Subject: Afternoon Buzz: Pilfered Marc Chagall painting recovered by FBI after 30 years
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Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2018 20:21:00 +0000

Afternoon Buzz from The Washington Post

'Get the Kleenex ready': Tree pollen is about to explode in the Washington region; ‘Disastrous’: New D.C. rule limiting food truck entries in lottery irks vendors

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Updates since this morning's paper

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Pilfered Marc Chagall painting recovered by FBI after 30 years <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/marc-chagall-painting-stolen-from-new-york-apartment-recovered-by-fbi-after-30-years/2018/04/12/15514510-3da9-11e8-a7d1-e4efec6389f0_story.html?utm_term=.3cdde8d2570c&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Prosecutors say the saga of “Othello and Desdemona” included a Bulgarian mob, a Maryland stash and a skeptical D.C. gallery.

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'Get the Kleenex ready': Tree pollen is about to explode in the Washington region <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2018/04/12/get-the-kleenex-ready-tree-pollen-is-about-to-explode-in-the-washington-region/?utm_term=.2fc6dfe2f217&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

The sudden onset of weather in the 70s and 80s is about to unleash a pollen onslaught.

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‘Disastrous’: New D.C. rule limiting food truck entries in lottery irks vendors <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/disastrous-new-dc-rule-limiting-food-truck-entries-in-lottery-irks-vendors/2018/04/12/690c7b24-3cec-11e8-840e-580ea2a1e909_story.html?utm_term=.73f307f04e4a&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

A pilot program is threatening part of the city’s food renaissance, critics say.

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The public can get a good look at the biggest one Saturday afternoon.

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In a statement, Board of Trustees chairman Stacey Mobley said the board was disappointed, and disagreed with the vote results.

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