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5 Ways to Score Inexpensive Summer Event Tickets 05/15/2017 08:00pm • For many people, summer is about going to great outdoor events, such as summer concerts and baseball games. Enjoying those spectacles, however, requires the purchase of a ticket, and those tickets can be expensive, often overshadowing the fun of the event. There are a number of strategies to curb th In tweet, Trump suggests canceling all White House press briefings In tweet, Trump suggests canceling all White House press briefings 05/12/2017 10:10am • WASHINGTON — In a series of tweets Friday morning, President Donald Trump suggested he may consider canceling White House briefings after his administration came under fire this week for its explanations of the firing of FBI Director James Comey. "As a very active President with lots of things Countries' Actions on Internet Spark Growing Privacy Worries 05/10/2017 08:00pm • British comedian and talk show host John Oliver urged viewers of his May 7 show to head to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's website and leave their comments protesting moves by the government to roll back privacy regulation of the internet. The following morning, the FCC website crashed, Google's (GOOG) YouTube Lost 5 Percent of Top Advertisers in April 05/07/2017 08:00pm • A new study from MediaRadar revealed that an advertiser boycott of Google's YouTube may have cost the video platform 5 percent of its top advertisers last month -- a finding that threatens the stock of Google parent company Alphabet Inc (ticker: GOOG, GOOGL). In late March, several high-profile You Kevin Nealon ready to 'pump you up,' crack you up at the Kennedy Center Kevin Nealon ready to 'pump you up,' crack you up at the Kennedy Center 05/03/2017 01:40am • WASHINGTON -- He "pumped up" our laugh muscles as Hans & Franz on "SNL." This Friday, Kevin Nealon pairs your Cinco de Mayo drinks with stand-up laughs at the Kennedy Center, marking his first time back to the venue since the 2015 Mark Twain Prize for Eddie Murphy. "I have friends t Google Making Changes to Core Businesses 04/27/2017 08:00pm • Google parent company Alphabet Inc (ticker: GOOG, GOOGL) is making big changes to two of its largest, most popular businesses. In response to criticism from both users and advertising customers, Google will be altering its YouTube advertising policies to give advertisers more control over where the Global Press Freedoms Weakening, Group Warns 04/25/2017 08:00pm • Journalists in Uruguay are freer to hold the powerful to account than their peers in the United States, according to a report released on Wednesday examining press freedom around the world. In its annual Press Freedom Index, Reporters Without Borders warns that news media around the world is facing Maryland parents' YouTube channel draws clicks, outrage Maryland parents' YouTube channel draws clicks, outrage 04/21/2017 12:21pm • WASHINGTON — A Frederick County, Maryland, couple has removed a popular series of YouTube videos which show them pulling pranks on their five young children, after accusations the pranks were abusive. Mike and Heather Martin, of Ijamsville, Maryland, had posted videos of orchestrated pranks, wh Weed and feed just feeds the weeds Weed and feed just feeds the weeds 04/21/2017 07:28am • Mark in Stafford writes: “Every year I typically ‘wake up’ my lawn with a dose of weed and feed followed by another dose eight weeks later. "But this year, because of the warm temps, I already have lots of dandelions and other weeds in my lawn.” Don’t blame the warm weather, Mark. Yo Outsider Candidates Poised to Upend Razor-Thin French Presidential Election 04/19/2017 08:00pm • PARIS -- Forgive the French if they seem on edge. Last week, the building housing the campaign headquarters of far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen was hit by a suspected arson attack -- authorities reported no injuries and minor damage to the building. This week, Emmanuel Macron, the cent Dangerous days lie ahead after US-Russian rift Dangerous days lie ahead after US-Russian rift 04/17/2017 05:06am • WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has delivered an unmistakably harsh message to Russian President Vladimir Putin, signaling that a brief period of détente is over and that difficult days lie ahead. On April 11, three senior White House officials, diplomatically, called Putin a liar while 'Fate of Furious' shifts between the ridiculous, ridiculously fun 'Fate of Furious' shifts between the ridiculous, ridiculously fun 04/14/2017 01:36am • WASHINGTON — The "Fast & Furious" franchise has driven a long, winding road. It zoomed off the starting line with a sweet new-car smell in 2001, lost a little speed as a used car in the 2003 sequel, hit a major speed bump in the third installment, crashed in the fourth chapter, got sou Did Thomas Jefferson really say it? Take our quiz Did Thomas Jefferson really say it? Take our quiz 04/13/2017 02:33am • WASHINGTON — Thomas Jefferson, who was born April 13, 1743, is one of the most-quoted people in American history, and rightly so. From "Notes on Virginia" to the Declaration of Independence and beyond, his words set the country's foundation like no one else's. There's one thing about that: He's Understanding Cybersecurity, Beyond the Russian Hacking Scandal 04/11/2017 08:00pm • It's difficult for anything to cross international borders faster than digital information. But the convenience of technology that allows more than 2.6 million emails, nearly 60,000 Google searches and 8,000 tweets to be sent each second inevitably puts the estimated 3.6 billion global internet use How Online Identity Thieves Are Getting Smarter 04/06/2017 08:00pm • Your credit card may now have a security chip inside it, but you're as much at risk for identity theft as you ever were. Javelin Strategy & Research recently came out with its 2017 Identity Fraud Study and concluded that 6.15 percent of consumers, or 15.4 million Americans, were victims of ident
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