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Head of DC teachers' union explains action to call out sick Monday 11/02/2020 04:10pm • Amid stalled negotiations between teachers and D.C. Public Schools about how to return students to in-person learning, the local teachers' union urged educators to call out sick Monday and take a mental health day. It wasn't clear how many teachers participated, though some principals reportedly What a fluke: Dutch whale tail sculpture catches metro train 11/02/2020 11:46am • SPIJKENISSE, Netherlands (AP) — This really was a fluke. The driver of a metro train escaped injury when the front carriage rammed through the end of an elevated section of rails and was caught by a sculpture of a whale's tail near the Dutch port city of Rotterdam. Novavax to expand in Montgomery County, add hundreds of jobs 11/02/2020 09:32am • Novavax is in clinical stage of a COVID-19 vaccine. Seen here, Kate Binghamof the UK goverrnment's vaccine task force started her Novavax trial at the Royal Free Hospital in north London. (Photo by Kirsty O'Connor/PA Images via Getty Images) Gaithersburg, Maryland-based Novavax, one of several c VA Ready has fast and free retraining for good, open jobs in Virginia 11/02/2020 08:42am • Virginia's unemployment rate remains high, but many companies based in the state have well-paying jobs going unfilled owing to a lack of people with the right skills — a gap which the new nonprofit Virginia Ready Initiative seeks to close. Supported by two dozen Virginia companies, individual d Demand in DC for temp workers soars — 'It’s a great foot in the door' 11/02/2020 08:40am • U.S. companies have eliminated millions of full-time positions since the COVID-19 pandemic began. And while the economy has gained or regained millions of jobs in recent months, more companies are choosing to fill positions with temporary employees from professional staffing firms. A recent repor 42 states now on DC's high-risk coronavirus list 11/02/2020 06:18am • Forty-two states are now on D.C.'s updated list of high-risk states where anyone from them who is coming to D.C. for non-essential activities will be required to self-quarantine for 14 days. D.C. on Monday added California, New Jersey and Oregon to its list, and it did not remove any states. T Virginia high school sports to return following amended executive order 11/02/2020 04:54am • The league which oversees high school sports in Virginia has released guidelines for resuming some activities in December, after the state's governor loosened coronavirus-related restrictions on recreational activities last week. The Virginia High School League said it is ready to welcome back hi New data underscore COVID impact on airport finances 11/01/2020 09:20pm • 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. The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority has seen its year-to-date revenue from airlines decline more than 23 percent, accordin Moms for America holds DC rally to show support for President Trump 11/01/2020 08:11pm • A group of moms gathered in D.C. on Sunday to show their support for President Trump ahead of the election. Kimberly Fletcher, president and founder of Moms for America, told WTOP that the group's rally was about thanking President Donald Trump for what he has done for mothers across the country State issues coronavirus-related fines to 6 establishments 11/01/2020 01:00pm • DOVER, Del. (AP) — The Delaware Division of Public Health issued fines to six establishments in October for not following guidelines meant to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The Delaware State News reported that the fines ranged from $100 to $15,000. The largest fine was issued to BPG Sp Fauci unleashes on White House pandemic approach days before election 11/01/2020 12:28am • As President Donald Trump fights his way through the final days of the presidential campaign denying the pandemic — by lashing out at doctors, disputing science and slashing the press for highlighting rising coronavirus case counts — the long-running rift between the Wh 'Dose' of virus a person gets may determine how sick they get; masks could help 11/01/2020 12:25am • "The dose makes the poison" is an adage credited to Paracelsus, a Swiss physician-philosopher from the early Renaissance. Basically, it means that any substance can become toxic if given at a high enough concentration. Even too much water can throw off your electrolytes Trick-or-Treat? Rent relief march arrives at DC Mayor's doorstep on Halloween 10/31/2020 11:06pm • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: 'f584da7c-5fd5-47e4-9083-96948f0de443' }).render("56661536c6ddddea");}); D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser extended the Dis DC partnership with 2 home improvement chains aims to keep outdoor dining cozy this winter 10/31/2020 04:14pm • Two home improvement businesses, Ace Hardware and the Home Depot, are working with D.C. to help its restaurants prepare for the coming winter. In a normal year, cooler weather would push diners indoors. But due to the coronavirus pandemic, the District has capped indoor service at restaurants to DC chefs band together to create new 'ghost' restaurant due to pandemic 10/31/2020 04:12pm • There's still remnants of the old restaurant and bar that used to occupy this space at 2340 Wisconsin Ave. NW in Glover Park. For one, the bar is still there. But everything else on the inside has changed. Aaron Gordon thinks it might be a while before things get back to normal, and that it might