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What International Students Should Know About Test-Optional Colleges 11/18/2018 07:00pm • When the University of Chicago announced this summer it was adopting a test-optional admissions policy, prospective international students may have wondered how the new policy applies to them. More than 1,000 accredited four-year colleges and universities have test-optional admissions policies, acc Bitcoin Prices Are Hitting New Lows 11/18/2018 07:00pm • The 2018 cryptocurrency bloodbath continued on Monday, with bitcoin prices tumbling another 7.8 percent. Bitcoin prices are now below $5,200 for the first time since October 2017, and even bitcoin bulls admit that cryptocurrency pessimism seems to be gaining momentum. Bitcoin is now down 61 percent Israeli Startup DouxMatok Uses Technology to Allow Food Producers to Reduce Sugar 11/18/2018 07:00pm • PETAH TIKVA, Israel -- Plates of cookies, chocolate bars and cakes still warm from the oven line the counter in the kitchen of the Israeli startup DouxMatok. The treats are the freshest example of the company's patented flavor-enhancing technology that allows bakers to use about 30 percent less suga Where to shop, what to buy on Black Friday 11/16/2018 12:31pm • WASHINGTON — If you haven't done your holiday shopping quite yet, Black Friday is chock full of deals for the most coveted gift items this season. Once you're stuffed with turkey, stuff your shopping carts — either real or virtual — with some of the best deals around. Which shops offer the Can Google Chrome browser extensions be dangerous? 11/15/2018 08:19pm • Q: Is there any reason to be concerned with Chrome extensions? One of the many reasons that Google’s Chrome browser has become the most popular browser in the world includes the ability to add new functionality through extensions. The vast majority of the more than 180,000 available extensions Best Budget Apps 11/15/2018 07:00pm • Take charge of your finances with these expense-tracking apps.With smartphones playing a pivotal role in our daily lives, it only makes sense that they would eventually become an integral part of money management. "Merging the two together seems to be a natural fit," says Mark Ranta, global head of How to Get the Most Value Out of YouTube TV 11/14/2018 07:00pm • YouTube has long been known as an audience-created video platform, with its streaming video primarily consisting of amateur content and uploads from users hoping to go viral. However, with YouTube TV, the Google-owned entertainment titan has been branching into streaming live channels and on-demand 8 Future Mobility Stock Winners and Losers 11/14/2018 07:00pm • Invest in cars and ride-sharing services.The auto industry is in the process of one of the largest overhauls in its history. Several primary trends are shaping future mobility, including connected vehicles, autonomous vehicles, electric vehicles and ride-sharing services. Bank of America Corp. estim Pedestrian crashes around Montgomery Co. prompt official's response 11/13/2018 07:54pm • WASHINGTON — After a recent string of serious crashes involving pedestrians around Montgomery County, the Maryland State Highway Administration has outlined the rising problem and what can be done to curb the trend. Last month, four high school students waiting for a bus were hit by a car in As Priced Out: Options When Your Neighborhood Is No Longer Affordable 11/13/2018 07:00pm • In cities across the U.S., residents are discovering they can no longer afford to live in the neighborhoods they call home, due to rising rents, housing shortages or community changes that make everyday life pricier. As rents climb or property taxes for single-family homes soar in a neighborhood, lo Did Amazon just rename Crystal City? Questions surround new home at National Landing 11/13/2018 12:55pm • WASHINGTON — Amazon's new headquarters will be split between New York's Long Island City and somewhere called 'National Landing' in Northern Virginia. There's only one problem — at first, nobody seemed to know where in the world National Landing, described by Amazon as an "urban community", a Pittsburgh, Uber Diverge on Plans for Self-Driving Cars 11/11/2018 07:00pm • Uber could soon resume testing its self-driving cars on the streets of Pittsburgh, eight months after one of its autonomous vehicles killed a pedestrian in Arizona. Earlier this month, the company announced it had filed an application to resume self-driving car testing with the Pennsylvania Departm What to know about your personal information on 'the dark web' 11/09/2018 04:59pm • Q: Should I consider a service that scans the dark web for my personal information? A service being offered by various security companies is a "dark web scan," which sounds pretty impressive based on the name. The dark web is where lots of cyber-criminals conduct business, so logically, monito How to Get the Most Value Out of Cyber Monday 11/05/2018 07:00pm • The holiday season is approaching, and for many Americans, that means planning out their holiday spending. The informal start to holiday shopping arrives just days after Halloween ends, and now is the time to start preparing to get the most value for your holiday shopping spree. Most Americans are f How to Choose Between Weighted Funds 11/04/2018 07:00pm • Index funds look like a one-size-fits-all investing option, but in fact there are many alternatives to the S&P 500 products that dominate the market. Some choices are subsets of that broad market index and others track different indexes altogether including foreign or small-company stocks or cer