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Get some Zs with these sleep-easy eats

Getting a good night's sleep can be a challenge, but some unexpected foods could be the key to falling, and staying, asleep.

Tags: sleep, food, foods that help you sleep

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For newlyweds, surprises continue after the honeymoon

Those surprises can vary depending on a couple's religious background or what premarital activities they engaged in, but Meredith Bodgas of the San Francisco Chronicle says there are a few all couples should count on.

Tags: marriage, san francisco chronicle, Meredith Bodgas

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Spring housing market heats up with speedy sales

Prospective buyers are now starting to house hunt and the influx is creating a busy spring in the real estate market.

Tags: housing, real estate

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Spot a colorful bee, collect some cash

It's the annual "Marking of the Bees" at George Washington University, and for those who aren't terrified of the creatures, a chance encounter with one could mean a free gift card.

Tags: bees, marking of the bees, George Washington University

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D.C. marks 150 years of emancipation

Monday is Emancipation Day in the District of Columbia, and the holiday is significant for reasons other than inadvertently pushing back the tax filing deadline.

Tags: emanicipation proclamation, Abraham Lincoln, emancipation day

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Gay rights fliers sent home with kids; Parents complain

Some parents are complaining about gay rights fliers being sent home with their kids -- and now they are asking the school to change its policies.

Tags: Montgomery County Public Schools, Dana Tofig

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Tax Day steps aside for Emancipation Day

The deadline to file taxes has been pushed to April 17 because the normal deadline, April 15, falls on a Sunday, and Monday is a holiday in D.C.

Tags: tax day, emancipation day, taxes, D.C.

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Texting while driving is No. 1 killer of teens

The not-for-profit Texting Awareness Foundation hopes that statistic from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is enough to convince drivers to put away their phones when they are driving.

Tags: text while driving, Texting Awareness Foundation

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Controversy over student's assignment to attack GOP campaigns

In a Civics honors class at Liberty Middle School, some students were instructed to write papers about each of the Republican candidates' weaknesses and to come up with attack strategies.

Tags: Fairfax County schools, Liberty Middle Schools,

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Seats in high demand for SCOTUS health care arguments

The ongoing legal battles escalate to the Supreme Court next week - and seeing it in person may make landing Springsteen tickets look like a cake walk.

Tags: healthcare, Supreme Court,

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