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Nation
Michael Hastings killed in LA crash
Award-winning journalist and war correspondent Michael Hastings has died in a car accident in Los Angeles.
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Virginia
Fairfax teen electrocuted on school roof
A teen was electrocuted and three others were injured after they climbed onto a Herndon elementary school roof Tuesday, Fairfax police say.
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D.C.
D.C. Fire staffing concerns threaten Fourth of July celebration
Sources tell 7 On Your Side that the D.C. Fire Department, due to staffing and ambulance shortages, would not be able to provide coverage for the annual Fourth of July event on the National Mall. But soon after ABC7 got involved, things changed.
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Transportation
Capital Bikeshare's unfair wages investigated by Department of Labor
Around 20 current and former workers plan to participate in a press conference Wednesday, calling on Capital BIkeshare’s parent company Alta to pay over $100,000 in back pay and benefits.
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Transportation
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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Politics
House passes far-reaching anti-abortion bill
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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Transportation
Maryland raises gas prices 3 cents on July 1
On July first, gas prices in Maryland will increase at least 3 cents a gallon and decrease 6 cents in Virginia. It's all because of changes in the gas taxes in both state.
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Education
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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D.C.
D.C. Council passes food truck regulations
The D.C. Council passed emergency legislation Tuesday, amending proposed food truck regulations.
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Virginia
Fairfax County changes to in-home daycare facilities
Members of the Fairfax County board debated changing zoning rules for in-home daycare facilities to fall in line with new state rules.