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It’s not that easy being a green bank in Maryland — but it’s getting easier

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Teen boy arrested in Woodbridge shooting that left young girl in critical condition

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

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Virginia man pleads guilty to failing to pay $1.3M in taxes

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From WTOP’s Election Desk: DC drop boxes open, and a rough night for Trump

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Virginia reports 1st presumed case of monkeypox

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Delmarva beaches hoping for another record-breaking year

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At long last, jury gets closing arguments in Depp trial

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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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Al Jazeera says it will go to ICC over killing of journalist

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Tank vs talk: Gervonta Davis aims to quiet challenger Romero

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All Elite Wrestling head Tony Khan is jacked for Sunday’s ‘Double or Nothing’ PPV

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State Dept auditors raise ‘favoritism’ concerns within Foreign Service promotion boards

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The X's and O's of getting a Commanders stadium in Va.

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Which is crazier: Commanders winning 13 games with Wentz or putting a stadium in Woodbridge?

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El comandante de la Policía tomó la “decisión incorrecta” al no romper las puertas de las aulas durante el tiroteo en la escuela primaria, dice funcionario

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DC’s Mormon Temple releases extra visitors tickets

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21 mass shootings. 365 dead. Here’s where the guns came from

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Prince George’s Co. high school student charged after lockdown sparked by ghost gun

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

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