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Fact vs. fiction: Red carpet fitness 02/26/2016 02:34am • WASHINGTON — It’s awards show season, and social media, magazines and TV shows are full of perfect bodies walking the red carpet. Personal trainer Josef Brandenburg says that while some of those physiques are the result of hard work and healthy living, there’s a lot more behind the scenes tha Score an Interview by Using Keywords in Your Resume 02/17/2016 07:00pm • Everyone talks about keywords nowadays when the subject of resumes comes up. They are essential to getting in the door for an interview. If you don't use them, you're not showing the employer that you have what they're looking for, and you'll likely get passed by. Keywords can be difficult to extrac Are hackers feasting on your medical records? 02/14/2016 12:36pm • WASHINGTON -- Credit card fraud is everywhere, and there are steps to protecting yourself from a hack. But cyber breaches of digital health records is a different story, taking security to a whole new level. The hacking of health care records is soaring. Last year, it shot up 11-thousand percent New scam threatens arrest for skipping jury duty in Montgomery Co. 02/11/2016 04:17pm • WASHINGTON — You get a call from someone who says he’s with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office. He tells you you're in trouble: You've missed jury duty and an arrest warrant will be issued unless you pay up, right now. Fifty of those calls were made in one week alone, and Sheriff’s De Phone of slain Va. teen taken away because of social-media use 02/10/2016 12:05pm • WASHINGTON — The father of Nicole Lovell, the 13-year-old Blacksburg, Virginia, girl who was found dead last month in North Carolina, said in an interview that the girl’s phone had been taken away because of inappropriate social-media use, but that she got it back. In an appearance on the "D IRS says phone scam 'a major threat' 02/04/2016 12:12pm • WASHINGTON — This tax season has seen a surge in aggressive scammers calling up taxpayers nationwide. The callers claim to be with the IRS, say that a tax bill must be paid immediately, and threaten to send police to the victim’s door within the hour. This week the IRS sent out a new warning 4 Traits That Hiring Managers Want in a New Employee 01/11/2016 07:00pm • Technical skills: Check. Education: Check. Qualifications: Check. Soft skills: Womp womp. Hiring managers seek a certain "je ne sais quoi," a certain "it" factor, when evaluating candidates. When soft skills are clearly absent, or don't get appropriately emphasized during a job interview, it could b FBI seeks Alexandria bank robbery suspect 01/05/2016 02:01pm • WASHINGTON -- The FBI is searching for a man who used a hoax bomb during a robbery at an Alexandria bank Monday. Officials say a man robbed the Burke & Herbert Bank at 306 East Monroe Ave. in Alexandria at about 2:30 p.m. Monday. During the robbery, the man approached the bank teller with a d How to Teach Your Teenager to Invest 01/03/2016 07:00pm • Tim Olsen bought his first stock when he was 8. His parents set up custodial accounts for both of their children, believing that outside of a savings account, investing in stocks was the best way for their children to start building wealth. Olsen started with PepsiCo (ticker: PEP) because it was rel D.C. woman finds unpleasant surprise in Christmas tree 12/29/2015 12:22pm • WASHINGTON — A post-Christmas decision about when to take the tree down was easier than usual for a home in Northwest after the woman who lives there found bugs on her live, fresh-cut tree. "I am known to be very afraid of spiders, so it was quite a day for me," the homeowner told WTOP. Th 5 Ways to Stay Safe While Shopping 12/22/2015 07:00pm • While most of us finished our holiday shopping weeks ago, some of us are still out there trying to navigate the malls, big box stores or outlets. In the interest of time and trying to get out of the store so we can spend quality time with loved ones, record speed shopping trips often take priority o 10 Ways to Make Giving a Presentation Feel Less Like a Nightmare 12/20/2015 07:00pm • You straighten out your shirt, get a sip of water, take a deep breath and try to calm your shaky hands. The program coordinator introduces you, and it's show time. You stand up and try to start but no words come out. Then you wake up. Most of us have experienced this performance-related nightmare or Q&A: Drew Barrymore dishes on Hollywood memoir 'Wildflower' 12/15/2015 01:59am • The cover of Drew Barrymore's memoir "Wildflower." (Penguin Random House) WASHINGTON — If you're a pop culture junkie looking for a fun stocking stuffer this December, why not swap stories of "E.T.," "Scream" and growing up among Hollywood royalty? Drew Barrymore tells all in her new Millions of packages disappear from porches, study says 12/03/2015 02:27pm • WASHINGTON — The increasing prevalence of online shopping means that a lot more packages are being left on a lot more doorsteps, particularly during the holiday season. And that leads to a lot of packages being stolen. The word from InsuranceQuotes.com is that an estimated 23 million Americans Column: What is Facebook at Work? 12/03/2015 05:29am • Q: What exactly is Facebook at Work and where can I try it out? A: Inter-company communication is one of the most important technology initiatives that any organization has to take on, and Facebook wants to get in on the action. Most companies rely on email or basic instant messaging for daily