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Man fatally shot in Prince George's Co. while driving girlfriend, 3 children to Christmas dinner 12/25/2021 10:45pm • A 30-year old man was fatally shot in Temple Hills, Maryland, as he was driving his girlfriend and three children to a holiday dinner on Christmas Eve. A statement from Prince George's County Police Department says that around 4:45 p.m. Friday afternoon, Daniel Kelly Jr. of Clinton, Md., his girl

Data Doctors Column: Comparing private search engines 12/24/2021 11:17pm • Q: Which private search engine is better, Startpage or DuckDuckGo? A: Search engines are an essential navigation tool for the endless number of websites on the Internet, which is the main reason Google has become one of the titans of tech. Google��s search engine is considered the most powerf

You can now self-report a positive COVID-19 case to DC's virus tracking service 12/24/2021 04:32pm • D.C.'s COVID-19 exposure notification service will now allow users to self- report a positive test result. Mayor Muriel Bowser and DC Health made the joint announcement that the new feature on its app DC COVID Alert Notice (DC CAN) will increase the speed of the District's contact tracing efforts

Russian court slaps Google, Meta with massive fines 12/24/2021 12:19pm • MOSCOW (AP) �� A Moscow court on Friday slapped Google with a nearly $100 million fine and also fined Facebook��s parent company Meta $27 million over their failure to delete content banned by local law, as Russia seeks to step up pressure on technology giants. The Tagansky District Court ruled

In Africa, rescuing the languages that Western tech ignores 12/23/2021 08:25am • LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) �� Computers have become amazingly precise at translating spoken words to text messages and scouring huge troves of information for answers to complex questions. At least, that is, so long as you speak English or another of the world��s dominant languages. But try talking to y

Biden pivots to home tests to confront omicron surge 12/21/2021 05:00pm • WASHINGTON (AP) �� Fighting the omicron variant surging through the country, President Joe Biden announced the government will provide 500 million free rapid home-testing kits, increase support for hospitals under strain and redouble vaccination and boosting efforts. At the White House on Tuesday,

US-Apple-Apps-Top-10 12/21/2021 11:15am • Top Paid iPhone Apps: 1. Minecraft, Mojang 2. Bloons TD 6, Ninja Kiwi 3. Heads Up!, Warner Bros. 4. Geometry Dash, RobTop Games AB 5. Procreate Pocket, Savage Interactive Pty Ltd 6. HotSchedules, HotSchedules 7. Plague Inc., Ndemic Creations 8. Monopoly, Marmalade Game Studio 9. True Skate, True

See the 10 Most Innovative National Universities 12/20/2021 07:00pm • Academics ranked these schools as the most innovative.Higher education often seems slow to change, but some colleges are more willing to take risks and try new approaches. To recognize colleges on the cutting edge, U.S. News ranks the Most Innovative Schools based on the results of peer assessment s

Red snow? A most unexpected modern standard for the holidays 12/20/2021 09:35am • NEW YORK (AP) �� There is no mention of holiday or Christmas in lyrics to the song, ��White Winter Hymnal.�� Or winter, for that matter. There is a reference to snow, turned ��red as strawberries in the summertime�� presumably, by blood. Nonetheless, the song has become a modern holiday sta

Last-Minute Tips for Teens Finishing College Applications on New Year's Eve 12/19/2021 07:00pm • With so many college application deadlines falling on Jan. 1, many high schoolers will find themselves finishing last-minute application to-dos rather than celebrating the new year. If you're a student in that situation, follow the tips below to ensure that you begin the new year successfully with y

10 of the Best Tech Stocks to Buy for 2022 12/19/2021 07:00pm • The top tech stocks to invest in for 2022.The past year was chock-full of fresh all-time highs for the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite index, as Big Tech got bigger and the pandemic-fueled shift to an increasingly digital economy continued unabated. Several other 2021 trends and talking points cha

Calling 911 may be an issue for Android users with old version of Microsoft Teams 12/18/2021 09:31am • Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) -- Some Android users may experience 911 calling issues through Microsoft Teams, according to a recent advisory from Bell. The notice says customers with the Microsoft Teams application installed on their devices, with Android

Google smart-city spinoff folding over founder's health 12/16/2021 04:58pm • Google parent company Alphabet is folding one of its subsidiaries back into Google as the startup's founder steps down to confront a neurological disease. Sidewalk Labs CEO Dan Doctoroff said Thursday he's leaving the company focused on urban planning technology because he ��very likely�� has ALS,

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen has book deal 12/16/2021 09:42am • NEW YORK (AP) �� The former Facebook manager who startled the world this fall by leaking tens of thousands of internal documents and accusing her former employer of caring more about money than about public safety has a book deal. Little, Brown and Company announced Thursday that it had acquired

7 Best Tech ETFs to Buy for 2022 12/15/2021 07:00pm • These exchange-traded funds offer effective exposure to technology stocks.Thanks to inflationary pressures and the unique dynamics of the marketplace in 2021, the leading stocks on Wall Street this year have been largely energy-related stocks. However, when most investors think about growth opportun