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FILE - This Jan. 9, 2014 file photo shows a sign outside of an entrance to the U.S. Naval Academy campus in Annapolis, Md. A U.S. Naval Academy midshipman has asked a federal judge in Maryland to block his expulsion over messages he posted on social media, including one in which he said Breonna Taylor received â€œjusticeâ€ when police killed the Black woman during a drug raid on her Kentucky home. U.S. District Judge Ellen Hollander didn't immediately rule Friday, Oct. 30, 2020 after presiding over a hearing on Chase Standageâ€™s request for an order allowing him to graduate. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff who ministered with a charming, humble style, dies at 88

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There’s ‘no love in the air’ with DC’s dating scene

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London talks on ending Russia-Ukraine war pared down as Vance says it's decision time on peace deal

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Study shows nearly half of renters in DC struggle to pay

Mike Patrick, the original play-by-play voice of ESPN's NFL coverage, has died at 80

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Trump says he has 'no intention' of firing Federal Reserve chair

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Jury finds The New York Times did not libel former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin

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Rubio unveils a massive overhaul of the State Department that would cut staff and bureaus

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Town of Purcellville will not disband its police department — at least for now

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