‘It’s good to share our culture’ - Monday, May 20, 2024 - Top News from WTOP

TOP NEWS | May 20, 2024 [Web version](   [Asian festival celebrates DC region's diverse community]( Visitors walking through the blocked off roads along Old Town Fairfax got to sample a variety of Asian cuisines from dozens of vendors, including dishes like mango sticky rice, beef dumplings and chicken yakitori. [READ MORE](   [Cargo ship Dali to be refloated and hauled from the Baltimore Key Bridge wreckage site]( The relocation process is set to begin at high tide Monday morning, when crews will refloat the vessel at its resting place in the Patapsco River and haul it to a nearby marine terminal. [READ MORE](   ADVERTISEMENT [The right bank can change outcomes]( Freedom Bank's Government Contracting team offers flexible, accessible services tailored to your unique goals. We have the expertise to help you obtain capital, mobilize expenses for new contract awards and leverage buy-outs and acquisitions. 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[READ MORE](   Sponsored by MedStar Washington Hospital Center [How endometrial cancer is being treated using molecular profiling]( Dr. Ebony Hoskins, a board-certified gynecologic oncologist at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, said data showed combining immunotherapy with chemotherapy had improved progression-free survival.   [Family coach says changing kids' attitudes around chores is key]( The end of the school year is a great time to have a conversation with kids about the work that goes into keeping homes flowing, family coach Lori Sugarman-Li told WTOP. [READ MORE](   [In Prince George's Co., generational diagnoses drove mom, daughter to largest, longest cancer study of Black women ever]( “That type of data doesn't exist for us. This is a movement of Black women talking about our health for the first time. 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