Subject: Afternoon Buzz: SafeTrack surge = fewer riders, slower trains, crowded platforms
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Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2016 16:01:13 -0400 (EDT)

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AFTERNOON BUZZ
 
Updates since this morning's paper

SAFETRACK SURGE = FEWER RIDERS, SLOWER TRAINS, CROWDED PLATFORMS
Ridership was down at stations affected by Metro work, but trains were still crowded.
By Lori Aratani, Michael Laris and Faiz Siddiqui
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&#8216;WHICH WAY&#8217; IS FASTER DURING SAFETRACK&#8217;S FIRST SURGE &#8212; THE SILVER LINE OR ONE OF THE ALTERNATIVES?
We tried a straight Metro ride versus a more complicated trip billed as an alternative. 
By Faiz Siddiqui and Robert Thomson
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MARYLAND’S GOP SENATE NOMINEE: TRUMP’S COMMENTS ON JUDGE ‘RACIST’
Del. Kathy Szeliga (R-Baltimore County) is trying to distance herself from Trump as she campaigns for Senate in a strongly blue state.
By Fenit Nirappil
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OFFICER WHO FACES MOST SERIOUS CHARGE IN FREDDIE GRAY’S DEATH WAIVES JURY TRIAL
Police van driver Caesar Goodson Jr. will seek a verdict from a judge instead.
By Lynh Bui
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THEIR MOM IS JAILED IN WEST AFRICA, AND THEY ARE DESPERATE TO BRING HER HOME TO THE U.S.
Fanta Darboe Jawara went to Gambia for a family reunion. Now she can’t return to her daughters and husband in Maryland.
By Petula Dvorak
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WATCH ANGRY SKIES OVER THE DISTRICT TRANSFORM INTO A BEAUTIFUL SUNSET
After rain blew past the Beltway last night, the evening turned into a cloud-watching event.
By Kevin Ambrose
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HIPCITYVEG AND ITS PLANT-BASED RIFFS ON FAST FOOD ARE ALMOST HERE
The small chain will open its first location outside of Philadelphia on Wednesday.
By Becky Krystal
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SOMEONE CALLED 911 TO REPORT A SUSPICIOUS WHITE POWDER. IT TURNED OUT TO BE COFFEE CREAMER.
“We have to take call every call involving a suspicious substance as seriously as possible,” a D.C. fire spokesman says.
By Dana Hedgpeth
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BRAZEN D.C. BIKE THEFT CAUGHT ON SECURITY VIDEO
The Metropolitan Police Department released video on June 6 of a man accused of brazenly stealing a bicycle on the 600 block of L Street in Northwest Washington.

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A LOOK AT WHAT COMMUTERS ARE SAYING ON THE FIRST WORKDAY OF METRO&#8217;S SAFETRACK PROGRAM
A snapshot of the first big commute day involving Metro's mega safety project on its rail system
By Dana Hedgpeth
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