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Metro To Shutdown During UMD Graduation
WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- What a week it's been for metro! First a fire, then a social media firestorm and now they've closed stations that surround the university of Maryland for the weekend just in time for graduation. Sometimes controversial twitter critics at @fixwmata, right or wrong it generated a lot of criticism. Now metro is shutting down Prince George's County Plaza, ...
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Rangers Ron Washington doesnt regret keeping Darvish in | MLB notebook
ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington was not about to question himself Friday over Yu Darvish's recent workload. Especially since Darvish felt fine after throwing a career-high 130 pitches Thursday night against Detroit. Washington had no qualms about sending his ace back to the mound in the eighth inning against the Tigers even though the Rangers had a 10-4 ...
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Strasburg happy to have family in stands
Email SAN DIEGO -- There were 50 members of Stephen Strasburg's family who watched him pitch a career-high eight innings and allow two runs -- one earned -- on three hits in a 6-2 victory over the Padres. Strasburg hasn't seen his family in four months and was pleased they were able to see his first Major League game at Petco Park. Strasburg has pitched a handful of games at Petco ...
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Police Investigating Shooting in Silver Spring
Police said there was some sort of altercation between several suspects and a security guard. During the struggle, the gun went off striking the victim in the ...
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Mt. Washington drivers to welcome paving
Scott Donald is glad Pittsburgh will pave Southern Avenue in Mt. Washington but said he'd do back flips if city crews would resurface Brookline ...
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Washington Crown Center mall water tested for Legionella contamination
Pennsylvania American Water began testing tap water Friday at Washington Crown Center mall in North Franklin after low levels of Legionella bacteria showed up in routine testing at a Pittsburgh VA outpatient clinic ...
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Myanmar president leaves for official visit to Washington
Myanmar President U Thein Sein left Nay Pyi Taw Friday night for Washington to pay an official visit to the United States, official sources said.On his first trip to Washington as a Myanmar head of state in 47 years, U Thein Sein will meet his US counterpart Barack Obama at White House on next Monday and discuss with him democracy building in the Southeast Asian nation, the White House said ...
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Part-time Minister on Crack Binge Sentenced in Carjacking
A 50-year-old ex-con and part-time minister -- who said he was on a 10-day crack binge -- was sentenced to 60 years in prison for carjacking an elderly man. News4's Jackie Bensen ...
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Washington state releases draft rules for legal marijuana
SEATTLE -- Officials in Washington state took their first stab at setting rules for the state's new marijuana industry Thursday, May 16, nearly eight months after voters here legalized pot for adults. Among the preliminary regulations: They want to track marijuana from "seed to store." They'd put a cap on the number of retail outlets in each county, but not on the number of ...
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UnitedHealth slow to fix military care backlog Pentagon says
UnitedHealth Group Inc. is failing to meet terms of a $20.5 billion military contract, causing lingering delays to medical care, a Pentagon official said. The backlogs occurred ...
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PHOTOS Top 20 Places To Get Cheap Dinner In D.C.
WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- Not many things are better than getting a great dinner on the cheap. In D.C., though, that's sometimes a hard balance to achieve. I've just made it easier for you. Take a look at this gallery of the top 20 restaurants in D.C. to get a cheap ...
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Todays MLB starting lineups May 17
Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Arizona Diamondbacks: 1. ...
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Police Bust Edwards Burglary Gang
Police have arrested three people who they say were a sophisticated gang responsible for as many as 50 burglaries in Prince George's County since ...
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As White House visit nears Myanmar leader has mixed record in carrying out reform pledges
WASHINGTON - Myanmar President Thein Sein's historic White House visit next week is the culmination of U.S. outreach to a former pariah regime. That's been based on a principle of taking "action for action" by deepening ties in response to democratic reforms. But in the six months since Barack Obama became the first U.S. president to visit Myanmar, the Southeast Asian nation ...
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White House Sharpens Focus on Path Forward After Troubles
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White House on hot seat Part I
Wait, none of those accomplishments has even come remotely close to happening? No matter. If I have a terrible day, where I mess up everything I touch, my dog will still be wagging her tail and waiting to be petted when I get home. The liberal press serves the same function for Mr. Obama. He'll be just ...
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DC Bike To Work Day Hits Record Attendance
WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- It is bike to work day in DC and the thousands who took part couldn't have asked for better weather. More than 14,000 people signed up to ditch their four wheels on Friday in favor of two. The annual event is coordinated by Commuter Connections and the Washington Area Bicyclists Association. It includes more than 70 pit stops for cyclists in DC, Maryland and ...
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Republicans Expand I.R.S. Inquiry With Eye on White House
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Md. Man Commutes By Rowing Along Anacostia River
WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- Gabe Horchler has worked at the Library of Congress for 40 years and for the last 14 of them his daily commute has been more like an urban adventure. The 68-year-old leaves Capitol Hill and bikes about 2-miles to the Anacostia Community boathouse. It's here that Gabe keeps his second mode of transportation - a shell which he will row six-miles up the Anacostia ...
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Suspect Charged After Shooting Climbing Firetruck Naked
A shooting suspect took off his clothes and climbed on a fire truck in Prince George's County Thursday. Police used a Taser to subdue him, News4's Pat Collins ...
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Pentagon chief vows to fix militarys sexual assault problem
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel ordered top military chiefs on Friday to redouble their effort to address the problem of sexual assault, saying the frequency and perceived tolerance of the crime was eroding the military's ability conduct its ...
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Washington Park man charged in Belleville carjacking
A Washington Park man faces charges in a Wednesday carjacking that led police on a high-speed chase. Timothy L. Allen, 31, of the 1200 block of North 49th Street, has been charged with one count of aggravated vehicular hijacking and aggravated fleeing and eluding. He's in jail with bail set at $750,000.The incident started around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday in a Belleville Circle K parking lot at ...
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Pentagon asks to shift $9.6 billion
The Defense Department began forwarding documents to Congress late Friday seeking to shift as much as $9.6 billion within accounts to cope with what it said were large shortfalls in overseas contingency funds related to Afghanistan.The massive reprogramming exceeds the $7.5 billion cap set by Congress for annual transfers between accounts, and to bridge the gap DOD is tapping into other ...
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Elderly Man Sentenced To 60 Years For Carjacking Kidnapping
WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- A Landover man was sentenced to 60 years in prison on Friday after being convicted on carjacking and kidnapping charges. This is surveillance video of 51-year-old Henry Sanders going on a carjacking spree Montgomery County the week after Thanksgiving of 2011. Sanders abducted three elderly men from the parking lot of the Westfield Wheaton Mall, leaving the victims beaten ...
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Washingtons Wilcox undergoes foot surgery
Washington guard C.J. Wilcox has undergone surgery on his left foot to stabilize a stress fracture that bothered him for much of his junior ...
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