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Echoes of 9/11, as New Yorkers 'try to keep calm but we can't quite carry on' 03/22/2020 04:02am • The gates outside the centuries-old chapel in the shadow of the old World Trade Center were padlocked as rush hour descended on Lower Manhattan's desolate streets. "In care for our neighbors, parishioners, clergy, and staff, St. Paul's Chapel is canceling services and ev Carryout only for DC restaurants; US told to limit social gatherings 03/16/2020 08:30pm • The latest Loudoun County Public Schools in Virginia has extended its closure until at least April 10. The school previously announced that it will close through March 20. For a complete list of school closures, go to WTOP's Closings and Delays page. Starting 10 p.m. Monday, all bars and res Trump declares national emergency; DC bans mass gatherings 03/14/2020 01:14am • Andre of Washington, D.C., rides the escalator up at the Metro subway Congress Heights train station in Washington, Friday, March, 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) The latest President Donald Trump declared a national emergency. In Montgomery County, Maryland, the first three patients t Md.'s attorney general warns against coronavirus-related scams 03/13/2020 10:09pm • Scam artists view the coronavirus outbreak as an opportunity to profit, so Maryland's attorney general is urging residents to think twice before providing private information online. "There are going to be people out there trying to steal your money, trying to steal your identity, and people have Beware of 2020 census scams, officials warn 03/10/2020 02:05pm • Officials are warning Marylanders to beware of scams as the 2020 census launches in earnest this week. (WTOP/Melissa Howell) Americans lose $3 billion annually to scams, and as the region prepares for the 2020 census, officials are asking people to beware of scams. They're especially sending Va. budget includes teacher raises, college costs, transportation changes 03/10/2020 08:00am • Raises for teachers, a mix of pay increases for other Virginia government workers and some significant transportation studies in Northern Virginia are among many pieces of a $135 billion state budget deal revealed Monday afternoon. These are amendments to Gov. Ralph Northam’s introduced budget, Targets of crackdown in China fear government's reach in US 03/08/2020 07:41am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The photo of his father was barely recognizable. The old man looked unusually pale and tired, and his customary beard was shaved off. The son who received the photo over WhatsApp was immediately suspicious. He hadn't heard from his family in western China for two years while h Sanders, Biden up attacks as head-to-head race takes shape 03/07/2020 09:29pm • DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — The Democratic presidential primary is down to two major candidates, and it shows. Former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders are spending their first weekend as their party's last top White House contenders increasingly taki Officials looking into travel histories after 3 confirmed coronavirus cases in Montgomery Co. 03/06/2020 06:45pm • Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich speaks during a press conference Friday, March 6, 2020 after three residents are diagnosed with coronavirus. (WTOP/Mike Murillo) A day after three Montgomery County, Maryland, residents were diagnosed with coronavirus following an overseas trip, County Exe How prepared is Montgomery Co. for coronavirus? 03/04/2020 04:00am • Department heads in Montgomery County updated the Montgomery County Council on Tuesday over coronavirus preparedness in Maryland's largest county, as the state awaits test results from more patients for the disease. The fact that Maryland — along with Virginia and D.C. — can now perform tests Coronavirus misinformation goes viral 03/02/2020 03:13pm • If you're scrolling through Facebook or Twitter and see an article promising a cure for coronavirus, don't believe what you see. To date, there is no approved treatment for coronavirus, which has infected more than 89,000 people around the globe and killed more than 3,000. (There have been no con Teens love the video app TikTok. Do they love it too much? 02/29/2020 09:28am • From the perspective of teens, TikTok is a major new outlet for self-expression, one proudly home to the silly, the loud and the weird. To others, the Chinese-owned online video service is an unnerving black box that could be sharing information with the Chinese governme Security adviser: I've seen no intel of Moscow helping Trump 02/22/2020 09:06pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's national security adviser said he's seen no intelligence to show that Russia is interfering in the U.S. presidential campaign in hopes of reelecting President Donald Trump. Robert O'Brien's comments come after conflicting acco Federal narcotics agent accused of conspiring with drug cartel 02/21/2020 08:52pm • MIAMI (AP) — A once-standout U.S. federal narcotics agent known for spending lavishly on luxury cars and Tiffany jewelry has been arrested on charges of conspiring to launder money with the same Colombian drug cartel he was supposed to be fighting. Jose Irizarry and his wife were arrested Frida Exclusive: Nukes, malware and bots: US intelligence races to stay ahead of adversaries 02/18/2020 04:17am • Before the first rays of sunlight peek over the horizon in D.C., Deirdre Walsh is on her way to the sprawling, 40 -acre Liberty Crossing complex, in McLean, Virginia, that houses the Office of Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) and several of the 16 intelligence agencies it oversees. “Iâ€