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Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick Died of Strokes After Jan. 6 Riot
U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick suffered strokes and died of natural causes the day after he defended the Capitol against an insurrection on Jan. 6, D.C.’s chief medical examiner ruled.
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Fellow Officers, Congress Pay Tribute to Officer Who Died Defending Capitol
Members of Congress and U.S. Capitol Police officers paid tribute Wednesday to Officer Brian Sicknick, who lay in honor for a second day in the building he died defending. “Our promise to Brian’s family is that we will never forget his sacrifice,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said at a solemn memorial ceremony attended by Sicknick’s family. “Bless those who...
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Confederate Flag Removed From I-95 in Virginia Amid Construction
A group that has flown a large Confederate flag along I-95 in Stafford County, Virginia, for years says it removed the flag Wednesday. Road construction is underway in the area. The Virginia Department of Transportation said Wednesday that the department acquired 10 parcels of land along the highway to build an express lane ramp. On one of the parcels of…
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Ocean City Restaurant Rolls Out ‘Bumper Tables' to Aid Social Distancing
Diners in a Maryland beach town are bouncing back into eating out amid the coronavirus pandemic with a little help from inflatable inner tubes on wheels. About a dozen of the so-called “bumper tables” were rolled out at Fish Tales, a restaurant in Ocean City, Maryland, on Saturday. The inflated tube tables were created by Baltimore company Revolution Event...
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Virginia Officials Warn Coronavirus Numbers May Miss Cases Diagnosed by Doctors
Virginia officials are warning the state may have more coronavirus cases than those reported in official health department numbers due to a long-reported shortfall in testing. More than 6,800 patients have tested positive and are included in the state’s reported number of cases. But not every sick person may get a test amid shortages. In many cases, a doctor makes…
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DC to Close Schools, Joining Maryland, Virginia as Area Coronavirus Cases Hit 40
The coronavirus outbreak is upending life in the D.C. area. School officials, employers, event planners and government officials in D.C., Maryland and Virginia told people to stay home and isolate themselves as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the region hit 57 Thursday. One of D.C.’s largest tourist and cultural events —which normally draws up to 1.5 million...
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Teen Convicted of Murder of Man Shot, Stabbed Outside Va. Restaurant
A jury found a teenager guilty of killing a man who was slashed and shot outside a restaurant in Manassas, Virginia, in 2017.
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Protesters Arrested as Demonstrations Heat Up Outside Venezuelan Embassy in DC
Protesters at the Venezuelan embassy in Washington were taken into custody Wednesday evening as demonstrations got heated.
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Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder of Muslim Teen
A Northern Virginia man received four life sentences without the possibility of parole for raping and killing a Muslim teenager as she walked back to a mosque with friends for pre-dawn religious services.
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Butterflies vs. Border Wall: Federal Judge Dismisses Conservationists' Attempt to Block Wall Construction
A butterfly conservation organization tried to stop border wall construction on its property in South Texas, but a federal judge dismissed their case.
