Good morning, Washington. It’s news of the weird day today on DCist, as the Post tells the bizarre story of two 2nd-year engineering students from U-Va. who have been charged with the kidnapping of a man in Tysons Corner and demanding $500,000 in ransom. Both the two kidnappers and the victim are Chinese nationals who had been living with host families in Virginia while attending college. Police arrested Guanyu Lu and Baichuan Shu, both 19,…
>> D.C. United and Chivas Guadalajara renew their budding rivalry this evening. The match is part of the Copa Nissan Sudamericana, a 34-team invitational tournament featuring the best clubs of South America and several North American teams looking to crash the party. The match could be one of the most entertaining, competitive affairs this season. United aims to atone for their first round exit from the tournament two years ago; they also seek to…
Good morning, Washington. We wake today to some stunning revelations: It appears the Centers for Disease Control have issued a new report that “confirms” that men are far more likely to have many sexual partners than women are. In related findings, the report, which was compiled from self-reported surveys of American adults, also indicates that American men have the largest penises of any country in the world and that American women are far more slender…
Ever since legislation was introduced in the D.C. Council that would mandate vaccinations for the HPV virus, the issue has moved to the forefront of the public health debate around the country. With an increasing number of states considering a mandatory vaccine — at least 20 to date — debate has raged between advocates that believe that a vaccine could prevent a serious public health crisis, opponents who claim that it infringes upon the rights…
Well, now it’s confirmed. In the event of a cataclysmic disaster, we know the federal government will have plenty of time to evacuate to safer locales. Area residents? Well, they’re screwed. WTOP is reporting today that after the Department of Homeland Security detected traces of a biological agent around the Mall during the protests against the war two weeks ago, it took them and the Centers for Disease Control six full days to notify local…
The Washington Post is reporting that a mail facility at the Pentagon has tested positive for anthrax: The disclosure meant that three separate mail facilities are now being evaluated for possible biological contamination — the Pentagon facility where a sample tested positive, the V Street center, and a Department of Defense mailroom on Leesburg Pike in Fairfax County where hundreds of people underwent a lockdown yesterday after a sensor was triggered. The Post is clear…
Flu season is just around the corner and yesterday we learned the bad news as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that almost half of the nation’s flu vaccine supply was unexpectedly cancelled. The CDC now asks those not in priority group to forgo their annual flu shot in order to ensure there are enough for people most in need of flu protection. DCist has already felt the repercussions of the announcement,…