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DC officials, Metro union outraged after ‘special treatment’ for white nationalists
Metro’s largest union and members of the D.C. Council are outraged that Metro and D.C. police provided Unite the Right 2 participants with what they describe as a private Metro car to get to Sunday’s rally.
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Police kept white nationalists, counterprotesters separated
D.C.’s police chief said that planning allowed law enforcement to effectively separate the roughly two dozen white nationalists from the large crowds of people protesting the “Unite the Right 2” rally Sunday.
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Restaurant resurgence in Georgetown
There has been a bit of a restaurant renaissance in Georgetown this year, reversing what had become a mini-exodus of restaurants from the Georgetown area in recent years.
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Vigil, marches mark anniversary of deadly far-right protest
The principal organizer of last year’s “Unite the Right” event will hold a “white civil rights rally,” and police are preparing for crowds of counterprotesters that are expected to outnumber white supremacists.
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The Latest: 1 arrest made in DC in Charlottesville protests
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — The Latest on events marking the anniversary of violent white nationalist rallies in Charlottesville, Virginia (all times local): 10:15 p.m. The police chief in Washington, D.C., says only one person was…
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The Latest: Anti-fascists confront police in Washington
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — The Latest on events marking the anniversary of violent white nationalist rallies in Charlottesville, Virginia (all times local): 6:50 p.m. A group of about 150 to 200 anti-fascists is confronting police…
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Small group of white nationalists outnumbered by sea of counterprotesters in DC
Several participants in the “Unite the Right 2” rally, led by organizer Jason Kessler, marched through D.C. from the Foggy Bottom Metro station, outnumbered by chanting counterprotesters downtown.
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WATCH: White nationalists arrive in DC to thousands of counterprotesters
The Unite the Right Rally is descending upon D.C. Sunday, a year after white nationalists held a similar event in Charlottesville, Virginia. Watch live coverage of the event in downtown D.C.
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String of overnight robberies in DC may be connected
D.C. police are investigating a string of armed robberies that occurred Saturday night and early Sunday morning near the Georgia Avenue-Petworth Metro station.
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PHOTOS: White nationalist, counterprotester events in DC area
Photos of the rally, protests and events around the D.C. area Sunday, Aug. 12, marking the anniversary of the deadly “Unite the Right” events in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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Amid modern food scene, DC chef looks to past for ideas
In D.C’s crowded restaurant scene, chefs are constantly seeking out new trends and techniques to set themselves apart from the rest. But one looks to the past for inspiration.
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Ahead of DC protests, church takes mindful response to hate
A day before white nationalists and counterprotesters face off in front of the White House, a D.C. church answers messages of hate with that of love and mindfulness.
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Since the darkest days of AIDS, these men have fed the sick
At the height of the HIV/AIDS crisis, Les Ralston helped deliver food to people with AIDS at a time when others were afraid to go near them.
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Va. man arrested, charged in 4 DC sexual assault cases
Santiago Rodriguez Campos, 34, was arrested Aug. 9 and charged with three sexual abuse misdemeanors and one first-degree sexual abuse.
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Photos of the week: Aug. 4-11
Here are photos from stories that happened last week. Scroll through to see if you’ve missed any.
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