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Washington's NFL team may rename itself for this very endangered species

Washington’s NFL franchise officially announced Monday it will drop its controversial nickname after 87 years, signaling the imminent end of an era in which the franchise was labeled with a dictionary-defined racial slur.

After a homicide in Fort Davis on Sunday, the District officially passed 100 homicides this year, according to Metropolitan Police Department data.

For as much debate as the Washington Redskins’ team name has generated over decades, there has been just as much contention in guessing, and attempting to profit from, what the new one will be.

The statement from the team uses the outgoing name seven times.

Washington’s NFL franchise has announced that it is retiring the Redskins name, and plans to introduce a new name soon.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington NFL franchise announced Monday it is dropping the “Redskins” name and Indian head logo, bowing to recent pressure from sponsors and decades of criticism that they are offensive to Native Americans.

It looks like “Never” is now.

Washington's NFL team said Monday morning it plans to retire its controversial nickname, a moniker many consider racist to Native Americans.

Washington’s NFL team has announced its intention to change its name for the first time in 87 years. What’s the new name? Well, the team says that will come later.

Tortilla Coast, the Tex-Mex restaurant popular with Capitol Hill staffers, interns and politicians, faces a possible closure.

Personally, I’m happy about the change. I will be able to root for the team guilt-free. But it’s also worthwhile to reflect on why it’s happening now. The name has drawn significant public criticism for nearly 50 years, yet Snyder…

Trade associations are opposing a new sales tax on advertising in the District, saying the 3% levy will only further hurt businesses already devastated by the economic recession created by the coronavirus pandemic.

There have been 94 homicides in 2020, compared to 80 at this same time in 2019. That’s an increase of 18 percent.

WASHINGTON (ABC7) — The D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs has informed vendors along Black Lives Matter Plaza, they will no longer be able to set up shop starting Monday.

The Ward 8 Peace Rally Drive was organized in support of police, asking for more investigative work to be done to find justice for murdered children.

The Washington Redskins plan to announce Monday morning that they will change their team name, three people with knowledge of the situation confirmed Sunday night. The team is not expected to reveal a new name until a later date.

Just less than two weeks after one of his most prominent corporate sponsors urged him to change the name of his football team, Washington owner Daniel Snyder plans to announce the retirement of the "Redskins" nickname and reveal a new team…

Two suspects in the conflict that left 11-year-old Davon McNeal dead in Southeast D.C. on the night of July 4 remain on the loose, and McNeal’s grandfather said there’s only one thing for them to do: give themselves up.

About 150 red electric Jump bikes will be out on the streets of D.C. again starting Monday.