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Virginia extends expanded child care subsidy program 07/08/2021 11:45am • Virginia families will have better access to affordable child care thanks to an extension of the expanded Child Care Subsidy Program. House Bill 2206, which Northam signed in April, established a new short-term eligibility category for parents seeking financial assistance for child care while loo Falls Church couple hopes pandemic travel ban will be lifted ahead of long-delayed wedding 07/07/2021 02:38pm • Kellee Jacobsen and her fiance, Alex Karkeek. The pandemic has prevented a couple from Falls Church, Virginia, from walking down the aisle, and now they say they'll lose $30,000 if the U.S. travel ban on citizens from Britain and other European nations isn���t lifted soon. ���We���re just try CDC disparities study: Md. had second-lowest rate of in-person learning during pandemic 07/06/2021 12:54pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters��� free email subscription today. After last year���s abrupt shutdown of schools due to the coronavirus pandemic, increasing numbers of students returned to in-person learnin On 'Sesame Street,' Elmo gets a puppy (cue adorableness) 07/06/2021 06:14am • This image released by Sesame Workshop shows characters Elmo and Tango in a scene from the new special ���Furry Friends Forever: Elmo Gets a Puppy,��� debuting on HBO Max on Aug. 5. (Sesame Workshop via AP) NEW YORK (AP) ��� ���Sesame Street��� is about to get a whole lot cuter. Elmo, Grover, 3D-printed models help doctors prepare for fetal surgeries 07/05/2021 08:29pm • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: 'caca8a1b-b95f-4fad-a660-36c3f2b83c4d' }).render("992615369a90da16");}); How can a 3D printer help surgeons perfor Sister of trapped DC construction worker says he may never walk 07/05/2021 03:58pm • Leidiane Guimaraes said brother Leonardo Moreto told her ���he actually asked the D.C. firefighters if he was still alive.��� The man who was trapped in the wreckage of a collapsed building in D.C. last week didn���t just think he was going to die, his sister told WTOP Monday ��� he thought he h Olney Theatre stages summer outdoor productions on Root Family Stage 07/05/2021 01:08pm • Are you looking for fun outdoor entertainment for the family to enjoy this summer? Olney Theatre in Olney, Maryland, presents the Root Family Stage. It's a massive outdoor stage with seating for 250 people. "It's been part of the Olney tradition for a long time; we've just built a larger s After cracking down on Didi, China launches probe into other US-listed tech giants 07/05/2021 05:29am • Just one day after ride-hailing giant Didi was banned from app stores in China, authorities have started investigating three other major technology services, citing concerns about national data security. The companies under investigation recently went public in the US stock market, even though ge Bill Cosby says 'people stand in support' of Phylicia Rashad 07/04/2021 09:05pm • Bill Cosby issued a statement in support of his former co-star and longtime friend Phylicia Rashad, who earlier apologized for celebrating Cosby's release from prison. Cosby, once known as "America's Dad," was released on Wednesday after Pennsylvania's highest court overturned his sexual assault Fewer working-age people may slow economy: Will it lift pay? 07/03/2021 09:53am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� As America's job market rebounds this summer and the need for workers intensifies, employers won't likely have a chance to relax anytime soon. Worker shortages will likely persist for years after the fast-reopening economy shakes off its growing pains. Consider that the number Where to look for warning signs of drug use 07/03/2021 05:45am • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: 'a76c905f-4637-46d4-800f-058a327bad64' }).render("9506153672ae6b13");}); Montgomery County, Maryland, experienced Montgomery Co. officials celebrate minimum wage boost, but business chamber has concerns 07/01/2021 08:19pm • Political leaders in Montgomery County, Maryland, joined with civic and labor groups to celebrate the $15 an hour minimum wage law that's taken effect as of July 1. The law means that as of Thursday, businesses in the county with 51 or more employees would have to pay $15 an hour; those with 11 t 16 college athletes already getting paid under new NCAA rule 07/01/2021 04:43pm • 16 college athletes already getting paid under new NCAA rule originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonNCAA athletes can officially get their pay days.On Wednesday, the NCAA's board of directors adopted an interim policy permitting incoming and current student-athletes to make money off their name Landover apartment complex fire displaces dozens 07/01/2021 08:24am • An early morning apartment complex fire wreaked havoc in Landover, Maryland, on Thursday, displacing at least 45 adults, 30 kids and four dogs. This is video of the fire taken by @PGFDNews as they arrived on scene just after 2:30am pic.twitter.com/wyTVFgq6ef ��� John Domen (@JDDsays) July 1, 2 William and Harry to reunite at Diana statue unveiling 07/01/2021 05:56am • Princes William and Harry will put aside their differences to appear together Thursday to unveil a statue honoring their mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, in the Sunken Garden of Kensington Palace. The statue will be revealed at an afternoon ceremony on what would have been Diana's 60th birthday,