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WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s capital is tightening its public COVID-19 restrictions in the face of spiraling virus numbers locally and around the country. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Monday that the District of Columbia will remain in Phase 2 of its reopening plan, but she announced a number of adjustments, “so that we can get […]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Police officers in Washington, D.C., fatally shot a young Black man Wednesday who the department said had “brandished a firearm,” prompting protests amid increased nationwide and local scrutiny over police tactics. The killing prompted a late-night face-off between police and dozens of protesters outside a city police station. Police identified the victim […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Protesters tried to pull down a statue of President Andrew Jackson near the White House Monday night before being dispersed by police. WUSA-TV in Washington reported that police used pepper spray to move protesters out of Lafayette Square, where the Jackson statue is located. Videos posted on social media showed that the […]

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Washington, D.C. is making maybe the biggest statement a city could make to convey the message that black lives do matter.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A photo of fire department recruits possibly using a racist hand gesture has become the subject of an internal investigation by District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services. DC Fire and EMS said in a statement it was made aware of the photo Wednesday, news outlets reported. It shows some recruits […]

Friend of the TJMS, Dominique, is a D.C. girl through and through. She loves her hometown and won’t let you forget it, but she’s not to happy with D.C. right now. “The sun is shining but it’s raining somewhere,” she says. The Washington Washington Football Team are 0-3 and she’s fed up. “We can’t keep […]

Reverend Al Sharpton is headed to Washington DC for a very important hearing. Tomorrow the House Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing on police conduct and misconduct under the Trump Administration. Sharpton says this was requested by the National Action Network after there was no federal prosecution for the officer who killed Eric Garner. This […]

Washington D.C. police announced they have arrested the 29-year-old man they believe is responsible for the shooting death of an 11-year-old boy. DC Police Chief Peter Newsham told WUSA 9 29-year-old Tony Antoine McClam has been taken into custody for the death of the Karon Brown. McClam was reportedly charged with second degree murder while armed […]

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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Thursday named Atlanta Archbishop Wilton Gregory as the new archbishop of Washington D.C., choosing a moderate, and the first African-American, to lead the archdiocese that has become the epicenter of the clergy sex abuse crisis in the U.S. Gregory, 71, replaces Cardinal Donald Wuerl, who resigned last year […]

Huggy loves his hometown of Washington, DC but he doesn’t exactly love all of the changes going on at the moment. DC has the highest intensity of gentrification of anywhere in the country. Huggy says this means that the “Colonizers are doing gentrification drivebys and getting away with it.”  DC used to be “chocolate city,” […]

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NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon has narrowed its hunt for a second headquarters to 20 locations, concentrated among cities in the U.S. East and Midwest. Toronto made the list as well, keeping the company’s international options open. The online retailer said Thursday that after sorting through 238 proposals, the potential locations still include tech-strong places […]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans early Thursday unveiled a new, stripped-down spending bill to prevent a government shutdown this weekend and allow quarreling lawmakers to punt most of their unfinished business into the new year. The bill would keep the government operating through Jan. 19 and permit lawmakers — Republicans and Democrats — to head […]