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Dionne Warwick will host a 'National Day of Remembrance' for the 200,000 Americans lost to Covid-19 10/04/2020 06:01am • As the US surpasses 200,000 coronavirus deaths, Dionne Warwick, Grammy Award winner and former US Ambassador for Health, will host the first 'National COVID-19 Remembrance' at noon on October 4. Families of Covid-19 victims, advocates, faith leaders and health care workers will join virtually and How parents shape their children's mental health 10/04/2020 05:00am • Most parents know that their behavior has an effect on their children's mental health, now and possibly forever. As such, we strive to call upon our better angels, modeling equanimity and empathy as much as we can, with the small hope that these moments will outweigh the unhinged ones. There a 'Saturday Night Live' recreates debate in 46th season opener 10/04/2020 04:53am •  LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Saturday Night Live” went political with a parody of this week’s presidential debate, Chris Rock's jab at President Donald Trump and Megan Thee Stallion's message supporting Black people during her performance. The NBC late-night sketch series on Saturday night Alexandria crime analysis notes increase of thefts from unattended cars during pandemic 10/04/2020 03:18am • The coronavirus pandemic is having a noticeable impact on crime across Alexandria, Virginia. The Alexandria Police Department released a crime summary for the first nine months of 2020 on Friday. It said there were 2% fewer "Part I" crimes, "excluding certain larcenies and stolen vehicles" compar New coronavirus cases are on the decline in only three US states 10/04/2020 03:13am • Only three US states are reporting a decline in new Covid-19 cases compared to last week. As of Saturday night, new cases were down in Texas, Missouri and South Carolina, while 21 states reported a rise in cases and a little more than half held steady compared with the w Suspicious backpack at Walter Reed Medical Center removed, deemed safe 10/03/2020 10:10pm • An abandoned backpack found near Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, caused police to investigate it as a suspicious package Saturday night. Montgomery County Police said the backpack was found near the roadway leading up to the main entrance to the medical center What we know, and what we don't, about Trump's coronavirus 10/03/2020 02:06am • There are many unanswered questions surrounding President Donald Trump's COVID-19 diagnosis and treatment. White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said he only had mild symptoms, and his doctor said Trump was fatigued. But the president was being flown to Walter Reed Medical Center, where he wa Explained: Transfer of power under 25th Amendment 10/03/2020 01:09am • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced early Friday on Twitter that he has been diagnosed with the coronavirus, and he will spend several days at Walter Reed Medical Center for treatment and evaluation. The 25th Amendment provides some answers about how presidential power could be t Trump gets experimental drug aimed at curbing severe illness 10/03/2020 12:36am • The experimental antibody drug given to President Donald Trump has been called one of the most promising approaches to preventing serious illness from a COVID-19 infection. Its maker, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc., said the company agreed to supply a single dose, given through an IV, for Trump a An abundance of risk, not caution, before Trump's diagnosis 10/03/2020 12:33am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Standing well apart on the debate stage, President Donald Trump and his Democratic opponent Joe Biden looked out at an odd sight — one section of the room dutifully in masks, the other section flagrantly without. The mostly bare-faced contingent was made up of Trump's VIP gu Timeline of Trump's activities in week coronavirus hit home 10/02/2020 10:37pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — With just a month to go until the election, President Donald Trump had a busy schedule in the week before the coronavirus hit home with him. Trump tweeted early Friday that he and first lady Melania Trump had tested positive for the coronavirus. Typically, it can take four to fiv Montgomery Co. health officials advise day cares not to fully reopen despite OK from state 10/02/2020 09:11pm • Health officials in Montgomery County are urging local child care centers to not increase capacity, even after Maryland allowed the move. Montgomery County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles said current COVID-19 metrics in the county has him worried about making the move. "We do have significan 'Black Book of Georgetown' offers Black students guidance on and off campus 10/02/2020 08:02pm • When Black students at Georgetown University published a guide to help other students in the community, there wasn't really anyone on campus to use it when coronavirus pandemic-related restrictions and closures hit. "The Black Book of Georgetown," which was published in April, offers historical k Misinformation spikes as Trump confirms COVID-19 diagnosis 10/02/2020 06:46pm • CHICAGO (AP) — News Friday that President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump had tested positive for COVID-19 sparked an explosion of rumors, misinformation and conspiracy theories that in a matter of hours littered the social media feeds of many Americans. Tweets shared thousands of tim CDC identifies new COVID-19 syndrome in adults similar to MIS-C in kids 10/02/2020 05:22pm • Adults can sometimes suffer from dangerous symptoms that resemble a coronavirus-linked syndrome in children, researchers with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. They're calling it multisystem inflammatory syndrome in adults, or MIS-A, and say it's similar to multisyste