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Gift ideas for cancer patients 12/10/2018 09:00am • When you find out someone you love has cancer, you won't always know exactly what to say or do to make their experience easier. Giving a thoughtful gift is one of the many ways you can show support to a loved one going through cancer treatment. For inspiration, we asked members of the CaringBridg Depression in Seniors: Why the Holidays Can Be Hard 12/09/2018 07:00pm • During the holidays, our thoughts may gravitate to memories of our youth, growing up and time spent with family and friends. But as often happens when we age, family members and friends pass away. Loved ones move far away because of family and job obligations. Some people transition out of the home Wine of the Week: Warm up with these wines 12/07/2018 04:32am • Baby, it's cold outside. Winter has come to D.C. with a vengeance. Even the dogs don't want to go out for a walk — and that's saying something. But, believe it or not, I actually look forward to the cold weather each year. It gives me an excuse to open bottles of "big" red wines. Given the earl How to Calm Your Anxiety With Meditation 12/06/2018 07:00pm • When it seems like your world is caving in, it's extremely difficult not to let your mind wander into dark places. It seems like one dark thought leads to another even darker and more hopeless thought, and eventually, you find yourself drowning in a sea of emotions and no one is there to throw you In Minneapolis, Comprehensive Plan 2040 Divides the City 12/04/2018 07:00pm • MINNEAPOLIS -- For 10 years, families in Colleen Kepler's urban, tree-lined neighborhood gathered twice a month for a potluck where kids grew up together in each other's backyards. "Families move in and stay, not just for a year or two, but a decade or two," she says. "That connection never goes aw 8 Finely Focused Health ETFs to Buy 12/04/2018 07:00pm • Invest in health care ETFs with more precision.Health care investments have broad appeal. From stock pickers riding a fast-moving drug startup to long-term investors enjoying stability and dividends, this part of the market brings several positives. These stocks also can help limit the effects of vo What Students Should Know About the GPA Scale 11/29/2018 07:00pm • For high school students, grade point average is often a major focal point -- a barometer of their academic success. GPA is a factor in class rank, college admissions, scholarship eligibility and more; it represents a student's body of academic work throughout high school beginning in their freshman Does the Soda Tax Work? 11/29/2018 07:00pm • Soda consumption is blamed as being a cause of heart disease, obesity, Type 2 diabetes and some types of cancer in adults, and it's easy to see why, Government guidelines encourage Americans to limit their sugar consumption to no more than 10 percent of their total daily calories, and it's tough to 7 Ways to Make Moving In Together a Success 11/29/2018 07:00pm • For Greg Horen, a residential architect in Chicago, moving into a two-bedroom apartment with his girlfriend this summer was a natural next step in their relationship. And it went fairly smoothly -- for the most part, at least. "We had a little hiccup with move-in and move-out dates, so I ended up mo Rushern Baker exit interview: ‘I believe citizens have the right to yell at you’ (Part 2) 11/29/2018 12:02pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III (D) leaves office on Monday, after eight years on the job. This week he spoke wi Exit interview: The education of Rushern Baker 11/29/2018 11:49am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III (D) leaves office Monday, after eight years on the job. Angela D. Alsobrooks (D) McDonald's Corp (MCD) Stock Looks Good For 2019 11/28/2018 07:00pm • McDonald's Corp (NYSE: MCD) and its investors have had a great 2018, but Morgan Stanley analyst John Glass says 2019 will be even better. Glass has upgraded MCD stock from "equal weight" to "overweight" and says the company's efforts to update and modernize its restaurants will soon pay off in a bi 10 Easy Exercises and Energizers to Reverse the Damage of Your Desk Job 11/27/2018 07:00pm • Sedentary work shouldn't sabotage your health.Like emails in your inbox, studies on the health harms of being sedentary keep piling up. Even so, the toxic combination of spending long hours sitting and leading an overall inactive lifestyle is the reality for 1 in 10 U.S. adults, according to a resea Which Are Better, Equal-Weighted or Cap-Weighted Index Funds? 11/27/2018 07:00pm • Investors playing the odds tend to invest in passively managed index funds, growing their wealth patiently alongside the expanding U.S. and global economies. A passively managed fund is when investment securities are not chosen by a portfolio manager, and are automatically selected to match an index Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Who's at Risk and What to Know 11/27/2018 07:00pm • What do snoring, daytime sleepiness and mood changes have in common? They're all signs of obstructive sleep apnea, or OSA -- a common but grossly under-recognized sleep disorder. What Is OSA? OSA is a potentially serious sleep disorder that causes breathing to stop and start repeatedly, sometimes