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Not losing weight? Here's why 09/22/2015 10:30am • There's no denying our numbers are dismal: Two-thirds of American adults and nearly 30 percent of children are overweight or obese. What's more, according to a recent worldwide study, our country has some of the highest rates of overweight and obese citizens in the world. This might seem ironic, 'You've Got Breast Cancer.' Now What? 5 Things Women Should Remember 09/20/2015 08:00pm • By the time you've finished reading this article, another woman in the U.S. will learn she has breast cancer. A diagnosis happens more than a quarter of a million times each year, and in her lifetime, a woman has a 1 in 8 chance of developing breast cancer in some form. No doubt, a breast cancer Police cracking down on people walking on train tracks 09/17/2015 06:33pm • BURKE, Va. -- Police from Fairfax County and Norfolk Southern railways have launched a major enforcement push to remind people not to walk on railroad tracks. Four people have been killed in the last 18 months on the tracks in Northern Virginia, at locations where Virginia Railway Express operate What to Expect From Your Company's Financial Wellness Plan 09/16/2015 08:00pm • Are you distracted at work by personal finance worries, like getting a credit card payment in the mail on time, or wondering if you should review your retirement plan with an expert? You've got plenty of company. Twenty-four percent of employees report that their own finances drain their workdays Got FOMO? How to Get a Grip 09/16/2015 08:00pm • As a sophomore in college, Alexa Goins landed the opportunity of a lifetime: She was accepted into a semester-long study abroad program in Paris. But deciding whether to say bonjour to the city of lights wasn't a no-brainer. It was a burden. "I could not decide if I was going to go on the trip or Is 'Pre-emptive Eating' Your Undoing? 09/10/2015 08:00pm • It's often said that the best offense is a good defense, and this generally holds true in the realm of healthy eating and weight management. If you know, for example, that you always get hungry at 4 p.m. but don't plan to have something healthy available to eat, you're vulnerable to the office ve Consider Attending a U.S. College Outside a Major Urban Area 09/10/2015 08:00pm • The U.S. is home to some of the world's most iconic cities: New York, with its Statue of Liberty and the One World Trade Center, and Los Angeles, with its Hollywood sign in Hollywood Hills. But when it comes to actually choosing a U.S. college, international students may find themselves considering Will changes at the top bring different results? The 2015 Redskins Preview 09/10/2015 02:43am • WASHINGTON — With as much drama and as many off-field distractions as we've seen since the Redskins began training camp in Richmond at the end of July, it's hard to believe that the 2015 season hasn't even started yet. Change in the front office There have been a number of changes in this 10 Ways Social Media Can Help You Land a Job 09/09/2015 08:00pm • Improve your chances of being the selected job candidate by using social media.Companies are checking you out online, so why not use social media to enhance your qualifications? A 2015 CareerBuilder survey of more than 2,000 hiring managers and human resource professionals revealed that 52 percent o 3 Benefits of Workplace Flexibility 09/09/2015 08:00pm • Do you want to improve your work-life balance, save time and reduce the stress from commuting? Who doesn't? The one answer to achieving these results is right under your nose, and it won't cost you or your employer a dime to initiate. Today's workplace is incredibly demanding. Companies haven't be 7 Tricks Advertisers Use to Make You Spend Money 09/09/2015 08:00pm • You are bombarded by advertisements every day. Just how many ads you see is up for debate. One oft-quoted number released by market research firm Yankelovich estimated that a person living in a city 30 years ago saw as many as 2,000 ad messages a day (on everything from billboards to TV), versus th Why you should serve dessert first and other healthy eating habits 09/08/2015 02:35am • WASHINGTON — Afternoon ice cream cones and late-night swim meets are now a distant memory. The start of the school year means the return of routines — from family dinners to earlier bedtimes. And for many, re-establishing healthy eating habits is a major part of the September reset. Stocking 7 Reasons No One Likes You at the Gym 09/07/2015 08:00pm • Sweatiquette 101Gyms these days. If you haven't stepped a sneakered foot in one in a while, we'll forgive you. But unless you brush up on your fitness facility formalities, your soon-to-be fellow patrons might not. From protocols for snapping fitspirational selfies to locker room decorum, "things ha Redskins to keep RG3 on 53-man roster 09/05/2015 05:51pm • WASHINGTON – After a lot of speculation about what the team was going do with Robert Griffin III, the fourth-year quarterback will remain on the Redskins, which announced Saturday that it cut its roster to 53. Griffin has yet to be cleared from the concussion he suffered 16 days ago against the 6 Things You Should Know About Discussing Politics at Work 09/01/2015 08:00pm • Here's a campaign proposal most co-workers could endorse: -- A promise for better office coffee-- A mandate to double vacation days-- A tougher stance on slacker colleagues -- A tax deduction for team happy hours (They're charitable gifts to yourselves!)-- And an expansion of The Casual Fridays Act