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Amazon Web Services data centers, top center, near the Great Oak neighborhood in Prince William County. (Washington Post photo by Jahi Chikwendiu)

February 11, 2023 at 12:05 am

Northern Va. is the heart of the internet. Not everyone is happy about that.

The expansion of data centers in Northern Virginia, home to the $8.4 billion industry's largest hub, has sparked land use battles with residents near the...

September 8, 2022 at 8:28 pm

D.C. mayor declares public emergency over migrants arriving on buses

The formality allows Mayor Muriel Bowser to release $10 million in city funds to aid the migrants.

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August 25, 2022 at 5:55 pm

Biden kicks off midterm campaigning, promotes Democratic wins

White House aides have said Biden will travel the country to draw attention to the most popular measures in the Inflation Reduction Act.

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March 26, 2022 at 6:58 am

As Washington, D.C., relaxes coronavirus mandates, another variant spreads

BA.2, the more contagious cousin of the omicron variant, represents about 30% of new infections in the Mid-Atlantic region that includes D.C., Maryland and Virginia.

Children accompanied by their families evacuated from Kabul, Afghanistan, walk through the terminal before boarding a bus after they arrived at Washington Dulles International Airport, in Chantilly, Va., on Monday, Aug. 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) VAJL125 VAJL125

August 23, 2021 at 5:04 pm

Afghan refugees arrive in U.S., relieved and exhausted

The new arrivals told stories of stress, fear and trauma. Many had not eaten or slept in days, and some children arrived without their parents...

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August 19, 2021 at 8:54 am

Man claiming to have bomb near U.S. Capitol is in custody after standoff, police say

Congress is not in session this week. But many legislative aides and other government employees were working, and the threat of violence and rushed evacuation...

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June 26, 2021 at 8:42 am

Engineer warned of ‘major structural damage’ years before Florida condo collapsed

An engineer warned in October 2018 that he had discovered "major structural damage" to a concrete slab below the pool deck in the section of...

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November 14, 2020 at 12:02 pm

Virginia, Maryland head toward shutdown after surge

The second surge of the pandemic is well underway in the Washington region, prompting Virginia and Maryland to reinstate some shutdown restrictions this week while...

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September 18, 2020 at 9:10 am

On the first day of early voting, Virginians line up for hours to cast ballots

Voters stood in line for hours in the northern Virginia suburbs Friday morning to cast ballots in a bitterly contested presidential election, turning out on...

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September 11, 2020 at 8:50 am

ICE flew detainees to Virginia so the planes could transport agents to D.C. protests. A huge coronavirus outbreak followed

The Trump administration flew immigrant detainees to Virginia this summer to facilitate the rapid deployment of Homeland Security tactical teams to quell protests in Washington,...

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