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A local twist to black cultural rebirth during Great Migration 02/02/2019 06:58pm • LAUREL, Md. — As part of Black History Month, there’s a focus on the ways African Americans have influenced the country and the world, and a panel on Saturday delved into how the migration of large numbers of black folks from the south to north helped spark a cultural shift. There were forces Hoops on the Horizon: Big East’s big bottom 02/01/2019 01:10am • WASHINGTON — By the beginning of February, most conferences have set their course for 2019. The ACC (seven ranked teams) and Big Ten (five schools in the Top 25) have earned top-heavy reputations, while the rest of the Big 12 is getting in position for Kansas to win the league yet again (I think 30 Cheap Beach Vacations for Travelers on a Budget 01/23/2019 07:00pm • Plan an affordable getaway to one of these stunning stretches of sand.Roughly half of the world's best places to visit are beach destinations -- and for good reason. Nearly twice as many people prefer relaxing vacations to active ones, according to travelers in 17 countries surveyed by GfK, a market 9 of the Best Gold ETFs to Hedge Volatility 01/08/2019 07:00pm • Easy ways to hedge with gold.In 2018, the stock market suffered its worst run in 10 years thanks to a host of topics weighing on investors' minds. There were unpredictable policies and turnover at the White House. There were disappointing numbers at high-profile technology stocks like Facebook (tick 10 Great ETFs for Beginning Investors 01/01/2019 07:00pm • It's a great time to get started.It can be daunting for new investors to figure out the stock market even in the best of times. And after 2018, which marked the worst performance for the S&P 500 since the dark days of the financial crisis, it can be intimidating if you're just getting started. B Lessons to Investors From Bitcoin's First Decade 01/01/2019 07:00pm • Bitcoin recently passed its 10th birthday, having given some owners huge gains, others enormous losses. It hasn't been in the news so much recently due to a slump from its all-time high over $17,000 a coin a year ago to below $8,000 last February. It opens 2019 around $3,700. So, what have investor Everyday heroes reunited with man whose life they helped save 12/20/2018 03:47pm • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: '9c8078b1-dbf5-4d46-a03c-bf14e840fb1a' }).render("681615366b9960d2");}); WASHINGTON — Fast action from ordinar 11 of the Most Interesting New ETFs to Buy 12/18/2018 07:00pm • These ETFs stand out in the crowdThe ETF revolution has continued in earnest across the last 12 months, with 2018 welcoming more than 250 new exchange-traded products to U.S. investors. Some of these new ETFs are simply variations on existing themes, either competing with existing sector funds on th Final goodbye: Roll call of some who died in 2018 12/18/2018 05:26am • In a year filled with heightened political vitriol, two deaths brought the nation together to remember men who represented a seemingly bygone era of U.S. politics. George H.W. Bush was a president, vice president, congressman, CIA director and Navy pilot during World War II, where he flew 58 DC area’s reversible roads and high-occupancy highways 12/17/2018 02:18pm • WASHINGTON — On top of the daily traffic congestion and crashes, there are a dizzying array of reversible, restricted and controlled-access highways across the D.C. area. Below you'll find the rules of the road and turn-around times for the high-occupancy highways and reversible parkways across How Emotional Labor May Affect You at Work 12/13/2018 07:00pm • Do you work in a field where you're expected to give customers service with a smile, no matter how lousy you may feel inside or how irritating they are? Or, do you work in an environment where you're supposed to squelch your own feelings and kowtow to the wishes of clients, patients or difficult sup 5 Ways to Save Money on Honeymoon Travel 12/10/2018 07:00pm • With the average wedding in America costing around $33,000 (according to The Knot's most recent Real Wedding Study), the last thing many newlyweds want to do is empty their pockets to go on a lavish honeymoon. Thankfully, with some careful planning and creativity, you can soak in wedded bliss on a Car Review: Volvo goes from boring to head-turner with the Flagship S90 luxury sedan 12/09/2018 10:24pm • WASHINGTON -- When I think of Volvo, I think "safe" but boxy and boring when it comes to styling. Recently, Volvo has traded that conservative style for a more modern look and it’s really paying off. Their SUVs, sedans and even the once humble and plain wagon models have been redone for the 21s WATCH: Thousands salute Bush funeral train 4141 on final Texas ride 12/06/2018 07:08pm •  COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Thousands waved and cheered along the route as funeral train No. 4141 — for the 41st president — carried George H.W. Bush's remains to their final resting place on Thursday, his last journey as a week of national remembrance took on a decidedly personal fee 'Schindler's List' returns to theaters for 25th anniversary 12/06/2018 12:48am • WASHINGTON — No filmmaker in the history of Hollywood has delivered as many beloved blockbusters as Steven Spielberg, from "Jaws" (1975) to "Raiders of the Lost Ark" (1981), "E.T." (1982) to "Close Encounters" (1977), "Jurassic Park" (1993) to "Saving Private Ryan" (1998). But his crowning