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Hogan’s play to keep Redskins in Maryland surprises fellow officials
Maryland negotiated a deal with the Department of Interior to gain control of 300-acres near National Harbor as part of a strategy to keep the Redskins.
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Are you a workshopper? Your IT department is watching
Only 24 percent of companies in a recent Robert Half Technology survey said they block access to online shopping sites. But nearly 70 percent of companies said they monitor employees’ online buying habits at work.
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Daniel Snyder, District officials working with Congress on NFL stadium provision
The measure would also open the 190-acre campus to commercial development by extending the District’s long-term lease on the land from the federal government for 99 years beyond its 2038 expiration and removing restrictions limiting the land to sports and recreation uses.
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Volunteers, wreaths needed to decorate veterans’ headstones at Arlington National Cemetery
National Wreaths Across America Day is Saturday, Dec. 15, and the organization is still looking for is looking for help to honor those buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
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1 dead, another injured in Suitland Parkway crash
A man became trapped in his vehicle late Sunday night after a crash on the Suitland Parkway. He and another victim were transported to a hospital, where the man died of his injuries.
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DC to settle lawsuit alleging ‘invasive’ police body probe
The ACLU and the 40-year-old M.B. Cottingham sued police in July over the September 2017 anal search by Officer Sean Lojacono, who denies inappropriately touching Cottingham.
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30 years later, groundbreaking book ‘Banned in DC’ still reverberates
Thirty years after the release of a groundbreaking book about D.C.’s hardcore punk scene, its author says some of the messages are as resonant today as when the book first came out.
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Southern snow storm reaches central Va., southern Md.
The D.C. area may see some snow flurries or showers during Sunday’s winter storm, though accumulation will be less than significant. The greatest impact will be felt in southern Maryland and central Virginia. Still, what forecasters have dubbed “conversational wintry weather” could make for slippery roadways and an icy start to the workweek. Here’s what you need to know.
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A child’s mission to help grows into a coat drive for the community
Now in its eighth year, the Annual Warming Hearts Coat Drive began with the generosity of a 10-year-old. See photos.
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Queer Tango: A dance class where anyone can lead or follow
The traditional rules of tango are deeply gendered — the man leads and the woman follows. But in Queer Tango, a class where gender rules don’t matter, students learn both roles and may dance with whomever they’d like.
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New Dupont Circle beauty shop helps customers ‘flex their melanin’
Two African-American women teamed up to open Brown Beauty Co-Op, a shop featuring beauty products tailored for women of color. The store had its grand opening Saturday in Dupont Circle. See photos.
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1 seriously injured, 5 displaced after DC apartment fire
An apartment fire in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood in northwest D.C. was caused by flammables being stored too close to the furnace, D.C. Fire and EMS officials said.
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Photos of the week: Dec. 1-8
Here are photos from stories that happened last week. Scroll through to see if you’ve missed any.
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7th person arrested in fatal shooting of 10-year-old Makiyah Wilson
Darrise Jeffers, 19, of Northwest D.C. is the seventh person charged in connection to the July 16 gang-motivated shooting that killed the 10-year-old girl and injured several others, D.C. police said Friday.
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Star-rating system unveiled for DC’s public schools
Nearly 40 percent of D.C.’s public schools, including charters, got a rating of three stars under the new school performance rating unveiled Friday.
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