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Supreme Court leaves door open to curbing partisan districts
The Supreme Court ruled against Republicans in Maryland and Democrats in Wisconsin in a case involving partisan redistricting without ruling on the broader issue of whether electoral maps can give an unfair advantage to a political party. The justices declined to decide any of the big questions before them.
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Pair of Prince George’s Co. paving projects to begin soon
Prince George’s County commuters can soon expect delays due to a pair of paving and resurfacing projects causing lane closures on U.S. Route 301 in Upper Marlboro and U.S. Route 1 in Laurel.
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National Children’s Museum gives glimpse of new design at future DC home
The National Children’s Museum celebrated its new and improved space, located along Pennsylvania Avenue at Woodrow Wilson Plaza.
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Montgomery Co. rules on short-term rentals to go into effect next month
Property owners who want to rent out rooms or homes for fewer than 30 consecutive days, using such services as Airbnb, will have to apply for a license.
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Noxious weed alert: Giant hogweed spotted in Virginia
Giant hogweed, an invasive plant that can produce severe burns and blisters, has been spotted for the first time in Virginia.
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WATCH: Delaware ferry intentionally sunk to become a reef
A ship that spent decades crossing the Delaware Bay was sunk on purpose Friday to become part of a system of artificial reefs. See the video.
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DNA could clear defendant in Va. mother-son murder, says lawyer
A judge was told that a recently-received report from Virginia’s Department of Forensic Science showed DNA recovered from Rishi Manwani’s wallet, after he and his mother had been shot, “had a substantial similarity” to a person in the database for a Jan. 2, 2001 crime.
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Caps’ Niskanen: ‘We’re enjoying the heck out of it right now’
Matt Niskanen of the Washington Capitals talks with WTOP about the team’s ongoing celebration, his famous Metro rides to Capital One Arena during the Stanley Cup Final, and what he plans to do with his turn with the Stanley Cup.
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Official: response to 911 call about gun took too long
An emergency-services official in western Maryland says there’s no excuse for a 16-minute time lapse responding to a 911 call about a man with a gun in a preschool parking lot.
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The Phillips Collection opens renovated historic house
Since May 2017, the original 1897 building of The Phillips Collection has been undergoing renovations designed to preserve and enhance the building’s historic character.
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Review: U2 rocks Capital One Arena
WASHINGTON — It was a night of innocence lost and experiences had, as U2 rocked Capital One Arena on Sunday for the D.C. leg of its “eXPERIENCE + iNNOCENCE” tour, named after the band’s two latest…
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Supreme Court rules against Maryland GOP over congressional district; leaves open broader issue of partisan districting
WASHINGTON (AP) _ The Supreme Court is resolving partisan redistricting cases from Wisconsin and Maryland without ruling on the broader issue of whether electoral maps can give an unfair advantage to a political party. The…
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Pentagon research agency to get security upgrade in Virginia
The Arlington County Board on Saturday unanimously approved a project to add nearly 1,300 square feet to the building that’s home to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA.)
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Heat advisory issued for DC area as heat indexes could top 100
A heat advisory is in effect for the D.C. area as temperatures are expected to reach the 90s and heat index could get up to 105. That could create some dangerous conditions. Here’s what you need to know.
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Baltimore County deputies sue over pay provision
Sheriff’s deputies outside Baltimore have filed a lawsuit alleging they have been cheated out of tens of thousands of dollars in overtime.
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