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Data Doctors: Internet speed testing tips 04/11/2019 09:37pm • Q: The internet speed test say I have a fast connection, but why does everything still seem so slow? A: There are few things these days as frustrating as a slow internet connection, especially when you���re paying for a "fast connection." ���Up to��� speeds Your ISP can���t control your overall Tired of robocalls? Congress discusses bill that could help 04/11/2019 01:22pm • It's an issue you're probably all too familiar with: annoying robocalls to your cellphone. Robocallers are bombarding cellphones with more calls than ever. In fact, half of all calls to cellphones this year will be robocalls, according to Sen. John Thune, R-SD, who oversaw a Senate subcommittee h Data Doctors: Which web browser is the best? 04/05/2019 04:55pm • Q: Which browser for my computer is the best to use? A: Your choice in browsers can be one of the most important decisions you���ll make on all your internet connected devices. It���s common for users to simply use whatever comes preloaded on the computer, but there can be significant differen Waldorf man arrested on child pornography charges 04/05/2019 03:55am • Maryland State Police arrested and charged a Charles County man with distribution and possession of child pornography on Thursday morning. At about 5:40 a.m., police served Anthony Robinson, 39, of Waldorf, with a search warrant and began reviewing electronic devices at his home. Police found mul Sharing struggles, breaking stigmas: Live storytelling shines spotlight on mental health 04/03/2019 12:21am • Thirteen years ago, Jennifer Marshall was diagnosed with Type 1 bipolar disorder ��� a discovery so serious, she didn���t know if she���d be able to work again. But with the support of doctors and family, Marshall ���got through her struggle." Then, she wanted to talk about it. ���The firs Northam nixes online sales tax set-aside for Amazon 04/01/2019 11:00am • Gov. Ralph Northam doesn't want Virginia's online sales tax used to pay Amazon.com Inc.'s promised $750 million incentive deal. At least not yet. The legislature wanted to start collecting money in July 2020 to eventually pay Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN). The first $40 million was going to come from the 'You turn us on and we're there': Looking back at 50 years of news on WTOP 04/01/2019 05:16am • We have to give credit where it's due. Back in 1969, legendary Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham had been listening to WAVA, a small AM station out of the Virginia suburbs that broadcast all news. WTOP, then owned by the Post (and located at 1500 on your AM dial) was different from wh TSA's social media highlight weird stuff confiscated at Dulles Airport 04/01/2019 03:40am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� David Johnston stands over a table full of peculiar items confiscated at Dulles International Airport: A glittery clutch with brass knuckles as a clasp. A perfume bottle shaped like a grenade. A rusted circular saw blade. A pocket-sized pitchfork. None of those are quite right Some of the greatest April Fools' pranks of all time 04/01/2019 02:38am • April Fools' Day ain't what it used to be. Companies will come up with gags. Everybody will have a good laugh, but nobody will be fooled. Oh, for the days when April Fools' Day hoaxes and pranks could cause lines outside liquor stores or prompt people to smell their T Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg calls for more regulation of the internet 03/30/2019 05:03pm • Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg, who has been under scrutiny for the social media company's role in spreading misinformation and inadequately policing content, is calling for regulators to play a "more active role" in establishing rules for the internet. Zuckerb Fake modeling agent sentenced to prison for child porn 03/29/2019 04:50pm • GREENBELT, Md. (AP) ��� A Maryland man who posed as a modeling agent has been sentenced to 22 years in federal prison for coercing girls into sending him nude and sexually explicit photographs. U.S. District Judge Paul Grimm also on Friday sentenced 44-year-old Stephen McGrath of Rockville to 25 Virginia IT salaries are double statewide average 03/29/2019 08:44am • The median tech occupation wage in Virginia in 2018 was almost $94,500, 103 percent higher than the median wage of all occupations in the state, according to D.C. trade group CompTIA. And the future for employment growth remains positive, with the best opportunities in jobs related to emerging te Child porn suspect detained in US after Ireland extradition 03/27/2019 02:46pm • GREENBELT, Md. (AP) ��� A man once described by an FBI agent as the world's largest "facilitator" of child pornography will remain held in U.S. custody after his extradition from Ireland, a federal magistrate ruled Wednesday. A federal public defender representing Eric Eoin Marques, 33, told U.S. Get ready for a fast-paced CBD land grab 03/26/2019 11:29am • The CBD gold rush has begun. CBD, the chemical found in hemp and marijuana plants, is showing up in shampoos, lattes, body oils, gummy bears and dog treats. It's being sold in coffee shops and farmer's markets, mom-and-pops and high-end department stores and most recently, drugstore chain CVS. Today in History: March 26 03/26/2019 12:29am • Today is Tuesday, March 26, the 85th day of 2019. There are 280 days left in the year. Today���s Highlight in History: On March 26, 1979, a peace treaty was signed by Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin (men-AH���-kem BAY���-gihn) and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and witnessed by President