About 75 people packed Glen Echo Town Hall in person, and more joined online. Many did not give their names but raised a range of concerns.

One man described the lingering smell of sewage: 鈥淚 always open the window and it鈥檚 putrid!鈥�

“Our hometown river deserves better and our communities do as well,” he added.

Another woman raised a similar concern: 鈥淚t鈥檚 really bad. I鈥檓 smelling it from my car on Clara Barton and on the bridge.鈥�

Officials said during the meeting that part of the ventilation system designed to neutralize odors is damaged. They outlined plans for a chemical dosing system upstream intended to reduce the smell.

Others complained about the cleanup process, with one attendee saying, 鈥淲e鈥檙e extremely disappointed in the product and the process.鈥�

David Gadis, CEO of D.C. Water, told the crowd he knows this was a “horrific incident.”

鈥淲e have done everything we can up to this date, and we will continue to hang in here,” he said.

Zachary Schafer, assistant secretary of Maryland Department of the Environment, told the crowd conditions in the river are improving.

鈥淥verall bacteria levels, specifically e-coli, are very very low in the water column,” he said.

D.C. Water is seeking public input on its restoration plan, which can be viewed

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Around 8:40 p.m. Saturday night, police were called to the Navy Yard Chipotle in the 1200 block of First Street SE for reports of a large fight inside. Videos of the incident show teenagers fighting and throwing chairs at one another, while families with young children sat eating nearby.

U.S. Attorney for the District Jeanine Pirro displayed giant images of the people involved taken from video footage at a news conference Monday, where she once again called on parents to do more to control their kids.

鈥淭his terrorizing is going to end,鈥� she said. 鈥淚t was a takeover of a restaurant by individuals who felt like they could get away with it, well they鈥檙e not going to get away with it.鈥�

That sentiment was reinforced by Assistant FBI Director for the D.C. Field Office Darren Cox.

鈥淭he FBI is devoting personnel and resources to investigate all possible federal violations during these violent takeovers,” Cox said.

Pirro used the news conference to renew her threat to charge the parents of teenagers who are involved in these takeovers or any other criminal activity.

鈥淭his is a different scenario than any other time in the history of the District because we are looking beyond those individuals who are committing the crimes,” she said. “We’re looking at the parents to make sure that they understand that they are responsible for the upheaval that is going on in this District that is impacting everyone who lives here.”

Pirro said D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb and Interim D.C. Police Chief Jeffery Carroll are on board with her plan to charge the parents of teens in these incidents.

The city鈥檚聽聽for everyone under age 17 runs from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sundays through Thursdays, and 12:01 a.m. to 6 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.

As for the city council, Pirro criticized the city’s council for not passing a new curfew measure. She put up a huge poster with the names and phone numbers of the council members.

“I am now asking the people of the District of Columbia who agree with the mayor and the chief and me, that they need the ability to create this curfew based upon the discretionary and the recent information to call every one of these members of the D.C. Council and tell them that we need a discretionary curfew where the mayor and the chief have the ability to get the police and get the teens out of areas, so we can enjoy the quality of life that we are entitled to,” Pirro said.

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According to a research project by Harvard, Dartmouth and Stanford Universities, D.C. leads the national in academic growth since the pandemic, ranking first in growth in math and reading recovery.

D.C. Schools Chancellor Lewis Ferebee told 小萝莉影视 the gains come from a three-part strategy that the school system has followed for the past few years.

The first part of the strategy, Ferebee said, has been to hire and keep quality teachers in the system.

鈥淲e鈥檝e invested a lot in ensuring that we retain our best teachers, so we have a lot of supports to ensure that they鈥檙e getting what they need, whether its additional certifications, college courses or instructional coaching,” he said.

Ferebee said the second part of the strategy has been a large investment in high impact tutoring.

鈥淲e provide small group and one-to-one tutoring for the students who need it, based on out multitier system of support,” he said.

The last part of the strategy is high quality instructional materials which Ferebee said D.C. teachers have tweaked and improved, so they can produce the best possible results with their students.

鈥淚 believe we鈥檝e got the right recipe with these approaches that are very much evidence based, and I think we鈥檝e made the right investments,” Ferebee said.

The Education Scorecard pointed out that D.C. schools benefited greatly from federal pandemic dollars provided to the school system. That funding has since dried up, which the report says is an area of concern the school system needs to address.

鈥淣ow that the federal relief is gone, D.C. should focus school improvement dollars on strategies that will continue to accelerate student learning,” the report reads.

The scorecard also reports good news on chronic absenteeism in D.C. schools. Chronic absenteeism is defined as students missing more than 10% of a school year. New data shows that has fallen from over 46% in 2022 to under 40% in 2025. However, chronic absence rates remain about 10 percentage points above pre-pandemic levels.

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The 151st running of the Preakness, the second leg of horse racing鈥檚 Triple Crown is this weekend. But it鈥檚 going to be a little different because of ongoing renovations at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.

For the first time, the race will be run at Laurel Park.

Fritz Widaman, senior vice president of marketing for the Maryland Jockey Club, said one thing that will be very different is the size. He said there is not enough room for the 50,000 fans that usually show up to watch the Preakness in person.

鈥淲e had to cut back on the seating here, so we only have 4,800 seats. The place will be crowded. Every seat is accounted for,” Widaman said.

Widaman said despite the smaller crowd this year, this is a marquee race where fans will still get to see quality horses competing, and the winner will still be in the record books as the 2026 Preakness champion.

鈥淲e鈥檙e one of the oldest sporting organizations in the world, starting way back in 1843. The Maryland Jockey Club (started racing) in 1870, so this is a signature race for the state of Maryland,” Widaman said.

The Preakness will run at Pimlico in 2027, even though Widaman said not all the construction will be finished.

鈥淲e鈥檙e looking at bringing this back to Baltimore and bringing back the People鈥檚 Party,” he said.

All the changes at Pimlico are expected to be complete by the 2029 race, and the facility is expected to host 120 races a year.

In addition, Widaman said Pimlico intends to start hosting other events: 鈥淲e鈥檙e going to bring in concerts, we’re going to bring in festivals.鈥�

Laurel Park, meanwhile, will soon transition from a racetrack to a horse training facility.

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The final piece of track was hammered into place, with the honors going to local, state and federal leaders who were on hand for the event.

Among the leaders swinging a sledgehammer along the railway line in Silver Spring was Maryland Gov. Wes Moore.

鈥淲e鈥檙e completing over 16 miles of track from New Carrollton to Bethesda. We are putting more than 2,000 people to work,鈥� Moore said.

The Purple Line will have 21 stops, connecting communities along the way.

Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen said connection is one the goals of the project.

鈥淲e鈥檝e had, for a very long time, the Metro system that has those north-south spikes, but the whole idea of the Purple Line was we needed to connect communities east to west, in many cases, communities that had been left behind,” Van Hollen said.

The project, which is about five years behind the initial projected opening date, has been an economic burden to many small businesses along its path as they鈥檝e dealt with restricted access for customers.

Many along the corridor that are being impacted have received small business grants to keep them afloat during construction. The project has been impacted by lawsuits and developer changes, such as when a private contractor withdrew in 2020, as well as utility issues.

Maryland Del. Marc Korman, who represents Montgomery County in Annapolis, acknowledged the past problems, but pointed out in the near future, the railway is going to help a lot of people who don鈥檛 commute into D.C. for work.

Korman said the majority of commuters in Montgomery County commute to other suburbs.

鈥淭hat鈥檚 why a suburb-to-suburb transit connection, a fixed transit connection like the Purple Line, is so important,” he said.

Trains on the Purple Line are projected to start running in late 2027 or early 2028.

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The six candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for D.C. mayor were asked that question during a Monday night forum at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library.

Ward 4 D.C. Council member Janeese Lewis George said she鈥檒l take an inside-outside approach. Inside, building relationships on the Hill, and outside working with “Attorney General Brian Schwalb and use every legal lever we have to fight back.鈥�

Former D.C. Council member Vincent Orange said he鈥檒l negotiate on some things, except “non-negotiable things like home rule, 鈥淒.C. autonomy and the pursuit of statehood.鈥�

“Other than that, we can least have a dialogue and to find the common ground,” Orange added.

Former At-large D.C. Council member Kenyan McDuffie said he鈥檒l push back on certain issues.

鈥淲e鈥檙e going to make sure on the first day in office that we end coordination between the Metropolitan Police Department and ICE,” he said.

McDuffie also said he鈥檒l work with the federal government to successfully bring a new Washington Commanders stadium to the RFK property, renovate Union Station and bring “thousands of jobs to the District of Columbia.”

Hope Solomon, who was born and raised in D.C., said it comes down to having the right tact with Trump.

鈥淪omeone鈥檚 got to negotiate right? You have a lot of spicy personalities up here; you鈥檝e got to pick the one that鈥檚 going to be able to negotiate with this administration,” she said.

Candidate Rini Sampath, a federal contractor, said she鈥檒l focus on protecting residents’ rights.

鈥淚 want to make sure every Washingtonian never has to live in the fear that their rights to protest, their rights to assembly, will be infringed upon by this administration,” she said.

Local business owner Gary Goodweather said his focus will keep the feds of D.C.鈥檚 back.

“The best thing that I can do is create a D.C. government that is so effective, so well run, that it lifts our D.C. residents up. Because when I create a government that serves you so well, denying us rights, having federal intervention, is going to be much easier to fight against,” he said.

The D.C. Democratic primary is on June 16.

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It was announced Thursday that Hakeem Jones, 28, will be held without bond in D.C. jail after being charged in the shooting death of 25-year-old Jamillah Gales.

Originally, police had charged him with second-degree murder.

In court, prosecutors said video from a nearby residence in the 600 block of Kenyon Street Northwest was used to help arrest Jones. According to prosecutors, it appears Jones and Gales were arguing before the shooting.

Gales, the toddler’s mother, dropped her son off with another person at an apartment on Kenyon Street NW about an hour before she was killed.

According to court records, video shows the 鈥渟uspect take a shooting stance with his arms outstretched in the direction of the decedent, pointing what appears to be a firearm with a flashlight attached.鈥�

Police said Gales was shot twice, once in the left upper back and once in the left lower back.

Jones’ attorney in court, however, said the video doesn鈥檛 establish the person seen in the footage as Jones. Prosecutors said it鈥檚 a match by height and weight.

According to court records, police said they later found a duffel bag and a black hoodie consistent with those worn by the shooter in the apartment where Jones was arrested.

The man watching Gales’ son notified police the child was there after hearing on the news that an Amber Alert had been issued. Jones is not the 2-year-old’s father.

Jones, who has two prior gun related convictions, is on parole for one of them and was just released from jail March 6.

He’ll be back in court May 6.

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The mostly civil, 90-minute discussion, addressed a range of issues, including housing, public safety, immigration policy and government accountability.

Much of the event, however, centered on affordability concerns tied to rising electric bills.

Some Pepco customers saw sharp bill increases during the cold weather this winter. The utility told the D.C. Council during a February hearing that since June 2025, customers in the District have seen an average monthly increase of about $22.

Ward 4 D.C. Council member Janeese Lewis George said more assistance is needed for low-income residents.

鈥淎llowing people not to have to opt-in to some of the low-income programs but to automatically be enrolled in those programs,” Lewis George said.

She also said she would stop utility cutoffs for residents who fall behind on payments.

Former at-Large D.C. Council member Kenyan McDuffie suggested a different approach to hold down costs.

鈥淢ake sure that we hold data centers accountable and that they are responsible for the increases. They should pay their fair share,” McDuffie said.

Former D.C. Council member Vincent Orange said he would use the power of the mayor’s office to pressure utility companies.

鈥淎s the mayor of the District of Columbia, you have the platform and you can put the squeeze on the utilities,” he said.

Candidate Rini Sampath, a federal contractor and the first South Asian candidate on the D.C. mayoral ballot, advocated for sustainable energy investments and accountability.

鈥淧epco will have to fight to continue to prove that they are the No. 1 utility provider for Washingtonians,” she said.

Hope Solomon, who was born and raised in D.C. and whose family has operated a business in the District since the 1970s, said transparency is lacking.

鈥淲e need a mayor in there that’s going to ‘open the kimono’ and figure out what the hell is going on in their backdoor conversations, and I feel your pain,” she said, adding “We can’t keep paying these high bills and getting zero results.”

Gary Goodweather, a D.C. businessman and Army veteran, offered a unique proposal to address the issue.

鈥淲e鈥檙e going to build a fourth-generation nuclear reactor, a small module nuclear reactor, to bring down electricity prices for D.C. residents,” he said.

Goodweather also said he wants The District to become one of the largest energy producers in the U.S.

The D.C. Democratic primary is June 16.

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Amelia Baker, a licensed and registered dietitian at Georgetown University Hospital, told 小萝莉影视 that GLP-1 medications can be effective for weight loss by helping “suppress a hormone that is associated with hunger.鈥�

However, Baker said the medications are expensive and are not covered by all insurance plans.

That is where the danger can start, she said, when people seek compounded versions of GLP-1 medications, often advertised through medical spas, online clinics or telehealth providers rather than prescribed through a traditional primary care doctor or specialist.

鈥淲hat we鈥檙e signing up for when we commit to a compounded medication is a medication that鈥檚 not cleared by the FDA,鈥� she said.

According to , compounded medications are not reviewed or approved in the same way as brand-name or generic drugs. The agency said that 鈥渃ompounded drugs are not FDA-approved. This means that FDA does not verify the safety, effectiveness or quality of compounded drugs before they are marketed.鈥�

The FDA notes that compounded drugs can be legal when produced by licensed pharmacists or physicians who follow specific federal and state laws.

In some cases, compounded medications are allowed when a patient cannot be treated with an FDA-approved drug. An example would be a patient with an allergy to a specific dye who needs a medication made without it.

The FDA also said that compounders may prepare compounded versions of a drug that appears on , but only if the compounded product meets conditions outlined in federal law.

Baker said patients should always confirm whether a medication recommended to them outside a doctor’s office or hospital system is FDA-approved or compounded.

鈥淔ull stop. The safety mechanisms that have been put in place by our medication system, the Food and Drug Administration, are just not there,” Baker said.

While Baker said she understands why people who cannot afford prescribed GLP-1 medications might feel excluded by the health care system and turn to compounded options, she said other evidence-based weight-loss approaches remain available.

鈥淲e still have gastric bypass, we still have medical nutrition therapy in a more intensive behavioral therapy sense,” she said.

Baker also said dietary changes can support weight loss without medication. Most Americans and boosting fiber intake, she said, can help stimulate the body’s natural secretion of GLP-1.

Baker said increasing fiber in your diet is a way to “to dip your toe into increasing your satiety.”

Foods that can increase GLP-1 naturally include oatmeal, flaxseed, blueberries, leafy greens like spinach, fish and avocados, Baker told 小萝莉影视.

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Sitting on the edge of the steps leading up to the Lincoln Memorial is the Secret Handshake’s newest sculpture of a throne with a golden toilet as a seat.

On Monday afternoon, many tourists, locals and people out for exercise stopped to take a look at the golden throne, including Frank McGee of D.C.

鈥淭his is pretty good. In fact, it looks like it came from his own apartment,” McGee said.

McGee said he thinks there鈥檚 room for this kind of political commentary.

鈥淗e treats himself like a king and ignores the Constitution, and so do his people, his lackeys, his court. So I think it鈥檚 very appropriate,” he added.

A plaque on the statue reads, “A Throne Fit for a King,” along with an inscription.

鈥淚n a time of unprecedented division, escalating conflict, and economic turmoil, President Trump focused on what truly mattered: remodeling the Lincoln Bathroom in the White House. This, his crowning achievement, is a bold reminder that the president isn鈥檛 just a businessman, he鈥檚 taking care of business. It stands as a tribute to an unwavering visionary who looked down, saw a problem, and painted it gold,鈥� it reads.

Penny from D.C stopped and took a picture sitting on the 鈥渢hrone鈥� herself.

鈥淎ctually, I wouldn鈥檛 be surprised if he has one like this in the White House, or if he鈥檚 ordered them for the East Ballroom,” she joked.

The statue was placed by the group which is also behind a sculpture featuring Trump and financier and sex offender聽Jeffrey Epstein.

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According to organizers, the festival is a community-centered experience where you can decorate a floating paper lantern with personal messages of love, hope, remembrance or intention, and release them onto the water.

Jack Hawkins came all the way from Richmond, Virginia, to take part in the event.

鈥淵ou鈥檙e with friends, family and loved ones. You can put your dreams and hopes and everything in the lantern and, hopefully, they come true,” he said.

Hawkins wrote a special wish for his children on his lantern which read, 鈥淭he kids to have a bright and meaningful life with all the happiness in the world.鈥�

A woman named Tee said the lantern release represents hope for her. 鈥淟ife has been hard the last couple of months, and just the thought of being able to write it down and watch it flow away kind of connected with me,” she said.

One of the lanterns quoted scripture from the book of Psalms: 鈥淕od is with her, she will not fail.鈥�

Alyssa Bailey expressed gratitude on her lantern.

鈥淚 actually just served a mission for my church and so I wrote about how Jesus loves me and how he cares for me and loves other people,” she said.

Jessica Hawkins sees the event as a way to express what鈥檚 inside.

鈥淚 like the idea of getting your hopes and wants out, and putting it out in the world and watching what the future brings from there,” she told 小萝莉影视.

The festival runs through the weekend, with water lanterns launched each night at about 7:30 p.m.

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As Brian Cole’s attorneys, Mario Williams and John Shoreman with the Humanity Dignity and Rights law firm, have arguing the charges against him must be dismissed under President Donald Trump鈥檚 sweeping pardon of people who were charged and convicted of crimes during the attack on the Capitol.

In the president鈥檚 Trump granted 鈥渁 full complete and unconditional pardon to all other individuals convicted of offenses related to events that occurred at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021.鈥�

The court filing lists three main reasons why Cole should be treated like all the others who took part in the Capitol riot, saying the government鈥檚 own narrative of Jan. 6 proves he鈥檚 worthy of the pardon.

They argued Cole’s alleged actions were 鈥渕otivated by grievances about the 2020 presidential election; was directed at the headquarters of the two national political parties on Capitol Hill; and was timed ‘on the eve of the January 6 certification of the electoral college vote.'”

“Brian Cole鈥檚 conduct is so inextricably and demonstrably tethered to the events at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, that he must be pardoned pursuant to the applicable Presidential Pardon of January 20, 2025,” the filing argues.

In the same filing, however, they dispute all the allegations against Cole and note that he maintains his innocence.

鈥淔or this motion, however, the critical point is how the government itself describes his alleged conduct 鈥� when it occurred, where it occurred, and what it was allegedly about,” they wrote.

Cole, who lives in Woodbridge, Virginia, was arrested in early December 2025 and charged with transporting an explosive device across state lines and attempted malicious destruction by means of fire and explosive materials. He’s been in jail since his arrest and the judge in his case has not set a trial date.

He has been diagnosed with autism and obsessive-compulsive disorder, The Associated Press reported. His attorneys say he has no criminal record.

Cole has pleaded not guilty in the case, but apparently confessed to the acts in interviews with investigators, two people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.

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This week鈥檚 attack outside a synagogue in Michigan is another reason why the Washington Hebrew Congregation says the security is necessary.

In the attack in Michigan, a man rammed his vehicle into Temple Israel outside Detroit. The man, later identified by officials as Lebanese immigrant Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, took his own life outside the synagogue and a security guard was injured; none of the children inside the synagogue school were hurt.

鈥淭he security infrastructure that we are putting in place, unfortunately, is going to be permanent moving forward,鈥� said Lindsay Feldman, executive director of the Washington Hebrew Congregation.

She explained that, given the current climate, it unfortunately must be.

鈥淚n the wake of Oct. 7, there鈥檚 been an increase in antisemitism that followed and continues to this day,” Feldman added. 鈥淭hat鈥檚, unfortunately, our new reality it鈥檚 unacceptable, but it is our new reality.鈥�

At the Washington Hebrew Congregation, Feldman said the measures they鈥檝e been forced to take do provide peace of mind for people.

鈥淭here鈥檚 seen security, there鈥檚 unseen security; and our goal is to always ensure people feel safe, not just are safe, but feel safe and spiritually at home when they walk through our doors,” she said.

One of the difficult realities is the cost of those security measures, and that鈥檚 especially tough for nonprofit religious institutions.

But Feldman said Washington Hebrew is focused on protecting their community.

鈥淲e are focused on supporting one another and ensuring that our synagogues remain places meaning, connection and Jewish life,” she said.

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There was music, food and connection at the Columbia Heights Community Center at a first-of-its-kind event called the Teen Summit.

The D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation hosted the event and Director Thennie Freeman said the goal was to provide space for real conversations.

鈥淥ur teens feel like they haven鈥檛 been heard,” Freeman said. “So they wanted us to hear from them so that we can shape programs and design programs that they will come and participate in.”

Kaitlyn Arbit is a 10th grader at Coolidge Senior High School who spoke at the summit. She said one thing that鈥檚 hard for teens is the reoccurring youth curfews in the city.

鈥淭hose kids who are not making the correct choices at the time are having a huge impact on all of us, because now it鈥檚 detrimental to our childhood experience. We鈥檙e not allowed to go out without adults; we’re not allowed to go here after a certain time,” she said.

Jordan Williams, a recent graduate of Ballou High School, also attended the event.

鈥淚 think one of the hardest things about being a teenager in D.C. is always having to be on guard,” he said.

Williams said peer pressure, social media and community violence are some of his biggest concerns.

鈥淚t puts a strain on your mental (health), trying to always be on guard 100%, trying to be on guard when you go to school, being on guard at school, being on guard after school,” he said. “You’re not able to prioritize the things that are actually important.”

He said it鈥檚 hard because he can never let his mind rest.

The D.C. DPR said the summit was a win because even if kids did not open up at the event, they now know the district’s recreational centers are safe places to be and connect with adults who care about them.

鈥淵our recreation staff may be your first line of communication when you find yourself in trouble and you don鈥檛 necessarily want to talk to a parent,鈥� Freeman said.

There are plans to repeat the summit next year, according to Freeman. “We’re just introducing the concept that there are adults that care about you and … are shaping programs with you in mind,” she said.

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Many people give up food or a certain habit. Others give up sweets or using foul language.

Local Catholics who are part of the diocese of Arlington are being asked to make an even larger commitment this weekend.

Deacon Marques Silva of the Catholic Diocese of Arlington has introduced the “” where church members are encouraged to “walk away, to whatever degree we鈥檙e able to, from our phones and social media.”

The event runs March 13-15. Lent lasts for 40 days, starting on Ash Wednesday through Easter Sunday on April 5.

Silva said the diocese isn’t against technology or social media, but sees the growing issue of “doomscrolling” and mental health problems

“What we’re trying to encourage and help people understand, is that excessive screen time, it’s something that affects us all,” he said. 鈥淲e need 鈥� that rest and recharging, and this opportunity can help us capture that.鈥�

Silva said it’s important during Lent to mentally, physically and spiritually prepare for Easter and spend more time in prayer and reflection.

鈥淐onnecting not only with our family, our friends, our community, but also ourselves,” he said. “The denying of things is ordered to that intention of right order in our life, to God Himself.”

The diocese asked laypeople on its website if they’re spending more time with our devices than with God and are we investing more time on social media than on nurturing in-person relationships within our communities?

Silva is urging people to take these questions to prayer: 鈥淚t can reorient us to God and it reminds us of our needs.鈥�

Silva said he鈥檚 participated in weekends with teenagers who give up their phones and sometimes feel they don鈥檛 want to go back.

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