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Black History Month 2022
Banners and signs are hung on a fence at Lafayette Square near the White House, during ongoing protests against police brutality and racism in June 2020. The Library of Congress has digitized some of the pieces of artwork, signs and photographs once disp

Artwork from the Black Lives Matter memorial has a new home: the Library of Congress

Feb 12, 2022
The artwork that once served as a memorial to the movement is being displayed in a new online exhibit at the Library of Congress. So far, 33 pieces are posted.
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Race
Nadine Seiler poses with a piece of artwork that was once displayed on the fence outside the White House. Seiler is working to find new homes for the 700+ signs/artifacts.

She guarded the Black Lives Matter memorial. Now, she's working to protect its art

Oct 02, 2021
Nadine Seiler, one of those who watched over a fence at what became Black Lives Matter Plaza, is working to find homes for more than 700 artifacts that once covered the structure near the White House.
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Sports
Coach Richie Burke of the Washington Spirit watches the play during a game against the North Carolina Courage at Audi Field on July 10, 2021 in Washington, DC.

Washington Spirit Coach Richie Burke Was Fired After An Investigation Into Abuse

Sep 29, 2021
The National Women's Soccer League fired Burke after officials launched an investigation into allegations of harassment and a toxic work culture.
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Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser said that agitators from elsewhere had arrived in the District, intent on battling police. Bowser is seen here at a press conference earlier this month.

D.C. Mayor Bowser Blames Outside Agitators As Cause Of Weekend Violence

Aug 31, 2020
Some 70% of those arrested in weekend unrest came from outside the District, police say. Bowser says the U.S. attorney's office has failed to prosecute those who have been arrested in violence.
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Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice
Mayor Muriel Bowser stands on the rooftop of the Hay-Adams Hotel near the White House and looks out at the words "Black Lives Matter" that have been painted in bright yellow letters on the street.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser: 'Not At All' Reconsidering Police Funding

Jun 10, 2020
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser tells All Things Considered that she's not considering cutting police funding in the city. Bowser has proposed an increase in police funding in the city's budget.
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Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice
The Maryland-National Capital Park Police say that Anthony Brennan III was arrested Friday, after a video appeared to show him violently grab an object from a young adult who was posting signs protesting the death of George Floyd.

Maryland Man Charged In Assault On Activists For Racial Justice Along D.C. Area Trail

Jun 06, 2020
Police in Maryland say Anthony Brennan III is suspected in the attack on a group of young people who were hanging flyers about the killing of George Floyd. Video of the incident circulated online.
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Religion
An authentic 2,000-year-old scroll fragment found at Qumran near the Dead Sea.

Museum's Collection Of Purported Dead Sea Scroll Fragments Are Fakes, Experts Say

Mar 17, 2020
Using advanced techniques such as scanning electron microscopes, a team of researchers concluded that all 16 scroll fragments at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., are modern forgeries.
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National
A screenshot of the online version of a satirical edition of <em>The Washington Post</em> distributed around Washington, D.C., by political activists Wednesday.

Real Fake News: Activists Circulate Counterfeit Editions Of 'The Washington Post'

Jan 16, 2019
The phony paper, distributed in Washington, D.C., "reported" that President Trump had resigned under pressure from female political activists.
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National
A U.S. Marine salutes as participants in the Rolling Thunder motorcycle rally rumble through Washington, D.C., in 2017. Organizers say the 2019 event will be the last in D.C.

After Decades, 'Rolling Thunder' To Make Its Last Big Ride Through Washington, D.C.

Dec 14, 2018
The sound of motorcycles rumbling through the nation's capital has been a staple of Memorial Day weekend since 1988.
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Religion
Washington, D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine speaks during a news conference in 2017.

D.C. Attorney General Launches Civil Investigation Into Catholic Archdiocese

Oct 24, 2018
Karl Racine ordered the probe after the archdiocese released a list of priests "credibly" accused of child sex abuse over a decades-long period.
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NV Lawmakers Want Statue Of Legendary Nevada Senator Removed

Feb 09, 2017
U.S. Nevada Representative Dina Titus and two other Democratic congressional representatives are attempting to have a statue of the late Senator Patrick McCarran removed from the U.S. Capitol's Statuary Hall. 
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GOP State Sen. Brower To Resign Reno-Area Seat This Month

Feb 09, 2016

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Republican state Sen. Greg Brower is formally resigning his northern Nevada seat after announcing months ago that he wouldn't seek re-election.

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Jeff Sharlet Returns to "C Street"

Nov 24, 2010
Jeff Sharlet broke the story of "C Street" - a house in Washington, D.C.
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