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Photo hacking rekindles digital privacy worries 09/04/2014 08:34am • DAVID CRARY AP National Writer As the celebrity photo-hacking scandal has made clear, privacy isn't what it used to be.Whether famous or seemingly anonymous, people from all walks of life put all sorts of things online or into cloud-based storage systems, from vital financial information to the occa The Problem With Health Care Prices 09/04/2014 12:00am • After being diagnosed with diverticulitis at an urgent care facility in Brevard, North Carolina, last year, Lucia Gerdes' thoughts shifted from the pain in her gut to her lack of insurance. Rather than go directly to the hospital for tests, antibiotics and pain meds as the physician had advised, Ge Best months to buy everything 09/04/2014 12:00am • Ever wondered if you should have waited to buy those jeans or that camera? Prices can fluctuate depending on the time of year and a retailer's inventory, but experts say there are months that offer predictably better deals on certain products than others. While some sales cycles are consistent How to Save Money at Thrift Stores 09/04/2014 12:00am • Last month, actress Sarah Jessica Parker stopped by Tyson's Corner in McLean, Virginia, a major shopping destination in the area. The purpose of her trip was primarily to promote her new line of shoes and handbags. However, guess what else she did while in town? She carved out time in her busy sche A chorus of women on women's clothing 09/03/2014 11:28am • ANN LEVIN Associated Press "Women in Clothes" (Blue Rider Press), by Sheila Heti, Heidi Julavits, Leanne Shapton & 639 OthersIn 1995 an advertising executive named Ilene Beckerman narrated her life story through the clothes she wore at different ages. Nearly 15 years later, Nora and Delia Ephron tur Upcoming Sales You Should Know About 09/03/2014 12:00am • Labor Day weekend marked the unofficial end of summer. Most, if not all, kids are back in school now and the days are going to slowly start getting shorter. On the plus side, football season has returned with a vengeance, the air will turn brisk (justifying the super early release of Starbucks' Pump Chinese e-commerce rivals challenge Alibaba 09/02/2014 06:50am • JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) -- China's biggest property developer, Wanda Group, and Internet giants Baidu and Tencent unveiled a new e-commerce venture Friday in a challenge to industry leader Alibaba Group ahead of its U.S. stock offering.The three companies said they will integrat Visual search to shop: gimmick or game changing? 09/01/2014 05:42pm • MAE ANDERSON AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Imagine using your phone to snap a photo of the cool pair of sunglasses your friend is wearing and instantly receiving a slew of information about the shades along with a link to order them.It's a great idea -- but it doesn't quite work.Though many 5 cheap ways to streamline dinners for the school year 08/31/2014 12:00am • Meal planning is the bane of a parent's existence during the school year. Between work, school, sports, play dates, PTA meetings, and whatever else you've got going on, it's tempting to just order out or pop a frozen pizza into the oven most nights of the week. Unfortunately, that's not good for Crested Butte to be Bud Light's 'Whatever' town 08/29/2014 10:18am • DENVER (AP) -- Some people in normally laid back Crested Butte are not up for "Whatever" -- a secretive Bud Light plan to paint their mountain town blue and turn it into a fantasy town for an online and television ad campaign.The company has agreed to pay the town $250,000 to fence off its main stre Alibaba's revenue growth surges in latest quarter 08/28/2014 02:01pm • MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Alibaba's quarterly revenue growth is surging again, a development that should help the Chinese e-commerce company sell its shares in what could be one of the world's largest IPOs.The latest evidence of Alibaba's financial allure surfaced in A Closer Look: Reading tablets decent, but needed? 08/28/2014 10:10am • ANICK JESDANUN AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- E-book readers are great for reading books, but they can't be used get directions or watch videos of people dumping ice over their heads.Tablets can.In partnership with Samsung, Barnes & Noble released a reading-centric tablet last week, the Galax 6 ways to save money on school lunches 08/28/2014 12:00am • The school year is starting, and if you already finished your back-to- school shopping you probably thought the hard part was over. That is, until you remember the daily question you ask yourself all school year: What to pack for school lunches? Luckily, this doesn't need to be a struggle, and wi 10-step checklist for Labor Day car shopping 08/28/2014 12:00am • Labor Day is a federally-recognized holiday which celebrates hardworking Americans with a day off from work. Unofficially, this day also marks the end of summer and is considered one of the best times to buy a new car. TrueCar.com estimated that Labor Day weekend last year would boast 1.13 milli What shoppers are buying from eBay by state 08/27/2014 03:54pm • WASHINGTON - What do men's footwear, luggage and patio and gardening supplies have in common? They're the most-purchased items on eBay by shoppers in Maryland, D.C. and Virginia respectively, according to Mashable.com. (WTOP Garden Editor Mike McGrath must have a lot of fans in Virginia.) Sho