Virginia Lottery pays out $765M to state’s K-12 public school programs

The Virginia Lottery has handed Gov. Ralph Northam a check for more $765 million to benefit public school education. It’s no secret it takes a lot of money to fund…

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‘Just Outrageous:’ DC seafood market says prices are soaring

Disruptions to supply chains due to the pandemic is just one of the reasons why the seafood you buy at the market these days might be breaking your budget. Fiona…

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A New Tick Is Making People Allergic to Red Meat

It was on Tom Muir’s daily commute from Virginia to his federal-government job in DC that he knew something was very wrong. On those drives, he started to notice that…

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Tomi Lahren is latest to compare pandemic rules to Nazism in critiquing flight attendants’ mask enforcements

They become “Nazis of the air,” the Fox News commentator claimed. Source link

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Fourth of July riders set pandemic record on Metro

The transit agency said it saw a pandemic record high ridership during the holiday. As of 10 p.m. Sunday, about 174,000 trips were taken on the rail system, Metro tweeted…

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1 worker trapped, 4 injured in NW DC building collapse

A rescue operation is underway in Northwest D.C. as a person has been trapped in the “full collapse” of a building under construction Thursday afternoon, the D.C. Fire and EMS…

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Bruce Springsteen turns the lights of Broadway back on. And the effect is electric.

“Springsteen on Broadway,” a master showman’s amalgam of great music and emotional storytelling, is the first show back after the coronavirus shutdown. Source link

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“17th St Pride Sidewalk Party is Saturday June 26”

photo via 17th St Pride Block Party! From an email: “17th STREET PRIDE SIDEWALK PARTYCome out and enjoy all the amenities and space 17th St. has to offer. Picnic, hangout,…

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Mah-Ze-Dahr Bakery Is Opening a Massive Pastry Shop and Test Kitchen in National Landing

Photo by Rey Lopez. When Umber Ahmad picked Washington as HQ2 for her New York-based Mah-Ze-Dahr Bakery, the James Beard semifinalist started by bringing her brioche doughnuts to Navy Yard…

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Fighting COVID-19 surge, South Africa increases restrictions

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Confronted with a rapid surge of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, South Africa has returned to tighter restrictions… JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Confronted with a rapid surge of COVID-19…

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