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- The Mystics are one game away from making the WNBA finals. It would be the first in the franchise’s history. [WCP]
- More local D.C. figures are throwing their support behind Brett Kavanaugh. [Washingtonian]
- Boqueria is opening a second location in D.C. [Popville]
- Construction is starting on the I-295 interchange with Malcom X Ave SE. [WTOP]
- Feel free to expect nightmarish traffic today. [Post]
- This Maryland gubernatorial candidate wants to reimburse teachers for school supplies. [WJLA]
- Watch: a parishioner shouts “Shame on you!” at Cardinal Wuerl. [FOX 5]
- The African-American History Museum is experimenting with no-pass weekday admission for one month. [Post]
- The Watergate Hotel is losing its head chef. [Eater]
- D.C.’s attorney general is suing this power company for wage theft, but a D.C. agency won’t penalize the company. [Post]
- The rats are taking over. [Washingtonian]
- A 7-year-old girl nearly drowned in a crowded pool in Northeast D.C. on Labor Day, had to be resuscitated by lifeguards. [Post]
- ICYMI: Overheards: “Who’s this? Chester A. Arthur? Ugh! Another one nobody cares about!”
- ICYMI: The road rage video to end all road rage videos.
- ICYMI: Advocates are trying to keep Providence Hospital from drastically changing its services.
- This Day In DCist: D.C. was ranked one of the snobbiest cities in America.
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