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13 Health Superstitions to Reconsider 07/12/2018 08:00pm • Medical myths, folk remedies and prevention misconceptionsIt was actually bacteria, not "bad air," behind the plague and Black Death. If your child developed seizures, you'd turn to a neurologist, but others might seek out a shaman. And although male circumcision has long been a mainstream medical p Student loan debt, wealth divide are harming millennials' homeownership dreams 07/12/2018 04:45am • In our three-part special report, Money On Our Minds, WTOP takes a close look at the financial situation of millennials in the D.C. area and how they make ends meet, with a focus on student loan debt, homeownership and retirement planning. WASHINGTON — Millennial homeownership is growing. 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You're paying bills and saving for retirement, a first house and Teen killed in Va. crash remembered as a leader and 'excellent student' 07/11/2018 07:42pm • WASHINGTON — A Fairfax, Virginia, high school community is grieving after learning the identity of a 17-year-old boy who died after a high-speed crash involving two other students. 17-year-old Connor McGowan died from his injuries more than a day after Fairfax County police say he lost control 'Money is on our minds': Millennials attempt to stay afloat amid student loan debt 07/11/2018 01:21am • In our three-part special report, Money On Our Minds, WTOP takes a close look at the financial situation of millennials in the D.C. area and how they make ends meet, with a focus on student loan debt, homeownership and retirement planning. WASHINGTON — As college-educated, millennial workers fl Raising Both Biological and Adopted Children 07/10/2018 08:00pm • In early June, my daughter's birth mother "M" came to spend a week with us in our home. We kept counting the firsts as they piled up -- M's first airplane ride, M's first time on a bike in 30 years, M's first train ride -- but the one that hit me the hardest was M's first time tucking our daughter i The Guide to Selling Your Home 07/10/2018 08:00pm • As a homeowner getting ready to sell your property, it can be tough to separate your emotional attachment to the house you made memories in from the need to help potential buyers picture themselves making the space their own. Even if you've already gotten over the emotional hump of selling your home The Children’s School advances plans for former Alpine Restaurant site 07/10/2018 01:45pm • The Children’s School is moving closer to finding a permanent new home, as it pushes forward plans to build a three-story daycare facility along Lee Highway. The child care program for Arlington Public Schools employees is looking for a county permit to redevelop the space once occupied by the Keeping Migrant Kids in Detention Centers and Shelters Can Damage Them 07/09/2018 08:00pm • Dr. Nathalie Quion was disturbed by what she observed during a visit to a shelter near the U.S.-Mexico border, where the Trump administration is keeping some of as many as nearly 3,000 children it has taken from migrant parents. In April, at the request of a local physician who works with children, Mexico Faces Its Own Surge of Refugees Entering the Country 07/09/2018 08:00pm • TAPACHULA, Mexico -- Yesica Cashpal had been celebrating Father's Day with her husband and two young children in their home in El Salvador when there was an ominous knock at the door from local gang members. Speaking to her husband, the gang members demanded they be able to utilize the house to stas 11 Colleges Where Graduates Pursue Continuing Education 07/09/2018 08:00pm • The U.S. News Short List, separate from our overall rankings, is a regular series that magnifies individual data points in hopes of providing students and parents a way to find which undergraduate or graduate programs excel or have room to grow in specific areas. Be sure to explore The Short List: How to Prepare for Rising Student Loan Interest Rates 07/09/2018 08:00pm • Federal student loan interest rates just went up again for the second year in a row. Interest rates for student loans borrowed under the Department of Education's direct program rose by 0.6 percent for the 2018-2019 school year. Undergraduate direct loans now carry the highest interest rate since t 3 Underappreciated Sports Concussion Causes 07/08/2018 08:00pm • If you asked the people you know what they've heard in the news about sports concussions, they'd likely cite reports about concussion concerns related to professional American football. They aren't wrong. There are a multitude of studies, reports, opinion editorials and feelings on this very subjec Help for the Shy and Lonely Child 07/08/2018 08:00pm • "You go ahead without me." "I'd rather be by myself." "Nobody will play with me." Shyer kids are more hesitant and anxious in certain situations, and so they're often shortchanged -- kept from experiencing life to its fullest. Not being able to join a group, make friends or be included is also pai