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Study reveals ways to eat healthy, regain willpower 09/29/2014 03:38am • WASHINGTON -- Are you having trouble losing weight and eating healthy? Does your willpower conk out when you try to make healthy eating choices? You're not alone and it's no surprise, says Deborah Kotz, health blogger for The Boston Globe. She says that Cornell University researcher Brian Wan The Ultimate Guide to Buying a Mutual Fund 09/29/2014 12:00am • With more than 7,700 mutual funds on the market, it's no surprise investors feel overwhelmed when making investment decisions. There are plenty of factors to consider when choosing a mutual fund: past performance, manager tenure and expense ratio. But which factors are most important when making a d How Apple is Bringing Health Care to Your Smartphone 09/29/2014 12:00am • With its recent reveal of HealthKit and the iWatch, Apple is poised to give the more than 63 million iPhone users in the U.S. the ability to integrate their phone seamlessly with a variety of apps and devices to track calories, steps, sleep and other health stats, providing a full picture of health Why Your Smartphone Needs to Measure Blood Sugar Levels 09/29/2014 12:00am • There have been some really interesting announcements in the news recently. For one thing, smartphone companies announced that they'll be loading their phones with new health apps to measure a lot of your numbers for you. And a new study showed sugar substitutes -- those blue packages of aspartame, Astros change course; Altuve wins batting crown 09/28/2014 08:10pm • MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- What began as a puzzling day for Jose Altuve and the Houston Astros ended with a champagne toast.In a bizarre twist before the season finale, Altuve talked his way into the lineup and wrapped up the American League batting title with two more hits i LeBron, Cavs begin road to possible championship 09/27/2014 11:42am • TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) -- LeBron James threw his right arm around Kevin Love and rested the other on Kyrie Irving's shoulder.They laughed, smiled and posed for photos -- together.And that's how they plan to win an NBA championship.The trio of All-Stars, aligned this sum New Zealand party leader quits after election loss 09/27/2014 01:50am • WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- The leader of New Zealand's main liberal party has resigned after suffering a humiliating election defeat.Labour Party leader David Cunliffe announced Saturday he was quitting but still planned to compete against other candidates in a primary to try and win the leader Kupchak: Healthy Kobe plans big return for Lakers 09/26/2014 09:50pm • GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) -- Mitch Kupchak is confident Kobe Bryant will make an impressive return to the Los Angeles Lakers after losing last season to injuries.The general manager also realizes the Lakers' chances of returning to the playoffs probably depend on it."I th UFC 178 card is stacked with compelling fights 09/26/2014 07:40pm • GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer For any of those mixed martial arts fans who complain the UFC has been watering down its recent pay-per-view cards, UFC 178 is an awfully potent response.The MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas will host several compelling fights Saturday night in a show stacked with prominen Lee Ann Womack chasing happiness over hits 09/26/2014 04:04pm • CHRIS TALBOTT AP Music Writer After 15 years of channeling commercial country music, Lee Ann Womack is channeling something new: The music she's always wanted to makeWith the release this week of country covers record "The Way I'm Livin'," the singer with the soul-moving voice is aiming for somethin Without LeBron, Heat start process of a new season 09/26/2014 03:48pm • TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) -- Erik Spoelstra has ready plenty about the notion of reinvention, which seems appropriate given the task that he and the Miami Heat are embarking upon.The post-LeBron James chapter of Heat basketball is beginning.Spoelstra, the coach entering his sevent Roadside to acquire, redevelop fire-ravaged Frager's Hardware on Capitol Hill 09/26/2014 12:05pm • Roadside Development has agreed to acquire and rebuild the fire-gutted Frager’s Hardware campus on Pennsylvania Avenue SE, finally returning the iconic store to its longtime home. Frager’s, based at 1101-1117 Pennsylvania Ave. on Capitol Hill since 1920, was ravaged by fire in June 2013 Pacers' George making rehab progress on broken leg 09/26/2014 07:32am • MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Paul George is getting back on his feet.Less than two months after sustaining a gruesome compound fracture of his right leg, team doctors have cleared the Pacers' two-time All-Star to put weight on his injured leg and begin upper body work in the w Rescued turtle heading to new home in San Diego 09/26/2014 04:16am • MARATHON, Fla. (AP) -- A loggerhead sea turtle named Sapphire is getting ready for a cross-country trip on Thursday to a permanent home in Southern California after convalescing for more than a year at the Florida Keys-based Turtle Hospital.Final preparations were being made Wednesday for the 2,500- 5 Mistakes to Avoid When Hiring a Caregiver for Your Parent 09/26/2014 12:00am • You can't do it all, and when you realize that, you either hire someone else for the task or spread the work around. Or you just let it go. But if part of doing it all is taking care of an aging parent, you can't let it go, and spreading the work among family and friends may be impractical or impos