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Rent A Gent: Hiring heartthrobs takes off around country, D.C. area 05/26/2014 12:06pm • WASHINGTON -- The perfect man may be hard to find. But renting him is easy. That's the concept behind a new company called Rent A Gent, which is a marketplace where women can lease handsome, talented and educated men. For $200 an hour, women can rent men for dates, as entertainment, an instruct Versailles, Valentino: Big day for Kim and Kanye 05/24/2014 02:46pm • OLEG CETINIC Associated Press PARIS (AP) -- A private party at Versailles, a girls' night out in Paris, a glam gathering at Valentino's French chateau -- Kim Kardashian has had a high-profile, big-budget week. What could possibly top that?Wedding bells, perhaps.The reality TV star and Kanye West are Friday Advertiser Thank Yous 05/23/2014 05:55am • Thank you to our advertisers, who make BethesdaNow.com possible: Monumental Sports & Entertainment – Tickets start at $19 for the Washington Mystics home opener, set for Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Verizon Center. The Mystics open their season Friday night in Indiana. Georgetown Square Wine Zillow and SodaStream are big market movers 05/22/2014 06:00pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:NYSEBest Buy Co., up 87 cents to $26.22Net income topped Wall Street expectations for the first quarter, though sales fell short and the company sees light sales ahe Gov't says airlines should disclose bag, seat fees 05/22/2014 06:40am • JOAN LOWY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Passengers love the idea, but airlines hate it. The government wants to require that travelers be told upfront about basic services that aren't included in the price of a ticket and how much extra they'll cost.The Transportation Department proposed Wedne New York attorney general, Airbnb reach accord 05/21/2014 03:00pm • MICHAEL VIRTANEN Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- New York's attorney general and the website Airbnb have reached agreement on information disclosures about short-term New York City apartment rentals in a state investigation of illegal hotels.Attorneys for both sides confirmed the agreement Wed Tips for saving money on a theme park visit 05/21/2014 02:05pm • BETH J. HARPAZ AP Travel Editor NEW YORK (AP) -- As Memorial Day approaches several theme parks have raised their ticket prices. But don't let that put a damper on your plans. Here are several ways to control the cost of a theme park visit.TICKETSIt's usually cheaper to buy tickets online than at th 2 pandas arrive in Malaysia from China after delay 05/21/2014 06:32am • KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- Two giant pandas arrived in Malaysia from China on Wednesday after a one-month delay due to the missing Malaysian jetliner.Male Fu Wa and female Feng Yi are on a 10-year loan from China to commemorate the 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries.Up New Clarendon Apartments Could Open This Fall 05/20/2014 04:30pm • The apartment construction at the intersection of Washington Blvd, Wilson Blvd and N. Irving Street is expected to be complete this fall, bringing 187 new apartments to the market. The Beacon at Clarendon West will have two towers — one with 10 stories, one with six stories — and Rental Report: Rent It Faster With Perks 05/20/2014 11:10am • 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. Not so lo Richmond double stabbing suspect pleads guilty 05/20/2014 07:50am • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- A Richmond man faces up to life in prison after pleading guilty to fatally stabbing one woman and injuring another.Benjamin P. Dancy is scheduled to be sentenced Aug. 19 in Richmond Circuit Court.Media outlets report that the 50-year-old Dancy pleaded guilty Monday to second-de D.C. area should prepare for Memorial Day travel gridlock 05/19/2014 06:57am • JOSEPH PISANI AP Business Writer WASHINGTON -- A strong case of cabin fever and a little more money to spend should inspire a greater number of Americans to hit the road this Memorial Day weekend -- and D.C. area residents are no exception. That's the forecast from auto club AAA, which on Friday AAA: Americans ready to travel after rough winter 05/17/2014 02:22am • JOSEPH PISANI AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- A strong case of cabin fever and a little more money to spend should inspire a greater number of Americans to hit the road this Memorial Day weekend.That's the forecast from auto club AAA, which on Friday said it expects a total of 36.1 million peopl Florence official: Kardashian,West to wed May 24 05/16/2014 10:30pm • NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) -- Kim Kardashian and Kanye West will wed and host a reception at Florence's imposing 16th-century Belvedere Fort on May 24, a spokeswoman at the Florence mayor's office said Friday.The couple rented the fort, located next to Florence's famed Boboli Gardens US home building climbed 13.2 percent in April 05/16/2014 10:02pm • JOSH BOAK AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S home construction surged in April to its highest pace in five months. Almost all that increase came from the volatile apartment sector, a sign that Americans are still struggling to buy single-family homes.The Commerce Department said Friday that