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Homeless, at-risk veterans treated to their own ‘Day of Service’
The day provided medical help to the veterans, such as flu shots, eye exams, dental exams, mental health services and HIV tests. But there was also the self-confidence boosts, like new shoes, new coats, a shower station and a barber shop.
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Miss D.C. Allyn Rose pursuing double mastectomy after Miss America pageant
The 24-year-old Miss D.C. plans to undergo a double mastectomy after she struts in a bikini and flaunts her roller skating talent. She is removing both breasts as a preventive measure to reduce her chances of developing the disease that killed her mother, grandmother and great aunt.
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Residents oppose planned high rise in Northwest D.C. neighborhood
Controversy is brewing in a Northwest D.C. neighborhood over plans to build a large, 263-unit apartment building on a vacant lot at the corner of Connecticut Avenue and Military Road NW.
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A city program's deadly failures: D.C. YouthLink investigation
When the D.C. government decides to rehabilitate young lawbreakers while keeping them in the community, what could possibly go wrong? When more go to jail than graduate from high school, the answer is lots.
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Russia's Putin signs Russian adoption ban
President Vladimir Putin signed a law banning Americans - like the Whaleys in Frederick, Md. - from adopting Russian children, sparking critics to liken him to King Herod in the Bible.
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Greenbelt apartment fire displaces 21 families
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An apartment building in Greenbelt is a charred mess Thursday, a day after fire officials say a malfunctioning furnace accidentally caught fire and displaced 21 families.
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Severe weather grips much of America
The Maryland State Highway Administration is urging Maryland drivers to stay off the road in the early morning hours as icy conditions are a possibility.
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Jack's Boathouse eviction put on hold
According to the Washington Post, the National Park Service's plans to evict Jack's Boathouse have been put on hold.
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Holiday traffic fills the roads in D.C. area
ABC7's Richard Reeve reports from along Rt. 50 in Arlington on the very busy holiday traffic.
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Republican Congressman Gingrey: Akin 'partly right' on 'legitimate rape' comment
GOP Rep. Phil Gingrey, an OB-GYN since 1975 and head of the House GOP Doctors Caucus, said former Rep. Todd Akin was "partly right" when he said women's bodies can avoid pregnancy in cases of "legitimate rape." Then he backtracked a little Friday.
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Matt DeMember: Md. 9th grader's basketball shot hits No. 1 on ESPN's Top Ten Plays
As the game clock was winding down, Matt DeMember, 14, caught a pass a long distance from the basket. With no time for another pass and with his back to the basket he heaved the ball over his head without looking. And it swished for a score.
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New York City boat crash injures dozens
A ferry from New Jersey made a hard landing at a dock as it pulled up to lower Manhattan during Wednesday morning rush hour, seriously injuring 11 people, including one who suffered a severe head wound falling down a stairwell.
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Betty Starry killed in Greenbelt townhouse fire
Betty Starry, 86, is dead and two other people were injured in a townhouse fire in Greenbelt Friday night. Firefighters were out in force on Saturday, going door-to-door, making sure residents in the town have working smoke detectors.
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Fiscal cliff countdown: No deal in sight as deadline nears
A person familiar with the details says President Barack Obama is not making a new 'fiscal cliff' offer at his high-stakes meeting with congressional leaders at the White House.
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Maryland Live! now open 24 hours a day
One of the first tangible changes to casino gambling in Maryland after the November passage of Question 6 took effect Thursday when the Maryland Live! Casino began 24-hour operations.
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Post-Christmas shopping season begins with deep discounts
Searching for steals and deals, shoppers hit the stores in many places early Wednesday morning, including in Tysons Corner at malls and shopping centers across the region.
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Gabriella Miller: 9-year-old's dream will help 36 more kids to Make a Wish
A little girl's burning belief that children - like her - struggling with illness have the right to dream is touching many lives. The campaign she ignited will now allow the Make A Wish Foundation to help 36 more kids, thanks to Macy's.
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NRA wants armed officers in all schools
LaPierre's speech, which represented the nation's largest gun-rights lobby, is calling for armed police officers to be posted in every American school to stop the next killer "waiting in the wings."
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