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Japan’s Toyota shows ‘an engine born’ with green fuel despite global push for battery electric cars...
WTOP Washington· 7 hours agoDuring a three-hour presentation at a Tokyo hall Tuesday, the car manufacturer giant announced it...
Virginia-based tech firm settles allegations over whites-only job listing - WTOP News
WTOP Washington· 1 hour agoA northern Virginia tech company is paying $38,500 to settle claims that it discriminated by posting a job listing seeking white, U.S.-born candidates for an opening as a ...
Today in History: May 28, Dionne quintuplets are born in Canada - WTOP News
WTOP Washington· 14 hours agoToday is Tuesday, May 28, the 149th day of 2024. On May 28, 1934, the Dionne quintuplets — Annette, Cecile, Emilie, Marie and Yvonne — were born to Elzire Dionne at the family ...
He saw the horrors of Dachau. Now, this veteran warns against Holocaust denial - WTOP News
WTOP Washington· 2 hours agoA profile of Hilbert Margol, of Dunwoody, Georgia, one of a dwindling number of veterans took part in the Allies’ European war effort that led to the defeat of Nazi Germany. Was part of a unit ...
Tech Company Hit With DOJ Fine After Racist ‘Whites Only’ Job Posting
The Daily Beast· 2 days agoA Virginia tech company was hit with a DOJ fine after it sent up a job posting seeking only white...
‘Son of Sam’ killer Berkowitz denied parole in 12th attempt - WTOP News
WTOP Washington· 3 hours agoALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — “Son of Sam” killer David Berkowitz, who set New York City on edge with late-night shootings in the 1970s, was denied parole after his twelfth board appearance. Berkowitz ...
Recovery of Brazil’s Spix’s macaw, popularized in animated ‘Rio’ films, threatened by climate change...
WTOP Washington· 4 hours agoAll Spix’s macaws are majestically blue in the blazing sun of Brazil’s Northeast, but each bird is distinct to Candice and Cromwell Purchase. As the parrots soar squawking past their home, the ...
Bette Nash, who was named the world’s longest-serving flight attendant, dies at 88 - WTOP News
WTOP Washington· 2 hours agoBette Nash, who was once named the world’s longest-serving flight attendant, has died. The carrier noted that Nash spent nearly 70 years warmly caring for customers in the air. “Bette was a ...
The Mayor of Falls Church is a first-generation immigrant. Here’s why she loves ‘the little city’ - ...
WTOP Washington· 5 days agoAll throughout May, WTOP is celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with...
Maryland native Maggie Rose returns home to perform at Rams Head and The Birchmere - WTOP News
WTOP Washington· 6 days agoBorn in Potomac, Maryland, in 1988, she attended Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School in D.C....