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Obama: Sex assaults threaten "trust and discipline" in military
A day after laying out his counterterrorism vision, President Barack Obama is addressing future military leaders who could help carry it out in a speech to U.S. Naval Academy graduates.
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Lorton woman wins $1 million in Powerball
A Lorton woman is now $1 million richer after she matched five numbers in the Powerball lottery
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Parents who tried to heal sick child with prayer, charged with murder
A bail hearing is scheduled for a Philadelphia couple who believe in faith healing over medicine and are charged with third-degree murder in the April death of their 8-month-old son.
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The Old Guard places flags on graves at Arlington National Cemetery
On the eve of Memorial Day weekend since 1948, the Army's official ceremonial unit - the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) - deploys at Arlington National Cemetery to place American flags at each grave.
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Cooling down ahead of the holiday weekend
A cold front has been pushing through the D.C. area, and the cooler, less humid air will gradually settle into place. Temperatures will drop a bit and then hold steady in the low to mid 60s throughout the day.
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Worker killed in parking deck collapse at Montgomery Mall
One construction worker was killed and another one was critically injured when a parking garage that was closed to the public partially collapsed outside the Westfield Montgomery Mall in Bethesda Thursday afternoon.
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Cyclists call for barriers to prevent U-turns on Pennsylvania Ave.
It's been nearly six months since the D.C. government made it illegal for drivers to make U-turns across the bike lanes on Pennsylvania Avenue. But cyclists say a video that has gone viral of a near miss shows the need for a safety barrier.
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Obama defends drone strikes, but says they're no 'cure-all'
President Obama defended America's controversial drone attacks as legal, effective and a necessary linchpin in an evolving U.S. counterterrorism policy. But he says the targeted strikes are no "cure-all" and that he is haunted by the civilians unintentionally killed.
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Up to 11 hurricanes could hit U.S. in 2013
NOAA’s National Hurricane Center predicts higher than average hurricane activity this year.
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Historic heroin bust in Stafford County
The Stafford County Sheriff's Office has made a historic drug bust. They say they've uncovered two kilograms of heroin with a street value worth $270,000.
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Police investigate a homicide involving a hatchet in Gaithersburg
It started out as a burglary call. But police say when they arrived on the scene they found something different. Investigators believe a hatchet was used to kill a man whose body was found in the woods behind a home.
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Virginia mom sentenced for mooning school bus
A Suffolk mother will spend weekends behind bars after mooning her son's school bus following a confrontation with the driver.
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Memorial Day travel: Virginia to boost road patrols
Virginia State Police will boost road patrols over the Memorial Day holiday weekend.
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Shooting of Julian Dawkins by deputy ruled a homicide
Based on autopsy results, the death of Julian Dawkins was ruled a homicide on Thursday evening. The Commonwealth’s Attorney says a decision on whether Arlington County Sheriff's deputy Craig Patterson is charged or not will be made within 24 to 48 hours.
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Rick Curl gets 7 years for 1980s sex abuse
Rick Curl, the prominent United States swimming coach who pleaded guilty to sexually abusing one of his students in the 1980s, was sentenced Thursday to seven years behind bars.
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Jodi Arias jury dismissed, retrial set
The jury in Jodi Arias' trial was dismissed Thursday after failing to reach a unanimous decision on whether the woman they convicted of murdering her one-time boyfriend should be sentenced to life or death.
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Northern Virginia vineyards assess losses from frost
Last week, a sudden overnight frost descended on lower elevation vineyards in Northern Virginia at the beginning of the peak growing season. And 28-degree temperatures are a vine-killer.
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Arch Campbell on Fast and Furious Six, Hangover 3
Millions of viewers watched Vin Diesel crash this car out of burning airplane on the Superbowl ad for Fast and Furious Six. Fast car fans won't be disappointed in this latest saga of hard driving men and women rising to the challenge of 'top this.'
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