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Local, state governments to pay $20M for trasportation costs
Local and state governments will pour more than $20 million into transportation costs to accommodate the expected onslaught of inaugural revelers, and cash-strapped agencies are wondering where the... Full story
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First Responders - Lt. Brian Ferguson
Lt. Brian Ferguson, 35, is one of Prince William County’s newest fire marshals. After spending more than eight years as an emergency medical technician for the county’s fire department,... Full story
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U.S. marshals still searching for third man in foiled kidnapping, bank robbery plot
U.S. marshals continue to hunt for a college student accused of abducting a Prince George’s County family in a failed bank robbery scheme last month. Authorities are asking for the... Full story
Nearly 10 percent of Latinos lag on mortgages
Nearly one in 10 Latino homeowners fell behind in mortgage payments last year, and about 3 percent said they had received a foreclosure notice, a Hispanic research group reported Thursday. The Pew... Full story
9 men jailed in Senegal for homosexual acts
Nine men, including a prominent activist, have been convicted of homosexual acts and sentenced to eight years in prison, their lawyer and a gay rights group said Thursday. Diadji Diouf, who heads... Full story
Sports
Mets talk free agents with Boras at Citi Field
Scott Boras took a tour of Citi Field and sat down for lunch Wednesday with top executives from the New York Mets. Next, the Mets hope they can lure one of Boras' high-profile free agents to their... Full story
Business
Venezuela to keep sending free fuel to US poor
President Hugo Chavez will keep donating heating oil for poor American families in a costly decision that suggests the Venezuelan leader wants to keep to his pledges _ and buttress his image _ in... Full story
Entertainment
Brad Pitt says he was faithful to Jennifer Aniston
Brad Pitt is extracting himself from the tabloid love triangle: The actor says his relationship with current flame Angelina Jolie began sometime after splitting from Jennifer Aniston. In October,... Full story
