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Knockoffs a headache for IPO-bound Alibaba 05/27/2014 04:34pm • KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) -- At first glance, the Monster Tron T1 headphones sold on Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba's Taobao site are a tempting offer for audiophiles looking for state-of-the-art hi-fi equipment.But sellers omit one key detail: Monster Inc. never produced this Go For the Food: Food that shines in Times Square 05/27/2014 08:54am • MARK KENNEDY AP Drama Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Times Square is a lot of things -- a sensory-overload, horribly crowded, eye-popping and deeply exciting. One thing it has never seemed to be is a place to go for food.But look harder and there's likely something here for everyone, like the offerings on US: St. Kitts citizenship program is being abused 05/22/2014 03:50pm • CLIVE BACCHUS & DAVID McFADDEN Associated Press BASSETERRE, St. Kitts (AP) -- The U.S. Treasury has alerted financial institutions that some people are abusing a citizenship-by-investment program in St. Kitts & Nevis, which has become increasingly reliant on revenue from selling citizenship to forei SBW: Positano Perseveres While Facing Biggest Challenge Yet 05/21/2014 11:45am • This is Small Business Weekly, a recurring feature in which we’ll spotlight a small, independently owned business in Bethesda, Chevy Chase or some place nearby. Got a business you think we should check out? Drop us a line at deskbethesdanowcom. At roughly the same time last Friday night, Review: 'Words' is a witty adult rom-com 05/21/2014 08:50am • DEBORAH YOUNG The Hollywood Reporter LOS ANGELES (AP) -- If it wasn't for the charming top-liners who can make literary dialogue sound sexy in their sleep, the war in Fred Schepisi's "Words and Pictures" would have to be called off after the opening skirmish. The battlefield is a country prep school Review: 'Words' is a witty adult rom-com 05/21/2014 08:50am • DEBORAH YOUNG The Hollywood Reporter LOS ANGELES (AP) -- If it wasn't for the charming top-liners who can make literary dialogue sound sexy in their sleep, the war in Fred Schepisi's "Words and Pictures" would have to be called off after the opening skirmish. The battlefield is a country prep school Review: 'Words' is a witty adult rom-com 05/21/2014 08:50am • DEBORAH YOUNG The Hollywood Reporter LOS ANGELES (AP) -- If it wasn't for the charming top-liners who can make literary dialogue sound sexy in their sleep, the war in Fred Schepisi's "Words and Pictures" would have to be called off after the opening skirmish. The battlefield is a country prep school Review: 'Words' is a witty adult rom-com 05/21/2014 08:50am • DEBORAH YOUNG The Hollywood Reporter LOS ANGELES (AP) -- If it wasn't for the charming top-liners who can make literary dialogue sound sexy in their sleep, the war in Fred Schepisi's "Words and Pictures" would have to be called off after the opening skirmish. The battlefield is a country prep school MLS, US Soccer announce new deals with ESPN, Fox 05/12/2014 10:02pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- ESPN and Fox executives see devoted fans at Major League Soccer matches and figure burgeoning national television viewership is soon to follow.It hasn't happened yet despite Americans' surging interest in international soccer and MLS's success in building stadiums designed for the s Best investment strategies for baby boomers today 04/21/2014 04:30pm • By Barry Glassman, CFP WTOP Financial Contributor WASHINGTON -- If bigger is better, then the baby boomers, some 76 million strong and the largest generation in U.S. history, can consider themselves large and in charge. This generation, born between 1946 and 1964, has wielded influence on just Look Bethesda, Trail Graffiti Artist Has A Message 04/17/2014 07:15pm • The photo of this rather direct bit of graffiti comes courtesy of Gina Cairney. She and many other Georgetown Branch Trail users found it Thursday under East-West Highway. Know anything about it? Drop us a line at deskbethesdanowcom. Photo via Gina Cairney Eat, drink, sleep: 10 foods and drinks to help you sleep 04/03/2014 06:12am • WASHINGTON -- Mover over, Thanksgiving turkey -- elk meat is the real master when it comes to delivering sleep-inducing doses of tryptophan. Elk meat is one of the many foods that can naturally help you sleep, according to The Savory. The key to many of the best foods to help you sleep is the am How to build your own website in minutes 03/13/2014 01:46pm • WASHINGTON -- Many say the paper resume is dead -- that's both the good news and the bad news. In the digital age, the days of trying to fit all of your accomplishments in a single page of heavy stock paper have either passed, or are waning. Jobseekers and professionals still need a way to tell Video Shows Shoplifters Steal Champagne From Bethesda Store 02/28/2014 11:10am • The owner of a local beer and wine store is offering a reward of $1,000 for any information leading to the arrests of the two people who quickly stole champagne and fled from his store on Thursday night. Arash Takafor, owner of Georgetown Square Beer and Wine in the Georgetown Square Shopping Cente U.S. government work is losing cachet for some 10/07/2013 08:17am • By SAM HANANEL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - There was a time when being a federal employee meant a steady paycheck, great benefits and pride in serving the country. But these days, many federal workers are frustrated, anxious and growing tired of being pawns in a never-ending political st