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Here's When You Don't Have to Tip 06/06/2018 08:00pm • How do you know when to tip?The rules for tipping are constantly changing. While it's always good practice to tip your waiter or bartender, there are situations in which the protocol isn't so clear. For example, if a food truck's credit card processing system suggests a tip, do you shell out? What i 9 Ways to Cut Your Phone Bill While Traveling 06/06/2018 08:00pm • Avoid outrageous roaming charges while traveling abroad.From visiting relatives in the Midwest to taking exotic trips across the ocean, summer is a prime time to take a vacation. And with today's smartphones, it's easy to stay connected while crisscrossing the globe. However, you need to be smart ab Manhunt on for Md. hotel rape suspect 06/06/2018 10:39am • Donnell Wesley Boyd (Courtesy Laurel Police Department) WASHINGTON — Police in Laurel, Maryland, are searching for a man they say raped a woman in a hotel over the weekend. In a June 6 news release, the Laurel Police Department said officers are searching for 52-year-old Donnell Wesley Boyd 4 Strategies to Get the Most Value Out of Your Refrigerator 06/05/2018 08:00pm • In many American kitchens, the refrigerator is one of the most essential appliances. It stores food, keeps it cool and extends its life, which makes home cooking and food storage much easier. At the same time, refrigerators also gobble up a lot of energy. They can create an utter disaster if you lea 9 Bank ETFs to Invest in Finance Reform 06/05/2018 08:00pm • Pay attention to the financial sector.The technology sector is getting a lot of attention lately, and for good reason. The high growth potential of big-name stocks like Amazon.com (ticker: AMZN) and Netflix (NFLX) is obvious. But while not quite as dynamic, the finance sector is the No. 2 grouping i Look inside Westlight — one of DC’s priciest new apartment buildings 06/05/2018 06:19pm • WASHINGTON — One of D.C.’s priciest new apartment buildings — Developer Eastbanc’s Apartments at Westlight — is now leasing, and the price to hang your hat in the newest apartment building in D.C.’s West End is not cheap. Apartments at Westlight, at the intersection of 23rd Street an Giant Food says HelloFresh 06/05/2018 06:16pm • WASHINGTON — Giant Food says meal kit delivery company HelloFresh is now available in Giant Food stores. HelloFresh, the second-largest meal delivery kit company in the U.S. market behind Blue Apron, is branching out into retail stores and its partnership with Giant is one of several planned pa How Home Depot, Lowe's and other hardware stores compare 06/05/2018 04:33am • WASHINGTON — As the old expression goes, "You get what you pay for." And a local consumer group that's evaluated area hardware stores finds that paying more might mean you'll get better advice. "Home Depot and Lowe's both scored really poorly on our surveys of their costumers for things like ad Are Mergers Good or Bad for Consumers? 06/04/2018 08:00pm • AT&T and Time Warner. Sprint and T-Mobile. Sinclair Broadcast Group and Tribune Media. Heinz and Kraft. It seems like every other month is dominated by news of a proposed or completed corporate merger. And while those partnerships can result in a major financial boost for the corporations invol Does Your Child Need an Energy Healer? 06/04/2018 08:00pm • The hospital staff was at a loss: A young patient with leukemia was writhing in pain and inconsolable. She hadn't slept in days. Then Dr. Joy Weydert, a pediatrician who was chief of integrative pain management at Children's Mercy Kansas City in Missouri at the time, stepped in. The girl, who was ab 19-year-old arrested for string of robberies in Howard County 06/04/2018 03:49pm • WASHINGTON — Police have arrested a Howard County man for his role in a string of recent robberies in the county targeting older victims. Howard County police said 19-year-old Zayah Abdul Alhassan is responsible for three robberies over the past month as well as one burglary. The Columbia, Mary Across Patapsco River from Ellicott City, same rain, different response 06/04/2018 12:05pm • OELLA, Md. — The devastating flash floods that ravaged historic Ellicott City for the second time in two years have brought torrents of support and concern for the Howard County tourist destination — a far cry from the response for people who live on the other side of the Patapsco River. Stan Parasol-sharing returns to Georgetown: How to get yours 06/04/2018 07:37am • WASHINGTON — Georgetown visitors can get a little old-fashioned sunscreen again this summer, with the return of the summer parasol program. More than 60 merchants in Georgetown have parasols visitors can borrow as part of the "Parasol Share" program to keep them cool while they stroll Georgetow How to Invest in the Booming Pet Industry 06/03/2018 08:00pm • Americans will spend more than $70 billion on their pets in 2018, according to the American Pet Products Association. Globally, pet care is a $100 billion industry and growing. "The pet industry is booming," writes JJ Kinahan, chief strategist at TD Ameritrade, in an email. We spend as much on our What Dads Can Do to Make the World Safer for Their Daughters 06/03/2018 08:00pm • In the wake of the #MeToo Movement, the cultural reckoning over sexual harassment and assault continues to expand day by day. Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, who faces dozens of allegations from rape to sexual harassment spanning decades, was formally charged last week with rape and several other cou