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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 10 Seemingly Innocent Symptoms You Shouldn't Ignore 05/15/2016 08:00pm • Hypochondria -- or reality? Is that bump an ingrown hair -- or a tumor? Is your stomach pain an exercise cramp -- or appendicitis? And about that headache: dehydration -- or an aneurism? "A lot of times, people are worried they have the rarest cancer you've ever heard of on the Internet," says Dr. J More households reconsidering how they use the Internet 05/15/2016 08:59am • WASHINGTON — As more Americans are being affected by cyberattacks and security breaches, many are starting to change how they're using the Internet in order to stay safe. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) found that nearly half of all American Internet-conne Once the capital of boring food, Washington evolves to culinary cutting edge 05/13/2016 02:08pm • By ALANA PEDALINO Capital News Service Editor's Note: In a Capital News Service story on Washington's food culture, the chef at Rose's Luxury was identified incorrectly. His name is Aaron Silverman. We regret the error.  WASHINGTON -- New York has cheesecake, Philadelphia has cheesesteak and Are your kids ruining your retirement plans? 05/13/2016 08:00am • Our kids are often the people we love most in life. They are literally a piece of us. Why wouldn't we want to give them everything they ever need? But kids are expensive. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the cost to raise a child born in 2013 to the age of 18 is just over $245,000 10 Solutions to Your Retirement Fund Shortfall 05/12/2016 08:00pm • Millennials may have plenty of time to put money aside for retirement, but the clock is ticking for those in their 40s and 50s. Fortunately, there are many options to make up for lost time, although some may require making sacrifices or adjusting plans. "All is not lost, but your life may be a bit d High Tech, Low Returns 05/12/2016 08:00pm • High-tech conjures up images of the smart San Francisco set, youthful CEOs in jeans and suit jackets. There they are: kicking up their feet at a funky coffeehouse, sipping some exotic Ethiopian espresso, plotting out one more e-commerce conquest before heading home to million-dollar lofts... Sorry 8 Stocks to Buy For a Starter Portfolio 05/11/2016 08:00pm • Just getting started?Newbie investors shouldn't shy away from individual stock ownership. There are a variety of advantages to holding individual stocks in your portfolio. These include the ability to tailor your portfolio to your values and beliefs -- and avoid so-called "sin stocks." Other advanta Celebrities who became famous for virtually no reason 05/11/2016 10:56am • By Dustin Clendenen Since the advent of reality TV, there’s been no shortage of people in the spotlight who are famous for no discernible reason other than that they’re famous. In this new era of entertainment, you don’t necessarily have to showcase any real talents or skills, or even a Caught Between Gen X and the Millennials 05/10/2016 08:00pm • You see them everywhere, the articles about millennials. As a culture we're obsessed about what they wear, what technology they use, what careers they pursue. I'm no exception. No matter how vapid the article, I devour the click bait like a hungry shark. But my interest is beyond what millennials be Local college students targeted in growing 'sextortion' threat 05/10/2016 11:12am • WASHINGTON — Two students at George Mason University have reported being victims of "sextortion," in which sexually explicit video images of the victims are used to extort money. University police say in the past week they have received reports of two separate incidents, "in which unknown susp