WTOP: DC Council: Razor wire is ‘wrong solution’ for failures that took place during Capitol riot
The D.C. Council is asking Congressional leaders to remove the fencing around the U.S. Capitol, a remnant from the aftermath of the Jan. 6 riot.
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Associated Press: Takeaways from Congress’ first hearing on Capitol riot
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Security officials testifying at Congress’ first hearing on the deadly siege of the Capitol cast blame and pointed fingers on Tuesday but also acknowledged they were woefully…
Courtland Milloy in The Post: A Commerce nominee’s formerly enslaved ancestors ran a taxi service where the department…
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In 1821, Lynch and Polly Wormley started a horse-and-buggy taxi service in the District. They’d come from Albemarle, Va., after being freed from enslavement by their plantation owners. Their business…
Washington Post: Former Capitol security officials blame intelligence lapses for deadly Jan. 6 riot
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Top officials responsible for security at the Capitol on Jan. 6 as it was overrun by a mob backing former president Donald Trump blamed wide-ranging intelligence failures for the deadly attack at a…
Washington Post Editorial Board: The Senate’s first hearing on the Jan. 6 riot offered good questions — and few answers
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“Who’s in charge? Who was ultimately responsible for the safety of the Capitol?” Those were the questions asked by Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) Tuesday after the Senate concluded its first hearing into…
Washingtonian: A WMATA Survey Is Asking About Service Cuts, Tolerance for Breakdowns, and Reduced Hours
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"Would you rather?," Metro edition.
Washingtonian: I Quit Selling Real Estate to Fight on the Frontlines of Covid. Why I’d Do It Again.
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Natalee Snider, 43, is a DC real-estate agent with Compass who dropped everything to enlist with DC’s Medical Reserve Corps and Health Department.
Washington Post Editorial Board: The death of Angela Hill shows we need to do more for D.C.’s homeless population
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FOR AT least the past 10 years, Angela Hill lived in Southeast Washington under a bridge that carries D.C. Route 295 over Pennsylvania Avenue. She had a family that loved her. People from the…
DCist: D.C. Bill Would Require Study On How Police Respond To Different Types Of Protests
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At-Large D.C. Councilmember Robert White introduced legislation Tuesday he says would help the city address bias within the Metropolitan Police Department by looking at how police responded to recent…
DCist: Federal Judge Grants Sentence Reduction To D.C. Drug Kingpin Rayful Edmond
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A federal judge on Tuesday agreed to reduce the life sentence being served by onetime D.C. drug kingpin Rayful Edmond to 20 years, putting the man who once led the city’s biggest crack-smuggling ring…
John Kelly in The Post: The Great Migration becomes a great subject for District high school students
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Two years ago, District high school student Isabella Ramos-Bracho took a class on the Great Migration. The most memorable part: meeting an actual Great Migrator. That was Edith Crutchfield, who was…
DCist: D.C. Attorney General Sues Moving Company For Allegedly Discriminating Against East Of The River Residents
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On Monday, D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine announced two legal actions against two different companies that allegedly refused services to residents east of the river.
UrbanTurf: A Church-Led Residential Development on the Boards in Shaw
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Another Shaw church has development plans on the boards.
Washington Post: Former D.C. crack cocaine kingpin Rayful Edmond III granted prison sentence reduction
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Rayful Edmond III, the District native who prosecutors say ran the largest crack cocaine operation in the nation’s capital in the 1980s, came one step closer Tuesday to release from prison after a…
Associated Press: Security officials cast blame for Jan. 6 failures at Capitol
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Testifying for the first time about the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, former security officials blamed faulty intelligence for the disastrous failure to anticipate the violent…
Washington Business Journal: Handle19 is regrouping after efforts to open homegrown D.C. sportsbook hit hurdle
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Shane August is heading back to the drawing board in his effort to launch a homegrown D.C. sportsbook after regulators denied his license application for the Handle19 venture in Capitol Hill.
Washington Business Journal: Howard University President Wayne Frederick joins board of R&D powerhouse
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Howard University President Dr. Wayne Frederick has been elected to the board of directors of Battelle, a nonprofit organization that is one of the nation's largest research and development…
Washington Business Journal: JPMorgan Chase to fund D.C. birthing center as part of $30B racial equity effort
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JPMorgan Chase & Co. is providing $20 million to Community of Hope for the purchase, renovation and expansion of a birthing center serving the eastern part of D.C. — part of a $30 billion…