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Inside a sleek hotel, new moms find postpartum pampering and sleep
The postnatal retreat in Northern Virginia, which offers services inspired by practices in South Korea, is one of only a few to have opened in the United States.
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D.C.-area forecast: Mild for now. Shower chance early Tuesday, then a tricky Thanksgiving.
Temperatures turn noticeably cooler starting Wednesday.
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A cop sued to mask misconduct allegations. A court error revealed some.
A Montgomery County police officer argues that revealing records of investigations into his conduct would be unconstitutional and violate his privacy.
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Saturday celebrated wind, clouds, blue sky and brilliant sunset
In the sunshine, the partly cloudy, 58-degree afternoon seemed even warmer. At times, there were reminders of the season, as the wind blew with 30 mph force.
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A decade after Marion Barry’s death, many show they haven’t forgotten him
From leaving flowers at his gravesite to gathering for the unveiling of a mural in his honor, people paid respect to D.C.’s Mayor for Life.
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PM Update: Decreasing clouds and breezes tonight and Sunday
Milder air tomorrow and winds calm notably during the afternoon
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A man convicted of exposure returns to W&OD Trail to rape, police say
The man had been released from jail four days earlier, authorities said, after serving a sentence that did not take into account his full criminal history.
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In emotional event, D.C. jail inmates debate JMU students in courtroom
The topic was whether life without parole should be abolished. The inmates said the opportunity gave them purpose.
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Cedar Hill, the Southeast D.C. hospital opening in 2025, starts staffing up
Months before Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center opens in Southeast Washington, officials have started the painstaking work of filling hundreds of jobs.
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D.C.-area forecast: Gusty wind adds a chill today before a milder Sunday
Unsettled weather of the past couple days is out of here for the weekend. It’ll feel seasonable today and pretty nice tomorrow.
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Henry Taylor, prize-winning poet with an eye on rural life, dies at 82
He won a Pulitzer for “The Flying Change,” a 1985 collection reflecting his love of horses and his upbringing in Virginia hunt country.
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Snow suddenly falls in D.C. after many a warm week
Flakes drift and swirl on one of the city’s coldest days in months.
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After outcry, law school says student due to give birth soon can delay final
Georgetown Law has agreed to extend a period to defer exams for a pregnant student after she was initially denied.
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Prince George’s County police officer ordered fired after viral video
Francesco Marlett was suspended last year after a viral video showed him in uniform getting in the back seat of his cruiser with a woman.
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D.C. mayor says her gun violence agency nominee 'knows government’
Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) also credited Kwelli Sneed with helping to contribute to the 35 percent drop in violent crime D.C. has seen this year.
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Maryland woman charged with sex-trafficking 11 pleads guilty
Kenika Danielle Leach was arrested after a two-year investigation into an alleged sex-trafficking ring.
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Former Maryland police officer sentenced for role in Jan. 6 Capitol riot
Justin Lee joined the Montgomery County Police Department about a year after the attack and was involved in a high-profile shooting of an armed suspect.
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D.C. home buyers left stranded and angry by changes in assistance program
A new lottery system caused stress for dozens of first-time home buyers — some of whom were left in the lurch after the city said they were mistakenly excluded.
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PM Update: Showers ending this evening amid a blustery start to the weekend
It’ll be chilly and gusty through tomorrow. Somewhat milder by Sunday.
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Beep beep zip: Video game music goes classical at local orchestra
Since 2012, the Washington Metropolitan Gamer Symphony Orchestra has fused Nintendo and PlayStation fandom with symphonic music.
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Teen shot outside Eastern High School in Northeast Washington
Authorities said it appears the wounded youth ran to the school after he was shot.
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Man who lived with pregnant girlfriend’s corpse convicted of double murder
A Maryland man who lived with his dead pregnant girlfriend in his apartment for almost a month was convicted of murdering the mother and unborn child.
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A. D.C. man’s body was pulled from the Potomac. His family wants answers.
Jafet Casarubbias Peña, 22, never came home after his Saturday shift at Fiola Mare. He was found Sunday morning.
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