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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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D.C. grants religious exemption from COVID-19 vaccine mandate to Catholic nun after lawsuit

The District of Columbia has granted a religious exemption from its COVID-19 vaccine mandate to a Catholic nun and doctor who sued Mayor Muriel Bowser over it last week.

March 16, 2022

Study links severe dry eye to depression

A federally funded study finds that people suffering from depression are more likely to have more severe cases of dry eye.

March 16, 2022

Activists call for adding new Alzheimer’s drug to Medicare coverage

Protesters in Washington on Tuesday urged federal officials to reverse course and expand Medicare coverage for the first new FDA-approved treatment for Alzheimer's in nearly two decades.

March 15, 2022

Companies add surcharges to cope with rising gas prices

Rideshares, restaurants and transportation companies are adding surcharges to cover the higher cost of trips and deliveries amid rising U.S. gasoline prices.

March 14, 2022

Massachusetts high court hears case to legalize assisted suicide

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court is considering an exception to the state's ban on assisted suicide.

March 11, 2022

Author twice widowed by suicide seeks to help others

A woman twice widowed by suicide wants to change the way Americans think about people who take their own lives.

March 11, 2022

Mayor Bowser drops District’s private school mask mandate

Mayor Muriel Bowser has dropped the mask mandate for private schools in the District of Columbia following a lawsuit from two Catholic school families.

March 11, 2022

Catholic doctor-nun sues the District for refusing her religious vaccine exemption

Sister Deirdre "Dede" Byrne, a Roman Catholic nun and doctor who provides free medical service to the poor, has sued the District for refusing her a religious exemption to its vaccine mandate for health care workers.

March 11, 2022

Harris poll: Ukraine, inflation raise Americans’ stress on COVID anniversary

American stress levels are reaching new highs over inflation and the Ukraine war on the second anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new Harris poll that the American Psychological Association released Thursday.

March 10, 2022

Richmond Public Schools lead Virginia in dropout rate

Richmond Public Schools had the worst dropout rate in Virginia last year for the fifth time in the last decade, according to newly released data from the state's Department of Education.

March 10, 2022

Disney shareholders reject proposed audit of antiracism training

Walt Disney Co. shareholders rejected a proposed audit of the company's antiracism training for employees during their annual meeting Wednesday.

March 9, 2022

Pro-life group plans D.C. prayer vigil to end abortion in Lenten campaign

Dozens of pro-life activists plan to hold a Wednesday night prayer vigil outside a Planned Parenthood facility in the nation's capital, resuming a twice-a-year campaign of around-the-clock seasonal outreach at abortion clinics.

March 9, 2022

Zogby poll: 63% of parents want Biden to end all COVID-19 mandates

A new Zogby poll finds that more than 6 in 10 parents of preteens want President Biden to drop all COVID-19 mandates.

March 9, 2022

Most U.S. parents of preteens are now millennials who reject the Bible, survey says

Most American parents of children younger than 13 are now millennials who do not believe in the Bible, according to a survey released Tuesday by the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University.

March 9, 2022

MLK library to exhibit homeless signs as D.C. struggles with encampments

The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library will exhibit the cardboard signs of "people experiencing homelessness" this month, providing an uncomfortable visual reminder of the vagrancy problem gripping the nation's capital.

March 9, 2022

Zelenskyy to receive Ronald Reagan Freedom Award

The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute has announced it will bestow its Ronald Reagan Freedom Award to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for resisting Russian leader Vladimir Putin's invasion of his country.

March 8, 2022

Researchers warn trendy CBD gummies can cause failed drug tests

CBD gummies are the new poppy seed muffins for Americans who face employment drug screenings, experts warn.

March 7, 2022

Smithsonian to mark Watergate 50th anniversary with political art show

Images of former President Richard Nixon -- ranging from mixed-media caricatures to political cartoons -- will launch a 50th anniversary exhibit of the Watergate Hotel break-in at the Smithsonian Institution's National Portrait Gallery this month.

March 7, 2022

APA cites diversity, science in revised HS psychology curriculum

The American Psychological Association has revised its standards for high school psychology curricula for the first time in 11 years, citing a need to make classroom lessons more scientific and focused on diversity.

March 4, 2022