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Trinity Washington University uses American Rescue Plan funds to pay down student debt Trinity Washington University uses American Rescue Plan funds to pay down student debt 08/04/2021 04:16pm • Elizabeth Silva, left, and Annissa Young, right, who both had their Trinity student balances cleared. (Courtesy Trinity Washington University) Trinity Washington University announced that it has paid off $2.3 million in balances from over 500 undergraduate students of the university, in part usi Montgomery Co. poised to reinstate indoor mask mandate Montgomery Co. poised to reinstate indoor mask mandate 08/04/2021 03:25pm • Officials in Montgomery County are poised to reimpose a universal indoor mask mandate amid rising coronavirus cases, but say they hope that's as far as they have to go in terms of new restrictions in Maryland's most populous — and most vaccinated — county. "We're not looking to shut things do Gaithersburg's Novavax will sell 200 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Europe Gaithersburg's Novavax will sell 200 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Europe 08/04/2021 10:33am • FILE - In this Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, file photo, a vial of the Phase 3 Novavax coronavirus vaccine is seen ready for use in the trial at St. George's University hospital in London. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File) Gaithersburg, Maryland-based Novavax has struck a deal to sell as many as 200 mi Spreading conspiracy theories gets BSO flutist fired Spreading conspiracy theories gets BSO flutist fired 08/04/2021 06:14am • ▶ Watch Video: How COVID-19 conspiracy theories reach millions of people online The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra has fired a longtime flutist after months of issues with her controversial social media posts. "Principal Flutist Emily Skala has been dismissed from the Baltimore Sympho Bowser slams reports she went maskless indoors: 'If you want to report on the right-wing wingnuts, have at it' Bowser slams reports she went maskless indoors: 'If you want to report on the right-wing wingnuts, have at it' 08/03/2021 01:52pm • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Tuesday slammed conservative media reports that she went maskless indoors last weekend in defiance of her own mandate. "Let me clear something up, because if you want to report on the right-wing wingnuts, have at it," Bowser said during a Tuesday news conference at the With only 40% of workforce reporting vaccination status, Metro prepared to step up testing 08/02/2021 10:53pm • Metro said that it is prepared to ramp up coronavirus testing of its workforce if their vaccination rates do not reach more than 70%. Only 40% of Metro employees have entered their vaccination status in the employee portal, General Manager Paul Wiedefeld said in a letter. Suspecting some under COVID-19 canvassing wraps up in Prince George's Co. COVID-19 canvassing wraps up in Prince George's Co. 08/02/2021 10:09pm • They knocked on more than 260,000 doors, sent 547,000 texts and made 1.3 million phone calls — all with the goal of getting Prince George's County, Maryland, residents to get their COVID-19 vaccinations. It's hard to make a one-to-one correlation between those contacts and the number of county Anne Arundel Co. mandates masks in county buildings, vaccine requirement for county workers Anne Arundel Co. mandates masks in county buildings, vaccine requirement for county workers 08/02/2021 11:18am • Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman announced Monday that masks will soon be required indoors at all county-owned buildings, regardless of people's vaccination status and, starting next month, all county employees will need to either show proof of vaccination or take weekly COVID-19 tests How the pandemic killed a record number of rural hospitals How the pandemic killed a record number of rural hospitals 07/31/2021 03:42pm • A couple dozen nurses stood together on the hospital lawn in rural Randolph County, Georgia. They wore black T-shirts that read "Patterson Hospital 1948-2020" over their hearts. The phrase "We Gave All" was written across a broken heart on their tired backs. Many had spent their entire careers at Washington All-Pro guard Brandon Scherff in virus protocol Washington All-Pro guard Brandon Scherff in virus protocol 07/31/2021 12:53pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Washington All-Pro guard Brandon Scherff is going on the NFL’s COVID-19 reserve list. Scherff and fellow offensive lineman David Sharpe became the fifth and sixth players at Washington’s training camp to go into virus protocol. Scherff was on the field for the start of U.Md. doctor on how to keep the delta variant at bay U.Md. doctor on how to keep the delta variant at bay 07/31/2021 01:09am • With new data coming out about the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at the University of Maryland is offering advice on how best to protect you and your family. On Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that Ups and downs of COVID-19 to require flexibility this school year Ups and downs of COVID-19 to require flexibility this school year 07/30/2021 11:03am • Coronavirus cases are rising and parents are putting masks on their list of back-to-school items to get between now and when their kids climb those steps of the school bus again. When their kids closed out those Zoom sessions for the last time in June, as vaccines were becoming more and more avai 'I was close to death': Nationals' superfan nearly loses COVID-19 battle 'I was close to death': Nationals' superfan nearly loses COVID-19 battle 07/30/2021 03:53am • Washington Nationals fans are familiar with the team's superfan, Captain Obvious: a smiling, bearded jokester who comes to the ballpark carrying signs with hilarious messages such as "winning is fun." But a serious illness has kept the funnyman away from Nationals Park since Opening Day: COVID-19 How to counter COVID-19 fluctuation frustrations How to counter COVID-19 fluctuation frustrations 07/30/2021 03:30am • As COVID-19-related protocols ramp back up in response to the aggressive delta variant, a public health expert has advice for folks who are losing patience with people who eschew wearing masks or resist vaccination. "I would encourage compassion; I would encourage a little bit of patience," said DC will require masks indoors for everyone older than 2 beginning July 31 DC will require masks indoors for everyone older than 2 beginning July 31 07/30/2021 02:15am • (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: 'e5134b93-7a03-4661-b88a-981bbabd36f5' }).render("77761536b711f63a");}); D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Thursd
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