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Cherry blossom-themed high tea, cocktails and other treats in the DC area

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Here are the finalists for the Neal Augenstein Impression Challenge

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Employees returning to work at the NIH are met with songs of support

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A crime spree centered on beauty busted by Fairfax Co. police

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Biographer says the US already had an acting woman president

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Cherry blossom peak bloom is finally here in the DC area!

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How this Maryland college student turns rubber bands into batteries

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Air traffic controller arrested after ‘incident’ at Washington DC area control tower

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DC Council changes open meetings law

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Speaker Johnson suffers a defeat in his push to block parents in the U.S. House from proxy voting

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$7 million payment to substitute among issues in Prince George’s schools audit

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DC museum visitors react to Trump administration plan to remove some exhibits from Smithsonians

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Atlantic Union completes $1.3B acquisition of Maryland’s Sandy Spring

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DC restaurant association calls on city council to repeal Initiative 82

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Naval Academy removes nearly 400 books from library in new DEI purge ordered by Hegseth’s office

Maryland Senate OKs budget to address a $3B deficit with concerns about Trump administration cuts

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