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Obama to call for U.S.-Russia nuclear arms cuts
Barack Obama 's foreign-policy speech in Berlin Wednesday will call for additional U.S.-Russia nuclear-arms cuts, administration officials said. He is expected to say Washington and Moscow can shrink their nuclear arsenals by up to one-third beyond cuts mandated under the 2010 New Start, or Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, without hurting deterrence or capabilities, the officials told The ...
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Syria peace talks delayed after Putin unyielding
Syrian peace talks will be delayed after Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to boycott talks that assume President Bashar Assad will resign, officials said. The international peace conference in Geneva, Switzerland, proposed by Washington and Moscow six weeks ago to be held as soon as May is now likely to be delayed until September, a Western official told several news organizations after ...
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Washington state theft ring targeted grocery store booze www.privateofficer.com
Four felons who police said stole thousands of dollars of liquor from grocery stores across Western Washington have been charged with organized retail theft for a suspected months-long crime spree. Charles Askew, Devonte Jack, Darren Dean and Blake Kirvin conspired to steal high-end liquor from Safeways, QFCs and Top Foods, investigators said. They described the thefts as "brazen," ...
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Gio tasked with getting Nats win in Philly
Despite an up-and-down season, the Phillies have tread water to this point, and they may have their own division foes to thank. Philadelphia is 35-37 overall but owns an 18-9 record against the National League East. The Phillies can improve on that number with a win and three-game series sweep over the Nationals on Wednesday at Citizens Bank Park. In order to do that, the Phillies will need a ...
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No-Flash Traffic Cameras Going Up Around DC
WASHINGTON (WUSA9)-- If you drive in DC then you know all about the countless traffic cameras on the streets. Now, DC Police say they are trying out new cameras that don't flash. Currently there are only a few up because they are being tested. However, DC Police say if the tests prove the cameras to be effective they will install 32 of them throughout the district. The non-flash models ...
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Two More Arrested In NE DC Murder
WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- DC Police say they have arrested two more suspects in the murder of 31-year-old Akinwol Olu Williams om March 14. Williams was shot and killed while walking home from the Deanwood Metro Station. He was shot just a few feet away from his front door on the 1000 block of 44th Street NE., DC Police said. He was transported to a hospital where he died due to his injures. ...
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Bats limited by Lee as Detwiler falls to Phillies
WSH@PHI: Werth goes deep to shatter a scoreless tie PHILADELPHIA -- The Nationals and the Phillies found themselves in a pitchers' duel on Tuesday night at Citizens Bank Park. But the Phillies' offense would soon take over the game, scoring three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to help Philadelphia defeat the Nationals, 4-2. Washington has lost three straight games and is now ...
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Washington gets into huddle with sworn enemy the Taliban
The United States and the Taliban cleared the decks for peace talks even as a deadly attack on US troops underlined the destructive nature of their decade-long war. US officials welcomed the Islamist insurgent group's opening of an office in Qatar to serve as a front for talks with Washington and President Hamid Karzai's Afghan administration, and said the sides would meet this week. ...
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A Political Stalemate Ends in Washington With Food Truck Rules
WASHINGTON -- A protracted legislative battle that has consumed this city -- one that has pitted established businesses against start-ups, energized politicians on both sides of the aisle and prompted a grass-roots online campaign -- has finally come to an ...
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Water Bills to Double in 10 Years for D.C. Residents
Sinkholes, water main breaks and flooding are all symptoms of a big problem underneath D.C. streets. News4's Mark Segraves got an exclusive, first-hand look at the damage ...
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D.C. Police Investigate Double Shooting in NE
According to police, crews were dispatched just before 11 p.m. to the 1900 block of Capitol Avenue NE. There they found two men shot, one of whom was not conscious or breathing at the time. The other victim was transported to a local hospital with life-threatening ...
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Victims Mother Spends 20 Years Fighting Police Brutality
Dorothy Elliott's son was shot 14 times while sitting in a police cruiser while handcuffed during a suspected DUI stop. His mother has been fighting for victims of police brutality ever since. News4's Darcy Spencer has the ...
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Metro Bus Has Oil Leak Emits Cloud Of Smoke
WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- Metro officials say a bus had an oil leak which caused a huge cloud of smoke to be emitted, and it was all caught on video. The Route 31 bus was on Wisconsin Ave., headed downtown to Potomac Park at about 8:26 p.m. when the incident occurred, Metro officials said. There were no reports of fire or injures on the bus that was carrying eight passengers at the time, ...
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One Juvenile Injured Falling Off School Roof
Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department's Twitter page , a young man was "hanging from conduit approximately 8-10 feet off the ...
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Two Additional Arrests Made in NE Murder
Just two weeks after police arrested a suspect on murder charges in connection with the death of 31-year-old Akinwole Olu Williams, two more arrests have been ...
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Huge Plumes of Smoke Funnel Out of Metrobus
The Route 31 bus to Potomac Park was leaking oil, causing a large plume of smoke at approximately 8 p.m. The bus did not catch on fire, but there was a mechanical ...
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Fairfax County Votes to Expand Home Day Care
A townhall addressing the change will be hosted July 20 by Fairfax County, followed by workshops to "assist providers" with necessary paperwork, according to county chairman Sharon Bulova's ...
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Josh Duggar snags Family Research Council job in Washington D.C.
Michelle and Jim Bob's 19 children , is following in the footsteps of his politically conscious father, who once served in the Arkansas House of Representatives but failed to win the Republican primary for U.S. Senate. Th 25-year-old reality star, who now has a wife and three children of his own, will serve as the executive director of the Family Research Council's conservative ...
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Guest Boeing’s exodus from Washington state
WE recently learned Boeing will be moving some engineers and technical professionals to other parts of the country. The news comes at a time when the world’s focus is on aerospace, with this week’s Paris Air Show and last Friday’s inaugural flight of the Airbus A350 - the rival to Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner. Moving jobs is a continuation of the company’s steady ...
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Davey Nats have a lot of season ahead
PHILADELPHIA -- After losing to the Phillies on Monday, Nationals shortstop Ian Desmond went to manager Davey Johnson and said the team wasn't playing as loose as it did last year. A year ago, the Nationals were 41-28 after 69 games before they went on to win their first division title. Entering Tuesday's action, the Nationals were 34-35, 7 1/2 games behind the Braves in the National ...
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Lannan has no ill will toward Nationals
Email PHILADELPHIA -- A day after having a strong performance against the Nationals, Phillies left-hander John Lannan expressed no ill feeling toward his former team. Lannan acknowledged it was weird facing the Nationals, the team that drafted him in 2005 and non-tendered him after last season. "I knew I had to go out there and face them like any other opponent, and I did," Lannan ...
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Measles Alert for Dulles Airport Travelers
Measles is very contagious and is spread through coughing, sneezing and contact with secretions from the nose, mouth and throat of someone who's ...
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Fairfax County Firefighter Uniforms Get Inexpensive Facelift
Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports on uniform changes being made by new Fairfax County Fire Chief Richard Bowers. Among the changes, T-shirts will include a company number and firefighters will be permitted to wear ...
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Wanted Man Runs Through Streets of D.C. Without Shoe
News4's Pat Collins explains how a wanted man was discovered and led officers on a wild chase that included a Metrobus in a failed effort to get ...
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Pentagon unveils plans for moving women into combat roles
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top U.S. military official declared "the days of Rambo are over" as the Pentagon unveiled its plans on Tuesday for integrating women into combat infantry positions following 12 years of war in which they fought and died in Iraq and Afghanistan while barred from front-line fighting ...
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