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Tech-friendly cities struggle with new biz rules 09/30/2014 05:50am • PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press BOSTON (AP) -- A renowned technology hub that is home to some of the country's top universities, Boston is emerging as an unlikely battleground for web-based businesses like Airbnb and Uber, with some saying more regulations are needed to prevent the upstarts from dis 45 dogs dead, 48 alive after North Las Vegas fire 09/29/2014 07:08pm • KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) -- A weekend fire that tore through a North Las Vegas home with 93 small dogs -- more than 15 times the maximum number of canines allowed in a house by the city -- killed 45 of them and injured one man.Now the two tenants who rented the home from a North La Top 5 things you can rent for extra cash 09/29/2014 12:00am • If you're in need of some extra cash to pay the bills or boost your savings, remember that lesson you learned in kindergarten: the value of sharing. By lending out what you already have lying around -- power tools, old college textbooks, even your home -- you can bring in that extra income you ne A look at regulations for mobile-based businesses 09/28/2014 12:40pm • The Associated Press CAR SERVICES:--New York City: Allows car services to operate so long as they follow the city licensing process for operating as a for-hire "black car" livery service.--California: Requires licensing from state public utilities commission as well as criminal background checks, d Roadside to acquire, redevelop fire-ravaged Frager's Hardware on Capitol Hill 09/26/2014 12:05pm • Roadside Development has agreed to acquire and rebuild the fire-gutted Frager’s Hardware campus on Pennsylvania Avenue SE, finally returning the iconic store to its longtime home. Frager’s, based at 1101-1117 Pennsylvania Ave. on Capitol Hill since 1920, was ravaged by fire in June 2013 The 8 Biggest Myths About Rich People 09/25/2014 12:00am • When we see rich people, either in our daily lives or in the media, we have assumptions about them. The monikers of wealth -- designers bags, expensive sunglasses and luxury vehicles -- usually help us identify the status of that individual and make seemingly logical assumptions about their lifesty How to Decide if You Can Retire Early 09/25/2014 12:00am • When you ask a seasoned financial planner if you can retire early, he or she is most likely to ask you how you define both "retire" and "early." Helen Hogan, an investment advisor with Sunset Financial Services, based in Red Bank, New Jersey, says clients often open a conversation about early retir The 8 Biggest Myths About Rich People 09/25/2014 12:00am • When we see rich people, either in our daily lives or in the media, we have assumptions about them. The monikers of wealth -- designers bags, expensive sunglasses and luxury vehicles -- usually help us identify the status of that individual and make seemingly logical assumptions about their lifesty How to Decide if You Can Retire Early 09/25/2014 12:00am • When you ask a seasoned financial planner if you can retire early, he or she is most likely to ask you how you define both "retire" and "early." Helen Hogan, an investment advisor with Sunset Financial Services, based in Red Bank, New Jersey, says clients often open a conversation about early retir 8 biggest myths about rich people 09/25/2014 12:00am • When we see rich people, either in our daily lives or in the media, we have assumptions about them. The monikers of wealth -- designers bags, expensive sunglasses and luxury vehicles -- usually help us identify the status of that individual and make seemingly logical assumptions about their lif How to Decide if You Can Retire Early 09/25/2014 12:00am • When you ask a seasoned financial planner if you can retire early, he or she is most likely to ask you how you define both "retire" and "early." Helen Hogan, an investment advisor with Sunset Financial Services, based in Red Bank, New Jersey, says clients often open a conversation about early retir The 8 Biggest Myths About Rich People 09/25/2014 12:00am • When we see rich people, either in our daily lives or in the media, we have assumptions about them. The monikers of wealth -- designers bags, expensive sunglasses and luxury vehicles -- usually help us identify the status of that individual and make seemingly logical assumptions about their lifesty How to decide if you can retire early 09/25/2014 12:00am • When you ask a seasoned financial planner if you can retire early, he or she is most likely to ask you how you define both "retire" and "early." Helen Hogan, an investment advisor with Sunset Financial Services, based in Red Bank, New Jersey, says clients often open a conversation about early r Assisted living facility proposed for Woodmont Triangle 09/24/2014 10:05am • A Baltimore-based company of senior living communities is hoping to take advantage of a rapidly redeveloping downtown Bethesda. Brightview Senior Living is proposing a seven-story assisted living building at the site of an existing warehouse at 4907 Rugby Ave and single-family home being used as Norfolk initiative aims to reduce poverty 09/24/2014 07:40am • NORFOLK, Va. (AP) -- Norfolk officials are working to reduce the city's poverty rate.A report released in June by the Mayor's Commission on Poverty Reduction recommended ways to reduce poverty in the city. The Virginian- Pilot (http://bit.ly/1soUWpM ) reports that the city plans to spend about $4