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Australia grants asylum to 5 members of the Iranian women's soccer team

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Washington National Opera opens first show since leaving Kennedy Center

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Former DC officer already behind bars accused in several other alleged sexual assaults

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Inside Maru San, Capitol Hill's new Japanese-Peruvian handroll bar

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IndyCar street race planned for National Mall as part of America’s 250th birthday

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Washington National Opera opens first show since leaving Kennedy Center

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DC region gas prices jump amid war in Middle East

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Virginia legislators consider new gun control measures

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Lynda Carter honors 50 years of Wonder Woman in DC

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DC teacher shares experience on ‘Queer Eye’

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How a Fairfax Co. woman secured a new national powerlifting record

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Metro’s strategy to keep bags off escalators is not working as intended

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Virginia voters weigh in on redistricting plan that would heavily favor Democrats

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Va. Congressman working to get hundreds of constituents out of the Middle East

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This Women’s History Month book list features trailblazers in literature, activism, media

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Early voting underway for plan to redraw Virginia congressional districts

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NFL, Commanders and Events DC encourage businesses to join NFL Draft Source program

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Epstein ‘Walk of Shame’ appears blocks from the White House

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Protester, 3 Capitol Police officers treated for injuries after scuffle in Senate hearing room

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Where to watch classic films at a one-of-a-kind movie theater in Virginia

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Authorities say a Georgia teacher was killed in a prank gone wrong. A teen is charged with homicide

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Gas prices jump dramatically across DC region amid war in Middle East

DC Sewage Leak

Class action lawsuit filed against DC Water following Potomac River sewage spill

America 250: The telegraph and the birth of real-time military command

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Adventist HealthCare closing its Germantown Emergency Center

How the House of Representatives is advancing zero trust, one step at a time

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Maryland lawmakers make surprise visit to Baltimore ICE facility

Display of assault style weapons and hand guns for sale.

Virginia House approves gun control bills over GOP objections

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Alexander Butterfield, the Nixon aide who disclosed Watergate tapes, dies at 99

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Commanders are adding Odafe Oweh and re-signing Laremy Tunsil, AP sources say

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Sarah Everhardt competes in the women's free skate during the 2026 United States Figure Skating Championships at Enterprise Center in St Louis, Missouri, on Jan. 09, 2026. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

Haymarket's Sarah Everhardt replaces Alysa Liu at World Championships

The Smithsonian’s Arts and Industries Building was packed on March 5 for a conversation with Lynda Carter (middle), the actor who brought Diana Prince and Wonder Woman to life.

Smithsonian celebrates golden anniversary of 'Wonder Woman' TV series with Lynda Carter

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'Just real and authentic': DC teacher gets makeover from Fab Five on Netflix's 'Queer Eye'

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Alexandria residents sound off on sheriff’s alleged cooperation with ICE

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Virginia lawmakers criticize anti-redistricting mailer with Jim Crow-era images

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IndyCar street race planned for National Mall as part of America’s 250th birthday

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America 250: The telegraph and the birth of real-time military command

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America 250: A woman’s place is where her nation needs her

A yellow cab drives by the "Fresh Prince of Bel Air" mansion, just like in the series opening credits, on September 24, 2020, in Brentwood, California. - The "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" series, which launched Will Smith's career on television, is celebrating its 30th anniversary. The house where the Banks family lives in the show is available for rent via Airbnb, for $30 a night, for 30 days. The house, which is 6400 sq.ft and worth more than $6 millions, was used for exterior establishing shots in the series, but interior live-actions was shot in a Los Angeles studio. (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP) (Photo by VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images)

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