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Traffic stops planned for new Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge next week

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U.Va. expands with new Rosslyn campus

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DCPS, Howard U. team up in effort to get more students vaccinated — and point out Nicki Minaj is wrong

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Girl struck by car in front of Riverdale school

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Metro safety reports reveal wrong-way train, man falling onto tracks

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Hallelujah! Rufus Wainwright brings his singular style to The Anthem in DC

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Giant Food nixes midweek delivery fees, reduces online order minimums

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Experts, police share ideas for boosting public safety in DC’s LGBTQ community

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DC welcomes the Children’s National Research & Innovation Campus

Richmond unveils Emancipation and Freedom Monument, erected in place of Gen. Lee statue

Richmond unveils Emancipation and Freedom Monument, erected in place of Gen. Lee statue

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Q&A: Johns Hopkins doctor discusses importance of nuance when dealing with COVID-19

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Group of Black female DC officers files multimillion-dollar class-action lawsuit against police force

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Top Dems: We have framework to pay for $3.5T bill; no detail

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FDA backs Pfizer COVID-19 boosters for seniors, high-risk

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UN: In war, 16 million Yemenis ‘marching’ toward starvation

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Maryland wraps up nonconference slate against Kent State

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Tonys: Broadway hopes to razzle-dazzle its way out pandemic

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