- 21 Chinese exchange students at a Fairfax school will no longer visit local middle school as coronavirus threats rise. [FOX 5]
- Police pulled a man from the Washington Channel in Southwest last tonight. [WTOP]
- Trump will be the first U.S. president to speak at the March for Life on Friday. [FOX 5]
- Anju tops Washingtonian’s “100 Very Best Restaurants” list for 2020—a first for a spot with a moderate price point. [Washingtonian]
- Two local students are finalists in a competition to name the new Mars rover. [WJLA]
- Could electric buses be coming to D.C.? [WUSA 9]
- D.C. official’s push to bring Starbucks to Wards 7 and 8 is paying off. [WBJ]
- Howard University received the largest gift in the school’s history to fund science and technology programs. [Post]
- A look a six bars at last call. [WCP]
- Does Maryland have the answer to our country’s healthcare woes? [Vox]
- Lunar New Year celebrations began at the Kennedy Center. [Patch]
- D.C. NFL team owner wants to legalize gambling at a future Maryland stadium. [Post]
- ICYMI: The author who faced backlash over a tweet about a WMATA employee stepped into more Twitter controversy.
- ICYMI: The D.C. Attorney General is suing Trump’s inaugural committee for allegedly abusing nonprofit money.
- This Day in DCist: A moment-by-moment account of a snowball fight at Malcom X park.
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