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$9M coming to DC residents who used Ticketmaster in last decade
April 20, 2026, 8:21 pm |
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Live Nation, which owns Ticketmaster, will pay nearly $10 million to D.C., and nearly $9 million of that payout could end up directly in the pockets of District residents.
MedStar team runs 170 miles across Maryland and DC promoting ‘movement’
April 20, 2026, 6:58 pm |
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MedStar employees and an ultramarathon runner run 170 miles across Maryland and D.C. to promote movement as medicine and healthier lifestyles.
With no end in sight to their deployment, National Guard troops roam Washington
April 20, 2026, 1:26 pm |
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Eight months after President Donald Trump declared a crime emergency in the nation's capital, more than 2,500 National Guard troops remain. Unless the courts step in, the guard will remain at least through the end of the year, if not longer.
‘We’re still going on’: Big crowds turn out for DC Emancipation Day events
April 19, 2026, 11:12 pm |
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A parade, festival, go-go rhythms and popular headliners — rapper T.I. and singer and D.C. native Mya — drew crowds to the nation's capital for the 21st annual D.C. Emancipation Day celebration
DC’s newest medical cannabis dispensary opens ahead of 4/20
April 19, 2026, 1:26 pm |
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Higher Ground opened its doors over the weekend ahead of 4/20 in the Ivy City neighborhood of D.C.
Woman dead after being struck in DC crosswalk, driver flees
April 19, 2026, 10:23 am |
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A driver struck a pedestrian in Northwest D.C. before fleeing the scene Saturday morning, police said.
DC mayoral candidate McDuffie says daughter was threatened over clash with banned ride-share app
April 18, 2026, 12:16 pm |
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D.C. mayoral candidate Kenyan McDuffie said his daughter was threatened over a clash with a banned rideshare app.
NOLA meets DC at The Occidental collaboration breakfast this weekend
April 18, 2026, 9:08 am |
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Celebrate the legacy of the iconic New Orleans-based restaurant, Brennan’s, and its creation, the bananas foster, at The Occidental’s collaboration breakfast with the restaurant.
Passing the baton: Bowser and DC leaders honor ‘warrior on the Hill’ Eleanor Holmes Norton
April 18, 2026, 2:48 am |
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D.C. leaders honored longtime Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton at an Emancipation Day event.
DC police announce four youth curfew zones for weekend
April 17, 2026, 11:27 pm |
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The Metropolitan Police Department has announced four youth curfew zones across D.C. for this weekend.
DC region faces growing risk of water shortages as Potomac River hits near-record lows
April 17, 2026, 6:22 pm |
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The D.C. region is heading into summer with rivers at near-record low levels and a growing risk of water shortages, according to water supply experts and the latest drought data.
Several weekend events bring road closures to DC
April 17, 2026, 5:57 pm |
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The District will be busy this weekend, with three major events expected to draw thousands of people attending. As a result of these events, there will be traffic closures and parking restrictions.
America 250: Nixon’s other legacy — the safeguards we take for granted
April 17, 2026, 3:14 pm |
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Often overshadowed by his dog Checkers, his trip to China and the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon's role on the average American’s quality of life can’t be overstated.
As DC weighs robotaxis, new report looks at how driverless vehicles could reshape jobs and cities
April 17, 2026, 1:51 pm |
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D.C. is already testing autonomous vehicles, but under strict rules. A new report that was released looks at how other cities are faring with AVs.
DC’s Emancipation Day celebrations Sunday mark the long push for enslaved people’s freedom
April 17, 2026, 8:17 am |
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Emancipation Day events Sunday in D.C. will commemorate the day in 1862 when President Abraham Lincoln signed a law abolishing slavery in the District.
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