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Washington, D.C., is considered the highest-risk place for COVID infection in the nation. Data shows D.C. had 1,192 new cases per day and 169 cases per 100,000 in the seven-day period ending Monday.

Nordic metal warriors Amon Amarth are coming to San Diego for their brand new The Great Heathen Army Tour! Legions of death metal fans have been grabbing concert tickets since the early ‘90s to witness the fire and fury of Amon Amarth LIVE on stage, performing music that the band’s website describes as “a compelling fusion of buzzsaw riff work, melodic harmonies and soul-crushing rhythms.” Amon Amarth frequently play at metal festivals around the globe and tour with other top-notch death metal acts like Goatwhore, Enslaved and Skeletonwitch.See them live at Soma on Friday, December 16 at 6:30 p.m. joined by special guests Carcass, Obituary and Cattle Decapitation.Amon Amarth on Instagram + Facebook

Bry and Sherman battle for second in March primary. Plus, San Diego’s convention center expansion, Measure C, appears to be headed to defeat. And Democrat Amar Campa-Najjar has the top spot in the 50th Congressional District.

From the museum:ICA San Diego presents an exhibition of new sculptural works and ink paintings by multimedia artist Sreshta Rit Premnath.Exploring resilience in the face of marginalization, Sreshta Rit Premnath (b. Bangalore, India, 1979, based in Brooklyn, NY) presents site-specific sculptures that cohabitate with plants in the gallery.Grave/Grove draws parallels between social exclusion and the horticultural category of “weeds” — plants that are either removed or suppressed because they are considered undesirable. His installation is informed by the austere and makeshift architecture of refugee camps and homeless settlements, while also drawing attention to the abundance and resilience that persists in spaces of adversity.Sreshta Rit Premnath: Grave/Grove is co-curated by Amara Antilla, CAC Senior Curator and Natalie Bell, MIT List Curator. It is co-organized by the Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati and the MIT List Visual Arts Center, Cambridge. The presentation at Institute of Contemporary Art San Diego is coordinated by Guusje Sanders, Associate Curator.____A special thanks to Cris Juárez from Pixca Farm for the care and thoughtfulness put into the growing of the plants in the exhibition.Pixca Farm is POC worker cooperative farm that advances food sovereignty. They implement diversified, ecological farming in service of our South Bay community. Pixca Farm is innovatively creating an agroecological world. They envision a cooperative community that activates its existing abundance to ensure collective wellness, principally that everyone is guaranteed fresh, local, culturally relevant food and is in respectful relationship with land and the environment.Related events:Opening reception: 5:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30, 2022.Free. RSVP for free here! Parking Suggestion: Alcazar Garden Parking Lot, 625 Pan American Rd E, San Diego, CA 92101, or Organ Pavilion Lot, 2168 Pan American Rd E, San Diego, CA 92101Related links:ICA websiteICA on Instagram

Monday marks the Juneteenth holiday — a date commemorating the fall of slavery in the United States. While it's a new federal holiday, it's been celebrated since the 1860s.

Communities from Houston to New Orleans opened cooling centers to bring relief as steamy hot temperatures settled across a broad swath of the U.S. South on Saturday.

A 1929 law set up a process for redistributing representation after each census that has pitted states against one another in a once-a-decade fight for power in Congress and the Electoral College.

After a two-year hiatus, the Club will once again open the doors to welcome guests for this grand event. This year’s Boys and Girls Night Out Gala serves as the culminating celebration for our 70th Anniversary. More than 250 attendees, including local officials and supporters, attend each year. The fundraising event will feature a delectable dinner, performances from talented Club youth and ROAD’s members, a live and silent auction, a wine pull, and live entertainment.The evening will also feature BGCO’s 2022-2023 Youth of the Year, Melinda Maldonado. Melinda was awarded this coveted title by a panelist of judges for exemplifying our mission.Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Women from Iraq's Yazidi minority get together to perform centuries-old sacred songs. They've survived captivity by ISIS and loved ones' deaths. "They are trying to heal," says a Yazidi politician.

It is the 7th anniversary of the death of NPR photographer David GIlkey, who was killed by a grenade attack while on assignment in Afghanistan. His colleagues talk about his life and work.