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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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Dog gone: Skies get friendly for four-legged friends

Air travel's always been stressful for some passengers, but if you're hearing more growling on planes these days, it's probably not your imagination: The number of dogs flying with owners is on the rise.

February 2, 2023

Fast-food chains outsource work to robots

The next time you grab some fast food, don't be surprised if robots are flipping your burgers and serving your fries.

February 2, 2023

COVID sparked explosion in pregnancy-related overdoses, murders: Study

Pregnant mothers died from drug overdoses and homicides in "substantially larger" numbers during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic than the previous year, according to a new study.

February 1, 2023

Study finds fewer moms smoking during pregnancy

The percentage of mothers who smoked cigarettes during pregnancy declined by more than one-third from 2016 to 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday.

January 31, 2023

Hotels recover revenue, but staff shortages linger

The hotel industry this year will surpass pre-pandemic levels of demand and room revenue but struggle with lingering pandemic-era staff shortages, according to annual projections released Monday.

January 30, 2023

COVID-19 becomes leading respiratory cause of death among children, teenagers

COVID-19 has surpassed pneumonia and the flu to become the leading respiratory cause of death among children and teenagers, a new study found.

January 30, 2023

Remote work scams target laid-off Americans with fake interviews

Less than 24 hours after a human resources director found her on LinkedIn and conducted a 15-minute Zoom interview, Sinoha Rivas received an unreal job offer.

January 27, 2023

Pro-lifers push for near-total abortion ban in state protests

Pro-life demonstrations are planned in Michigan and Texas Saturday as activists, emboldened by the end of Roe v. Wade, push state lawmakers to go even further and ban abortions from conception.

January 26, 2023

Judge halts California’s COVID misinformation law

A federal judge has temporarily halted California's new misinformation law that restricts the advice doctors can give patients about COVID-19.

January 26, 2023

Report flags UT Austin for ‘clear ideological agenda’ in diversity, equity and inclusion policies

The University of Texas at Austin has implemented diversity, equity and inclusion policies that "espouse a clear ideological agenda" at every level of academic life, a recent report finds.

January 25, 2023

Study supports using telemedicine for opioid addiction

Telemedicine offers "a comparable alternative" to in-person medical treatment for opioid addictions amid the pandemic, according to a new study of U.S. health insurance claims.

January 24, 2023

Parents flag mental health as top pandemic worry: Pew survey

Parents are struggling to raise children in the pandemic era "amid reports of a growing youth mental health crisis," according to a new survey.

January 24, 2023

Farm group demands price-gouging probe into ‘egg-flation’

A farm group has called on the Federal Trade Commission to launch a price-gouging probe into the country's top egg producer as avian flu decimates the number of hens nationwide.

January 24, 2023

Thousands protest abortion in first March for Life after Supreme Court’s rejection of Roe

Thousands of jubilant pro-life activists joined the first March for Life since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, pledging to take their fight against abortion to federal and state legislatures.

January 20, 2023

States cut grocery taxes to relieve rampant food inflation

A growing number of states have cut grocery taxes to relieve working Americans struggling with runaway inflation.

January 20, 2023

West Virginia University faculty reject tying tenure to woke work

West Virginia University's faculty has rejected a proposal that would have, on "equity" grounds, advanced professors doing diversity work while making it easier to fire tenured colleagues whose work is deemed subpar.

January 19, 2023