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5 ways to make fitness a part of your summer vacation 5 ways to make fitness a part of your summer vacation 07/18/2016 05:00pm • If you're lucky enough to go on vacation this summer, you don't have to sacrifice your fitness. In fact, including exercise in your plans can enhance the trip and challenge your body. Here are five ways to integrate fitness into your summer plans so you can have fun and stay fit at the same time: Learning life through Disney movies: An autistic boy’s journey Learning life through Disney movies: An autistic boyâs journey 07/14/2016 01:09am • WASHINGTON â Imagine waking up one day and your toddler, who you once described as energetic and chatty, is suddenly the opposite. He is withdrawn, lacks motor function and his expanding vocabulary has shrunk to one word: juice.  That was the reality Ron Suskind and his wife, Cornelia, fa 8 Honeymoon Booking Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them) 07/13/2016 08:00pm • Planning a honeymoon should be a fun, pain-free process and a welcome reprieve from stress-inducing wedding decisions, such as choosing flower assortments, seat assignments and registry items. But oftentimes, after juggling hundreds of tasks for the big day, brides- and grooms-to-be make common tri 4 ways to botch your retirement plan 07/13/2016 07:00am • We all want to live comfortably in our retirement years. But, unfortunately, not all retirees are able to achieve this. Sometimes the reasons are innocent enough: The entire market crashed right before retirement, unforeseen medical bills ransacked a retirement account or a mischievous lawsuit ca Woman who kept 66 dogs in filthy conditions sentenced Woman who kept 66 dogs in filthy conditions sentenced 07/08/2016 06:30pm • WASHINGTON â A Montgomery County woman was sentenced Friday after earlier this year, officials found 66 dogs in her house living in filthy conditions. Montgomery County District Court Judge William Simmons sentenced Katherine Ting Tiong, a 47-year-old of Rockville, Maryland, to 16.5 years in ja How to Save $10,000 in 6 Months 07/04/2016 08:00pm • Hardly a month goes by without some report or another stating that Americans aren't saving enough for retirement. It's a sad state of affairs, but it is also one that doesn't have to be inevitable, at least not if you are smart. There are easy ways to jump-start the savings process. Here are some id 3 Facts About Earning a Degree in Saudi Arabia 06/27/2016 08:00pm • Saudi Arabia is the largest Arab country in the Middle East -- and its emphasis on education is even bigger. The country boasts the largest education sector of all Arab Gulf states, including more than 25 public universities and more than 65 private colleges as well as several technical colleges. T Unlike the U.S., Australia's Election Season Isn't a Screaming Affair 06/27/2016 08:00pm • SYDNEY -- Australia's minister of finance, Mathius Cormann, recently provided a reminder into how grueling federal elections can be on this island continent. Speaking at a media doorstop last month, he dumfounded the journalists assembled after accidentally naming the leader of the opposition -- Bil Active Medicine: How Children's Hospitals Support Weight Management 06/26/2016 08:00pm • Born at 10 pounds and 13 ounces, Gigi Eisenstein of Philadelphia had been a robust baby. But when her weight was still outpacing her height at her 6-year check-up, the pediatrician referred her parents to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. There, in consultations every six weeks or so including a Loudoun nonprofit offers hope to homeless teens Loudoun nonprofit offers hope to homeless teens 06/15/2016 02:53pm • LEESBURG, Va. â Eighteen-year-old Kofi has spent the last year without a home to call his own. The day he turned 18, his dad and step-mom kicked him out of even though he was still in high school. He is one of the invisible but growing number of homeless Americans aged 18 to 24 years old. He Medical Schools Rally to Make Classes More Diverse 06/08/2016 08:00pm • As a medical student at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Lynn Pauls provided city residents with a service she didn't have as a child: health care. "It was one of the first things that I learned was unequal about the world," says Pauls, who graduated from Johns Hopkins Big cities with the cheapest rent 06/07/2016 07:26am • The following information is provided by Graphiq and FindTheHome. By Ben Taylor Itâs a common conundrum: Pay thousands in rent to live in a big city, or save the cash and move to a small town? The question comes up most frequently among young Americans, who move an average of four tim Taking Steps to Cure Hepatitis C 06/01/2016 08:00pm • Not so long ago, treating hepatitis C was a decidedly bleak affair. And the prospect of curing the potentially life-threatening virus, or infection -- which causes liver disease and inflammation of the organ -- was a longshot. As a result, many patients opted to forgo treatment. Dr. Mark Sulkowski, 10 Things Veterans Should Look for in a College 05/29/2016 08:00pm • Find the Right School for You Transitioning from military service to life as a college student at a four-year institution can be a challenge for veterans. But most student veterans complete college at a similar rate to traditional students, according to a 2014 report. Vets can look at these 10 trait 4 Facts About Earning an Undergrad Degree in the UAE 05/23/2016 08:00pm • The United Arab Emirates has earned a reputation as a world-class travel destination. But it also stands out as an attractive place to study abroad, drawing a steady stream of international students to its universities scattered across seven emirates. Some 64,119 international students studied in t
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