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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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D.C. Council passes food truck regulations
The D.C. Council passed emergency legislation Tuesday, amending proposed food truck regulations.
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NSA director says surveillance foiled 50 terror plots
The U.S. foiled a plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange because of the sweeping surveillance programs at the heart of a debate over national security and personal privacy, officials said Tuesday.
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Victim: Naval Academy didn't take my assault claims seriously
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The female Naval Academy student who says she was raped by three Midshipmen football players at an off-campus party says that the school hasn't taken her claims seriously and that she fears retaliation, WJZ-TV reports.
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World's Largest Swimming Lesson makes a splash in Bethesda
Tens of thousands of kids on five continents splashed and paddled their way to a fourth consecutive Guinness World Record to combat childhood drowning Tuesday.
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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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Chrysler agrees to Jeep recall
The government says 51 people have suffered fiery deaths in Jeep Grand Cherokees and Libertys that were hit from behind.
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Dead body found on Route 50 ID'd
A dead body was discovered in the median strip of Route 50 near Cheverly Monday morning, and Maryland State Police are trying to figure out how the person both died and got on the side of the road.
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Report: Five of 'America's Worst Charities' in Maryland, Virginia
Five of the 50 charities identified in a Tampa Bay Times/Center for Investigative Reporting investigation into just how little money they actually give to the needy are based in Maryland or Virginia.
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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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Sources: Man shoots stepfather, turns gun on himself
A man was shot and killed Tuesday and another was injured near a Northwest Washington home, sources tell ABC7.
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Providers concerned over changes to Fairfax County in-home day care rules
Members of the Fairfax County board debated changing zoning rules for in-home daycare facilities to fall in line with new state rules.
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D.C. students honored at Chancellor's Scholars Luncheon
A group of exceptional D.C. students were recognized for their hard work Tuesday at the first-ever Chancellor's Scholars Luncheon.
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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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Military leaders look at removing restrictions for women in combat
Military leaders are ready to begin tearing down the remaining walls that have prevented women from holding thousands of combat and special operations jobs near the front lines.
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Driver in fatal Arlington skateboard crash charged
The driver of the car that was involved in the skateboard crash that killed John Malvar, a 17-year-old Washington-Lee High School student, has been charged with reckless driving, officials say.
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Parents, day care providers hit by conflicting state, county rules
Changing rules could have home day care centers in Fairfax County cutting back on how many children they will accept, putting parents and day care providers in a bind.
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ACLU: Racial discrepancies among arrests for marijuana possession
The American Civil Liberties Union reports in a new study that black people are arrested for possessing marijuana far more often than white people, though use by both races is about the same.
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