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Daughter of ex-intelligence official sentenced to 35 years for 2020 murder

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Del. C.T. Wilson (D-Charles) reacts after the House of Delegates voted Friday morning to approve The Child Victims Act of 2023. (Maryland Matters/Danielle E. Gaines)

Md. House casts emotional vote on child sexual abuse bill, Moore plans to sign into law

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In this Thursday, Oct. 20 2016 photo, students sit on the McKeldin Mall at The University of Maryland College Park, in College Park, Md. (Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post via AP)

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National Museum of the American Indian celebrates Cherokee tribes

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FILE - This Aug. 31, 2019 file photo shows chef and restaurant owner Jose Andres speaking at the Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington. Andres, who has two James Beard awards and nearly three dozen restaurants, founded the nonprofit World Central Kitchen in 2010 to respond quickly with food and water distribution after natural disasters and other emergencies around the globe. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

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DoD Cloud Exchange 2023: Leidos’ Chad Buechel on consolidating 35 help desks, 30 networks and 2,500 data centers for DES

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DoD Cloud Exchange 2023: Veritas’ Mike Malaret and Microsoft Federal’s Vishal Amin on cloud resiliency

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Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Waco Regional Airport, Saturday, March 25, 2023, in Waco, Texas. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Police Line Do Not Cross Tape, Warning Tape In Crime Area At Night Time And Bokeh Background, Entry Is Forbidden, 3d Rendering

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The city of Manassas water tower behind the Harris Pavilion.

Manassas celebrating 150 years with time capsule, fireworks

Norwegian airline Norse Atlantic Airways will start nonstop service from Dulles International Airport in Virginia to London's Gatwick International Airport this summer.

Norse Atlantic lands at Dulles with low-cost London flights

This week’s WTOP Player of the Week is senior Margaret Hutt of Edmund Burke School in Washington, D.C.

Player of the Week: Edmund Burke School's Margaret Hutt

Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher, far left sitting at table, testifies March 29 before the House Judiciary Committee as lead sponsor on gun legislation to restrict carrying guns at certain places.

Differences remain on gun bills, but Md. lawmakers working to meld them

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Susan Whiting, National Women’s History Museum Board Chair, and Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton explore the exhibit. (Lisa Helfert/National Women's History Museum)

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