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Norton, Beyer ask for body and dashboard cameras for federal officers

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Joint Chiefs chairman calls Afghan war a ‘strategic failure’

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Yellen: Oct. 18 likely date when US debt measures exhausted

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McAuliffe, Youngkin to meet for debate in Northern Virginia

Loudoun County woman dies after alleged domestic assault involving hammer

Loudoun County woman dies after alleged domestic assault involving hammer

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Big pressure on Biden, Dems to trim $3.5T federal overhaul

Big pressure on Biden, Dems to trim $3.5T federal overhaul

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DC United adds rapper Yo Gotti and 3 others to its ownership group

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Alexandrian accused of killing man inside BJ’s

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Hurricane Sam swirling over Atlantic with Category 4 winds

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Milley defends calls to Chinese at end of Trump presidency

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Key Maryland senators want mandatory student COVID-19 vaccinations

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OPEC long-term outlook with crude at 3-year highs: rosy

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NFL urges players, team staff to report COVID-19 symptoms

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Mark Twain Prize creator recalls bringing Eddie Murphy, Bill Murray to White House

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Questions persist about federal vaccine mandate for employees

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