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For DMV Chocolate and Coffee Festival, closure of Dulles Expo Center is bittersweet goodbye

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RFK Stadium, the onetime home of the Washington Commanders football team, the Washington Senators and Washington Nationals baseball teams, and the D.C. United soccer team is being torn down, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Trump signs government funding bill, ending shutdown after a record 43 days

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