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Three shot while playing craps in Northwest
4/8/12 7:18 AM
Three people were shot Saturday afternoon while playing craps in Northwest D.C., police say.
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Tyrone Johnson arrested, accused of murder of Nathaniel Dywayne Henderson in Fredericksburg
4/7/12 10:30 PM
Police have arrested a man in connection with the shooting death of Nathaniel Dywayne Henderson, 28, in Fredericksburg early Saturday morning, the first murder in the city this year.
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'Wall Street' merger: DC's 2 Occupy groups to merge at McPherson Square
4/7/12 4:24 PM
Washington's two ongoing Occupy protests plan to merge with one group moving out of Freedom Plaza and joining protesters at McPherson Square.
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Breast cancer soy study suggests increased tumor resistance
4/7/12 2:37 PM
Researchers at Georgetown University say that women who have breast cancer and ingest high levels of soy may find their tumors become increasingly resistant to effective treatments and drugs.

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Virginia Beach crash: Navy jet crashes into apartment
4/7/12 10:09 AM
Besides the seven people that suffered non-life threatening injuries when a Navy F-18 jet, based at a Virginia Beach-area Naval base, crashed into an apartment complex on Friday afternoon, officials say no fatalities have been reported.
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'Baby Shannon' death ruled homicide
4/6/12 11:26 PM
The infant girl, who was found abandoned on the steps of a home on Channing Street NE in mid-January, died from hypothermia, police say. Her death is now being ruled a homicide.
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Easter sales up 11 percent from 2011
4/6/12 6:15 PM
Shoppers are spending more than 10 percent more on Easter goods this year than they did in 2011, a sign that experts say points toward a rebound in the economy.
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Working Women: Lynette Spano
4/6/12 6:03 PM
In this difficult economic climate, small business owners have to work harder than ever to survive. Lynette Spano is no exception—she worked her way from secretary to CEO.
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Marion Barry apologizes for comments about Asian businesses
4/6/12 5:32 PM
Council member and former mayor Marion Barry says his words were taken out of context during his election-night victory speech, when he spoke against Asian businesses in D.C.
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Rockland Farm's plan that didn't hatch: Chicks for rent
4/7/12 10:45 PM
Rocklands Farm in Poolesville was offering to rent young chicks to families over the Easter holiday. But Friday, Montgomery County Animal Control said the farm could only rent chicks that were three weeks or older.
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Million Hoodie March: Justice for Trayvon, end to racial profiling
4/7/12 8:51 PM
The protesters say the sometime-weekly rallies have morphed into a movement, protesting racial profiling--the issue they believe is at the heart of the Trayvon Martin shooting death.
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Video: Rescuers smash doors to get people out of burning Va. Beach apts.
4/7/12 3:24 PM
After an F-18 Navy fighter jet crashes into an apartment complex in Virginia Beach, rescue crews go door to door to get people out of apartments. Video courtesy of Fire Rescue TV (firerescuetv.com)
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Cherry Blossom Festival 2012 counts down to fireworks
4/7/12 2:20 PM
An all-day series of performances and food events on Washington's Southwest Waterfront is counting down to a fireworks show for the National Cherry Blossom Festival.
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Langley Park barricade ends with no arrests; robbery suspect at-large
4/7/12 7:21 AM
A police standoff in Langley Park has ended with no arrests after officers believed an armed man suspected of attempted robbery barricaded himself in a building after firing a shot inside.
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Duck stabbed at Frostburg city duck park
4/6/12 9:47 PM
Frostburg police said Friday evening that an investigation led them to a 14-year-old boy as the suspect in the stabbing a duck at a city park on Thursday morning. Criminal charges are pending.
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Maryland gay divorce hearing, ruling could set precedent
4/6/12 6:03 PM
Maryland does not currently allow same-sex weddings, but lawyers for two women denied a divorce in Maryland told the seven-member court that it would be unprecedented for the state not to recognize gay marriages performed elsewhere.
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Smithsonian crowds near record numbers for the week
4/6/12 5:48 PM
Spring break, beautiful weather, and high gas prices are all adding to huge crowds witnessed at area attractions.
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Hyattsville shooting investigated
4/6/12 5:32 PM
Authorities said at least four people were transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening wounds.
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