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Woman with cancer plans to take her life in Oregon 10/09/2014 01:47pm • STEVEN DUBOIS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Brittany Maynard will not live to see if her advocacy makes a difference.The 29-year-old woman expects to die next month. If the brain cancer from which she suffers does not kill her in October, she plans to take advantage of Oregon's Death with San Francisco lawmakers OK Airbnb rentals 10/09/2014 12:58pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- San Francisco lawmakers have tentatively approved a measure that would allow city residents to rent out their homes to travelers on sites such as Airbnb.The Board of Supervisors voted 7-4 on Tuesday in favor of short-term rentals with some restrictions, including a cap on the n Most expensive Metro stops for apartment rents 10/09/2014 10:32am • Proximity to Metro is coveted by apartment renters and they often pay a premium for that close-by access. Apartment rental app RadPad crunched the numbers to see which Washington-area Metro stops command the highest apartment rents, and Foggy Bottom tops the list, with the average rent in September How to Prepare for a Mini-Retirement 10/09/2014 12:00am • Saving for retirement is very difficult when you're young because retirement is so far off. I certainly didn't want to save for retirement when I was 21 years old. Retirement was 40 to 50 years away at that point, and the timeline was too long to contemplate. However, my dad convinced me to start c How to Raise Your Credit Score to Get Approved for an Apartment 10/08/2014 12:00am • When you apply for a new rental, your credit score can have a big impact on whether or not you'll beat out the competition and land the apartment. In fact, a recent Rent.com survey of property owners and managers found that after income-to-rent ratio, a potential tenant's credit score was the secon Rental Report: Top Apps For Your Next Move 10/07/2014 12:30pm • Editor’s Note: This biweekly sponsored column is written by Rick Gersten, founder and CEO of Urban Igloo, a rental real estate firm that matches up renters with their ideal apartments, condos or houses. Please submit any questions in the comments section or via email. You&#8217 Morning Notes 10/07/2014 09:15am • Two Metro Escalators Down, Three To Go – Metro on Monday announced the two new mezzanine-to-platform escalators at the Bethesda Metro station were installed and operational, just as work on one of three bus bay-to-mezzanine escalators got started. Cabbies Protest ‘Rental Fees To Play or Not to Play: The Great Debate About Video Games 10/07/2014 12:00am • With more than 90 percent of American kids playing video games for an average of two hours a day, whether that's a good idea is a valid question for parents to ask. Video games, violent ones especially, have caused such concern that the issue of whether the sale or rental of such games to children Feds give oyster farm until year's end to vacate 10/06/2014 09:59pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A popular family-owned oyster farm whose lease at the Point Reyes National Seashore in Northern California has expired will be allowed to keep operating until the end of the year under a legal agreement with the federal government announced Monday.The settlement between the Nat Joggers, bikers flock to new Philly boardwalk 10/03/2014 09:37am • SEAN CARLIN Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Thousands of bikers, joggers and walkers exercise each week along a scenic path in Philadelphia that travels past the iconic art museum and colorful Boathouse Row, following the curves of Schuylkill River's east bank.Now, they can walk on water.Offic Rental Report: Top 10 Apps for Your Next Move 10/02/2014 02:30pm • Editor’s Note: This biweekly sponsored column is written by Rick Gersten, founder and CEO of Urban Igloo, a rental real estate firm that matches up renters with their ideal apartments, condos or houses. Please submit any questions in the comments section or via email. You’ve n Truck deals boost US auto sales in September 10/02/2014 08:40am • DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Auto Writers DETROIT (AP) -- Big discounts on pickup trucks kept U.S. auto sales strong in September.General Motors Co. and Chrysler Group led the industry with 19-percent sales increases over last September. Toyota sales rose 2 percent; Ford and Volkswagen were down.U.S. sales ros Music Performance Scholarships Reward Talent, Practice 10/02/2014 12:00am • Just about everyone picks up an instrument at some point in their early education. Maybe it's a toy tambourine in kindergarten, a recorder in third grade or piano lessons after school. For many students, that experience is the beginning of a lifelong passion for music. And if you're a high school Asian Games inspire North Koreans to work harder 10/01/2014 09:40am • ERIC TALMADGE Associated Press INCHEON, South Korea (AP) -- The Asian Games appear to have been a godsend for North Korea.As the 16-day games in the South Korean city of Incheon wind down, the North's media is churning out daily stories on how the performance of the country's athletes has created a Idaho Land Board considers Tamarack ski area lease 10/01/2014 09:40am • KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- Battered and bruised Tamarack Resort could take a significant step this week toward a clearer financial picture and getting on track to being the kind of four-season destination playground early planners once envisioned.True, a high-speed chairlift