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‘Slave' texts telling people to ‘pick cotton' sent to DC, Virginia and Maryland residents
People throughout the D.C. area and across the country reported receiving racist spam text messages the day after the election that told them to report to plantations to pick cotton.
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DC pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao playing in their new home at the National Zoo
The giant pandas are currently in quarantine as they acclimate to their new habitat.
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20,000 people expected on Ellipse for Kamala Harris speech on Tuesday
Some 20,000 people are expected to attend the rally on the Ellipse and the National Mall.
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Track Hurricane Milton: See the dangerous storm's current path across Florida
Watch the live path of the hurricane as it threatens to devastate Florida’s Gulf Coast, an area hit hard by Hurricane Helene two weeks ago.
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Medical waste washes up in Ocean City, Assateague Island forcing closures
Beaches have been closed and ocean activities barred along southern Maryland after medical waste washed up around Ocean City. Officials in Ocean City announced the closure on Sunday afternoon. They did not expand on what type of medical waste was found. “Until we are confident that the situation is under control, we recommend wearing shoes on the beach and avoiding…
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Man shot during armed robbery in Ballston
The victim was rushed to the hospital in critical condition, police said.
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The severity of DC's 911 outages is coming into focus — and it appears there's no quick fix
A slew of unplanned computer dispatch outages, major staffing shortages and a criminal probe are hanging over Washington, D.C.’s 911 center. As police continue to investigate one of those outages, which coincided with the death of a 5-month-old baby, District officials spoke to reporters Monday about the issues that have plagued the call center.
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DC 911 system had 18 disruptions since December and computer system too old to handle volume, officials say
DC’s 911 computer system has experienced at least seven unplanned outages this year and a criminal probe has been opened into one of them.
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A four-peat, Disqualification, Golden relay: DMV swimmers' highs and lows in Paris
There were many triumphs and a shocker in the pool on day eight of the Paris Olympics. Team DMV pulled in a lot of hardware. Here’s a look at the big moments.
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Watch: Maryland boxer Jahmal Harvey advances after split decision at Olympic opening round
The bout left Harvey, an Oxon Hill, Maryland native, bloodied from a cheek injury, but that didn’t stop his flow.
