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Congress has to pass another stopgap funding bill. What happens in a shutdown?
Government funding expires when the clock strikes 12:01 a.m. on December 21.
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Secret Service agent near Janet Yellen's DC home opens fire on car break-in suspects
A Secret Service special agent protecting U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen opened fire early Tuesday on people who were suspected to be trying to break into cars, authorities say.
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‘The Meeting Has Degenerated': 1 Arrest, 1 Injury at Chaotic Va. Schools Meeting
One man was arrested, another man was ticketed for trespassing and a third person was hurt at a chaotic public meeting Tuesday on equity issues in Loudoun County Public Schools.
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Girls' Confidence Plummets at as Young as 8. Here's How to Help Them — or Yourself
Research suggests that many girls’ self-confidence takes a nose dive as early as age eight. Here are tips on how to build it up.
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DC to Overhaul ‘Dave Thomas Circle,' Close Wendy's in Center of Intersection
A notoriously confusing and congested Washington, D.C., intersection with a Wendy’s at the center will be redesigned and the Wendy’s will close, officials say. D.C. used eminent domain to acquire the property in what has been dubbed “Dave Thomas Circle,” Mayor Muriel Bowser’s office announced Monday. Construction is set to begin in 2022 to make the intersection simpler and...
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Man Peeping Into Virginia Gym Locker Room Falls Through Ceiling, Sheriff Says
A woman was in the locker room of a gym in Northern Virginia when a man fell through the ceiling and onto her, officials say. Brian Anthony Joe, of Woodbridge, was charged with peeping after he fell through the locker room ceiling at Onelife Fitness in Stafford, the county sheriff’s office said Sunday. Joe, 41, fell through the ceiling...
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Incoming Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff to Teach at Georgetown Law
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris’ husband, Doug Emhoff, is set to join the faculty of Georgetown Law in D.C. next month. Emhoff will serve as a Distinguished Visitor from Practice and teach a two-credit course in the spring semester called “Entertainment Law Disputes.” He will also serve as a Distinguished Fellow of Georgetown Law’s Institute for Technology Law and Policy....
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Gyms Adapt Amid Pandemic With Outdoor Training Terraces, Tents
Gym goers in Arlington, Virginia, will soon take spin classes on an open air training terrace instead of peddling away indoors. Gold’s Gym will open a turf-covered outdoor promenade for classes and training sessions at a new location that’s set to open over the Rosslyn Metro station in early 2021. Renderings of the 1,400-square-foot terrace show space to use...
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5-Year-Old Rescued From Inside Gun Safe in Maryland
A 5-year-old was trapped inside a large gun safe in Howard County, Maryland, on Tuesday and needed to be rescued by the fire department.
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Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl Calls for Remote Learning, Teacher Protections
Foo Fighters musician and former Fairfax County Public Schools student Dave Grohl weighed in Wednesday on how school should be conducted as the coronavirus pandemic continues. In a nine-minute reading of an essay he wrote for “The Atlantic,” Grohl endorsed remote learning and said teachers who devote their lives to their students for low pay should get “a little...
