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WASHINGTON — Around 2:20 p.m. Eastern Time (or a little closer to 2:18 p.m. Eastern) on Wednesday, Oct. 4, millions of cellphones, TVs and radios across the country sent out an alert as part of a ...

If you heard your phone blurt out alarming tones this afternoon, you probably know by now that it was just a test. If you don't, it's safe to come out of your bunker. The federal government conducted ...