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Feb 26 2024
News
Air Force man sets himself on fire outside Israeli embassy in Washington DC
A member of the US Air Force is in a critical condition after setting himself on fire in front of the Israeli embassy in Washington.
Officers from the US Secret Service extinguished the flames before the man was taken to hospital on Sunday afternoon with serious injuries.
The US Air Force confirmed an active-duty serviceman was involved but he has not been identified.
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BBC NewsJul 16 2023
Opinion
Washington DC is a failed city
If you had to pick the exact day when the young, affluent, and oblivious of Washington DC were forced to accept that they live in a failed city, 22 July 2021 would be as good a choice as any. That was the day when swell DC brunchers scurried out the doors of the fashionable French restaurant Le Diplomate near DuPont Circle as gunshots rang out in the streets. The incident was symbolic proof of
UnHerdApr 24 2024
News
Unusually hot summer forecast for D.C.
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AxiosJan 08 2024
News
Trump expected in Washington, D.C., for presidential immunity hearing on Tuesday
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – Former President Donald Trump says he will be in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday to appear at a federal appeals court hearing involving his claims of presidential immunity from criminal prosecution. Trump said he would attend Tuesday’s hearing in a post on Truth Social. “Of course I was entitled, as President of the United States and Commander in Chief, to Immunity. I wasn’
KFOR 4Apr 18 2024
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'Another day of chaos in DC'
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The Week - NewsJan 04 2024
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LSU student killed on holiday trip home to Washington D.C.
WASHINGTON (WAFB) - An 18-year-old LSU student was shot and killed in Washington D.C. while visiting home for the holidays. According to a press release from the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington D.C., Ashlei Hinds, a native of Clinton, Maryland, was shot inside a hotel room around 1:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 1. She died at the scene. On Tuesday, Jan. 2, 18-year-old Jelani Cousin was
WAFB 9Apr 22 2024
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D.C. is a hotspot for new AI jobs
Data: UMD-LinkUp AIMaps. Note: "AI job" defined as a job requiring technical skills to build and/or use AI models; A bigger circle indicates more new jobs per capita. Map: Kavya Beheraj/Axios The D.C. area is an AI job hotspot, a new analysis finds, and there is an unmet need in government and the private sector. Why it matters: As AI emerges as the hottest new thing in tech, cities outside of
AxiosJan 02 2024
News
Washington, DC, Records Highest Number of Murders Since 1997
Washington, DC, recorded in 2023 the highest annual number of homicides the city has witnessed since 1997 despite stringent gun control. According to the Washington Post, 274 people were killed in the city in 2023. D.C. saw a murder rate of 40 per 100,000 residents, making it “deadlier than 55 of the country’s 60 most populous cities, behind only New Orleans, Cleveland, Baltimore and Memphis
Breitbart NewsApr 17 2024
News
The office building market downturn is dragging D.C.
It's ugly out there for office building owners. Their investments were sky-high during Washington's renaissance — and now their net worths have tumbled as white-collar workers would rather WFH than clock-in downtown. Why it matters: As D.C.'s office market gets pummeled, the plight of bruised real estate titans is also a drag on the rest of the city. Catch up quick: The commercial real estate
AxiosApr 19 2024
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On deck: Astros at Washington Nationals
Astros (6-14) update: Jose Altuve is more than 900 hits away from 3,000, but you'd think he's trying to get there this year. Not only does the 33-year-old second baseman lead MLB with 31 hits (putting him on a likely unsustainable pace for 251), he also tops the majors in batting average (.388) and OPS (1.117). … As he makes his 2024 debut, Verlander is tied for 12th all-time with 3,342
Houston Chronicle