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A high wind warning is in effect until 6 p.m. this evening. The winds have already blown part of a roof off a D.C. apartment building and taken down down trees and power lines. Some roads are closed. Thousands of people have lost power.
LEADING THE MORNING NEWS:
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Arlington doesn’t like the Georgetown-Rosslyn gondola idea. [Post]
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Lawsuit alleges JPMorgan Chase scheme deprived jurors full payment for service. [Post]
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The fight to save a cemetery at a historic African American church in Bethesda. [NBC4]
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An attorney on how businesses should deal with Trump’s immigration policies. [WBJ]
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Feds withhold funds to Metro after DMV lawmakers miss a deadline. [WAMU]
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GMU students sue school for information on dealings with the Koch brothers. [WBJ]
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Friday night police chase begins in the District, ends at Maryland Live Casino. [Post]
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Miguel Escobar, 14, has been missing from D.C. since last Wednesday. [WUSA]
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Andre Hick, 15, has also been missing from D.C. since last Wednesday. [WUSA]
RECENT CITY PAPER STORIES TO HELP YOU MAKE SENSE OF YOUR DAY:
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Vamos a Cuba: Unusual lease incentives at a new building near H Street NE
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Beauty: Look at the best in concert posters, flyers, and gig art this month.
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Hot dog: The torta “El Sol” sandwich has more flavors than you can count on two hands.
LOOSE LIPS LINKS, by Jeffrey Anderson (tips? jeff.anderson@washingtoncitypaper.com)
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Paul Schwartzman hits an In-N-Out Burger with Rep. Jason Chaffetz in Utah. [Post]
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His committee will vote today on whether to block D.C.’s “death with dignity” law. [AP]
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“Protest tourism” may be the only silver lining as D.C braces for Trump shock. [Post]
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Wads of cash and other mixed memories of longtime D.C. Councilmember H.R. Crawford. [Post]
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ICYMI: D.C. Chamber calls on Mayor Muriel Bowser to veto paid leave bill. [WBJ]
ARTS LINKS, by Matt Cohen (tips? mcohen@washingtoncitypaper.com)
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Meet famed local concert poster designer Jeffrey Everett. [DC Music Download]
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Listen to a new single from D.C.’s Furniteur. [WCP]
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Petworth murals, as seen on Instagram. [Washingtonian]
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If you want to see the most unsettling play in the D.C. area right now, see Woolly Mammoth’s Baby Screams Miracle. [WCP]
YOUNG & HUNGRY LINKS, by Laura Hayes (tips? lhayes@washingtoncitypaper.com)
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Happy hours with the best food specials. [Post]
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Mai Thai in Georgetown reopens after health department shutters it. [Washingtonian]
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The BBQ Joint inside Union Market has closed. [Eater]
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Get to know the area’s three new Spanish restaurants. [DC Refined]
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Do “cheap eats” lists contain underlying racism? [NPR]
HOUSING COMPLEX LINKS, by Andrew Giambrone (tips? agiambrone@washingtoncitypaper.com)
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Some tenants of the District’s public housing are now allowed to own certain pets. [WCP]
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January home prices in the D.C. area were at their highest level in a decade. [UrbanTurf]
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For sale: the former Kalorama mansion of art collector Joseph Hirshhorn. [Curbed DC]
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DDOT launches districtmobility.org to track traffic congestion. [WAMU]
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No charges for a D.C. police officer in fatal shooting at a public housing complex. [NBC4]
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