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Local QB hopes to be late-round sleeper in NFL Draft 04/24/2018 01:49am • BRAMBLETON, Va. — If the NFL Draft is really about anything for most fans, it’s about quarterbacks. The opportunity to land a team leader and signal-caller who could change the trajectory of your franchise for years, even decades, is tantalizing for any franchise. And, as we all know, that pick Aimed at China, Trump's tariffs are hitting closer to home 04/24/2018 12:57am • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's escalating dispute with China over trade and technology is threatening jobs and profits in working-class communities where his "America First" agenda hit home. The Commerce Department has received more than 2,400 applications from companies seeking wai Comedy Bootcamp helps military vets recover via stand-up at DC Improv 04/24/2018 12:26am • WASHINGTON — Can stand-up comedy help military veterans heal after returning from war? That's the goal of the nonprofit Armed Services Arts Partnership (ASAP), which presents its latest "Comedy Bootcamp" graduation show at DC Improv this Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. "That's the culminating The Downsides to 'Extreme' Personal Finance 04/23/2018 08:00pm • You've seen the headlines: One recent graduate repaid $100,000 in student loan debt by living off ramen noodles and selling plasma. A young couple managed to retire at 35 by living rent-free in a camper and growing vegetables. A family sold its belongings and traveled the world, using just cre Alphabet Inc (GOOG, GOOGL) Remains a Great Long-Term Stock 04/23/2018 08:00pm • Although Wall Street is giving tepid reviews to Alphabet Inc (Nasdaq: GOOGL, GOOG) and its first-quarter earnings results, analysts say the technology behemoth and parent company of Google still remains an outstanding stock for long-term investors to hold. Alphabet has the unique position as a large A Parent's Guide to a Kid's First Prom 04/23/2018 08:00pm • I went to my first prom dressed as a munchkin. I was 16 years old, and I wore bright red shorts, knee socks that stopped just below the bend in my legs, a short-sleeved, plaid, button-down shirt that was fastened all the way up to the collar, and purple suspenders. And the crowning touch? I had a l Prince charming: Kate gives birth to boy, home by suppertime 04/23/2018 03:36pm • LONDON (AP) — Third time's a charm. The Duchess of Cambridge gave birth Monday morning to a new prince who is fifth in line to the British throne — and she was home by suppertime. The duchess and husband Prince William drove to St. Mary's Hospital in London early in the morning, and Kate's 8 Va. teacher charged with sexual abuse of group of 5-year-olds 04/23/2018 03:27pm • WASHINGTON — An assistant teacher at a Bristow, Virginia, day care is being held without bond, charged with sexually abusing a group of 5-year-old children. The investigation began on March 26 when a parent contacted Child Protective Services to report a concern at Minneland Academy in Bristow Md. entrepreneur tries to help others' startup dreams come true 04/23/2018 04:29am • WASHINGTON — Any successful startup business starts with a simple, but crucial question for would-be entrepreneurs. "First and foremost they need to figure out what exactly they're solving," said Anik Singal, who last week opened a 26,000-square-foot learning center in Rockville, Maryland — c Tummy Time 101: How to Play With Your New Baby 04/22/2018 08:00pm • You've mastered the diaper change. You have figured out a feeding plan. You've even had a few consecutive hours of sleep. In short, you are handling your new role as a parent like a boss. Now that you've begun to establish a daily rhythm, it's time to add in one of the rewarding responsibilities of Why Some Opioids Users Don't Fear a Fatal Overdose 04/22/2018 08:00pm • A couple years ago, when local news agencies reported a spike in overdose deaths related to fentanyl in St. Paul, Minnesota, clinicians at an outpatient treatment clinic in that city saw an immediate effect. "A dozen of our patients disappeared," says Dr. Marvin Seppala, chief medical officer of the Market Is Unimpressed By Alphabet Inc (GOOG, GOOGL) Earnings Beat 04/22/2018 08:00pm • Alphabet Inc (Nasdaq: GOOG, GOOGL) reported another strong quarter of growth on Monday afternoon, beating consensus estimates on both earnings and revenue. Google's parent company reported first-quarter earnings per share of $9.93 on revenue of $31.15 billion. Analysts had been expecting EPS of $9.2 Hungary Elections Stir New Fears and Trigger Protests 04/22/2018 08:00pm • The political currents fueling the growth of nationalism in Central Europe will be emboldened as Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán settles in for a third term, say political observers. But mass protests in the early days since his April 8 election victory show strong public opposition remains A joyful reunion with birth parents leads to incest, murder 04/22/2018 03:31pm • DOVER, N.Y. (AP) — What started out as a joyful reunion of a young woman with her birth parents soon turned sour, then shocking, and finally deadly. A young woman named Katie married her birth father, had a baby with him and, after she decided to leave him, lost her life to him along with that DC leads nation in early education investment; Md. and Va. trail 04/22/2018 06:57am • WASHINGTON — D.C. continues to lead the nation when it comes to investing in public preschool and in how much it spends on each child. The 2017 analysis of public preschool in the U.S. has been released. It shows once again, that D.C. is on top. "D.C. has led the nation in enrollment and in f