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How did the NYT's Kevin Roose crack YouTube's algorithm? By watching a YouTube video 06/14/2019 06:12pm • New York Times journalist Kevin Roose's investigation into YouTube's artificial intelligence started because it was the platform mentioned most frequently when he asked online extremists questions about how they were radicalized. "They kept just saying YouTube, and over and over again I heard sto Millennial generation rocked by deaths from ���diseases of despair' 06/14/2019 12:53am • The number of Americans dying from drugs, alcohol and suicide continues to climb. While the rising death toll is cross-generational, a new report shows millennials are especially affected. Alcohol- and drug-induced fatalities and suicide nearly tripled in the last two decades among adults ages 18 Today in History: June 14 06/14/2019 12:00am • Today is Friday, June 14, the 165th day of 2019. There are 200 days left in the year. This is Flag Day. Today���s Highlight in History: On June 14, 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a measure adding the phrase ���under God��� to the Pledge of Allegiance. On this date: In 1775, Ex-boyfriend pleads guilty in murder of 16-year-old Fairfax Co. girl 06/12/2019 06:30pm • The teenager accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend and leaving her body in a Fairfax County, Virginia, park pleaded guilty Wednesday to first-degree murder. Nebiyu Ebrahim was 17 years old when he strangled 16-year-old Jholie Moussa to death in January 2018. Two weeks later, her body was found i Former worker at DC school accused of sexual contact with 13-year-old 06/12/2019 03:58pm • A former contract worker at a Northeast D.C. school is facing charges of second-degree child sexual abuse. Jestin Hickman, 21, of Southeast D.C. is accused of having sexual contact with a 13-year-old student at Capitol Hill Montessori at Logan, located in the 200 block of G Street Northeast. H Millennial parents using Venmo, Cash App to pay their kids' allowances 06/12/2019 10:40am • Smash those piggy banks, kids. Millennial parents are most likely to pay their kids an allowance through a mobile payment service, according to a report from CreditCards.com.�� While cash is still king ��� it remains the most common way children receive their allowances ��� parents are also findi Top high schools in the DC region ranked by US News 06/12/2019 01:04am • As many parents know, choosing the right high school is a big decision. For the first time ever, U.S. News and World Report published rankings for high schools by metropolitan region, making it easy to compare area high schools against each other. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and T Q&A: 'Stranger Things' star Cara Buono joins Bowie Baysox to tease Season 3 06/12/2019 12:53am • We're less than a month away from Season 3 of "Stranger Things," which hits Netflix on July 4. And if you can't wait, you can join actress Cara Buono at the Bowie Baysox game on Saturday. "I'm really excited to come down," Buono told WTOP. "There's an opportunity to meet and greet beforeha Deployed to Afghanistan in March, Maryland state senator receives monthly care packages 06/10/2019 11:33am • This article was written by WTOP���s news partners at��Maryland Matters��and republished with permission.��Sign up for��Maryland Matters��� free email subscription��today. A flag with a red border and blue star is hung proudly at the entrance of the state Senate building in Annapolis. While th ���They have this fight���: On eve of Women's World Cup, book chronicles struggle for respect, pay 06/10/2019 05:44am • When the U.S. Women���s National Team burst into the broader American consciousness with their thrilling 1999 World Cup win on home soil, the way we viewed soccer in America changed forever. But in the cycles between the World Cups and Olympics that have come since, and even back before that seminal Kids home for the summer? Family-friendly activities in, near DC 06/10/2019 04:29am • School is almost out for summer vacation, which means the kids are about to have a lot more free time. If you���re looking for a few ways to entertain little ones this season, Guiomar Ochoa, of cosmomommy.com, has some suggestions for family-friendly destinations, exhibits and day trips in the D.C. 'Hadestown' captures 8 Tony Awards, including best musical 06/09/2019 11:26pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� "Hadestown," the brooding musical about the underworld, has reason to smile broadly: It's the best new musical Tony Award winner and nabbed eight trophies Sunday, including a rare win for a woman director of a musical. Playwright Jez Butterworth's "The Ferryman" was crowned best Prince William Co. School Board to consider contentious boundary plans for 13th high school 06/07/2019 02:23pm • This article was written by WTOP���s news partner,��InsideNoVa.com, and republished with permission. Sign up for��InsideNoVa.com���s free email subscription today. As the Prince William County School Board weighs the boundary plan for a 13th high school ��� and the impact it will have on the demogr Police: Body found in Fairfax Co. identified as juvenile 06/07/2019 01:14pm • A little over two weeks after a body was found in the Hybla Valley area of Fairfax County, Virginia, police said they have identified the body and are investigating the death as a homicide. The victim is being identified as a juvenile; more information on the victim will not be released due to Vi Movie Review: 'Dark Phoenix' marks lackluster swan song for Fox's 'X-Men' 06/07/2019 01:14am • It's been nearly two decades since 20th Century Fox launched Hollywood's modern superhero obsession with "X-Men" (2000), complete with Hugh Jackman's Wolverine, Halle Berry's Storm, James Marsden's Cyclops, Patrick Stewart's Professor Xavier and Ian McKellen's Magneto. A decade later, "X-Men: