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Fauci pushes boosters but says focus is still on vaccinating the unvaccinated 11/16/2021 04:17am • Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical adviser for President Biden, said that while COVID-19 booster shots are increasingly important for vaccinated Americans because of waning immunity, the administration hasn’t given up on trying to persuade the unvaccinated to get their first shot. Fauci, the Nearly 100 students receive wrong COVID vaccine dose in Montgomery Co. clinic 11/15/2021 08:39pm • Nearly 100 students received a diluted amount of the Pfizer vaccine at a clinic held on Wednesday, Nov. 10, at South Lake Elementary School in Montgomery Village, Maryland. Parents were notified by phone Monday night of the mix-up, according to a Montgomery County government news release. An addi Md. natives Brothers Osborne come home to The Anthem after pioneering win at CMAs 11/15/2021 11:21am • Listen to the full conversation on our podcast "Beyond the Fame." They grew up in Deale, Maryland, before becoming a decorated country music duo. This Friday, Brothers Osborne rock The Anthem along The Wharf in Southwest D.C. "It's so exciting to get around back home," T.J. Osborne tol Maryland House Appropriations Chair McIntosh to retire at the end of her term 11/15/2021 04:19am • An emotional Del. Maggie McIntosh (D-Baltimore City), chair of the House Appropriations Committee, watches the vote tally as the House of Delegates passed the Blueprint for Maryland's Future bill in March 2020. (Maryland Matters/Danielle E. Gaines) This content was republished with permission fr Youngkin rallies supporters on education in Loudoun Co. 11/14/2021 09:46am • The future governor of Virginia rallied with supporters Saturday night in front of the Loudoun County Public Schools building, telling them education was going to be the primary focus of his next four years in office. "I want all of you to know that I am going to be the education governor," Glenn Kids in Prince George's Co. line up for COVID vaccine 11/13/2021 08:20pm • Children aged age 5-11, newly eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, lined up with parents Saturday morning to get their jab at a "pop-up" clinic inside the Wayne Curry Sports and Learning Complex in Landover, Maryland. The special clinic offered more than just a shot in the arm and a lollipop. "O 'This hurts so deeply': Chris Daughtry postpones shows after step-daughter's unexpected death 11/13/2021 06:56pm • The band Daughtry has cancelled Saturday night's show at The Fillmore in Silver Spring, Maryland, after frontman Chris Daughtry's stepdaughter Hannah, 25, was found dead inside her home in Fentress County, Tennessee. Chris's wife, Deanna Daughtry, posted a family statement about the tragedy on In McDade promises 'swift action' after week of threats to Prince William County schools 11/13/2021 05:37am • 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. Photo by Alex Mason via Facebook outside Woodbridge High School on Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021 (Photo Inside Nova) Prince William schoo DC lawmakers grill Mayor Bowser's appointee for superintendent of education 11/12/2021 10:45pm • D.C. lawmakers will vote to confirm Christina Grant as the new state superintendent of education next month, but this week, she took questions from lawmakers about how she plans to run the city's public and charter schools. Mayor Muriel Bowser's appointee has been leading the D.C. Office of the S Montgomery Co. schools respond to increased student mental health needs 11/12/2021 09:22pm • At a recent board of education meeting in Montgomery County, Maryland, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School teacher — and parent of a high school student — Monika Choinska-Powell described students as being in a "mental health crisis." "Every day I encounter students crying, sitting alone against Data Doctors: Does Windows 11 need anti-virus software? 11/12/2021 04:51pm • Q: With all of the new security features in Windows 11, should I still install some form of anti-virus software, and if so, which one? A: Microsoft has definitely stepped up the security features in Windows 11 in response to some of the more prevalent threats that most users will encounter in today Where children ages 5 to 11 can get a COVID vaccine in the DC region 11/12/2021 12:00pm • Children ages 5 to 11 can finally be inoculated against COVID-19, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) making a lower-dose Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine available to millions of kids nationwide via pharmacies, county-run clinics and other health providers. Federal officials on Tuesda 50 ways to improve your finances in 2022 11/12/2021 10:30am • Money resolutions for 2022 Entering 2022, consumers are facing sustained high rates of inflation, possible changes to the tax code and a struggling supply chain. Amid these challenges, and taking into account the last two years of crisis, it may be more important than ever that individuals and fa Md. child care providers still in 'survival mode,' parents wait for child care aid 11/12/2021 09:37am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. With 751 fewer child care providers in Maryland 18 months after the COVID-19 pandemic forced many to close or scale back, providers say t Montgomery Co. schools to begin COVID-19 'test-to-stay' pilot next week 11/11/2021 11:16pm • After backtracking on the start of a program designed to reduce student quarantines, the public school system in Montgomery County, Maryland, says its "test-to-stay" pilot will begin next week. Montgomery County Public Schools conceived its "test-to-stay" program to allow students who are exposed