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Twelve students at Salisbury University in Maryland allegedly targeted a man “due to his sexual preferences” and lured him to an off-campus apartment where they beat him, police said. Pictured is Salisbury University in Maryland in 2020.

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In this Nov. 9, 1985 photo provided by the Ronald Reagan Library, actor John Travolta dances with Princess Diana at a White House dinner in Washington.

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WASHINGTON, D.C., NOVEMBER 3: Registration clerk volunteer Stacy Klein, 37, places voting signs and social distancing signs on the sidewalk directing DC voters at the Foundry United Church polling place during general election day in Washington, D.C., November 3, 2020. (Photo by Astrid Riecken For The Washington Post via Getty Images)

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Narrow win for Virginia Democrat Eugene Vindman in competitive congressional race

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 03: People cast their votes at an early voting site at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library on November 03, 2024 in Washington, DC. The nation's capital is bracing for protests and potential unrest, as a contentious Election Day is approaching. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

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In this Friday, June 29, 2018, photo, Nicole and Dennis Drake, co-owners of Tropical Smoothie Cafe franchises in Gainesville and Ashburn, Va., are photographed in their the Ashburn, Va., store. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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The Commanders acquire 4-time Pro Bowl cornerback Marshon Lattimore from the Saints

Former NFL player turned Hyattsville restaurateur shot during robbery

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Donald Trump claims victory after win in Pennsylvania

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Alsobrooks celebrates victory as Md.’s first Black senator

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Montgomery Co. high schoolers create haunted trail where screams benefit charity

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DC theater company finds new home under Southwest apartment building

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About more than tickets: Fairfax Co. police Road Shark campaign gives out nearly 35K violations

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DC man charged in shooting that killed 2 men, wounded 2-year-old girl outside day care

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Biden gets blamed by Harris allies for the vice president's resounding loss to Trump

Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, nominated by President Bill Clinton, sits with fellow Supreme Court justices for a group portrait at the Supreme Court Building in Washington, Friday, Nov. 30, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Health care worker gets 2 years for accessing Ruth Bader Ginsburg's medical records

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Federal Reserve cuts its key interest rate by a quarter-point amid postelection uncertainty

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Where to snap a pic with Santa Claus in the DC region

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New Haymarket, Virginia, mayor Tracy Lynn Pater talks about her priorities

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Why have only two Virginia localities adopted ranked-choice voting?

Chef Tobias Dorzon. (Courtesy Huncho House)

Hyattsville restaurateur Tobias Dorzon shot during robbery

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‘Maryland deserves better’: Chef José Andrés alludes to running in Eastern Shore district race

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Montgomery Co. leaders voice concern over wildfires as burn ban and drought watch affect DC region

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Educators in Frederick Co. honored as heroes for saving a baby’s life

Middleburg to let police officers take cruisers home as part of recruitment push pilot program

Several teenagers arrested in what Fairfax County police call ‘brazen’ crime spree

Hayfield loses final appeal; Fairfax Co. powerhouse football team banned from postseason for two years

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The sun rises behind the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Va., on Friday, Sept. 1, 2023. The Washington, DC area is expected to see temperatures close to 100 degrees Fahrenheit over the Labor Day holiday weekend. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

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Supporters of Democratic Maryland Senate candidate Angela Alsobrooks cheer after polls closed, during an election night watch party Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in College Park, Md. (AP Photo/Jess Rapfogel)

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