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8 Reasons to Retire in Chile 01/07/2015 07:00pm • Barrio Italia, a small, quiet neighborhood in Santiago, Chile, is an appealing option for retirees, and not only because of the affordable cost of living. Barrio Italia was originally a center for furniture-makers, some of whom continue to ply that trade here today. Otherwise, this is an area of si Easy Ways to Put More Money in Your Pocket in 2015 01/07/2015 07:00pm • For many of us, the new year signals a fresh start and new beginnings, especially with our finances. Whether you're paying off holiday debt or vowing to reach financial goals this year, here are six easy approaches designed to help you save more, spend smarter and put more money back in your pocket Meteorologist shares blame for disastrous snowy commute in open letter 01/07/2015 04:00pm • WASHINGTON - ���You're like the RG3 of the weather world, everyone loves you when you win but when you lose...��� This is what one of my witty friends wrote on my Facebook page after the blame game was well underway Tuesday afternoon from the early morning snow. I personally have to admit that Dog sold online abandoned at Scottish rail station 01/07/2015 11:40am • WASHINGTON - Officials in Scotland are trying to figure out who abandoned a shar-pei and his suitcase full of belongings at a railroad station. The dog, whose name is Kai, was found Jan. 2 tied to a railing at the station at Ayr, a seaside vacation town. A suitcase containing a pillow, toy, food Eye strain? Blame your digital devices 01/07/2015 04:37am • WASHINGTON -- People love their digital devices, but they are doing a real number on their eyes. The Vision Council, an optical industry group, says 95 percent of Americans are at risk for digital eye strain. In a report released at the Consumer Electronics show in Las Vegas, the council also say 5 Financial Questions to Ask Before Getting an Online Degree 01/06/2015 07:00pm • Online students have many of the same cost, financial aid and student loan questions as their counterparts attending brick-and-mortar schools. But some unique money questions may arise as well. "There are certainly a few regulations that online students should understand going into the process, gi Consumer Electronics Show reinvents itself for 2015 01/06/2015 10:22am • By Steve Winter, special to wtop.com LAS VEGAS -- To paraphrase Woody Allen from the legendary film Annie Hall, ���a relationship is like a shark.�� It has to constantly move forward -- ��or it dies.��� The same can be said about the largest trade show in the world, the International CES.�� Fo Survey: Americans still prefer to use landline phones at work 01/05/2015 04:59am • WASHINGTON -- Cellphones may seem like an appendage to most people, but a new survey found��landline phones are essential to many Americans at work. The Pew Research Center found that 35 percent of more than 1,000 American workers polled said landlines are ���very important��� at work. However 10 favorite apps to start 2015 01/02/2015 02:15am • Q: What were your favorite applications that became available in the past year? A: In early 2014, mobile Internet usage exceeded desktop usage for the first time in history. We���re all relying on our mobile devices more than ever, and apps are one big reason, even though many of them never ge Phone scams back in Montgomery County 12/30/2014 06:22am • WASHINGTON -- Scammers aren't renowned moralists, and in Montgomery County they're back with a shameless old trick to cheat people out of their money. The telephone scams tug at the heartstrings by laying out a phony emergency affecting a loved one. Jail. An accident. A kidnapping. Some physic Column: The Hall of Fame vote doesn���t matter anymore 12/30/2014 03:07am • WASHINGTON -- If you���re a baseball fan, you���ve no doubt seen the numerous, sprawling handwringing think pieces about this year���s Hall of Fame election process. A number of circumstances have collided to create a ballot overflowing with worthy HOF candidates, some of whom will get shut out of b Humbug: Playstation, Xbox Live, disrupted for the holidays 12/27/2014 07:33am • WASHINGTON -- UPDATE :��Sony Playstation tweeted this morning at 3:30 a.m. ET, that service for its�� PS4, PS3, and Vita network services are "gradually coming back online" after being out since Christmas day. As of 7:30 a.m. gamers were still complaining of disruptions on Twitter.   A g Serving up joy at the Jewish Community Center 12/25/2014 04:49pm • WASHINGTON -- One of the busiest spots in the area on this Christmas Day was the Washington D.C. Jewish Community Center -- where volunteers of all faiths offered a very special holiday gift to the community. �� They prepared food and small gifts and delivered them to 60 different shelters and com Cards, gifts cross religious lines 12/23/2014 06:20am • WASHINGTON (AP) _ Christmastime is here and a new poll reveals the cards and gifts that are part of celebrating the holiday are ubiquitous, even among those who don't share the Christian beliefs behind the story of the Magi who gave the first Christmas gifts.   According to the Associated The new face of terrorism 12/22/2014 05:06am • WASHINGTON -- Thirteen years after the devastating attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, led by Osama bin Laden and a relatively small band of hardened jihadists from the Soviet-Afghan war, today���s biggest terror threat is composed of teenagers who���ve slipped away from home, societal misfits and confused t