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A Closer Look: A second layer of security online 09/10/2014 08:26am • ANICK JESDANUN AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Recent hacks exposing nude photographs of Jennifer Lawrence and other celebrities are prompting calls for people to fortify their online accounts with a second layer of security.Thieves broke into the celebrity accounts at online storage services Denmark's Vestager new powerful EU antitrust czar 09/10/2014 08:00am • BRUSSELS (AP) -- Former Danish Economy Minister Margrethe Vestager will be taking over as the European Union's powerful antitrust chief in November.The EU said Wednesday the 46-year-old will take over from incumbent Joaquin Almunia when the 28-nation bloc's new executive Commission takes office.The Google seeks help defining 'Right to be Forgotten' 09/10/2014 03:26am • ALAN CLENDENNING Associated Press MADRID (AP) -- Google Chairman Eric Schmidt and a panel of experts held the first of seven public sessions Tuesday to help the company define how it should enforce a new "Right to be Forgotten" rule under which Europeans can seek the removal of embarrassing search r Tips From Successful Mompreneurs 09/10/2014 12:00am • When Jordan Lloyd Bookey became a mom, she suddenly felt overwhelmed by the options when it came to educating her children. Even with a teaching background, she wasn't sure how to find the best books and other learning tools for her kids. As a result, she and her husband Felix Lloyd decided to creat Honda introduces self-driving car 09/09/2014 06:18pm • DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) -- Honda shared its vision of the hands-free highway commute Tuesday, a car that can safely drive itself on the freeway while the driver's hands are off the wheel.While the car is just a prototype, Honda says the technology could start appearing on Honda ca Pay to ride Metro with smartphone, watch soon 09/09/2014 05:32pm • WASHINGTON -- Metro is rolling out its plan to change the way customers pay to use the system. Starting next year, some riders will begin to travel Metro's rails and buses without a SmarTrip card. Many are already using technology, such as Google Wallet and chip-enabled purchasing everyday. Bu 'Dataclysm': What online data says about human nature 09/09/2014 03:37pm • WASHINGTON -- The posts you "like" on Facebook do more than show support for a friend's new baby or express your obsession over a video of cute kittens. Your "likes" help scientists understand human behavior. A team of scientists in the U.K. looked at Facebook likes, isolated from friend netwo Music acts look to Groupon, LivingSocial for help 09/09/2014 03:00am • MESFIN FEKADU AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Websites like Groupon have become the go-to place for folks looking for that half-off deal on a manicure, a two-for-one offer for a fancy dinner or that all-inclusive trip that won't break the bank. But increasingly, it's also becoming the place for mus 10 Hot College Majors: Then and Now 09/09/2014 12:00am • 30 Years of College MajorsWhen U.S. News & World Report released the inaugural college rankings in 1983, many of today's most popular majors were already in demand -- while others barely existed.Since then, the content of some of these degree programs has changed, but their core missions are the Motorola emphasizes design in circular smartwatch 09/08/2014 07:42pm • ANICK JESDANUN AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Motorola rolled out a circular smartwatch Friday, counting on a more traditional design to win over consumers who have so far shunned other computerized wrist devices.Smartwatches so far have had rectangular faces, a shape that has turned off many After Toledo water scare, states ask EPA for help 09/08/2014 02:50pm • JOHN SEEWER Associated Press TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) -- Algae that turned Lake Erie green and produced toxins that fouled the tap water for 400,000 people in the Toledo area are becoming a big headache for those who keep drinking water safe even far beyond the Great Lakes.But with no federal standards on Google settles with FTC over in-app charges 09/08/2014 01:00pm • MAE ANDERSON AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Google has agreed to pay full refunds totaling at least $19 million to consumers who were charged for purchases that children made via apps without parental consent from the Google Play app store.The settlement is part of the third case by the Feder Dream app shares private thoughts with the world 09/08/2014 12:00pm • WASHINGTON -- What did that dream mean? At some point in their lives, most people wonder about the meaning of dreams, and try to understand why specific thoughts entered their subconscious mind. Now, some are sharing their most private thoughts with the whole world. DreamSphere is a new mobil Days numbered for one of Bethesda's last gas stations 09/08/2014 10:45am • One of downtown Bethesda’s last remaining gas stations could soon be gone if a bank gets a key development approval next week. TD Bank wants to build a one-story bank building and drive-through ATM and teller structure at 7628 Old Georgetown Rd., site of a Shell gas station. On Sept. 2015 Best Colleges: Top 20 National Liberal Arts Colleges 09/08/2014 12:00am • National Liberal Arts Colleges RankingsThe U.S. News National Liberal Arts Colleges rankings highlight schools that award at least half of their degrees in the liberal arts fields of study. Students interested in the sciences and humanities should consider one of these schools, which topped the 2015