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Jewish, Arab girls find peace on the soccer field

The goal of Middle East peace may seem unattainable to some, but there's a program in Israel that's promoting peace between Jews and Muslims -- one kick at a time.

Tags: nathan hager, Peres Center for Peace, Jewish Federation of Washington, soccer, Bethesda

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Grand Hyatt forfeiture hurts results at Host Hotels & Resorts

Bethesda-based Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. improved net income and funds from operations in its latest quarter, but admitted that the results would have been better had the company not backed out of a deal to acquire the Grand Hyatt Washington.

Tags: Bethesda, Hotels, Host Hotels & Resorts, Grand Hyatt

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Lululemon police interview video released

Recently released video of convicted Lululemon murderer, Brittany Norwood, shows her interview with police one week from the day she killed her co-worker Jayna Murray.

Tags: Brittany Norwood, Jayna Murray, Lululemon, Bethesda

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Chefs perform labor of love on Valentine's

Chefs won't spend Valentine's Day with their significant others, unless they're working together. Valentine's Day is one of the busiest days of the year for restaurants.

Tags: Valentines Day, restaurant, Bistro Provence, Bethesda, Yannick Cam

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Lanes along Rockville Pike, Connecticut Ave. to be torn up

The commutes along Rockville Pike and Connecticut Avenue are about to get a lot worse as lanes are torn up near the National Institutes of Health and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

Tags: Bethesda, hank silverberg, brac, rockville pike, Connecticut Avenue

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Lockheed Martin gets $66 million to help move USAMRIID

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a six-year, $66 million contract to help move the U S Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases into its new lab space at Fort Detrick, the Bethesda-based security company announced Tuesday.

Tags: Lockheed Martin, U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Fort Detrick, Frederick, Bethesda, USAMRIID

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Marriott International heads to Russia

Bethesda-based Marriott International Inc. will put its brands on three hotels being developed in Sochi, Russia, site of the 2014 Winter Olympic games.

Tags: Hotels, Marriott, Bethesda, Olympics

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Should kids be punished at school for off-campus drinking?

Parents of students at Walt Whitman High in Bethesda are upset that they're being punished at school. They were caught drinking at a party.

Tags: kristi king, underage drinking, Walt Whitman High, Bethesda

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National Kidney Fund to move to Bethesda

The American Kidney Fund has signed a lease to move its headquarters from Rockville to north Bethesda.

Tags: American Kidney Fund, rockville, Bethesda

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Mom could face jail after leaving 6-year-old home alone

A neighbor found the girl after the child burned toast, prompting the fire department to be called to a Bethesda apartment complex.

Tags: Bethesda, girl left alone, Avalon Rock Spring, Rock Forest Drive

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