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Former NFL player helps kick off Lung Cancer Awareness Month

Former NFL player helps kick off Lung Cancer Awareness Month

by Kelly Norris | Nov 1, 2016 | Featured, Health & Science

WASHINGTON — Former NFL player Chris Draft married his long-time girlfriend, Keasha Rutledge in 2011, but one month later Rutledge died of lung cancer leaving behind her grieving husband but also their newly formed initiative against the terrible disease – Team...
Mr. Trump goes to Pennsylvania Avenue

Mr. Trump goes to Pennsylvania Avenue

by Kelly Norris | Oct 26, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured, Living, Politics, Topics

DC Trump hotel opens amid demonstration With two weeks until Election Day, Trump formally unveils new DC hotel By David Fishman WASHINGTON — Donald Trump is coming to Pennsylvania Avenue, one way or another. With just under two weeks to Election Day, the...
Young voters weigh whether to vote or not, after the final presidential debate

Young voters weigh whether to vote or not, after the final presidential debate

by Kelly Norris | Oct 24, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured

Up until early October, Jonathan Jimenez, a one-time “Bernie or Bust” backer of Sen. Bernie Sanders, was set against voting in the presidential election next month. He’s changed his mind. Like many young voters, Jimenez, a 24-year-old Los Angeles native, doesn’t like...
Face to face in the spin room

Face to face in the spin room

by Kelly Norris | Oct 20, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured

LAS VEGAS – The spin room was as active as ever for surrogates of each campaign to pitch their candidate to the media following the final presidential debate.   Published in conjunction...
Anti-Trump workers rally before debate

Anti-Trump workers rally before debate

by Kelly Norris | Oct 20, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured

Anti-Trump Rally Pre-Debate from Medill Washington on Vimeo. LAS VEGAS – Nevada workers and Hillary Clinton supporters gathered together outside Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas Wednesday before the final presidential debate. The rally was full of...
Pre-debate rally outside Trump International

Pre-debate rally outside Trump International

by Kelly Norris | Oct 19, 2016 | Featured, Topics

LAS VEGAS– As Las Vegas prepares for the final presidential debate, Trump supporters rally outside Trump International.   Published in conjunction...
What do people want to see in tonight’s debate?

What do people want to see in tonight’s debate?

by Kelly Norris | Oct 19, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured, Topics

LAS VEGAS–The final presidential debate will take place tonight in Las Vegas. Here is what some people want to see in tonight’s...
Concerns About Zika Spread Beyond Florida

Concerns About Zika Spread Beyond Florida

by Kelly Norris | Oct 17, 2016 | Health & Science, Topics

MIAMI — Every time she wants to go outside, 2-year-old Emmaline Smith stops at the door and holds out her arms, waiting for a head-to-toe spraying with insect repellent. “She knows it. It’s become routine,” mom Jennifer Smith, a 40-year-old...
Trump talks military size, health, readiness at veteran town hall

Trump talks military size, health, readiness at veteran town hall

by Kelly Norris | Oct 4, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured

WASHINGTON – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump spoke to a room of retired military officials at an event Monday sponsored by The Retired American Warriors PAC in Dulles, Virginia. His comments regarding PTSD caught national attention with critics...
Candidates respond to rising costs of outdated child care

Candidates respond to rising costs of outdated child care

by Kelly Norris | Sep 28, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured, Health & Science

WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s child care plan proposes a payment cap of 10 percent of a family’s income for expenses, while Republican nominee Donald Trump would increase access for families to open tax-free saving accounts,...
Celebrities, political leaders raise awareness for military caregivers

Celebrities, political leaders raise awareness for military caregivers

by Kelly Norris | Sep 28, 2016 | Featured, National Security

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Robert McDonald, secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, stand next to each other during the national anthem. Both leaders spoke at the launch of Hidden Heroes. (MNS) MSNBC anchor Richard Liu emceed the Hidden Heroes...
County, City health leaders call for community public health initiatives

County, City health leaders call for community public health initiatives

by Kelly Norris | Sep 26, 2016 | Featured, Health & Science

WASHINGTON – Locally based exercise and health programs are the most effective way to improve American longevity, according to several municipal and community health leaders. A panel, meeting Monday at the Newseum, focused on integrating mental health, exercise and...
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