This new road tech can tell if you're on your phone or buckled up - Thursday, April 4, 2024 - Top News from WTOP

TOP NEWS | April 04, 2024 [Web version](   [New traffic safety devices detect distracted driving in DC]( "We want folks to focus on the art and science of being a safe driver." Two new mobile traffic safety devices will find distracted driving and flash a warning to drivers in D.C. [READ MORE](   [Lingering showers, flooding still in forecast for Thursday]( The most recent weather system led to heavily flooded parts of the region, causing power outages and downed trees. Thursday promises to be a much lighter weather day, but we're not out of high waterways and flooding territory yet. [READ MORE](   ADVERTISEMENT [The right bank can change outcomes]( Freedom Bank's Government Contracting team offers flexible, accessible services tailored to your unique goals. We have the expertise to help you obtain capital, mobilize expenses for new contract awards and leverage buy-outs and acquisitions. 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You're going to be faster, you're going to save money, and, ultimately, they're going to be happier and more productive,” points out Slack's Rob Seaman.   [Matt About Town: Meet the CEO of Make-A-Wish Mid-Atlantic, and learn about the inspiring story of how she got involved]( Before Lesli Creedon became the president and CEO of Make-A-Wish Mid-Atlantic, her connection to the nonprofit was personal, involving her son Jack. [READ MORE](   [With higher cancer death rates in rural areas, U.Va. seeks to improve prevention, access to clinical trials]( For years, doctors, public health experts and researchers have known the risk of dying from cancer is substantially higher if a patient lives in a rural area compared to an urban area. 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[READ MORE](   Sponsored by Akamai [DoD Cloud Exchange: How can the department streamline cloud operations at scale?]( By leaning into managed services to help identify and proliferate common services across apps, DoD can reduce the complexity of scaling up cloud use, explains Akamai Defense's Robert Gordon.   [Montgomery Co. father planning 5-hour drive for ‘awe-inspiring' view of eclipse]( "There are a lot of things in this world that pictures just don't do justice," Rockville, Maryland, father Jamie Nicholas said. "You have to be there and you have to experience it." [READ MORE](   [Library of Congress to host cast of CBS sitcom ‘Ghosts,' including Rockville native with prop arrow in his neck]( Next Tuesday, the cast of CBS' "Ghosts" visits the Library of Congress in D.C. for a special event where the library will present each cast member with artifacts from their respective eras. 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