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Maryland private school investigating alleged sexual abuse
The allegations became public after a 59-year-old former student wrote in January on social media about abuse by two teachers starting when she was 13.
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Police identify 2 killed in small plane crash in Maryland
Police say 62-year-old Michael Kilpatrick, of New Windsor, Maryland, and 56-year-old Robert Johnson, of Woodsboro, Maryland, died in the crash Saturday.
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15-year-old boy shot in Northeast DC
D.C. police found the boy after responding to calls reporting a shooting just after 1 p.m. near the corner of 45th and Ponds street.
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Catholics consider withholding donations amid scandals
For decades, Michael Drweiga has opened his wallet whenever the donation basket comes around at church, but the latest revelations of priests sexually abusing children brought him to the conclusion that he can no longer…
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Va. county reports first case of West Nile virus this year
With summer winding down, Arlington County, in Virginia has reported its first case of West Nile virus this year. To help protect yourself, the county recommends using the 3-D’s: drain, dress, and defend.
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Va. company releases half its workforce after pipeline slowdown
A temporary stop-work order has forced Mountain Valley Pipeline to release half its workforce and push back an expected complete date to late next year.
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Trump says his White House counsel not a ‘RAT’ like Nixon’s
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — President Donald Trump insisted Sunday that his White House counsel isn’t a “RAT” like the Watergate-era White House attorney who turned on Richard Nixon, and he blasted the ongoing Russia investigation…
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Suspected Russian agent abruptly moved from DC to Va. jail after complaints of condition
Maria Butina, who is facing charges of working as a Russian agent in the U.S., was spirited from a D.C. detention facility to an Alexandria, Virginia, jail overnight after grumbling from the Russian government about her treatment in custody.
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Brennan considers legal action to stop clearance revocations
Former CIA Director John Brennan said Sunday that he is considering taking legal action to try to prevent President Donald Trump from stripping other current and former officials’ security clearances.
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How smoke from California wildfires made it to DC area
The jet stream, or strong upper level winds, steered the smoke to the mid-Atlantic region, some 3,000 miles away from its origin, a meteorologist from the National Weather Service said.
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‘Crazy Rich Asians’ shines bright at the box office
Glitz has won out over guns at the North American box office this weekend as the gilded romance “Crazy Rich Asians” took No. 1 over Mark Wahlberg’s action-packed “Mile 22.”
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Quakes cut power, topple buildings on Indonesian island
A strong earthquake jolted the Indonesian island of Lombok on Sunday, causing landslides on Mount Rinjani and damaging buildings, as it tries to recover from a temblor earlier this month that killed hundreds of people.
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How Cardinal Wuerl sees a path forward from clergy abuse scandal
It was a turbulent week for the Catholic Church after a Pennsylvania grand jury report alleged a decadeslong, systematic cover-up of child sex abuse by more than 300 priests. The Archbishop of Washington, Cardinal Donald Wuerl, told WTOP how he believes the church can move forward from this scandal.
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Copyright issues close DC ‘Rick and Morty’ pop-up bar
A D.C. pop up bar designed with die-hard “Rick and Morty” fans in mind has been closed after a dispute with Turner Broadcasting/Cartoon Network over copyright use.
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George Mason professor retires, faces multiple harassment claims
George Mason University had begun termination proceedings when Peter Pober, a communications professor, chose to retire.
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Virginia officials warn of algae bloom in parts of Lake Anna
The Pamunkey and North Anna branches of Lake Anna in Orange, Louisa and Spotsylvania counties are having a harmful algae bloom, Virginia officials said.
