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War on Terror Memorial Planned for National Mall in DC
President Biden gave the green light f or the process last December, and now the Global War on Terrorism Memorial Foundation begins its fundraising campaign to build the memorial.
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Protesters Caravan Around White House, Demand All Votes Counted
Carrying signs saying “count every vote” and “we are watching,” several dozen protesters circled the White House Thursday morning, closing streets as they demanded that all votes cast in the 2020 election get counted. Protesters in cars, on bikes and on foot planned to caravan around the White House grounds Thursday morning to “make as much noise as possible in…
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DC Police Release Body Camera Footage From Police Shooting of 18-Year-Old Deon Kay
Police body camera footage shows the moments when a D.C. officer fatally shot 18-year-old Deon Kay, then went to search for a gun he says he saw in Kay’s hand. Kay, of Southeast D.C., was killed by a police officer on Wednesday afternoon. According to police, Kay was running from Seventh District patrol officers and pulled out a gun....
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DC Ceremonially Names Street to White House After Black Lives Matter; Emblazons Name on Road
The city of Washington, D.C., is echoing a call for justice by ceremonially naming a road and painting an unmissable message on a street that leads to the White House: Black lives matter. A section of 16th Street in front of the White House is now ceremonially named Black Lives Matter Plaza, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Friday. Earlier,...
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Protesters Shelter in DC Home Overnight After Being ‘Corralled,' Pepper-Sprayed by Police
A D.C. man opened his doors to dozens of protesters overnight Tuesday after he said officers physically attacked and pepper-sprayed a group of over 200 demonstrators. Protesters emerged from the three-story rowhome a few minutes after a citywide curfew expired at 6 a.m. and clapped for the man who housed them overnight, Rahul Dubey. Dubey said that he acted on…
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Uber Passenger Shoots, Kills Driver and Man Sharing Ride in Maryland: Police
A rideshare passenger gunned down an Uber driver and another passenger in Oxon Hill, Maryland, Tuesday night and told police he was high on PCP at the time of the shooting, authorities say.
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Woman on Way to Job Interview Hit, Killed on Indian Head Highway
A 24-year-old woman on her way to a job interview was killed Thursday as she crossed what has been called the most dangerous road in the D.C. area.
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14K Empty Shoes Near US Capitol Honor Child Gun Violence Victims
Thousands of children’s shoes were on display outside the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday as a temporary memorial to children killed by gun violence.
