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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.
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Prices have gone up since the pandemic began. Is that ‘inflation' really corporate greed?
After four years of time for the market to adjust to the “unprecedented times,” inflation has only started to slow. To many people, the climb of inflation being considered “natural” is starting to seem like nonsense. And to some, the more likely explanation seems like “greedflation.”
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National Archives close after two people dump red powder on case holding Constitution
The National Archives closed to the public early on Wednesday afternoon, after two people dumped red powder onto the case that holds the U.S. Constitution.
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Small plane makes emergency landing on Northern Virginia highway
A roadway in Northern Virginia became an airplane’s runway during snowfall Friday. A small airplane with seven people on board made an emergency landing on Loudoun County Parkway, Virginia State Police said and stunning video footage shows. No one on the plane or on the ground was hurt. Southern Airways Express Flight 246 made its emergency landing at about 12:50…
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FBI employee carjacked in Washington, DC
An FBI employee was carjacked in the eastern end of Capitol Hill on Wednesday afternoon, the FBI has confirmed.
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Move over, United: Astrophysicist says he's figured out the fastest way for everyone to board an airplane
A new boarding method that United Airlines rolled out last month has people thinking about all the lost time spent boarding planes in new, excruciating detail. And while United claims their new method will ease frustrations, a physics professor in Las Vegas says he has an even more efficient way.
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National Zoo pandas leave DC in emotional goodbye
It’s the day thousands of visitors to the National Zoo have been dreading for months. The beloved giant pandas are leaving D.C., traveling up Connecticut Avenue and flying to China on a FedEx plane.
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It's spooky season. What happens in your brain when you're scared?
Why do you react the way you do when you get scared? It’s all thanks to your sympathetic nervous system. Here’s how your brain and body react to fear.
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NASA launches asteroid-chasing Psyche mission for clues to how planets formed
The Psyche mission is the first time the space agency has sent a probe to a world primarily made of metal, rather than rocks and ice.