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With the new AAF, it’s always football season 02/22/2019 01:59am • No, you’re not dreaming. It’s late February, and every Saturday and Sunday, there is football being played on your television. Spring football has been tried before in America, but early indications are cautiously optimistic that the new Alliance of American Football may have struck the right Md. native makes vegan food sexy 02/22/2019 12:01am • WASHINGTON — Pinky Cole is on a mission to change the way the world views vegan food — and it’s not with a bowl of quinoa and a slab of tofu. Her fare of choice is more along the lines of a sauce-covered patty, piled high with pickles, shredded lettuce, “cheese” and “bacon,” all A dog's dream house: Home devices that cater to your pet 02/20/2019 07:00pm • Long known as man's best friend, dogs aren't just valued pets, but in many cases they're considered the most important member of the home. According to the 2017 to 2018 American Pet Products Association National Pet Owners Survey, more than 60 million U.S. households have at least one dog. To better DC nonprofit now delivering healthy meals to pregnant women 02/20/2019 12:12am • WASHINGTON — Food insecurity — or the state of being without reliable access to affordable and nutritious food — affects nearly 40 million Americans, and can lead to a number of negative health outcomes, including hypertension, diabetes, obesity and other chronic illnesses. In the U.S., Best diets for the environment 02/19/2019 07:00pm • Weight loss and health benefits are key components of the U.S. News Best Diets rankings. But which popular diets are best -- or worst -- for the environment? If you're concerned about preserving natural resources, lowering harmful greenhouse gas emissions and promoting food sustainability, expert The diet-exercise combination: Don’t blow the benefits of your workout 02/19/2019 12:17pm • WASHINGTON — Working out in the morning is a good way to get in shape, but it’s easy to undo the good you’ve done by slipping into bad eating habits later in the day, in part because of the feeling that you’ve earned a bit of indulgence. Lean Plate Club™ blogger Sally Squires told Here's which meal-kit delivery service is best for your budget 02/18/2019 12:01am • There's one way to cook fresh, delicious meals at home without doing all the planning, preparing and shopping: meal-kit delivery services. This relatively new service model delivers a box of ingredients to your door, and you do the cooking at home. Most kits offer the option to serve two, three or f 1 injured in shooting at Anne Arundel Co. mall, suspect sought 02/17/2019 07:15pm • WASHINGTON — A shooting in an Anne Arundel County, Maryland, mall Saturday left at least one person injured after a verbal altercation between two groups escalated. Police received calls about a shooting at Arundel Mills Mall at around 7:45 p.m. After arriving at the mall, officers found severa Can acupuncture help you lose weight? 02/13/2019 07:00pm • Out with the new, in with the old — or so goes many Americans' attitudes toward health interventions these days. Modern pharmaceuticals? No thanks. Ancient Eastern medical practices? Yes please. "Many people are trying to go away from traditional types of medicine and go toward what they consid Is snacking healthy? 02/12/2019 07:00pm • Eating three square meals a day is so 2017. These days, more than half of Americans' eating occasions are snacks, and 91 percent of us snack multiple times a day, according to the Hartman Group, a research firm. Is this healthy? Snacking should not just be an exercise in mouth movement. If yo How to Invest in the Ones You Love 02/12/2019 07:00pm • This month, as you consider how to say "I love you" to that special person in your life, skip the flowers, stuffed animals and chocolates, and opt instead for the true gift of romance: life insurance. While this might not be immediately as well-received as jewelry, per se, it is a gift that will kee How can I prevent tech neck? 02/12/2019 07:00pm • Many of us can cop to spending extended periods of time in front of our favorite electronic devices: desktop computers, cellphones, laptops. The average person spends two to four hours a day reading or texting on their smartphone. The term "tech neck" refers to neck soreness as a result of prolonged Body Image Issues Affect Kids, Too 02/11/2019 07:00pm • Most women are unhappy with their bodies, according to research. But it's not just adults who take issue with the size or shape of their bodies. Increasingly, studies indicate that kids, too, struggle with body dissatisfaction, or having negative thoughts and perceptions about their bodies, which r How to 'Marie Kondo' Your Kitchen 02/11/2019 07:00pm • Tidying up is so in right now, thanks to organizational goddess Marie Kondo, whose new Netflix show features people whose lives are apparently transformed after learning the KonMari method, or Kondo's technique for decluttering. And while I'll leave the whole-house cleaning advice to her, I'd like t Could Losing Weight Lower My Risk of Cancer? 02/11/2019 07:00pm • According to the latest data released by the American Cancer Society, cancer deaths have declined by more than one-quarter (27 percent) over a 25-year span, from 1991 to 2016. But countering that trend, obesity-related cancer is increasing. Previous research indicates that, as noted in the ACS' Canc