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- The Washington National Cathedral blessed the official Bible for Trump’s new Space Force (which is now a real thing, apparently). [Twitter/Atlantic]
- Metro released its first budget proposal for the 11-mile Silver Line extension. [Post]
- An investigation into the “climate change will increase shark bites” Metro ad. [Southern Fried Science]
- D.C. United is vacating RFK Stadium—which it has still been using as a training facility—ahead of schedule. [Athletic]
- A renter with a housing voucher is suing a real estate company for income discrimination. [WCP]
- The heart-wrenching story of an 11-year-old whose family was uprooted when her mother no longer qualified for “rapid rehousing” vouchers. [Post]
- Look back at the story of the D.C. sniper—in a true-crime podcast. [Vulture]
- In 2019, downtown D.C. had its highest office vacancy rate since 1993. [WBJ]
- ANC 2E voted for Call Your Mother to officially be a “corner store” in Georgetown. [Georgetowner]
- A review of the pizza that Brett Kavanaugh brought to the Supreme Court cafeteria. [Roll Call]
- A major gas leak caused parts of Howard University Hospital and the surrounding neighborhood to evacuate. [WUSA9]
- Metro ridership increased so much in 2019 that it boosted the national average for public transit use. [CityLab]
- ICYMI: Nationals closer Sean Doolittle was mistaken for a Capitol Hill Books employee.
- ICYMI: D.C. will extend its shared moped permit program through the fall.
- This Day in DCist: Wal-Mart backed out of two stores planned for Ward 7.
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