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Armed woman facing abduction charges forces continuation of Va. Route 1 blockade

Members of the Atlanta Braves and Washington Nationals line up for introductions as they observe a moment of silence for all those lost to COVID-19, before an opening day baseball game at Nationals Park, Tuesday, April 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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FILE — Adnan Syed, center right, leaves the courthouse after a hearing on Sept. 19, 2022, in Baltimore. A judge has ordered the release of Syed on Tuesday, Oct. 11 after overturning his conviction for a 1999 murder that was chronicled in the hit podcast "Serial." (Jerry Jackson/The Baltimore Sun via AP, File)

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A female reticulated giraffe named Willow at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore has died at the age of six.

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ESPN Monday Night Football commentator Robert Griffin III is seen before an NFL football game between the New Orleans Saints and the Baltimore Ravens, Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Tyler Kaufman)

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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and wife, Dawn, embrace after Moore was sworn in as governor, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023, in Annapolis, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

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Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller (left) and Budget Secretary Helene Grady (right) listen as Gov. Wes Moore (D) outlines his proposed fiscal year 2024 spending plan on Jan. 20, 2023. (Maryland Matters/Danielle E. Gaines)

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Concerned that the deadly drug fentanyl is in the schools and the neighborhoods parents gathered at Lake Braddock Secondary School in Burke, Virginia, last night to learn what they can do to protect their kids.

Fairfax Co. parents turn out at community meeting to learn about the threat of fentanyl

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Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin delivers his State of the Commonwealth address before a joint session of the Virginia General Assembly in the House chambers at the Capitol, Monday Jan. 17, 2022, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

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