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Why You Need to Plan Your Retirement Lifestyle 11/25/2014 07:00pm • Who has time to dream about the future when there isn't even enough time to focus on the present? That's why many people jump into retirement without really knowing what they will do all day. Planning is hard work and can be time consuming, but you need to make time to do it. Thinking about what yo Data breach hits Prince George's County schools 11/22/2014 08:13pm • WASHINGTON -- Prince George's County school employees have been warned that their personal data, including social security numbers, were recently emailed outside the school system. "Your personal information may have been potentially exposed to others," writes Deputy Superintendent Monique W On racism in sports 11/12/2014 02:02am • COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- While a sea of hundreds of thousands descended on downtown Washington Tuesday night for the Concert for Valor, a crowd of several hundred showed up for a different type of star-studded event on the campus of the University of Maryland. A panel was composed of professor and E Unemployment rates in some of biggest economies 11/07/2014 06:38pm • The Associated Press The latest jobs data in the United States showed that the world's biggest economy is strengthening steadily while others around the world are struggling.The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 5.8 percent in October, the lowest level since July 2008 and down from 7.2 percent a year Where You Can Save Money in Retirement 11/07/2014 12:00am • Everyone who makes it to retirement knows the importance of saving. We need to build a nest egg sufficient to carry us through 20 or more years of retired living. You probably won't get there without picking up a few money-saving habits along the way. And the need to be frugal does not end at retir How to Supersize Your IRA Balance 11/07/2014 12:00am • There is no limit on how much money you can accumulate in an individual retirement account. Most people (99 percent) have IRA balances of $1 million or less, but a few taxpayers have significantly more. A recent Government Accountability Office report estimates that 7,952 people have between $5 and Boehner warns Obama on immigration 11/06/2014 08:48pm • DAVID ESPO AP Special Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a blunt post-election warning, House Speaker John Boehner cautioned President Barack Obama on Thursday against taking sweeping action on immigration without congressional approval, saying "when you play with matches you take the risk of burni How the Ukrainian peace deal is faring 11/06/2014 02:04pm • VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press KIEV, Ukraine (AP) -- Two months after Ukraine signed a truce with pro-Russian rebels, daily fighting continues in the east and other key conditions of the deal haven't been met. Despite persisting hostilities, Russia and Ukraine have struck a multibillion-dollar 3 Ways to Calculate Your Retirement Number 11/06/2014 12:00am • How much money do you need to retire? This question is being asked by millions of retirement savers. It's a simple question. Unfortunately, it's not so easy to answer. There are a number of rules of thumb proposed to help us answer this question. You could also jump in and crunch the numbers yourse As Samsung falters, mysterious scion in the wings 11/05/2014 08:40pm • YOUKYUNG LEE AP Technology Writer SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- As Samsung's smartphone business suffers a dizzying decline, another issue is vexing investors.Command of one of the world's most valuable consumer brands will eventually pass to the son of its ailing patriarch whose business abilities rem UK spy chief says Web is command center for terror 11/05/2014 08:40pm • DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) -- U.S.-based social media have become "command-and-control networks" for terrorists and criminals, and tech companies are in denial about their misuse, the new head of Britain's electronic eavesdropping agency said.Writing in Tuesday's Financial Times, GCHQ Landrieu faces tough path to victory in La. runoff 11/05/2014 04:04pm • MELINDA DESLATTE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu heads into a Dec. 6 runoff as a clear underdog, struggling for another six-year term against a wave of conservatism and Republicans looking to pad their new Senate majority.Fifty-eight percent of voters chose an A lifetime of perks in UAE help cushion wealth gap 11/05/2014 08:40am • AYA BATRAWY Associated Press UMM AL-QUWAIN, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- The United Arab Emirates contains the world's tallest building, an artificial indoor ski slope and man-made islands shaped like the world. Dubai's fleet of police cars includes a $2.5 million Bugatti Veyron and a $500,000 Lambo Mexico rights commission investigates killings 11/05/2014 08:38am • CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press MATAMOROS, Mexico (AP) -- Inquiries into the deaths of three American siblings in a northern Mexico border city continue to focus on potential government ties.Mexico's National Human Rights Commission, an independent body that investigates alleged cases of abuse, 3 Investment Strategies to Think Twice Before Following 11/05/2014 12:00am • Most people understand that a key to achieving retirement success is to become a prudent investor. As a result, they study the markets and acquire investment advice. Most people become pretty good at discerning the smart advice from the bad in the process, but there's a danger here. Some seemingly p