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Voting begins for Mei Xiang's panda cub's name
Starting Tuesday, panda fans can log on to the Smithsonian Magazine's website to cast their vote for one of five possible names for Mei Xiang's little girl.
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Redskins to return to D.C.?
Councilmember Vincent Orange is proposing tearing down RFK to build a new 100,000-seat domed stadium complex in its place that would “provide the opportunity for the Washington football team to return to D.C.”
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Bill de Blasio is elected mayor of New York
Bill de Blasio was elected New York City's first Democratic mayor in two decades Tuesday, running on an unabashedly liberal, tax-the-rich platform that contrasted sharply with billionaire Michael Bloomberg's record during 12 years in office.
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Ralph Northam wins lieutenant governor's race
Ralph Northam easily beat E.W. Jackson on Tuesday following a campaign that centered on Northam's defense of abortion rights and Jackson's Christian-based anti-abortion platform. Jackson also opposes gay marriage, while Northam supports it.
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Results trickle in after polls close
Turnout was expected to be low - 40 percent was the figure both sides were using - and both candidates mustered their campaign organizations to find every last supporter.
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Takoma Park teens cast their votes
Tuesday is a historic day in Takoma Park where voters as young as 16 years old will be allowed to cast ballots.
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Visitors line up for re-opened White House tours
The White House tours were a casualty of the federal budget crisis – the last ones were held on March 9 of this year. Now re-open, they may only continue until January 15; that's when funding will again be in jeopardy.
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GMU scientists discover a way that could change concussion diagnoses
A small lab on the Prince William campus of George Mason University recently focused on cancer research, and a discovery was made that could change the way concussions are diagnosed and could make playing sports safer.
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Tainted by scandal, McDonnell reflects on governing Virginia
Bob McDonnell says he’ll be handing off a state that's in a little better shape than when he became governor.
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McAuliffe wins Virginia governor's race
Democrat Terry McAuliffe has been elected Virginia's next governor after pledging to expand the state's Medicaid rolls and portraying his rival as someone who would turn back years of progress.
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See results of the 2013 Virginia elections
Find results for the Virginia 2013 state elections, from the governor's race to the Northern Virginia House of Delegates races.
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Washington Caps beat NY Islanders as Ovechkin returns from injury
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Alex Ovechkin returned from a shoulder injury to score his 11th and 12th goals of the season, and the Washington Capitals rode a second-period flurry to a 6-2 win over the New York Islanders on Tuesday night.
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NFL hazing ranges from high dinner tabs to unwanted haircuts
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They're stuck with $5,000 dinner tabs. They're told to tote the helmets or pads of older players. They're held down and given unwanted haircuts or get their eyebrows shaved.
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Rockville Mayor steps down at age 80
Election day is bittersweet for one local leader. After serving two terms, Rockville Mayor Phyllis Marcuccio is stepping down at the age of 80.
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A guide to all of tonight's election coverage
The very latest on Tuesday night's key races in Virginia, including live streaming coverage and quick results from the polls, can all be found right here.
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Predatory towing victimizes residents
Have you ever parked somewhere for just a few minutes and been towed? Then wondered how the tow truck driver got away with your car so fast? It's called predatory towing and 7 On Your Side explains exactly how it's done.
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Fletcher says Incognito hazing wouldn't happen in his locker room
As the saga in Miami between Richie Incognito and Jonathan Martin continues to unfold, Redskins linebacker London Fletcher insists that he has seen nothing like what has apparently happened in the Dolphins locker room.
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D.C. residents must pay back unemployed benefits received during furlough
Furloughed D.C. residents who received unemployment benefits during the federal shutdown must now pay that money back. And they only have a few months to do it.
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