Trump team now working with Metro on card covers - WTOP Afternoon Headlines - Thursday, December 22, 2016

A day after Metro started selling special inauguration-themed SmarTrip cards that don't feature President-elect Donald Trump, the transit agency confirmed it's designing special sleeves for the fare cards that will feature the incoming president. [Logo] AFTERNOON HEADLINES - December 22, 2016 [mobile-header-ad] [alt text here] [mobile-img] [alt text here] [Trump team now working with Metro on card covers] A day after Metro started selling special inauguration-themed SmarTrip cards that don't feature President-elect Donald Trump, the transit agency confirmed it's designing special sleeves for the fare cards that will feature the incoming president. [mobile-img] [alt text here] [1 dead in Prince George’s police-involved shooting] A suspect is dead after being shot by officers of the Prince George’s County police Thursday morning. 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[mobile-img] [alt text here] [Group fights to get fired Whole Foods dishwasher her job back] An immigrants’ rights group in D.C. is fighting to help a woman get her job back at Whole Foods after they say she was fired for organizing with other workers. The company says Julia Flores, who worked for 14 years as a dishwasher, was accused of theft. [mobile-img] [alt text here] [Gramma and Ginga, two sassy YouTube stars, charm WTOP] Viral YouTube stars Gramma and Ginga pay WTOP a visit, talk West Virginia, driving, Donald Trump, pepperoni rolls and more. [Sponsored Content] [mobile-img] [alt text here] [How well do you know your holiday song lyrics?] Test your musical song knowledge with this holiday song quiz. Sponsored by Jiffy Lube DC [mobile-img] [alt text here] [A year in review: Best, worst moments in sports] The WTOP sports staff collected an entirely arbitrary list of some of the best, worst, weirdest and wildest moments that 2016 had to offer. [mobile-img] [alt text here] [WTOP picks its top 2016 DC-area images] As 2017 approaches, here’s a look back at some of the best images that have appeared on WTOP.com from our photographers. [Sponsored Content] [mobile-img] [alt text here] [Top 6 tips to avoid divorce mistakes] If you are thinking about divorce, you should plan prior to filing. One should especially consider the financial consequences of divorce. Here are the top six reasons to avoid divorce mistakes. Sponsored by Shoun Bach [mobile-img] [alt text here] [A post-Soviet generation endures poverty, chaos, opportunity] Twenty-five years ago, a failed coup by hard-line Communists led to the collapse of the Soviet Union on Dec. 25, 1991. AP’s Nataliya Vasilyeva describes what life was like for her generation, the first to grow up in post-Soviet Russia. 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Police Chief Peter Newsham said the upcoming inauguration has expedited plans to realign D.C. police’s special liaison division units, which serve the city’s various minority groups. [Partnership] [mobile-img] [alt text here] [Fun & Games] Take a break with our new Fun & Games section at WTOP.com [mobile-img] [alt text here] [Frederick Co. police search for missing lynx] Police in Frederick County, Virginia, are looking for information on two Siberian lynx taken from a wild animal park in Winchester. [mobile-img] [alt text here] [WTOP’s celebrity chats of 2016] This year, WTOP got to chat with TV legends, auteurs, music hit-makers and big-screen stars: Here’s a review of WTOP’s most memorable celebrity interviews of 2016. [mobile-img] [alt text here] [Area airports enjoyed increase in passengers last year] BWI Marshall Airport, Reagan National Airport and Dulles International Airport enjoyed growth spurts last year in the number of passengers boarding flights, a survey reveals. 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