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Sluggish start can’t damper epic finish between Clemson, Alabama 01/10/2017 02:33am • WASHINGTON — I suppose if you’re a fan of either Clemson or Alabama, you were coming into Monday night’s College Football Playoff National Championship Game with a fair amount of interest. But between the two non-compelling semifinal matchups leading in, a lackluster NFL weekend and a fairly i 4 Major Home Selling Mistakes to Avoid in 2017 01/09/2017 07:00pm • It's a new year and it's time for a fresh start. If you're planning to sell your home in 2017, here are a few mistakes you should avoid to maximize your results and minimize your headache. Selling a home can be difficult. Side step these common mistakes to increase your chances for a smoother, faste Lexus NX200t: A small, standout luxury crossover 01/09/2017 07:51am • WASHINGTON — Compact luxury crossovers seem to be all the rage lately, with more hitting the street every day and more manufactures rushing new products to the market. Lexus introduced its small crossover in the past two years, and decided to take a bold and unique approach. Lexus was the conse 4 Ways Undergraduates Can Strengthen Law School Profile 01/08/2017 07:00pm • If you're planning to apply to law school this year, most applications won't be available until Sept. 1. But now is the perfect time to start planning your submission strategy, particularly your law school profile. Strengthening your profile can take several months -- or even years. By working on th Va. delegate still pushing for ban on behind-the-wheel phone use 01/08/2017 12:39pm • WASHINGTON — As Virginia’s General Assembly prepares for its next session, one delegate hopes the commonwealth will be the next state to ban handheld cellphone use behind the wheel. Del. Rich Anderson is persistent about a hands-free law, he said, because he wants to bring down the number of How to Set Savings Resolutions for 2017 -- and Make Them Happen 01/05/2017 07:00pm • With the holidays in rearview mirror, and a brand new year on the horizon, resolutions and goals are at the forefront of our minds. If your goal is to save more money this year, the question is: How successful have you been at saving money in the past? If you're an expert saver, you rock. If not, d Fired track inspector denies accusations, fires back at Metro 01/05/2017 12:43am • WASHINGTON — A Metro track inspector accused of copying reports month after month before a train derailed near East Falls Church this summer defended his actions Wednesday, hours after Metro fired him over what he said were separate accusations of track inspection failures that he also denies. 5 Health Resolutions That Will Actually Make Your Life Better 01/03/2017 07:00pm • Ah, resolutions. Love 'em or hate 'em, we can't help ourselves but make them come New Year's Day. Perhaps that's because as we slowly come out of our sugar- and booze-filled comas, we notice that our pants feel a little tighter and our bodies feel a little weaker. Suddenly, we're motivated to do so How to Become an Extreme Saver in 2017 01/02/2017 07:00pm • This year, it's going to be different. At the end of 2017, you really will have some money stashed away for your emergency fund, your retirement, your kid's college education and that elusive worldwide vacation. But to do that, you're going to need to be an extreme saver. And if you're really goi 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