Subject: Afternoon Buzz: D.C. abandons plan to pay criminals to stay out of trouble
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Date: Thu, 5 May 2016 16:02:28 -0400 (EDT)

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AFTERNOON BUZZ
 
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D.C. ABANDONS PLAN TO PAY CRIMINALS TO STAY OUT OF TROUBLE
The chairman of the council’s judiciary committee says the mayor is to blame.
By Aaron C. Davis
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DISCOVERY ANNOUNCES BUYOUTS, POSSIBLE LAYOFFS
CEO: ‘If it is not going to nourish audiences or help us grow long-term, we are attacking it.’
By Abha Bhattarai
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MAN CAPTURES VIDEO OF BABY BEAVER AT D.C. METRO STATION
Holy wildlife! Video shows a beaver at the UDC Metro stop. Animal experts believe the months-old beaver was trying to get a drink of water from a fountain.

By Dana Hedgpeth
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METRO TRAINS WITH PASSENGERS SENT TO INVESTIGATE REPORTS OF SMOKE IN TUNNELS? UNION SAYS IT NEVER HEARD OF THAT.
Metro union officials says they're not sure what NTSB was talking about when the safety board said loaded passenger trains were sent into tunnels to check out reports of smoke or fire
By Fredrick Kunkle
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MARYLAND MAN CONVICTED OF RUNNING ONLINE ROMANCE FRAUD SCHEME
Federal prosecutors say Silver Spring man wooed his marks, both women and men, and then asked for money — more than $600,000 in total.
By Dana Hedgpeth
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12 THINGS TO DO IN THE D.C. AREA ON THE WEEKEND OF MAY 6-8
Catch a big movie or head to a film festival, snap a final Instagram with the bugs at "Wonder," climb the cathedral stairs and visit embassies from all over the world.
By John Taylor
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VIRGINIA AMBER ALERT CANCELED AFTER 3-YEAR-OLD IS FOUND, SAFE
Zion Clinton Amir Williams had been reportedly abducted Wednesday night.
By Dana Hedgpeth
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‘IT WAS A DEMONIC SPIRIT ON HIM. IT WASN’T MY SON.’
Upper Marlboro man who shot stepfather 18 times point-blank sentenced to 10 years
By Lynh Bui
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HOMELESS ROCKVILLE MAN IN WHEELCHAIR WAS KILLED IN AREA KNOWN FOR CRASHES
Many safety incidents at the East Gude Drive crossing have involved clients of a homeless shelter.
By Justin Wm. Moyer
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