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NHL staging preseason games in China between Kings, Canucks 03/30/2017 07:50am • BEIJING (AP) — The NHL will play its first games in China this fall when the Los Angeles Kings and Vancouver Canucks meet in Beijing and Shanghai. The preseason games will take place Sept. 21 in Shanghai and Sept. 23 in Beijing. Commissioner Gary Bettman announced the launch of the NHL China Games Contractor CEO gets healthy pay raise after blockbuster merger 03/30/2017 05:00am • Leidos Holdings Inc. (NYSE: LDOS) CEO Roger Krone saw his pay package increase about 21 percent in 2016 from 2015, according to proxy materials filed Wednesday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The pay bump came at a pivotal time for the Reston-based government services firm. This was th Watch the Nats from field-level leather recliners this season — if you spend enough at MGM 03/29/2017 05:50pm • The region’s high-rollers could have a close and comfortable view of the Nats this season. Courtesy of a new partnership between the Washington Nationals and MGM National Harbor, a row of eight reclining leather seats have been installed next to the home team dugout at field level. MGM’s “Dug 2 states settle with Santander over 'unfair' car loans 03/29/2017 04:19pm • BOSTON (AP) — Santander has agreed to a $26 million settlement with officials in two states over the bank's role in issuing subprime auto loans to thousands of consumers who could not afford to repay them, officials said Wednesday. The settlement, announced by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Top EU Brexit official says Brexit would stun Churchill 03/29/2017 03:41pm • BRUSSELS (AP) — The top Brexit official at the European Parliament thinks British political giants such as Winston Churchill and Margaret Thatcher would not look kindly on Prime Minister Theresa May turning over the hourglass on her country's withdrawal from the European Union. Brexit coordinator McCormick will stop packing Old Bay, black pepper in metal cans 03/29/2017 03:06pm • McCormick & Co. Inc.'s iconic metal cans for its black pepper and Old Bay seasonings are about to become a thing of the past. At the Sparks-based spice maker's annual shareholders meeting Wednesday, CEO Lawrence Kurzius said black pepper and Old Bay will be packaged in fully recyclable plastic 10 Tips for Planning an Affordable Spa Getaway 03/28/2017 08:00pm • Taking a mental and physical break from the stresses of everyday life has proven health benefits. Spas are one way to find your Zen, but a relaxing spa break can often come at a high price. If you're on a tight budget, fret not: You can still plan a first-rate, rejuvenating wellness trip at a reason Investors Watch as the Hotel Industry Takes On Airbnb 03/28/2017 08:00pm • The U.S. hotel industry is in a state of flux these days, facing competitive challenges from digital upstarts like Airbnb, but also benefiting from an increasingly confident American travel public that's spending more cash on travel and leisure activities in 2017. Industrywide, the domestic sector How Yoga Helps Survivors of Trauma 03/28/2017 08:00pm • Can embodying a warrior pose help you deal with the trauma of domestic assault? Can the deep breathing and meditation techniques that are central to yoga help you process deeply disturbing experiences, such as sexual exploitation, a horrific wartime injury or a devastating medical diagnosis? Trauma Austere Texas spending bill passes Senate amid budget woes 03/28/2017 05:19pm • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Budget woes in Texas caused by a prolonged oil slump would be patched with cuts to higher education, kicking the can down the road on growing Medicaid costs and rebuffing priorities of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott under an austere spending bill passed unanimously Tuesday by the Latest Trump budget cuts at a glance 03/28/2017 02:15pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump White House is proposing to cut $18 billion from a variety of domestic programs and foreign aid accounts in ongoing talks on a wrap-up spending package for the ongoing 2017 budget year. The cuts — to education, infrastructure, medical and scientific research, and nume Ryan says House to revisit health care, offers no details 03/28/2017 11:48am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Paul Ryan said Tuesday he's going to give battered House Republicans another crack at a health care overhaul. But he offered no timeline, and leaders haven't resolved how to overcome the deep GOP divisions that crumpled their legislation last week in a humiliating retreat World Video Game Hall of Fame names 2017 finalists 03/28/2017 10:12am • ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — The World Video Game Hall of Fame's 2017 finalists span decades and electronic platforms, from the 1981 arcade classic "Donkey Kong" that launched Mario's plumbing career to the 2006 living room hit "Wii Sports," that made gamers out of grandparents. The hall of fame at The 7 Terrific Creative and Media Jobs for 2017 03/27/2017 08:00pm • Where do right-brained workers thrive?Whether they're performing in plays or mixing music tracks, creative types help us interpret our world. This list features the top jobs for those who have a flair for dance or who are adept with a pen or a camera. Art directors, for instance, make a median annua Blockade Threatens To Worsen Ukraine's Frail Economy 03/27/2017 08:00pm • AVDIIVKA, Ukraine -- In early 2015, Musa Magomedov, the director of the Avdiivka coke and chemical plant in eastern Ukraine, gathered 100 of the facility's shift managers and gave them a choice: they could either shutter the billion-dollar business, or continue operations. The bloody conflict in eas