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Odile slams Mexico's Baja California 09/16/2014 12:16am • ALBA MORA ROCA Associated Press CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) -- Odile weakened to a tropical storm Monday night after blazing a trail of destruction through Mexico's Baja California Peninsula that leveled everything from ramshackle homes to luxury hotels, and left entire neighborhoods as disaster zon FEMA wants at least $5.8M in Sandy aid repaid 09/12/2014 12:08pm • MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- After Superstorm Sandy hit the East Coast nearly two years ago, the federal government quickly sent out $1.4 billion in emergency disaster aid to the hurricane's victims.Now, thousands of people might have to pay back their share.The Federal Emerge Hertz to add 3 Icahn candidates to board 09/11/2014 06:40pm • The Associated Press Hertz said Thursday it plans to add three candidates nominated by Carl Icahn to its board of directors in a move that will avert a proxy battle with the activist investor.The Naples, Florida, company said that three of its current board members will retire when the new appointe Correction: Hertz-CEO story 09/10/2014 05:10pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- In a story Sept. 8 about the resignation of Hertz Chairman and CEO Mark Frissora, The Associated Press reported erroneously the year Frissora became CEO. He was named CEO in July 2006.A corrected version of the story is below:Hertz Chairman and CEO Frissora steps downHertz Chairman Fall tourism rising: Fewer crowds, nice weather 09/10/2014 03:02pm • BETH J. HARPAZ AP Travel Editor NEW YORK (AP) -- Fall used to be off-peak for tourism everywhere except New England and other fall foliage destinations. But autumn tourism is rising, with traditional summer hotspots increasingly busy September through November.For empty-nesters, baby boomers and oth Rent the Runway to open brick-and-mortar store in Georgetown 09/10/2014 05:44am • Online designer clothing rental business Rent the Runway is putting down some D.C. roots. Rent the Runway, which rents out designer gowns and other items to customers for a fraction of their purchase price, will open a store at 3336 M St. NW in November, taking 4,354 square feet of space in Cady's A Rental Report: Should I Hire A Property Manager? 09/09/2014 11:05am • 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 6 Renting Costs That May Surprise You 09/09/2014 12:00am • When Tiffani Hill-Patterson, 42, an Alabama mom, downsized from a two-bedroom to a one-bedroom apartment in June, she reluctantly paid more than $200 to transfer her utilities within the same building. "The utility transfer fee was $80," she says. "The water transfer fee was $150. I was shocked, es Wall Street mostly lower ... Treasury to limit profitability of overseas shifts ... Twitter test service 09/08/2014 11:50am • NEW YORK (AP) -- U.S. stock indexes moved mostly lower in early trading Monday after the market reached a record high last week. At 10:35 a.m. Eastern Time, the Dow Jones industrial average fell 49 points to 17,089. The S&P 500 lost seven points to 2,001. And the Nasdaq composite rose four points to Remembering Maywood’s Oldest Resident 09/08/2014 11:00am • Arlington’s Maywood neighborhood lost its foremost historian last month. Robert McAtee, the community’s oldest resident, died Aug. 10 at the age of 100. A colorful local figure, “Mac” was a captain in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was known for his love o AP corrects ethics reform reference in trial story 09/05/2014 12:20pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- In a story Sept. 4 about the public corruption convictions of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, The Associated Press reported erroneously that ethics reform was passed this summer by a Republican-controlled General Assembly. The bills were passed in the Former Va. governor's attorney vows to appeal 09/05/2014 11:12am • LARRY O'DELL Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Kathleen L. Carmody said she voted for Bob McDonnell and thought he was "terrific for Virginia" as governor -- but as a juror in McDonnell's corruption trial, she was compelled to convict him."The facts spoke for themselves," she told The Associate Rental Report: Should I Hire a Property Manager? 09/04/2014 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&#8217 Plenty of light! Feds are selling off lighthouses 09/04/2014 10:24am • PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press YORK, Maine (AP) -- Lighthouses for sale! Actually, lots of lighthouses for free.Technological advances and a desire to purge unneeded properties have paved the way for the federal government to get rid of more than 100 lighthouses over the last 14 years, and it inte Looking for a verdict: What the jury has to consider in the McDonnell trial 09/03/2014 04:15pm • RICHMOND, Va. - The jury working to reach a verdict in the corruption case of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife Maureen is entering its third day of deliberations. And jurors have a lot to wade through. The jury must weigh weeks of testimony that included personal histories, sord