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JETERSVILLE, VA. -- On Wednesday, Oct. 7, 6-year-old Heaven Skyler Wilson dragged herself off the school bus that dropped her in front of her home on a rural road in Jetersville, just south of Richmond. The little girl, who had never had so much as an ear infection in her life, was pale and fever...

Washington Post -- Metro A teenager dreams of joining a very exclusive club: African American fighter pilots.
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Colin Banks can talk to you about World War I and World War II planes until you're not interested anymore. He likes to TiVo aerial dogfights on the History Channel. The 17-year-old can't drive the distance from Maryland to Richmond by himself, but he's flown it.

Washington Post -- Metro Metro board strongly backs independent safety monitoring and blasts employees for not keeping them in the loop on important decisions. http://bit.ly/3GAned
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The Metro board of directors ordered all agency employees Thursday to cooperate fully with the transit system's safety oversight body and executives to notify the board before denying a request from the group after recent revelations about Metrorail safety lapses.

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One night in Adams Morgan, the sons and daughters of lawyers and corporate executives padded into a friend's rowhouse for a kind of group therapy session about their families' wealth.

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Even after a jury has found someone guilty of a crime, they are allowed to change their mind and find him not guilty, the Virginia Court of Appeals has ruled.

Washington Post -- Metro Post reporter Josh White explains why death row inmates in Virginia have a choice when it comes to how they die: http://bit.ly/1nrcat
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A reader who commented on the story about Larry Bill Elliott's execution by electrocution this week wrote that they were unaware that condemned inmates "had a choice between injection or electrocution" as their means of death in Virginia. The reader,...

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From @ylanmui:
Peeps store finally opening at National Harbor on Dec. 10! http://bit.ly/auoXF
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Peeps have accomplished the improbable since they were introduced half a century ago. Those pastel marshmallow chicks and bunnies have participated in university science experiments, survived battles with high-powered microwaves and inspired avant-garde art.

Washington Post -- Metro "Twilight" -- http://bit.ly/2nN8yC
Women living in 'Twilight' will not apologize for loving Edward, Bella and Jacob - washingtonpost.co
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We know. You hate "Twilight." You don't want to hear anything more about "Twilight." That's why this is not another story about the "Twilight" or "New Moon" mania, ...

Washington Post -- Metro Store owner in Prince George's said he had to shoot: http://bit.ly/3elKiZ
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By store owner John Jang's account, there was no choice at all.

Washington Post -- Metro Post reporter Josh White's account of witnessing last night's execution of Larry "Bill" Elliott: http://bit.ly/4uBx1R
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Larry "Bill" Elliott, 60, was executed in Virginia on Tuesday night for the murders of a young Woodbridge couple in January 2001. The Post's Josh White attended the execution, filing this personal account along with his news story.

Washington Post -- Metro Yes, folks, it's time: http://bit.ly/3td73e
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Holiday Guide 2009 - The Washington Post gives you the ultimate holiday guide for holiday party planning, holiday decorations, holiday baking, holiday entertainment and celebrating the holidays in Washington, DC.

Washington Post -- Metro Check out The Post's newest blog: Crime Scene. http://bit.ly/1CjhzI
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The Washington Post's Blog About Local, National and International Crime and Criminal Justice

Washington Post -- Metro What would grandma say? http://bit.ly/y7vqo
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Almost everyone has a grandparent who claims to have walked two miles to school every morning. Uphill. In the snow. Etc.

Washington Post -- Metro Forget soccer -- think squash! http://bit.ly/3DBkFF
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GW became the first school in the country to offer scholarships to squash players, cementing its commitment to the sport.





















