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Fake 'vehicle for hire' involved in DC sex assault, police say 10/14/2018 10:02pm • WASHINGTON — A man posing as a driver of a vehicle for hire sexually assaulted another man who thought he was getting into a commercial vehicle, D.C. police say. According to authorities, around 3 a.m. on Oct. 14, the suspect pulled up and posed as the man's ride. When the victim got in, the dr Va. election changes coming after 'fraud' in petitions circulated by GOP candidate's staffers 10/04/2018 09:45am • EDITOR'S NOTE: An earlier version of this story stated the wrong day of the week. The State Board of Elections meets Tuesday. WASHINGTON — After a Virginia judge kicked an independent congressional candidate off the ballot due to apparent fraud driven by staffers for Republican Rep. Scott Taylo What College Students Need to Know About Credit Card Fraud 10/02/2018 08:00pm • Almost two-thirds of college students aren't concerned about falling victim to identity fraud, according to a 2015 report by Javelin Strategy & Research. At the same time, students experienced the most severe effects of fraud of any age group. It's not always possible to prevent credit card fra Can your HOA regulate your holiday decor? 10/02/2018 08:00pm • Fall and winter holidays are perfect for creating an elaborate outdoor scene — whether you're planning to recreate "Frankenstein" in your front yard, light up the walkways for Diwali or feature Santa Claus and his reindeer on your roof. Regardless of which holiday you prefer to go all out for, the Commentary: Big Tech's Troubling Role in City Inequality 10/01/2018 08:00pm • Big tech companies have been blamed for many things lately. Whether it be fake news, privacy scandals and addictive product design or the rise of inequality and spreading social tensions, the current year has seen the giants of America's digital economy forced to acknowledge their role in a long lis In Czech Elections, Pirate Party Eyes Prague Mayor's Seat 09/23/2018 08:00pm • PRAGUE -- If voter Mikolas Moravec has his way the next mayor of the Czech capital city of Prague will be a pirate. Like a lot of young Czechs, Moravec, a 30-year-old aspiring soccer scout, has grown dissatisfied with the scandal-laden political establishment that has been around since the end of co Ticketmaster denies report it recruits scalpers to cheat resale system 09/21/2018 01:33pm • WASHINGTON — Ticketmaster is denying an undercover report that the box-office giant is recruiting professional scalpers to cheat its own system as a way to make more money off resale tickets. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation went undercover at a ticket industry convention in Las Vegas, whe Tale of a Troll: Former Russian 'troll factory' worker faces retaliation; warns US ahead of midterms 09/21/2018 03:00am • In WTOP's three-part series "Tale of a Troll," J.J. Green delves into the inner workings of a troll house in St. Petersburg, Russia, that aimed to trick Americans on various social media platforms as part of a Kremlin-backed disinformation campaign. WASHINGTON — In a job that required him to sp Woman pleads guilty in cyberattack on DC police cameras before 2017 inauguration 09/20/2018 08:00pm • WASHINGTON — A Romanian woman has pleaded guilty Thursday for the role she played in a ransomware attack that left more than 100 D.C. police surveillance cameras inoperable just days before last year's presidential inauguration. Eveline Cismaru, 28, admitted to taking part in an attack that inf Home detention for Va. woman who faked will to stop home seizure 09/19/2018 09:04am • STAFFORD, Va. (AP) — A Virginia woman who pleaded guilty to faking a will to keep a drug dealer's home from being seized has received a year of home detention. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that both prosecutors and defense attorneys asked the judge not to impose jail time on 38-year-old Tale of a Troll: The Russian operation to target Hillary Clinton 09/19/2018 02:36am • In WTOP's three-part series "Tale of a Troll," J.J. Green delves into the inner workings of a troll house in St. Petersburg, Russia, that aimed to trick Americans on various social media platforms as part of a Kremlin-backed disinformation campaign. WASHINGTON — Marat Mindiyarov was unemployed People in Africa Must Travel Far to Find Hospitals 09/17/2018 08:00pm • By Paul Ouma and Emelda Okiro Nearly half of all deaths and about a third of disabilities in low and middle-income countries could be avoided if people had access to emergency care. In Africa the main causes of emergencies are road accidents, obstetric complications, severe illnesses and non-commun Twitter Inc (TWTR) Stock Has a Big Problem 09/16/2018 08:00pm • User growth has been a constant struggle for Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) in recent years, but rising costs may be the company's biggest hurdle. MoffettNathanson analyst Michael Nathanson reiterated his "sell" rating for TWTR stock and says investors may not fully appreciate the financial impact of inte My Take: Keep your weather storm fake news to yourselves 09/14/2018 10:49pm • Hurricane Florence is upon us. Beware of false information. Inspector general: Fake labels on electrical parts used in Metro car maintenance 09/14/2018 05:35am • WASHINGTON — The middle-aged rail cars Metro is phasing out due to poor performance have had potentially fraudulent parts installed on them for years. A newly released report from the Office of Inspector General finds the parts a company repackaged as its own were used for what should have been