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DC activates cooling centers as Sunday forecast calls for extreme heat 06/06/2021 10:30am • It might be hard to believe the D.C. region was facing unseasonably cool daytime highs just a few weeks ago, but it's suddenly feeling a lot more like summer: Sunday's highs will swelter in the low to mid 90s, with District officials opening cooling centers so residents can seek relief from the heat US economy: Plenty of growth, not enough workers or supplies 06/05/2021 10:03am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy is sparking confusion and whiplash almost as fast as it’s adding jobs. Barely more than a year after the coronavirus caused the steepest economic fall and job losses on record, the speed of the rebound has been so unexpectedly swift that many companies can� NJ man reunites with Four Seasons staff, first responders who saved his life in DC 06/04/2021 09:40pm • Gary Pomerantz (top right of TV screen) of New Jersey reunites with the staff of a DC's Four Seasons hotel and first responders who saved his life last month after he went into cardiac arrest in his hotel room. (WTOP/Mike Murillo) A New Jersey man had a chance to thank the people in D.C. who sav Fairfax parks returning to nearly normal operations 06/04/2021 08:28pm • Lake Fairfax Park in Reston, Virginia with buildings, facilities during sunset, trees landscape, blue water in Northern VA. (Getty) This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. F Wine of the Week: The joy of drinking white wine after Memorial Day 06/04/2021 04:19am • Memorial Day weekend has come and gone, and I feel like Fred Flintstone sliding down the back of an Apatosaurus shouting “Yabba-dabba-do”(those of you of a certain age will get the reference), splashing headfirst into a glass of cold white wine. And while red wine is not necessarily excluded Weekend Road and Rail: Sign work, rail crossing work, cycling races and Metro 06/03/2021 11:12am • With inclement weather hampering the latter half of this week, a few projects could be pushed into the weekend. Work for the ongoing transformation project on I-66 will be fluid throughout the weekend, including changes near the Fairfax County Parkway. A big cycling event will close roads in Arli How to invest in IPOs 06/03/2021 10:10am • Roblox. Doordash. Bumble. Airbnb. Coinbase. The list of companies that have gone public in the past year goes on and on. The result has been an initial public offering bonanza on Wall Street that has shown no signs of stopping any time soon. So far, there have been 475 IPOs in the US in 2021, Filmfest DC returns virtually with 'Go-Go City' and 'A Tale of Three Chinatowns' 06/02/2021 12:19pm • Get ready for 60 films from 35 countries over 10 days for one great festival. Starting this Friday, the 35th annual Filmfest DC returns from June 4 to June 13. "We would rather be in theaters and we wanted to do it this spring and summer, but there was no clear message about whether movie Trust and compassion: Group aims to dispel vaccine skepticism among Black residents 06/01/2021 10:29pm • A former D.C. health commissioner said there are pockets of the population who continue to avoid getting a coronavirus vaccine, and these virtual town halls with leaders in health, civil rights and academics aim to guide them as they grapple with the decision over whether to get vaccinated. In D. Hogan joins GOP governors in ending supplemental unemployment aid 06/01/2021 08:43pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Maryland will join two dozen other Republican-led states whose governors have decided to end enhanced unemployment benefits, Gov. Lawrence J DC libraries and some in Montgomery Co. open up for browsing 06/01/2021 09:16am • As coronavirus restrictions are lifted in the D.C. area, libraries are opening their doors again. Starting on Tuesday, libraries in D.C. and Montgomery County, Maryland, will be added to a list of libraries you can now visit and browse. D.C. public libraries will be open for browsing. Customer Parking enforcement, rail changes start for DC region commuters 06/01/2021 06:33am • There are some big changes for D.C. area commuters starting on Tuesday. D.C. parking tickets will start to be given out again on June 1. Parking enforcement was relaxed during the pandemic. On Tuesday, vehicle towing and associated fines will begin again. Also, street sweeping rules are in eff Several DC public schools open vaccine clinics for students 06/01/2021 03:10am • Anyone 12 and older will be able to receive a COVID-19 vaccine at several D.C. public schools starting Tuesday. D.C. Public Schools announced that walk-in vaccination clinics will open at Anacostia High School, Eastern High School, Luke C. Moore High School and Ida B. Wells Middle School Monday t Virginia Railway Express returns to full service 06/01/2021 02:39am • Just in time for a return to the workplace -- and what's expected to be a decidedly busier tourist season -- Virginia Railway Express has announced it's restoring full service beginning Tuesday, June 1. Things, though, won't be exactly the same as they were pre-pandemic: The Fredericksburg Line w New defendants charged in Oath Keepers conspiracy case 05/30/2021 06:50pm • The Justice Department has added four new defendants to the federal criminal conspiracy case against Oath Keepers who allegedly prepared for and took part in the US Capitol riot, according to a new indictment made public in DC District Court on Sunday. The newly named Oath Keeper defendants are J