A 70-year-old 'cool old lady' is living it up in retirement because of her 'good government job' — and all the senior discounts she's found

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Carol Cole is living it up in retirement.

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Commuters in NYC and DC should get ready for a difficult, disrupted journey due to the global IT outage

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Commuters in NYC and DC should prepare for some disruptions over the global IT outage.

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This skinny house is so narrow that some people can touch both walls at once — and its price just fell again. See inside.

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A skinny house in Washington, DC, which is six feet wide at its narrowest point, just dropped its price to around $570,000.

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Here's how much money it takes to be in the upper class in each state

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Washington, DC, has the highest upper-class cutoff of any state.

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A modern home was built in a Washington, DC driveway. It's listed for $580,000. See inside.

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This 10-foot-wide house in Washington, DC, is for sale for $581,903.

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Jeff Bezos just purchased his 3rd mansion on a gated island off Miami. Take a look at all the lavish US properties he owns.

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Jeff Bezos announced he is relocating to Miami, one of the many places he owns property.

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Live in DC? Get ready for 20% service charges when you eat out.

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Restaurants and bars in DC will have to state on their menus how the fee will be used.

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A man is suing the DC Lottery after claiming he won a $340 million jackpot, only to be told it was not a valid win

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In this photo illustration, tickets for the upcoming Powerball lottery are seen on November 07, 2022 in Washington, DC

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Four Secret Service agents were disciplined after getting snookered by imposter federal cops

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Court documents from the 2022 indictment of Arian Taherzadeh and Haider Ali.

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Sorry, New York and San Francisco: These 4 red-state cities could be the future of America

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The skyline of Houston, Texas, at sunset.
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the US and the home to 26 Fortune 500 companies.

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