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Find an emoji, get a free pizza 05/31/2016 10:25am • WASHINGTON — If you find a bottle of Pepsi with a pizza emoji on it, it’s worth a free pizza at Pizza Hut. From June 1 to Aug. 31, customers who bring a Pepsi bottle with either a pizza slice emoji or a whole pizza emoji on it will get a free one-topping personal pan pizza for carryout. Ne Mars is at its closest Monday 05/30/2016 10:21am • WASHINGTON — Well, DMV, the wild weather we had earlier in May has given way to occasionally clear skies so that we can see the planet Mars at its closest and brightest. At 4:35 p.m. Monday Mars will be closer to planet Earth than it has been since November 2005. Its distance will be 46,762,695 4 Great Places to Study Most Military Bases Offer Online Students 05/26/2016 08:00pm • We skipped across the U.S., landing on military bases from California, to Nebraska, to Florida. Every move brought with it new challenges and differences, but the bases maintained consistency in providing useful resources for online education that suit the lifestyle of service members and their depe Microsoft, Facebook to connect Northern Virginia to Southern Europe 05/26/2016 04:13pm • WASHINGTON — Microsoft and Facebook announced an agreement Thursday to build a new, state-of-the-art subsea cable that will connect the Northern Virginia data hub in the U.S. to Bilbao, Spain, enhancing network speed from Europe to the Middle East and Africa. The new cable will be named "MAREA, Everything you need to know about traveling to Cuba this year 05/26/2016 08:40am • A land of contradictions, Cuba is as fascinating as it is confusing; as beautiful as it is heartbreaking; and as challenging as it is freeing. With restored diplomatic relations with the U.S. and lifted travel restrictions, Cuba's landscape, culture and economy is changing -- almost too fast for the 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