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What to Do When You Fumble an Interview Question 09/12/2016 08:00pm • We all want to ace that next job interview, but the reality is, everyone fumbles a few answers from time to time. The main thing to remember is that whether you're a candidate up for your dream job or a pro football player in the final seconds of a playoff game, the clock stops for no one -- you're Wells Fargo & Co Created Fake Accounts, Must Pay $185 Million in Fines (WFC) 09/08/2016 08:00pm • If you thought Wells Fargo & Co (ticker: WFC) provided you a service or product you didn't ask for, you could have been correct. And now the company is paying the price, literally. The bank settled with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and 10 of the Kardashians' Favorite Companies 08/23/2016 08:00pm • Want to be like a Kardashian? They pitch these brands.The Kardashian clan always seems to find itself at the center of attention, but not always for the right reasons. According to the nonprofit consumer advocacy group Truth in Advertising, members of the Kardashian and Jenner dynasty have been usin Police seek additional victims in concert scam that may include Adele, Drake shows 08/22/2016 07:49pm • WASHINGTON — Howard County police want to hear from other possible victims of a Manassas man they believe to be a counterfeiter who is charged with theft. Shannon Michael Seeber, 34, had fraudulent tickets to concerts for Adele, Drake, and Barbra Streisand in his possession when arrested, polic How to Invest in Biometrics 08/21/2016 08:00pm • Hackers have never been better funded and baby boomers are aging, which creates a huge market for biometrics. Fingerprints, eyes, vein structure, facial characteristics, voices and the way you walk can all be used as a unique password. Monitoring and observing health problems early can be key to ke How to Avoid the Job-Search Black Hole 08/21/2016 08:00pm • If you're looking for work, you're probably familiar with this scenario: you submit your resume online to a recruiter or employer, and then you wait. And wait. And nothing happens. Weeks and then months pass with no acknowledgment of receiving your application, no word about whether or not the job How Healthy Is Your Diet, Really? 08/11/2016 08:00pm • It's no secret that, as a whole, we Americans aren't the healthiest of eaters. Ultra-processed foods like soda and chips account for 58 percent of the calories that we consume in a given day, according to 2016 research published in BMJ Journal. And, according to findings from the Centers for Diseas IRS tax cons, phishing and how to avoid getting scammed 08/11/2016 01:19pm • WASHINGTON — You just returned from a busy day at the office, when you receive a threatening voicemail.  Your caller ID says it’s the IRS, and someone filed a fake tax return on your behalf, wanting to claim your refund. They ask you to call back with your Social Security number to verify y 'Phantom of the Opera' shatters chandeliers at Kennedy Center 08/10/2016 01:52am • WASHINGTON — From Lon Chaney's 1925 silent film to Gerard Butler's 2004 flick, "Phantom of the Opera" has existed in countless forms over the years. But it didn't become the cultural staple we know and love until 1988, when Andrew Lloyd Webber brought his West End creation to New York' Are Online Applications Making Renting an Apartment Easier or Harder? 08/09/2016 08:00pm • Much like the homebuying process, renting an apartment is no longer restricted to scanning the newspaper for printed listings or driving around searching for signs. These days, rental websites and mobile apps like Zillow, Apartments.com and HotPads bring the options directly to apartment hunters. Y Nee overcomes injury, Potomac rivalries to make first Olympics 08/02/2016 02:14am • This is the second part in a six-part WTOP series, Beltway to Brazil, featuring local athletes headed to the Olympics. DICKERSON, Md. — Most Olympic tales begin with the love between an athlete and their sport. For Ashley Nee and kayaking, this is a different kind of story. "I started Starship vs. Stardust: 'Star Trek' and 'Cafe Society' both good bets 07/22/2016 01:32am • WASHINGTON -- Gene Roddenberry and Woody Allen both became household names in the fall of 1966, the former with his sci-fi TV hit "Star Trek," the latter with his directorial debut "What's Up, Tiger Lily?" Now, 50 years later in 2016, their faithful followers welcome their newest installment Column: Has my Facebook been hacked? 07/08/2016 07:07am • Is there a way for me to see if my Facebook account has been hacked? With more than one billion active daily users, Facebook increasingly is becoming an attack vector of choice for those with malicious intent. Target-rich environment Facebook is a target-rich environment not only because of Why Women Are Faking Orgasms 07/07/2016 08:00pm • "Fake it" was a consistent -- and sometimes pragmatic -- mantra for women in a small qualitative study that asked them to discuss orgasms. The study included 15 women, all of whom were sexually active for at least one year and between the ages of 19 and 28. The findings are being presented Friday at How to Impress Your Future Employer -- From the Insider's Point of View 07/07/2016 08:00pm • Don't you wish you could read the mind of the person sitting on the other side of the desk during a job interview? What are they looking for? What are they trying to find out about you? What should you say when they ask you to define your biggest weakness and biggest mistake? Why are they looking a