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The Best Affordable Places to Live on the West Coast 10/05/2021 12:00am • Affording life on the West CoastCan you live near the Pacific Ocean without spending all your money on housing? It's tough but not impossible. Using data from the U.S. News Best Places to Live rankings, we isolated the 10 most affordable metro areas located on the West Coast out of the 150 most popu Council member proposes giving DC residents up to $100 a month for Metro 10/04/2021 06:36pm • On Tuesday, Ward 6 Council member Charles Allen reintroduced his Metro For DC bill, which proposes giving D.C. residents up to $100 a month for SmarTrip use and investing $10 million annually in bus service and related infrastructure. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson and Council members Mary Cheh, DC mayor, council clash over proposed COVID-19 school bill 10/04/2021 02:31pm • Days after the D.C. Council announced plans to introduce emergency legislation aimed at expanding virtual learning and loosening attendance policies, Mayor Muriel Bowser doubled down on her stance that the city's current approach aligns with national health guidelines and urged the council to recons Do You Have to Pay Back Unemployment Benefits? 10/04/2021 12:00am • Many states -- Connecticut, Colorado, Florida, Illinois and Ohio, to name a few -- have found they overpaid unemployment benefits during the past year. Some states have been sending letters to recipients, asking for some of that money back. Fortunately, unemployment overpayment is a rare problem. B Preparing for the SSAT 10/04/2021 12:00am • The application process to get into a private K-12 school often begins with one of the most commonly accepted entrance exams, the Secondary School Admission Test, known simply as the SSAT. The SSAT is a series of elementary, middle and upper-level tests that are administered to more than 70,000 s 'SNL' returns with a new Joe Biden, looking to unite Democrats 10/03/2021 12:23am • "Saturday Night Live" is back, and with it came a new President Joe Biden. The NBC variety show returned for its season premiere Saturday and opened its 47th season with new cast member James Austin Johnson taking on the role of Biden. "What's cookin', what's good?" Johnson's Biden sai Benefits to Evaluate During Employee Open Enrollment 09/30/2021 12:00am • Each year, open enrollment gives employees the opportunity to reevaluate their workplace benefits. It's a chance to switch plans, add coverage and shop for voluntary benefits such as identity theft protection and pet insurance. "Employees really need to set time aside to make thoughtful decisions," A Guide to Seminaries, Divinity Schools, Theology and Religious Studies 09/30/2021 12:00am • Anyone who finds religion fascinating and who cares about the subject can pursue an academic degree in this area. Enthusiastic disciples of either a well-known world religion such as Buddhism, Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, Islam and Taoism or an arcane regional faith such as Santería often seek Progressive uprising marks an existential moment for Democrats 09/29/2021 12:01am • Progressives in Congress are finally armed with the leverage they have craved for years and sense an existential moment for their movement. In the fight with Democratic Party moderates over President Joe Biden's $4 trillion agenda, the left's long-held dreams of sweeping reform -- most clearly em Yellen says infrastructure overhaul will boost US economy 09/28/2021 04:07pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Tuesday that President Joe Biden's spending proposals will address long-overdue U.S. infrastructure needs and prepare the country to meet future challenges. In remarks before the National Association for Business Economists, Yellen called o U.S. Universities That Offer International Students the Most Financial Aid 09/28/2021 12:00am • The U.S. News Short List, separate from our overall rankings, is a regular series that magnifies individual data points in hopes of providing students and parents a way to find which undergraduate or graduate programs excel or have room to grow in specific areas. 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