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The 3 Most Important Things to Include on Your Resume 09/04/2016 08:00pm • When was the last time you updated your resume? If too much time has passed since you gave your resume a once-over, it is probably time to revisit it. Many factors have changed the game in the world of job searching over the last few years, one of the most significant of which is the fact that so mu 9 best Labor Day sales of 2016 09/04/2016 11:02am • Stores bustle with employees setting up sale displays and rolling out clothing racks. They're readying their stores for Labor Day weekend -- one of the biggest shopping holidays of the year. Below is a guide to shopping some of the most spectacular holiday deals. Once you've had your fill of turk Top website awards for Maryland, and two local counties 09/02/2016 10:28am • WASHINGTON — The Center for Digital Government's 2016 Best of the Web and Digital Government Achievement Awards gives top awards to three government websites in the Washington and Baltimore region. Maryland won first place in the State Portal category. Baltimore County won first place in the Are You Ready to Apply for a Mortgage? 09/01/2016 08:00pm • Just about everyone is talking about how low interest rates are right now, and whether or not rates will go lower or higher. Trying to predict where mortgage rates will go is difficult, if not impossible, but it's clear that interest rates today are low. As a result of the low interest rates throug Beyond the Retirement Fund: When to Invest in the Stock Market 08/31/2016 08:00pm • While most people with a 401(k) or IRA are likely to have money invested in the stock market, owning individual stocks is less common. Buying individual stocks certainly isn't cheap, with some traditional brokerages requiring $5,000 or more upfront. However, there are affordable ways to invest in t Why IRA CDs Can Be Useful for a Part of Your Portfolio 08/30/2016 08:00pm • A bank certificate of deposit is often overlooked by investors. CDs are known to be useful for saving, but they're often looked down upon for investing. Yes, an investment portfolio of only CDs is probably not appropriate for many investors. However, it can make sense to include CDs for at least a Learning to Improve the World 08/29/2016 08:00pm • It is necessary and urgent that teachers prepare students to understand the world in which they live, in all its complexity, to recognize the way in which global and local affairs are intertwined, to understand globalization and its consequences, including global risks, and to have the skills and t Can you predict the outcome of the presidential election? 08/29/2016 06:21pm • The race for the White House requires a candidate to pick up at least 270 Electoral College votes this Nov. 8. Use this interactive map to chart a winning course for either candidate. Click on the drop-down arrow to see the current projected Electoral College map or pick "create your own map." Cl Metro launches Wi-Fi for riders, real-time rail map 08/29/2016 04:45pm • WASHINGTON — Metro is launching a test of Wi-Fi in six stations, and its own real-time rail map for smartphones that will allow riders to see a new representation of where trains are in the system. The Wi-Fi, as WTOP reported earlier this month, is available at Metro Center, Gallery Place, Judi Rosslyn buildings get top rating for internet 08/29/2016 11:02am • WASHINGTON — Where's the best office-building -internet connection in Virginia? In Rosslyn, and the top ranking goes to two buildings. Monday Properties’ The Towers in Rosslyn, more commonly referred to as the Twin Towers, at 1000 and 1100 Wilson Blvd., received Platinum Wired Certification Facebook Inc.'s Mark Zuckerberg Met The Pope and Gave Him a Drone (FB) 08/28/2016 08:00pm • Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook (ticker: FB), has a new best friend. Well, not exactly, but he did meet with a prominent world figure, metaphorically (and not so metaphorically) asserting Facebook's quest for global influence. The tech leader Monday shared via a Facebook post that he and wife P Cameras, GPS trackers to be added to Montgomery Co. school buses 08/26/2016 06:18pm • WASHINGTON — An expansion of the Montgomery County school bus camera program for automated enforcement will include technology upgrades for inside of the buses. The county announced earlier this month that it would expand beyond the initial 25 cameras used to ticket vehicles that illegally pass How Investors Can Capitalize on the Growing Success of E-Commerce 08/25/2016 08:00pm • Although it's been an option for a while now, shopping online is just getting started and there's a lot more room to run, analysts say. In other words, investors still have opportunity to capitalize on potential growth in the e-commerce sector. Department store sales fell 0.5 percent in July and we Don't peel your sunburn unless you want an infection 08/25/2016 09:50am • You know that gnawing, unwavering temptation. It was a fun beach weekend, filled with hours tanning on a breezy beach under blissfully sunny skies. You probably applied one coat of SPF 15 sunscreen each day to make yourself feel protected but forgot about second coats during your afternoon naps. Column: Is it illegal to share Netflix passwords? 08/25/2016 04:36am • Q: Is it true that sharing my Netflix password is now against the law? A recent decision issued by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals is just the latest story to take on a life of its own because of the incessant need to create "click-bait" across the internet these days. Headlines claiming that