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AARP calls NIH tops for workers over 50 years old
6/19/13 12:05 PM
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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Country singer Slim Whitman dies at age 90
6/19/13 11:22 AM
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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Fairfax teen electrocuted on school roof, vigil planned today
6/19/13 10:18 AM
A teen was electrocuted and three others were injured after they climbed onto a Herndon elementary school roof Tuesday, Fairfax police say. There will be an impromptu vigil at Carson Middle School at 1 p.m. today.
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Silver Spring man killed in Rockville crash
6/19/13 10:03 AM
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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Jeep recall finally agreed to by Chrysler Corporation
6/19/13 8:22 AM
The government says 51 people have suffered fiery deaths in Jeep Grand Cherokees and Libertys that were hit from behind.
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Fort Belvoir to open new, 270K sq-foot Exchange
6/19/13 6:34 AM
Fort Belvoir is unveiling a new, 270,000 square-foot post exchange that military officials say is the largest of its kind on the East Coast and an example of the military's effort to rebrand and modernize the old exchanges.
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Humidity on its way out, warm, comfortable weather in
6/19/13 5:32 AM
Wednesday will bring partly cloudy skies, with less humidity and comfortable temps--highs will be near 80.
D.C. Fire staffing concerns threaten Fourth of July celebration
6/18/13 11:52 PM
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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Cat shot with arrow in Anne Arundel County
6/18/13 9:41 PM
Xena, a 2-year-old cat, was found near a home in the 300 block of Riva Road with a two-foot arrow sticking out of its shoulder. The scared cat was not able to be captured, though, for two days.
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Two more charged in shooting death of CUA student
6/19/13 11:37 AM
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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Mystery continues: No remains found during new Hoffa search
6/19/13 10:55 AM
The FBI says it has found no sign of the remains of former Teamsters union leader Jimmy Hoffa and is ending a dig in suburban Detroit.
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3 pedestrians hurt in Mass. Ave. crash
6/19/13 10:11 AM
Three pedestrians were hit during a two-car accident Wednesday morning on Massachusetts Avenue and North Capitol Street. DDOT says to expect road closures in the area for several hours.

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Frederick Douglass statue to be unveiled in Capitol
6/19/13 9:20 AM
The 19th-century orator and writer Frederick Douglass will once again stand tall in the U.S. Capitol.
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Check out dancing horses for a good cause this weekend
6/19/13 7:25 AM
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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Muslim group tackles discrimination against local Muslim cab driver
6/19/13 5:55 AM
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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Department of Labor investigates Capital Bikeshare's unfair wages
6/18/13 11:53 PM
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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Award-winning journalist killed in LA crash
6/18/13 10:31 PM
Award-winning journalist and war correspondent Michael Hastings has died in a car accident in Los Angeles.
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House vote puts new limits on abortions
6/18/13 8:49 PM
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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