Subject: Afternoon Buzz: He worked years to become a firefighter. In a single night, the dream shattered.
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Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2018 20:20:03 +0000

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Mixing protest and party, nightly ‘Kremlin Annex’ rally outside the White House reaches its third week; Amber Alert issued after police say girl abducted from Reagan National...

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He worked years to become a firefighter. In a single night, the dream shattered. <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/he-worked-years-to-become-a-firefighter-and-in-a-single-night-the-dream-shattered/2018/08/01/fbae2046-7e81-11e8-bb6b-c1cb691f1402_story.html?utm_term=.779946ab281b&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Dane Smothers Jr. was fixated on becoming a firefighter for nearly a decade. Mere months into the job, his dream career almost killed him.

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Mixing protest and party, nightly ‘Kremlin Annex’ rally outside the White House reaches its third week <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/mixing-protest-and-party-nightly-kremlin-annex-rally-outside-the-white-house-reaches-its-third-week/2018/08/02/ffefec9a-94dc-11e8-86ab-42da8f0b33ea_story.html?utasdfasdf=&utm_term=.5b9a54302d1a&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Organizers welcome those who want to confront President Trump daily, at high volume.

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Amber Alert issued after police say girl abducted from Reagan National Airport <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/amber-alert-issued-after-police-say-girl-abducted-from-reagan-national-airport/2018/08/02/beb2c682-968d-11e8-a679-b09212fb69c2_story.html?utm_term=.62a1164c2b37&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Jinjing Ma is believed to have been abducted from the airport at about 8:15 a.m., police said.

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Areas of flooding are likely and strong winds are possible.

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Fairfax County is investigating racist comments on a notorious Northern Virginia online forum that some believed played a role in a female firefighter’s suicide in 2016.

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Amtrak train derails outside Union Station; no injuries reported <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dr-gridlock/wp/2018/08/02/firefighters-on-scene-of-reported-amtrak-derailment-north-of-union-station/?utm_term=.6cb23a38e9a5&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Fire officials said the derailment occurred about 12:15 p.m.

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The perpetrators made off with one wig from the store in Silver Spring.

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One tip rings true for all options: Whatever you do, don’t ride these buses during rush hour.

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