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Should kids be on social media? A new poll says most adults don't think so 06/15/2023 04:42am • Do you think kids should have their own social media accounts? A new poll shows that a majority of adults in the U.S. don't think so. More than 75% of Americans don't think that kids under 13 should be using social media, according to a new Yahoo News and You Gov poll. So when should they be a Moore nominates three ��� including outgoing Prince George���s schools chief ��� to State Board of Education 06/14/2023 03:25pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters��� free email subscription today. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) announced appointments Wednesday to the state���s Board of Education, including a high-profile local schools lea Loudoun Co. schools change how SROs handle sexual assaults 06/14/2023 10:53am • The Loudoun County school system in Virginia is changing how its school resource officers handle sexual assault cases under an agreement with law enforcement approved on Tuesday. The Loudoun County School Board unanimously approved a new Memorandum of Understanding with the county's sheriff's off Lea Salonga reflects on Jasmine, Mulan ahead of 'Broadway in the Park' at Wolf Trap 06/12/2023 12:50pm • Hear our full chat on my podcast ���Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley.��� Wolf Trap is hosting its third annual "Broadway in the Park" concert this Friday, June 16, at 8 p.m. in Virginia. Lea Salonga, the singing voice of Jasmine in "Aladdin" and Mulan in "Mulan," will join Tony nominee Me What to expect if your pet visits the emergency room 06/12/2023 10:18am • This content is provided by Rocky Gorge Animal Hospital. A pet emergency can be a scary experience. To help prepare pet parents for the possible event, here���s what to expect and how your local emergency room veterinarians will care for your furry friend. First things first, make sure you are Jewelry chain apologizes for not accepting Puerto Rico license as valid U.S. ID 06/11/2023 09:55am • U.S. service member Abdiel Gonzalez said an employee at a Shane Co. store in Roseville, California, didn't accept his Puerto Rico driver's license when he tried to buy an engagement ring for his soon-to-be wife. When the employee didn't accept his license at the jewelry chain last October Gonzale It's official! National Zoo's new baby gorilla has a name 06/10/2023 11:04pm • The new baby western lowland gorilla at the National Zoo has been named Zahra. (Courtesy The Smithsonian National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute) After more than 25,000 votes in an online poll, the National Zoo's newest western lowland gorilla has a name. Great Ape House visitors at Researchers unveil the first words of the Oxford African American English dictionary 06/10/2023 06:45am • Editors at the Oxford University Press are unveiling a shortlist of words that will be featured in a first-of-its-kind dictionary. The Oxford Dictionary of African American English won���t hit shelves until March 2025. But the task of collecting at least 1,000 words created or reinvented by Black Why a DC-area health department is using dating apps to spread sexual health information 06/09/2023 06:21pm • This Pride Month, the Maryland Department of Health has launched a "Get Your Pride On" campaign aimed at spreading information about sexual health, and it's using dating apps to reach LGBTQ users. Peter DeMartino, director of the department's infectious disease prevention bureau, said it's the fi Review: 'Flamin' Hot' tells inspiring (true?) tale of underdog Frito-Lay janitor 06/09/2023 03:21pm • Jesse Garcia stars in the new movie "Flamin' Hot." (Emily Aragones/Searchlight Pictures) Call it superhero fatigue or multiverse exhaustion, but lately, I have been drawn to inspiring, true stories about the making of real-life products because they ironically feel less packaged than blockbu 'American Idol' champ Phillip Phillips drops new album 'Drift Back' 06/09/2023 06:05am • Hear our full chat on my podcast ���Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley.��� He won season 11 of "American Idol" and became a chart-topping radio success with "Home." On Friday, Phillip Phillips releases his new album "Drift Back" with the single "Dancing With Your Shadows." "The album 'I'm making everybody proud, especially my daughter': Fairfax Co. high school senior gives grad speech 06/08/2023 09:45pm • Anyeli Salguero walked across the stage on Wednesday alongside her Bryant High School classmates. ���I know we all have different stories, but I know we all have one thing in common," Salguero said in a graduation speech at the Fairfax County High School. "And that is today, we can say we made it Report of suspect carrying what looked like 'long gun' prompts lockdown at Bowie High 06/07/2023 09:22pm • One person is in custody after a report of a suspect with a firearm led to a lockdown at a Prince George's County, Maryland, high school. It happened near Bowie High School Wednesday around 1 p.m. A person was seen with what appeared to be a long barrel rifle, police said. The suspect was reporte Review: 'Platonic' fills comedy void of 'Ted Lasso' on Apple TV+ 06/07/2023 04:06pm • Are you looking for a new comedy to watch now that "Ted Lasso" is over? You might try the new series "Platonic," which drops Episode 5 this Wednesday on Apple TV+. Set in modern-day Los Angeles, the story follows a restless middle-aged housewife named Sylvia (Rose Byrne), who re-connects w What should the National Zoo name its baby gorilla? 06/06/2023 08:03am • The National Zoo wants input on what to call its baby western lowland gorilla; here's how you can vote on a name this week. Through a gender reveal party hosted Monday, the Smithsonian���s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute announced that the baby born on May 27 is a girl. The bab