Melanie Hastings
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 11
- Latest publication
- Sep 29, 2026
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- Jul 7, 2026
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Left on good terms? 'Boomerang employee' trend is bringing workers back (opens the original)
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WASHINGTON (7News) — Leaving a company doesn't always have to mean closing the door behind you -- Your old company might want to hire you back. According to the latest figures from Revelio Labs, which analyzes employment data, nationally, 3.4% of new hires in the U.S. were boomerangs in 2025, up from 3.1% two years earlier. Boomerang employees account for 35% of all new hires according to recent ADP payroll data. On average, they make up about 31% of new hires. There are reasons why people retur
Food waste meets food deals: How Too Good To Go works in the DMV (opens the original)
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WASHINGTON (7News) — While hunger remains a problem in this country and around the world, local restaurants are fighting food waste through an app called Too Good To Go. This food surplus app has been operating in the DMV for five years. Customers can get takeout restaurant food or food from a grocery store at a fraction of the price. The app is a for- profit B-corporation, which balances financial profit with a positive impact on society and the environment. Users download the app, enter their
More Americans are pushing retirement past 65, new survey finds (opens the original)
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WASHINGTON (7News) — Many workers are pushing back their retirement date -- the idea of calling it quits at 65 is over. Now many workers are looking at 70 and beyond. A recent survey by myperfectresume.com shows more than a third of workers say their retirement age has been pushed back. Of the one thousand U.S. workers surveyed in May 2026, 14% expect to retire at age 70 or older. This is due to the rising cost of living, not earning enough, and a lack of savings. Workers are spending on immedia
DMV homebuyers overpay nearly $6K a year on mortgages, new data shows (opens the original)
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WASHINGTON (7News) — New data from Bankrate shows many homebuyers are overpaying for their mortgage. At least 83% of homebuyers in the 10 most populated metro areas are adding at least $4,400 a year to their mortgage costs. The DMV comes in 4th on the list of biggest cities overpaying for their mortgages by thousands of dollars. Los Angeles tops the list, followed by Miami and New York. Here in the DMV, the average annual overpayment is $5,816. The lifetime overpayment is $97,844. SEE ALSO | 42%
More Americans turn to side hustles as economic pressures grow (opens the original)
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (7News) — A recent survey shows more people are embracing side hustles these days. These are second jobs that help pay the bills. Unlike full-time work, they don't come with fixed hours, a set salary, or traditional benefits. Side hustles are a direct outcome of today's challenging economic and jobs picture. "The economic times are definitely informing the patterns that we're seeing right now, and a lot of it is people are being forced to do it. It's not even that they ideally w
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