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Court blocks COVID-19 vaccine mandate for US gov’t workers
President Joe Biden’s order that federal employees get vaccinated against COVID-19 was blocked Thursday by a federal appeals court in New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — President…
Health care officials tracking nationally spreading deadly fungus in DC, Md. and Va.
A deadly fungus that has been spreading through hospitals and other health care settings nationwide is being monitored in Maryland, Virginia and D.C.
A deadly fungus that has…
Health care officials in DC, Md. and Va. tracking deadly fungus spreading nationally
A deadly fungus that has been spreading through hospitals and other health care settings nationwide is being monitored in Maryland, Virginia and D.C.
A deadly fungus that has…
Senators press Moderna CEO on COVID-19 vaccine price hike
Moderna’s CEO on Wednesday defended a plan to more than quadruple the company’s COVID-19 vaccine price, but he also said the drugmaker will work to ensure patients continue paying nothing at drugstores or clinics.…
Increases in opioid overdoses in Pennsylvania varied by county during the COVID-19 pandemic
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The COVID-19 pandemic intensified the opioid epidemic, according to our new research, which finds that opioid overdoses increased in Pennsylvania in…
Biden signs bill on COVID origins declassification
President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan bill Monday that directs the federal government to declassify as much intelligence as possible about the origins of COVID-19 more than three years after the start of the pandemic.…
National Cherry Blossom Festival opens this weekend, pacing well for local tourism
This year's National Cherry Blossom Festival starts this weekend and DC anticipates a return to pre-pandemic attendance.
The cherry trees bloom every year, including during…
New COVID origins data suggests pandemic linked to animals
International scientists who examined previously unavailable genetic data from samples collected at a market close to where the first human cases of COVID-19 were detected in China said they found suggestions the pandemic originated from…
Popular DC Jazz Jam returns after COVID shutdowns, moves to Mt. Pleasant
The popular DC Jazz Jam, a free-flowing and free to the public weekly jazz session, has returned after three years of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A popular, free-flowing and free…
Birth, School, Work, delaying Death: The Godfathers’ Peter Coyne snuffs lifelong smoking habit
With hits like "Birth, School, Work, Death," The Godfathers' singer Peter Coyne was rarely without a cigarette. For the first time, Coyne is describing how his three- and four-pack-a-day habit took hold — and why he decided to stop.…