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Today in History: Aug. 9 08/09/2019 12:00am • Today is Friday, Aug. 9, the 221st day of 2019. There are 144 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On August 9, 1945, three days after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, a U.S. B-29 Superfortress code-named Bockscar dropped a nuclear device ("Fat Man") over Nagasaki, killi Embattled DC council member Jack Evans fined $20K in ethics probe 08/08/2019 09:00pm • D.C. Council member Jack Evans has agreed to pay a hefty fine in connection to an ethics investigation which found he used his position as a lawmaker for personal gain. The D.C. Board of Ethics and Government Accountability delivered a $20,000 fine for the longtime D.C. lawmaker after it said he Column: 'Beverly Hills 90210' reboot inspires memories, expectations 08/07/2019 12:53am • I come here not to praise "Beverly Hills, 90210," nor bury it. The show gave me endless hours of entertainment during the 1990s as I went from socially awkward college student to underachieving professional over a ten-year span. It's been a long time since "Nine-Oh" — what a few of us call Today in History: Aug. 6 08/06/2019 12:30am • Today is Tuesday, Aug. 6, the 218th day of 2019. Today's Highlight in History: On August 6, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act. On this date: In 1806, the Holy Roman Empire went out of existence as Emperor Francis II abdicated. In 1809, one of the leading l First potential opening date set for Silver Line into Loudoun County 08/05/2019 04:57pm • A view of test trains rolling into Loudoun Gateway on the Silver Line. (Courtesy Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project) The Silver Line to Dulles International Airport and Loudoun County, Virginia, will open on or about July 16, 2020, at least if everything goes according to plan from here on out, t Car driven onto tracks at Union Station highlights security risks 07/27/2019 05:59am • A person was able to drive their car across a station platform onto the tracks last winter — and Amtrak security failures are to blame, a report finds. The report from the Amtrak Office of Inspector General identifies a number of ways people can access restricted areas in the station, putting b Column: Apollo 11's legacy and what to look forward to next 07/23/2019 03:45pm • Follow my daily blog to keep up with the latest news in astronomy and space exploration. You can email me at skyguyinva@gmail.com. It was wonderful to see all of the celebrations taking place and the plethora of items for sale to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11. T-shirts, coins, Howard University warns of threats to school, community 07/22/2019 12:07pm • Howard University is out with a warning against those threatening the D.C. school and its community. Administrators say a number of "life-threatening and dangerous messages" were posted on social media by students and submitted through emails and group chat. "The safety of our campus community Where to scoop up some deals on National Ice Cream Day 07/20/2019 11:45pm • It's the hottest weekend of the year, so it only makes sense that America's favorite cold treat would be celebrated on Sunday, July 21. That's National Ice Cream Day. According to the International Dairy Foods Association, July became National Ice Cream Month with a proclamation from President Ro DC area bakes under excessive heat warning; 'even hotter' Saturday 07/20/2019 03:19am • It looks like the D.C. area won't make it to 100 degrees Friday, but the hot, humid weather is continuing to hang over the region, and the hottest weather is still coming. An excessive heat warning returns Saturday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. An excessive heat watch is in effect Sunday. The region is Best ways to earn free hotel stays with your credit card 07/17/2019 05:00am • Whether you're traveling for business or pleasure, earning free hotel stays is a great way to save money. There are several ways you can use a credit card to get free nights at your favorite hotels. Here's everything you need to know. Try a Co-Branded Hotel Rewards Credit Card (and Get Extra Prime Day alternatives: Best other sales to shop 07/14/2019 08:00pm • It's hard to avoid the Prime Day hype. And if you're not an Amazon Prime member, perhaps you're feeling left out of the two-day deals event. However, you don't have to miss out. Plenty of other retailers throw sales to compete with Prime Day and offer the same (or nearly the same) pricing as Amaz Smoke detectors recalled, may fail to sound alarm during fire 07/12/2019 09:03am • Check your smoke alarms. Universal Security Instruments is recalling about 180,000 smoke and fire alarms that may not activate properly and fail to alert people to a fire, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The recall includes 10-year battery operated ionization smoke and fire a Data Doctors: What's Google Lens and how does it work? 07/12/2019 04:26am • Q: What can you tell me about Google Lens and does it work as well on an iPhone? A: Google’s image recognition technology known as ‘Lens’ came to be through multiple acquisitions over many years, including one of my favorite early augmented reality text translation apps called ‘Word Lensâ DC Council likely to strip Jack Evans of powerful finance post 07/08/2019 06:30pm • In the midst of an ethics storm and federal investigation, D.C. Council member Jack Evans is set Tuesday to lose his powerful role as Finance Committee chair. The council is expected to vote to remove Evans from the chairmanship and separately to authorize the hiring of a law firm to investigate