Serial stabber attacking women in NW D.C.
D.C. police are searching for a serial stabber who attacked at least four women in Northwest D.C. in May and June.
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7 Day Interactive Forecast
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'It hurts not to have him home today'
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Study: Hundreds of D.C.-area bridges need major repairs
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SPORTS
Woods to sit out AT&T National at Congressional
Tiger Woods' sore left elbow will keep him out of competition until the British Open, meaning he wont play next week at the AT&T National at Congressional in Maryland.
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BUSINESS
Report: Congress spent millions to pay down staffer student loans
The House of Representatives and U.S. Senate combined to spent more than $20 million to help pay down student loans for the staffers of congressmen, Federal Times reports.
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3 pedestrians hurt in Mass. Ave. crash
Police say three pedestrians were hurt in a crash near Union Station in northwest Washington Wednesday.
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BUSINESS
Delaware plans $8 million bailout for casinos
At a time when Maryland's casinos are pulling in record revenues with plans in the works to add a sixth gambling facility, Delaware is busy planning to bail out the three operating there.
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CRIME
Italian court convicts Dolce, Gabanna on tax evasion
Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, the famed Italian fashion designers, were convicted Wednesday of withholding more than $1 billion in income tax.
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CRIME
Virgina inmate with Alexandria ties walks away from work unit
Virginia authorities are searching for an inmate who walked away from a work unit in Weyers Cave, Va.
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Commute
DDOT hosts meetings about future of Florida Ave.
DDOT will host the first of three public meetings Wednesday night on plans for Florida Avenue, Northeast. The meeting will focus on the future of Florida Avenue from New York Avenue to H Street and Benning Road.
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WORLD
President Obama in Germany calls for nuclear stockpile reduction
Issuing an appeal for a new citizen activism in the free world, President Barack Obama renewed his call Wednesday to reduce U.S. and Russian nuclear stockpiles and to confront climate change, a danger he called "the global threat of our time."
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EDUCATION
MoCo schools cut positions to hire $165K chief of staff
Three full-time staff positions and nearly $70,000 in funding for part-timers have been cut to make way to hire a new chief of staff for Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Joshua Starr, the Gazette says.
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CRIME
Two more charged in shooting death of CUA student
Two more people were arrested Monday in the March shooting death of a 31-year-old man who was about to receive his degree from Catholic University.
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WEATHER
Humidity on its way out, warm, comfortable weather in
Wednesday will bring partly cloudy skies, with less humidity and comfortable temps--highs will be near 80.
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NATION
NSA surveillance saved lives, President Obama says
President Barack Obama says lives have been saved by sweeping surveillance programs run by the National Security Agency.
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VIRGINIA
Muslim group tackles discrimination against local Muslim cab driver
For the second time in as many months, a Muslim civil rights group is pursuing criminal charges on behalf of a taxicab driver who was subjected to an anti-Islamic rant caught on tape.
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Health
Wake-up call: Starbucks to post calorie counts
Starbucks has a new way to wake up its customers: showing the calories in its drinks.
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NATION
DAYBREAK DAILY: Maryland guns stolen or lost at alarming rate
The state has the third-highest number of such losses in the nation.
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Report: Measles-infected traveler passed through Dulles
According to the Loudoun County Health Department, an overseas passenger who was infected with the disease was inside both the international terminal and baggage claim area between 6 and 9 p.m. on June 7.
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NATION
Award-winning journalist killed in LA crash
Award-winning journalist and war correspondent Michael Hastings has died in a car accident in Los Angeles.
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D.C.
D.C. Fire staffing concerns threaten Fourth of July celebration
Sources tell 7 On Your Side that the D.C. Fire Department, due to staffing and ambulance shortages, would not be able to provide coverage for the annual Fourth of July event on the National Mall. But soon after ABC7 got involved, things changed.
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Commute
Amtrak: Subsidy cuts would jeopardize service
Amtrak's president says long-distance trains and some short-haul routes would be jeopardized and service in the busy Northeast corridor might have to be slowed if federal subsidy cuts proposed by a House subcommittee are realized.
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VIDEO: Irate Dulles passenger taken down after slapping staff
An irate passenger at Dulles who was caught on video yelling obscenities and striking another person was arrested Tuesday evening and charged with simple assault and public intoxication.
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D.C.
'Audit the IRS' rally draws thousands to Capitol grounds
Thousands of protesters staged a large rally on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol Wednesday to broadcast their grievances against the Internal Revenue Service and what they described as an intrusive federal government.
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Memorial honoring Red Line crash victims delayed once again
As the memorial for the victims of the 2009 Red Line Metro crash continues to be delayed, D.C. residents and the families of the nine who died are beginning to get impatient.
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MARYLAND
CSX sues truck driver in Baltimore-area derailment
CSX is suing a garbage truck driver and his company for negligence in the explosive derailment of a freight train near Baltimore.
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Health
AMA qualifies obesity as a disease
One-third of adults in the United States are obese, so it is clear that the problem is an epidemic. But now, a major medical group has decided to classify obesity as a disease.
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MARYLAND
AARP calls NIH tops for workers over 50 years old
Over 50? Looking for a job in the D.C. area? Perhaps take a look at the National Institutes of Health, which was named the top employer for workers over 50 in America by the AARP.
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NATION
Fed says there's moderate growth in the ecomony
In its statement, the Fed said the economy is growing moderately. And for the first time it said the "downside risks to the outlook" had diminished since fall.
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MARYLAND
Silver Spring man killed in Rockville crash
A 29-year-old Silver Spring man was killed overnight in a violent crash on Veirs Mill Road in Rockville, police say.
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ENTERTAINMENT
Country singer Slim Whitman dies at age 90
Country singer Slim Whitman, the high-pitched yodeler who sold millions of records through ever-present TV ads in the 1980s and 1990s and whose song saved the world in the film comedy "Mars Attacks!," died Wednesday.
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POLITICS
House vote puts new limits on abortions
The legislation, sparked by the murder conviction of a Philadelphia late-term abortion provider, would restrict almost all abortions to the first 20 weeks after conception.
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D.C.
Frederick Douglass statue to be unveiled in Capitol
The 19th-century orator and writer Frederick Douglass will once again stand tall in the U.S. Capitol.
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WORLD
Afghan president Karzai suspends talks with US on security deal
The Afghan president on Wednesday suspended talks with the United States on a new security deal to protest the way his government was being left out of initial peace negotiations with the Taliban meant to find a way to end the nearly 12-year war.
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MARYLAND
Check out dancing horses for a good cause this weekend
ABC7's Adam Caskey previews the PVDA Ride for Life. The annual horse show and family event is celebrating it's 10th anniversary this year.
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Commute
Department of Labor investigates Capital Bikeshare's unfair wages
Around 20 current and former workers plan to participate in a press conference Wednesday, calling on Capital BIkeshare’s parent company Alta to pay over $100,000 in back pay and benefits.
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BUSINESS
Jeep recall finally agreed to by Chrysler Corporation
The government says 51 people have suffered fiery deaths in Jeep Grand Cherokees and Libertys that were hit from behind.
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CRIME
Labor Department assault suspect dies in jail
Paul Mannina, the man accused of beating, macing and sexually assaulting a Department of Labor colleague inside her Northwest D.C. home, died inside a District of Columbia jail Tuesday, officials say.
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D.C.
D.C. Council passes food truck regulations
The D.C. Council passed emergency legislation Tuesday, amending proposed food truck regulations.
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Washington, D.C.
- Serial stabber attacking women in NW D.C.
- 'Audit the IRS' rally draws thousands to Capitol grounds
- Study: Hundreds of D.C.-area bridges need major repairs
- Two more charged in shooting death of CUA student
- Frederick Douglass statue to be unveiled in Capitol
Virginia
- Virgina inmate with Alexandria ties walks away from work unit
- Study: Hundreds of D.C.-area bridges need major repairs
- Muslim group tackles discrimination against local Muslim cab driver
- 'It hurts not to have him home today'
- Would you drive to Virginia to save 9 cents a gallon?
Entertainment
- Country singer Slim Whitman dies at age 90
- Lil Wayne says he didn't mean to trample American flag
- Justin Bieber hit pedestrian with car in Hollywood, police say
- More than an album? Jay-Z partners with Samsung on new album
- Arch Campbell reviews The Bling Ring
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