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Proactively Prepare for Medical School Secondary Essays 07/03/2017 08:00pm • Completing your American Medical College Application Service application is the tip of the iceberg when crafting a complete application for medical school. Despite how satisfactory it may feel to submit that initial application, you still have admissions work ahead in the form of secondary applicati Actress and internet star Stevie Ryan dead at 33 07/03/2017 06:05pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� Stevie Ryan, an actress and comedian who gained fame with impersonations of celebrities on YouTube, has died. She was 33. Los Angeles County coroner's spokesman Ed Winter says Ryan died Saturday at her home in Los Angeles. He says her death has been ruled a suicide after the Website in Illinois kidnap case still advises on abductions 07/02/2017 07:15pm • CHICAGO (AP) ��� A website that hosted an "Abduction 101" forum linked to a 28-year-old suspect in the kidnapping of a Chinese scholar at the University of Illinois bills itself as the most popular sexual fetish networking site on the internet ��� and it has faced pressure in recent months to be cle Facebook drone could one day provide global internet access 07/02/2017 04:52pm • YUMA, Ariz. (AP) ��� A solar-powered drone backed by Facebook that could one day provide worldwide internet access has quietly completed a test flight in Arizona after an earlier attempt ended with a crash landing. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's long-term plan for the drone, called Aquila, is AP FACT CHECK: When a swoopy line on a chart misleads 07/01/2017 06:53pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Oh, those charts. President Donald Trump passed one around on Twitter in recent days, and it showing spending on Medicaid rising for years in the future under the stalled Republican health care bill. You'd never know from his chart's mountain-climbing line , or his rhetoric, t Asteroid Day is an annual reminder of threats to the Earth 06/30/2017 05:27am • WASHINGTON ��� June 30, 2015, was the first Asteroid Day, which organizers called a ���global awareness movement where people from around the world come together to learn about asteroids and what we can do to protect our planet��� from asteroid and comet impacts. The outline of the 56-mile wide Data Doctors: How vulnerable are Apple computers to ransomware? 06/30/2017 04:56am • Q: Should I be concerned about ransomware attacking my Mac? A: Ransomware continues to grow in popularity, as a sort of ���gold rush��� has been underway in the cyberunderworld. Hundreds of millions of dollars have been generated over the past couple of years, with one security firm reporting How to Find a Legitimate Work-From-Home Job 06/29/2017 08:00pm • There are many reasons you might be looking to work from home. Maybe you have young kids, and you want to work while keeping an eye on them. Maybe you've always dreamed of running your own company and starting an online business at home is the way to get there. Maybe you have a spouse who is your h 4 Crazy Ways to Climb Out of Debt 06/29/2017 08:00pm • In over your head in debt? Maybe it's time for drastic action. If your credit card balance is high, and disposable income is low, you might need some nonconventional ways to solve a pretty big problem. There's good news also if you put your nose to the grindstone. You'll find that the skills you ca No need to kick this nest: These hornets more likely keep to themselves 06/29/2017 07:42pm • What's the buzz Tom, ���a retired math teacher in Bethesda,��� writes: ���We have had a nest being constructed on the eaves of our house since May. "The bugs in the nest look like bees, but I searched around the internet and have concluded that they might be European hornets or bald faced horn Steps to protect home computer, laptop from new ransomware threat 06/29/2017 07:23am • WASHINGTON �����A new, inconvenient and potentially costly ransomware threat is a good reminder of the security steps consumers can take to protect home computers and laptops. The Petya ransomware is affecting companies and government systems worldwide. As computer security experts work to asc Exclusive: ISIS 'genie is out of the bottle,' says NCTC chief 06/29/2017 05:22am • WASHINGTON ��� If the momentum of a U.S.-led coalition is any indicator, the black flag of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) may be completely eradicated from Syria and Iraq in a matter of months. But the head of the National Counterterrorism Center warns that the black cloud of ISI 3 Places to Live Like a Local Overseas in Retirement 06/28/2017 08:00pm • Many people who move or retire overseas enjoy the familiarity of like-minded company and seek out destinations with expats already in residence. Other retirees want to live among the local community, become a part of the local culture and are happy if they rarely see another American or Canadian ex How vacationing business owners cope with being unreachable 06/28/2017 11:20am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� While hiking in the Himalayas for three weeks, Mike Scanlin had no cellphone service much of the time and no way to charge his phone. Running his business ��� a one-man operation ��� became a very sporadic proposition. It was a calculated risk. "I felt I was going to lose custom Historic DC mansion gets luxury apartment makeover 06/28/2017 02:18am • WASHINGTON ��� D.C.���s newest luxury apartment building, Ampeer Dupont Circle, offers more than high-end appliances, shiny hardwood floors and unmatched views of Dupont Circle. Some of its amenities include complimentary hors d���oeuvres and an on-site mixologist. There���s also a daily con