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5 Ways to Boost Your Child's Immune System With School Back in Session 08/23/2018 08:00pm • The kids are back in their classrooms, and life is already bustling with after-school activities. In addition to homework, they may be bringing home coughs, colds and other maladies. Obviously, there's no convenient time to get sick. So I'm all about making easy but impactful shifts to help familie Stop Using the Wrong Benchmark for Your Investments 08/22/2018 08:00pm • Investment benchmarks are unavoidable. Pull up any financial website and the first thing you'll likely see is how the S&P 500 or Nasdaq composite is performing. Market indices are plastered across our screens and tracked right alongside our own portfolios on financial websites and statements. Th Wait to Buy These 5 Back-to-School Items 08/22/2018 08:00pm • With summer wrapping up, families are frantically gearing up for fall and getting their kids ready for a new school year. However, getting youngsters back on schedule following the lazy days of summer isn't the only stress parents face at this time of year, as they start filling shopping carts with Fast Fiber Facts: What it Is and How to Get Enough 08/21/2018 08:00pm • Only 5 percent of Americans are achieving the adequate intake of recommended fiber. On average, adolescents and adults are only consuming about 50 percent of their needs. This is a problem, because fiber is important for numerous body processes, such as: -- Managing digestion. A low-fiber diet can Is your diet good for the environment? Science is linking plate with planet 08/21/2018 09:32am • WASHINGTON ��� Improving diet could improve not only a person's health, but also the health of the planet itself. Because agriculture contributes to greenhouse gases, it's an idea that's gaining traction in the scientific community, says Lean Plate Club blogger Sally Squires. And there's actua Apple, Inc. (AAPL) Non-Gaming App Growth Is Explosive 08/20/2018 08:00pm • Apple, Inc. ( AAPL) made history earlier this month by becoming the world's only $1 trillion public company. However, analysts say Apple Services trends suggests there's still value left in AAPL stock even at a $1 trillion valuation. Bank of America analyst Wamsi Mohan has raised his price target f Why Companies Kick Off and Cut Dividends 08/20/2018 08:00pm • The investment world often delights in turning a clich�� or conventional wisdom on its head. And so it is with dividends, where the maxim may as well be "all good things come to a start." That's because a new dividend signals the start of something presumably tasty for investors: steady quarterly p EXCLUSIVE: Loudoun Co. supervisor chair opposes new Rockwool factory in nearby W.Va. 08/16/2018 01:26pm • CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. ��� Though the construction of a new, round-the-clock insulation factory is happening in Ranson, West Virginia, the uproar it has created among some concerned citizens��has reached Loudoun Board of Supervisors Chair Phyllis Randall in Virginia. In a WTOP interview, Randall is Best places to go apple picking this fall 08/16/2018 11:20am • WASHINGTON ��� If apple picking is on your fall to-do list, now is the time to check it off. ���Don���t wait until you are pumpkin-patching because you���ll probably find a lot of rotten apples at that point,��� said Guiomar Ochoa, a parenting and travel writer for Red Tricycle. In the D.C. a 9 Overseas Dividend Stocks to Buy Now 08/15/2018 08:00pm • Dividends are waiting overseas.Many investors looking for income go to the same list of stocks year after year, such as domestic mainstays like consumer giant Procter & Gamble Co. (ticker: PG) and industrial giant General Electric Co. (GE). As performance shows, just because these stocks were po FAQ: How and why we rank and rate hospitals 08/13/2018 08:00pm • FAQ: 2018-19 Best Hospitals Specialty Rankings FAQ: 2018-19 Best Hospitals Procedure and Condition Ratings FAQ: 2018-19 Best Hospitals Honor Roll FAQ: 2018-19 Best Regional Hospitals FAQ: 2018-19 Best Children's Hospitals 2018-19 Best Hospitals Specialty Rankings Published August 1 10 Best Student Discounts to Save Money in 2018 08/13/2018 08:00pm • As a college student, you're probably on a tight budget -- and retailers know that. To get your business, many offer discounts on everything from clothes to pricey electronics. These are some of the best discounts college students can take advantage of this upcoming school year. All you need is a 5 Undervalued Tech Stocks to Consider 08/13/2018 08:00pm • With so many high profile IPOs, scandals and reports of declining or nonexistent profitability, the technology sector may seem overvalued. But experts say there are plenty of great deals out there. They're just not usually the sexy, social media startups or e-commerce giants. "The tech sector really 7 of the Best Cryptocurrencies to Buy 08/09/2018 08:00pm • The best digital currencies to buy now.Even though the bubble finally burst in early 2018, cryptocurrencies aren't going away. And there's still a lot of money to be made by finding the best cryptocurrencies to buy today. Former Google (Nasdaq: GOOG, GOOGL) chairman and CEO Eric Schmidt has publicly Beyond the Wrist: Rethinking Wearable Technology for Mental Health 08/09/2018 08:00pm • You may not remember 2014 as a particularly revolutionary year, but in the digital world, it was. At the annual Consumer Electronics Show that year, the smartwatch made its breakthrough, to the extent that there was a special Wrist Revolution section showcasing watches with the power and capacity of