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D.C. JUDGE GRANTS RETRIAL IN 2001 KILLING OF INTERN CHANDRA LEVY 
Spencer S. Hsu
A Washington judge on Thursday granted a new trial to the man convicted of killing federal intern Chandra Levy in 2001, after prosecutors dropped their opposition to a defense request to retry the case.Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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VIRGINIA BETS ON HIGHER-SPEED RAIL BY 2025 
Luz Lazo
If traffic is smooth on Interstate 95, driving is the quickest way to get from Richmond to Washington — even faster than taking the train, which can take up to 2 hours and 45 minute.Virginia transportation officials say they want to cut that train ride to 90 minutes, make passenger train travel more reliable and attractive to travelers in the corridor, and increase capacity for rail transportation.Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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TEEN DIES AFTER BEING FOUND SHOT IN BACK YARD OF BOWIE HOME 
Lynh Bui, Dana Hedgpeth
Police are investigating the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old man in the Bowie area.John Nesky, chief of the Bowie Police Department, said the incident happened around 1:10 a.m. Thursday in the 13000 block of Sixth Street. Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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MISSING SWIMMER SEARCH CONTINUES IN POTOMAC RIVER 
Dana Hedgpeth
Rescuers are continuing their search Thursday for a Reston man who jumped off a cliff into the Potomac River and did not emerge.Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service officials said that two cliff divers in their 20s went into the water from the Virginia side, near Sandy Landing on Wednesday. Only one came out.Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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THIS RESCUED SEAL PUP WILL BE RELEASED INTO THE WILD AFTER WEEKS OF HEALING 
Dana Hedgpeth
A rescued grey seal pup named Lily is well enough to be released next week into the waters at Assateague State Park in Maryland. Officials at the National Aquarium in Baltimore said Lily was brought to them around Easter after she was found at Delaware’s Bethany Beach with a broken jaw. Lily was captured by officials at the Lewes’ Marine Education Research and Rehabilitation Institute and taken to the National Aquarium for rehabilitation.Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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READ THE LETTER FROM VA. TRANSPORTATION CHIEF TO METRO: ‘CONTINUED INACTION…IS UNACCEPTABLE’ 
Lori Aratani
In a letter released this week, Virginia Transportation Secretary Aubrey Layne urges Metro officials to move more quickly to find a permanent leader.As my colleague Paul Duggan wrote in this piece:Virginia’s transportation secretary appears to be running out of patience with Metro’s protracted search for a new general manager, telling the transit agency in a letter Tuesday that he is “greatly concerned” about how long the process is taking, and warning, “Continued inaction on this matter is unacceptable.”Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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FAIRFAX ELECTION HEATS UP OVER SEVEN CORNERS PLAN AND SCHOOL FUNDING 
Antonio Olivo
With just a few days until the Democratic primary elections in Fairfax County, five-time supervisor Penelope A. Gross is facing a vigorous challenge from an opponent who questions Gross’s commitment to school funding and her ideas for redeveloping the traffic-clogged Seven Corners area.Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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FEELING THE CHILL? WASHINGTON, D.C., HASN’T SEEN A JUNE WEEK THIS RAW IN YEARS 
Angela Fritz
We haven’t even seen a single June day in the 60s since 2009, let alone two in a row. [
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