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COVID Conspiracy: Analysis of foreign disinformation driving US vaccine resistance 10/06/2021 04:08am • Disinformation is based on a lie — plain and simple. The National Counterintelligence and Security Center, or NCSC, says disinformation is “false or inaccurate information that is spread deliberately, most often by adversaries.” While adversaries really are the genesis of most disinforma Heavy traffic expected for Maryland Renaissance Festival 09/29/2021 10:37am • A performance at the Maryland Renaissance Festival is seen. (Courtesy Shawn Cook) Grab your goblets and your costumes and ... be prepared for heavy traffic during the annual Maryland Renaissance Festival coming to Anne Arundel County. The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Ad DEA warns about spike in counterfeit pills, deadly consequences 09/28/2021 09:35pm • The Drug Enforcement Administration is warning parents and kids about a recent spike in illegal counterfeit pills and the deadly consequences. So far this year, the DEA has confiscated over 9.5 million counterfeit pills, more than twice the numbers for the two previous years combined. From drugs, COVID Conspiracy: Foreign disinformation driving American vaccine resistance 09/27/2021 04:45am • On May 18, German social media influencer Mirko Drotschmann was sitting on his couch when a strange email popped into his inbox. It was from an advertising company called Fazze, offering him compensation to disparage U.S. COVID-19 vaccines. “They wanted me to tell my subscribers that the How criminals extort social media users for their handles 09/13/2021 07:34am • Online handles have become valuable status symbols — and some cybercriminals are going to frightening lengths to bully, harass and extort users into giving them up. Federal officials tell CBS News they are concerned about the rise in attempts to get innocent social media users to surrender thei Ex-WFT running back Clinton Portis pleads guilty to health-care fraud 09/07/2021 04:59pm • Former NFL running back Clinton Portis pleaded guilty to defrauding an NFL player health reimbursement fund, as part of what prosecutors say was a nationwide scheme that included about a dozen other ex-NFL players. Portis signed the plea deal on Friday in a U.S. District Court in Kentucky. The Corey Kispert shows improvement, as Wizards beat Bucks in Summer League 08/15/2021 04:56pm • Kispert shows improvement in Wizards' win originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonThe Washington Wizards beat the Milwaukee Bucks 93-83 in the Las Vegas Summer League on Sunday. Here are five observations from what went down...First winThe Wizards' Summer League so far has been de Federal agents in Tennessee seized thousands of counterfeit vaccination cards 08/14/2021 05:25pm • US Customs and Border Protection officers in Memphis, Tennessee, have seized thousands of fake Covid-19 vaccination cards so far this year. "Every night" officers are seizing shipments from Shenzhen, China, headed to New Orleans, Louisiana, containing dozens of blank counterfeit vaccination cards Data Doctors: Sniffing out evil QR codes 08/13/2021 04:48pm • Q: Is there a way to tell if a QR code is safe? A: QR (Quick Response) codes are actually two-dimensional barcodes that were initially developed for the automotive industry in 1994 to expand the capabilities of standard barcodes. Although they were designed to provide a lot more detail when sc WFT camp notes: Ryan Fitzpatrick is getting more comfortable in this offense 08/08/2021 11:40am • Hailey's camp notes: Fitzpatrick getting more comfortable originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonASHBURN, Va. — The Washington Football Team returned to its home facility here after giving the fans at FedEx Field a show a couple of nights ago, and if you want to get creative, you cou As universities require vaccines, risk of fake vaccination cards worries students and experts 08/08/2021 05:06am • Students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill can voluntarily share their Covid-19 vaccine status with administration, but those who show up on campus unvaccinated or choose not to disclose their vaccination status will have to get tested for coronavirus weekly. When apprehensive s Some in US getting COVID-19 boosters without FDA approval 08/07/2021 09:38am • DENVER (AP) — When the delta variant started spreading, Gina Welch decided not to take any chances: She got a third, booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine by going to a clinic and telling them it was her first shot. The U.S. government has not approved booster shots against the virus, saying it WTOP's Beer of the Week: Bluejacket Paper Tulips Hazy IPA 07/30/2021 12:46pm • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: 'cb7a44b0-5ce9-4435-9229-1bbdfa4ded18' }).render("647615369bbc6851");}); WASHINGTON — At least with fake flowers Options for Wizards in NBA Draft 07/28/2021 11:32am • The Washington Wizards' successful push to the playoffs this past season took them out of a lottery pick and into the 15th overall selection in Thursday’s 2021 NBA Draft. It is easy to identify the Wizards' primary needs including better defense and another scoring option from the wing. It is n Keeping your business safe from cyberattacks 07/27/2021 04:01pm • This content is sponsored by TD Bank.  Do you think your business is safe from cyberattacks? Think again. Cyberattacks against businesses have become so prevalent that many believe it is no longer a matter of if, but when a business will come under attack. It is estimated that a ransomware attac