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Going out of town? Trip insurance gives travelers peace of mind 06/02/2014 06:01pm • WASHINGTON -- Vacation plans may be in order now that temperatures have warmed and the days have become longer. But what happens if your travel plans are spoiled after you book the trip? No need to worry if you have trip insurance. Most airlines will provide credits or vouchers if a trip is ca FBI issues nationwide alert for San Francisco man 06/02/2014 03:30pm • GARANCE BURKE Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The FBI has issued a nationwide alert to law enforcement agencies about a San Francisco social media consultant they consider armed and dangerous who is wanted on suspicion of possessing explosives.FBI spokesman Peter Lee said Sunday that 42-year- Businesses grow as Hollywood embraces Louisiana 06/02/2014 11:20am • STACEY PLAISANCE Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- A batch of big-budget films is set to be shot in Louisiana over the summer as the state's investment in a tax credit program draws cost-conscious producers.Among planned shoots are "Fantastic Four," ''Terminator 5," ''Pitch Perfect 2" and "Jurass Americans and their cars: A love affair on fumes? 06/01/2014 04:02am • ADAM GELLER AP National Writer The couple in the convertible sail down a pristine freeway, the pavement theirs alone. At the wheel, he smiles in suit and tie, while she leans closer, every blonde hair in place, her face a portrait of mobile bliss."To whirl along with all the joy your car has to offe UK to count prostitution, drugs when measuring GDP 05/31/2014 10:40am • DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) -- Britain is putting a price on vice.Prostitution and the import, manufacture and consumption of illegal drugs like crack cocaine and heroin will be included in the official estimates of the country's economy, the national statistics agency said Friday.Some Rental Report: Summer Entertaining in an Apartment 05/29/2014 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. With wint Average US 30-year mortgage rate down to 4.12 pct. 05/29/2014 01:39pm • WASHINGTON (AP) -- Average U.S. rates on fixed mortgages fell this week for a fifth straight week. The spring home-buying season has started slowly, but it may be aided by the low rates.Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday the average rate for a 30-year loan edged down to 4.12 percent from 4.14 Average US 30-year mortgage rate down to 4.12 pct. 05/29/2014 01:39pm • WASHINGTON (AP) -- Average U.S. rates on fixed mortgages fell this week for a fifth straight week. The spring home-buying season has started slowly, but it may be aided by the low rates.Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday the average rate for a 30-year loan edged down to 4.12 percent from 4.14 Zillow Rental Scam Targets Clarendon Renters 05/28/2014 01:55pm • A prospective Arlington renter nearly fell victim to a scam posted on real estate website Zillow last week, according to one Clarendon rental broker. Matthew Leighton, a broker with Century 21 Redwood Realty, said he received a phone call from a renter inquiring about a Zillow listing for a&nbs Rooftop Pool Deck Brunch at Belle Pre Apartments (Promoted) 05/28/2014 05:00am • Enjoy a brunch on Saturday, May 31, on the rooftop of 1111 Belle Pre Apartments, a former bottle factory that is now a luxury rental apartment in the heart of Old Town. The meal will be prepared by award-winning chefs Christophe and Michelle Poteaux of the wine bar and bistro Bastille. The chefs US home prices rise at slower rate in March 05/28/2014 12:14am • JOSH BOAK AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. home prices rose in March, but the gains are decelerating as fewer Americans can afford to buy.The Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller 20-city home price index rose 12.4 percent in March compared with 12 months earlier. While healthy, that rate of gro Kardashian-Kanye wed in Florence fortress 05/26/2014 05:46pm • FLORENCE, Italy (AP) -- Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are officially "Bound" to each other.The celebrity couple, who have made a habit of over-the-top, public displays of affection, got hitched Saturday in a decidedly private spot: a Renaissance fortress in Florence. The nuptials were confirmed to T 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