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Generational divide for the USMNT at Copa America 06/13/2016 03:03am • WASHINGTON — The U.S. Men’s National Team and coach Jurgen Klinsmann are at an interesting crossroads in their development. As a number of the stars who helped them nearly into the round of eight at the World Cup in 2014 are aging out of their primes, a new generation of exciting players is mak Air Force Association Cycling Classic returns this weekend, will honor fallen cyclist 06/09/2016 02:30am • This weekend, over 2,000 cyclists will gather in Arlington for the annual Air Force Association Cycling Classic. The Cycling Classic will hold races for all levels of cyclists ranging from amateurs to elite. The first day will take place in Clarendon and the second will take place in Crystal Find Your Tribe: a Recovering Addict's Guide to Finding Necessary Support 06/07/2016 08:00pm • Support groups can be an essential part of a recovering addict's newly sober life. They provide a sense of community, first-hand knowledge that others have had similar experiences and a circle of people who are committed to substance-free living and helping others do the same. But it's also importa 8 Investments Riskier Than Vegas 05/30/2016 08:00pm • In the world of a Las Vegas gaming hall, there are no clocks to tell time and no one to tell you when to stop blowing your dough. Gambling is risky business at best -- or maybe reckless is more like it. The bright lights of the strip blind many casino patrons to a simple, irrefutable fact: The deck Decoding Wall Street's Wall of Jargon 05/25/2016 08:00pm • The nerve center of American investment has never had an official motto, though the sharp-dressed financial elite might opt for an unofficial one. Something along these lines: "Wall Street -- Where obfuscation and intimidation rule the conversation." Outside of high-tech, few fields have as much ja U.S. Infant Mortality: a Case Study in Health Care Disparities 05/22/2016 08:00pm • The U.S. has been considered a leader in many things -- industry, innovation and health care technology. In fact, America leads the world in dollars spent on health care, likely reaching $3.2 trillion this year. Despite this extravagant spending on medical care, we have failed to protect the most vu TSA cashing in on forgotten loose change at local airports 05/17/2016 04:22pm • WASHINGTON -- You have to take change out of your pockets when you go through airport security, but you're supposed to pick it back up when you're done. Turns out those forgotten coins add up to a healthy windfall for the Transportation Security Administration. TSA collected $765,759.15 in unc Ewan McGregor plays Jesus & Lucifer in 'Last Days in Desert' 05/16/2016 01:26am • WASHINGTON -- He's one of the finest actors of his generation, consistently ahead of the curve by picking projects with the most visionary of filmmakers. Surely, there would be no "Requiem for a Dream" (2000) without his "Trainspotting" (1996) nor an entire era of musicals ("Chicago," "Drea Caught Between Gen X and the Millennials 05/10/2016 08:00pm • You see them everywhere, the articles about millennials. As a culture we're obsessed about what they wear, what technology they use, what careers they pursue. I'm no exception. No matter how vapid the article, I devour the click bait like a hungry shark. But my interest is beyond what millennials be 6 Investment Tips to Boost Your Portfolio 05/01/2016 08:00pm • If you have time on your side, there are certain investments to make that are very likely to increase in value in the future. Gold, for instance, was about $235 an ounce in 1970 (adjusted for inflation). Now it's nearing $1,300 -- so you may feel like King Midas if you've held on to coins that long ESPN fired Curt Schilling because he begged them to 04/21/2016 05:41pm • WASHINGTON -- A scene in "Bull Durham" shot into my head when it was announced on Wednesday that former MLB pitcher and analyst Curt Schilling had been fired by ESPN, an inevitable and long overdue conclusion to a series of online political outbursts. At a crucial point during a game in the fil 8 Ways to Explore Our National Parks That You Haven't Considered 04/20/2016 08:00pm • Our national parks are more popular than ever, thanks in large part to this year's centennial of the National Park Service and related programs, like Every Kid in a Park, an initiative designed to encourage children to get into our national parks. Even better, fourth graders and their families recei Silver Prices May Be Ready to Shine 04/18/2016 08:00pm • Is it time to add a little silver to the mix in your portfolio? Investors doing so will need to be cautious and patient at the same time. The market has certainly bounced considerably recently following a brutal years-long bear market where the value of the metal fell dramatically. The slide in pri Terrorists adopting 'carjacking' approach to attacks 04/18/2016 04:59am • WASHINGTON — The killings at the Paris-based Charlie Hebdo magazine in January 2015 signaled a new era of terrorism. Loosely knit cells of extremists, who grew up in the areas targeted by terrorists, began deploying a style of attacks that has turned the usual counterterrorism methods upside d Bank of America: The Balancing Act for BAC Stock 04/17/2016 08:00pm • When banks brave a shakeup, it's countless times worse than a sugared-up kid rattling coins in a ceramic piggy bank, though both make a most loathsome noise. Those who invested in Bank of America Corp. (ticker: BAC) back in the mid-2000s may still be reeling from a frightful collapse courtesy of the