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What Amazon’s HQ2 decision will mean for the area’s real estate market
Amazon’s selection of northern Virginia as the future home of half of its second headquarters is expected to have a dramatic impact on the area’s housing market as the company brings thousands of employees to the region.
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Arlington Memorial Bridge worker injured in fall
A construction worker was hurt Tuesday morning after falling onto a superstructure below the Arlington Memorial Bridge, and the D.C. fire department had to lower him onto a boat to get him out.
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PHOTOS: Meet the dogs and cats of the DC mayor’s office
Some of them live with D.C. officials; others are up for adoption at the Humane Rescue Alliance. All sat still long enough to get their pictures taken. Enjoy this gallery of cuties.
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Award-winning chef brings Israeli cuisine to home kitchens (recipe)
Shawarma without a spit? Hummus in five minutes? Chef Michael Solomonov’s new book, “Israeli Soul,” brings the foods and flavors from Israel’s stalls, markets and bakeries to home kitchens everywhere.
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Multiple crashes in slim time frame cause concern in Montgomery Co.
Rain-slicked roadways and poor visibility Monday night are being blamed for a series of vehicle crashes and pedestrians struck within a three-hour period in Montgomery County, Maryland.
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Scooter company Bird doesn’t like DC’s new proposed rules
The District Department of Transportation’s new rules for dockless bikes and scooters starting in 2019 have ruffled Bird’s feathers. The electric-scooter operator is specifically concerned that limiting the number of scooters in any company’s fleet will make it unprofitable, and capping speeds of scooters would actually increase risks.
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Ahead of key vote, DC lawmaker ‘very confident’ voting age will be lowered to 16
One day before the full D.C. Council considers lowering the city’s voting age from 18 to 16, the main lawmaker behind the effort is expressing strong optimism that his bill will soon be law.
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DC police to roll out new, more durable uniform
The Metropolitan Police Department will begin rolling out a new set of uniforms later this month for officers through the rank of sergeant.
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Veterans Day reveal at National Harbor honors US military with lifelike statues
A big reveal at National Harbor honors those who served in the U.S. armed forces: statues representing the five U.S. military branches— Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard.
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Man critically injured in Prince George’s Co. shooting
Police responded to a report of a shooting on Eastern Avenue and Riggs Road Sunday night, where they found a man with gunshot wounds. He is in critical condition.
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Fitness, reading pop-up stretches body and mind
Don’t have time for book club? A new reading club in town works out the bodies and minds of busy Washingtonians.
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‘We could subpoena Mueller’ if the administration restricts Russia investigation: Incoming House Judiciary chairman
The incoming chairman of the House Judiciary Committee said that if the Trump administration restricts special counsel Robert Mueller or refuses to release a final report from the investigation into Russian meddling during the 2016 election, then the committee could wield its subpoena power.
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Incoming House Dem committee chairs say they will investigate Trump, within limits
Two incoming Democratic congressional committee chairs say they plan on investigating President Trump, but that there will be limits on how they use the power of their newfound majority.
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Rally in DC will seek preservation of tribe’s reservation
Native American leaders will march in Washington, D.C., to support a Massachusetts tribe’s bid to protect its reservation lands.
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New allegations emerge against DC priest charged with abusing teen girl in 2015
Two more teen girls say Urbano Vasquez of the Shrine of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church inappropriately touched, kissed them in recent years.
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