DC Humanities is offering a grant for film makers for a short documentary.
There is a great opportunity for DC film makers. The DC DOCS Program is accepting applications for funding to produce a documentary short film. More information here:
My guest is Joy Austin from Humanities DC
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Her campaign manager said her focus will be on economic development, gun violence and housing issues.
The mother of the 17-year-old Trayvon Martin who was fatally shot to death in 2012 by a neighborhood watchman is in the news.
Sybrina Fulton is expected to announce today that she is going to run for Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners. She said on social media that ever since she lost her son she’s “advocated to empower our communities and make them safer”.
Her campaign manager said her focus will be on economic development, gun violence and housing issues. Fulton is running for District 1 on the county commission. Also running for the seat is Miami Gardens Mayor Oliver Gilbert. Fulton is a graduate from Florida Memorial University. She grew up and lives in Miami-Dade County.
Fulton also expressed a desire to be apart of the Miami-Dade Police Department’s transition to sheriff’s office and writing legislation on how they treat citizens.
Her son’s death sparked the #BlackLivesMatter movement.
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The suspect has been identified as 53-year-old Donald Lewis of Washington DC.
The suspect has been identified as 53-year-old Donald Lewis of Washington DC. Officials say he walked out of the center around 7:30 and has not been seen since.
Lewis is wanted on grand larceny charges connected to his May 18th arrest. In addition authorities say he has a history of violence. George Mason University which is about a mile from the center was alerted and students were advised to seek shelter in a safe place.
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It’s important to note that the primary does not affect all voters since some races only have one candidate.
The Board of Election says voters do not have to register by party, in fact, they can choose which party they want to vote for each election. Residents have the option to vote via absentee ballot or by mail or in person. All ballots mailed in must be received by 7 pm on June 11th. Voter’s who choose to vote in person or in advance must show ID.
It’s important to note that the primary does not affect all voters since some races only have one candidate.
Here are some of the offices that are on the ballot, all 140 General Assembly, most House of Delegates and some Senate seats. Four Democrats are running for Chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. There are races for Commonwealth Attorney in Fairfax County, City of Fairfax, Arlington and Falls Church.
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Iota Phi Theta Fraternity presents it 15th Annual Father’s Day Jazz Brunch June 16th at the Kellogg Conference Center. www.bossdc.org
Foster Parents
Help steer a child in the right direction. Become a foster parent. The National Center for Children and Families needs your help. www.nccf-cares.org/fostercare
Girls’ Night Out
Join the ultimate party for a cause. Come out June 1st to the 11th Annual Girls’ Night Out at the Katzen Arts Center. www.gnobyshawnyancy.com
Golf Tournament
The Wake-Robbin Golf Club is hosting its Annual Founder’s Scholarship Tournament June 3rd at the Oak Creek Golf Course. www.wake-robinsongolf.org
Men’s Health Walk
Grab your sneakers and join the Richards Group Foundation for its Men’s Health Month 5k Run and Walk June 8th at the Bowie Town Center. www.richardsgroundfoundation.org
Prince George’s County Police Explorers
Is your child in need of community service hours and interested in Law Enforcement? Apply for the Prince George’s County Police Explorers program. www.princegeorgescounmtymd.gov/345/police
National Federation of the Blind
The National Federation of the Blind has summer programs to help blind and low vision children. Programs are right here in the DMV. www.nfb.org
Phi Beta Sigma
It’s all about honoring dads. The 2nd Annual Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Father’s Day Luncheon is June 15th at the Waterford at Fair Oaks. www.thetatausigma1914.com
Reporters and analysts break down the top stories of the week.
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Poll: DC-Area Residents Opposed To Toll
(Washington, DC) — A new poll shows DC-area residents are against paying a toll to drive into downtown Washington. A recent Washington Post-Schar School poll found 63-percent of residents are against charging drivers a toll to enter the District during high-traffic times, in an effort to bring some relief to congested roads. Just 34-percent said they support the idea. City leaders are considering the option to address downtown’s traffic problem. New York last month became the first city to approve charging drivers a premium to drive into congested areas.
Abortion Bill Clears Missouri Legislature
(Jefferson City, MO) — Another restrictive state abortion bill is on the verge of becoming law. Missouri lawmakers have approved a measure banning abortions after eight weeks of pregnancy. Republican Governor Mike Parson is expected to sign the bill. The measure contains exceptions for medical emergencies but not for rape or incest. The legislative moves in Missouri follow passage of a state law in Alabama which outlaws most abortions.
Prince George’s has 18 bike share stations and plans to add more in the coming months. 
Ray Ferguson – President of the Beechtree Pedalers in Upper Marlboro helped to lead a ride from the Wayne Curry Administration Building to the Largo Metro Station.
In all, there are over 100 bike share stations across the DMV. Officials from all regions encourage motorists and bicyclists to adopt an attitude of safety and courtesy and to remember “we all have to share the roads together.” Teresa Ann Crisman Community Risk Reduction Manager for the Prince George’s County Fire Department also provided some safety tips for parents when it comes to shopping for bike helmets for their children.
The inspirational play “Jubilee” is tribute to the Fisk Jubilee Singers
The world-renowned Fisk Jubilee Singers shattered racial barriers in the U.S. and abroad, entertaining kings and queens. For centuries, the bold a cappella African American ensemble born on the campus of Fisk University has blended their rich voices together sharing a heritage of suffering, strength and endurance. With uplifting spirituals and hymns including “Wade in the Water,” “Ain’t That Good News,” “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” and “Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen,” this a cappella musical with more than three dozen songs is sure to ignite audiences.
Taking you to the theatre this morning spotlighting the a cappella tribute “Jubilee” playing at Arena Stage running through June 9th. Caught up with two of the cast members, Bueka Uwemedimo and Lisa Arrindell.
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The city’s Medical Examiner found that 57 people shot and killed in 2017 were shot several times. Sources say that total increased to 74 in 2018.
District leaders in a hope of curbing the up tick have created a “Violence Fatality Review Committee”. In the next few months they will look into the increase in homicides and also why victims are being shot multiple times.
The city’s Medical Examiner found that 57 people shot and killed in 2017 were shot several times. Sources say that total increased to 74 in 2018.
Some point to the access to illegal weapons as a cause and others say that gun magazines are holding more ammunition. The committee will look at victims, economic status, health care, housing and education and a persons interaction with attorney’s and police as it relates to the criminal justice system.
Officials hope the information collected will help them figure out the underlying problem or issue that is prompting the increase and how to prevent it in the future. The goal coincides with Mayor Bowser’s efforts to use a two prong approach in decreasing the number of homicides in the city. One being police enforcement and the other being needed health-base services.
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No student(s) have been identified for their involvement in this incident but school leaders say those found to have been involved will be punished …
The principal at Silver Creek Middle School said staff immediately secured the boys’ bathroom where the pencil drawn image was left. After the incident was documented they called the police.
No student(s) have been identified for their involvement in this incident but school leaders say those found to have been involved will be punished in line with the school systems code of conduct guidelines.
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The newborn is in a coma and Doctor’s say he has no brain activity.
Police say 19-year-old Marlen Ochoa-Uriostegui was lured to meet two other women after responding to a Facebook offer of free baby clothes through a FB group called “Help a Sister Out”. When Ochoa-Uriostegui met with 46-year-old Clarisa Figueroa and her 24-year-old daughter Desiree Figueroa they strangled her and then cut her baby out of her stomach.
Police say the boyfriend of Clarisa Figueroa 40-year-old Piotr Bobak was charged with covering up the crime. The victim’s body was found in a trash can behind the house where she was killed on April 23rd.
Investigators were alerted to the case after a call from a woman came into 911 of a woman who said she had just given birth and that her baby was not breathing. That infant, however, is not doing well. Doctor’s do not expect the child to survive.
The family of Ochoa-Uriostegui says they had been looking for her for three weeks. That’s the last that they heard from her. They are devastated. She leaves behind a husband and a 3-year-old son. He has asked for everyone to pray for a miracle. The newborn is in a coma and Doctor’s say he has no brain activity.
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Are you thinking about being a foster parent? Questions and answers about the process.
Trump Unveils New Immigration Reform Plan
(Washington, DC) — President Trump is unveiling his new immigration reform plan in an address from the White House. The plan reportedly aims to move the U.S. toward a merit-base immigration system, giving a preference to highly skilled and educated migrants. There are reports that it would also require entrants to pass a civics test. The White House has said the plan does not address Dreamers, the millions of young men and women who were brought into the U.S. illegally as children.
President Carter Released From Hospital
(Americus, GA) — Former President Jimmy Carter has been released from the hospital. A statement from the Carter Center says he will be recuperating at his home in Plains after hip replacement surgery. He will also be undergoing physical therapy after falling and breaking his hip this week. The former President is 94 years old. Meantime, former First Lady Rosalynn Carter was admitted to the same hospital overnight after feeling faint. Following observation and testing, Mrs. Carter left the Phoebe Sumter Medical Center with her husband this morning.
Family Of Baytown Woman Shot, Killed By Police Talk
Premature Widow Ministries is hosting it’s annual Jazz Brunch
This morning a tough conversation about young women who have lost a spouse. When you get married, you vow “until death do us part.” But what happens when that vow comes true. My guest today has an organization to help young widows. My guest is Connie Gilmore – Founder and CEO of Premature Widow Ministries, LLC.
Premature Widow Ministries, LLC presents its 3rdAnnual Jazz Brunch May 18thfrom 11:30am -3:30pm at the Anderson Coleman Conference Center in Capital Heights. More information here: www.facebook.com/prematurewidow
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The Instagram shows the students holding a sign that reads “If I were black, I’d be picking cotton, but I’m white so I’m picking you for the prom”.
In Pleasantville, New York school leaders at Westchester County have banned a group of students who took part in a disturbing “promposal”.
The Instagram shows the students holding a sign that reads “If I were black, I’d be picking cotton, but I’m white so I’m picking you for the prom”.
The school systems superintendent immediately put out a statement denouncing the act and saying that they take this issue very seriously. When asked a number of students at the school say they were shocked and disappointed by the racist post.
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An autopsy determined he had been shot first and his death has been ruled a homicide.
The identity of the victim has not been made. Officers say the care was found around 10:20 p.m. on Akin Avenue in Capitol Height’s engulfed in flames. Once the fire was put out the victim was found.
An autopsy determined he had been shot first and his death has been ruled a homicide.
Investigators are looking for any witness or anyone who has information on this murder to call detectives at 301-772-4925.
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Statistics show by 2020 there will be over 1 million Computer Science related jobs open to those with the skills to fill them.
At 9 am officials from Amazon will be at Gwynn Park High School in Upper Marlboro to congratulate some students making history. Gwynn Park High School is among the first in the nation with a graduating class with Amazon’s Future Engineer program.
The students graduating from the AP Computer Science classes through the Amazon program. The goal it to inspire, train and educate students in undeserved communities with the skills they need to pursue a career in the Computer Science field. Gwynn Park is one of 50 high schools in the Metropolitan area offering this program. They are the first locally to have a graduating class.
Statistics show by 2020 there will be over 1 million Computer Science related jobs open to those with the skills to fill them. The stats however show a shortage in the number of people qualified to apply at only 400,000.
Each of the grads will receive a certificate from Amazon and there will be a showcase of each of the students projects from the course.
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Police officers and law enforcement representatives talk about their relationships with the community
“Keeping our city looking its best is a core responsibility of government and our Back to Basics DC pledge,” said Mayor Bowser. “We’re taking a multi-pronged approach to clean up existing graffiti and litter and implement preventative strategies. Keeping our city beautiful takes everyone’s help, and we’re offering an array of programs to support residents with neighborhood cleanups.”
The litter prevention campaign coincided with Bowser relaunching the fourth annual Great Graffiti Wipeout. The Department of Public Works’ (DPW) will target all 8 wards in what’s being called an eight-week graffiti removal blitz.
The ‘Not in My DC’ campaign will also feature new street signs, advertisements featuring notable District residents, and an enforcement blitz.
“Each day, our crews empty more than 7,000 public litter cans throughout the District,” said DPW Acting Director Chris Geldart. “People may not realize it, but for most of our employees, DC is also their home, and they take tremendous pride in ensuring their city always looks its best.”
Last year’s Great Graffiti Wipeout resulted in the cleaning of 900 graffiti markings and the removal of upwards of 3,000 stickers and posters.
Those interested in organizing a neighborhood cleanup project are encouraged to utilize DPW’s Helping Hand program, which provides free use of rakes, brooms, shovels, trash bags, and compost, along with a special trash pickup for everything cleaned up. Mayor Bowser also encouraged residents to join one of the District’s three “Adopt Your District” programs administered by the Department of Energy and the Environment and the Mayor’s Office of the Clean City.
Along with graffiti removal, Mayor Bowser stressed the importance of graffiti prevention and highlighted the success of the MuralsDC program. MuralsDC, a joint effort between DPW and the DC Commission on the Arts and the Humanities, is designed to provide permanent graffiti abatement to properties that have experienced or are at risk of graffiti vandalism. Since its pilot in 2007, MuralsDC has painted more than 70 murals throughout the District.
Right now, the Red Cross has less than a two-day supply of type O blood available for emergency rooms, where it can be most critical. That means just six units of type O blood are available for every 100,000 people, but at least 14 are needed every day. While just 7% of the U.S. population has type O negative blood, it can be transfused to patients with any blood type and is what hospital staff reach for during emergencies when there isn’t time to determine a patient’s blood type. Type O positive blood is the most transfused blood type and is also critical in trauma situations.
“All blood types are urgently needed, but we’re facing a critical shortage of type O blood – the blood group most needed by hospitals,” said Cliff Numark, senior vice president, Red Cross Blood Services. “Because it’s vitally important for hospitals to have type O blood available when every second counts, type O donors are urged to donate now and make a point to donate often.”
The Red Cross collected approximately 11,500 fewer type O blood donations than needed to sustain a sufficient blood supply. Spring break schedules are known to decrease blood donations, and schools, including high schools and colleges, begin to host fewer blood drives in late spring as school years end. Because these drives account for about 20% of blood donations during the school year, less drives can also greatly affect the blood supply.
Donations needed now
Donors of all blood types, especially type O, are urged to urged to make an appointment to donate using the Blood Donor App, at RedCrossBlood.org or by calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767). Eligible donors with type O blood are encouraged to make a whole blood or Power Red donation, where available. During a Power Red donation, donors give a concentrated dose of red blood cells during a single donation, allowing them to maximize their impact.
In thanks, all those who come to donate blood or platelets with the Red Cross May 1 through June 10, 2019, will receive a $5 Amazon.com Gift Card via email. (Restrictions apply; see amazon.com/gc-legal. More information and details are available at RedCrossBlood.org/Together.) Additionally, those who come to give May 24-28 will receive an exclusive Red Cross-branded T-shirt, while supplies last.
How to help
Eligible donors can find a blood or platelet donation opportunity and schedule an appointment to donate by using the free Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org or calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767). Donation appointments and completion of a RapidPass® are encouraged to help speed up the donation process. RapidPass lets donors complete the pre-donation reading and answer the health history questionnaire online, on the day of their donation, from the convenience of a mobile device or computer, or through the Blood Donor App.
Upcoming blood donation opportunities May 15-June 8:
DISTRICT of COLUMBIA
5/15/2019: 12:45 p.m. – 8 p.m., Dr. Charles Drew Blood Donation Center, 1730 E Street NW
5/15/2019: 3 p.m. – 8 p.m., Elevation at Washington Gateway, 100 Florida Ave, NE
5/16/2019: 10:45 a.m. – 6 p.m., Dr. Charles Drew Blood Donation Center, 1730 E Street NW
5/17/2019: 8:15 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Dr. Charles Drew Blood Donation Center, 1730 E Street NW
5/17/2019: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., Rayburn House Office Building, 45 Independence Ave Sw
5/17/2019: 1 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Rayburn House Office Building, 45 Independence Ave Sw
5/18/2019: 8:15 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Dr. Charles Drew Blood Donation Center, 1730 E Street NW
5/19/2019: 7:45 a.m. – 3 p.m., Dr. Charles Drew Blood Donation Center, 1730 E Street NW
5/20/2019: 12:45 p.m. – 8 p.m., Dr. Charles Drew Blood Donation Center, 1730 E Street NW
5/21/2019: 12:45 p.m. – 8 p.m., Dr. Charles Drew Blood Donation Center, 1730 E Street NW
5/22/2019: 12:45 p.m. – 8 p.m., Dr. Charles Drew Blood Donation Center, 1730 E Street NW
5/23/2019: 10:45 a.m. – 6 p.m., Dr. Charles Drew Blood Donation Center, 1730 E Street NW
5/23/2019: 2:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., Janney Elementary School, 4130 Albermarles St NW
5/24/2019: 8:15 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Dr. Charles Drew Blood Donation Center, 1730 E Street NW
5/25/2019: 8:15 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Dr. Charles Drew Blood Donation Center, 1730 E Street NW
5/26/2019: 7:45 a.m. – 3 p.m., Dr. Charles Drew Blood Donation Center, 1730 E Street NW
5/27/2019: 8:30 a.m. – 3:15 p.m., Dr. Charles Drew Blood Donation Center, 1730 E Street NW
5/28/2019: 12:45 p.m. – 8 p.m., Dr. Charles Drew Blood Donation Center, 1730 E Street NW
5/29/2019: 12:45 p.m. – 8 p.m., Dr. Charles Drew Blood Donation Center, 1730 E Street NW
5/30/2019: 10:45 a.m. – 6 p.m., Dr. Charles Drew Blood Donation Center, 1730 E Street NW
5/31/2019: 8:15 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Dr. Charles Drew Blood Donation Center, 1730 E Street NW
6/1/2019: 8:15 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Dr. Charles Drew Blood Donation Center, 1730 E Street NW
6/2/2019: 7:45 a.m. – 3 p.m., Dr. Charles Drew Blood Donation Center, 1730 E Street NW
6/3/2019: 12:45 p.m. – 8 p.m., Dr. Charles Drew Blood Donation Center, 1730 E Street NW
6/4/2019: 12:45 p.m. – 8 p.m., Dr. Charles Drew Blood Donation Center, 1730 E Street NW
6/5/2019: 12:45 p.m. – 8 p.m., Dr. Charles Drew Blood Donation Center, 1730 E Street NW
6/6/2019: 10:45 a.m. – 6 p.m., Dr. Charles Drew Blood Donation Center, 1730 E Street NW
6/7/2019: 8:15 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Dr. Charles Drew Blood Donation Center, 1730 E Street NW
6/8/2019: 8:15 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Dr. Charles Drew Blood Donation Center, 1730 E Street NW
Burtonsville
5/18/2019: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Church of the Resurrection, 3315 Greencastle
6/3/2019: 2:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., Liberty Grove United Methodist Church, 15225 Old Columbia Pike
Chevy Chase
5/15/2019: 2 p.m. – 7 p.m., All Saints Episcopal Church, 3 Chevy Chase Circle
Damascus
5/16/2019: 1 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., Damascus United Methodist Church, 9700 New Church Street
Gaithersburg
5/23/2019: 2 p.m. – 7 p.m., Gaithersburg Public Library, 18330 Montgomery Village Ave
5/27/2019: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Homewood Suites, 805 Russell Avenue
6/5/2019: 8 a.m. – 2 p.m., Montgomery Cnty Public Safety, 100 Edison Park Drive
6/7/2019: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission, 8301 Turkey Thicket Drive
Germantown
5/25/2019: 8 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Trinity United Methodist Church-Germantown, 13700 Schaeffer Road
5/28/2019: 2:30 p.m. – 7 p.m., Hallie Wells Middle School, 11701 Little Seneca Pkwy
5/29/2019: 10 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Holy Cross Germantown Hospital, 19801 Observation Drive
Olney
5/24/2019: 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Medstar Montgomery Medical Center, 18101 Prince Philip Drive
Rockville
5/15/2019: 11:45 a.m. – 6:45 p.m., Rockville Blood Donation Center, 11820 Parklawn Drive
5/16/2019: 8:15 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Rockville Blood Donation Center, 11820 Parklawn Drive
5/17/2019: 7:45 a.m. – 3 p.m., Rockville Blood Donation Center, 11820 Parklawn Drive
5/18/2019: 7:45 a.m. – 3 p.m., Rockville Blood Donation Center, 11820 Parklawn Drive
5/19/2019: 7:45 a.m. – 2:45 p.m., Rockville Blood Donation Center, 11820 Parklawn Drive
5/20/2019: 1:15 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., Rockville Blood Donation Center, 11820 Parklawn Drive
5/21/2019: 12:45 p.m. – 8 p.m., Rockville Blood Donation Center, 11820 Parklawn Drive
5/22/2019: 11:45 a.m. – 6:45 p.m., Rockville Blood Donation Center, 11820 Parklawn Drive
5/23/2019: 8:15 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Rockville Blood Donation Center, 11820 Parklawn Drive
5/24/2019: 7:45 a.m. – 3 p.m., Rockville Blood Donation Center, 11820 Parklawn Drive
5/25/2019: 7:45 a.m. – 3 p.m., Rockville Blood Donation Center, 11820 Parklawn Drive
5/26/2019: 7:45 a.m. – 2:45 p.m., Rockville Blood Donation Center, 11820 Parklawn Drive
5/27/2019: 7:45 a.m. – 2:45 p.m., Rockville Blood Donation Center, 11820 Parklawn Drive
5/28/2019: 12:45 p.m. – 8 p.m., Rockville Blood Donation Center, 11820 Parklawn Drive
5/29/2019: 11:45 a.m. – 6:45 p.m., Rockville Blood Donation Center, 11820 Parklawn Drive
5/30/2019: 8:15 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Rockville Blood Donation Center, 11820 Parklawn Drive
5/31/2019: 7:45 a.m. – 3 p.m., Rockville Blood Donation Center, 11820 Parklawn Drive
6/1/2019: 7:45 a.m. – 3 p.m., Rockville Blood Donation Center, 11820 Parklawn Drive
6/2/2019: 7:45 a.m. – 2:45 p.m., Rockville Blood Donation Center, 11820 Parklawn Drive
6/3/2019: 1:15 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., Rockville Blood Donation Center, 11820 Parklawn Drive
6/4/2019: 12:45 p.m. – 8 p.m., Rockville Blood Donation Center, 11820 Parklawn Drive
6/5/2019: 11:45 a.m. – 6:45 p.m., Rockville Blood Donation Center, 11820 Parklawn Drive
6/6/2019: 8:15 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Rockville Blood Donation Center, 11820 Parklawn Drive
6/7/2019: 7:45 a.m. – 3 p.m., Rockville Blood Donation Center, 11820 Parklawn Drive
6/8/2019: 7:45 a.m. – 3 p.m., Rockville Blood Donation Center, 11820 Parklawn Drive
Silver Spring
5/21/2019: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Seventh Day Adventists World HQ, 12501 Old Columbia Pike
5/24/2019: 12:30 p.m. – 6 p.m., Montgomery Chapter House, 2020 East West Highway
5/30/2019: 1:30 p.m. – 7 p.m., Montgomery Chapter House, 2020 East West Highway
6/5/2019: 8 a.m. – 2 p.m., Holy Cross Hospital, 1500 Forest Glen Road
6/6/2019: 1:30 p.m. – 7 p.m., Montgomery Chapter House, 2020 East West Highway
Bowie
5/29/2019: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Bowie City Gymnasium, 4100 Northview Drive
6/8/2019: 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Bowie Senior Center, 14900 Health Center Dr
Brandywine
5/30/2019: 2 p.m. – 7 p.m., Baden Volunteer Fire Department, 16608 Brandywine Rd.
College Park
5/14/2019: 1 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., Moose College Park Lodge 453, 3700 Metzerott Road
Greenbelt
5/17/2019: 12:30 p.m. – 6 p.m., Greenbelt Community Center, 15 Crescent Road
Lanham
5/23/2019: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., I.U.E.C. Local 10 Main Building, 9600 Martin Luther King Blvd
Laurel
5/21/2019: 8:30 a.m. – 2 p.m., Tower Federal Credit Union, 7901 Sandy Spring Road
New Carrollton
5/28/2019: 10 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., New Carrollton Municipal Bldg, City of New Carrollton, 6016 Princess Garden Parkway
Upper Marlboro
5/21/2019: 1 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Trinity Episcopal Church, 14515 Church Street
5/21/2019: 12:30 p.m. – 6 p.m., Alexandria Chapter House, 123 North Alfred St
5/23/2019: 12:30 p.m. – 6 p.m., Alexandria Chapter House, 123 North Alfred St
5/30/2019: 3 p.m. – 7 p.m., Charles E. Beatley Central Library, 5005 Duke St
6/4/2019: 12:30 p.m. – 6 p.m., Alexandria Chapter House, 123 North Alfred St
6/1/2019: 7:30 a.m. – 1 p.m., Church of Jesus Christ- LDS Arlington, 1600 N. Inglewood St
6/4/2019: 12:30 p.m. – 7 p.m., St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, 3304 Washington Blvd
Centreville
6/6/2019: 2:30 p.m. – 8 p.m., Centreville United Methodist Church, 6400 Old Centreville Road.
Chantilly
5/31/2019: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., COPT, 15049 Conference Center Drive
Fairfax
5/16/2019: 12:45 p.m. – 5:45 p.m., Fairfax Blood Donation Ctr, 2720 Prosperity Avenue, Ste 200
5/17/2019: 7:45 a.m. – 3 p.m., Fairfax Blood Donation Ctr, 2720 Prosperity Avenue, Ste 200
5/18/2019: 7:45 a.m. – 3 p.m., Fairfax Blood Donation Ctr, 2720 Prosperity Avenue, Ste 200
5/19/2019: 7:45 a.m. – 2:45 p.m., Fairfax Blood Donation Ctr, 2720 Prosperity Avenue, Ste 200
5/20/2019: 1:15 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., Fairfax Blood Donation Ctr, 2720 Prosperity Avenue, Ste 200
5/21/2019: 10:45 a.m. – 5:45 p.m., Fairfax Blood Donation Ctr, 2720 Prosperity Avenue, Ste 200
5/22/2019: 12:45 p.m. – 8 p.m., Fairfax Blood Donation Ctr, 2720 Prosperity Avenue, Ste 200
5/23/2019: 12:45 p.m. – 5:45 p.m., Fairfax Blood Donation Ctr, 2720 Prosperity Avenue, Ste 200
5/24/2019: 7:45 a.m. – 3 p.m., Fairfax Blood Donation Ctr, 2720 Prosperity Avenue, Ste 200
5/25/2019: 7:45 a.m. – 3 p.m., Fairfax Blood Donation Ctr, 2720 Prosperity Avenue, Ste 200
5/26/2019: 7:45 a.m. – 2:45 p.m., Fairfax Blood Donation Ctr, 2720 Prosperity Avenue, Ste 200
5/27/2019: 7:45 a.m. – 2:45 p.m., Fairfax Blood Donation Ctr, 2720 Prosperity Avenue, Ste 200
5/28/2019: 10:45 a.m. – 5:45 p.m., Fairfax Blood Donation Ctr, 2720 Prosperity Avenue, Ste 200
5/29/2019: 12:45 p.m. – 8 p.m., Fairfax Blood Donation Ctr, 2720 Prosperity Avenue, Ste 200
5/30/2019: 12:45 p.m. – 5:45 p.m., Fairfax Blood Donation Ctr, 2720 Prosperity Avenue, Ste 200
5/31/2019: 7:45 a.m. – 3 p.m., Fairfax Blood Donation Ctr, 2720 Prosperity Avenue, Ste 200
6/1/2019: 7:45 a.m. – 3 p.m., Fairfax Blood Donation Center, 2720 Prosperity Avenue, Suite 200
6/2/2019: 7:45 a.m. – 2:45 p.m., Fairfax Blood Donation Ctr, 2720 Prosperity Avenue, Ste 200
6/3/2019: 1:15 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., Fairfax Blood Donation Ctr, 2720 Prosperity Avenue, Ste 200
6/4/2019: 10:45 a.m. – 5:45 p.m., Fairfax Blood Donation Ctr, 2720 Prosperity Avenue, Ste 200
6/5/2019: 12:45 p.m. – 8 p.m., Fairfax Blood Donation Ctr, 2720 Prosperity Avenue, Ste 200
6/6/2019: 12:45 p.m. – 5:45 p.m., Fairfax Blood Donation Ctr, 2720 Prosperity Avenue, Ste 200
6/7/2019: 7:45 a.m. – 3 p.m., Fairfax Blood Donation Center, 2720 Prosperity Avenue, Suite 200
6/8/2019: 7:45 a.m. – 3 p.m., Fairfax Blood Donation Center, 2720 Prosperity Avenue, Suite 200
Herndon
6/3/2019: 8 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Cisco, 13600 Dulles Technology Dr
6/6/2019: 7 a.m. – 12 p.m., Dominion Virginia Power, 3072 Centreville Rd.
Reston
6/7/2019: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Extended Stay America, 12190 Sunset Hills Rd
6/8/2019: 8 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., St. John Neumann Catholic Church, 11900 Lawyers Rd
Springfield
5/26/2019: 8 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., South Run RECenter, 7550 Reservation Dr
Bealeton
5/31/2019: 2 p.m. – 7 p.m., American Legion # 247, 6398 Village Center
Marshall
5/30/2019: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m., Fresta Valley Christian School, 6428 Wilson Rd
Warrenton
5/23/2019: 2 p.m. – 7 p.m., Warrenton Baptist Church, 123 Main St
5/24/2019: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., Blue Ridge Orthopaedic & Spine Center, 52 West Shirley Avenue
6/3/2019: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Fauquier Hospital, 500 Hospital Dr
6/6/2019: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Greystone Servicing Corp., 419 Belle Air Lane
6/6/2019: 1 p.m. – 7 p.m., Warrenton Presbyterian Church, 91 Main St
5/16/2019: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Paul Davis Restoration, 44601 Guilford Dr., Suite 100
5/16/2019: 2 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., Manassas Volunteer Rescue, 9322 Center Street
5/27/2019: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., Freedom Aquatics & Fitness Center, 10900 University Dr.
5/28/2019: 9:30 a.m. – 2 p.m., Prince William Police – CPU, 8900 Freedom Center Boulevard
6/3/2019: 2 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., St. Thomas United Methodist Church, 8899 Sudley Rd
6/7/2019: 8 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Knights of Columbus George Brent Council, 9290 Stonewall Rd.
Gainesville
5/25/2019: 8 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Gainesville United Methodist Church, 13710 Milestone Ct.
Woodbridge
5/17/2019: 7:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Prince William County Government, 1 County Complex Ct
5/20/2019: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m., PennFed Realty – Woodbridge, 2253A Old Bridge Rd
5/20/2019: 1:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Hylton Education Center, 2300 Opitz Boulevard,
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Jefferson Davis HW Gets Name Change In Arlington County
Friday is the annual “Bike to Work Day”
Ditch the car Friday and join in for a cost effective, fun, and healthy way to get to work. That’s the message this morning from the Washington Area Bicyclist Association. Friday is the Annual Bike to Work Day. My guest is Nicolas Ramfos – Commuter Connections
The Washington Area Bicyclist Association Bike to Work Day is May 17th. It’s an opportunity to ditch the car and join in a cost effective, fun, and healthy way to get to work. Register now here:
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Judge Hudson originally felt that first-trimester abortions were simple enough that a nonphysician could perform the procedure.
On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Henry Hudson decided to change his mind regarding a decision he made earlier this month on abortion. Judge Hudson originally felt that first-trimester abortions were simple enough that a nonphysician could perform the procedure.
The news sent opponents into a frenzy. The Common Wealth argued for the many medical and personal benefits of having a licensed physician performing such a procedure. The judge says he needs more information. A trial to decide the issue will be held next Monday.
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The officer, who police have not identified by name, has been placed on paid administrative leave, Dorris said. The department is reviewing whether the shooting was in line with its policy on the use of deadly force, he said.
In a video recorded by a witness and posted on social media, the officer can be seen standing over Pamela Turner and reaching down to try to grab her arms. Turner, who is lying on the ground outside the apartments in Baytown, yells “I’m pregnant.” Moments later, something flashes as she reaches her arm out toward the officer. Suddenly, the officer pulls away from Turner, steps back and fires five gunshots.
Police Lt. Steve Dorris said Tuesday that the officer shot at Turner after she hit him in the groin with the Taser. Turner did not fire the stun gun but it shocked the officer when it struck him, Dorris said.
The lieutenant said police have since learned from the medical examiner’s office in Harris County that Turner, who was 44 and black, was not pregnant. She was pronounced dead at the scene, he said. A spokeswoman with the medical examiner’s office declined to comment.
The officer, who police have not identified by name, has been placed on paid administrative leave, Dorris said. The department is reviewing whether the shooting was in line with its policy on the use of deadly force, he said.
Before the shooting, the officer, who is Hispanic and an 11-year veteran of the police force, was patrolling the apartment complex and tried to arrest Turner because he knew she had outstanding warrants, Dorris said. The two had previous dealings, but Dorris did not provide further details about the interactions or Turner’s warrants.
Turner had three outstanding misdemeanor warrants for two separate incidents, according to Harris County court records. She was accused of criminal mischief and assault on April 25 after a manager at her apartment complex told police that Turner scratched her face and broke her glasses during a confrontation over an eviction notice.
On May 2, court records show, Turner was again accused of criminal mischief for damaging the back window of a woman’s car.
Following her May 2 arrest, Turner was ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation, according to court records.
The video of what happened Monday night shows the officer and Turner engaged in a struggle after he tried to arrest her. In the video, Turner is heard saying “You’re actually harassing me” and “I’m actually walking to my house” before falling to the ground. While on her back, she appears to scuffle with the officer, saying “Why? Why?” and then “I’m pregnant.”
Investigators are trying to contact whoever recorded the video, because the person was a witness to the shooting, the lieutenant said.
“It’s a tragic event for everybody involved,” Dorris said. “Of course, our hearts go out to the family of the deceased as well as our officer.”
On Tuesday afternoon, Turner’s neighbors gathered not far from an orange ring painted on the apartment complex parking lot to mark where she was shot. Standing amid the modest brick and aluminum homes, one of Turner’s neighbors said the incident frightened her.
“It’s just sad — very sad — when you see somebody for the past six months walking around,” Jennifer Sims said. “Even though you don’t talk to them, you keep an eye on them, you know. And then you wake up and realize, ‘Oh, my God. She was shot so close to home.’ That’s scary, and very sad.”
Baytown, a city of more than 75,000 people, is about 25 miles (40 kilometers) east of Houston. Its population is 35 percent white, 46 percent Hispanic and 16 percent black, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Outside the city’s police station Tuesday, about a dozen protesters gathered carrying signs with “No Justice. No Peace” and “Black Lives Matter” written on them.
“This is another black woman who has lost her life,” said Ashton P. Woods, an activist with Black Lives Matter Houston. “Another black person who has lost their life, for senseless violence. Five shots. Unarmed.”
Kevin Davis, a police detective and the author of a book on investigating police use of force, said it is impossible to make a proper assessment of Turner’s shooting based only on the video and facts released so far.
Davis, who is not connected to the case, said the smartphone videos that have become common in police shootings can lead people to rush to judgment. “We owe it to everyone involved, including the decedent, to do a professional investigation,” he said.
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This story has been corrected to show that police now say the woman who was shot and killed by an officer was 44, not 45 as police initially said.
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Bleiberg reported from Dallas. Associated Press writer Adam Kealoha Causey contributed reporting from Oklahoma City.
The Bowser administration says they will spend the next few weeks explaining to residents why it’s important.
In a 7 to 6 vote lawmakers shot down a proposal to move Benjamin Banneker Academic High School in Columbia Heights to the Shaw community. The proposed site was that of the old Shaw Jr High that closed down a decade ago because of low enrollment.
The dispute with what to do with the vacant school building continues. A final vote on the issue is expected this month. The Bowser administration says they will spend the next few weeks explaining to residents why it’s important.
Mayor Bowser 2020 fiscal budget is with the City Council. It includes $140 million dollars over two years to rebuild Banneker. The change would allow for more students to attend school. It would go from 500 to 800 students.
The Council member’s who support the move are Brandon Todd of Ward 4, Kenyan McDuffie of Ward 5, Trayon White Sr. of Ward 8, Robert White Jr, At Large, and Anita Bonds At Large.
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Harris has previously said she’d take executive action on gun violence if Congress failed to pass comprehensive gun safety measures in her first 100 days.
On Wednesday, the Democratic senator and presidential candidate from California will detail her proposal to stop importing the weapons until the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives can analyze whether the ban should be permanent.
Harris has previously said she’d take executive action on gun violence if Congress failed to pass comprehensive gun safety measures in her first 100 days.
She is seeking near-universal background checks by anyone who sells five or more guns annually; revoking the licenses of law-breaking gun manufacturers and dealers; reversing President Donald Trump’s change to the definition of “fugitive from justice”; and closing a loophole to prevent dating partners convicted of domestic violence from buying guns.
It shows that African American in the District make up 47% of the population in the city but they make up 86% of those arrested for nonviolent or minor offenses.
The study was conducted from 2013 to 2017. It shows that African Americans in the District make up 47% of the population but they make up 86% of those arrested for nonviolent or minor offenses.
An attorney for the ACLU Michael Perloff said it took him 10 months to get the MPD to respond to information used in the research.
The minor offenses that African American’s in the District were being charged with include driving without a permit, public use of marijuana, gambling and even noise complaints.
The ACLU believes that because there are a disproportionate number of poor blacks in the city they are also disproportionately targeted by law enforcement.
The Mayor’s Neighborhood Engagement Achieves Results Act (NEAR) which was passed in 2016. It requires the MPD to collect all demographic data for all police stops and uses of force. The Mayoral website for the Safer Stronger DC initiative, the data collected from NEAR Act has not been fully implemented. Sources say it should be up this summer.
The ACLU also found that a 2017 study on police-worn body camera’s in DC did not decrease the number of use of force claims against DC police. The ACLU is calling on the Mayor and City for more transparency within the police department.
Mayor Bowser is looking to increase funding for the MPD and to hire more officers for violence prevention initiatives. The proposed budget will be voted on next Tuesday.
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“Roe v. Wade has ended the lives of millions of children,” Alabama Republican Sen. Clyde Chambliss said in a statement. “While we cannot undo the damage that decades of legal precedence under Roe have caused, this bill has the opportunity to save the lives of millions of unborn children.”
The legislation would make performing an abortion a felony at any stage of pregnancy with almost no exceptions. The passage Tuesday by a wide margin in the GOP-led Senate shifts the spotlight to Gov. Kay Ivey, a fixture in Alabama politics who’s long identified as anti-abortion.
Ivey has not said whether she’ll sign the bill. Sponsor Rep. Terri Collins says she expects the governor to support the ban. And the lopsided vote suggests a veto could be easily overcome. But an Ivey spokeswoman said before Tuesday’s vote that “the governor intends to withhold comment until she has had a chance to thoroughly review the final version of the bill that passed.”
In Alabama and other conservative states, anti-abortion politicians and activists emboldened by the addition of conservative justices to the U.S. Supreme Court hope to ignite legal fights and eventually overturn the landmark 1973 decision Roe v. Wade, putting an end to the constitutional right to abortion.
“Roe v. Wade has ended the lives of millions of children,” Alabama Republican Sen. Clyde Chambliss said in a statement. “While we cannot undo the damage that decades of legal precedence under Roe have caused, this bill has the opportunity to save the lives of millions of unborn children.”
Democrats didn’t shy away from blasting their GOP counterparts.
“The state of Alabama ought to be ashamed of herself. You ought to be ashamed. Go look in the mirror,” Sen. Bobby Singleton said “Women in this state didn’t deserve this. This is all about political grandstanding.”
The bill would make performing an abortion a felony punishable by up to 99 years or life in prison for the abortion provider. The only exception would be when the woman’s health is at serious risk. Under the bill, women seeking or undergoing abortions wouldn’t be punished.
Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio and Georgia have approved bans on abortion once a fetal heartbeat is detected, which can occur in about the sixth week of pregnancy. The Alabama bill goes further by seeking to outlaw abortion outright.
Alabama senators rejected an attempt to add an exception for rape and incest. The amendment was voted down 21-11, with four Republicans joining Democrats in seeking the amendment.
Supporters had argued that exceptions would weaken their hope of creating a vehicle to challenge Roe. Collins said that the law isn’t meant to be a long-term measure and that lawmakers could add a rape exception if states regain control of abortion access.
“It’s to address the issue that Roe. v. Wade was decided on. Is that baby in the womb a person?” Collins said.
Democrats criticized the ban as a mixture of political grandstanding, an attempt to control women and a waste of taxpayer dollars.
During debate, Singleton pointed out and named rape victims watching from the Senate viewing gallery. He said that under the ban, doctors who perform abortions could serve more prison time than the women’s rapists.
In a statement, Staci Fox of Planned Parenthood Southeast said, “Today is a dark day for women in Alabama and across this country. … Alabama politicians will forever live in infamy for this vote and we will make sure that every woman knows who to hold accountable.”
Outside the Statehouse, about 50 people rallied and chanted, “Whose choice? Our choice.” Several women dressed as characters from the “The Handmaid’s Tale,” which depicts a dystopian future where fertile women are forced to breed.
If the bill becomes law, it would take effect in six months. Critics have promised a swift lawsuit. Randall Marshall, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama, said a complaint is being drafted.
Part one of a two-day series, examining policing in communities in the greater DC area.
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Draft lottery may decide Williamson’s first NBA stop
Zion Williamson’s immediate future is likely to be decided by the bounce of 14 pingpong balls. The NBA draft lottery is Tuesday night in Chicago, where some team will be awarded the No. 1 pick in the June 20 draft – and, presumably, the chance to grab Williamson with that selection. New York, Cleveland and Phoenix share the best odds: They’ve all got a 14 percent chance of winning under a new format that was designed in 2017 and put into play this year to discourage teams from all-out tanking. Williamson, the consensus college basketball player of the year this past season, is expected to be in the audience when the lottery results are announced.
”Whatever NBA team I land on, that’s where I want to be,”
Williamson, the now-former Duke star who is turning pro after one
season with the Blue Devils, said last month. ”Whoever drafts me,
that’s where I want to be.”
It is very much a lottery; the machine is exactly like the one used in many state lotteries and is manufactured by Smartplay International, which works with clients all over the world for
various drawings. Smartplay even certifies the 14 pingpong balls that will be used to churn out the four-number combination will net some team the No. 1 pick. The Knicks, Cavaliers and Suns will all be assigned 140 of the possible 1,001 four-number combinations. Chicago gets 125, giving
the Bulls the fourth-best shot. Charlotte, Miami and Sacramento will be assigned 10 of those combinations, giving them the longest odds of winning the No. 1 pick. The Kings won’t be rooting to win; their pick goes to Boston, unless it’s the first pick, and then it goes to Philadelphia. By the time the telecast of the lottery begins at 8:30 p.m. Eastern, it will already have long been over. The actual drawing takes place in a secure room about an hour beforehand, witnessed by a representative from each of the 14 lottery clubs, NBA officials and some members of the media. None of them can leave or communicate with the outside world in any way until after the results are announced on television.
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Comedian Tim Conway of ‘The Carol Burnett Show’ dies at 85
Tim Conway, the impish second banana to Carol Burnett who won four Emmy Awards on her TV variety show, starred aboard “McHale’s Navy” and later voiced the role of Barnacle Boy for “Spongebob Squarepants,” has died. He was 85.
Conway died Tuesday morning in a Los Angeles care facility after a long illness, according to Howard Bragman, who heads LaBrea Media. Conway’s wife, Charlene Fusco, and a daughter, Jackie, were at his side.
A native of Ohio, Conway credited his Midwestern roots for putting him on the right path to laughs, with his deadpan expression and innocent, simple-minded demeanor.
“I think the Midwest is the heart of comedy in this country, and a little bit of the South, too,” he told the Wisconsin State Journal in 2005. “For some reason, we’re just more laid-back, more understanding. … And Midwesterners have a kinder sense of humor.”
Those qualities probably contributed to his wide popularity on “The Carol Burnett Show,” which he joined in 1975 after years as a frequent guest. The show aired on CBS from 1967 to 1978 and had a short summer stint on ABC in 1979.
“We really didn’t attack people or politics or religion or whatever. We just made fun of, basically, ourselves,” he said.
The show operated with just five writers, one producer, one director and without network interference. The ensemble cast surrounding the redheaded star included Vicki Lawrence and Lyle Waggoner.
“I don’t think the network would allow a show like ‘The Carol Burnett Show’ now because we had such freedom,” Conway said in his interview with the State Journal.
While America was laughing at Conway, so were his co-stars: Burnett and Harvey Korman were often caught by the camera trying not to crack up during his performances.
The short, nondescript Conway and the tall, imposing Korman were a physical mismatch made in comedy heaven. They toured the country for years with a sketch show called “Together Again,” which drew on characters from Burnett’s show.
Besides the four Emmys he won with Burnett (three as a performer, one as a writer), he won Emmys for guest appearances in 1996 for “Coach” and in 2008 for “30 Rock.”
Conway also had a modest but steady movie career, appearing in such films as “The Apple Dumpling Gang” (1975), “The Shaggy D.A.” (1976), “Cannonball Run II” (1984), “Dear God” (1996) and “Air Bud 2” (1998).
“The Apple Dumpling Gang” and “Cannonball Run II” allowed him to work with his comedic hero, Don Knotts, who died in 2006.
“If there’s any reason at all I’m in the business, I think it’s Don,” Conway once said. “He’s an icon in this business. He’s an icon that’s never going to be duplicated.”
He also found success in the 1980s in a series of comedy videos based on an oddly short character named Dorf. (Carefully costumed, Conway performed the bits on his knees.) Among them were “Dorf on Golf” and “Dorf Goes Fishing.”
More recently Conway voiced the role of Barnacle Boy for the hugely popular children’s series “SpongeBob SquarePants.”
He was born Thomas Conway in 1933 in the Cleveland suburb of Willoughby. He attended Bowling Green State University and served in the U.S. Army. He got his career start on local TV in Cleveland in the 1950s, where his duties included comedy spots on a late-night movie show.
He was spotted by Rose Marie of “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” who got him an audition for “The Steve Allen Show.” He became a regular on the show in the early 1960s. It was Allen who had advised him to change his name from Tom to Tim to avoid being confused with a British actor.
Following the Allen show, Conway gained attention as the incompetent Ensign Charles Parker on the Ernest Borgnine sitcom “McHale’s Navy” from 1962-66. That led to series of his own, including “Rango” and “The Tim Conway Show,” but they were short-lived.
“McHale’s Navy” fans loved watching Ensign Parker infuriate the ever-flammable Captain Binghamton (played by Joe Flynn), but it was Conway’s work on Burnett’s show that would bring him lasting fame.
Conway and his wife, Mary Anne Dalton, married in 1961 and had six children. The marriage ended in divorce. He later married Charlene Fusco.
The FBI is investigating after authorities announced Tuesday that hackers were demanding about $76,000 to unlock encrypted files in city computers.
The Baltimore Sun reports the extent of the Robbinhood ransomware attack was noticeable Wednesday as some city systems remained offline and several departments reported email and phone issues. The 911 system hasn’t been affected, at least.
The FBI is investigating after authorities announced Tuesday that hackers were demanding about $76,000 to unlock encrypted files in city computers.
Young spokesman Lester Davis says most residents won’t notice an impact. But the mayor said city employees who can’t work without computer systems may be asked if they’d be willing to help clean up the city if the attack takes longer than expected to fix.
An important health awareness symposium on brain health issues and Alzheimers
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and the Greater Washington Urban League Guild is hosting an important forum to talk about Alzheimer’s and brain health issues impacting the Black Community. My guest is Lynn Nehemiah – Member of the Greater Washington Urban League Guild
Greater Washington Urban League Guild Health Awareness Day Symposium and Vendor Fair Saturday, May 18thfrom 12pm to 3pm at First Congregation United Church of Christ @ 945 G Street, NW. More information here:
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“It changed our lives forever,” she said. “We couldn’t do things we used to be able to do, and we really resent them for that.”
The jury’s verdict is the third such courtroom loss for Monsanto in California since August, but a San Francisco law professor said it’s likely a trial judge or appellate court will significantly reduce the punitive damage award.
The state court jury in Oakland concluded that Monsanto’s weed killer caused the non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma Alva Pilliod and Alberta Pilliod each contracted. Jurors awarded them each $1 billion in punitive damages in addition to a combined $55 million in compensatory damages.
Alberta Pilliod, 76, said after the verdict that she and her husband, Alva, have each been battling cancer for the last nine years. She says they are unable to enjoy the same activities they participated in before their cancer diagnosis.
“It changed our lives forever,” she said. “We couldn’t do things we used to be able to do, and we really resent them for that.”
One of the Pilliods lawyers, Michael Miller, conceded that the $2 billion punitive damage award was likely to be reduced on appeal, but said they are prepared for a long legal battle.
A federal jury in San Francisco ordered the weed killer maker in March to pay a Sonoma County man $80 million. A San Francisco jury last August awarded $289 million to a former golf course greens keeper who blamed his cancer on Monsanto’s Roundup Ready herbicide. A judge later reduced the award by $200 million.
The three California trials were the first of an estimated 13,000 plaintiffs with pending lawsuits against Monsanto across the country to go to trial. St. Louis-based Monsanto is owned by the German chemical giant Bayer A.G.
Bayer said Monday that it would appeal the verdict.
“The verdict in this trial has no impact on future cases and trials, as each one has its own factual and legal circumstances,” the company said.
The company noted that none of the California verdicts has been considered by an appeals court and that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency considers the weed killer safe.
The EPA reaffirmed its position in April, saying that the active ingredient glyphosate found in the weed killer posed “no risks of concern” for people exposed to it by any means — on farms, in yards and along roadsides, or as residue left on food crops.
“There is zero chance it will stand,” said University of California, Hastings School of Law professor David Levine. He said the ratio between the $2 billion in punitive damages and $55 million in compensatory damages is too high. He said judges rarely allow punitive damages to exceed four times actual damages awarded.
The California Supreme Court ruled in 2016 that any punitive damages exceeding 10 times the compensatory damages are likely unconstitutionally high. The court didn’t propose a ratio it felt correct, but said punitive damages should almost never exceed nine times actual damages, it said.
The punitive damages awarded Monday are 36 times the actual damages.
The lawsuits have battered Bayer’s stock since it purchased Monsanto for $63 billion last year and Bayer’s top managers are facing shareholder discontent.
Chairman Werner Wenning told shareholders at Bayer’s annual general meeting in Bonn last month that company leaders “very much regret” falls in its share price. At the same time, CEO Werner Baumann insisted that “the acquisition of Monsanto was and remains the right move for Bayer.”
Bayer’s stock price closed Monday at $15.91 a share, down 45 cents or 2.76 percent per share, in trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The verdict was announced after the trading session closed.
Bayer’s share price has lost half its value since it reached s 52-week high of $32.80 a share.
Prince George’s County Schools are the second largest school system in the county and the 25th largest school district in the country.
This mornings announcement which is set for 11 this morning at Barack Obama Elementary School, 12700 Brooke Lane in Upper Marlboro. She will be joined by Dr. Alvin Thornton, Prince George’s County Board of Education Chair.
In 2018, Dr. Goldson commissioned a Compensation Restoration Task Force to study the cost and impact of restoring the salary freeze. The actual final repot is due later this month. Currently, the school system is in contract talks with the Prince George’s County Educators’ Association. Last week a new two year deal with the Association of Supervisory and Administrative School Personnel was ratified.
Prince George’s County Schools are the second largest school system in the county and the 25th largest school district in the country. There are 134,000 students and 207 schools and center in the county. In addition to that there are almost 19,000 employee’s.
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The announcement comes just two weeks after online behemoth Amazon said it’s upgrading its free shipping option to Prime members who pay $119 a year to one-day delivery from two-day delivery.
The nation’s largest retailer said Tuesday it’s been building a network of more efficient e-commerce distribution centers to make that happen. The next-day service will cover 220,000 popular items from diapers and non-perishable food items to toys and electronics. That’s nearly double the number of items it carries in its stores.
Next-day delivery, which will require a minimum order of $35, will be available in Phoenix, Arizona, and Las Vegas on Tuesday. In coming days, it will expand to southern California. The discounter plans to roll out the service to 75% of the U.S. population by year-end. It will also be adding hundreds of thousands more products as the program expands.
The announcement comes just two weeks after online behemoth Amazon said it’s upgrading its free shipping option to Prime members who pay $119 a year to one-day delivery from two-day delivery. Amazon has declined to say when the switch will happen, but it already offers one-day delivery for some items in certain areas.
Walmart says the new delivery program has been in the works for a while.
“Customer expectations continue to rise,” said Marc Lore, CEO of Walmart’s U.S. e-commerce division, told The Associated Press in a phone interview. “We’re trying to get ahead of that.”
The move will only increase pressure on other rivals that are already investing in millions of dollars to shorten the delivery window.
Amazon changed consumer expectations when it launched its two-day delivery for Prime members back in 2005 and forced other retailers to step up their game. But analysts say Amazon then needed to cut the delivery time in half to make its membership more attractive since others like Walmart offered free two-day deliveries without any membership.
Two years ago, Walmart began offering free two-day shipping on millions of items on its website for orders of at least $35. Target also offers free two-day shipping for those who spend at least $35 or use its RedCard loyalty card. Walmart has also been expanding same-day grocery delivery service fulfilled from its stores for a fee of about $10.
Lore says it will be cheaper for the company to do next-day delivery versus two-day service because eligible items will come from a single fulfillment center located closest to the customer. This means orders will ship in one box, or in as few as possible, unlike two-day deliveries that come in multiple boxes from multiple locations.
Still, Walmart sells far fewer products than Amazon and its online U.S. sales are only a fraction of Amazon’s online global merchandise empire. Amazon has also been delivering more packages itself rather than relying on the post office and other carriers like UPS and FedEx. The company expects to spend $800 million in the second quarter to speed up deliveries and has expanded its fleet of jets. On Monday, it announced that it will be expanding an incentive program to its employees so they can quit their jobs and start their own Amazon package delivery businesses.
Walmart has one big advantage over Amazon — its more than 4,700 stores.
Walmart and Target have been turning their physical stores into shipping hubs, speeding up deliveries and helping to defray costs for services like curbside delivery and in-store pickup. Walmart has also been expanding the use of robots in its stores, which keep tabs on what’s on and not on the shelves. Meanwhile, Target has redesigned its staging area for packages to help speed up fulfilling curbside deliveries.
DC came in sixth place.
The study looks at exercise habits and overall health in the America’s biggest cities. Arlington ranked atop this list out of 100 cities included. By the way the city also had the lowest rate of residents who light up and who are listed in medical poor health.
DC came in sixth place. Seattle, San Francisco, Minneapolis, Denver and Madison also made it atop the list. The city that came in dead last was Oklahoma city. You can find the full report in the American College of Sports Medicine and the Anthem Foundation publication.
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The malware was able to penetrate phones through missed calls alone via the app’s voice calling function, the spokesman said. An unknown number of people — an amount in the dozens at least would not be inaccurate — were infected with the malware, which the company discovered in early May, said the spokesman, who was not authorized to be quoted by name.
The Financial Times identified the actor as Israel’s NSO Group, and WhatsApp all but confirmed the identification, describing hackers as “a private company that has been known to work with governments to deliver spyware.” A spokesman for the Facebook subsidiary later said: “We’re certainly not refuting any of the coverage you’ve seen.”
The malware was able to penetrate phones through missed calls alone via the app’s voice calling function, the spokesman said. An unknown number of people — an amount in the dozens at least would not be inaccurate — were infected with the malware, which the company discovered in early May, said the spokesman, who was not authorized to be quoted by name.
John Scott-Railton, a researcher with the internet watchdog Citizen Lab, called the hack “a very scary vulnerability.”
“There’s nothing a user could have done here, short of not having the app,” he said.
The spokesman said the flaw was discovered while “our team was putting some additional security enhancements to our voice calls” and that engineers found that people targeted for infection “might get one or two calls from a number that is not familiar to them. In the process of calling, this code gets shipped.”
WhatsApp, which has more than 1.5 billion users, immediately contacted Citizen Lab and human rights groups, quickly fixed the issue and pushed out a patch. He said WhatsApp also provided information to U.S. law enforcement officials to assist in their investigations.
“We are deeply concerned about the abuse of such capabilities,” WhatsApp said in a statement.
NSO said in a statement that its technology is used by law enforcement and intelligence agencies to fight “crime and terror.”
“We investigate any credible allegations of misuse and if necessary, we take action, including shutting down the system,” the statement said. A spokesman for Stephen Peel, whose private equity firm Novalpina recently announced the purchase of part of NSO, did not return an email seeking comment.
The revelation adds to the questions over the reach of the Israeli company’s powerful spyware, which takes advantage of digital flaws to hijack smartphones, control their cameras and effectively turn them into pocket-sized surveillance devices.
NSO’s spyware has repeatedly been found deployed to hack journalists, lawyers, human rights defenders and dissidents. Most notably, the spyware was implicated in the gruesome killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was dismembered in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul last year and whose body has never been found.
Several alleged targets of the spyware, including a close friend of Khashoggi and several Mexican civil society figures, are currently suing NSO in an Israeli court over the hacking.
Monday, Amnesty International — which said last year that one its staffers was also targeted with the spyware — said it would join in a legal bid to force Israel’s Ministry of Defense to suspend NSO’s export license.
That makes the discovery of the vulnerability particularly disturbing because one of the targets was a U.K.-based human rights lawyer, the attorney told the AP.
The lawyer, who spoke on condition of anonymity for professional reasons, said he received several suspicious missed calls over the past few months, the most recent one on Sunday, only hours before WhatsApp issued the update to users fixing the flaw.
In its statement, NSO said it “would not or could not” use its own technology to target “any person or organization, including this individual.”
The cause is still under investigations
When fire fighters arrived at the home in the 12800 block of Prestwick Drive the flames were shooting out from the roof and windows. I appears the large home was under renovation. No one was home at the time and no fire fighters were injured putting the blaze out.
The cause is still under investigations.
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Ditch the car. The Washington Area Bicyclist Association invites you to participate in the Annual Bike to Work Day May 17th. www.biketoworkmetrodc.org
Alzheimers Health Symposium
Learn the facts about Alzheimers. Come out May 18th to a health awareness day symposium hosted by the Greater Washington Urban League Guild in NW. www.gwul-guild.org/events
Girl’s Night Out
It’s the Ultimate Party for A Cause. The 11th Annual Girl’s Night Out is June 1st at the Katzen Arts Center in NW. Proceeds benefit “My Sister’s Place. www.gnobyshawnyancy.com
TIS Foundation Gala
The TIS Foundation is hosting its 25th Annual Gala Honoring Women In Leadership June 6th at the Marriott Marquis in DC. www.tisfoundation.org
Prostate Cancer Walk
Fight back against prostate cancer. Join the Richards Group Foundation for its 5k Run Walk June 8th at the Bowie Town Center. www.therichardsgroupfoundation.org
Phi Beta Sigma Fatherhood Luncheon
It’s all about dads. Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity invites you to its Fatherhood Luncheon Celebration June 15th at the Waterford at Fair Oaks. www.thetatausigma1914.com
African Children’s Choir
The African Children’s Choir “Just As I Am” is touring in Manassass May 31st. Hear the melodies of these young children from various countries throughout Africa. Proceeds support humanitarian and relief efforts on the continent. www.africanchildrenschoir.com
AKA Casino Night
Don’t miss a fun night of food, prizes and music. Join the ladies of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority for their Casino Night May 18th at the American Legion at Chesapeake Beach. opoivyleaf@gmail.com
Its Medical Monday its time to talk about your heart health.
We often talk about heart health and managing our blood pleasure but it was sad to hear that we lost two entertainers from a stroke. The passing of the actor Luke Perry and director John Singleton was a wake up call to men’s health. We also can not forget about R&B singer Peabo Bryson is recovering from a heart attack. Tonight, we’re having a conversation with our men about ignoring the signs….
Background
https://thegrio.com/2019/05/10/john-singleton-hypertension-and-heart-disease-silent-killers-blacks/
According to a 2014 Center for Disease Control report, life expectancy among Black men in the U.S. is precisely 72.2 years—significantly shorter than white men at 76.5 years and white women at 81.2 years. Black women, however, fair slightly better than Black men with a life expectancy of 78.2 years.
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Dr. Yolanda Lewis-Ragland-Board Certified Bariatrician & Pediatrician
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Come October you will have to be 21-years-old to buy tobacco products in Maryland. Governor Larry Hogan signed the legislation into law on Monday.
Traffic to be diverted, for another day, on a section of George Washington Memorial Parkway. A ten-foot sink hole the cause.
He is alleged to have used straw donors to give campaign contributions to a U.S. presidential candidate, who is identified in the indictment only as Candidate A.
A four-count indictment accuses Prakazrel “Pras” Michel of conspiring with fugitive Malaysian financer Low Taek Jho, usually known as Jho Low, to make and conceal foreign campaign contributions. He is alleged to have used straw donors to give campaign contributions to a U.S. presidential candidate, who is identified in the indictment only as Candidate A.
Low has gained attention in the last several years after U.S. officials accused him of masterminding a money laundering and bribery scheme that pilfered billions from the Malaysian state investment fund known as 1MDB. He’s been charged separately by both U.S. and Malaysian officials in connection with that alleged fraud but remains at large.
Prosecutors allege that from June to November 2012, Low directed more than $21.6 million to be moved from foreign entities to Michel’s accounts in order to funnel money into the 2012 presidential election. They say Michel then paid about 20 straw donors and conduits so they could make the donations in their names and conceal where the money actually came from, according to the indictment.
More than $1 million was also sent to an independent expenditure committee, prosecutors said.
“Mr. Michel is extremely disappointed that so many years after the fact the government would bring charges related to 2012 campaign contributions,” said defense lawyer Barry Pollack. “Mr. Michel is innocent of these charges and looks forward to having the case heard by a jury.”
Representatives for Low said in a statement that he is innocent and the allegations against him “have no basis in fact.”
“Mr. Low has never made any campaign contributions directly or indirectly in the U.S. and he unequivocally denies any involvement in or knowledge of the alleged activities,” the statement said.
Fred Wertheimer of Democracy 21, a nonprofit campaign finance watchdog group, said that his organization and another one filed a complaint against Michel to both the Federal Election Commission and the Justice Department.
“It’s pretty unusual to get the government to bring criminal campaign finance cases,” he said. “On the other hand, we thought this was a clear case where enforcement was called for.”
Michel faces a separate civil forfeiture complaint accusing him in a scheme to try to get the department to drop an investigation into embezzlement from a Malaysian investment fund. Michel has denied wrongdoing in that case.
The embezzlement from the fund, known as 1MDB , became a political scandal in Malaysia. Looted money paid for jewelry and luxury art and helped finance “The Wolf of Wall Street” and other Hollywood productions films. The Justice Department last year announced charges against Jho Low and two former Goldman Sachs bankers in a money laundering and bribery scheme that pilfered money from the fund, created to spur economic development projects in that country.
One of those bankers, Roger Ng, was extradited from Malaysia earlier this month to face charges in New York.
