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Episcopal Diocese of Maryland awards $175,000 in first round of reparations program

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Napaway starts bus service from DC to Nashville, with beds

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DC Memorial Day travel gets underway: Here’s what you need to know

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Maryland men’s lacrosse Final Four preview: Unbeaten Terps chasing history

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Baltimore woman, 83, shot reading in bed

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Official: Girl told 911 ‘send the police now’ as cops waited

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Data Doctors: What to do about the end of Facebook Trusted Contacts

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Former US Army reservist found guilty in Jan. 6 riot

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Judge dismisses Trump’s lawsuit, allowing NY probe to go on

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DC drivers could soon pay a lot more to register big trucks, SUVs

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McCarthy, GOP lawmakers escalate standoff with Jan. 6 panel

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Is that box for mail-in ballots or COVID tests? DC aims to head-off confusion

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Ukraine fears repeat of Mariupol horrors elsewhere in Donbas

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O’s erase 6-run deficit vs Red Sox bullpen, win 12-8

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Review: Ron Howard’s ‘We Feed People’ shows charity of DC chef José Andrés

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Is the current nomination process hurting national security?

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The Week on the Hill - May 27, 2022

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Monkeypox in Northern Virginia. Plus, noticeable changes at Delmarva beaches

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Virginia reports 1st presumed case of monkeypox

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Hogan vetoes 18 bills, including ballot signature measure

West Virginia man sentenced to life in prison for Burtonsville killings

New security measures at Alexandria City High School following student’s death

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