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Is Your Child Getting Enough Real Downtime? 09/27/2017 08:00pm • For most kids, life far too fast-paced and overscheduled. They're juggling homework, extracurricular activities, playdates and birthday parties. Piled on top of all this is the ever-present pull of screens: social media, videos, gaming, text messaging and every other distraction that the internet ha Presidents Cup bracing for Trump show at Liberty National 09/27/2017 04:08pm • JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) â The Presidents Cup is living up to its name like never before. The three previous U.S. presidents are expected to be on the tee for the opening match at Liberty National, and the PGA Tour is bracing for a Sunday visit by President Donald Trump. PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Q&A: Liam Neeson brings down White House as Deep Throat in ‘Mark Felt’ Q&A: Liam Neeson brings down White House as Deep Throat in â˜Mark Feltâ 09/27/2017 02:18am • WASHINGTON -- Imagine "All the President's Men" from the perspective of Deep Throat. That's the idea behind writer/director Peter Landesman's new political biopic "Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House," which hits select theaters nationwide on Friday. "When he confessed to b Selling Your Home When Decluttering Seems Impossible 09/26/2017 08:00pm • Declutter: the word most home sellers dread hearing and few are willing to listen to. You're not a hoarder, after all, and in fact you get rid of things every year. How can you be expected to trim down even more as you get your home ready to sell? And how do you know when you've reached that seeming How 8 High School Seniors Got Accepted to College 09/26/2017 08:00pm • Learn From College-Bound StudentsTackling college applications, on top of classes, work, sports and extracurriculars, certainly raises the excitement level senior year. And then there's the suspense of waiting to get accepted and making a choice.For an inside look at the process, U.S. News visited F 2017 NFL Week 3 Wrap: Anthem demonstrations a flawed first step 2017 NFL Week 3 Wrap: Anthem demonstrations a flawed first step 09/26/2017 02:17am • WASHINGTON -- NFL Week 3 was an exciting and compelling week of football between the white lines, but there's no denying this week was defined more by what happened on the sidelines. Despite featuring some thrilling comebacks, amazing individual performances, and multiple upsets (if you're still How to Help Your Inattentive Child Thrive at School 09/25/2017 08:00pm • A number of learning and attention issues can make it difficult for a child to pay attention in the classroom. In some cases, environmental and psychological issues are to blame. Sleep deprivation, hunger, family discord, bullying and anxiety, along with ADHD, which remains the most common brain-ba THE NEXT ONE? 13-year-old hoops phenom invites AP on journey 09/21/2017 02:04am • ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) _ Emoni Bates walks out a front door of Clague Middle School with just inches to spare. A wide smile tops his 6-foot-7, extra-lean frame. He's holding a seventh-grade honor society certificate in his right hand. His braces gleam in the afternoon sun. Meet the best 13-year 9 Ways Teens Can Improve Diabetes Self-Care 09/20/2017 08:00pm • Keeping up with diabetes is hard enough. Now imagine having to do it as a teenager. For lots of reasons, it can be hard to keep up with proper self-care. "Teens have too many distractions in their lives: school, college, friends, family, dating and finding themselves. The list goes on and on," says Smart financial strategies for women entrepreneurs Smart financial strategies for women entrepreneurs 09/20/2017 10:12am • WASHINGTON â Every Sept. 22, American Business Womenâs Day honors the contributions and accomplishments of millions of women in the workforce and women business owners. The American Business Womenâs Association is responsible for establishing this day and has been championing the efforts of Tools and Tricks to Curb Impulse Spending 09/19/2017 08:00pm • Whether it's online shopping after enjoying a few drinks or picking up a set of speakers you never knew you needed until ads started targeting you on social media, it's easy to fall prey to shiny object syndrome (where you're distracted by shiny new things). Personal finance comparison site Finder.c NFL Week 2 Wrap: NFL in LA is a blatant money grab NFL Week 2 Wrap: NFL in LA is a blatant money grab 09/19/2017 01:59am • WASHINGTON â The National Football League has many problems, but the one in Los Angeles has become glaringly twofold. The Rams' second stint in LA began last year and the Chargers joined them in the City of Angels this season. We're only two weeks into the 2017 season and this much is obviou Metallics and feathers galore on Emmys red carpet 09/18/2017 09:29am • A force of red, a wealth of metallics and a strong show of feathers took the carpet at the 69th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, led by Nicole Kidman, Tessa Thompson and Tracee Ellis Ross. And what's a dress without hair and makeup? The winners in beauty trends Sunday night in Los Angeles included pre Get Hired Faster -- 3 Ways to Make It Happen 09/14/2017 08:00pm • It is taking longer and longer to get hired. New research from Glassdoor finds that for the first half of 2017, the average hiring time was 23.7 days. This is almost a full day longer than the 2014 average of 22.9 days. And in some industries, hiring is taking a lot longer than that. Getting a gove 5 Modern Stressors and How to Handle Them 09/13/2017 08:00pm • Ah, the good old days: When all you had to worry about was, well, if you'd eat again, survive the night and find a suitable mate with whom to pass on your genes. Today, while most of our basic needs -- food, water, warmth and rest -- are met, we're hardly living free and easy. "In our society today
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