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FILE - Maria Assisi holds her daughter Mia, 4, as registered nurse Margie Rodriguez administers the first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for children 6 months through 5 years old, June 21, 2022, at Montefiore Medical Group in the Bronx borough of New York. Nearly 300,000 children under 5 have received a COVID-19 shot in the two weeks since they've been available, with the White House saying the slow pace of vaccinating the eligible population of about 18 million kids was expected. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

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Wildlife researchers and D.C.'s Department of Energy and Environment are testing whether tiny freshwater mussels, which essentially act as natural water filtration systems, could help improve water quality in the Anacostia River. (WTOP/Kate Ryan)

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Megan Hargan, 35, was arrested near her home in Monongalia County, West Virginia, early Friday morning. Major Ed O'Caroll, with the Fairfax County police department described the case as "domestic violence at its worst." (WTOP/Kristi King)

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