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As Hurricane Dorian gains strength, local rescue teams depart for Florida to lend aid 08/30/2019 09:01pm • Rescue teams from Maryland and Virginia fire and rescue departments have been activated to provide support and resources to areas affected by Hurricane Dorian. The hurricane was upgraded to a Category 4 on Friday night. Fairfax County-based Virginia Task Force One and Montgomery County-based M Fall movie guide 2019 08/30/2019 12:43am • Summer blockbuster season is winding down and fall movie season is almost upon us, bringing everything from Halloween chillers to Oscar contenders. Which releases should you circle on your calendar? Time for your Fall Movie Guide: Sept. 6: “It: Chapter 2” Based on Stephen K How aerobic exercise benefits the brain — especially as you age 08/30/2019 12:28am • A recent Columbia University study builds on previous research linking aerobic exercise to cognitive function and cortical thickness improvement in middle-aged and older adults. Here's a look at what the findings could mean for you. Can you imagine living through chronic neurological disease and Data Doctors: Field testing 5G cellular networks 08/29/2019 05:38am • Q: Have you been able to do any real world testing of a 5G phone yet? A: Two cellular providers have chosen my hometown of Phoenix as an early rollout location for their 5G service: Sprint and Verizon. Sprint provided me with a Samsung S10 5G and a list of 11 locations around town that offer 5G Tipping etiquette: The ultimate guide to tipping 08/29/2019 12:00am • With a rising number of tech-savvy tipping tools and calculators in recent years, there's been growing complexity and confusion associated with tipping. How much should you leave? When do you have to provide gratuity and when should you skip tipping? "There is no true norm for tipping," says P Fairfax Co. mother weighs insanity defense in shooting deaths of 2 daughters 08/27/2019 11:55am • The public defender for Veronica Youngblood — charged with murder in the 2018 shooting deaths of her two daughters — said she is contemplating an insanity defense. Youngblood allegedly shot her daughters, 5-year-old Brooklynn and 15-year-old Sharon, in their McLean, Virginia, apartment in Aug 3 cases of severe lung illness related to vaping reported in Virginia 08/27/2019 12:24am • Virginia is adding at least three cases of lung illnesses linked to the use of electronic cigarettes to the nearly 200 cases across 22 states that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported last Friday. The Virginia Department of Health said in a news release that it is investigating Secondhand vaping: What risks do kids face from being around e-cigarettes? 08/26/2019 05:00am • The aerosol produced by e-cigarette use tends to garner little notice, if any at all. And even when it is noticeable, the airborne evidence of vaping, which typically involves inhaling and exhaling the aerosol from a battery-powered e-cigarette, tends to dissipate quickly. By contrast, smoke from a Today in History: Aug. 25 08/25/2019 12:00am • Today is Sunday, Aug. 25, the 237th day of 2019. Today's Highlight in History: On August 25, 1718, hundreds of French colonists arrived in Louisiana, with some settling in present-day New Orleans. On this date: In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed an act establishing the National Par How to protect yourself from KNOB Bluetooth vulnerability 08/23/2019 04:07am • Q: How dangerous is the KNOB Bluetooth vulnerability and what should I be doing to protect my phone? A: Security researchers recently discovered a way to intercept a Bluetooth connection between two devices, leading to the ability to plainly view all of the data being transmitted between the two Sen. Pinsky faults Hogan administration for late rollout of scholarship programs 08/22/2019 09:24am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. More than 1,200 community college students will receive Promise Scholarships this year that could eliminate their tuition costs, but a state 'Forever grateful': Anonymous 'Joe' thanks good those who pulled him from car and gave him CPR 08/21/2019 11:22pm • If you performed CPR on a guy passed out in traffic in D.C. last week, Joe wants you to know he is grateful. A sign tied to a tree near the Potomac Avenue Metro station in Southeast reads: "Good Samaritans of Potomac Ave — You Saved My Life." The letter details people pulling the author from Today in History: Aug. 21 08/21/2019 12:00am • Today is Wednesday, Aug. 21, the 233rd day of 2019. Today's Highlight in History: On August 21, 2000, rescue efforts to reach the sunken Russian nuclear submarine Kursk ended with divers announcing none of the 118 sailors had survived. On this date: In 1609, Galileo Galilei demonstrated Hoggle still unfit to stand trial; judge won't delay competency hearing 08/20/2019 07:48pm • A Montgomery County Circuit judge ruled prosecutors will not be granted more time to allow a powerful anti-psychotic medication to take full effect, and determined Tuesday that Catherine Hoggle remains mentally unfit to stand trial for murdering her children. After a psychiatrist selected by pros Va. Sen. thanks shattered ankle for saving life after 'silent' heart attack 08/20/2019 09:36am • What may have saved a Virginia senator's life? A shattered ankle. Va. Sen. Janet Howell, D-32, credits a crushed ankle after falling on some rocks with saving her life during a trip to the Adirondacks in New York. According to Howell, she was carried off the rocks, put on a boat then a car by