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VIDEO: Organizations host hiking event to diversify Rock Creek Park

VIDEO: Organizations host hiking event to diversify Rock Creek Park

by Jessica Floyd & Dorothy Mills-Gregg | Nov 28, 2018 | Environment, Featured, Living, Politics

Nancy Pelosi Wins Speakership as House Democrats Choose Leaders

Nancy Pelosi Wins Speakership as House Democrats Choose Leaders

by Kietryn Zychal | Nov 28, 2018 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — Nancy Pelosi won the House Democrats’ vote to lead their party in the House, and now needs to win a majority of the full House — 218 votes – to regain the House Speaker title she lost in 2011 when Republicans took control.  “Our diversity is...
Genetics experts say alternatives to fetal tissue yield better results

Genetics experts say alternatives to fetal tissue yield better results

by Jessica A. Floyd | Nov 27, 2018 | Featured, Health

WASHINGTON — Fetal tissue is not as effective as cell lines obtained through various alternative methods such as using placenta tissue or stem cells from pregnant women, experts from the anti-abortion Charlotte Lozier Institute said Tuesday. David Prentice, vice...
Minorities need encryption online to feel safe from government surveillance, experts say

Minorities need encryption online to feel safe from government surveillance, experts say

by Daniel Grimes | Nov 27, 2018 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON—Encryption technology may help you keep those racy Google searches private, but cybersecurity experts Tuesday said it also helps racial minorities, battered women and LGBTQ people by protecting their information from wrongdoers and connecting them with...
White House 2018 Holiday Decor in Pictures

White House 2018 Holiday Decor in Pictures

by Dorothy Mills-Gregg | Nov 26, 2018 | Featured, Living

VIDEO: Presidential Pardons for Turkeys Peas and Carrots

by Daniel Grimes and Jessica Floyd | Nov 21, 2018 | Featured, Living, Politics

Following a holiday tradition dating back to the Lincoln administration, President Donald Trump granted pardons to two South Dakota turkeys named “Peas” and “Carrots.” Despite pardoning both turkeys, Trump honored the popular vote winner, Peas during the...
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