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How Charitable Gifts May Be Affected By the GOP Tax Plan 12/03/2017 07:00pm • Holiday spirit and year-end tax concerns usually spur charitable giving this time of year. That's a constant, but every year's conditions are a little different, and there are some special wrinkles for investors who are retired. This year many investors, if not most, are sitting on big stock market America's Top 14 Theme Parks for the Holidays 11/30/2017 07:00pm • Get into the holiday spirit with plenty of cheer at state-of-the-art amusement parks.Potterheads looking to experience a little magic this season can celebrate at top amusement parks. At Christmas in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, families on both coasts can enjoy bewitching seasonal spectacle Check Out the 13 Best Post-Cyber Monday Sales 11/27/2017 07:00pm • Black Friday and Cyber Monday may have passed, but the 2017 holiday saving season has just begun. If you missed out on Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales, don't cancel Christmas -- there are plenty of opportunities to save during the weeks leading up to Dec. 25. Here are 13 excellent holiday sales How to save money while waiting in line 11/27/2017 05:00am • Waiting in line doesn't just drain time from our busy days -- it can also lead to money leaks. The longer we wait in line, the more money we're likely to spend in order to make up for all that time we wasted waiting, according to research from Georgetown University. What's more, retailers and grocer Core Values: The gift-card dilemma 11/24/2017 07:33pm • WASHINGTON -- Are gift cards a good gift? DC teachers get a tax break, student suspensions limited under proposed bills 11/24/2017 10:03am • WASHINGTON — Public and charter schoolteachers in D.C. who use their own cash for classroom supplies would get a $500 tax credit under legislation being considered by the D.C. Council. “It is no secret that District teachers make many personal and financial sacrifices for our students," said Your Tech Holiday Gift Guide 11/23/2017 07:00pm • If you can't afford to buy friends or family the latest smartphone, or they already have it, you may be wondering what to buy the tech-obsessed people in your life for the holidays. The following suggestions are unique tech-related gift ideas that may inspire you to get these products -- or buy som Best Cyber Monday Sales for 2017 11/21/2017 07:00pm • Although the Friday after Thanksgiving once reigned as the year's biggest shopping holiday, Cyber Monday is expected to outpace Black Friday in terms of shopper participation this year. According to data from Offers.com, 71 percent of shoppers plan to shop on Cyber Monday in 2017, compared to 69 pe How to Avoid Fake Shopping Apps This Holiday Season 11/21/2017 07:00pm • With Black Friday and Cyber Monday around the corner, consumers and retailers are gearing up for a busy shopping season. Meanwhile, experts caution that scammers may have a new trick up their sleeves: fake shopping apps. Mobile shopping may soon surpass shopping on a desktop. According to the "Ho Local nonprofit brings holiday cheer to families of young children with cancer 11/19/2017 10:37pm • WASHINGTON — Festive holidays can be rough for families grappling with the illness of a loved one. A local organization is collecting donations to spread some cheer to families who will spend the holidays with a sick child at Children’s National Health System. “So this year, we are excit Holiday Gift Ideas for Retirees 11/19/2017 07:00pm • Retirees have decades worth of accumulated possessions and often don't need more stuff. They also have different priorities and generally more time and less income than working people. Here's how to select a gift the retirees in your life will actually want. Social experiences. It's easy for retir Shopping Strategies to Score Bigger Bargains on Black Friday and Cyber Monday 11/19/2017 07:00pm • Millions of Americans are preparing to celebrate the first of many holiday gatherings with loved ones as Thanksgiving swiftly approaches. Turkey isn't the only thing they're thinking about this time of year, however: Many consumers also have their thoughts set on the sales events that dominate the 'Gift Cards for Guns': Police collect 161 firearms 11/18/2017 04:02pm • WASHINGTON — People waited outside of the First Baptist Church of Glenarden in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, Saturday morning to trade in their guns for gift cards. Within minutes of kicking off this year's "Gift Cards for Guns," Prince George's County police collected more than 30 guns, said Cpl. Holiday Shopping Advice From a Nobel Prize Winner in Economics 11/16/2017 07:00pm • For Richard Thaler, economics has always been a field that needed to touch ground with the more practical realities of life. The University of Chicago professor and winner of the 2017 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences says he first began believing this while a graduate student, when he notic Your Guide to the Biggest Holiday Shopping Days of 2017 11/15/2017 07:00pm • The holiday shopping season is upon us again. Each year, stores compete for the attention of shoppers, and as our digital options grow, it can be confusing to know when and where to shop. Here are the biggest holiday shopping days of the year -- and how to take advantage of holiday sales, deals and