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Column: What you should know about taking quizzes on Facebook 05/25/2016 09:08pm • Q: Are those Facebook quiz posts that I see all the time safe to use, or are they a scam? A: We’ve all seen them: what does your name truly mean?  What nationality do you look like?  When and who will you marry? While very few of them are actual scams, you’ll have to decide for yourself Cutting the cord: Is anyone really saving money? 05/25/2016 08:50am • WASHINGTON — It sounds tempting: saving money by canceling a cable TV subscription and watching television over the internet. But "cutting the cord" may not be as easy, or cost-efficient, as it seems. Even if users drop cable in favor of watching streaming services, they still need an inte 3 Things to Know About Slowing Dividend Growth 05/24/2016 08:00pm • A slowdown in the profit growth rate for the Standard & Poor's 500 index means dividend-payment growth is sluggish, too, and that could be an issue for income-oriented investors looking at equities for extra yield. It shouldn't be a complete surprise that overall dividend-payment growth is stagn 2016 Washington state primary election results (Republicans) 05/24/2016 07:53am • Find the latest results from the Washington Republican presidential primary held Tuesday, May 24, 2016. Democrats in the state held a caucus earlier this year and awarded 74 delegates to Bernie Sanders and 24 to Hillary Clinton. Although both candidates will appear on ballots in the Democratic p How to get good customer service using social media 05/24/2016 07:29am • WASHINGTON -- Even though the old adage says "the customer is always right," getting a customer service agent's attention can often be a challenge. With the increase in shopping on the Internet,  a smaller percentage of shoppers is lining up at customer service counters, but requesting service 11 Hotels Without Resort Fees to Visit This Summer 05/23/2016 08:00pm • Chances are you will spend good money to treat yourself to a vacation, whether the amount you've budgeted will be spent on flights, accommodations or both. Hotel rooms can be expensive -- especially in the summer -- and in resort destinations, such as Maui, Hawaii, and Las Vegas, daily resort fees 10 Restaurant Stocks Poised for Growth in 2016 05/22/2016 08:00pm • As summer approaches, the weather is warming, tourists are traveling and romances are budding, which means it's becoming the busiest time of the year for restaurants. But eateries that have been benefitting from low unemployment rates, cheaper fuel and dropping commodity prices may face new challen Good pruning, bad lawns and terrible ticks 05/20/2016 06:32am • Here’s something most of you probably think I never say: You now have permission to prune! Yes, spring blooming plants such as forsythia, azalea, rhododendron and lilacs should get at least a light pruning after their blossoms have faded. Doing so now ensures you won’t be hacking off next ye 3 Ways Online Students Might Take Exams 05/19/2016 08:00pm • Few students would cite exams as their favorite part of being in school, but doing well on them is crucial to surviving most academic programs. Being an online student means never having to sit in a classroom overseen by a professor and surrounded by others taking the same test, but online programs Vietnam's Contrasts Will Confront Obama 05/19/2016 08:00pm • When U.S. President Barack Obama arrives in Vietnam, he'll witness a young country that presents many contradictions. The ruling Communist Party has cautiously allowed independent candidates to seek candidacies for seats in the National Assembly, the country's legislature. Yet those independent cand 4 Things to Know Before Streaming Pandora Media Stock 05/19/2016 08:00pm • The music industry is known for being cutthroat, and the online music fray where Pandora Media (ticker: P) carves its niche is no different. The web-based music service has faced serious blowback as new players -- including Apple (AAPL) -- enter the space, challenging Pandora's plans for a larger pi 10 Ways You Can Throw Retail Stocks in Your Cart 05/18/2016 08:00pm • A shopping cart of top retail names.Wherever there's a thriving economy, a hot-spending consumer won't be far behind. As the economy rebounded after the Great Recession of 2008-09, retail stocks helped lead the charge. That's because more people were buying new clothes, updating their electronics or 2016 Oregon presidential primary results 05/17/2016 04:36am • Here are the latest results from the Oregon presidential primary held Tuesday, May 17, 2016. Republicans and Democrats will head to the polls and cast ballots in their party's presidential nominating race. Your browser does not support the iframe HTML tag. Try viewing this in a modern browser 2016 Kentucky presidential primary results (Democrats) 05/17/2016 04:35am • Here are the latest results from the Kentucky Democratic presidential primary held Tuesday, May 17, 2016. Republican voters previously held caucuses to choose their party's presidential nominee in March. Your browser does not support the iframe HTML tag. Try viewing this in a modern browser l 6 Things You Can Learn From Job Boards 05/16/2016 08:00pm • Perhaps the most common thing people do when commencing a job search is go online to a job board like Monster, CareerBuilder or Indeed, find jobs of interest and submit a resume -- over and over again. For some lucky people, this is all it takes. But for most of us, this activity becomes an incredib