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How to Highlight Diversity in an MBA Application 07/09/2018 08:00pm • Jay Bryant, director of graduate recruitment and admissions with the Rady School of Management at the University of California--San Diego, says LGBT B-school applicants are sometimes reluctant to reveal their sexual orientation or gender identity to MBA admissions officers. When Bryant applied to b Always checking your smartphone at work? Here's how to break the habit 07/09/2018 01:00pm • When it comes to your smartphone, your "checking" behaviors may be killing your productivity. It may seem quick and innocent enough, but the sneak peeks you keep giving to your email, apps and Facebook feed have been proven by researchers to be costly if you care about getting things done. The co Best bug sprays? Check this list before you buy 07/09/2018 10:53am • WASHINGTON — Summer is here, which means its prime time for backyard barbecue feasts and other outdoor activities. But if you don't have an effective bug spray, it could be you that ends up on the menu. Consumer Reports has released its list of recommended insect repellents to keep the buzzing Why pay credit card bills late? 'I forgot' 07/09/2018 07:27am • WASHINGTON — Late fees on credit card accounts are approaching nearly $40, yet 42 percent of consumers surveyed by CreditCards.com say they’ve paid their bill late at least once in the last year. And it’s most often not because they didn’t have the money to make the payment in their check Nominate your favorite local businesses for WTOP’s Top 10 contest 07/09/2018 12:09am • WTOP’s annual Top 10 Contest is back! Through July 15, we’re accepting nominations for the best local businesses in the following 10 categories: best burger, pizza, barbecue, brewery, brunch, coffee shop, winery, tacos, bagels and crabs. Ten businesses in each category will move on to our 3 Underappreciated Sports Concussion Causes 07/08/2018 08:00pm • If you asked the people you know what they've heard in the news about sports concussions, they'd likely cite reports about concussion concerns related to professional American football. They aren't wrong. There are a multitude of studies, reports, opinion editorials and feelings on this very subjec Across Europe, Anxiety Hangs Over Looming Visit by Donald Trump 07/08/2018 08:00pm • LONDON -- Anne Bisset-Smith readily says she's been a veteran protester throughout her adult life. "I march about things that matter to me." So the decision to take her 8-year-old daughter Martha to this Friday's protest in central London against Donald Trump's visit to the United Kingdom was an ea Man who brought guns to Trump Hotel in DC pleads guilty to firearm offense 07/08/2018 09:45am • WASHINGTON — A Pennsylvania man who brought a semi-automatic pistol and an AR-15-style rifle to D.C. last year pleaded guilty to a firearms offense on Friday. According to a news release from the Secret Service, Bryan D. Moles, 44, of Edinboro, Pennsylvania, put both a Glock 23 .40-caliber pi Wine of the Week: Summer sippers to beat the heat 07/06/2018 03:37am • WASHINGTON — I originally thought about postponing this article until the weather warmed up just a bit more, foolishly thinking it would be at least August before the legendary D.C. summer sent the thermometer into the notorious “hot and humid” territory. But given the recent streak of 90-d Reinventing Your Adult Relationship With a Parent 07/05/2018 08:00pm • No matter how old you or your parents are, some things never change. Namely, your parents seem to still have a special knack for pushing your buttons or inserting themselves into your adult life. Some parents are overbearing and constantly intrusive in obvious ways. Others are more subtle: Their ann Md. woman sentenced to 95 years for role in gang robberies 07/05/2018 05:45pm • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: '51f55cc7-b5fc-4dcf-9ea8-11e3feeb80a8' }).render("2006153626f6f943");}); WASHINGTON — A Maryland woman who co Md. man kills himself in jail cell days after life sentence for pregnant fiancee's murder 07/05/2018 05:10pm • WASHINGTON — The Silver Spring man sentenced earlier this week to life in prison in the 2016 stabbing death of his pregnant fiancee took his own life in his jail cell, authorities say. Thierry Nkusu, 35, was found unresponsive in his cell at the Montgomery County detention center during a routi Where Metro stands on federally mandated safety fixes 07/05/2018 01:00pm • WASHINGTON — More than three years after Carol Glover died when smoke filled a train near L'Enfant Plaza, Metro is still working on new tunnel and ventilation system inspection and maintenance procedures, ways to identify the location of smoke in tunnels and regular testing of smoke detectors. 8 careers for creative people 07/04/2018 08:00pm • Tap Into Your Artistic Side People with artistic aspirations, whether literary, musical or visual, often hope to apply their talents in their professional endeavors. Although it's difficult to find secure employment writing novels, performing or painting, there are many solid jobs that require cr How to Invest While in College: 4 Easy Steps 07/04/2018 08:00pm • It no longer takes money to make money. Thanks to the rise of investing apps like Stash and Acorns and low-cost robo advisors like Betterment and Wealthsimple, you can start investing with pocket change. Just $5 a day invested over 35 years at a 6 percent return could become more than $200,000. Inv