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Some DC-area high schools let students order food to the school. But is it safe?

Aaron Spence will lead Loudoun County Public Schools. (Courtesy Loudoun County schools)

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Rendering of new Commanders stadium

No new Metro station planned for RFK Stadium site, but new Gold Line bus service proposed to handle crowds

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New protest art mocks Trump’s handling of the war in Iran

Nonprofit helps police officers with injuries that aren’t life-threatening, but are life-changing

Maryland reaches $2.25 billion settlement on Key Bridge collapse as Justice Dept. files charges against operator, employee

Jason Collins, NBA's first openly gay player, dies at 47 of brain cancer

Maryland to be the first with a statewide 311 number

More Maryland state parks likely to require registration, possibly starting this summer

CBO estimates Golden Dome could cost $1.2 trillion over 20 years

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Conan O’Brien to return as Oscars host in 2027

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Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke, a veteran of 7 NBA seasons, dies at 29

Maryland Del. Chao Wu

Md. lawmakers condemn ‘deeply offensive,’ ‘racist’ video targeting immigrant delegate

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Newest National Mall protest art installation features vintage video games

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WMATA announces plan to accommodate RFK Stadium

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Freedom Truck exhibit brings Revolutionary War history to Maryland, DC

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Meet Indy, an adventurous pup with a love for treats

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Survey work begins for contested Trump Triumphal Arch project

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New Smithsonian exhibit traces bison’s rise, near extinction and comeback

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Restaurant owners weigh DC’s recent wave of closures

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Pentagon UFO files spark reaction at Air & Space Museum

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How kickball on the National Mall brought a couple together

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Preakness is scaling down, but the celebrations aren't

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New exhibit tells story of victims, takedown in 2002 DC sniper case

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DC struggles to attract international tourists

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This Va. school lunch club teaches kids tech to help their peers and teachers

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One of DC’s oldest homes hits the market

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Quantico Ridge data center campus near Prince William Forest Park shelved for now

Trump

Trump's FDA chief is out after angering pharma CEOs, vaping lobbyists and anti-abortion activists

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Street named after hip-hop legend Tupac Shakur, who lived in Md. as a teenager

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Freedom Truck exhibit brings Revolutionary War history to Maryland, DC

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Hegseth gets bipartisan grilling on rising costs of the Iran war and Trump's end game

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2 Maryland residents exposed to hantavirus while traveling near infected passenger

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Survey work begins for contested Trump Triumphal Arch project in DC

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Virginia governor signs paid leave law, first in the South

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Survey ranks best over-the-counter medications and health products

Cambridge Shooting

Man with assault rifle wildly shoots at drivers near Boston, wounding 2, officials say

Scene of deadly crash involving a school bus in Prince George's County.

Driver killed in Prince George’s Co. school bus crash identified

El Paso Fernandez Soccer

From Dani Rojas to the USL: Cristo Fernandez earns an El Paso Locomotive deal

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DC man wins $5M in Maryland lottery

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DC and Amazon work to test smaller delivery vehicles — much smaller

County News

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Some DC-area high schools let students order food to the school. But is it safe?

Nonprofit helps police officers with injuries that aren’t life-threatening, but are life-changing

Preakness could soon move later, to 3 weeks after the Kentucky Derby. That might not be enough

New protest art mocks Trump’s handling of the war in Iran

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Trump White House Ballroom

Senate Republicans move ahead with $1B for Trump's ballroom security as Democrats pledge to fight

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Prince George's County school bus

Prince George's Co. superintendent search narrowed to three finalists

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Fairfax County police add life-saving technology to some patrol cars

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