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Healthy Holiday Tips for People With Diabetes 03/07/2023 07:00pm • The holiday season is often called "the most wonderful time of the year," yet if you have diabetes, you may want to rename it "the most challenging time of the year." Holiday Challenges for People With DiabetesThere are a few reasons why late November and the month of December can get trickier when 8 Top-Performing Fidelity Funds for Retirement 03/07/2023 07:00pm • Picking the right retirement fund can be difficult. While most brokerage services provide a screener where investors can filter funds according to different metrics, knowing which statistics to look for or what factors to prioritize isn't always intuitive. For instance, on Fidelity's platform, inves 'Known hitchhiker': Maryland expands quarantine zone for spotted lanternfly 03/07/2023 06:00am • To try to curb the spread and infestation of these "known hitchhikers," Maryland has expanded its spotted lanternfly quarantine zone effective immediately. The areas included in the quarantine zone are Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Caroline, Carroll, Cecil, Frederick, Harford, Howar Driver killed after tanker truck strikes tree, explodes near Frederick 03/06/2023 05:14am • The driver of tanker truck died after the vehicle crashed into a tree and exploded Saturday in along Northbound US-15 in Frederick, Maryland, according to authorities. Fire officials haven't determined what led up to the crash near the Rosemont Avenue intersection. Still, Frederick County Fire Ch 10 Best Tech Stocks to Buy for 2023 03/05/2023 07:00pm • Tech stocks delivered an uncharacteristically sluggish performance in 2022. The Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (ticker: XLK), a popular exchange-traded fund, lagged behind the S&P 500 by about 10% last year as investors rotated from growth stocks to value stocks. For more than a decade, brief Review: Jason Segel, Harrison Ford shine in therapist comedy 'Shrinking' on Apple TV+ 03/03/2023 01:15pm • Are you looking for a great new comedy to watch while waiting for "Ted Lasso" to return? The Apple TV+ folks have done it again with "Shrinking," which drops episode seven on Friday. When I first heard the title, I thought it was a "Seinfeld" reference like George Costanza shouting, "I was 2023 NFL Free Agency: Biggest names on the free agent market 03/01/2023 08:25pm • Biggest names in 2023 NFL Free Agency originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonWith the 2022 NFL season in the rearview, NFL teams can begin to look toward the draft combine and, of course, free agency. March 15 is the official start of free agency in the NFL, with March 13 as the start of t What Is the BRAT Diet? 03/01/2023 07:00pm • If you or your child has ever experienced a stomach bug or dealt with diarrhea, chances are you've likely heard of the BRAT diet. And as the winter season begets an increase of the flu, respiratory syncytial virus and other illnesses among children and families, many are turning to mom's old cure fo How to Pick Stocks: 7 Things All Beginner Investors Should Know 02/27/2023 07:00pm • Picking stocks is an intimidating process. There are 11 different stock market sectors, 69 distinct industries, more than 8,400 securities and more than 4,000 listed companies across the major U.S. exchanges. How on earth can anyone -- let alone a beginner -- go about intelligently choosing specific 5 Best No-Load Mutual Funds 02/26/2023 07:00pm • With investing, as with most things in life, cost matters. Every dollar you pay in fees on your investments, is a dollar that isn't going toward generating returns on your money. Fewer expenses mean higher earning power and more money in your pocket to invest. 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