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Coronavirus misinformation goes viral 03/02/2020 03:13pm • If you're scrolling through Facebook or Twitter and see an article promising a cure for coronavirus, don't believe what you see. To date, there is no approved treatment for coronavirus, which has infected more than 89,000 people around the globe and killed more than 3,000. (There have been no con 'Shark Tank' judge Barbara Corcoran gets her $400,000 back from scammers 03/02/2020 11:27am • "Shark Tank" judge Barbara Corcoran is "thrilled" about getting back nearly $400,000 after it was stolen in an elaborate email scam.Corcoran said last week that a phishing scam swindled her out of $388,700. The scammer tricked her bookkeeper into wiring the money by using Maryland man faces slew of charges after threatening violence against his former high school 02/27/2020 06:48pm • A Takoma Park, Maryland, man is facing a slew of charges after police said he called threats into his former high school. But, police said the Kennedy High School alum was also wanted on a separate warrant. Despite trying to spoof the internet phone number he was calling from, Montgomery County p Viral social media challenges provide parents, kids a chance to discuss internet dangers 02/25/2020 08:53pm • Viral videos featuring people doing "challenges" on TikTok, Instagram or Snapchat can be dangerous, and a parenting expert views them as an opportunity to discuss the dangers of the internet with children. "We as parents should always be looking for ways to talk about difficult subjects," Modern Damascus High School students students gain skills, offer deals at mini auto dealership 02/22/2020 04:45pm • Damascus High School students offered the community some good deals on refurbished vehicles and computers on Saturday while gaining new skills in the process at an annual event put on by the Montgomery County Automotive Traders Foundation. The students oversee a mini dealership where they invite Miracle on Ice shows how much Olympics on TV have changed 02/21/2020 07:13pm • ��� When the Summer Olympics begin in Tokyo in July, viewers will be able to watch every event either live or on demand. That wasn't the case in 1980 when the United States stunned the Soviet Union during the Lake Placid Games. The Americans' stunning 4-3 victory in the Miracle on Ice game ��� The Hunt: ISIS still has significant presence on the internet 02/19/2020 06:06pm • Organizations that monitor terrorist activity on the internet say they are still finding a lot of dangerous propaganda, more than two years after ISIS was defeated. On this week's edition of The Hunt with WTOP national security correspondent J.J. Green, Joshua Fisher-Birch, a researcher with the Witnesses pack Maryland hearing on $4 billion education spending plan 02/17/2020 08:45pm • Crowds chanting "Our kids can't wait!" jammed into a designated area for rallies not far from the Maryland State House in Annapolis. It was part of a "pep rally" on Monday for the $4 billion plan designed to reform education in the state. Hundreds of teachers, students and education advocat Maryland task force outlines a plan to curb vaping 02/17/2020 06:39pm • A week after Maryland���s comptroller announced expanding a ban on flavored electronic cigarettes to include many flavors of disposable devices, a state task force has more recommendations to keep vaping devices away from younger people. After evaluating the e-cigarette industry and regulations i Data Doctors: Is the Brave browser safe to use? 02/14/2020 06:24pm • The private web browser Brave. (Photo Illustration by Avishek Das/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) If you���re like most users, you spend more time using a browser than any other program on your computer or smartphone. You probably don���t think about what browser you���re using; the Lawmakers look to close loopholes in Maryland's marital rape laws 02/13/2020 06:44pm • In Maryland, spousal rape is against the law if force or a threat of force is used. But prosecutors and advocates say there are still spousal exemptions to rape laws on the books, and those can prevent prosecutors from helping victims. Lisae Jordan, with the Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assa Throwing a baby shower on a budget 02/10/2020 07:00pm • Throwing a baby shower is a wonderful way to celebrate mom- and dad-to-be while helping prepare them for their little one's arrival. But as with any party, it's easy to get caught up in the excitement of planning and rack up expenses that go well beyond your budget. "The money you'd spend on an e 'SNL' takes aim at New Hampshire primary in opening skit 02/09/2020 12:51am • ��� NEW YORK (AP) ��� ���Saturday Night Live��� cast aside the impeachment vote for a cold open with the Democratic primary debate in New Hampshire. Former cast members Jason Sudeikis and Rachel Dratch returned Saturday to play Joe Biden and Amy Klobuchar in the NBC comedy. But the debate fron Data Doctors: How much data is needed for streaming? 02/07/2020 04:48pm • If you're planning to stream high quality video or audio, you'll always be better off using an Ethernet cable instead of a wireless connection. Q: How fast should my internet connection be for streaming TV services? A: With so many options for streaming TV, making sure your network is up to t Election security at the heart of bills before Maryland General Assembly 02/06/2020 11:05pm • Maryland lawmakers in Annapolis heard a cluster of bills designed to make certain that the election process is not subverted. Del. Alice Cain, whose district includes Anne Arundel County, told the members of the Ways and Means Committee that "deepfakes" ��� doctored videos or images altered to ma