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USAID workers clear their desks in Trump's final push to dismantle the agency
U.S. Agency for International Development workers, some in tears, are carting away belongings from a final visit to their now-closed headquarters. The Trump administration’s rapid dismantling of the congressionally authorized agency is moving into its final stages. Notices sent out in mass mailings this week are terminating over 90% of USAID’s contracts for humanitarian and development work around the world....
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Ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio arrested on Capitol Hill
Enrique Tarrio, the former leader of the Proud Boys, was arrested Friday outside the U.S. Capitol, police say.
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Florida congressman investigated for alleged DC assault as police probe their own handling
D.C. police confirm they are investigating an alleged assault by Florida Rep. Cory Mills, a Republican representing a district northeast of Orlando, calling it an active criminal investigation.
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Kennedy Center shakeup: DC residents, artists and relatives of JFK react to changes
Less than 24 hours after the announcement that President Donald Trump had been voted as chair of the board of trustees, the Kennedy Center is seeing fallout from featured performers and some of the remaining board members.
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DC traffic backs up as 17K federal workers are expected at base with parking for 4,400
Nearly 17,000 federal workers are expected to return to the office at Washington Navy Yard on Monday, according to base officials.
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Crews remove USAID letters off of former DC headquarters
Crews were seen Friday removing USAID signage from the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C.
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VIDEO: Vigil for DC crash victims held on Potomac waterfront
Residents and elected officials gathered Wednesday night to remember the people lost in the mid-air collision outside Reagan National Airport just over a week ago.
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Feds look to unload office space as workers face pressure to resign or return
A bipartisan group has analyzed the problem of too big, too costly federal buildings for nearly a decade. As President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk pressure federal workers to quit or return to in-person work, now might be the time to achieve the goal of downsizing.
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Figure skating event benefiting DC plane crash victims to take place in Washington
A figure skating tribute will take place in Washington, D.C., in early March to support victims of the midair collision outside Ronald Reagan International Airport.
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Incoming Howard professor and civil rights lawyer killed in Potomac crash
A civil rights lawyer preparing for a new position with Howard University’s law school died in Wednesday evening’s plane crash at Reagan National Airport. Already working in D.C. for quite some time, Kiah Duggins was a shining light who worked to build equitable communities and fight for justice, those who knew her said. “Kiah was all the things,” said Bobby...
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Recap: Concerns about DCA air traffic safety grow as region mourns crash victims
Recovery operations are underway after an American Airlines flight and an Army helicopter collided and crashed into the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night.
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Dramatic videos show moment plane, helicopter collide mid-air over Potomac
New videos, apparently captured by security cameras at Reagan National Airport and obtained by CNN, show the moment an Army Blackhawk helicopter and an American Airlines jet collided over the Potomac River. Police boats returned to the river Friday as part of the recovery and investigation after the midair collision killed 67 people in the United States’ deadliest aviation disaster in...
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Dramatic videos show moment plane, helicopter collide mid-air over Potomac
New videos, apparently captured by security cameras at Reagan National Airport and obtained by CNN, show the moment an Army Blackhawk helicopter and an American Airlines jet collided over the Potomac River.
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How the NTSB investigation into the DC plane crash will work
A deadly midair collision between an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter near the nation’s capital is bringing renewed focus on the federal agency charged with investigating aviation disasters.
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Connecticut native remembers wife and daughter killed in DC plane crash
Andy Beyer says his daughter, 12-year-old Brielle, was someone who lit up every room she walked into. The elite skater was thrilled to earn a spot on the national development team in Wichita, Kansas.
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Deadly D.C. plane crash: What we know about the victims and what happened in the air
There is now an intense federal investigation into how an American Eagle jet could crash with a Blackhawk helicopter. The 64 people on the plane and three people on the helicopter all died. Among the victims were American figure skaters returning home. NBC New York’s Marc Santia and Charles Watson report.
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Recap: Black boxes recovered from plane, helicopter crash that left no survivors
Recovery operations are underway after an American Airlines flight and an Army helicopter collided and crashed into the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night.
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‘I just saw a fireball and then it was just gone': ATC releases crash audio
Air Traffic Control shared raw audio from before and after the collision outside of Reagan National Airport on Wednesday night.
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‘We have lost family': Skating club CEO details six lost on passenger plane to DC
Doug Zeghibe, owner of The Skating Club of Boston, said that the crash would have “long-reaching impacts” for the community and that the club previously lost dozens of members in a plane crash in 1961.
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Who are the DC plane crash victims? American figure skaters among presumed dead
Passengers aboard the American Airlines flight that collided with an Army helicopter and crashed into the frigid waters of the Potomac River included teen figure skaters, their mothers and Russian coaches. There were 60 passengers and four crew members on the American Airlines flight on Wednesday and three soldiers aboard the training flight on the Blackhawk helicopter. Hope of rescuing any...