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>> The Maryland Natural Resources Police want people to avoid swimming and boating in the Potomac River over Memorial Day weekend due to strong waves and currents. [WTOP]

>> D.C. Council members at a hearing today criticized Deputy Mayor for Education Victor Reinoso for a seven-month delay in naming independent researchers to conduct a required long-term evaluation of the school system’s new governance. [D.C. Wire]

>> Three tour buses parked under a hotel breezeway near Reagan National Airport caught fire early this morning, sending thick, heavy smoke into the building and forcing the temporary evacuation of about 150 hotel guests. [WaPo]

>> Photos from the demolition of the Anacostia Neighborhood Library. [And Now, Anacostia]

>> “It would seem that every starling in the world had a kid on the same day, and they’re all freaking out simultaneously.” [Intangible Arts]

>> The National Museum of Crime and Punishment has officially opened. [Penn Quarter Living]

>> “Oh frabjous day! Calloo, callay! Certifiable dumbass and “gray rape” mythmaker Laura Sessions Stepp has taken the buyout offered by the Washington Post. She is now free to roam the wide world, withering in the throes of utter befuddlement for which she is best known. WOO! SUCK IT! BLOGS WIN AGAIN!” [DCeiver]