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Pets and fireworks: How to keep your animals calm and safe on July 4 07/04/2021 06:00am • We may find fireworks beautiful and festive, but they explode like magnified gunfire in the exquisitely sensitive ears of many of our pets. Measuring between 150 and 175 decibels, fireworks are louder than many planes at takeoff (about 140 decibels). Decibels measure the loudness of a sound while Data Doctors: The latest version of Microsoft Edge 07/02/2021 05:36am • Q: Should I consider using Microsoft Edge as my browser? A: There was a time when there wasn’t much to think about when it came to browsing the Internet. Windows users defaulted to Internet Explorer; Mac users used Safari. What was initially a simple utility became the gateway to users for t Spanking can worsen a child's behavior and do real harm, study finds 06/28/2021 06:34pm • Physical punishment does not appear to improve a child's positive behavior or social competence over time, according to a review of 69 studies from the US, Canada, China, Colombia, Greece, Japan, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom. The review, published Monday in the journal Lancet, found Tips for workers uncomfortable with returning to the office 06/28/2021 04:30am • More businesses are having workers return to the office, and some people might be uncomfortable with that. A D.C.-area doctor has advice for how to cope with that returning-to-work anxiety. “This is a stressful situation to get back, post-pandemic, to work," Dr. Sunil Budhrani said. "It’s imp 15 Resume Mistakes to Avoid 06/25/2021 12:00am • "Perhaps the most important part of writing your resume isn't the writing at all -- it's the editing," says Trista Winnie in an article for Jobscan, a popular resume assessing tool. She accurately describes the significance of resume editing to increase your job seeking success. Not that writing a What a chameleon has to do with combatting distracted driving 06/23/2021 03:17pm • High school student Nathan Ong's radio ad points out that chameleons can focus their eyes on two things at once. Human beings, on the other hand, can't. "Unless you're a chameleon, there's absolutely no way you can focus on texting and driving at the same time," the ad says. It's one of the wi Tips for Job Interviews via Zoom 06/23/2021 12:00am • How do you feel about job interviews? According to a survey from JDP, 93% of Americans have experienced anxiety related to a job interview. Virtual interviews can increase feelings of anxiety and uncertainty due to unexpected distractions, Zoom fatigue and the feeling that it's harder to connect wi Officer claims Fairfax Co. prosecutors withholding evidence, asks stun gun case be dismissed 06/22/2021 06:02am • Lawyers for Fairfax County police officer Tyler Timberlake are asking a judge to dismiss the excessive force case against him, claiming prosecutors continue to withhold evidence that would support Timberlake's defense. Prosecutors and the defense agree that on June 5, 2020, in the Mount Vernon ar Baltimore native uses life experiences to motivate work as advocate for Black men 06/21/2021 04:47am • Baltimore native David Miller is a father of three, a youth development consultant and the head of the Dare to Be King Project. (Courtesy David Miller) While a student at Morgan State University, David Miller watched his best friend get gunned down while standing right next to him in West Baltim ‘20 is Plenty’: Montgomery County pilot program aims to reduce speeds on area roads 06/17/2021 02:43pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, announced a new pilot program as part of its Vision Zero project to eliminate traffic fatalities by 2030. The new "20 is Plenty" effort will lower speeds to 20 miles per hour on five county roads in Germantown, Silver Spring and North Bethesda. Montgomery County Ex New Virginia laws aimed at boosting safety for cyclists start July 1 06/17/2021 09:07am • Bicycle safety is a constant concern across the D.C. area, and two new Virginia laws going into effect on July 1 aim to address it. One of the laws will require drivers across the state to switch lanes if they can't maintain at least three feet of distance when passing cyclists — even if that m Right now in Iceland: Hot lava and a warm welcome 06/17/2021 05:03am • Just a 25-minute car ride from Iceland's Keflavik International Airport, a hiking trail winds over two miles to a view of what's quite possibly the greatest show on Earth right now. Iceland's newest active volcano, Geldingadalur, rumbles up -- at regular intervals for the moment -- into a fountai Brooks Koepka vs. Bryson DeChambeau: Why everyone is talking about golf's new rivalry 06/17/2021 02:57am • It began with a look of pure annoyance and frustration, spiraled into a meme and then a beer company got involved. Yes, everybody is talking about the ongoing spat between golfers Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau. A video clip of Koepka losing his train of thought "hearing that bulls**t" as De How to Write a Business Letter 06/17/2021 12:00am • When it comes to professional communication, texting and messaging are convenient, but they can't compete with a well-crafted business letter. "In the digital age, we've become much more casual in our writing in general," says Marcia Layton Turner, founder and executive director of the Association o Cicadas and your pets 06/14/2021 04:13pm • This content is sponsored by Rocky Gorge Animal Hospital. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, The Incredibles, and Meet the Fockers were released in the movies, the Summer Olympics were held in Greece, gas was $2.10, and trillions of Brood X cicadas dug down and hibernated for a subterranea