rush starts this weekend 12/19/2019 05:00am • With the Thanksgiving rush down, and Christmas and New Year鈥檚 still to go, D.C.-area airport officials are asking flyers to plan ahead for traffic, construction and future airport changes. The Christmas and New Year鈥檚 travel rush is less compressed than Thanksgiving, but the weekend before Ch Best modern Christmas movies 12/18/2019 12:54am • We all know that 鈥淚t鈥檚 a Wonderful Life鈥� (1946), 鈥淢iracle on 34th Street" (1947), 鈥淎 Christmas Story鈥� (1983) and 鈥淐hristmas Vacation鈥� (1989) are holiday classics. But if we capped it at the 1990s and beyond, what would the list look like? Let the countdown begin: Best Mo Look out for new return policies this holiday season 12/17/2019 03:00pm • If you鈥檙e done with your holiday shopping or still have a few more gifts to check off, you鈥檒l want to make sure it鈥檚 a gift that special someone will really love. Some big retailers have changed their return policies this year; that includes Macy's, where an unlimited return policy years ag Feeling like Santa's elf this year? Here's one way to help out 12/17/2019 01:59pm • Have you ever wondered how Santa can read letters from every child out there? Truth is, he needs help. The U.S. Postal Service is hoping you can pick up some of the slack this year. Through Operation Santa, you can be one of Santa鈥檚 elves, adopt a letter from a child or family in need, or help Lidl opening its 6th location in Md. 12/17/2019 11:33am • Lidl is set to open its sixth Maryland store Wednesday in Waldorf. The grocer's grand opening at 3461 Promenade Place "will kick off a weekend of get-them-while-you-can special offers, giveaways, and prizes for shoppers," the company said in a statement. The first 100 customers will get gift c Best hostess gift ideas 12/17/2019 09:00am • During the holiday season, many Americans will accept invitations from friends and family to participate in their celebrations. And with those invitations comes a desire to not arrive empty-handed. Bringing a small gift for the host or hostess is considered polite, particularly when you're showing u WTOP's Gift Guides 12/17/2019 08:58am • As the holiday shopping season ramps up, you may be struggling to find the perfect gift for a friend or family member on your list. Whether you're looking for a present for a wine lover, star gazer, tech fiend or child, WTOP is here to help! Check out some of the gift guides below to help make 2 injured in Fairfax County after car crashes into pole 12/17/2019 05:50am • Two people are injured after a crash involving a vehicle running into a pole on Monday evening in the Alexandria section of Fairfax County, Virginia. Fairfax County police responded to a car which crashed into a transmission pole at the intersection of Telegraph and Hayfield roads, near the Hayfi