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Showtime docuseries 'The Kings' is gripping chronicle of four boxing icons 06/02/2021 12:59am • After the decline of heavyweights like Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier and George Foreman, four middleweights strapped the sport of boxing onto their backs to electrify the 1980s. "Sugar" Ray Leonard, "Marvelous" Marvin Hagler, Thomas "Hitman" Hearns and "Hands of Stone" Roberto Durán collide in t Migrants Learn to Confront Lingering Mental Health Issues That Come With Uncertainty 06/02/2021 12:00am • Some days, the stress of figuring out what she needs to do for her immigration case, where to enroll her 11-year-old son in school and how she'll put food on the table overwhelms Guadalupe, a 26-year-old single mom from El Salvador, to the point that she can't think clearly. So at her cousin's hou 7 Best Fidelity Mutual Funds to Buy and Hold 06/02/2021 12:00am • Invest in these funds for the long haul."Buy and hold" investing is a long-term play. So choosing the right mutual funds to include in your portfolio matters. As fund managers go, Fidelity is a good option, particularly if you're focused on balancing costs against returns. "If your strategy is to bu 7 Smart Beta ETFs to Buy Now 06/02/2021 12:00am • Here's a way to look beyond typical index funds.The rise of index funds has been undeniably beneficial to smaller and less sophisticated investors. In decades past, you either had to have a high investing IQ or very deep pockets to tap into certain corners of the market, but now you can easily find Perfect Snack Pairings 06/01/2021 12:00am • Snacks can be healthy and provide benefits.I'm a snacker. I'm also a nutritionist. While many people may think the two don't go together -- a nutritionist who snacks?! -- snacking can not only be a healthy practice if you choose the right foods wisely, it can also help set you up to make better meal After interrupted pool season, DC welcomes swimmers to a renovated, renamed rec center 05/28/2021 05:28pm • With a countdown, followed by a bunch of splashes, the District kicked off the 2021 pool season. This comes after the city made the difficult decision in 2020 to call off the pool season due to the COVID-19 outbreak. (WTOP/Mike Murillo) After last year's pool season was canceled due to the coron John Warner met Liz Taylor at dinner — with Queen Elizabeth 05/26/2021 09:41am • John Warner served for 30 years in the U.S. Senate, much of it as chairman of the powerful Armed Services Committee, and as a centrist Republican he established himself at the center of American politics. But before all that, Warner, who died Tuesday at 94, became famous as the sixth man to walk 7 Best ETFs for Value Investors 05/26/2021 12:00am • Build a firm foundation of value investments with ETFs.When you're looking at the stock market, two of the simplest ways to slice up the universe of investments out there is to divide them into growth versus value. Growth stocks tend to be expanding operations and worrying about increases in revenue Western European Nations Top Risk Analysis for Resilience 05/25/2021 12:00am • Countries in Western and Central Europe are better equipped to handle environmental and political risks that may jeopardize business investments, according to a new analysis by a global insurance firm. The top performing countries in FM Global's 2021 index feature Denmark in first place and Norway Tips for Describing Most Meaningful Activities on Medical School Applications 05/25/2021 12:00am • On the primary medical school application submitted via the American Medical College Application Service, commonly known as AMCAS, you can write up to 15 activity descriptions with a maximum of 700 characters each. You also have the opportunity to write up to three 1,325-character essays about acti Exercise and COVID-19 05/24/2021 12:00am • Last August, Lauren Bull, an 18-year-old freshman soccer player at Bloomsburg University in eastern Pennsylvania, tested positive for COVID-19. After two weeks in quarantine, she went for a light jog and had to stop. She felt out of breath, pressure in her chest and a rapid heart rate. Furthermore, The Complete Berkshire Hathaway Portfolio 05/24/2021 12:00am • Four times a year, holding companies of a certain size are required to divulge their positions in equities. That's a great thing for followers of Warren Buffett, widely considered the greatest long-term investor of all time. His company, Berkshire Hathaway (ticker: BRK.B, BRK.A), which he still helm Wine of the Week: French wines, sushi make for fantastic pairing 05/21/2021 06:58am • As cherry blossoms depart and tourists arrive, D.C.’s transition from spring to summer is underway. And with Memorial Day just a week away — and more restaurants emerging from their post-COVID cocoon — there is one thing I am genuinely excited to take full advantage of -- sushi. While I kno Ways to Shift Your Mindset for Better Weight Loss 05/21/2021 12:00am • Losing weight is about more than just diet and exercise. If losing weight were easy, there wouldn't be so many diets and approaches to choose from. Every diet and weight-loss strategy has its pros and cons, but for any to really work, you've got to get your mind right."Shifting your mindset about ho Arlington's Netherlands Carillon closer to being restored 05/20/2021 08:16pm • A large bell was hoisted into the steel bell tower of Arlington's Netherlands Carillon. The restoration project is now one step closer to completion. (WTOP/Matt Small) Another piece of the Netherlands Carillon restoration came together Thursday as a heavy, large bell was hoisted into the steel b