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DC puts limits on student suspensions 05/02/2018 12:03pm • WASHINGTON — A bill that puts strict limits on suspensions for D.C. students passed through the D.C. Council on a unanimous vote Tuesday. Under the measure, D.C. public schools will be allowed to give students out-of-school suspensions only for the most serious offenses. Students cannot rece Warm weather woes: ‘Code Orange’ air quality may pose health risks 05/02/2018 05:15am • WASHINGTON — If you haven't already, get out your sunscreen and sunglasses as the "warming trend" this week carries on. Each day will only get hotter and hotter. The afternoon highs could set a new record on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The temperature is expected to get up to 88 degrees Wed Is Trump right about judges' leanings? Maybe, review shows 05/02/2018 12:39am • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Donald Trump has called courts unfair and political and repeatedly assailed the 9th Circuit, the U.S. court system's westernmost division, where some of his key immigration policies have stalled. Other observers describe America's judges as conservative or liberal How to Find a Good Fertility Clinic 04/29/2018 08:00pm • In the weeks after storage tanks in two separate fertility clinics in different parts of the country failed, destroying hundreds and perhaps thousands of frozen eggs and embryos, Dr. Paul Turek fielded calls from a raft of patients. These were men and women who had eggs, sperm or embryos frozen at o How tax reform is changing 529 plans 04/25/2018 08:00pm • Tax season has come to a close, and many Americans are still wondering how the tax reform changes in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 will affect them. 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Eliminating premiums, particularly on pricey whole and universal life policies, can free up money in your budget for more pressing needs. But don't let that policy lapse just yet. Ac How to budget for more than 1 remodeling project at once 04/19/2018 08:00pm • Spring is a popular time to start planning your home improvement projects for the year. Winter is finally retreating, and you can examine both the damage the cold weather did to your home as well as decide which areas you'd like to see updated. Whether you're planning to gut your entire house or Man's dating site hookup ended in murder, court documents show 04/18/2018 04:31pm • WASHINGTON — The final hours of Marty McMillan Jr.'s life apparently involved online flirting, a late-night visit, a love triangle — and an angry boyfriend. 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IRAs now account for more than $8.2 trillion of American's retirement assets. More than 42 million households count on IRA's to help fund their retirement. IRAs started off simple in 1974, but like our tax code ha