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Alibaba Group’s mobile payment platform coming to Capital One Arena
The platform, which serves one billion users worldwide, is available across the arena’s ticketing, concessions and team store — making Capital One Arena the first stadium of its kind globally to have the leading Chinese payment app available for visitors.
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Trump welcomes wounded warriors who are on their annual ride
The 22 men and seven women were on the Washington segment of the Wounded Warrior Project Soldier Ride, a multiday cycling event through Maryland and Virginia.
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DC attorney general launches criminal investigation of Washington Hebrew preschool
Days after a civil suit alleging that at least eight children were sexually abused at a Washington Hebrew Congregation preschool was filed, the D.C. attorney general has launched a criminal investigation into the preschool and its administration.
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Atlas Brew Works brews beer for Awesome Con
Awesome Con — D.C.’s own version of Comic Con — has partnered with Atlas Brew Works for a limited-release beer canned exclusively for the convention and available at local restaurants.
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WATCH: AG Barr speaks ahead of release of redacted Mueller report
Watch Attorney General William Barr’s news conference, held Thursday ahead of the release of a redacted version of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report.
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‘It’s primarily racial’: DC has the most intense gentrification in the country, study found
Gentrification is a word that gets thrown around a lot when we hear about a new craft brewery or boutique shop opening in the city’s warehouse district. But what does it mean for D.C.’s residents, historically?
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Man working with road crew fatally shot in Southeast DC
A man was fatally shot after a dispute with another man while working with a road crew in Southeast D.C. Wednesday.
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‘Let’s have a jazz party’: DC Jazz Festival kicks off citywide in June
More than 300 jazz artists will perform at venues in every quadrant of D.C. for the city’s annual jazz festival this June. “If you love jazz music, you can’t miss this,” one organizer said. See photos and video of the performers.
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National Shrine raising money for Notre Dame
A Washington institution with a special connection to Notre Dame is helping to get money to the historic, fire-ravaged cathedral.
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Md. man pleads guilty in drug trafficking case
After a yearlong FBI investigation into a narcotics conspiracy throughout D.C. and Maryland, a Maryland man has pleaded guilty to trafficking crack and powder cocaine, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
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&pizza opening a ‘cube’ at Union Station next week
The pizza chain &pizza will be able to bake 300 pizzas an hour in its new cube location. See photos.
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1 dead after Northeast DC gas station fire
Firefighters arrived to the gas station on 21st Street and Benning Road, where they found the woman with fatal injuries and a gas pump on fire.
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Emmy-winning ‘Cash Cab’ host Ben Bailey cracks up DC Comedy Loft
The Emmy-winning game show host shows off his stand-up comedy in Dupont Circle.
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From trash to tacos: DC restaurants work to reduce food waste
Every year, restaurants in the U.S. generate 22 billion pounds of food waste, or the equivalent of $25 billion. But a local movement is underway to show that when it comes to food, trash is actually pretty tasty.
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‘I ran with Wendy:’ Slain runner’s fiance felt connection running Boston Marathon in her honor
Six months after his fiancee was murdered on a run, a D.C. man shares his emotion crossing the Boston Marathon finish line in her memory and a new partnership in her honor.
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