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A local nurse whose home burned down was featured on Dr. Oz’s 2,000th show

Massive snowstorm continues to pummel NYC amid state of emergency Brittany Kriegstein, Denis Slattery, Shant Shahrigian, Morgan Chittum and Graham Rayman, New York Daily News © Theodore Parisienne/New York Daily News/TNS Snow continues to fall in Queens on Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. NEW YORK — Folks using a grade school ruler to measure the snow in much of the New York City area on Monday needed something a little longer after the region got walloped by a massive storm that slowed or shut down everything from libraries to local subway service. © Luiz C. Ribeiro/New York Dail...

The Raise the Wage Act would more than double the current $7.25-an-hour base pay.

Eunice Wambari, an essential healthcare worker from Mississippi, was featured in a virtual sing-a-long with Demi Lovato in the 2021 presidential inauguration special.Wambari said producers of the inauguration special contacted her less than a week ago requesting that she record herself singing the Bill Withers song, "Lovely day." And so she did, right in front of the state Capitol while also getting ready for work. The producers did not tell Wambari how she would be incorporated into the broadcast. She found out while watching the event live Wednesday night."I was shocked. I was screamin...

Working from home and showing the Heart of the Hutch A majority of Fred Hutch's workforce is carrying on the mission while working from home January 14, 2021 • By Robert Hood / Fred Hutch News Service Fred Hutch’s Courtney Smith, working at home, started at Fred Hutch just 10 months ago. She has never been to the Fred Hutch campus or met any of her coworkers in person. Photo courtesy of Courtney Smith Heart of the Hutch: Working From Home edition We have been profiling people who illustrate the culture and spirit of Fred Hutchinson ...