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Sean Salai

Sean Salai is the general assignment/culture reporter for The Washington Times. A former National desk intern and Metro clerk at The Washington Times, he also has served as a City Hall reporter at the Boca Raton News and as a special contributor at America Media. He can be reached at ssalai@washingtontimes.com.

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Review of 47 studies concludes indoor masking best reduces COVID-19 spread

Recent research shows that face masks reduce public transmission of COVID-19 and suggests widespread indoor masking during pandemics caused by airborne viruses, a new study says.

October 31, 2023

Market research finds Blacks, baby boomers least likely to celebrate Halloween

Black Americans and baby boomers are the least likely adults to celebrate Halloween, but for different reasons, recent market data shows.

October 26, 2023

Colleges see rebounding fall enrollment but fewer freshmen

Fall undergraduate enrollment at the nation's colleges and universities has increased for the first time since 2020 despite a declining freshman headcount at four-year institutions.

October 26, 2023

Judge rules Colorado can’t deny funds to Christian preschool for affirming two biological sexes

A federal judge has ruled that Colorado officials cannot deny universal preschool funds to a Christian school over campus policies upholding the biblical belief in two biological sexes.

October 25, 2023

Christian parents ‘outsourcing’ the role of mentorship contributing to ‘chaotic culture’

A veteran evangelical researcher said he would give American Christians a "C-" grade at best for promoting their faith, and urged parents to prioritize raising their children as disciples of Jesus, screening their social media use and engaging them in serious conversations about faith.

October 25, 2023

Teen girls lead the way in ER psych visits, CDC report finds

Teenage girls have led the way in a surge of children and adolescents visiting hospital emergency rooms for psychiatric care after suicide attempts, self-cutting, violence and drug overdoses, new federal data shows.

October 24, 2023

Industry reports see ‘Spookflation’ as Halloween demand meets rising prices

Holiday ghosts and ghouls will feel the bite of rising prices for candy and chocolate this Halloween, recent industry reports suggest.

October 24, 2023

Arlington police probe death threats against pro-Palestinian banquet

Arlington County police are investigating a bomb threat that led a pro-Palestinian advocacy group to relocate its annual banquet.

October 20, 2023

Oh, Ozempic: Popular weight-loss drugs not yet the market game-changer advocates expected

Pharmaceutical advocates have hyped the success of high-priced, weight-loss drugs like Ozempic in a campaign to make appetite-suppressing medications a new standard of obesity care, retail analysts say.

October 19, 2023

University of Wisconsin to close branch campus, move two others online

The University of Wisconsin will close a branch campus and end in-person instruction at two others due to enrollment declines, officials have announced.

October 18, 2023

CDC: ERs averaged 1.5 million assault victims a year in 2019-2021, mostly Black

Hospital emergency rooms treated about 1.5 million violent assault injuries a year from 2019 to 2021, mostly involving Black young adults in urban areas, according to new federal data.

October 12, 2023

Red states take aim at ‘abortion tourism,’ but travel bans spur legal challenges, uncertainty

Efforts to prevent women from leaving abortion-restrictive states to terminate their pregnancies have provoked fierce opposition from pro-choice groups challenging them in court.

October 12, 2023

Pentagon-run schools led the nation in math and reading last year

Children of military service members and civilian defense employees in schools run by the Pentagon led the nation in math and reading last year, improving even after COVID-19 disruptions.

October 11, 2023

Study: Less than half of clinically depressed adolescents got treatment amid COVID lockdowns

Less than half of all adolescents with clinical depression during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic received mental health treatment as lockdowns kept them home, a study has found.

October 9, 2023

Physician burnout accelerated since COVID-19, study finds

Massachusetts doctors are experiencing burnout at higher rates since COVID-19 overwhelmed their medical practices and hospitals, new research has found.

October 6, 2023

Scandal-plagued Michigan State reportedly minimized logo to avoid triggering sex-abuse victims

Internal equity and inclusion documents indicate Michigan State's law school minimized use of the school's iconic Spartan warrior logo to avoid triggering sexual assault victims -- though the university says otherwise.

October 5, 2023

California repeals COVID misinformation law, bowing to legal pressure

California has repealed a misinformation law that restricted the advice doctors could give patients about COVID-19, bowing to mounting legal pressure.

October 2, 2023

Study finds lonely people more likely to get Parkinson’s disease

People who often feel lonely are more likely to contract Parkinson's disease independently of clinical depression and other risk factors such as genetics, a new study has found.