Subject: Afternoon Buzz: ‘The lunch counter now has two empty seats:’ Va. woman is the only one left to describe what it felt like to sit there
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Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 21:23:05 +0000

Afternoon Buzz from The Washington Post

In the coming weekend storm, the window for snow is still open. Here’s what we know.; Fake editions of The Washington Post handed out at multiple locations in D.C.

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‘The lunch counter now has two empty seats:’ Va. woman is the only one left to describe what it felt like to sit there <http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/the-lunch-counter-now-has-two-empty-seats-she-is-the-only-one-left-who-can-describe-what-it-felt-like-to-sit-there-that-hateful-day/2019/01/16/f4aecc00-19bd-11e9-9ebf-c5fed1b7a081_story.html?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

You have likely seen the photo. You might have even stared at it, too. Joan Mulholland, of Arlington, is the white woman sitting in the middle, her hair pulled up in a bun, her face turned away from the camera.

By Theresa Vargas   ·   Read more <http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/the-lunch-counter-now-has-two-empty-seats-she-is-the-only-one-left-who-can-describe-what-it-felt-like-to-sit-there-that-hateful-day/2019/01/16/f4aecc00-19bd-11e9-9ebf-c5fed1b7a081_story.html?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

In the coming weekend storm, the window for snow is still open. Here’s what we know. <http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/weather/capital-weather-gang/the-window-for-snow-is-still-open-in-the-weekend-storm-heres-what-we-know/2019/01/16/9896abfd-7555-497e-a2a4-d9d0de937179_story.html?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Beyond the potential snow, sleet and freezing rain it could bring, it's also going to deliver the coldest air of the season by Monday.

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The print papers were filled with anti-Trump stories, which also appeared on a website that mimicked the official Post site.

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The incident happened a few blocks off Georgia Avenue near the Silver Spring Transit Center, authorities said.

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