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Lidl opens 15th Maryland store in Wheaton

By Jeff Clabaugh

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A new Lidl store opens in Wheaton, Maryland. (Courtesy Lidl)Discount grocery store Lidl continues to expand its footprint in the greater Washington area, opening its latest store in Wheaton on Feb. 24, its 15th store in Maryland.

The Wheaton Lidl is located at 2201 Randolph Road.

Lidl last week opened its eighth store in Springfield, in Northern Virginia, at 6801 Commerce St.

In December, Lidl opened new locations in Maryland: in Oxon Hill in Prince George’s County and in Takoma Park in Montgomery County.

Lidl, which opened its first U.S. store in Manassas, Virginia, three years ago, has plans to open a total of 25 new stores by this spring. It recently acquired six former Shoppers Food locations in suburban Maryland and Northern Virginia.

Lidl opened its North American headquarters in Virginia’s Crystal City to kick off its U.S. expansion, and expects to have more than 100 stores across the East Coast by the end of this year.

The first 100 customers at the Wheaton store will get gift cards worth between $5 and $100. The store opens at 8 a.m.

Massachusetts court hears arguments in lawsuit alleging Meta designed apps to be addictive to kids

By The Associated Press
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts' highest court heard oral arguments Friday in the state's lawsuit arguing that Meta designed features on Facebook and Instagram to make them addictive to young users. The lawsuit, filed in 2023 by Attorney General Andrea Campbell, alleges that Meta did this to make a profit and that its actions affected hundreds of thousands of teenagers in Massachusetts who use the social media platforms. “We are making claims based only on the tools that Meta has developed because its own research shows they encourage addiction to the platform in a variety of ways,” said State Solicitor David Kravitz, adding that the state's claim has nothing to do the company's algorithms or failure to moderate content. Meta said Friday that it strongly disagrees with the allegations and is “confident the evidence will show our longstanding commitment to supporting young people.” Its attorney, Mark Mosier, argued in court that the lawsuit “would impose liabilities for performing traditional publishing functions” and that its actions are protected by the First Amendment.
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