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Year in Review: the Biggest Financial Headlines of 2016 12/29/2016 07:00pm • The year 2016 did not want for financial news. A comprehensive accounting of the business stories that broke over the last 12 months could fill a book -- but since most people would rather move on with their lives and see what 2017 has in store, a brief recap is probably more appropriate. With that 10 of the Best Winter Weight-Loss Tips 12/29/2016 07:00pm • As soon as people find out I'm a nutrition professor and registered dietitian nutritionist, they pick my brain for weight loss tips that really work. What do I tell them? Adhere to the old adage, "Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper," since emerging research confi 6 Science-Backed Ways to Lose Weight Before You Even Get to Work 12/28/2016 07:00pm • Every morning, you get a fresh start to eat right and exercise that day. You also get a chance to make a big impact on your health right away: Mounting research suggests that healthy morning habits make it easier to lose weight and keep it off. Start with these six fat-blasting a.m. habits: 1. G How to create an extra hour at work to think each day 12/28/2016 07:00am • What would you give to carve out an additional hour of uninterrupted " think" time in your workday? If you're like many busy professionals, having more time to brainstorm about your true priorities -- and then actually complete them -- would be a priceless commodity. "Most of us are paid to think Make a Strong Argument for Law School 12/26/2016 07:00pm • Some law school applicants struggle with the LSAT, and their challenge is to convince schools to look beyond test scores. Clare Prober, 22, of Massachusetts, was one of those applicants. Because her mother tongue is Russian and not English, she says, it was difficult for her to finish the reading co How to Prepare for Recorded Law School Video Interviews 12/25/2016 07:00pm • As we move deeper into the digital age, more law schools are turning to video interviews. We've previously discussed how to prepare for law school interviews, including live and recorded video ones. But let's look closer at recorded responses. This type of interview can feel most foreign for law sch Feds: Amid improvements, major issues remain for Metro's rail control center 12/21/2016 05:14pm • WASHINGTON — After federal inspectors were nearly run over by a Metro train in October, the Federal Transit Administration boosted its focus on major problems with Metro's Rail Operations Control Center and speeding on the rails, according to new documents released by the agency Wednesday. The What to Do When Markets Are Hitting All-Time Highs 12/19/2016 07:00pm • We are currently in a period where equity markets are hitting new all-time highs. This creates a temptation to sell and wait for the markets to come back down to a lower price point. If you have extra cash, you might be thinking about delaying investing that money in the stock market. There is alway Tax credit proposed to pay for paid leave in DC 12/19/2016 05:06pm • WASHINGTON — It could be the most generous paid leave law in the country. As D.C. Council is set to move forward with paid leave legislation, which the mayor believes is flawed, a new proposal to amend the bill has city hall buzzing. // Councilmembers Mary Cheh, D-Ward 3, and Jack Evans, D 10 College Study Tips that High School Students Can Master Now 12/12/2016 07:00pm • Build Good Study Habits Before CollegeCollege is hard and adapting to a new environment, culture and workload can make the transition to campus harder than students expect. But students who build strong academic habits now can alleviate some of the pressure. U.S. News collected tips from experts to Is Your Retirement Fulfilling or Just Busy? 12/07/2016 07:00pm • If you ask many retirees what their life is like, they will probably tell you that they are as busy as ever. Every day is full of errands, shopping, household chores, yard work, TV and movies, club meetings and all sorts of other things. Their calendars are filled with events, appointments and get- How to Sell Your Home Quickly Over the Holiday Season 12/07/2016 07:00pm • It's tempting for many sellers to take a step back over the holiday season and wait to list their home until after the New Year. Some sellers may even pull their homes off the market temporarily to relist once the holidays are safely behind them. This strategy works well for sellers who may have ot Should You Try Light Therapy to Treat Seasonal Affective Disorder? 12/05/2016 07:00pm • With the coming of winter, and shorter days and longer nights, many people suffer from seasonal affective disorder, a type of depression connected to the changing of seasons and decrease in natural light that's estimated to affect about 10 million Americans. As the sun's rays retreat, many turn to l 4 Things to Do to Revive a Stalled Job Search 12/04/2016 07:00pm • Hoping Santa will bring you a new career for Christmas? Wishing for a professional change is easy -- but taking action to land a new job is grueling work. Often, job seekers start off with a bang, but what can you do when your efforts fail to get results? Here are four things you can do today to rev Va. police want drivers to put the phone away or risk a ticket 12/04/2016 04:40am • WASHINGTON — "Put the phone down" is the message Virginia State and Fairfax County police are trying to convey to drivers. Virginia State Police Capt. James de Ford said that troopers will issue citations to anyone they see texting while driving. In Fairfax County, more than 13,000 tickets h