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Covid cases in D.C. region quietly rise again, fueled by BA.2; Man who said Trump's 'orders' caused him to steal liquor from Capitol on Jan. 6 found guilty; In background of potential Nats sale, Lerners face uncertain real estate market; Four males take two dogs at gunpoint in separate robberies in D.C.; D.C.-area forecast: Seasonable through Saturday, when a shower chance returns; Fairfax chooses new superintendent as NAACP, parents, students protest pick; A new Passover prayer connects Jewish tradition to Ukrainian refugees; Jazz Lewis, Hoyer's protege, drops bid to succeed Rep. Anthony Brown; Giant pandas came to the zoo 50 years ago and changed D.C. forever; Many deaths haunt this D.C. child advocate. But one hurts the most. ; Howard University moves some classes online as coronavirus cases rise; New construction contract for Maryland's Purple Line signed ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Essential news and more for DMV residents.     (Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post) Amtrak moves to seize control of Union Station The passenger railroad said the move is necessary to realize a long-planned expansion and modernization of the nation's second-busiest train hub. By Luz Lazo ●  Read more »   Covid cases in D.C. region quietly rise again, fueled by BA.2 With fewer public health reports and more testing at home, it's harder now to monitor the rise in cases in the D.C. area. By Julie Zauzmer Weil and Rebecca Tan ●  Read more »   Man who said Trump's 'orders' caused him to steal liquor from Capitol on Jan. 6 found guilty Dustin B. Thompson is third Jan. 6 defendant to take his case to a jury, and the third to be convicted. By Timothy Bella and Tom Jackman ●  Read more »   In background of potential Nats sale, Lerners face uncertain real estate market It's unclear what the Lerner family's openness to selling the Nationals says about the state of their business empire, but it comes at a time when the industry in which they made their fortune — commercial real estate — faces major uncertainty. By Jonathan O'Connell ●  Read more »   Four males take two dogs at gunpoint in separate robberies in D.C. Police say they believe the same group also shot two men and robbed another person in Northeast Washington. By Peter Hermann and Clarence Williams ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   D.C.-area forecast: Seasonable through Saturday, when a shower chance returns Sunny for Easter Sunday, but cooler air then persists into next week. By A. Camden Walker ●  Read more »   Fairfax chooses new superintendent as NAACP, parents, students protest pick The Fairfax school board named Michelle Reid as the system's next superintendent. She currently leads the Northshore School District in Washington state. By Hannah Natanson ●  Read more »   A new Passover prayer connects Jewish tradition to Ukrainian refugees Rabbi Julie Schonfeld said she wrote the prayer to raise awareness that those running from their homes in Ukraine and elsewhere are at risk of being trafficked, just as Jews believe the Israelites became enslaved after fleeing famine. By Marisa Iati ●  Read more »   Jazz Lewis, Hoyer's protege, drops bid to succeed Rep. Anthony Brown Del. Jazz Lewis (D-Prince George's) is dropping out of the race for the Democratic nomination in Maryland's 4th congressional district. By Meagan Flynn ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Giant pandas came to the zoo 50 years ago and changed D.C. forever Fifty years ago this month, giant pandas first came to Washington and changed the city forever. By Michael E. Ruane ●  Read more »   Many deaths haunt this D.C. child advocate. But one hurts the most. Mikey Cohen, a celebrated MIT mathematician, died of diabetes at 25 — without knowing he had it. Perspective ●  By Petula Dvorak ●  Read more »   Howard University moves some classes online as coronavirus cases rise Undergraduate classes at Howard University will be taught virtually until April 22. The decision to go virtual is partly due to Howard's desire to hold in-person graduation events next month. By Lauren Lumpkin ●  Read more »   New construction contract for Maryland's Purple Line signed Reaching "financial close" on the construction contract means major work can resume soon on the long-delayed light-rail project. By Katherine Shaver and Luz Lazo ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Capital Weather Gang morning forecast for Your daily forecast and important weather updates, every day at the break of dawn. From Capital Weather Gang experts. Sign up »

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