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New Crime Museum exhibit features Bernie Madoff artifacts

Bernie Madoff's fraudulent investment operation not only ruined thousands of investors' financial futures, it remains fascinating to the public. And now his misdeeds are featured in a permanent exhibit at the National Museum of Crime & Punishment.

Tags: Bernie Madoff, Ponzi scheme, Crime Museum, crime,

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Segways help wounded vets take a step up

They'd no doubt taken more difficult steps since being wounded, but 36 injured veterans are taking their first strides toward regaining some mobility - learning how to operate Segways.

Tags: Segway, veterans, Segs4Vets

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Musicians honor Chuck Brown at Howard Theatre

One year after the passing of Chuck Brown, the godfather of go-go's legend and music lives on.

Tags: Chuck Brown, Go-Go, Howard Theatre, Andre "Whiteboy" Johnson

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Captain America movie filming underway in D.C. (Video)

A bit of Hollywood is back in the nation's capital this week. A Captain America movie is being shot near the Smithsonian's Air and Space Museum.

Tags: captain america, mitchell miller, Samuel Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, D.C.

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Jury finds defendant guilty in Capitol Hill beating, robbery

A man charged with the near-fatal baseball bat beating of another man on Capitol Hill last year has been found guilty by a D.C. Superior Court jury.

Tags: T.C. Maslin, Capitol Hill beating, crime, robbery, courts, Tommy Branch, Capitol Hill

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Police seek more info in Montgomery Village day care sex abuse case

Montgomery County police are asking parents whose children attend a Montgomery Village day care to talk with their children about inappropriate touching, and they want to know whether any other children may have been victims.

Tags: child abuse, montgomery village, David Zaraysi, Playing and Learning Family Child Care

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Motorcycle deaths spike nationally, not locally

Last year, the number of motorcylce riders killed in vehicle crashes increased nationally. But motorcycle riders in the Washington region fared a safer year.

Tags: motorcycle safety, crash investigation, Governors highway safety association,

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Security increased at Washington Parkway Classic

Security will be stepped up at Sunday's Washington Parkway Classic after the attacks in Boston.

Tags: Teresa Chambers, U.S. Park Police, George Washington Parkway, road race, security measures,

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Homeland security analyst: 'It only takes one' bomber

Despite heading-off many potential terrorist events in the years since Sept. 11, 2001, the bombing at the Boston Marathon points out local, state, and federal law enforcers can't prevent every attack.

Tags: Boston Marathon, Michael Greenberger

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National Park Service considers closing restrooms earlier, reducing ranger hours

The National Park Service is considering closing restroom and visitor facilities earlier and eliminating late-night ranger hours at monuments and memorials on the National Mall, WTOP has learned.

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