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Robo Rage: Getting your 'good number' off robocall lists 09/07/2017 04:06am • WASHINGTON — Federal agencies are working furiously with mobile carriers and on new technology to stop robocalls. But there are steps consumers can take to reduce the number of robocalls they receive, starting with a change in their call behavior. "Just the mere fact you answer will put y The Hunt: How do extremist groups attract everyday people to commit acts of terrorism? 09/06/2017 09:18pm • WASHINGTON — How do terrorist sympathizers get radicalized in the first place? In this week's edition of The Hunt with WTOP national security correspondent J.J. Green, Nikita Malik, a senior research fellow at the Henry Jackson Society in London, says the internet and real-life scenarios provi Cyberterrorists targeting first responders 09/06/2017 04:53am • WASHINGTON — A U.S. intelligence community collaborative warned first responders in late July about escalating efforts to target them and their missions by cyberterrorists. The Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team (JCAT), an alliance between the FBI, DHS and the National Counterterrorism Cent Is GTA Hijacking GDP? How Gaming and Opioid Addictions Rob Our Economy 09/05/2017 08:00pm • The rising popularity of video games has paralleled a surge in video game stocks over recent years. Stock in major video game developers Take-Two Interactive Software (Nasdaq: TTWO), Electronic Arts ( EA), and Activision Blizzard ( ATVI) are up 840 percent, 798 percent and 453 percent respectively i 10 ETFs to Buy for Oodles of Growth 09/05/2017 08:00pm • Forget value, go for growth here.Sometimes it pays to throw value out the window, and throw a few growth stocks into your portfolio. Investors in the likes of Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) and Netflix (NFLX) will be happy to tell you that triple-digit price-earnings ratios don't keep stocks from heading The Struggle of Dating With Depression 09/04/2017 08:00pm • Dating is an emotional minefield under the best of circumstances. For someone dealing with depression, that minefield can become even more explosive. Depression disrupts many aspects of daily life, and romance is usually near the top of the list. Depression interferes with dating and romantic rela Are Depression Naps a Harmless Internet Meme or Concerning Sign? 08/31/2017 08:00pm • If you're under the age of 25, you've probably heard of the term "depression nap." For those who aren't glued to social media 24/7/365, the phrase may be new. Depression nap is a current internet meme -- another term some people may need to Google. Users of Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat are fond How to Find an Affordable Housecleaner 08/30/2017 08:00pm • Hiring a regular housecleaner was once considered a luxury for anyone but the ultra-rich. But today, especially with more dual-income or single-parent families stretched for time, outsourcing the scrubbing, dusting and sweeping can be real a sanity-saver. "Consumers are starting to wake up to how m 9 ETFs to Capture China's Red-Hot Growth 08/29/2017 08:00pm • Investors should consider China.American markets are advancing at a brisk pace in 2017, but the Chinese are blowing us out of the water. While the Standard & Poor's 500 index has climbed 9 percent this year, many broad-based China equity exchange-traded funds have raced ahead by 30 to 40 percent 7 Ways to Spot a Work-From-Home Scam 08/29/2017 08:00pm • Working from home is the ideal career experience for many Americans. In fact, 3.7 million U.S employees work from home at least half of the time, according to telework research firm Global Workplace Analytics. While there are plenty of work-from-home opportunities available from giant corporations a What you need to know about the National Book Festival 08/29/2017 04:33am • WASHINGTON — If you remember the excitement of Scholastic Book Fairs coming to your school, you might want to mark your calendar. The Library of Congress's 17th annual National Book Festival is this Saturday, Sept. 2. The daylong event is free and will be held at the Walter E. Washington Con 3 Ways for High School Teachers, Parents to Stop Cheating Before It Starts 08/27/2017 08:00pm • As tech-savvy teens head back to school, they might be tempted to use their cellphone to cheat on exams. More than 20 percent of teens admitted to using tech devices to cheat, while nearly half have seen or heard of a classmate doing the same, according to a new survey of high school students condu Neo-Nazis flock to Arlington shopping center where leader was killed 50 years ago 08/25/2017 01:45pm • (Updated at 5:35 p.m.) Fifty years ago today — on August 25, 1967 — the leader of the American Nazi Party was gunned down at the Dominion Hills Shopping Center while trying to do his laundry. George Lincoln Rockwell was shot by former neo-Nazi John Patler from the rooftop of the shopping cent Does a password manager make sense for you? 08/24/2017 08:34pm • Q: Is a paid password manager necessarily better or safer than a free one? Passwords are a daily source of frustration for all of us because so much of our lives are tied up online. As everyone should know by now, using weak passwords -- especially the same weak password on all your accounts - How Can I Become More Physically Active With COPD? 08/24/2017 08:00pm • How many times have you been told to get more exercise? Like most Americans, you've likely heard this from your doctor many times over the years. It's important advice to heed: Exercise is increasingly being linked to better health outcomes for a number of diseases and for just generally improving t