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8 Stocks to Buy for the Aging Economy 08/28/2018 08:00pm • These stocks should do well because people live longer.With the S&P 500 index and many of its components near all-time highs, it's difficult to identify stocks with obvious upside in the near term. However, by considering secular market trends, investors can find particular markets with long-ter 10 Great Tech ETFs to Buy Now 08/28/2018 08:00pm • These are great ways to invest in technology.Most investors are fascinated with tech stocks. And why not? The information technology segment is the largest group within the S&P 500 index, with $9.8 trillion of the benchmark's overall $46.6 trillion in market cap -- good for more than 20 percent Virginia attorney general says arming teachers is unlawful 08/28/2018 03:46pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring is warning a rural school district that its plan to arm teachers is unlawful. Herring's office released an opinion Tuesday saying the school board in Lee County should not proceed with its plan to let an undisclosed number of teachers Sweltering! Late summer heat wave hits DC; heat advisory issued Sweltering! Late summer heat wave hits DC; heat advisory issued 08/28/2018 04:20am • WASHINGTON — Humidity and unseasonably high temperatures will join forces for a sweltering beginning of the week in the D.C. area. A heat advisory has been issued for the D.C. area on Tuesday afternoon. Even though July is historically D.C.'s hottest month, summer heat isn't giving up headed in How to Invest During a Trade War 08/27/2018 08:00pm • There may be little investors can do to mitigate the effects of trade wars between the U.S. and Canada, the EU and China except to exercise caution and wait it out, experts say. "Almost all securities will be affected by trade wars, directly or indirectly," says Tenpao Lee, professor of economics a We Must Stop Letting Our Children Fall Victim to Preventable Injury 08/27/2018 08:00pm • As the protectors of children, we worry constantly about their safety. We devote time in our homes, our schools and our places of worship to teach them to exercise caution when approached by strangers. We fret about them getting out of our sight. We worry about the external world destroying ours by After train comes apart on tracks, Metro inspects all 5000- and 6000-series railcars After train comes apart on tracks, Metro inspects all 5000- and 6000-series railcars 08/27/2018 03:18pm • WASHINGTON — After a train carrying riders came apart on the Silver Line Saturday, Metro has inspected more than 200 railcars to be sure it will not happen again. Around 10:45 a.m. Saturday, the fifth and sixth cars of an eight car train came apart while the train was moving, Metro spokeswoman Measles emerge in DC area, but 'no national outbreak,' CDC says 08/27/2018 11:55am • WASHINGTON — Despite measles cases reported this week in Loudoun County, Virginia, and earlier in Maryland and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the growing number of people being diagnosed with measles does not constitute a national outbreak. " 2 killed in single-vehicle crash in Anne Arundel Co. 08/27/2018 04:33am • WASHINGTON — Two men were killed when the car they were in crashed in the woods off an exit ramp in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. It happened around 9 p.m. Saturday in the area westbound of U.S. 50 and Md. 424 in the Davidsonville exit ramp. Maryland State police said that 22-year-old drive How Gender Dynamics Affect Your Financial Health 08/26/2018 08:00pm • Women face a lot of financial hurdles -- including, it seems, making too much money. As much as they have worked to achieve equality and, specifically, equal pay, apparently, if married women go a small step further and earn more than their husbands do, a different set of issues arise. According to Beware Owning Too Much Company Stock 08/26/2018 08:00pm • The plunge in Facebook (ticker: FB) shares on July 26 cost CEO Mark Zuckerberg nearly $16 billion. Zuckerberg still has an estimated net worth of $70 billion, so few tears were shed on his behalf. Although many employees have benefited from Facebook's success, the sudden drop in Facebook stock is a How Can I Find the Best Hospice Care? 08/26/2018 08:00pm • Life, as they say, is a terminal condition. We're all mortal, and no matter how well we eat, exercise and try to fend off the ravages of time, eventually we will all die. That can be hard to accept or talk about, especially in the case of a patient who's dealing with a terminal illness. But when th Implications of the Abandoned Tesla Inc (TSLA) Deal 08/26/2018 08:00pm • The latest news in the Tesla Inc (Nasdaq: TSLA) roller coaster came late Friday when CEO Elon Musk announced he is pulling the plug on his controversial proposal to take Tesla private. Analysts say the failed go-private deal may continue to have an impact on TSLA stock in the quarters ahead. In a b New video, photos released of suspect in Wheaton mall double homicide New video, photos released of suspect in Wheaton mall double homicide 08/26/2018 06:07am • WASHINGTON — Montgomery County police have released photos and videos of a suspect sought in a double homicide at the Westfield Wheaton Mall in early 2017. Angel Alfredo Gomez-Pineda, 24, and Kevin Siloe Moya Cruz, 22, were stabbed to death by an unknown man on the afternoon of Jan. 10, 2017. Plan to protect Ocean City boardwalk moves forward Plan to protect Ocean City boardwalk moves forward 08/24/2018 07:30am • WASHINGTON -- If you visited Ocean City this summer, you may have noticed temporary security barriers placed along the boardwalk that are meant to keep vehicles off. The Worcester County town is working to improve safety for pedestrians on the boardwalk, following numerous instances worldwide of
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