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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 Producers apologize for using old footage during fireworks show 07/05/2016 01:57pm • WASHINGTON — Producers of "A Capitol Fourth," which aired on PBS, said they didn't mean to deceive viewers by using fireworks footage from previous broadcasts during Monday night's show, a move that riled viewers who blasted the so-called "fake Fourth" on Twitter. "Our producers are apologet Twitter users call out PBS for using old footage of DC fireworks show 07/05/2016 05:11am • WASHINGTON — Many who were watching PBS’s broadcast of “A Capitol Fourth" noticed something was a little "off" when they aired footage of the fireworks show in the nation's capital showing clear skies. The rain took its toll on Fourth of July fireworks plans around the nation’s capit 6 Sneaky Travel Scams to Watch Out For 06/29/2016 08:00pm • In the summertime, when the temperatures sizzle, there are few things as alluring as skipping town to enjoy a cool breeze and enticing outdoor attractions in an exotic locale. While deciding to plan a relaxing summer getaway is simple, pulling off a stress-free trip that dodges common pitfalls -- fr LeBron ends Cleveland’s title drought in thrilling Game 7 06/20/2016 01:02am • WASHINGTON — In a series with almost no close games, the 2016 NBA Finals saved the most dramatic contest for last. Sunday night’s Game 7 between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors was tense throughout and featured a bizarro world finish between teams with some of the best score 'Now You See Me,' now you don't: Sequel has too much up its sleeve 06/10/2016 01:10am • WASHINGTON — Hollywood's Horsemen are back, but how about the magic? Three years ago, "Now You See Me" pulled a rabbit out of its hat to become a surprise hit — made for just $75 million but grossing $352 million worldwide — as it introduced a group of Robin Hood magicians who pulled Vanish Brewery: A tour of new Va. brewery, first hops-processing facility 06/06/2016 01:44am • LUCKETTS, Va. — Two years ago, Jonathan Staples’ 52-acre farm nearly vanished. “A group of guys were looking to get it to build a subdivision,” Staples said about the farm just past the center of town in Lucketts, Virginia. But while the developers were waiting on zoning approval, Staple Wall Street This Week: Lululemon, Michaels and Smucker Are in the Spotlight 06/05/2016 08:00pm • Many Wall Street traders, analysts and investors have made the plunge into their summer hibernations, coinciding with the end of the first-quarter earnings season. But even with big, blue-chip earnings reports out of the way, a few interesting stories are rising into the spotlight, with retailers o Police close in on suspect, motive in 2012 murder of Md. teen Amber Stanley 06/03/2016 04:29pm • WASHINGTON — Prince George's County police have determined a suspect and possible motive in the 2012 murder of 17-year-old honors student Amber Stanley, who was shot and killed by a masked intruder in her Kettering, Maryland, home. It hadn't been reported previously, but police homicide det Bring back the Jim Henson garb! New CGI Ninja Turtles lack soul 06/03/2016 01:21am • WASHINGTON — It's getting hard to keep track of the Ninja Turtles, even for those of us who grew up smashing the action figures at cowabunga pizza parties. For us, nothing will top the '80s Saturday morning cartoon, in which James Avery ("Fresh Prince") voiced Shredder, nor Jim Henso