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In today's newsletter:
- Why Kennedy's new vaccine injury clinic could reshape Bethesda's NIH role
Also on today's calendar: Heirloom - Silver & Brass Restoration Services: Thursdays 10-4 and 11 more events.
Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 79 and low of 45 degrees.
- Friday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 75, low: 49.
- Saturday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 72 and low of 58 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Kennedy to Announce Major Vaccine Injury Initiative, Including New Clinic (nytimes.com) — Bethesda's NIH is at the center of a new federal push on vaccine injury research, with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. planning a clinic there and new reimbursement codes for doctors reporting serious side effects. While experts agree monitoring is important, many remain cautious about his long-standing skepticism of vaccines and are waiting for more details before judging the initiative. 
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bethesda
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★ Featured events ★
- Heirloom - Silver & Brass Restoration Services: Thursdays 10-4 →
6830 Elm Street Suite 9 McLean VA 22101,
10:00 am - Frederick Ski Swap →
Frederick Fairgrounds - Home of The Great Frederick Fair, 797 E Patrick St, Frederick
9:00 am - Todo Tango →
The Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Ln, North Bethesda
7:30 pm - Todo Tango →
The Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Ln, North Bethesda
7:30 pm - Board Of Education Candidate Forum →
Montgomery Community Television 7548 Standish Pl, Rockville, MD, 20855,
7:00 pm - Trunk-or-Treat at Hilton McLean →
Hilton McLean Tysons Corner, 7920 Jones Branch Dr, McLean
6:00 pm
Thursday October 8
Saturday October 10
Sunday October 11
Wednesday October 14
Friday October 23
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Other local events
- From Art to Action: The Power of Community →
InterAction, 1300 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington
5:30 pm - Caudalie Client Experience at the IPIC Plaza at Pike & Rose →
Pike & Rose, 11580 Old Georgetown Rd, North Bethesda
10:00 am - FALLFest at Congressional Plaza →
Congressional Plaza, 154 Congressional Ln, Rockville
12:00 pm - LWVMC November Election Ballot Questions Discussion →
Multiple Venues-See Below
10:00 am - Board of Education Candidate Forum →
Montgomery Community Television dba Montgomery Community Media, 7548 Standish Pl, Rockville
7:00 pm - Zydeco Dance with Horace Trahan & the Ossun Express →
Glen Echo Park, 7300 Macarthur Blvd, Glen Echo
7:30 pm - America Is A Nation Of Immigration Stories →
Imagination Stage, 4908 Auburn Ave, Bethesda
7:30 pm - Food Truck Friday (to support SHARE of McLean) →
Immanuel Presbyterian Church, 1125 Savile Ln, McLean
5:30 pm
Thursday October 8
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
Wednesday October 14
Thursday October 15
Friday October 16
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