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GAMR: A Video Game ETF For All-Pro Investors 04/03/2016 08:00pm • You don't need to ever hold a controller, flip on a console or have your Kinect creepily follow you across the room to appreciate video gaming. All you have to do is love money. Video gaming is a rapid-growth tech industry that's seeing its fortunes simply explode, thanks to numerous factors, includ April Fools’ Day 2016: The best of your pranks, and more 04/01/2016 04:28pm • WASHINGTON – April 1, the day that makes you squint skeptically at the ads and newsletters in your inbox. That is, if you’ve made it to the office without getting pranked. This April Fools’ Day, we’re sharing some of your best jokes and hoaxes, plus more from around the Internet. Could vinegar be the key to weight loss? 04/01/2016 05:50am • WASHINGTON — A 2009 study from Japan making the rounds on the Internet suggests a little vinegar taken before meals is an effective diet aid. Obese adults who drank it daily in a beverage containing one or two tablespoons of apple cider vinegar lost two to four pounds over a 12-week period. A Why Senior Centers Have So Much to Offer 03/31/2016 08:00pm • Vearlie Segears, 78, takes two buses to get to the Hattie Holmes Senior Wellness Center in the District of Columbia, and the trip is worth it. "I come in the mornings," she says. "I do open gym -- I ride the bike and I walk the treadmill, then I do aerobics. Then I work on the computer." She often How to Invest in China's Changing Economy 03/31/2016 08:00pm • Earlier this year, the stock market took a tumble in part on worries about slowing growth in China, the world's second largest economy and a key driver in global economic expansion. The Standard & Poor's 500 index is nearly even for the year, bouncing back nicely from a February loss of 10 perce Determine the Risks, Rewards of a Master's in Fine Arts 03/30/2016 08:00pm • The decision to get a master's degree in an artistic field can be a fraught one. If you're good, after all, you should be able to make it without one, right? And you're already looking at a high probability of living in relative poverty, at least compared with MBAs and techies, so why make matters w Celebrities vs. Science: Where Do You Get Your Health Advice? 03/30/2016 08:00pm • Maybe you didn't even personally read the latest celebrity health claim. A friend referenced it in passing on social media -- and perhaps your friend didn't tell you where he or she heard that advice. Or you simply noticed increasing buzz surrounding the topic, more momentum to undergo a health scre Finding Support for Seniors Facing Challenges Living Alone 03/29/2016 08:00pm • Your parent prizes his or her independence and insists on living at home, alone. However, you see signs of vulnerability and a precarious situation with the potential for falls and injury, poor nutrition and your parent becoming neglected or housebound. You want to help, but you live at a distance a Facebook: Oculus Rift Makes FB Stock Even Better 03/29/2016 08:00pm • Mark Zuckerberg has cleared hurdle after hurdle in building Facebook (ticker: FB) from a small social media network into a global empire. From monetizing his platform to figuring out mobile growth to turning acquisitions into gold, Zuckerberg has checked off every box and made Facebook shareholders Monitoring your blood pressure at home could save your life 03/29/2016 02:10pm • WASHINGTON -- Using blood pressure monitors at home could save lives and millions of dollars in health care costs. The monitors help keep daily tabs on the status of patients already diagnosed with hypertension, making treatment more effective. They’re also a welcome tool for those with a wide A Comfortable and Charming Retirement in Sabaneta, Colombia 03/28/2016 08:00pm • At the southern end of the Aburrá Valley, just outside Medellín proper, lies Sabaneta, one of ten municipalities in the Medellín metropolitan area. With an area of just 5.8 square miles, it's the smallest municipality in all of Colombia. In contrast to cosmopolitan Medellín, Sabaneta is a medium Is a Great Company Always a Great Stock? 03/28/2016 08:00pm • Are there times when a great company does not make for a great stock? The answer is a definite "yes."I would also say that such companies can eventually come around to once again being an attractive stock to own. I have two examples to share: Cisco Systems (ticker: CSCO) and Microsoft Corp. (MSFT). 5 Reasons to Avoid Penny Stocks at All Costs 03/28/2016 08:00pm • Listen, there's nothing wrong with saving a little scratch. Ben Franklin's famous adage, "a penny saved is a penny earned," still rings true today, and if you can manage to invest those earnings -- well, you've just compounded a wise decision upon a wise decision. Of course, there are endless pitfal 4 small lifestyle changes that can save you thousands 03/28/2016 10:00am • Some days, my spending habits get the better of me. If I forget to pack a lunch, I don't even think twice about opening up my Uber app and ordering a meal off of UberEats. Or when I need a coffee, I head to the nearest Starbucks for a grande cup. At the time of purchase, $5 to $10 doesn't seem like Virginia man convicted of having half-million child pornography images 03/26/2016 10:01am • WASHINGTON -- A Fairfax County man, whose computers in his basement bedroom contained more than 600,000 images of child pornography, has been convicted. On Wednesday, a circuit court jury found Adrantes Bruzual, of Herndon guilty, and sentenced him to 12 years in prison with a $4,000 fine. In