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Easiest passwords to crack: How to get hacked in 1, 2, 3 ��� 11/18/2020 07:01am • It doesn���t take a cryptologist to figure out that ���123��� isn���t exactly the hardest password to crack. Yet millions of people still use countless variations of it to lock up their digital-dependent lives, potentially exposing themselves to hackers. In fact, more than 2.5 million people this Equinix further expands its big Ashburn data center campus 11/17/2020 11:40am • Much of the internet���s traffic runs through data centers in Virginia's Loudoun County, and one of the largest data center developers in the region has further expanded its big Ashburn campus. Redwood City, California-based Equinix just opened its 16th data center facility in Ashburn, the second For the love of the game: Tournament chess returns to Virginia, pandemic or not 11/13/2020 12:58pm • The socially distanced, mask-wearing field of competitors at the U.S. Class Championships, in Dulles, Virginia, on Friday, Oct. 30, 2020. (WTOP/Rick Massimo) When the COVID-19 pandemic began in the U.S., some of the earliest high-profile changes in American life came in the realm of sports: In q Nintendo is reviving Game & Watch, one of its oldest handhelds from the '80s 11/13/2020 07:14am • Nintendo is feeling nostalgic lately, and it's reviving a yet another '80s relic. The Game & Watch portable console, first introduced in 1980 and produced until 1991, was responsible for putting Nintendo on the map. It was a far cry from the Nintendo of today, which regularly puts out best-se New details emerge in 2011 disappearance of Va. woman Bethany Decker; boyfriend arraigned 11/12/2020 03:48pm • The former live-in boyfriend of 21-year-old Bethany Decker, who was last seen in her Ashburn, Virginia, apartment almost 10 years ago, has been arraigned on abduction charges. There are also new details of the case against Ronald Roldan, revealed in a recently filed charging document. He was extr Md. coalition forms to oppose veto override of digital tax bill 11/11/2020 08:33am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters��� free email subscription today. Marylanders for Tax Fairness, a coalition of businesses, advocacy groups and individuals, launched a campaign on Tuesday to oppose the Gener Inside the FBI's search for the dark web kingpin of Silk Road 11/10/2020 11:03pm • ▶ Watch Video: The FBI Declassified: Dangerous Journey on the Silk Road Through never-before-seen footage and in-depth interviews, ��"The FBI Declassified"��takes you inside the minds of heroic federal agents and analysts as they reveal how they solved some of the biggest cases of thei Toddler's table tennis game takes internet by storm 11/06/2020 11:25am • This fierce competitor is only 3 years old! Jiang Yunbo’s family says he’s been practicing table tennis since he was an infant. Even sweeter, his grandmother, a former table tennis pro, is his coach. MDOT Secretary questioned on under-Beltway utilities, possible Purple Line settlement 11/06/2020 06:22am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for��Maryland Matters��� free email subscription��today. Maryland has yet to calculate a cost to relocate underground utility pipes and fiberoptic cables as part of the Hogan administration���s e Charles County delays bringing students back to classrooms amid rise in COVID-19 cases 11/05/2020 06:11pm • Schools in Charles County, Maryland, are pressing pause on bringing some students back to the classroom after a recent rise in reported COVID-19 cases throughout the state and nationwide. "We will continue to monitor the data and reassess; however, we will not consider a move to Phase 2 until aft Analysis: 'We all need to take a deep breath' ��� on possible postelection violence 11/03/2020 03:53pm • Security fencing surrounds the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, on election day. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) For months, security experts have been warning that there would likely be a lot of destructive postelection violence. Hedging on where this violence would actually come from, Researchers: Black and Brown students are especially suffering from remote learning 11/02/2020 07:54pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for��Maryland Matters��� free email subscription��today. Although educational disparities already existed for Black, Latino and low-income Maryland students before the COVID-19 pandemic, they hav Howard U. researchers: Black voters getting flooded with election disinformation 11/02/2020 04:08am • Black voters are being flooded with targeted disinformation and racialized messages attempting to suppress the vote in the final days of the election, researchers from D.C.'s Howard University said. The Brookings Institution Governance studies, in partnership with the historically Black universit Data Doctors: How far out is fast satellite internet service? 10/29/2020 06:24pm • Q: I���ve tried satellite internet in the past in my RV, and it was terrible, so will Starlink be any better and worth considering? A: If you live in an underserved rural area or travel in an RV to areas with no cell signal, satellite internet has been an expensive, low-performance option that so INTERACTIVE MAP: Can you predict outcome of 2020 presidential election? 10/28/2020 01:59pm • The race for the White House requires a candidate to pick up at least 270 Electoral College votes. Use this interactive map to chart a winning course for either candidate. Follow the directions below to track different scenarios. Click on a state to toggle between Joe Biden (blue) or Donald Trump