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Trump places Washington police under federal control, activates National Guard

Protesters rally after Trump declares public safety emergency in DC

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4 children, 2 adults dead in Charles Co. house fire

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Amid federal bribery charges, Trayon White sworn in as Ward 8 council member

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Trump ramps up federal law enforcement in DC

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Man accused of killing Israeli Embassy staffers indicted on federal hate crime and murder charges

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A fire in Charles County, Maryland, caused multiple fatalities Sunday. (Courtesy Maryland State Fire Marshal)

Death toll in Charles Co. house fire jumps to 6 as four kids and two adults among those killed

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Remains of researcher who vanished in 1959 found on Antarctic glacier

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Curfew for teenagers now in effect at Navy Yard

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Teens allegedly trash store at Hechinger Mall in Northeast DC

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Va. Dems will again try to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day

Maryland not yet feeling projected effects of federal cuts, lawmakers told

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