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Power outages linger after weekend storms

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Arlington parents frustrated about plan to end program for toddlers with disabilities

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Arlington hardware store to close its doors after 78 years in business

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White nationalists march at Union Station and on Capitol Hill

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McLean neighborhood marks America’s 250th with 507 flags

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Freedom Plaza reopens with new statues, memorials and a working fountain

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FILE - This Jan. 9, 2014 file photo shows a sign outside of an entrance to the U.S. Naval Academy campus in Annapolis, Md. A U.S. Naval Academy midshipman has asked a federal judge in Maryland to block his expulsion over messages he posted on social media, including one in which he said Breonna Taylor received â€œjusticeâ€ when police killed the Black woman during a drug raid on her Kentucky home. U.S. District Judge Ellen Hollander didn't immediately rule Friday, Oct. 30, 2020 after presiding over a hearing on Chase Standageâ€™s request for an order allowing him to graduate. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

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