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Biden Spotted at DC Deli, Church He Attended as VP
New President Joe Biden is already being spotted in Washington, D.C., neighborhoods. Four days after Inauguration Day, the president attended Mass on Sunday at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Georgetown and then his motorcade made a stop at the deli Call Your Mother. Biden waved to a crowd of cheering onlookers near the bagel shop at 35th and O...
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At Georgetown, Tensions Rise Over the University's Decision to Maintain Distance Learning
With the spring semester nearly underway, and Covid cases rising, Georgetown plans to maintain distance learning. That doesn’t sit well with many undergrads.
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Biden Tech Advisor: Hold Social Media Companies Accountable for What Their Users Post
A law protecting the tech industry from liability for their users’ posts continues to be on shaky ground as President-elect Joe Biden prepares for office.
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Feds Say US Colleges ‘Massively' Underreport Foreign Funding
A scathing report from the Trump administration on Tuesday concluded that top U.S. universities have “massively underreported” funding they accept from China, Russia and other nations described as “foreign adversaries.”
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Abducted Delaware Boy Found Safe in SoCal, Mom Still Sought
Delaware state police have cancelled an Amber Alert issued nearly two weeks ago after the 2-year-old boy they were seeking was found safe in Southern California.
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Several Human Skeletons Found Under DC House, One May Be Famous Slave
Historians are hopeful that one of the four human skeletons recently found in the basement a Georgetown home could belong to one of the most famous slaves in the history of Washington, D.C.
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3 Maryland Men Exonerated After 36 Years in Prison
Three men incarcerated for 36 years in Maryland were exonerated Monday in the slaying of a Baltimore teenager after a review of their case. Alfred Chestnut, Ransom Watkins and Andrew Stewart were released from custody hours after a judge cleared their convictions and prosecutors dropped the charges. They were teenagers when they were sentenced to life in prison in 1984....
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Georgetown Students in Hong Kong Headed Home Amid Unrest
Georgetown University students who planned to spend the rest of the fall semester in Hong Kong will be headed home early amid violent clashes between pro-democracy protesters and police.
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Suspected Potomac River Rapist, Who Terrorized DC Area in the '90s, Arrested
Police in D.C. and Montgomery County say they have arrested the Potomac River Rapist who killed a D.C. intern and raped nine women over the course of seven years in the 1990s.
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San Diego Parent Gets Prison Time for Role in College Admissions Scam
A former California insurance executive was sentenced to prison for paying $450,000 to get his son and daughter admitted to the University of Southern California as fake athletic recruits.
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Loughlin, Other Parents Hit With New Charges in College Admissions Scheme
A number of parents in the college admissions scandal, including actress Lori Loughlin, were hit with a new grand jury indictment adding a conspiracy to commit bribery charge against them, federal prosecutors said Tuesday. The parents, who were all arrested in March in the alleged nationwide bribery scheme, “conspired to commit federal program bribery by bribing employees of the University...
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Former Envoy Defies Trump, Testifies He Pushed to Oust Her
Testifying in defiance of President Donald Trump’s ban, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch told House impeachment investigators Friday that Trump himself had pressured the State Department to oust her from her post and get her out of the country. Yovanovitch told lawmakers investigating Trump’s dealings with Ukraine that there was a “concerted campaign” against her based on “unfounded...
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Florida Men Tied to Giuliani, Ukraine Probe Arrested
Two associates of President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Guiliani, involved in his efforts in Ukraine, were arrested Wednesday on charges of campaign finance violations. Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman were arrested at Dulles International Airport Wednesday evening while attempting to leave the country with one-way tickets. NBC’s Alice Barr reports.
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Test Proctor Agrees to Plead Guilty in College Admissions Scheme
A former college exam proctor has agreed to plead guilty and cooperate with investigators in the sweeping college admissions scheme. Court documents filed Tuesday say Igor Dvorskiy agreed to plead guilty to a single charge of conspiracy to commit racketeering. He previously pleaded not guilty in March.
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Mystery Solved: Huge Feline Spotted in Georgetown Is Pet Named ‘Cookie'
A local veterinarian has solved the mystery surrounding a huge cat seen climbing up a fence at a Georgetown home.
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Camera Catches Huge Cat Climbing Up Fence at Georgetown Home
A huge cat spotted climbing up a Georgetown homeowner’s fence has residents wondering what’s lurking around their neighborhood at night.
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Activists Worry About Potential Abuse of Face Scans for ICE
Civil rights activists complained Monday of the potential for widespread abuse following confirmation that at least three states have scanned millions of driver’s license photos on behalf of Immigration and Customs Enforcement without the drivers’ knowledge or consent. Public records obtained by the Georgetown Law Center on Privacy and Technology provided the first proof that ICE had sought such scans,...
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Activists Worry About Potential Abuse of Face Scans for ICE
Civil rights activists complained Monday of the potential for widespread abuse following confirmation that at least three states have scanned millions of driver’s license photos on behalf of Immigration and Customs Enforcement without the drivers’ knowledge or consent. Public records obtained by the Georgetown Law Center on Privacy and Technology provided the first proof that ICE had sought such scans,...
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Man Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity in Alleged Alexandria ‘Werewolf' Killing
Attorneys for the accused have said he thought the victim was a werewolf.
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Navy SEAL Trial Exposes Divide in Normally Secretive Force
It was called the “The Sewing Circle,” an unlikely name for a secret subsect of Navy SEALs. Its purpose was even more improbable: A chat forum to discuss alleged war crimes they said their chief, a decorated sniper and medic, committed on a recent tour of duty in Iraq.