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Chef Alli Sosna formed Microgreens to teach kids to eat healthy on a budget
12/12/12 6:06 PM
Chef Alli formed the non-profit "Microgreens" and shows children how to cook healthy meals on a tight, but very realistic budget of just 90 cents a person.
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Springfield groper attacks possible 12th victim, police say
12/12/12 5:49 PM
For the 12th time since September, a serial groper in the Springfield area may have struck, Fairfax County Police say. This time, a 49-year-old woman was assaulted while running Tuesday morning.
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Nancy Preston, former Clyde's controller, sentenced for mail fraud
12/12/12 5:19 PM
Nancy Preston pleaded guilty to mail fraud in September. According to a statement of offense, Preston, who worked at Clyde's for nearly 30 years, diverted Clyde's money to her personal credit card to buy goods for her use.
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University of Iowa adds optional LGBT question to application
12/12/12 4:34 PM
The University of Iowa announced Wednesday that its new application asks students whether they identify with the lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender, queer community. The application also offers transgender as a gender option.
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Pfizer Inc. to pay $55M in drug misbranding case
12/12/12 3:53 PM
The Justice Department says Pfizer Inc. will pay to resolve allegations that its subsidiary promoted the drug Protonix for uses that were not approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
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Child abuse, neglect reports drop nationwide for 5th consecutive year
12/12/12 3:10 PM
The latest annual report from the Department of Health and Human Services estimates that there were 681,000 cases of child abuse or neglect across the nation in the 2011 fiscal year.
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Local toy drive underway for victims of Sandy
12/12/12 12:54 PM
A toy drive is underway, focused on collecting toys for children of New Jersey and others displaced by Hurricane Sandy back in October.
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Carroll County to vote on making English the official language
12/12/12 12:23 PM
A proposal to make English the official language of Carroll County is headed for a vote after a public hearing.
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Scott Gordon Henry arrested sexually for abusing patient, police say
12/12/12 12:08 PM
Scott Gordon Henry was arrested Monday on charges of aggravated sexual battery. Henry is a therapist with the Rappahannock Area Community Services Board.
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Stacey Lorenzo Reed arrested for 2010 Fairfax slaying, police say
12/12/12 5:53 PM
Authorities arrested a Metrobus driver near the Pentagon for his alleged involvement in a 2010 slaying that left a Virginia handyman dead.
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Robert Griffin III injury: RGIII to start Sunday, father says
12/12/12 5:49 PM
RGIII was on the field Wednesday, wearing a helmet, his No. 10 jersey and sweatpants for the portion of practice that was open to reporters.
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Cardin, Mikulski push for Superstorm Sandy aid
12/12/12 4:51 PM
Maryland's congressional delegation sent a letter on Wednesday to President Barack Obama to support Gov. Martin O'Malley's appeal for individual disaster assistance for five Maryland counties.
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Zsaleth Green gives birth to millennium baby at Howard University Hospital
12/12/12 4:26 PM
Millennium babies are those born with repeating birthdates. There will not be another millennium baby until January 1, 2101.
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Fundraiser held for T.C. Maslin, Eastern Market assault victim
12/12/12 3:42 PM
T.C. Maslin remains in a local hospital while thousands of dollars in medical bills multiply with each passing week. Tuesday night, friends and loved ones gathered to help his family.
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Jessica Ridgeway murder: Charges against Austin Sigg changed
12/12/12 2:38 PM
Prosecutors previously filed murder and other charges against 17-year-old Austin Sigg in the slaying of Jessica Ridgeway. She disappeared Oct. 5 as she was walking to school in the west Denver suburb of Westminster.
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Patrick Mara to run for at-large D.C. Council seat
12/12/12 12:23 PM
Patrick Mara announced on NewsChannel 8's "NewsTalk" Wednesday morning that he will run for the at-large D.C. Council seat.
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National Children's Museum set to open at National Harbor
12/12/12 12:14 PM
Just in time for the winter holidays, the National Children's Museum (NCM) will open its doors to the public this week.
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Carroll County in midst of heated debate about English language
12/12/12 12:02 PM
With the proposal, all county documents, publications, and hearings would be in English with no translations.
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