Subject: Afternoon Buzz: For Metro’s new chief executive, angry riders and stubborn problems await
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Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2015 13:42:25 -0500 (EST)

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METRO BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVES HIRING OF NEW GENERAL MANAGER 
Paul Duggan
Paul J. Wiedefeld, a former top Maryland transportation executive, officially became Metro’s general manager Thursday after a protracted, sometimes tumultuous hiring process that divided the agency’s governing board and fueled a perception that the Washington area’s troubled transit system was rudderless.Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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TRIPLE SHOOTING IN ALEXANDRIA SECTION OF FAIRFAX COUNTY LEAVES ONE MAN DEAD 
Justin Jouvenal, Dana Hedgpeth
One man was killed and two others wounded during a shooting inside an apartment in the Alexandria section of Fairfax County on Wednesday night, police said.The deceased has not been identified, but police said a preliminary investigation has found the incident may have stemmed from a dispute at the residence in the 7900 block of Audobon Avenue.Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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HALF OF D.C. RESIDENTS WANT A RETURN TO CITYWIDE GUN BAN, POLL FINDS 
Aaron C. Davis, Scott Clement
Fifty-one percent of D.C. residents said they would like to reinstate a ban on gun ownership in the city that was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 2008, according to a new Washington Post poll.Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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BOWSER’S APPROVAL RATING IS HIGH, BUT SO ARE NEGATIVE MARKS ON CRIME, HOUSING 
Aaron C. Davis, Scott Clement
A broad majority of D.C. residents approve of Mayor Muriel E. Bowser’s overall job performance and she gets positive marks across racial and geographical boundaries in the city near the end of her first year in office, according to a new Washington Post poll.Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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IN A RACIALLY DIVIDED MARYLAND TOWN, A NEW BLACK POLICE CHIEF TAKES CHARGE 
DeNeen L. Brown
POCOMOKE CITY, Md. — The new police chief walks into the Market Street Deli, a gathering spot in a town still scarred by months of racial turmoil.Most of the diners are white. William “Bill” Harden Sr., who has been on the job for about a month, is black. He pauses at the door, wearing his black uniform with gold buttons and stars and a hat embroidered in gold with the city’s emblem and the word “Chief.”Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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HERE’S A QUESTION: WHY ARE CHERRY BLOSSOMS BLOOMING ON THE NATIONAL MALL TODAY? 
Angela Fritz
This is weird, but it’s real. [
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MANASSAS CITY DETECTIVE DROPS LIBEL SUIT AGAINST LAWYER IN ‘SEXTING’ CASE 
Tom Jackman
The Manassas City police detective who was criticized by a defense attorney for attempting to take sexually explicit photos of her client in a high profile “sexting” case last year has withdrawn his defamation lawsuit against the attorney, court records show.Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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D.C. GREENLIGHTS PATH TO HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA FOR THOSE WHO PASS THE GED 
Michael Alison Chandler
The District’s State Board of Education approved a resolution Wednesday night directing the city’s top education official to draft regulations that would allow students who pass the GED exam to receive a high school diploma.Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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POLICE RELEASE VIDEO OF SIX PEOPLE SOUGHT IN CONNECTION WITH SHOOTING 
Peter Hermann
D.C. police are searching for six people described as persons of interest in connection with a fatal shooting on Tuesday along New York Avenue in Northeast Washington.Police identified the victim as Kevin DeAndre Wallace, 21, of Northeast. He was shot about 10:30 a.m. in the 1600 block of New York Avenue, near a major intersection. Police have not said if the shooting occurred inside a building or outside.Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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