Subject: Afternoon Buzz: Flood watch: Here’s how much rain has fallen, and how much more we may get
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Date: Thu, 17 May 2018 20:02:52 +0000

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The invasion of the scooter bros: A new tribe whizzes past the haters on Washington sidewalks.; Metro late-night service back on for Caps game after Qatar agrees to provide funding...

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Flood watch: Here’s how much rain has fallen, and how much more we may get <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2018/05/17/flood-watch-heres-how-much-rain-has-fallen-and-how-much-more-we-may-get/?utm_term=.a4e3d9454fc3&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Two to five inches have fallen around D.C., and that total could double by Saturday. Streams and rivers are already starting to flood.

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Resentments arise with launch of electric-powered rentals. Is it about the scooters — or the people who ride them?

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Metro late-night service back on for Caps game after Qatar agrees to provide funding through business group <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dr-gridlock/wp/2018/05/17/metro-late-night-service-back-on-for-caps-game-after-qatar-agrees-to-provide-funding-through-business-group/?utm_term=.b4ffc2ff70b4&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Mayor Muriel E. Bowser announced the deal on Twitter earlier Thursday, and the arrangement raised eyebrows among many on social media.

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