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10 Colleges That Received the Most Applications 10/29/2018 08:00pm • The U.S. News Short List, separate from our overall rankings, is a regular series that magnifies individual data points in hopes of providing students and parents a way to find which undergraduate or graduate programs excel or have room to grow in specific areas. Be sure to explore The Short List: Will You Thank or Curse Trump for Your Tax Bill? 10/29/2018 08:00pm • Taxpayers may feel like they're entering into the vast unknown this tax season. It will be the first year that many filers will face their new tax liability under President Donald Trump's tax reform. And for these filers, how their tax liability will look remains mysterious. "There will be some peop Cardin seeks 3rd term as Campbell, Simon, Vohra challenge him in Maryland Senate race 10/29/2018 03:22pm • WASHINGTON — When voters in Maryland get their ballot, they'll see four names in the box for U.S. senator. Sen. Ben Cardin, the incumbent Democrat, is seeking his third term. Tony Campbell, a political science professor at Towson University, is the Republican candidate. Neal Simon, a business e Wittman faces challenge from Williams in Virginia's 1st District 10/29/2018 07:14am • Editor’s note: This is one in a series of pieces on the Nov. 6 midterm election. WTOP interviewed candidates in key contested local races. See all of WTOP’s coverage election coverage. WASHINGTON — Republican Rep. Rob Wittman is squaring off against Democrat Vangie Williams on Nov. 6 for th Stroke Warning Signs, Treatments and Prevention 10/28/2018 08:00pm • World Stroke Day is a great opportunity to get up-to-date on the symptoms of stroke, who's at risk and lifestyle changes that can reduce the risk of stroke. Stroke, an injury in the brain that occurs after blood flow in the brain is blocked or a when a blood vessel in the brain ruptures, is the fi 10 Tips for Promoting a Healthy Bladder 10/28/2018 08:00pm • Pay attention to your bladder. Do you give much thought to your bladder? Most people probably don't ruminate much on the organ, which is located in the pelvis, between the pelvic bones. The bladder -- a hollow, muscular organ that's shaped like a balloon -- is a key component of the urinary tract. M Celebrity birthdays for the week of Oct. 28 - Nov. 3 10/28/2018 02:24am • Here are some celebrities celebrating a birthday this week. Oct. 28: Jazz singer Cleo Laine is 91. Actress Joan Plowright is 89. Country musician Charlie Daniels is 82. Actress Jane Alexander is 79. Actor Dennis Franz (''NYPD Blue'') is 74. 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So while other new graduates enrolled in university courses, Cham took full-time jobs. Over the next seven years, she worked at a movie theater, as a nanny and at a colle 12 Things You Should Know About Stomach Flu in Children 10/24/2018 08:00pm • It's the middle of the night. You're sound asleep -- or you were. You slightly arouse to a bit of rustling, and nearly fall back asleep, when you hear a small voice. You snap awake, heart racing. Then your child clearly repeats one of the most horrifying phrases a parent can hear in the middle of t Questions to Ask When a Loved One Is Diagnosed with Alzheimer's or Dementia 10/23/2018 08:00pm • It starts out slowly, almost imperceptibly. The misplaced keys. The forgotten birthday or anniversary. Using the wrong word or losing the thread in mid-conversation. These are often dismissed as typical signs of aging, but in some people, they may be the earliest signs that something bigger is at w Polio-Like Illness Appears Among Children Again 10/23/2018 08:00pm • It starts with everyday cold or flu-like symptoms that appear to go away. Soon after, however, harsher symptoms of acute flaccid myelitis show up with a vengeance. Right now, the seasonal illness is more prevalent than in previous years. AFM causes severe muscle weakness or paralysis, primarily in t