Tag: coronavirus

DC’s High School ‘Makers’ Fire Up 3D Printers To Create PPE

He tapped into the online community of “makers” — 3D printer enthusiasts — and found an open-source design for a welder’s mask-style face shield he could print at home.

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Fairfax County Assistant Superintendent Steps Down

The move comes after several technological issues surfaced with distance learning due to the COVID-19 crisis.

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As People Stay Home, Earth Turns Wilder And Cleaner

“It is giving us this quite extraordinary insight into just how much of a mess we humans are making of our beautiful planet,” says conservation scientist Stuart Pimm of Duke University.

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Less Driving, Fewer Crashes Should Bring Cheaper Insurance

As a result, most auto insurance companies are cutting rates, sending checks or offering credits on monthly bills.

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Pandemic And Chill: Netflix Adds A Cool 16M Subscribers

It was the biggest three-month gain in the 13-year history of Netflix’s streaming service.

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DC Will Open New COVID-19 Testing Site

DC Health is also expanding eligibility for testing for high-risk groups such as those without symptoms who have a history of exposure.

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Ask A Designer: Improving Your Home’s Function As Refuge

“We’re expecting more from our homes than we ever have before, and they can serve us in more ways than we’ve asked in the past,” says New York-based interior designer Carolyn DiCarlo.

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Elba And Wife, Recovering From Coronavirus, To Help Others

“You know, everyone’s sort of feeling the way we have been feeling, but it has definitely been sort of just a complete upheaval,” he told The Associated Press late last week.

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Governor Hogan Opens Salons, Barbershops

The business can only have one customer at a time and the customer must provide proof that they are an essential worker. 

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US Lockdowns Coincide With Rise In Poisonings From Cleaners

Reports of accidental poisonings from cleaners and disinfectants are up this year, and researchers believe it’s related to the coronavirus epidemic.

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Open America Protests

Is it time to open America for Business?

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Anita Wilson Talks ‘Dance Soul’ Album, Victory Grace’s Food Giveaway

Join me each and every Sunday evening at 6pm to a new IG Live chat with the biggest names in Gospel music and our area’s top spiritual leaders.

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MD Gets 500K COVID-19 Testing Kits From South Korea

The governor’s wife, Yumi, who was born in South Korea, was instrumental in securing the testing kits.

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DC Social Distancing Problems

DC fights to enforce distancing and braces for looming surge

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Athletes, Teams, Celebs Are ‘All In’ To Feed Hungry

Meek Mill is auctioning his 2018 Rolls-Royce Phantom to feed hungry families during Covid-19 pandemic. Bidding starts at $200,000.

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Taylor Swift Cancels All Shows And Appearances For 2020

Among the show’s canceled was a July performance that would serve as the opening of Los Angeles’ new SoFi Stadium, the new home of the San Diego Chargers. Swift would have become the first woman to open an NFL stadium, organizers said.

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Your Post-COVID-19 Bucket List

What is the first thing you want to do when the shutdown is over and it’s safe to return to some sense of normalcy?

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Dr. Oz Says He ‘Misspoke’ When Talking On Reopening Schools

In a Twitter post late Thursday, the heart surgeon and television talk show host said he recognized his comments had confused and upset people, and that was never his intention.

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DC Schools to Stay Closed for the Rest of Academic Year

Schools will also close three weeks early on May 29th.

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Renter and Homeowner COVID-19 Information

What renters and homeowners need to know as they face uncertain financial issues during the COVID-19 shutdown

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Unemployment Continues to Skyrocket Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Another 5.24 Million Americans File For Unemployment

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Avoiding Child Abuse and Neglect During the Coronavirus Shutdown

How do can they keep the peace and lower the risk of striking out at their children?

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Maryland Governor’s Mask Orders

The order is effective Saturday at 7 a.m.

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DC Mayor Extends COVID-19 Emergency Order

They order keeps in place all restrictions for non-essential businesses, public gatherings and the stay-at-home order.

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Black Men, Masks and the COVID-19 Pandemic

How do we stay safe… while trying to stay safe during the pandemic?

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African-Americans and the COVID-19 Pandemic

We discuss the impact of the pandemic on the black community.

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First DC Inmate Dies From The Coronavirus

The inmate was identified as 51-year-old Deon Crowell.

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New Testing Site In Virginia To Open

COVID-19 Site To Open Without Appointment

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Finding The Good During Very Bad Times

How do we find it and what does it look like?

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Maryland Sees Largest Spike In COVID-19 Deaths

The worldwide death toll from coronavirus has hit 100,000, according to a Johns Hopkins University tally.

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Grooming & Self-Care During The Coronavirus Shutdown

Grooming tips for men and women who are shut-in during the coronavirus shutdown.

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How To Make Groceries Last Longer

The reality is, with not much that we can do, one thing we’re sure we’ll do a lot of is to eat.

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BET Plans All-Star Coronavirus Special

DJ Khaled, Charlie Wilson, Chance the Rapper, Kirk Franklin, Fantasia and Melvin Crispell III are slated to perform in a special BET show that will assist people of color in dealing with the coronavirus.

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New COVID-19 Numbers Based On Race In Maryland

As of Thursday morning, the state also announced 138 deaths caused by the virus.

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6.6 Million Filed For Unemployment Benefits Last Week

Record 16.8 million have sought US jobless aid since virus

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COVID-19 & Grocery Store Worker Safety

What’s being done to protect those grocery story workers and their customers?

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Coronavirus Update: Watch The Conversation

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Poll: Trump vs. Obama, Who Would Handle COVID-19 Crisis Better?

Majority In New Poll Say Obama Would Be Handling Coronavirus Better

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COVID-19 First Responders & Medical Staff

Nurses and medical staff take us inside the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in DC

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Online Alcohol Sales Leap 243% During Pandemic

It appears Americans stocked up on way more than groceries just before stay-at-home orders went into effect and continue to do so online as online alcohol sales soar.

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How To Properly Wipe Down Groceries During Pandemic

Expert Dr. Sanjay Gupta and other disease control professionals are urging people to limit their trips to the grocery store, whenever possible. But at some point or another, we can’t avoid making that essential trip outside of our home.

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COVID-19 and the U.S. Prison System

What’s being done to protect the incarcerated from the coronavirus?

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Prince George’s County Schools Student Meal Pick-up Changing

Daily meal pick-up moves to twice per week

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How To Make Your Own Face Mask At Home

“The surgical mask supply went from being 90% U.S.-made to being 95% foreign-made in literally one year,” Mike Bowen,executive vice president of Texas-based Prestige Ameritech said to a major news outlet.

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King Lecture Series: COVID-19 & HU Community

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What You Need To Do To Get Your Government Stimulus Check

Most people don’t need to do anything to get the money. But some — including senior citizens and low-income people who might not traditionally file tax returns — do need to take action. People behind on filing their taxes might also want to get caught up.

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Rent’s Due: Many Struggle To Pay In Virus Outbreak

“I don’t want her to grow up in a homeless shelter, having to sleep in a bunk bed with other people, asking why we have to stand in a long line to get a room to sleep in, why we have to stand in a long line to get food, why she can’t invite her friends over,” Brooks said. “It’s hard to explain that to an 8-year-old.”

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CNN’s Cuomo Says He Has Coronavirus, Has Shown Symptoms

Cuomo’s older brother, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, has been one of the most visible political figures during the pandemic, and appeared on his brother’s show remotely on Monday.

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How Would Overwhelmed Hospitals Decide Who To Treat First?

“This is a really terrifying decision — you don’t want any doctor or nurse to be alone with this decision,” said Nancy Berlinger of the Hastings Center, a bioethics research institute.

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Coronavirus Keeps Kids From Older Family

“Looking at them through the window and not being able hug them, it’s just a dang killer,” she said.

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