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What air quality tests revealed about mold found in GW dorm building 08/01/2019 11:40pm • Since a construction project revealed dark mold underneath ceiling tiles at George Washington University, some residents have been forced to move out. On Wednesday, the school revealed the results of air quality tests taken July 26 at the building on 19th Street Northwest, in D.C.’s Foggy Botto Alexandria police warn of phone scammers posing as officers 07/30/2019 05:31pm • Police in Alexandria, Virginia, want you to know that they would never call you to ask for money. Scammers, they say, are posing as Alexandria officers — calling homes and asking for donations to the department. Residents started calling the department Monday, police Lt. Courtney Ballantine How to protect yourself following Capital One hack 07/30/2019 12:28pm • A massive data hack has impacted 106 million Capital One customers — nearly a third of all Americans. If you're a Capital One customer, there’s a good chance you were among those affected, said Jill Gonzalez, an analyst with Wallethub. But it's not too late to protect yourself. "Sign up Broken self-cleaning toilet? Findings from Metro's inspector general raise more concerns 07/26/2019 12:45pm • Falsified station inspection reports, wasted money on a self-cleaning toilet and hidden silt pumps, and millions in contracts that appear to have been wrongly steered to specific companies are among recent findings from investigations by Metro's Office of Inspector General. Inspection reports Afte MDTA seeks public comment on toll relief proposals 07/26/2019 11:14am • The public will be able to share their thoughts with the Maryland Transportation Authority Board on proposals to lower tolls for certain vehicles, including motorcycles. The comment period begins Aug. 1, according to a news release from the MDTA. Public comment is sought on different toll relief Capital One's newest spokesperson is a megastar 07/26/2019 10:02am • What's in Taylor Swift's wallet? McLean, Virginia-based credit card giant Capital One Financial has signed entertainment giant Swift as its latest celebrity promotional face. Capital One has signed what it calls a multiyear partnership with Swift, though it did not disclose financial terms o 2 weeks until kickoff: Loudoun United stadium readies for fans, traffic, parking 07/25/2019 01:51pm • The soccer goals are expected to be delivered in the next 24 hours, as construction crews hustle to get the new Loudoun United soccer stadium in Virginia ready for the team's first home game on Friday, Aug. 9. The pristine soccer pitch is lined, and gray and red fold-down seats line the sidelines Lack of affordable housing in new developments near future Herndon Metro station sparks debate 07/24/2019 03:30pm • Within the last five years, more than 500 residential units have been proposed at the door of the future Herndon Metro Station, which is on track to open by the end of 2020. In all three place-making projects that were recently approved by town officials, there are no affordable or workforce housing Plans for an offshore Atlantic wind farm generate a buzz in Md. 07/24/2019 07:40am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today A completed five-turbine wind farm off Block Island, Rhode Island. (Courtesy Deepwater Wind) A Danish firm announced that the power- 'A miracle': Lost dog found after 11 days in Shenandoah National Park 07/22/2019 06:05pm • (Credit: Kelly McDuffie via Facebook) Hikers at Shenandoah National Park had a surprise last week when they came across a dog in need of help. Max, the golden retriever, went missing at the national park on July 4 and was found 11 days later by hikers who happened to be in the right place at Adding Red Line service helps Metro boost ridership 07/22/2019 01:45pm • Running more Red Line trains has helped increase ridership, despite Metro warnings to the contrary last year, new data suggest. Since Metro began sending all Red Line trains past Grosvenor-Strathmore to Shady Grove last December, doubling rush hour service through Rockville, ridership has increas No one answering your business calls? Blame abundance of robocalls 07/22/2019 08:32am • Consumers are getting good at spotting robocalls and ignoring them. But people are now so suspicious when their phones ring, that they are mistaking actual legitimate calls for ones they don't want. "I think there is a lot of hesitation for any kind of call now that is in some way promotional or Atlantic League adjusting to, embracing new rules from MLB 07/22/2019 05:51am • Baseball is a game of adjustments. It’s a game of routines and traditions as well, though, many of which are held to more fiercely than in any other sport. So what happens when some of the most fundamental of those traditions — the very way the game is played — are suddenly changed? Robot u The cheapest ways to travel: 15 tips to save money on your next vacation 07/22/2019 01:00am • If your primary travel goal is checking destinations off a bucket list, you're likely going to need to know how to stretch your funds. This list of travel tips aims to help you see the world without wrecking your finances, covering everything from scoring free trips to paying less for common travel In Md., NASA scientists look back — and forward — on 50th anniversary of moon landing 07/19/2019 04:20am • July is “moon madness month” at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, said spokeswoman Lonnie Shekhtman. That’s the case both for the center’s public-facing role and in the laboratories on the massive campus in Greenbelt, Maryland: Visitors are flocking to the center in advance of the 50th a