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Are White Foods Unhealthy? 02/10/2019 07:00pm • White foods don't contain any nutrients. White foods are bland. White foods are bad for you. Sound familiar? White colored foods often get a bad rap. You've probably heard the common advice to "eat the rainbow" for good health. And yes, a rainbow of nutrients will make it easier to get a variety of Police: School monitor shot while confronting armed intruder 02/10/2019 11:10am • BALTIMORE (AP) — A special education assistant at a Baltimore high school was wounded by gunfire Friday after confronting an armed intruder trying to enter the sprawling building. Officials sprang into lockdown mode as the sound of gunshots reverberated through the building packed with students. Movie Review: Everything is average in 'Lego Movie 2' as gimmick wears thin 02/08/2019 12:36am • WASHINGTON — In one of the most "awesome" surprises in recent Hollywood memory, "The Lego Movie" overcame its potential product placement pitfalls to deliver a fresh, hilarious, animated pop-culture romp that became one of the Top 5 highest-grossing movies of 2014. It was only a matter of t Why You Shouldn't Coast With 529 Investments 02/07/2019 07:00pm • Optimizing an investment in your child's 529 plan is more important now than ever, with college costs rising significantly higher than the rate of inflation over the past decade. "If you are going to grow the money invested in a 529 plan faster than the tuition inflation monster is shrinking it, yo Define Masculine: What Does it Mean to Be a Man Today? 02/07/2019 07:00pm • The defensive posture it seems many men have taken in response to Gillette's "The Best Men Can Be" campaign is simply absurd. Calling the company's latest ad "an attack on men" is first and foremost a denial of reality. It is also narrow-minded and missing the point entirely. Sexual harassment in U.S. Democracy Has Weakened 'Significantly', Says Freedom House 02/07/2019 07:00pm • The health of U.S. democracy has "weakened significantly" in recent years, according to an annual report evaluating global democracy that warns against assuming American institutions can indefinitely withstand what it describes as attacks on the pillars of the U.S. republic. The assessment by the Wa Student-principal 'fight' at Md. school not quite what it seems: police 02/07/2019 05:40pm • PALMER PARK, Md. — What some people thought was a fight between a high school principal and a student Wednesday appeared to Prince George’s County police to have been more one-sided. The incident happened at Charles Herbert Flowers High School in Springdale, Maryland, and was recorded by a st Meaning of Valentine's Day — for kids 02/07/2019 09:00am • Valentine's Day has sadly become another one of those uber-commercialized holidays that seems to have more to do with buying stuff than acknowledging loved ones and friends. As a parent, the best thing you can do to push back against this trend is to help your child understand what the holiday is -- Bill seeks to limit Md. superintendent role in hiring local school leaders 02/07/2019 08:28am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. A Baltimore County senator is pursuing a bill that would remove the ability of the state superintendent of schools to disapprove of loc Summer camp 101: Tips, resources, costs and questions 02/07/2019 01:22am • WASHINGTON — Summer is still months away, but when it comes to camp, the time is now. Registration for most camps in the D.C. area is open, and in some cases, even closed for programs that are already full. If you’re interested in exposing your child to the summer camp experience, or are c How to Invest Like Millennial Millionaire Grant Sabatier 02/06/2019 07:00pm • Grant Sabatier knows what rock bottom looks like -- sleeping in your childhood bedroom with $2.26 to your name. Jobless and only avoiding homeless by the generosity of his parents (generosity which they told him would run out in three months' time), 24-year-old Sabatier set two goals for himself: s Why some kids are prone to repeated bouts of strep throat 02/06/2019 07:45am • WASHINGTON — New research suggests that some children repeatedly develop tonsil infections and strep throat because they have a gene that prevents them from developing immunity. "It's a classic scenario where you have a genetic risk factor," said Shane Crotty, professor of Immunology at the La AP FACT CHECK: Trump's claims in his State of Union address 02/06/2019 05:28am • (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: '3d360cd6-e471-4cbb-a0ad-ca0cccd74264' }).render("693615361444836c");}); WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Tr Day trips, staycations, all-inclusive fun: Ideas for a family spring break 02/06/2019 12:21am • WASHINGTON — If this brief stint of springlike weather has you yearning for patio dining, evening walks and warm weekend escapes, you’re not alone. 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