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DC area could be in for record-breaking temps
It won’t be a heat wave — a stretch of three consecutive days above 90 degrees — since Sunday’s high recorded at Reagan National Airport was one degree shy at 89 degrees. But Storm Team4 meteorologist Matt Ritter said that the temperature Monday and Tuesday will easily max above 90 degrees.
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Purple Line pain: Project moving, but it will mean a 6-month bridge detour
Nearly a year after its groundbreaking, construction is ramping up on Maryland’s Purple Line while legal battles over its right of way appear to have stalled.
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2018 Md. Primary Guide: Crowded field of candidates seek Democratic nomination for governor
Fierce opposition to President Donald Trump has fueled predictions of a “blue wave” of Democratic victories in the fall, but it’s uncertain whether that will translate into an enthusiastic embrace of any one of the eight Democrats running to take on Maryland’s Republican Gov. Larry Hogan.
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Can’t stop the music: More tunes on the way at 3 Metro stations
Music at Gallery Place, Judiciary Square and Columbia Heights is part of an effort by General Manager Paul Wiedefeld to boost rider comfort in — and perceptions of — the system.
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In DC primary, minimum wage is the main topic of discussion
Initiative 77 would eliminate the “tipped minimum wage” — the two-tiered system under which restaurant and bar owners pay servers, bartenders and bussers a lower hourly wage with the expectation that they will be compensated with tips from customers.
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Volkswagen SUVs: 2018 Tiguan and Atlas
Volkswagen goes big with SUV — the redesigned Tiguan grows and the all-new Atlas has space to spare.
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Today in History: June 18
Here’s a look at things that have happened on this date in history.
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Maryland’s capital city names its first poet laureate
Annapolis has announced that Naval Academy English professor Temple Cone will serve a two-year term as its poet laureate.
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5 dead as SUV chased by Border Patrol crashes in South Texas
At least five people are dead and several others hurt as an SUV carrying more than a dozen people crashed while fleeing from Border Patrol agents in South Texas.
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Md. officials stress importance of life jackets after boating fatalities
This year’s boating season is off to a tragic start in Maryland. So far, there have been several boating fatalities.
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Officials could rename Virginia school after Obama
Officials might rename J.E.B. Stuart Elementary School in Richmond, Virginia, after former President Barack Obama.
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Hundreds celebrate milestone anniversaries at special mass
A special mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception honored couples throughout the Archdiocese of Washington, most who have been married a range of years — from at least 25 years, up to 75 years of marriage.
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Motorcyclist dead after Prince George’s Co. collision
A man died Sunday afternoon after his motorcycle collided with a car in Prince George’s County.
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Brooks Koepka wins U.S. Open
Brooks Koepka has won the U.S. Open for the second consecutive year.
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Fairfax Co. police: Missing teen experiencing ‘mental health crisis’
Charlie Barton, 17, who Fairfax County police say “may be experiencing a mental health crisis,” has been missing since early Saturday morning.
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Gunfire erupts at New Jersey arts festival; 22 wounded
Police say at least one person has been killed and several others injured after shooting broke out at an all-night cultural festival in Trenton, New Jersey.
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Authorities’ move-over law campaign reminds drivers to switch lanes, be safe
Law enforcement will be out in force this week, reminding drivers to slow down or move into another lane when approaching an emergency vehicle stopped on the road.
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DC’s public schools go from success story to cautionary tale
Just a year ago, the turnaround of the D.C. school system was held up as a point of pride. Now the schools have suddenly become a major public embarrassment for the District’s mayor, Muriel Bowser.
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Yorkie stays with missing toddler all night, alerts search party with ‘weak bark’
A loyal Yorkshire terrier stayed with a missing 3-year-old girl in a dense cornfield in Missouri all night — and heroically led a search party to them with a “weak bark,” authorities said.
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