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DC minister escapes abusive relationship, becomes advocate for domestic violence victims 03/21/2022 04:17am • This is part of WTOP’s continuing coverage of people making a difference from our community authored by Stephanie Gaines-Bryant. Read more of that coverage. Twenty years ago, a D.C. woman said she dreaded one day of the week more than any other. The Rev. Unnia Pettus started the Nobody But Data Doctors: The dangers of macros in Microsoft Office 03/17/2022 04:38pm • Q: What are macros in Microsoft Office and what makes them dangerous? A: Macros are one of the oldest and most valuable tools in the computer world, because they allow complicated instructions to be performed with a single command. You can essentially record a long series of commands and save Landover COVID-19 vaccine site to close 03/17/2022 05:17am • With coronavirus cases on the decline in Prince George's County, health officials said Wednesday that the Maryland county will shut down a vaccination clinic and one of its COVID-19 testing sites. The county-operated mass vaccination clinic at the Wayne K. Curry Sports and Learning Complex in Lan Hailey Bieber reveals she had a blood clot to her brain 03/12/2022 02:46pm • Hailey Bieber revealed Saturday that she was hospitalized this week for a blood clot to her brain. The model said she has since "recovered completely" and is at home. Hailey Bieber attends the 10th Annual LACMA ART+FILM GALA presented by Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 06, $10M lawsuit filed in case of Arlington County Detention Center inmate death 03/11/2022 05:43pm • The family of Darryl Becton speak outside of the Arlington County Courthouse on Friday. (WTOP/Valerie Bonk) A sister of a man who died while in the custody of the Arlington County Detention Center has filed a $10 million lawsuit against medical workers and members of the Arlington Sheriff's Offi Data Doctors: Is Facebook Protect a scam or legit? 03/11/2022 02:16pm • Q: I keep getting emails that say that I need to turn on Facebook Protect — is this a scam or is it legit? A: We’ve all been warned that phishing emails are one of the most common methods used by hackers to compromise our accounts, so it’s natural to suspect anything that looks like it’s Health benefits of getting good sleep may include impact on obesity 03/11/2022 11:17am • This weekend's Daylight Saving Time change might be disruptive to some people's sleep and a Northern Virginia doctor wants to stress the impact sleep can have on health. "There's actually a lot of health benefits just from getting adequate sleep at night," said Dr. Jason Singh, an internal medici Ukrainian mechanic cuts through red tape to get supplies to his home country 03/10/2022 03:26pm • Boris Levonenko owns and operates King Farm Auto Service in Rockville, Maryland. When he saw the horrific images coming from Ukraine, he wanted to do something to help friends and family back home. "After watching the news for a couple of days. I felt really sad and depressed," Levonenko told WTO What younger adults need to know about colorectal cancer 03/10/2022 03:20pm • This content is sponsored by MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Getting a colonoscopy may sound like something only older people need to do. But recent research showed a growth in younger adults being diagnosed with colorectal cancer, which colonoscopies help identify. This troubling trend mean Could high gas prices spur tech startups' next big idea? 03/10/2022 02:45pm • With gas prices skyrocketing, Pete Erickson doesn't have to search hard for examples of how startup technologies have created opportunities to improve lifestyles. "Look at what happened to transportation with the arrival of the smartphone, we use Uber and Lyft all the time," said Erickson, CEO of New African Film Festival delivers continent's best at AFI Silver Theatre in Silver Spring 03/10/2022 12:21pm • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfKRXmouR4w We can't claim to be true film buffs until we've explored what every continent has to offer. Fortunately, we live in the nation's capital with events to expand our horizons like the New African Film Festival, which hits the AFI Silver Theatre i DiPaula resigns as head of UMMS board 03/09/2022 06:22pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. James C. “Chip” DiPaula Jr., the chair of the University of Maryland Medical System Board of Directors, announced Wednesday that he is r Silver Spring doctor struck and killed by own vehicle in DC car theft 03/09/2022 12:17pm • A Silver Spring, Maryland, doctor serving residency at MedStar Washington was struck and killed by his own vehicle during a car theft turned hit-and-run in Northwest D.C. on Tuesday night, D.C. police said. According to authorities, the suspect entered Dr. Rakesh Patel's unoccupied car around 8 p Doctor encouraged, but says vigilance is key to containing COVID 03/08/2022 06:48pm • Society seems ready to begin treating COVID-19 as an endemic ailment that no longer requires the most dire pandemic-prompted precautions. And while one D.C.-area infectious disease specialist is encouraged by all that's been learned and accomplished, he believes maintaining vigilance is key. Virginia parents argue in court for masking accommodations for at-risk students 03/07/2022 10:18pm • Attorneys pleaded their cases before a U.S. District Court judge Monday in a case that could temporarily block SB 739 and allow for the return of mask mandates in select situations inside Virginia public schools. Last month, the parents of 11 students with disabilities – including one Manassas