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Maryland wants to avoid health care exchange drama 11/16/2014 12:19pm • WASHINGTON--A big test is coming this week for Maryland's revamped health insurance website. It crashed last October during the first open season under the federal health care law, and was never reliable. Over the summer, it was rebuilt for the second open enrollment period, using the technolo Best Buy, Target announce Black Friday deals 11/13/2014 03:35am • WASHINGTON -- Ready to bust some doors on Thanksgiving weekend? Know before you go. A few big retailers have released their Black Friday catalogs online, so you can do some browsing before you head out. USA TODAY reports that Target and Best Buy have put their Black Friday circulars on their r Dad confronts kidnapper, saves 5-year-old daughter 11/08/2014 03:26am • BRADY McCOMBS Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- A set of Utah parents were awakened to an unsettling noise for 4:30 in the morning: the sound of their front door opening and their 5-year-old daughter talking.When the father rushed outside in his pajama pants and hoodie Friday he saw the terrif Consumers to get peek at 2015 health law premiums 11/08/2014 02:30am • RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Starting this weekend, consumers can get an early peek at 2015 premiums and plans under President Barack Obama's health care law, the administration said Friday.HealthCare.gov's second open enrollment season starts Nov. 15, a week from Satu Dad confronts kidnapper, saves 5-year-old daughter 11/07/2014 11:11pm • By BRADY McCOMBS SALT LAKE CITY (AP)-- A set of Utah parents were awakened Friday to an unsettling noise for 4:30 in the morning: the sound of their front door opening and their 5-year-old daughter talking. When the father rushed outside in his pajama pants and hoodie he saw the terrifying sight Amazon introduces voice-recognition service 11/07/2014 04:08pm • MAE ANDERSON AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Siri, meet Alexa.Amazon is introducing a voice-recognition service called Amazon Echo that comes with a speaker-like wireless device just in time for the holiday shopping season.Responding to voice commands after the "wake word" Alexa, the device of PetMAC in Virginia Square to Close 11/07/2014 11:30am • PetMAC, the pet supply store and adoption center at 822 N. Kenmore Street in Virginia Square, is closing its doors before the end of the year and moving to Reston. The store’s lease ends at the end of December, according to owner Cindy Williams, and business has slowed down to the point wher Ourisman exit means D.C. has no traditional car dealerships 11/07/2014 07:44am • D.C. can wave goodbye to its last traditional car dealership. Ourisman Volkswagen is burning rubber for a new, roomier home in Bethesda. This will come about in March, when Ourisman closes up shop in Upper Northwest, The Washington Post reports. That will leave the new world order Tesla store on K France's Hollande faces grilling on unemployment 11/06/2014 07:40pm • PARIS (AP) -- Halfway through his term, French President Francois Hollande used a rare prime-time TV appearance Thursday to double down on his pledge not to run again if he makes no headway cutting France's stubbornly high unemployment.It was only the embattled president's second prime-time TV inter Review: Adapting to new Google email is a chore 11/06/2014 04:56pm • TALI ARBEL AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- My first reactions to Google's new email app, Inbox, boiled down to one part frustration, one part irritation. It's meant to make your life easier, but it's more complicated to use than Google's Gmail app.With Inbox, you keep your Gmail email address an Novice crafter? There's a project for that! 11/06/2014 02:57pm • ANNE D'INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Inspired by that colorful homemade gingerbread on Instagram or the hand-painted coasters on Pinterest, but worried about your skills?Don't fret. Craft stores and websites are targeting novice crafters this holiday season and beyond with how-to onli Alibaba profit down, invests in mobile, marketing 11/06/2014 12:00pm • MAE ANDERSON AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Alibaba's financial results in its first quarter as a publicly traded company highlight its strategy of plowing its profit back into investments, particularly in mobile commerce and marketing.The Chinese e-commerce powerhouse said net income fell 39 Home-cooked pet kibble as easy as click, mix, dish 11/06/2014 11:12am • SUE MANNING Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Like man, the way to a dog's heart is through its stomach.No one knows that better than Kris Rotonda and Denise Fernandez, the couple who conceived the Doggy Cooking Network and founded online dating service YouMustLoveDogsDating.com, where pooch-lovi Thanksgiving best day for online deals, forecast says 11/06/2014 09:30am • WASHINGTON -- Move over, Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The best day for finding deals online could be Thanksgiving. Prices will likely be discounted 24 percent on turkey day, according to Adobe Systems Inc.'s 2014 Digital Index Online Shopping Forecast. The average typically is 23 percent on Bl 5 financial to-do's to prep for the holidays 11/06/2014 12:00am • The holidays are fast approaching. Season's greetings and good cheer are often coupled with extra expenses. Precious time spent with friends and family often includes travel, entertaining and gift giving. And just like gifts, the debt can start piling up, quickly turning you into a holiday Grinch