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Diversify Your Portfolio By Investing in Timber 09/06/2018 08:00pm • "Money doesn't grow on trees" is a popular adage but timber investors might disagree. Timber investments can bring consistent growth to your portfolio. "Whereas certain assets like cash and bonds can periodically diversify a portfolio away from stocks, they do so at the expense of overall returns," Metro Safety Commission closer to taking over rail oversight 09/06/2018 10:31am • WASHINGTON — The Metro Safety Commission is moving closer to taking back local oversight of the rail system’s safety from the Federal Transit Administration. In a memo Thursday, the FTA laid out the steps needed for the new commission to take over lead oversight responsibilities. The commi Want 'gut-friendly' fast food? LEON opens first US restaurant in DC 09/06/2018 08:59am • WASHINGTON — London-based LEON, a fast food chain founded in 2004 with a goal of making fast food healthy and natural, will open its first U.S. location in downtown D.C. this month. The LEON restaurant will occupy space at 1724 L Street, NW, in the Washington Square building. LEON calls itse Decoding Your DNA: What to Consider Before Genetic Testing 09/05/2018 08:00pm • Not long ago, genetic testing was an expensive endeavor done strictly through the health care system. Nowadays, you can mail a saliva sample directly to companies, pay a few hundred dollars and get details on factors that may affect your disease risk. According to proponents, arming people with the How to Get the Most Value Out of Philo 09/05/2018 08:00pm • Named for the inventor of the television, Philo is a streaming service with plenty to offer any TV viewer. Featuring both live and on-demand offerings, the service is relatively inexpensive, with packages available at two different price points. -- $16 a month, 40 channels-- $20 a month, 49 channel Honey 'smacked': CDC links salmonella outbreak to Kellogg’s Honey Smacks 09/05/2018 08:52am • WASHINGTON — Lucky Charms these ain't. At least 130 people are sick and 24 have been hospitalized across 36 states due to a salmonella outbreak the Centers for Disease Control has linked to Kellogg’s Honey Smacks cereal. Though a recall had been initiated June 14 for boxes with a listed "best Be Smart: Keep Kids' Hearts Healthy From the Start 09/03/2018 08:00pm • Diabetes, obesity and heart disease are on the rise. More Americans are overweight. Increasing obesity in the U.S. correlates with increasing diabetes rates, which then correlates with increasing rates of heart disease and cardiomyopathy -- a disease of the heart muscle. America's children are in lo Car Review: Last year for the high performance Cadillac ATS-V sedan 09/03/2018 01:02am • WASHINGTON — Small luxury sedans are a tough sell these days, and the Cadillac ATS sedan is no different. So this year will be the last year for this fun-to-drive car. The ATS has a special version called the ATS-V, a sports car with four doors. What sets apart the V series ATS is a twin turbo How to Get the Most Value Out of Sling TV 08/30/2018 08:00pm • Cord cutters don't want to pay for more TV than they need, and in a perfect world, subscribers would pay for only the channels and topics they care most about. No popular streaming service has fully adopted an a la carte model, but Sling TV, which offers primarily live content with some on-demand o Commentary: The 'Beijing Consensus' Bursts One of Africa's Last Remaining Bubbles 08/30/2018 08:00pm • The African states that have failed to fulfill expectations are many and dispiriting. Zimbabwe -- where last month's contested elections have produced renewed political repression after 30 years of rule by Robert Mugabe -- is but the most recent example. The bloom came off the South African rose a What to know about McCain memorial events around the DC area 08/29/2018 11:44pm • WASHINGTON — Memorials and services for Sen. John McCain, who died Saturday after a yearlong battle with cancer, are planned for the D.C. area starting Friday. Here's what you need to know about events honoring the late senator. Street closures near the U.S. Capitol will go into effect start Micron to invest $3B in Manassas plant, add 1,100 jobs 08/29/2018 01:23pm • WASHINGTON — Micron Technology will invest $3 billion in its Manassas, Virginia, memory chip production plant between 2019 and 2030, and will create 1,100 new jobs, the company announced. The Boise, Idaho-based chip maker will receive a $70 million Major Employment Investment (MEI) Grant from V High above DC, unseen urban beekeepers boost sustainable local agriculture 08/29/2018 04:52am • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: '5e30877e-0b44-435f-91d0-6983dec251bd' }).render("388615363266ddcf");}); WASHINGTON — The District provides pl Steps to Remove a Charge-Off From Your Credit Report 08/28/2018 08:00pm • The purpose of your credit score and your credit report is clear. Both are meant to indicate to potential lenders, landlords and other financial providers the likelihood that you will repay any credit they extend. A prime indicator that you are not a good credit risk is a charge-off, a term that re Children's Advil recalled over overdose concerns 08/28/2018 07:36am • WASHINGTON — A specific batch of Children's Advil Suspension Bubble Gum, a liquid form of the medicine, is being voluntarily recalled over concerns that a mislabeling could lead to overdoses. According to Advil manufacturer Pfizer, certain bottles of the popular, over-the-counter pain and fever