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Learn to Fly: Foo Fighters reopen 9:30 Club with surprise concert Learn to Fly: Foo Fighters reopen 9:30 Club with surprise concert 09/10/2021 05:04am • The 9:30 Club was back up and running Thursday night, reopening its doors for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic with a special guest in the Foo Fighters headlining its first show. The surprise concert sold out immediately after the music venue’s confirmed the rock band Montgomery Co. schools to require staff, winter and spring athletes to be vaccinated Montgomery Co. schools to require staff, winter and spring athletes to be vaccinated 09/09/2021 09:14pm • School staff working in public schools in Montgomery County, Maryland, will have to get vaccinated against COVID-19, and student-athletes interested in participating in athletics this school year must get vaccinated, as well. Under the updated requirements for staff, proof of the first vaccinatio Revenue from legalized sports betting in DC produces more bust than boom Revenue from legalized sports betting in DC produces more bust than boom 09/09/2021 06:54pm • Revenue from legalized sports betting in D.C. has fallen short of expectations, in part because gamblers don’t have a lot of options when it comes to placing those bets, according to a Sept. 9 report by the Office of the District of Columbia Auditor (ODCA). ODCA found that sports gambling in D. Maryland launches $3M COVID-19 vaccine canvassing program Maryland launches $3M COVID-19 vaccine canvassing program 09/09/2021 04:53pm • The Maryland Department of Health is planning on distributing $3 million in funds to community organizations to spread information and awareness to areas of the state that have lagging vaccination rates. Gov. Larry Hogan announced the program -- known as the Community COVID-19 Vaccination Project The surprising reasons behind vaccine hesitancy The surprising reasons behind vaccine hesitancy 09/09/2021 02:42pm • This content is written by Oleg Tarkovsky, Director, Behavioral Health Services, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield. For at least two hundred years, vaccines have been the safest and most effective tool for preventing infectious diseases. No other advance in medicine can compare to the triumphs of va Council chairman asks DC mayor to speed emergency money to head off evictions 09/09/2021 01:40pm • The COVID-19 pandemic spurred a nationwide moratorium on evictions, but the ban has ended, and D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson is raising concern about the possibility of several hundred evictions in the District in the coming weeks. "We have money available to help tenants with their rent; Charles Co. schools cancels some indoor events, including homecoming dances Charles Co. schools cancels some indoor events, including homecoming dances 09/09/2021 01:20pm • Officials with Charles County Public Schools in Maryland are limiting or canceling some upcoming indoor events and implementing tougher COVID-19 testing procedures to curb the spread of the pandemic. While students and staff will continue in-person learning, CCPS is canceling high school homecomi Northam urges business leaders to require COVID-19 vaccines for employees Northam urges business leaders to require COVID-19 vaccines for employees 09/09/2021 01:04pm • 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. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is urging business leaders to follow the lead of the state and federal governments and require their employee NSO performs 'Concert of Remembrance' at Kennedy Center for victims of 9/11, COVID-19 NSO performs 'Concert of Remembrance' at Kennedy Center for victims of 9/11, COVID-19 09/09/2021 10:35am • This weekend marks the 20th anniversary of one of the most tragic days in U.S. history. The National Symphony Orchestra performs a "Concert of Remembrance" at the Kennedy Center at 7:30 p.m. Friday, remembering all of the lives lost on that day 20 years ago, as well as the lives lost during t Montgomery Co. schools to receive rapid COVID tests in bid to reduce quarantines Montgomery Co. schools to receive rapid COVID tests in bid to reduce quarantines 09/09/2021 10:11am • Montgomery County schools will soon begin administering rapid-result COVID-19 tests to students who exhibit possible symptoms in an effort to avoid excessive quarantines. The school district — Maryland's largest — made the announcement Wednesday, less than a week after releasing new, stricter Experts point to lack of childcare to explain COVID-era loss of women in Md. workforce Experts point to lack of childcare to explain COVID-era loss of women in Md. workforce 09/09/2021 08:27am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. While Maryland saw a net gain of 13,000 men entering the labor force from January 2020 to June 2021, the number of working women fell by 57, What federal help is still available with jobless benefits, eviction protections ending What federal help is still available with jobless benefits, eviction protections ending 09/09/2021 08:00am • Americans are no longer protected from evictions or receiving beefed-up unemployment payments, but they are still benefiting from many other federal coronavirus rescue measures. More support may be on the way, as Democrats on Capitol Hill hammer out a 10-year, $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation Kimmel jokes hospitals shouldn't treat patients who take ivermectin Kimmel jokes hospitals shouldn't treat patients who take ivermectin 09/09/2021 07:35am • Late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel is facing some criticism for suggesting hospitals should refuse to treat patients who have taken an anti-parasitic drug to treat COVID-19. The "Jimmy Kimmel! Live" star made the joke during the show's fall premiere on Tuesday. In his opening monologue, K Hundreds of DC schools students, staff quarantined Hundreds of DC schools students, staff quarantined 09/08/2021 09:46pm • Just after a week into the new school year, nearly a thousand D.C. students and staff are quarantined following an exposure to the coronavirus. As of Tuesday, D.C. Public Schools said that 40 staff members and 73 students reported positive test results. One-hundred eighteen staff and 847 s Pandemic spikes tattoo business as clients yearn to mark the moment Pandemic spikes tattoo business as clients yearn to mark the moment 09/08/2021 06:27pm • As more Americans resolve to change their lives after a tumultuous year and a half, many are choosing to get tattoos: D.C.-area tattoo-shop owners are reporting a boom in business, even though the pandemic all but shuttered other industries. Inside Lady Octopus, in Arlington, Virginia, artist Gil
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