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Apr 03, 2017

Police Arrest North Carolina Kidnapping Suspect, Find Girl Safe Near Tidal Basin

Curtis Atkinson Jr. is also suspected of murdering his parents Sunday morning.

May 19, 2016

D.C. Police Arrest Security Guard For Assaulting A Transgender Woman

The victim was assaulted after trying to use the women’s restroom at a Giant grocery store in Northeast.

May 09, 2016

North Carolina Suing Feds To Keep Its Anti-LGBT Law

Today was the deadline for the state to confirm that it wouldn’t comply with or implement HB2.

May 04, 2016

Justice Department Says North Carolina Law Violates U.S. Civil Rights Act

The state could lose hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding.

Apr 20, 2016

Mayor Bowser Urges Tennessee Governor To Veto LGBT Counseling Bill

A letter says that the bill “legally sanctions intolerance in your state.”

Apr 12, 2016

Mayor Bowser Bans City-Funded Travel To Mississippi

There’s already a travel ban in place for North Carolina.

Apr 07, 2016

DC Water Also Bans Official Employee Travel To North Carolina

The move follows the Mayor’s ban last week over a controversial law passed in the Tarheel state.

Apr 05, 2016

New Legislation Would Ban All City-Funded Travel To States With Anti-LGBT Laws

An order by the mayor already bans travel to North Carolina.

Apr 01, 2016

Mayor Bowser Bans D.C. Government Travel To North Carolina

The move is over a controversial bill that passed in the Tarheel State.

Jul 21, 2015

Abandoned States: The (Not-So) Abandoned Land of Oz

On the peak of Beech Mountain in North Carolina lies a defunct, Wizard-of-Oz-themed amusement park. It’s a surreal sight for sure, but it’s far from abandoned.

 
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