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Md. school, first responders inspect emergency plans during summer break Md. school, first responders inspect emergency plans during summer break 07/27/2017 05:09am • ROCKVILLE, Md. â Police and firefighters flocked to a school in Rockville, Maryland, but they weren't responding to an emergency. They were meeting with school and community leaders at the Ivymount School to plan for one. First responders attended a roundtable Wednesday on how to improve safety Helping Babies Sleep Can Be Instrumental in Treating Postpartum Depression 07/26/2017 08:00pm • How often do you find getting your teeth drilled is the highlight of your day? Perhaps only if you are a masochist -- or a stressed new mom. Karen, who asked that her full name not be used for privacy's sake, shared with me how a three-hour dental procedure -- something she'd normally dread --provi How Many Colleges Should I Apply to? 07/26/2017 08:00pm • There are more than 3,000 four-year institutions that prospective college students can apply to but deciding on the number of schools to pursue can take time, research and a little soul-searching. "I don't know if there is an actual best number," says Matthew Proto, vice president and dean of admiss Online dating helps fuel growth for Arlington private-eye company Online dating helps fuel growth for Arlington private-eye company 07/26/2017 10:08am • WASHINGTON â Trustify, a two-year-old company that provides an on-demand service for vetted private investigators, will spend $1 million on expansion at its Crystal City, Virginia, headquarters and more than quadruple its workforce over the next three years. A decline in trust, truth and safety What to Expect When You're in a Relationship With Someone Who Has ADHD 07/25/2017 08:00pm • For people who don't have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and are in a relationship with someone who does, or if both people have ADHD, there could be challenges that transcend the typical ebbs and flows of a partnership. "In the end, marriage, dating, and any kind of partnership is hard," 11 Job Search Tips for Recent Graduates 07/25/2017 08:00pm • If you're newly graduated and unemployed, it's time to get serious about your job hunt. The longer you've been out of school, the more difficult it can be to get a job. Job searching isn't intuitive. It requires you understand some basic rules of engagement. To get you started, here are some best p Try a Checklist to Avoid FAFSA Mistakes 07/25/2017 08:00pm • When Evelyn Lee was applying to colleges as a high school senior, she knew that she would need financial aid to be able to afford to go. But her parents, who are from Korea, were in no position to help her fill out the federal form -- the Free Application for Federal Student Aid or FAFSA -- necessa How to Teach Kids About Gender Stereotypes in Media 07/25/2017 08:00pm • My 10-year-old daughter and I watched roughly five minutes of a popular TV show marketed to tween girls (that her friends talk about at recess fairly regularly) before she hit the pause button and we froze. I waited for her to speak first. "Why do they make the girls talk like that?" It was a good Trump shows the Boy Scouts how to start a political fire 07/25/2017 05:58pm • CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) â No knot-tying demonstrations. No wood-carving advice. President Donald Trump went straight to starting a fire in a speech at a national Boy Scout gathering. Parents, former Scouts and others were furious after Trump railed against his enemies, promoted his political age AP: Brazilians detail abuses by US church, shattered lives 07/25/2017 03:12pm • SAO JOAQUIM DE BICAS, Brazil (AP) â At the Word of Faith Fellowship churches in the Brazilian cities of Sao Joaquim de Bicas and Franco da Rocha, the signs of broken families are everywhere: parents separated from their children, siblings who no longer speak, grandparents who wonder if they will e Easy, creative ideas for packing summer lunches Easy, creative ideas for packing summer lunches 07/25/2017 12:25pm • WASHINGTON â Parents may not be packing school lunches in the summertime, but that doesn't mean they're off the hook. There are lunches for the pool and camp and summer jobs, and for those long rides in the car while heading on vacation. How can parents make these everyday meals interesting Q&A: 'Obvious Child' filmmakers dish on newest Sundance finalist 'Landline' Q&A: 'Obvious Child' filmmakers dish on newest Sundance finalist 'Landline' 07/25/2017 01:11am • WASHINGTON â They turned a pregnancy plot into the indie gem "Obvious Child" (2014). Now, they're back with the new indie comedy-drama "Landline," which was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival and is now playing in theaters nationwide. "It's more of a drama Day care worker arrested, accused of leaving child at Va. mall 07/24/2017 08:49pm • WASHINGTON â A day care worker in Woodbridge, Virginia, has been arrested after allegedly leaving a child at an area mall.  Potomac Mills mall security officers called police July 17 after a 2-year-old boy was found asleep in his stroller in the mallâs food court. The child had been under th 10 Colleges That Often Lead to Graduate School 07/24/2017 08:00pm • The U.S. News Short List, separate from our overall rankings, is a regular series that magnifies individual data points in hopes of providing students and parents a way to find which undergraduate or graduate programs excel or have room to grow in specific areas. Be sure to explore The Short List: Surviving Critical Illness: What Is Post-ICU Syndrome and How Does it Affect Patients and Families? 07/24/2017 08:00pm • Every year, about 6 million people are admitted to intensive care units with a life-threatening illness. As medical technology advances, more people survive conditions that once would have been fatal. However, about half of these ICU survivors develop some form of cognitive, psychosocial and physic
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