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Steps for Picking a Medicare Plan 06/07/2022 08:00pm • Making the move from private, employer-provided health insurance to Medicare can be a daunting task. First, there's the new lexicon: Medicare Advantage, Part B, Part D, Medigap -- what do they all mean? Then there's the fear. After all, the health care decisions that you make at this pivotal time ca 7 Best Consumer Staples Stocks to Buy Now 06/07/2022 08:00pm • Consumer staples is a sector investors can rely on.In good times, consumer staples stocks tend to get overlooked. That's because it's hard to get excited about a company selling packaged food or drinks when there are other high-flying names in fast-growing industries like biotechnology or cloud comp At National Mall rally for gun reform, Giffords tells Congress 'be bold' 06/07/2022 04:06pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Eleven years after her own life was massively altered by gun violence, former congresswoman Gabby Giffords stood in front of the Washington Monument Tuesday and lobbied anew for stricter gun laws after yet another string of mass shootings in America. “Stopping gun violence t 4 states, including Va., receive first allocations of $10B broadband fund 06/07/2022 07:21am • CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — More than half a billion dollars in federal funding is now available to four U.S. states to expand broadband access as part of a sweeping national effort to bring affordable service to rural and low-income Americans, the U.S. Treasury Department announced Tuesday. Louis The best diets for men 06/07/2022 07:00am • The diet industry has long targeted women and typically focuses on weight loss. New fad diets marketed to women seem to emerge daily, but these variations on a theme sometimes neglect half the population -- many American men might also benefit from losing some weight, and not just so that they can l Turning law firm practices on their head to create a legal service tailor-made for startups 06/06/2022 05:01pm • This content is sponsored by Shulman Rogers. In some ways, Goodworld CEO Dale Pfeifer considers her lawyer as the true first partner in her Washington, D.C. software startup, which has built a social impact platform now used by nonprofit and corporate organizations alike. Her lawyer is Anthony Car Review: Nissan brings Frontier pickup truck into modern times with 2022 model 06/06/2022 05:44am • The midsize truck is seeing big gains in sales lately. Nissan has been offering a midsize truck for decades. However, it seems that it has been a long time since the Frontier has had a major rework — until now. The vehicle’s exterior benefits from a new, more rugged look than before. A tough Pescatarian vs. Vegetarian 06/05/2022 08:00pm • Of the many ways you can choose to eat, some provide more health benefits than others. While it might be fun once in a while to scarf down junk food or feast on a thick steak, doing so every day could have serious, negative long-term health consequences. Eating a whole-food, plant-based diet has bee Murphy 'more confident than ever' about deal on gun laws, but anxious about failure 06/05/2022 12:04pm • Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy, the lead Democratic negotiator in bipartisan talks on gun control legislation, said Sunday he's "more confident than ever" lawmakers will be able to get something done to address gun violence across the US, while acknowledging he's also concerned their efforts could fa Data Doctors: Are file conversion websites safe? 06/03/2022 04:29pm • Q: Are file conversion websites safe to use? A: It’s not uncommon to have a file sent to you in a format your computer can’t make use of and it needs to be converted. In some cases, a program that you already have installed may be able to convert the file for you. A common need in busines Jenny Craig Diet vs. Weight Watchers (WW) 06/01/2022 08:00pm • If you're looking to lose some weight, you might want to consider trying one of the established, commercial weight-loss programs available today. Both Jenny Craig and WW (formerly Weight Watchers) can help people lose weight and keep it off. But they use different approaches to achieve that goal. Ov 9 Dividend Stocks to Buy and Hold Forever 05/30/2022 08:00pm • Don't sweat short-term volatility in these income stocks.In 2022, it's easy to get caught up in all the frantic headlines about the stock market. 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In the four weeks through May 1 It’s not that easy being a green bank in Maryland — but it’s getting easier 05/27/2022 10:55am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. For the past dozen years, Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D) has been introducing legislation in Congress to create a national green bank â€