Thursday, January 6, 2022

District of Columbia January 7th-12th Forecast

 Tonight

Snow. Snow may be heavy at times after midnight. Snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches. Lows in the mid 20s. Northeast winds around 5 mph, increasing to north 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Chance of snow near 100 percent.

Friday

Sunny. Highs in the lower 30s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

Friday Night

Clear. Lows around 16. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday

Sunny. Highs in the lower 30s. Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night

Wednesday, January 5, 2022

Navy SEALS Win Preliminary Injunction Against Vaccine Mandates; CHD Applauds Their Continued Fight to Protect the Freedoms of All Americans, on the Battlefield and in the Courts


Washington, DC, Jan. 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Monday, federal judge Reed O'Connor prevented the U.S. Department of Defense from punishing a group of 35 Navy SEALs and other special military forces members who have opted not to receive COVID vaccines for religious reasons.

In response to a lawsuit filed on behalf of the service members in October of

Hausfeld announces seven senior promotions globally


WASHINGTON, Jan. 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Hausfeld announced four partner, three counsel and seven senior associate promotions across the United States and Europe.

Partner promotions

Sarah LaFreniere, Samantha Stein, Simon Bishop, and Tim Brown have been invited to join the partnership.

In Washington, DC, Sarah LaFreniere’s practice focuses on antitrust and complex

Tuesday, January 4, 2022

CDC Recommends Pfizer Booster at 5 Months, Additional Primary Dose for Certain Immunocompromised Children

Today, CDC is updating our recommendation for when many people can receive a booster shot, shortening the interval from 6 months to 5 months for people who received the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine.  This means that people can now receive an mRNA booster shot 5 months after completing their Pfizer-BioNTech primary series.  The booster interval recommendation for people who received the J&J vaccine (2 months) or the Moderna vaccine (6 months), has not changed.

Additionally, consistent with our prior recommendation for adults, CDC is

Monday, January 3, 2022

Online Parenting Communities Pulled Closer to Extreme Groups Spreading Misinformation During COVID-19 Pandemic


New research shows how potentially dangerous misinformation can spread and why Facebook’s efforts to control that spread is not working


WASHINGTON (Jan. 3, 2022) — Parenting communities on Facebook were subject to a powerful misinformation campaign early in the COVID-19 pandemic that pulled them closer to extreme communities and their misinformation, according to a new study published by researchers at the George Washington University.


Previous research has shown that social media feeds the spread of misinformation.

GW Experts Available to Discuss Topics Related to Anniversary of Jan. 6 Attack

WASHINGTON (Jan. 3, 2022)—As the one year anniversary of the historic attack on the United States Capitol approaches, many are questioning the current state of democracy in the U.S. George Washington University has experts available to discuss various aspects of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, as well as what has changed in the year since.


GW Program on Extremism

The GW Program on Extremism keeps a central database of court records related to the events of Jan. 6. The page is updated as additional individuals are charged with criminal activities and new records are introduced into the criminal justice system. 


Seamus Hughes, deputy director of the GW Program on Extremism, is a leading expert on

America's Beloved Pastime Revisited

Whispers of the Gods

Author Peter Golenbock

NY Times Best-selling Author's WHISPERS OF THE GODS Brings Us Back To A Golden Era Of Baseball

In Whispers of the Gods, bestselling author Peter Golenbock brings to life baseball greats from the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s through timeless stories told straight from the players themselves. ”
— Rowman & Littlefield

WASHINGTON, DC, USA, January 3, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- During a time of inflated salaries, regular owner lockouts and player scandals, baseball fans often long for an era of classic baseball, full of stories of legends like Maris, Musial, Mantle and more.

And who better than best-selling author and baseball historian Peter Golenbock to bring to us those stories of the glory years of America's favorite pastime.

Peter is responsible for writing some of baseball's most beloved and authoritative books on the storied subject including Dynasty: The New York Yankees, 1949-1964;The Bronx Zoo (with Sparky Lyle); Bums: An Oral History of the Brooklyn Dodgers; Balls (with Graig Nettles); Amazin’: The Miraculous History of New York’s Most Beloved Baseball Team; and Idiot: Beating “The Curse” and Enjoying the Game of Life (with Johnny Damon.

In Whispers of the Gods, 10-time NY-Times bestselling author Peter Golenbock brings to