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FILE – In this Sept. 14, 2021, file photo, vaccine provider prepares a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic run by the Allegheny County Health Department at Casa San Jose, a non-profit serving Latino immigrants in the Beechview neighborhood of Pittsburgh. The number of Americans getting COVID-19 vaccines has steadily increased to a three-month high as seniors and people with medical conditions seek boosters, and government and employer mandates push more workers to take their first doses. (Alexandra Wimley/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP, File) PAPIT504 PAPIT504

October 27, 2021 at 6:32 am

Millions more Americans can get COVID booster shots as U.S. adds mental health conditions to eligibility list

The CDC added "mental health conditions" to a long list of mostly physical conditions that make someone likely to be hospitalized, need a ventilator or...

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October 22, 2021 at 2:56 pm

Service dogs navigate the challenges of COVID: ‘The dog doesn’t understand social distancing’

Organizations that train dogs - often Labrador and golden retrievers, among other breeds - are just beginning to see what the first classes of pandemic...

May 16, 2021 at 12:54 pm

As demand for vaccine wanes, officials shift from not wasting a dose to not wasting an arm

As demand for the coronavirus vaccine wanes, public health officials are shifting from not wasting a single dose to not wasting a single arm -...

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February 7, 2021 at 10:38 am

With vaccine in short supply, Virginia assisted-living facility markets a ‘Vaccination Staycation’

As seniors across the country struggle to book appointments for scarce doses of coronavirus vaccines, one assisted-living facility marketed access to the doses through a...

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President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 5, 2020, before boarding Marine One for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md., and then on to Phoenix, Ariz. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) OTK OTK

May 5, 2020 at 1:38 pm

Republicans would never allow liberal D.C. to become a state, Trump says

"D.C. will never be a state," President Donald Trump told the New York Post this week. "... No, thank you. That'll never happen." But statehood...

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A D.C. Department of Forensic Sciences mobile testing lab unit will begin accepting testing in response to the Coronavirus outbreak, Tuesday, April 28, 2020, in Washington. A team of technicians will be able to test up to 50 samples within four hours and provide same day results. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) DCAH123 DCAH123

April 30, 2020 at 1:40 pm

Here’s why so many are still getting sick nearly 7 weeks into shutdown of D.C., Maryland, Virginia

Hundreds of COVID-19 cases are reported each day in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia. It's increasingly infecting people who can't afford to miss...

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March 11, 2020 at 12:40 pm

D.C. officials say ‘nonessential mass gatherings’ should be canceled or postponed

WASHINGTON - D.C. Health Department officials are recommending that "nonessential mass gatherings, including conferences and conventions," be postponed or canceled in the nation's capital. The...

Maya Rockeymoore Cummings speaks during funeral services for her husband, Rep. Elijah Cummings, Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, in Baltimore. The Maryland congressman and civil rights champion died Thursday, Oct. 17, at age 68 of complications from long-standing health issues. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, Pool) MDJC126 MDJC126

October 25, 2019 at 2:00 pm

Elijah Cummings funeral: ‘It now falls on us to continue his work.’

BALTIMORE - In a vast church sanctuary filled with powerful people,Elijah Eugene Cummings was remembered Friday as a man who strove to protect American democracy...

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October 17, 2019 at 3:26 am

Rep. Elijah Cummings, Democratic leader and forceful Trump opponent, dies at 68

Elijah Cummings, a Democratic congressman from Maryland who gained national attention for his principled stands on politically charged issues in the House, his calming effect...

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July 10, 2019 at 2:08 pm

Former Virginia Gov. Doug Wilder kissed a 20-year-old college student against her will, investigation finds

Former Virginia governor L. Douglas Wilder kissed a 20-year-old student at Virginia Commonwealth University without her consent, according to an investigation conducted by an outside...

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