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Could Fake News Affect Your Finances? 02/27/2017 07:00pm • Fake news has been in the news a lot lately. But fake news is old news. Supermarket tabloids have been around for almost as long as supermarkets. Celebrities often find themselves the unwitting victim in a death hoax. During the 1800s and early 1900s, it was somewhat common for fake news agencies t

Oscars flap eclipses 'Moonlight' win, but civility reigns 02/27/2017 05:31am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 89th Academy Awards got off on the right foot, with a song and dance, but ended with the most stunning mistake ever to befall the esteemed awards show when the best picture Oscar was presented to the wrong movie. Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty, holding an incorrect envelope,

Lawyer: Racist note on Loudoun Co. restaurant bill is fake 02/24/2017 07:34pm • WASHINGTON — Last month, a waitress at a Loudoun County restaurant said she was stiffed out of a tip on a bill by a couple who wrote at the bottom of the check that they “don’t tip Black people.” On Friday, a lawyer saying he represented one of the customers said the story is false. Danie

Judge blocks Texas cutting Medicaid to Planned Parenthood 02/21/2017 09:34pm • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Texas can't cut off Medicaid dollars to Planned Parenthood over secretly recorded videos taken by anti-abortion activists in 2015 that launched Republican efforts across the U.S. to defund the nation's largest abortion provider. An injunction

How to Avoid Tax Scams 02/21/2017 07:00pm • The IRS recently released its "Dirty Dozen" list of tax scams for 2017, and it includes fake charities, email phishing scams and even frivolous tax arguments, where the taxpayer refuses to pay taxes on religious or moral grounds. Two perennial threats that pop up year after year: tax ID theft, wher

Should You Try Mindfulness Meditation to Treat Anxiety Disorder? 02/20/2017 07:00pm • Characterized by persistent and excessive worry, generalized anxiety disorder affects nearly 7 million adults in the U.S. Those who are prone to anxiety tend to have greater difficulty managing and coping with stress, experts say, where chronic stress is shown to have physiologic effects including

6 Things to Know About Mark Zuckerberg's Manifesto 02/16/2017 07:00pm • Mark Zuckerberg has a lot to say.On Thursday, Facebook (ticker: FB) founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg posted a 5,700-word treatise on what he sees as a new level of globalization in today's world, made possible by social media networks like Facebook, which now boasts nearly 2 billion members. Zuckerbe

Silver Diner co-owner conquers 'Chopped' 02/16/2017 04:32pm • WASHINGTON — Chef Ype von Hengst, executive chef and co-owner of Silver Diner and Silver, won Food Network's "Chopped" contest Feb. 14, beating out three other chefs in a three-course cook-off themed Blue Plate Fare. Von Hengst survived the first two cuts and emerged as the winner with his dess

Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment: 02/16/2017 11:12am • TRUMP-RUSSIA UPDATE: Trump claims Democrats are faking Russia stories WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is accusing Democrats of fabricating news reports about Russia because "they lost the election." The president tweeted Thursday, "The Democrats had to come up with a story as to why they

AP Top Political News at 11:21 a.m. EST 02/16/2017 12:00am • Senate confirms Trump budget chief The Latest: Senate confirms Mulvaney as budget chief The Latest: Trump claims Democrats are faking Russia stories Puzder withdrawal stark example of rough start for Trump WH Senate hearings for Supreme Court pick to begin March 20 Mattis: US not ready to collaborat

Globe winner Marsha Mason hits Arena for 'Watch on the Rhine' 02/15/2017 01:20am • WASHINGTON — She's a four-time Academy Award nominee and two-time Golden Globe winner who's worked with some of the biggest names in showbiz. Now, Marsha Mason stars in Lillian Hellman's "Watch on the Rhine" at Arena Stage through March 5. "It is a play that Lilian Hellman wrote about

Apple CEO: Fake news is 'killing people's minds' 02/11/2017 10:38am • LONDON (AP) -- Apple chief executive Tim Cook says fake news is "killing minds," and governments and tech firms must act to stop it. Cook told The Daily Telegraph newspaper that falsehoods are being spread by people who want "to get the most clicks, not tell the most truth. It's killing people's

What's Next for Facebook Inc (FB) Stock? 02/06/2017 07:00pm • How does Facebook Inc (ticker: FB) do it? The stock that stumbled out of the IPO gate in 2012 -- and was soon thereafter proclaimed a dud -- has since become a Wall Street stud. And just a few days ago, Facebook posted a performance that shocked even the stock's most ardent backers. Facebook's earni

How Your Family Can Take Back Winter 02/02/2017 07:00pm • I really don't like winter in the Northeast. But when my kids were young, I didn't want to saddle them with the psychological fallout of resenting an entire season, so I used to pretend that I loved winter. I encouraged them to participate in all winter sports, while always making sure I remained wa