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Businesses around Comet Ping Pong stay on alert after gunman 12/08/2016 04:34am • WASHINGTON — A 28-year-old North Carolina man who is accused of shooting a firearm inside a well-known Northwest D.C. pizzeria on Sunday has another court appearance Thursday morning. Edgar Maddison Welch of Salisbury, North Carolina, went to Comet Ping Pong to investigate an online conspiracy New York restaurant threatened by 'Pizzagate' hoax callers 12/08/2016 02:37am • NEW YORK (AP) — A popular New York restaurant has become the latest victim of a fake-news conspiracy about Hillary Clinton running a child sex ring out of a Washington, D.C., pizza joint. Roberta's, a Brooklyn restaurant known for its wood-fired pizza, received telephone calls threatening its e What really happens at baseball’s Winter Meetings 12/07/2016 01:27am • OXON HILL, Md. — To the outside world, Major League Baseball’s Winter Meetings appear a regal gathering of the top executives in the game, swinging potential blockbuster deals between hotel suites while the sport’s biggest fans hold their collective breath. It’s not that this isn’t true, Comet Ping Pong reopens after shooting spurred by conspiracy 12/06/2016 09:50pm • WASHINGTON — A pizzeria in Northwest D.C. that has been the target of a fake election-related news story has reopened Tuesday, two days after a North Carolina man is accused of shooting a firearm inside, claiming to "self-investigate" the conspiracy theory. No one was hurt in the shooting Sunda After gun scare, community rallies behind DC pizzeria 12/06/2016 01:02pm • WASHINGTON — A popular D.C. pizzeria was set to reopen Tuesday afternoon after a gun scare over the weekend that was inspired by a fake story online. Comet Ping Pong at the corner of Connecticut and Nebraska avenues in Northwest D.C. has been closed since Sunday's incident, when police say a 28 Emma Stone, Damien Chazelle on making 'La La Land' (Videos) 12/06/2016 01:55am • WASHINGTON — It was just named Best Film by the Washington Area Film Critics Association and is a deserving front-runner for Best Picture at the Oscars. As audiences eagerly await the release of the new musical "La La Land" (in select theaters Friday, nationwide Dec. 16), WTOP sat down wit Accused pizzeria gunman brought 3 guns from N.C. in 'rescue' attempt 12/05/2016 05:15pm • WASHINGTON — A 28-year-old North Carolina man armed with an assault rifle who police say traveled to a popular D.C. pizzeria to "self-investigate" a fake news story about a child sex ring being run there by Hillary Clinton campaign operatives was ordered held without bond at his first court appear Police identify suspect who fired gun in Comet Ping Pong 12/04/2016 11:50pm • WASHINGTON — D.C. police have identified the man who was arrested after firing a gun inside of a restaurant Sunday afternoon in Northwest D.C. Edgar Maddison Welch, 28, of Salisbury, North Carolina, told police he went to Comet Ping Pong, a popular pizza place in the 5000 block of Connecticut A 3 Tips for Teachers to Help Teens Distinguish Fact From Fiction 12/04/2016 07:00pm • The rise in websites dispensing false information has become a problem for Facebook. But for one high school teacher, having students take misinformation at face value is nothing new -- though it's gotten worse. "I'm constantly got kids coming to me, 'Did you know?' insert whatever conspiracy theory 7 Best Tech Stocks to Buy for 2017 12/01/2016 07:00pm • Going into 2017, technology is seeping into almost every aspect of everyday life. From retail to travel and transportation, hardly anything is purely analog nowadays. From an investor's perspective, that's quite an opportunity. As you enter a new year and perhaps look to rebalance your portfolio, t What Interviewers of Veterans Are Really Thinking 12/01/2016 07:00pm • Many job seekers enduring an interview find their minds wandering to the same question: What is the interviewer thinking right now? Regardless of her body language, voice tone, word choice or questions, the inner dialog of the interviewer seems a mystery to the applicant. Frequently, interviewees re Kaine's cure for election defeat: Diving back into work 12/01/2016 11:00am • WASHINGTON — Sen. Tim Kaine, of Virginia, told WTOP on Thursday that being part of the losing ticket in the presidential election earlier this month was “tough,” but the cure was diving back into work. The Democratic nominee for vice president, Kaine said that although most people were surp 3 Va. men get 20-plus years for fake Craigslist ad robbery 11/30/2016 08:00pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Three men have been sentenced to more than 20 years in prison for their role in orchestrating a robbery through a fake Craigslist ad. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that the men were part of a group that used a Lexus SUV advertisement to lure a man in March to rural Ha 5 Steps Adults Can Take to Complete High School 11/29/2016 07:00pm • Yvette Player left high school when she was 17. The now-55-year-old mother has tried three times since then to earn her high school credential. "Each time, I got sick or had to take care of someone that was sick. My last time, I got sick," says Player, who is enrolled at the newly opened Goodwill Ex Beware of Cyber Monday ripoffs 11/28/2016 09:17am • WASHINGTON — Cyber Monday doesn't just present savings opportunities for online shoppers; it also presents chances for hackers to help themselves to shoppers' personal information. Security experts say the annual increase in Cyber Monday activity has criminals writing apps, setting up phony pub