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3 Facts About Foreign Teens for U.S. High School Teachers 08/13/2017 08:00pm • While student growth has slowed in recent years, the U.S. is still a hotspot for international high schoolers. The number of foreign students studying at U.S. high schools more than tripled from 2004 to 2016, according to a new report from the nonprofit Institute of International Education. More th When typing out URLs, beware of 'typosquatting' 08/11/2017 11:39pm • Q: I mistyped a web address while following setup instructions for my printer and ended up at a scam support site. How can these guys get away with this? A: One of the oldest tricks on the internet is something called ���typosquatting,��� the registration of misspelled websites. Because so man You be the DJ: Interactive Google Doodle celebrates hip-hop���s birthday 08/11/2017 09:40am • WASHINGTON ��� Google is marking hip-hop���s 44th birthday by allowing users to mix their own beats right on the search engine���s homepage. Friday���s Google Doodle features a graffiti-style Google logo with a play button that���s just a click away from a quick history lesson on hip-hop history How to Get Around Safely and Cheaply When Traveling 08/09/2017 08:00pm • Traveling to a new place can be an exciting adventure, whether it's a few states away or across international waters. When you arrive at your destination, the best way to keep your spending under budget and your trip safe and stress-free is to have a plan for getting around. A little planning ahead Look to Tech Stocks for Big Dividends 08/09/2017 08:00pm • So far, 2017 has been a pretty good year for the stock market. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index is up more than 10 percent and the Dow Jones industrial average just set a new all-time high above 22,000. But while the stock market in general is doing well, technology in particular is simply knock Is It Time to Bet on Fantasy Sports? 08/07/2017 08:00pm • On paper -- and fantasy sports fans know all about great matchups on paper -- the prospective merger of FanDuel and DraftKings looked tantalizing. Naming rights aside (FanKings? DraftDuel?), uniting the fantasy sports powerhouses screamed dynasty -- and control of more than 90 percent market share. Will Snap Inc. (NYSE: SNAP) Stock Shatter After Q2 Earnings? 08/06/2017 08:00pm • Snap Inc. (NYSE: SNAP) once again found a way to clutch failure from the jaws of victory. The company faced an IPO lockup expiration on July 31, that had Wall Street worried about a rush of selling as a horde of insiders were cleared to start trading their shares. While SNAP stock did sell off init Is the Amazon Echo snooping on me? 08/04/2017 06:39am • Is it true that the Amazon Echo records everything I���m saying to it and that someone has figured out how to hack it? The popularity of "smart speakers" that are voice-controlled has grown to more than 35 million users, and Amazon���s Echo is far and away the most popular. The small cylinder The MyRA Is Being Eliminated. What Does This Mean For Retirement Savers? 08/03/2017 08:00pm • In late July, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that it would be shutting down a program designed to help people who don't have access to workplace savings retirement plans. The program was called myRA, and it allowed people to save as little as $2 a week (or more, like $200 a week), wh How Social Media Can Help and Harm Your Job Search 08/02/2017 08:00pm • Without the right social media presence, you're going to have difficulty landing job interviews. A recent survey from CareerBuilder reports that screening candidates based on social media is at an all-time high: 70 percent, up from 11 percent in 2006. So where are employers looking and what exactly 9 Affordable Back-to-School Weekend Vacation Ideas 08/02/2017 08:00pm • Make the most of your autumn days with a memorable family getaway.With the start of the academic year fast approaching or already beginning, now is the time to plot an easy weekend escape with the gang, before the kids are tied up with demanding school schedules and extracurricular activities. Wheth How to Talk to Your Doctor About Digestive Issues 08/01/2017 08:00pm • As a dietitian in a gastroenterology practice, I work with a lot of people who have a pile of symptoms that haven't yet been diagnosed. To help them, I listen for clues that might reveal possible dietary triggers and recommend some nutrition tactics I suspect will work best. All the while, I watch The Dow Hits 22000 for the First Time 08/01/2017 08:00pm • The Dow Jones industrial average once again ventured into uncharted territory today, and investors have Apple, Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) to thank. The Dow surpassed 22,000 for the first time on the strength of Apple's blowout earnings report. With the Dow finishing Tuesday's session about 36 points shy of 7 ETFs You Have No Business Buying 08/01/2017 08:00pm • These funds are bad news.The exchange-traded fund industry just topped the $3 trillion asset mark thanks to a boffo July for inflows. In fact, more money has poured into ETFs through 2017's first seven months than in all of 2016. However, as popular as ETFs have become -- there are more than 2,000 t Karma for SNAP Stock: S&P 500 Bans Dual-Class Shares 07/31/2017 08:00pm • "Farewell, Snap Inc (NYSE: SNAP), we hardly knew ye." That was the message from the Standard & Poor's 500 index on Tuesday, when it suddenly stopped allowing companies with dual-class share structures to join the index. To be clear, Snap Inc, the parent company of the popular ephemeral messagin