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U.S. Capitol Christmas tree lightning ceremony illuminates Cherokee culture

U.S. Capitol Christmas tree lightning ceremony illuminates Cherokee culture

by Pingping Yin | Nov 30, 2022 | Featured, Living

WASHINGTON — A nine-year-old Cherokee boy from North Carolina helped light the “People’s Tree” on the West lawn of the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday. The 78-foot-tall tree, nicknamed Ruby, came from Pisgah National Forest in North Carolina. Hundreds...
Maternal health crisis worsened during the pandemic

Maternal health crisis worsened during the pandemic

by Pingping Yin | Nov 22, 2022 | Featured, Health, Health

WASHINGTON– The number of women who died from complications related to pregnancy and childbirth, known as maternal death, spiked during the pandemic, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office. It shows that COVID-19 was a contributing...
Emergency public health funding for COVID vaccines and tests ends in January

Emergency public health funding for COVID vaccines and tests ends in January

by Pingping Yin | Nov 22, 2022 | Featured, Health, Health

WASHINGTON — With several new omicron sub variants steadily gaining ground, experts, such as White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha, warned another COVID surge will come this winter. Unlike the first two COVID winters when the federal...
Biden and Xi agree to restore regular communications

Biden and Xi agree to restore regular communications

by Pingping Yin | Nov 16, 2022 | Featured, Foreign Affairs

WASHINGTON– Every few months over the last several years, there seemed to be a new low in recent U.S.-China relations. However, President Joe Biden’s meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping Monday in Bali, Indonesia, signaled their openness to repair...
Seniors’ interests in updated booster is diminishing

Seniors’ interests in updated booster is diminishing

by Pingping Yin | Oct 27, 2022 | Featured, Health

WASHINGTON — Holly Schickler, a retired flight attendant living in Arlington, Va., was fully aware of the new bivalent booster that protects against two variants of COVID-19, not long after the Centers for Disease Control recommended it last month. She was determined...
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