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What Dads Can Do to Make the World Safer for Their Daughters 06/03/2018 08:00pm • In the wake of the #MeToo Movement, the cultural reckoning over sexual harassment and assault continues to expand day by day. Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, who faces dozens of allegations from rape to sexual harassment spanning decades, was formally charged last week with rape and several other cou 3 Tips to Prepare for ACT Geometry Questions 06/03/2018 08:00pm • The ACT math test covers three main content areas: Preparing for Higher Math, Integrating Essential Skills and Modeling. For some high school students, geometry is one of the hardest question types on the test. Unlike the SAT, the ACT does not provide a formula sheet -- meaning students must largel 10 Key Places to See on College Tours 06/03/2018 08:00pm • If you're a soon-to-be college student, exploring a college campus in person can help you determine if the school is the right fit. College admissions consultants, high school counselors, undergraduate admissions officers and parents of college-bound students recommend taking a school's official gu Officer watches graduation of the baby he helped deliver along I-270 Officer watches graduation of the baby he helped deliver along I-270 06/02/2018 04:22am • WASHINGTON â Thomas Duboyceâs unique bond with Officer Robert Hunt goes back about as far as it can go â Nov. 13, 1999. Thatâs when the Montgomery County police officer helped Duboyceâs mother give birth along Interstate 270. Cute-emergency-baby-delivery stories are nothing new, but 11-year-old charged with making threats to Montgomery Co. middle school 11-year-old charged with making threats to Montgomery Co. middle school 06/01/2018 07:29pm • WASHINGTON â An 11-year-old has been charged with making threats to a Montgomery County middle school Friday afternoon. Around 12:30 p.m., police responded to Parkland Magnet School for Aerospace Technology in Rockville, Maryland, after the school received a phone threat. A school faculty membe Virtual Care for Epilepsy 05/31/2018 08:00pm • If you have a smartphone or laptop and access to the internet, you may have already experienced a virtual visit with a physician to seek treatment for a common ailment such as allergies, the flu or diaper rash. Imagine having that same convenient access to your epilepsy specialist. For some patient The Silent Epidemic: Child Sexual Abuse 05/31/2018 08:00pm • Imagine a child sitting in a hospital room with a lack of hair and tied to an IV pole. He or she is feeling poorly and looks ill. The child is a victim of cancer. They may be tragically aware their life is to be cut short. All around them, there are adults taking care of them and suffering as well 7 Tips for Updating Your House in an Up-and-Coming Neighborhood 05/31/2018 08:00pm • Don't let your house fall behind.Every homeowner knows that maintaining a house is hard work, and few have the time, money or willpower to keep their home looking perfect at all times. When it's the peak of home selling season, it may seem like half the houses on your block are in pristine, market-r Nearly extinct bird hatches at Smithsonian Institute in Va. (Photos) Nearly extinct bird hatches at Smithsonian Institute in Va. (Photos) 05/31/2018 04:16pm • WASHINGTON â A female Guam kingfisher bird, a species so endangered that it's completely extinct in the wild, hatched at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Virginia earlier this month. On May 17, she became the first chick of its species to hatch at the institute in four years. How to Adjust Your Budget Once Your Kids Leave the Nest 05/30/2018 08:00pm • After 18 years of paying for their groceries, clothes and internet service, the kids have finally left the house. After basking in the accomplishment, it's time to look at how to readjust your budget to reflect your new priorities for this next life stage, says Mary Alice Hughes, co-owner of Insuran 6 Ways People Who Inject Drugs Can Avoid HIV and Hepatitis C Infections 05/30/2018 08:00pm • In Columbus, Ohio, a teenage boy who was undergoing treatment for substance use disorder was surprised a couple years ago to learn he'd been infected with hepatitis C. The boy, then 17, was attending private school -- and sharing needles with classmates to use heroin, says Dr. Carlos Malvestutto, i How Do I Know If My Adolescent Child Has 'Teen Angst' or Depression? 05/30/2018 08:00pm • As a parent, it's hard to get through a day of witnessing your child's behavior without wondering, at least once, "Is this normal?" Then comes adolescence, and you find yourself asking that question even more frequently. Adolescence is characterized by strong emotions, a need for independence, and Metro will stay open late for Caps' Game 4 with Xfinity footing the bill 05/30/2018 04:39pm • WASHINGTON â Hockey fans can still ride Metro after the Washington Capitals play the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 4 at the Capital One Arena on Monday, June 4. Metro is extending its late-night train service for an hour past the usual 11:30 p.m. closing time. Xfinity is providing the $100,000 n No kid-ding: How to cope with adult children who stay home 05/30/2018 02:09pm • WASHINGTON â After a 30-year-old upstate New York man was evicted from his parents' home and ordered to move out by June 1 by a judge, a new light is being shone on the issue of "kids" who move back home after school ... but then don't leave. It is happening more and more in recent years. And i Gay and getting married? Financial advantages (and disadvantages) Gay and getting married? Financial advantages (and disadvantages) 05/30/2018 08:41am • WASHINGTON â The U.S. Supreme Court ruled same-sex couples nationwide could legally wed in June 2015, and gay couples have been flocking to churches and courthouses ever since. A 2017 Gallup poll found 10.2 percent of gay couples in the U.S. are now legally married. Financial implications ar
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