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When It Comes to Cybersecurity, Millennials Throw Caution to the Wind 06/29/2015 08:00pm • Despite being the first generation to have grown up using the Internet, studies indicate millennials can be surprisingly unaware of online security threats they face. In fact, a 2013 survey by Marble Security, a mobile threat intelligence and defense company, found that 26.2 percent of young adults Accepting and Affording Hearing Loss: an Uphill Battle 06/23/2015 08:00pm • Life can be difficult for the hearing impaired, and is often accompanied by isolation and increased social anxiety. Even though hearing loss is a common problem with many available treatment options, most people let it go for more than 10 years before seeking a hearing aid, according to a Health Te How Older Adults Can Stay Safe When Dating Online 06/21/2015 08:00pm • The $2 billion online dating industry is an increasingly popular way to meet romantic partners, including for older adults. But while seniors can easily browse the many fish in the sea on virtual platforms, they are also more likely to run into predatory sharks -- thieves who are out not for love, b Column: Major League Baseball’s other hacking problem 06/19/2015 03:13am • WASHINGTON — I’d like to take a moment to address the bizarre, possibly illicit hacking scenario involving a certain Missouri-based Major League Baseball team making news this week, which threatens to undermine the integrity of the game. I’m speaking, of course, about the extreme, online ballo Man who forged prescriptions from Orioles doc, others gets 15 years 06/17/2015 04:38am • WASHINGTON - He was part of a drug ring with members that federal prosecutors hunted down. Now, a man whose criminal history spans 40 years will spend the next 15 in Virginia's prisons. Prosecutors investigating an organized prescription drug ring say the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office tracked J Md. woman sentenced for Prince George's Co. real estate scheme 06/15/2015 05:06pm • WASHINGTON — A Maryland woman who moved into a home she didn't own and who sold a second home she also did not own has been sentenced to 8.5 years in prison for convictions related to the property theft scheme. Earlier this year, Qiana Johnson, 34, was convicted during two separate trials of th Handicapped parking may not be free in D.C. too much longer 06/05/2015 05:34am • WASHINGTON — A D.C. Council committee heard testimony Wednesday on a proposal that would establish handicapped-only meters in the city, but would end free parking and the incentive to create counterfeit handicapped placards. Red-top meters specified for disabled patrons were installed across t The Etiquette of Paying for Dates Today 06/01/2015 08:00pm • The two most awkward moments of a first date: the "will we or won't we" anticipation leading up to a good night kiss and that uncomfortable pause when the check arrives. Although gender roles are shifting, many people still cling to tradition on the latter. In fact, more than three-quarters of resp Crowe's Hawaiian 'Aloha' lost in confusing vanilla sky 05/29/2015 03:14am • WASHINGTON — Great ingredients, a great chef and a great kitchen don't always make a great meal, just like a talented cast, accomplished filmmaker and cultured setting don't guarantee a good movie. Such is the case with Cameron Crowe's new Hawaiian romantic comedy "Aloha," which has been i Data Doctors: How to sniff out scam websites 05/28/2015 09:00am • PHOENIX, Ariz.  -- This week, a reader asks Data Doctor's Ken Colburn about falling victim to scam sites and malware. I think I have fallen for a scam. My desktop said my computer was compromised with some kind of malware and gave me a number to call. I did call and fell for the scam, so what s 10 wasy ways to cut wedding costs 05/21/2015 09:00am • Wedding season is ramping up, and soon-to-be newlyweds are realizing that tying the knot comes at a premium price. According to The Knot's Real Weddings Study of nearly 16,000 brides, the national average wedding cost was $31,213 in 2014. What's even more disconcerting, 45 percent of couples exceede Is This Condition the Secret Source of Your Chronic Pelvic Pain? 05/06/2015 08:00pm • In 1998, Susan Presberg-Greene, an ophthalmologist who practiced in New York state, decided to go ice skating. While at the rink, another skater smashed into her from behind, and Presberg-Greene fell. Her tailbone collided with the ice -- a minor accident that led to major, unexpected consequences. Data Doctors: What everyone should know about Yelp reviews 05/06/2015 06:25am • Q: Why do negative Yelp reviews from people I don't know show up, but the good reviews from people I know are customers get filtered out? A: Yelp’s entire methodology is by design a great mystery for even the most tech-savvy, but there are a few known reasons why you may be seeing these results 12 Ways to Keep Your Money Safe Online 05/04/2015 08:00pm • We do a lot with our money online, from shopping and transferring funds to tracking our budget. To make sure you're keeping it safe, along with your personal information that would allow someone to hack into your accounts, you'll want to take some precautions. Here are a dozen tips from privacy and Asexuality: the Invisible Orientation? 05/03/2015 08:00pm • As a kid, Julie Sondra Decker filled her days with reading, writing, singing and drawing -- usually opting for creative pursuits over social ones. So when she started noticing her middle and high school peers asking each other out, it suited that she wasn't interested in joining them. "I was kind of