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(Washington, DC)  —  Jobless Americans may be facing discrimination as they struggle to find work.  The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has begun a probe of headhunting firms and employers that may have barred unemployed applicants.  The “Wall Street Journal” reports the EEOC began hearing stories of people turned away from jobs last summer.  The agency and […]

(Washington, DC)  —  Accusations that Washington Washington Football Team defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth sexually abused a waitress will soon be considered by a grand jury.  Subpoenas have been sent to some “W” Hotel employees who may have witnessed the alleged incident.  Haynesworth’s attorney A. Scott Bolden says the accusations are false, adding that when you’re […]

Washington, DC)  —  President Obama has awarded the Medal of Freedom to 15 distinguished individuals.  The Medal of Freedom is the nation’s highest civilian honor.  Opening a White House ceremony, the President said the recipients represent, quote, “the best of who we are and who we aspire to be.”           Obama said the life of former […]

(London)  —  French researchers have concluded a study in which they have linked early age balding to the risk of getting prostate cancer later in life.  Their study shows men who begin losing their hair at age 20 may be more likely to develop the cancer later in life.  The researchers compared 388 men being […]

Two college students have pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to attempting to manufacture a hallucinogenic drug in a Georgetown dorm room last October. Freshman Charles Smith who attended Georgetown and his friend, John Perrone from the University of Richmond used Internet instructions to make the drug DMT for their personal use and to share […]

What does it feel like to lose your virginity? Seventy-two men and women were asked that burning question, and the answers are found in the pages of The Virgin Diaries.  Hundreds of years of collective experience answer the questions every virgin has.  The Virgin Diaries is a book about sex that really isn’t about sex at all. Rather, […]

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WOL-AM held their Media Day Appreciation Lunch ceremony yesterday. The special day is designed to thank local media outletsfortheir support and to acknowledge local newsmakers making a difference This years honorees included (Jim Vance) Anchor for WRC-TV NBC-4 and (Avis Thomas Lester) of The Washington Post.  Elected leaders and community dignitaries attended the event yesterday as […]

(Rockville, MD)  –A Maryland Public School teacher is under arrest on charges she assaulted some of her students  .  A Montgomery County police spokesman says 35-year-old Susan Burke of Laurel faces nine counts of second-degree assault.  Her victims were said to be six and seven-year-old students in the first grade.  Burke teaches at Greencastle Elementary […]

(Washington, DC)  —  DC Mayor Vincent Gray says he will join thousands of city workers when they take four furlough days this year.  Gray said in a statement that, quote, “I believe it is only fair that I, too, share the sacrifice.”  The DC Council passed emergency legislation requiring the furloughs, as the city tries […]