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- At least 1,100 displaced after Bethesda high-rise fire. [WTOP]
- Per study, contracting services out might not save money for Metro. [WAMU]
- Once-explosive Rockville rape case ends with dropped child porn charge. [NBC 4]
- National Dems are getting nervous about Virginia’s governor race. [Post]
- A dive into the Newseum’s struggle to survive, even amidst growing relevancy. [NYT]
- Shooting in Alexandria leaves two dead, one injured. [Post]
- This guy prevented people from cheating at the Marine Corps Marathon. [Washingtonian]
- Virgin Hotels opening first D.C. property by Union Market. [WBJ]
- Two D.C. men killed by SUV while biking in Dewey Beach. [WTOP]
- “For women, it feels, all at once, shockingly possible, suddenly mandatory, and unusually frustrating to speak up.” [New Yorker]
- Man fatally shot near Congress Heights. [Post]
- Three things you need to know about land use. [GGW]
- An update on missing teens in D.C., months after tweets made people erroneously fear a crisis. [Post]
- Pollution causes one in six deaths worldwide. [PBS]
- Md. woman fatally shot in Anacostia. [Post]
- Oh rats! [WCP]
- ICYMI: Yesterday RFK ended its time as the home of D.C. United.
- ICYMI: Washington City Paper is for sale, and staffers are trying to keep the mood upbeat because”‘nobody wants to buy a sad sack.”
- ICYMI: D.C.’s huge body-worn camera study finds no significant changes in use-of-force.
- This Day In DCist: “If you’ve ever wondered why people freeze up in the movies, try attempting to lock, cock, and rock a Nerf gun with trembling hands as a zombie bride gets ever closer.”
Rachel Kurzius