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2015 NFL Week 13 Wrap: NFC East wide open and Cam slams the door on MVP 12/08/2015 02:36am • WASHINGTON — I thought it would be fun to wrap up Week 13 with the best and worst parts of this week's action. I don't know about you, but I tend to choose to hear the bad news first. And right now there's nothing worse than the NFC East. That was proved Monday Night when the worst division 'Mockingjay: Part 2' ends our 7-year itch of 'The Hunger Games' 11/20/2015 02:50am • WASHINGTON — Ahh, Katniss. We've come so far together. And now we've got to let you go. "The Hunger Games" saga has been with us for the past seven years, starting with Suzanne Collins' book trilogy from 2008-2010, and culminating with four blockbuster movies: "The Hunger Games" (2012), "Ca Is relocating for cheaper rent worth it? 11/18/2015 11:30am • If there's one thing all renters worry about, it's how much they're paying for rent. While most financial experts agree that the amount you pay per month should be less than one-third of your monthly income, young renters with entry-level salaries sometimes have a tough time paying less than half of Redskins to host fallen military service members families on field 11/14/2015 11:00am • WASHINGTON - The Washington Redskins will host the Saints Sunday, but there will also be some 200 family members of fallen military service members on the sidelines. Fans might notice a few more people on the field at FedEx before the Redskins take on the Saints. Family members associated with t Which areas saw best home sales in October 11/12/2015 05:14am • WASHINGTON — October was the best month for home sales in the region in a decade. In some parts of the area, the median sales price was up year-over-year, while in other spots they dropped. In Manassas City, Virginia, the median sales price was up more than 23 percent in October from the same Basketball Around the Beltway: Contrast in the Commonwealth 11/06/2015 01:55am • WASHINGTON — Charlottesville and Blacksburg lie roughly 150 miles away from one another, but the two cities' local men’s college basketball programs couldn't be further apart as we enter the 2015-16 season. The programs remain on opposite sides of the coin in college hoops, a contrast that wil More payment options offered for Montgomery County parking 10/28/2015 11:28am • SILVER SPRING, Md. — Montgomery County is giving drivers more parking payment options by expanding its use of "smart" meters. Starting next week, more than 1,100 traditional parking meters in Silver Spring will be replaced with smart meter technology, which allows drivers to pay by sliding a Year-end financial planning guide: Moves you need to make before Dec. 31 10/22/2015 10:45am • WASHINGTON — When December rolls around, do you ever wish you had more time to look over your finances and do something that would lower your taxes or put more money in your pocket before those opportunities go away at year-end? If you answered yes, then this three-part, year-end planning seri PCOS: Is the Pill the Only Answer? 10/21/2015 08:00pm • I remember in my early training that the first question to ask a patient with polycystic ovary syndrome was: "Are you trying to get pregnant?" If no, hand them the birth control pill. If yes, choose between clomid, a fertility drug, and metformin, an insulin sensitizer. No questions related to life How to Save Money on Parking 10/21/2015 08:00pm • When you bought your car, you probably paid close attention to how much those monthly payments would set you back. If you were really savvy, you purchased a vehicle with good mileage. And if you were especially careful, you ensured your make had a solid record of not needing a lot of maintenance. B 8 Unusual and Unglamorous Investment Opportunities 10/18/2015 08:00pm • At least one ugly duckling on Wall Street didn't grow up into a swan so much as an 800-pound gorilla. Google (ticker: GOOG GOOGL) made many analysts scratch their heads back in the day. A search engine? What does that produce? Isn't Yahoo! (YHOO) already doing that? Maybe Larry Page and Sergey Bri Diet, Time, Desperation and Measures 10/12/2015 08:00pm • Although it's only autumn, now is the winter of our discontent -- at least for those of us who care about the potentially stunning health benefits of optimal eating, and the rather horrifying assault upon them. As I write this, evidence about profit-motivated, richly-funded alliances conspiring to How the Fantasy Football Scandal Will Affect IPOs for DraftKings and FanDuel 10/12/2015 08:00pm • Just ask the Seattle Seahawks, who lost Super Bowl XLIX in the closing seconds when it looked like they'd score an easy touchdown: For every crushing defeat, there's the consolation of a comeback season. And if you're a potential investor in the daily fantasy sports websites FanDuel and DraftKings, Gov. Hogan enters last round of chemotherapy 10/09/2015 09:19pm • WASHINGTON -- Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma in June, and now he's undergoing his last round of treatment. Before he started his last five days of chemotherapy Friday, Hogan visited other cancer patients in the pediatric oncology ward at the University of Maryla Countdown to 007 'Spectre': Ranking the Best of Bond 10/05/2015 02:16am • WASHINGTON — Anticipation is high for the Nov. 6 release of the newest James Bond flick, "Spectre," reuniting star Daniel Craig with director Sam Mendes after the smash hit "Skyfall" (2012). It will be Craig's final turn in the role after "Casino Royale" (2006), "Quantum of Solace" (2008),