The Latest
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What is the debt ceiling and what happens if the US defaults?
What is the debt ceiling, also known as the debt limit, and how is it tied to government spending? And why would it be such a catastrophe for the U.S. to default on its debt? Here’s what to know.
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Congress has to pass another stopgap funding bill. What happens in a shutdown?
Government funding expires when the clock strikes 12:01 a.m. on December 21.
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Boar's Head to ‘indefinitely close' Virginia plant tied to listeria deaths
After a deadly listeria outbreak stretched across 18 states and killed at least nine people, Boar’s Head will “indefinitely close” the Jarratt, Virginia, meat plant tied to the outbreak.
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5-year-old dies as bounce house flies into air and crashes onto Maryland baseball field
A Southern Maryland Blue Crabs game ended in tragedy on Friday night when a wind gust lifted a bounce house into the air, then crashed it roughly 15 feet into the ground — all while children were inside. A 5-year-old boy died as a result.
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Katie Ledecky is the GOAT. Here are the superlatives she's earned that prove it
Katie Ledecky won yet another Olympic gold during the women’s 1500-meter freestyle race, further solidifying her place in swimming history as the GOAT.
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Military wife is first Asian American, transgender woman to win Miss Maryland
Bailey Anne Kennedy, a military wife, is the first married woman and first Asian American woman to become Miss Maryland. She’s also the first transgender woman to win the title, in the 10 years since transgender women were first allowed in the Miss USA pageant. And to top it all off, this year’s competition was Kennedy’s first pageant.
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What is a state dinner, and why do we have them?
The U.S. is hosting Kenyan President William Ruto and First Lady Rachel Ruto for a state dinner celebrating 60 years of allyship between Kenya and the U.S. But what is a state dinner, what happens there and how does it help diplomatic relations?
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Fake federal agent arrested for trying to scam Maryland senior into handing over life's savings in gold bars: police
A man posing as a federal agent was arrested after trying to con a Montgomery County senior citizen into converting his retirement savings into gold bars.
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Japan gifts 250 new cherry trees to D.C., replacing those to be removed for repairs
Spring is a time for renewal and fresh starts, and Japan and the United States celebrated both with a Wednesday morning announcement: Japan has gifted 250 new cherry trees to the U.S.
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Goodbye, Stumpy: DC's favorite little cherry tree to be removed from Tidal Basin
Four years after his initial rise to fame, Stumpy’s time with us is coming to an end: 159 cherry trees, Stumpy included, will be cut down in May to repair the seawall in that area.
