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North Korea fires projectile into eastern waters
South Korea has deployed dozens of Israeli-made precision guided missiles on islands near a western sea boundary disputed by North Korea.
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Dozens injured in Connecticut train crash
Railroad officials in Connecticut say the morning commute is going as well as can be expected following Friday's train collision that that injured 72 people and has shut down service.
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95 northbound accident causing delays for commuters
An accident on I-95 northbound in Stafford County is causing delays.
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Tornadoes ravage Oklahoma, Kansas, upper Midwest
Several tornadoes struck parts of the nation's midsection Sunday, concentrating damage in central Oklahoma and Wichita, Kan. One person was killed near Shawnee, Okla., and 21 injuries were reported throughout the state.
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Padres blast Nats 13-4
After losing to Stephen Strasburg on Thursday night and then blowing an extra-inning game Friday night, the San Diego Padres righted themselves rather nicely against the defending NL East champion Nationals.
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Casino Wars: Maryland Live! vs. Hollywood Casino
The casino business is no game! Maryland Live and West Virginia's Hollywood Casino are both betting on table games and unique experiences to win over gamblers.
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Driver who hit hikers in Va. parade likely had medical condition
Authorities believe the driver who plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a Virginia mountain town parade suffered from a medical condition and did not cause the crash intentionally, an emergency official said Sunday.
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Scandal's Kerry Washington speaks at GW's commencement
One of the hottest stars on television was back in D.C. for her alma mater's commencement. Kerry Washington addressed students at George Washington University Sunday morning.
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Winning formulas: How do you pick your lucky numbers?
So you didn’t win the historic Powerball jackpot. But do you still think you have a winning formula?
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Florida ticket wins Powerball; Va. winner gets $1 million
A single ticket sold in Florida has the winning numbers for the $590.5-million Powerball prize. In Lorton, a ticket was sold to a lucky $1 million winner.
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FBI mourns loss of agents killed in training accident off Va. coast
Christopher Lorek and Stephen Shaw, Quantico-based agents with the FBI's Critical Incident Response Group, were killed in a training accident off the coast of Virginia Beach.
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AP CEO calls records seizure unconstitutional
The president and CEO of The Associated Press says the government's seizure of AP journalists' phone records was "unconstitutional" and already has had a chilling effect on newsgathering.
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Foggy Monday morning will turn into warm day with chance of rain
Allow some extra time first thing this morning with some patchy fog; otherwise, we will see clouds and limited sunshine and muggier air.
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Researchers try to document, save historic Adams Morgan cemetery
Underneath Walter Pierce Park in Adams Morgan , and in some fenced-off areas, there is a hidden history - a Quaker burial ground, and an 1800s-era African-American cemetery.
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Obama calls on Morehouse Men to 'defend the powerless'
President Obama, in a soaring commencement address on work, sacrifice and opportunity, told graduates of historically black Morehouse College, Martin Luther King's alma mater, to seize the power of their example as black men graduating from college and use it to improve people's lives.
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ABC7's Tommy McFly catches up with Jessica Alba in Bethesda
Jessica Alba has gone from super hero to super mom. The actress was in Bethesda this weekend to meet fans and sign copies of her book, "The Honest Life".
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Fire at Bugsy's Pizza in Old Town
Firefighters were called to Bugsy's Pizza in Old Town Alexandria for a two alarm fire early Sunday morning.
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MWAA officer shot, killed inside his Sterling home
Police have identified the man shot and killed in his Sterling home Friday night as Steven Spradling, 52, an officer of the Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority Police Department. Rosangela Spradling, 42, has been charged with first degree murder.
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