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Can Facebook Inc (FB) Stock Start 2017 With an Earnings Bang? 01/29/2017 07:00pm • Facebook Inc (ticker: FB) stock has been one of the market's hottest large-capitalization growth names for years now. Some trade groups estimate Facebook and Alphabet ( GOOG, GOOGL) accounted for 103 percent of ad spending in the first half of 2016 -- meaning the rest of the industry was in decline. Union responds to firings of Metro track inspectors over faked reports 01/27/2017 03:42pm • WASHINGTON — Track inspectors fired over what Metro describes as falsified or copied track inspection reports are simply guilty of “shoddy paperwork,” which means at least some likely should not have lost their jobs, a top union leader said. In all, 16 front-line workers and five supervisor 4 Maryland tax preparers caught filing fraudulent returns, officials say 01/26/2017 02:33pm • BALTIMORE — A recent crackdown on fraudulent tax returns has netted four more indictments against Maryland tax preparers. Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh and Comptroller Peter Franchot announced the charges against the four preparers, two of them residents of Prince George’s County, as Remembering the month Arenas, Wizards were center of sports world 01/26/2017 03:23am • WASHINGTON — Can you believe it’s been 10 years? Yes, 10 years ago this month, in January 2007, before the Colts and Bears squared off in Super Bowl XLI, Gilbert Arenas transformed from a star player on a decent team to the reason to turn on the TV, no matter your rooting interest or where yo The Law That Could Delay Your Tax Refund 01/25/2017 07:00pm • The IRS has opened the doors to begin receiving 2016 tax returns, but some early filers may find they are left waiting weeks before their refund arrives. That's thanks to a new law intended to reduce cases of tax fraud. Refundable tax credits are prime targets for fraud. The Protecting Americans Infiltrator video leads to arrest of activist in plan to disrupt DeploraBall 01/25/2017 09:49am • WASHINGTON -- Hidden-camera video of activists planning to use stink bombs to disrupt inauguration events of President Donald Trump has led to a man's arrest. Scott Ryan Charney, 34, was arrested Jan. 19, hours before the DeploraBall for Trump supporters, held at the National Press Club. He i Plea deal on table in 'Pizzagate' case 01/24/2017 11:48am • WASHINGTON -- Federal prosecutors have offered a plea deal to the North Carolina man charged with carrying an assault rifle into a D.C. pizza restaurant, firing the weapon and causing panic inside the business. Edgar Welch, 28, appeared in court briefly Tuesday morning. Prosecutors mentioned th Czech Republic Forms Unit to Detect Fake News Sites 01/17/2017 07:00pm • PRAGUE, Czech Republic -- With his country's elections rapidly approaching, Tomá? Prouza says public interest is high for a new unit designed to confront the latest iteration of a decades-old problem: media propaganda from larger, outside powers. This month the Czech government launched a specializ Nurses Face More Violence From Hospital Patients 01/17/2017 07:00pm • Nurses and other health care workers increasingly face verbal abuse, physical assaults and injuries, often from the patients they're trying to help, according to testimony at a Jan. 10 meeting held by the Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Capitol Hill. There, regist Data Doctors: New Microsoft scam fooling many users 01/13/2017 11:33pm • Q: I got a message from Microsoft saying that my computer has been blocked because the Zeus virus was detected. Is this legit and what should I do? A: The ongoing game by scammers to convince people that their computer is infected has taken some seriously convincing turns in recent months. On Va. voter registration worker convicted of submitting fake names 01/12/2017 12:40pm • ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — An Alexandria man has been convicted of submitting bogus voter-registration forms while working for a progressive advocacy group. Thirty-year-old Vafalay Massaquoi pleaded guilty in Alexandria Circuit Court Thursday to a count of election fraud and two counts of forging p Donald Trump and the Clickbait Presidency 01/10/2017 07:00pm • "Meryl Streep, one of the most over-rated actresses in Hollywood" ... "Media is fake!"..."Are we living in Nazi Germany?"..."I love Hispanics!" Perhaps historians will not have to dust off old books, but just surf the tweets of our future entertainer-in-chief. While Barack Obama was the first U.S. p Ex-Md. delegate admits to accepting bribes; more officials investigated in corruption probe 01/10/2017 05:15pm • GREENBELT, Md. — A former Maryland delegate from Prince George's County collected an estimated $40,000 worth of bribes in exchange for directing tax-supported grants to certain nonprofit organizations, among other favors, and he even directed those soliciting his help to create fake entities to re Police: 5 suspected gang members charged in Montgomery Co. killing 01/05/2017 06:32pm • WASHINGTON — Five suspected MS-13 gang members have been charged with murder, months after a New Jersey man was found buried in Montgomery County, Maryland, police said. Police said that two people were arrested Monday: Neris Moreno, 19, of New Jersey, and Jackelin Leiba-Esperanza, 16, of Brent How to Create a Cozy Space at Home to Hibernate in This Winter 01/04/2017 07:00pm • As the holiday decorations are put away and temperatures continue to drop, it seems almost impossible to avoid those long, chilly days of winter. If you're stuck indoors this time of year, hibernate in style by creating an intimate and relaxed space to cozy up with loved ones. It's time to revamp t