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Media Tip Sheet: D.C. Cherry Blossoms Nearing Peak Bloom

D.C.’s beloved cherry blossoms are continuing their journey toward peak bloom, officially reaching stage 5, or puffy white blossoms, March 23, 2025, according to the National Park Service.

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NEW REPORT: Federal Medicaid and SNAP Cuts Could Result in One Million Jobs Lost and State GDPs Falling by More than $110 Billion in 2026

A new report from the Commonwealth Fund and the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health warns that potential budget cuts to Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition...

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Media Tip Sheet: What 23andMe’s Bankruptcy Means for Personal Data

23andMe, the genetic information company, announced Sunday they were filing for bankruptcy, leading California’s Attorney General to issue a privacy “consumer alert” encouraging all users to delete...

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Media Tip Sheet: Mark Twain Prize for American Humor and Political Humor in America

The Kennedy Center hosted comedians in Washington DC this past Sunday to honor (or roast) Conan O’Brien as the recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor Award

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Media Tip Sheet: NTSB Issues Warning about Bridges in New York and New Jersey

The National Transit Safety Board has issued a warning for bridges in New York and New Jersey that need to be checked.

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New Study Reveals How Polluting Industries and Healthcare Disparities Drive Congenital Heart Defect Rates in Mexico

A one of its kind study has uncovered the significant role that environmental pollution and healthcare disparities play in the prevalence of congenital heart defects in Mexico.

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Media Tip Sheet: Canada’s Leader Calls for Snap Federal Election

Canada’s newly-elected Prime Minister, Mark Carney, has called for a general election for April 28, 2025.

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Media Tip Sheet: Wildfires Rage in the Carolinas, State of Emergency Declared

At least three wildfires have broken out in a rural North Carolina county, leading to evacuations and emergency declarations and destroying at least three homes and other buildings.

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Media Tip Sheet: Executive Use of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798

The Alien Enemies Act of 1798 is seeing action on political and legal fronts this week after President Trump’s invocation of the Act to