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Girls Get Autism Diagnosis Later Than Boys 04/27/2015 08:00pm • Girls with high-functioning autism are diagnosed about a half-year later than boys, a large new study finds. But subtle, early signs -- like having trouble picking up on social cues -- may point to an autism diagnosis. If so, a type of therapy called social skills training can help girls make friend AP Top Strange News At 4:43 p.m. EDT 04/23/2015 04:43pm • Firefighters rescue man who wedged inside wall to evade cops Teen wears fake bomb to ask date to prom, gets suspended Loose moose munching on leaves in Idaho park gets captured Barn owl halts removal of 41-foot nutcracker in Oregon park Dog rescued in Kansas after 13 days under concrete slab China t Teen wears fake bomb to ask date to prom, gets suspended 04/23/2015 12:32pm • LA CENTER, Wash. (AP) — A Washington teen who strapped fake explosives to his body in a stunt to ask a date to prom has been suspended from school. The Columbian newspaper in Vancouver reports (http://is.gd/x04wKA ) that the five-day suspension will prevent Ibrahim Ahmad from attending La Center H Social Support for the COPD Community 04/09/2015 08:00pm • "I'm a rah-rah person," says Pat Barclift, 71, of West Tennessee. As a fitness team leader for the online COPD-Support community, she spurs members on. "Just get out there and do what you can," she tells them. "If all you can do is just touch your toes once -- then, by golly, you did that with fine The Anti-Bikini Season Diet 04/08/2015 08:00pm • On June 21, summer 2015 officially arrives. You probably already know this because it's right around this time of year that we get bombarded with images, articles and discussions that "bikini" season is around the corner. Yes, that's right folks -- soon you may have to be in that dreaded bikini tha GWAR frontman's father sues over son's ashes, belongings 04/08/2015 01:22pm • By LARRY O'DELL Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- The cremated remains of Grammy-nominated thrash metal band GWAR's founder are at the center of a legal dispute between his father and his surviving bandmates. William Brockie says in a lawsuit that members of GWAR have stolen his son Dave Police: Faux Benjamins pop up in Loudoun Co. 04/06/2015 04:06pm • WASHINGTON - A rash of counterfeit cash is showing up at Loudoun County businesses. The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office says several people have tried to make small purchases with fake $20, $50, and $100 bills in order to get back a lot of change in real currency. The sheriff's offic How to Be Authentic -- but Not Totally Transparent -- in the Workplace 04/05/2015 08:00pm • Here's a wonderful Oscar Wilde quote about the authenticity we often see these days, even in commercials: "Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." That relates to both our personal and professional lives. Feeling like we can be ourselves is fundamental to our job success and fulfillment. Bein 'Mad Men' makes final pitch for history's best TV drama 04/02/2015 03:31am • WASHINGTON -- Forget that it's won 15 Emmys, including a record four straight for Best TV Drama. Forget that it's won four Golden Globes, three for Best Drama and one for Best Actor (Jon Hamm). And forget that it was just enshrined by the Smithsonian National Museum of American His Nearly 40 percent of restaurants serve fake blue crab cakes 04/01/2015 05:43pm • WASHINGTON -- Summer months are around the corner and that means blue skies. But that doesn't necessarily mean the crabs will be blue. Nearly 40 percent of crab cakes served at area restaurants don't have the blue crab meat they advertise, reports Oceana -- a nonprofit dedicated protection Data Doctors: Chip-and-PIN is coming, but it's not here yet 04/01/2015 04:54am • WASHINGTON – A reader asks about chip-and-PIN credit cards: Q: Is there a way for me to make a chip-and-PIN credit card usable only in a chip-and-PIN reader by disabling the magnetic stripe? A: Chip and PIN refers to the EMV (Europay, MasterCard and Visa) "smart card" that has been adopted i Car Report: Subaru's 2015 Outback an intriguing alternative 03/30/2015 06:25am • WASHINGTON — The Subaru Outback is an interesting vehicle. It’s more wagon than most crossovers, but with standard AWD and good ground clearance, it handles well off the beaten path; maybe it should be called an SUW, for “sport utility wagon.” The 2015 Outback is taller than the normal st Report: ABC cops arrest people for more than just alcohol-related crimes 03/29/2015 08:47am • WASHINGTON -- Statistics released in a new report Sunday reveal that Virginia's Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) agents are arresting people for more than just alcohol-related crimes. The Washington Post took a look at the stats obtained through a Freedom of Information Act (FOI 5 Ways to Score March Madness Points at the Office 03/23/2015 08:00pm • It's that time of year again! The NCAA tournament is in full swing (or, shall we say, full swoosh?), and there are a few ways to make it work to your advantage in the in the office -- even if you don't have a clue who's still in it. 1. Read the headlines. If you have an interview scheduled during M Column: Beware of the latest tech support scam 03/18/2015 04:13am • Q: When I searched Google for the tech support number for Norton Antivirus, the person that answered sounded extremely foreign and wanted my credit card number, so I hung up.  How can I get the real number? A: What you ran into is just the latest version of the tech support scams that have taken