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What Can You Do With A Visual Art Degree? 07/30/2020 12:00am • Prospective visual art students who dream of becoming rich and famous should understand that it is difficult to achieve that goal as either an artist or designer, since many people working in the art and design fields earn modest salaries. Compensation statistics from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Stati Metro, losing $2M a day, faces 'looming crisis' 07/29/2020 06:00am • The Washington Metro transit system is losing millions per day in revenue due to depressed ridership during the coronavirus pandemic, General Manager Paul Wiedefeld said Tuesday, warning that more federal funding is needed to avert deep cuts. At a news conference hosted by the American Public Tra What Work-Study Looks Like During the Coronavirus Pandemic 07/29/2020 12:00am • Students who rely on part-time jobs funded by the federal work-study program to pay for college may see their financial aid options limited or rescinded this fall because of the coronavirus pandemic. Whether students can access work-study funding, which is a form of aid that requires them to work f 10 Companies Offering Health Insurance to Part-Time Workers 07/29/2020 12:00am • Part-time jobs with health benefits are valuable. Medical coverage is a valuable workplace benefit, with the average cost of an employer-sponsored family health insurance plan reaching $20,576 in 2019, according to the nonprofit Kaiser Family Foundation. Although many employers limit their coverage Md. Health Dept.: Free masks to be given out at COVID-19 testing sites 07/28/2020 04:34pm • The Maryland Department of Health will distribute free face masks at state-run COVID-19 testing sites throughout the summer, the department announced Tuesday. Starting Wednesday morning at the Baltimore Convention Center testing site, the state health department will hand out a package of five re What is Glamping? 15 Top Glamping Resorts in the U.S. 07/28/2020 12:00am • Treat yourself to a glamping vacation by staying at one of these 15 amazing resorts.If you're enticed by the idea of camping but don't want to deal with the inevitable grunt work that comes with it, glamping (or glamorous camping) may be the perfect compromise. The glamour portion refers to the feat Vaccines are remarkably safe, review finds 07/27/2020 06:59pm • Vaccine label changes have made vaccines even safer than they were before, and they remain "remarkably" safe, Israeli-based researchers reported Monday. A review of 58 different changes to labels on vaccines made between 1996 and 2015 has shown very few dangers in vaccin Virginia, Maryland, federal officials warn of more mystery seeds in the mail from China 07/27/2020 05:09pm • Hundreds more people in Maryland and Virginia have reported receiving mysterious packets of seeds in the mail that look like they've come from China. The Department of Agriculture is working to identify them and there is concern people could be planting an invasive species. Days after first alert The $600 Unemployment Insurance Boost Is Expiring: Here's What to Know 07/27/2020 12:00am • For many Americans who've lost work during the coronavirus pandemic, the $600 weekly unemployment insurance boost has been a lifeline. Tens of millions of Americans, perhaps more than 20 million, are tapping unemployment benefits, according to some estimates. And for many of them, that extra $600 m How to get a hot dog, and maybe even a foul ball, from Nats Park 07/25/2020 09:30am • If you're watching the Washington Nationals on TV this season — and really, that's the only way you can watch them due to the coronavirus pandemic — the team's newest promotion is attempting to salvage some of that cherished ballpark experience for fans in the D.C. region. Best Ballpark Bites Virginians asked not to plant unsolicited seeds mailed from China 07/25/2020 07:28am • Residents living in Virginia have been receiving unsolicited seeds that appear to have originated from China. State officials are now asking residents who receive packages with the unidentified seeds not to plant them in their gardens, urging caution as they could be from a non-native or invasive Play ball: As MLB season begins, advertisers clamor for ad time 07/22/2020 11:31pm • A version of this article first appeared in the "Reliable Sources" newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Major League Baseball's opening day will be even more impactful than usual this year. Thursday's games will take place in a nation hungry for normalcy. And while this truncated seas Sectors That Could Capture Gains This Year 07/21/2020 12:00am • The exponential rebound in the stock market after the lows in March due to the coronavirus pandemic remains a concern for market strategists who caution investors to be wary about rapid turnarounds in some key sectors. The energy, financial and industrial sectors performed the worst during the pand $2 Trillion EU Stimulus, U.S. Plans More Aid 07/21/2020 12:00am • The European Union struck a 1.8 billion-euro spending package on Tuesday -- a deal amounting to about $2.08 trillion -- to prevent further economic carnage on the continent in the wake of the pandemic. 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