Subject: Afternoon Buzz: Soaking rain this weekend set to propel Washington to its wettest year in recorded history
From: "The Washington Post" <[email-masked]>
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Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2018 21:18:52 +0000

Afternoon Buzz from The Washington Post

Maryland school board members urge Redskins to give QB Colin Kaepernick a tryout; He used to sell drugs on D.C. streets. Now he’s paid to make them safer.

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Updates since this morning's paper

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Storm-total precipitation forecast from the Weather Prediction Center. (Capital Weather Gang and Pivotal Weather)

Soaking rain this weekend set to propel Washington to its wettest year in recorded history  <https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2018/12/14/soaking-rain-this-weekend-set-propel-washington-its-wettest-year-recorded-history/?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

The Weather Service predicts 1.5 to 2.5 inches of rain. Just over half an inch is needed to break record.

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Maryland school board members urge Redskins to give QB Colin Kaepernick a tryout <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/school-board-members-urge-redskins-to-give-qb-colin-kaepernick-a-tryout/2018/12/14/39386ca4-ffc0-11e8-862a-b6a6f3ce8199_story.html?utm_term=.658eae374b91&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

In a letter to the NFL team, they say their reasoning goes beyond football.

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He used to sell drugs on D.C. streets. Now he’s paid to make them safer. <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/he-used-to-sell-drugs-on-dc-streets-now-hes-paid-to-make-them-safer/2018/12/13/eea91b66-e12e-11e8-ab2c-b31dcd53ca6b_story.html?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Duane Cunningham is among 18 ‘Violence Interrupters’ trying to settle disputes before they turn deadly.

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The embattled organization will also update its guiding document to explicitly include support for Jewish women amid accusations of anti-Semitism.

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D.C. police identify Anacostia High School student fatally shot in Southeast <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/dc-police-identify-anacostia-high-school-student-fatally-shot-in-southeast/2018/12/14/69b76dac-ffa3-11e8-ad40-cdfd0e0dd65a_story.html?utm_term=.75791b646130&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Police chief says two masked gunmen chased the youth into an apartment building.

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