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washingtonpost.com | Martin Weil
Famed 18th of April was notable in its own warm, windy way (washingtonpost.com) Famed 18th of April was notable in its own warm, windy way By Martin Weil 2025041900123600 Even dismissing all that Friday was not left lots of room to take note of what it was. Warm, but not the year's warmest. Clear, but not the clearest. Windy, but not the month's windiest, and still a day of historic overtones and obvious meteorological distinctions.
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washingtonpost.com | Martin Weil
Named for Tax Day, zoo orangutan celebrates birthday (washingtonpost.com) Named for Tax Day, zoo orangutan celebrates birthday By Martin Weil 2025041608592700 Not many creatures, humans or otherwise, make a big deal of being born on Tax Day, but one who owns that distinction received a name to suit the occasion, and her birthday was celebrated Tuesday at the place of her birth, the National Zoo. The orangutan's name is Iris. Yes, Iris for I-R-S.
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washingtonpost.com | Martin Weil
Metro officer stabbed ahead of transportation chief’s visit for safety talk (washingtonpost.com) Metro officer stabbed ahead of transportation chief’s visit for safety talk By Martin Weil 2025041607175400 A Metro Transit Police officer was stabbed Tuesday while trying to stop an alleged fare evader in Southeast Washington, as U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said was headed to the site to speak about safety.
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washingtonpost.com | Martin Weil
Prince George’s officer suspended after alleged punch in D.C., police say (washingtonpost.com) Prince George’s officer suspended after alleged punch in D.C., police say By Martin Weil 2025041404250800 An off-duty Prince George's County Police officer was arrested in connection with an incident at a business in the District, county police said.
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washingtonpost.com | Martin Weil
First full moon of springtime escapes D.C. overcast (washingtonpost.com) First full moon of springtime escapes D.C. overcast By Martin Weil 2025041401454900 Like a remote goddess, desirable but elusive, the full April moon finally appeared through gaps in the clouds over the District early Sunday, at last shedding its silver light upon the sleeping city.
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The famous surrender at Appomattox was 160 years ago today.But the war's turning point was two years before,at Gettysburg, where myth says the Confederates were looking for shoes.Little did they know shoes come from CHINA where a BIG Tariff has been imposed! It's all connected!
If you dont want to discuss sports, and wish to steer the conversation back to #tariffs , here's a strategy. When #Ovechkin comes up, just say Babe Ruth would still have the record if he'd played with the lively ball. And who makes pucks, anyway? (Impartial, and not serious!!!)
Does the #STLvsBOS MLB game remind many of us of their first meeting in a world series? 79 and a half years ago in 1946! Some series are better remembered than others; that is one of the famous ones, before tv and in daylight, even if the teams have met several times since.