Subject: Afternoon Buzz: Female firefighter’s suicide is a ‘fire bell in the night’
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Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2016 16:01:31 -0400 (EDT)

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FEMALE FIREFIGHTER’S SUICIDE IS A ‘FIRE BELL IN THE NIGHT’
The death of Nicole Mittendorff has prompted calls for change in a male-dominated field.
By Justin Jouvenal
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A 200-YEAR TRANSFORMATION: HOW THE NATIONAL MALL BECAME WHAT IT IS TODAY
See how the Mall developed from a marsh to the center of the nation’s capital.
By Philip Kennicott, Bonnie Berkowitz, Aaron Steckelberg and Denise Lu
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A HOMELESS WOMAN’S $100,000 SMILE AFTER SOCIAL SECURITY PAID WHAT IT OWED HER
Wanda Witter, 80, who’d been sleeping on D.C.’s streets for years, finally received her long-overdue check on Tuesday
By Petula Dvorak
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THE DISASTER THAT WASN&#8217;T: MEMORIES OF THE D.C. REGION&#8217;S 2011 EARTHQUAKE
Aug. 23, 2011, was not a day that lives in infamy. But while the earthquake doesn't haunt the memories of Washingtonians, its aftershocks are still felt in the region.
By Justin Wm. Moyer
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UBER HIKES ITS MINIMUM FARE IN THE D.C. REGION
The company raised its minimum fare nearly 20 percent in response to driver feedback.
By Faiz Siddiqui
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ZOOKEEPERS HOPE SPARKY, A 260-POUND SUMATRAN TIGER, BREEDS WITH FEMALE
“He’s not shooting blanks,” zookeeper says of Sumatran male tiger they hope to breed.
By Dana Hedgpeth
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ASST. CHIEF PETER NEWSHAM CHOSEN AS INTERIM D.C. POLICE CHIEF
Interim will start mid-September as Chief Cathy L. Lanier leaves for NFL job
By Peter Hermann and Aaron C. Davis
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MAN, 60, ARRESTED IN ANTI-SEMITIC GRAFFITI CASE IN CHINATOWN
The graffiti included the word “Jew” written on an image of a rat on a crosswalk.
By Dana Hedgpeth
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MD. COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS CALL FOR LEADERS’ OUSTER AFTER HEAD START DEBACLE
5 board members say they weren’t informed of mistreatment of children in Prince George’s.
By Donna St. George and Ovetta Wiggins
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WHY DO WE CARE IF NATS FANS AND O&#8217;S FANS HATE EACH OTHER?
Jason La Canfora, Tony Kornheiser, Grant Paulsen and Danny Rouhier weigh in on the Baltimore-Washington rivalry.
By Dan Steinberg
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