| Good morning. It's Friday, June 23, and we want to hear from you about the best pizza in the region. Onward to the news. 🌧 82/Upper 60s. Muggy, with downpours. Capital Weather Gang gives it a 4/10. |
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 | Metro pledged to do its part as it asked for more funding from regional leaders. | - The suggestions: Raising transit fares and looking at labor and advertising in an attempt to meet lawmakers as far as they can on a projected $750 million funding gap, Metro board members said yesterday.
- The crisis: The system survived the past three years, when ridership dipped, using nearly $2.4 billion in federal coronavirus aid, but that will run out by July 2024.
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 | D.C. leaders balked at proposed restrictions in a federal spending bill. | - What to know: D.C.'s mayor, attorney general and council chairman, in a joint letter yesterday, called on House Republicans to remove policy restrictions that they said would harm residents and jeopardize the city's budget.
- One major issue: A proposal that would prevent the use of traffic cameras, a key source of revenue.
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 | A high-ranking Loudoun County schools official was acquitted. | - Spokesman Wayde Byard was found not guilty yesterday of lying to a special grand jury empaneled to investigate how the school system handled a pair of 2021 sex assaults.
- Why it matters: The incidents generated a political firestorm. Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) blasted Loudoun school officials while campaigning for office in 2021.
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 | The Wizards continued to tear down and rebuild their roster yesterday. | - More trades: The team sent recently acquired point guard Chris Paul to the Golden State Warriors in exchange for guard Jordan Poole, a future first-round draft pick and a second-round pick.
- New face: Washington kept dealing in the first round of the NBA draft last night. After picking Jarace Walker at No. 8, the Wizards dealt him to Indiana in exchange for the No. 7 pick, Bilal Coulibaly.
- What to know: Coulibaly, a 6-foot-8 forward from France with a 7-2 wingspan, was the teammate of top pick Victor Wembanyama this year.
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 | A Qatari fund wants a minority stake in the Capitals, Mystics and Wizards. | - What to know: The Qatar Investment Authority is seeking a 5% stake of Monumental Sports & Entertainment, the Ted Leonsis group that owns the three teams. The NBA is reviewing the deal, and the NHL has approved it.
- Breaking new ground: The group would become the first foreign sovereign fund to own a piece of a major U.S. team sports franchise. The oil-rich Middle Eastern hosted the World Cup last year.
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 | Billy Crystal and Dionne Warwick are among the Kennedy Center's honorees this year. | - The 46th annual celebration of the performing arts also will salute Bee Gees singer-songwriter Barry Gibb, opera star Renée Fleming and hip-hop pioneer and actress Queen Latifah.
- What to know: Former honoree Gloria Estefan will host the Dec. 3 ceremony, which will be broadcast later on CBS.
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 | Check out these things to do this weekend. | - Smithsonian Solstice: The Natural History Museum, Asian Art Museum and African Art Museum are staying open tomorrow until midnight to celebrate the summer solstice.
- In concert: The trio of harmonizing sisters Joseph plays 9:30 Club tomorrow night. Tickets are $35.
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