Subject: Afternoon Buzz: Md. woman charged with poisoning 5-year-old son, setting car on fire
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Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2015 15:18:38 -0400 (EDT)

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MD. WOMAN CHARGED WITH POISONING 5-YEAR-OLD SON, SETTING CAR ON FIRE 
Dan Morse
From the beginning, firefighters and police were suspicious about a fire last month that erupted at 3:30 a.m. inside a Toyota Corolla on the side of a Montgomery County highway. The driver, a 33-year-old woman, was found lying face down outside the car, screaming in pain. The car doors were locked. Inside, a small child lay motionless on a rear floorboard. Rescuers tried to get to him but couldn’t.Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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FEDERAL JUDGE RULES THAT VIRGINIA MAY BAN CONFEDERATE LICENSE PLATES 
Antonio Olivo
DANVILLE, Va. — A federal judge ruled Friday that Virginia can stop issuing specialty license plates that show the Confederate flag, following a recent Supreme Court decision that said such a ban does not violate the 1st Amendment.Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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JUDGE UPHOLDS SENTENCE FOR D.C. RABBI SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR VOYEURISM 
Spencer S. Hsu
A D.C. Superior Court judge Friday denied a request to reduce the prison term of Barry Freundel, the once-influential Orthodox rabbi who was sentenced in May to 6-1/2 years in prison for videotaping dozens of women as they prepared for a ritual bath at their Georgetown synagogue.Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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BOWSER: NO OVERFLOW BUSES FROM UNION STATION WILL PARK IN IVY CITY 
Perry Stein
Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) has signaled to Ivy City residents that their small, 1.7-square-mile neighborhood near the Maryland border is not the city’s “dumping ground.” The mayor announced at a community meeting that the city won’t allow the area’s historic and long-shuttered Alexander Crummell School to be used as an overflow parking lot for private buses serving Union Station. The decision is a victory for residents who long have fought the city for using their largely poor, black and industrial neighborhood as a home for less-desirable city needs. Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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FORT WASHINGTON RESIDENTS, POLITICOS DEMAND PR. GEORGE’S OPEN POLICE STATION 
Arelis R. Hernández
More than 100 residents braved the morning heat on Friday to demand that Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III reconsider his decision to delay by one year the opening of a highly-anticipated police station in the Fort Washington area.Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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MAN FALLS OVERBOARD WHILE CRABBING WITH HIS WIFE IN ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY 
Julie Zauzmer
A Maryland man fell overboard and died on Friday while he and his wife were crabbing in Anne Arundel County.Ronald Gressitt, 63, of Pasadena, was found dead after a five-hour search, Maryland Natural Resources Police said.Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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OBAMA NOMINATES FORMER BOSTON SUBWAY CHIEF TO NTSB 
Lori Aratani
President Obama this week nominated Beverly Scott, former head of Boston’s subway system, to a seat on the five-member National Transportation Safety Board.Scott served as the general manager of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority from 2012 until her abrupt departure in April, following a series of system shutdowns and service delays during Boston’s record snowfall. Just days before Scott resigned from her job, a panel of experts appointed by Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker (R), issued a scathing critique about the agency’s performance.Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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D.C. BOYS CHOIR IS PUTTING ON A ‘THANK YOU’ CONCERT 
Perry Stein
Last month, Post columnist Courtland Milloy wrote about the impressive D.C. Boys Choir snagging an invitation to participate in Mass at both St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City and St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice.Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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TRAFFIC, TRANSIT TIPS FOR THE WEEKEND 
Robert Thomson
The weekend forecast is a good one for local travel, although bikers and walkers should pay attention to the temperatures. Highs on Saturday and Sunday could reach the lower 90s, the Capital Weather Gang says. Sunday is likely to be muggier.Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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