Exciting news this fine morning for the many Washingtonians who draw their paychecks from the USDA — you may still be paid after you die. The Post reports that the The U.S. Department of Agriculture distributed $1.1 billion over seven years to the estates or companies of dead people, though granted, they were actually all farmers instead of government employees. Now we just have to figure out the best way to pretend to be a dead farmer. It could be tough, but we’re betting that if we can find a way to involve zombie sheep, everyone will win.
D.C. United Still Pushing for Stadium: NBC4 reports that the D.C. United soccer team is still hard pushing for a new stadium for the team in Southeast Washington, just across the Anacostia River from the new Nationals ballpark. But with time running out for a deal to be cemented, the team and the District are still miles apart on any specifics, with United asking the city to contribute more than $200 million for infrastructure upgrades for the new stadium. If a deal is not made, the team has said it would look at sites in Virginia or Maryland.
Police Concerned About Rash of Shootings: MPD Chief Cathy Lanier has ordered additional officers from the Special Operations Division to assist regular patrol officers in the districts where a rash of 16 separate shootings happened since Thursday. Three more people were shot late Friday night/early Saturday morning, including one outside the nightclub Avenue on New York Ave., across from the Convention Center. Police say there’s no sign the shootings are related.
Briefly Noted: Man dies in fatal motorcycle accident on 14th St. … Woman mistakenly housed with men in D.C. Jail … 25-year-old soldier fatally shot in Baltimore yesterday in confrontation with a police officer … Fire leaves 75 homeless in Laurel.
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