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Metro to boost service to handle July 4 revelers

Metro will halt track work and add extra trains to handle the estimated 500,000 riders this July 4.

Tags: July 4th holiday, metro, metrorail, National Mall, Washington Nationals, fireworks

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Winfrey giving $12M to new African-American museum

Tags: National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian, Oprah Winfrey, National Mall

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A stark reminder of genocide on the Mall

They may only be made of clay, plaster and paper, but the scene of a million "human" bones laid on the grounds of the National Mall this weekend is causing quite a stir.

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Artist creates 'mass grave' in D.C. with 1M bones

Thousands of volunteers are laying out 1 million handmade replicas of human bones on the National Mall as a symbolic mass grave and a call to action to end genocide.

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Veterans build on tradition of service on the Mall

Military veterans took their solid foundation of service to the National Mall on Sunday afternoon, and helped build solid frames for homes to be donated.

Tags: Habitat for Humanity, National Mall, thomas warren

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2 childhood favorites to screen on the Mall

Screen on the Green released its schedule of four, American classics for the summer movie season.

Tags: Screen on the Green, movies, National Mall, summer

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Less fun, more trash on the National Mall

Many of the activities people enjoy doing on the National Mall in the spring and summer may not be available due to sequester cuts.

Tags: National Mall, sequester, David Nather

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National Mall overhaul draws $10M gift from VW

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Museum brings African land art to National Mall

Tags: National Mall, african art, national museum of african art

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NPS pushes back cherry tree bloom in D.C., again

Tags: cherry blossom festival, National Park Service, tourism, National Mall

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