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What happened on December 17, 2012

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What happened on December 17, 2012

BUSINESS

How small and mid-sized businesses can tap the power of big data By Santiago Becerra

Hackers exploit ‘guest user’ account of software that allows remote operation By Robert O’harrow Jr

Computers will taste, smell and hear within five years, IBM predicts By Hayley Tsukayama

Smith & Wesson leads stock declines amid gun-control speculation By Bloomberg News

Google, FTC said to be near deal to end probe By Craig Timberg

Obama, Boehner move closer to ‘cliff’ deal By Lori Montgomery and Paul Kane

Ex-Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson surfaces as leader of new startup By Dean Takahashi | Venturebeat.com

Twitter is testing downloadable archives, report says By Hayley Tsukayama

The future of streaming video – four predictions for 2013 By Kun Gai and Crunchyroll | Gigaom.com

How Main Street will fight big business with ‘big data’ By Christina Farr | Venturebeat.com

Is Facebook working on an app that allows photos to self-destruct? By John Koetsier | Venturebeat.com

BET founder offers plan to cut racial disparity in hiring By Michael A. Fletcher

Sprint Nextel to buy rest of Clearwire for $2.2 billion By Cecilia Kang

For Discovery Communications, the revenue growth lies in television networks overseas By Steven Overly

LOCAL

Nancy Bernkopf Tucker, China specialist at Georgetown University, dies at 64 By Bart Barnes

McAuliffe calls for assault weapons ban By Laura Vozzella

Daniel K. Inouye, U.S. senator, dies at 88 By Emma Brown

Region’s rising wealth brings new luxury brands and wealth managers By Annie Gowen

‘Feisty’ boy’s funny anticshad the kids and the adults rolling By — Michael Laris and Patricia Sullivan

Sen. Mark Warner seeks gun control action in wake of mass shooting By Laura Vozzella

Maryland Senate president nudges O’Malley on hiring a transportation secretary By John Wagner

Study: D.C. third-graders have not improved in math, reading since 2007 By Emma Brown

New Maryland system measures school progress By Ovetta Wiggins

Loudoun School Board adopts new boundary plan for Ashburn and Dulles North By Caitlin Gibson

Protesters target NRA’s Capitol Hill office to call for gun control after Newtown killings By Fredrick Kunkle

Loudoun’s seasonal display controversy winds down, for now By Caitlin Gibson

Prince William County health calendar By — Compiled By Sarah Lane

Today in D.C.: Four things to watch for By Maggie Fazeli Fard

Loudoun and Fauquier health calendar By Sandy Mauck

Prince William County school notes By —compiled By Mari-jane Williams

Cuccinelli, environmental group find consensus on Va. renewable energy law By Errin Haines

McDonnell: Gun control talk ‘way too early’ By Laura Vozzella

Newtown massacre leads to security assessments nationwide By Donna St. George and Lyndsey Layton

Against ‘fiscal cliff’ uncertainties, McDonnell proposes amendments to state budget By Laura Vozzella

Shedding a tear for Ronald McDonald By John Kelly

Prince George’s leverages $26.8 million in new investment, officials say By Miranda S. Spivack

Feds mobilize against additional hits on their pocketbooks By Joe Davidson

Martire case costs MWAA $1.5M in legal fees By Lori Aratani

2 courts review Justin Wolfe’s case By Jeremy Borden

Samuel J. Keker, former executive at U.S. News & World Report, dies By Megan Mcdonough

Council member looks to extend library hours in District By Rachel S. Karas

Adam Lanza’s rampage leaves burning questions: Why? By Petula Dvorak

NATIONAL

Medical Mysteries: Cerebral palsy proves not to be the cause of boy’s decline By Sandra G. Boodman

Digital devices engage tots, but some experts discourage use before age 2 By Rachel Saslow

Physically fit students do better in school than others, study finds By Linda Searing

For Lanza family, son Adam’s difficulties dominated By Michael S. Rosenwald, Tim Craig and Peter Slevin

Portrait of Adam Lanza and his family begins to emerge By Rick Maese and Peter Hermann

Voyager spacecraft are still making discoveries 35 years after their launch By Brian Vastag

Medicare denials are rarely challenged by seniors, but appeals can succeed By Susan Jaffe

Obama directs Cabinet to launch plan for reducing gun violence By Debbi Wilgoren, Scott Wilson and David A. Fahrenthold

French Polynesia and Cook Islands create sanctuaries to protect sharks By Juliet Eilperin

Phelps’ son condemns plan to picket Newtown funerals By By Kimberly Winston| Religion News Service

Smoking-cessation rule that binds insurers is not clear to consumers, study finds By Michelle Andrews

In Newtown churches, many questions - and tears - but few answers By By Yamiche Alcindor, Thomas Frank, Martha T. Moore and Laura Petrecca and Gary Stoller| Religion News Service

Newtown shooting galvanizes religious gun control advocates By By Adelle M. Banks| Religion News Service

Human origins events at the Smithsonian; reengineering the Devil’s Hole pupfish By Maggie Fazeli Fard

Nancy Lanza had considered moving with her son to Wash. state, friend says By Rick Maese and Peter Hermann

Medical problems don’t always require expert diagnosis and complicated treatment By Consumerreports.org

Adam Lanza’s parents divorced in 2009; parents agreed to joint custody By Rick Maese

Newtown shootings renew questions about evil and suffering By By Cathy Lynn Grossman| Religion News Service

What does leadership really look like after Sandy Hook? By Jena Mcgregor

Holiday drinking can be hard on your health, but you can take precautions By Carolyn Butler

Sex and sanity are the focus of how-to guides; using exercise to fight illness By Maggie Fazeli Fard

LIFESTYLE

Miss Manners: Background music comes unpleasantly to the fore By Miss Manners

Miss Manners: Friends’ charitable causes do not have to be your own By Miss Manners

Miss Manners: Generosity should always be followed by gratitude By Miss Manners

The TV Column: Networks scramble to be sensitive; viewers still watch violent shows By Lisa De Moraes

National Children’s Museum opens at National Harbor By Christina Barron

Miss Manners: Office Secret Santa deserves a lump of coal By Miss Manners

Americans increasingly stuff holiday stockings with gifts for themselves By Michelle Boorstein

Hints From Heloise: Hard to get a read on them By Heloise

Hints From Heloise: My garden is not for cats! By Heloise

Hints From Heloise: Computers go public By Heloise

Hints From Heloise: Calendars for veterans By Heloise

Hints From Heloise: Spinning sheets By Heloise