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Police say the digging of secret tunnels beneath a Bethesda home led to a bizarre murder; The D.C. region is likely to be the target of more heavy rain and possible flooding...

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Going home to El Salvador after half a lifetime in Maryland <http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/going-home-to-el-salvador-as-the-american-dream-slips-away/2018/05/30/a773d864-efb5-41d9-a4fb-408d37886509_story.html?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Guillermo Mendoza had achieved his version of the American Dream: Married, with two children, a work permit, a six-figure salary, a sprawling house in Silver Spring. But he will soon lose his permission to live in the United States legally.

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Police say the digging of secret tunnels beneath a Bethesda home led to a bizarre murder <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/police-say-the-digging-of-secret-tunnels-beneath-a-bethesda-home-led-to-murder-heres-why/2018/05/30/296ef5ca-6369-11e8-a69c-b944de66d9e7_story.html?utm_term=.570756998d07&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

A man who helped dig the tunnels was killed when a fire broke out.

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The D.C. region is likely to be the target of more heavy rain and possible flooding through the weekend <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2018/05/30/the-d-c-region-is-likely-to-be-the-target-of-more-heavy-rainfall-and-possible-flooding-through-the-weekend/?utm_term=.4bb239afbf00&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

The potential for another wave of torrents is on the rise as we conclude May and start June.

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Rocker Jack White surprises D.C. high-schoolers with a pop-up show at lunch <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/reliable-source/wp/2018/05/30/rocker-jack-white-surprises-d-c-high-schoolers-with-a-pop-up-show-at-lunch/?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Woodrow Wilson High School students had quite a shock when they filed into the school atrium and found the White Stripes frontman rocking out.

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Review

The 5 best cheap eats in the Maryland suburbs <https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/restaurants/the-5-best-cheap-eats-in-the-maryland-suburbs/2018/05/28/995105c0-5f97-11e8-b2b8-08a538d9dbd6_story.html?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

From chef-driven pizza to smoky jerk chicken, these are the $20 Diner’s favorites.

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What’s in a food truck? <http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/whats-in-a-food-truck/2018/05/14/ff0275b2-4ee8-11e8-af46-b1d6dc0d9bfe_graphic.html?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Many trucks are fairly simple to operate and usually have just one or two people on board. Others contain the tiny-house version of an entire restaurant kitchen and a whole staff as well.

By Bonnie Berkowitz, Seth Blanchard, Aaron Steckelberg and Monica Ulmanu • Read more » <http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/whats-in-a-food-truck/2018/05/14/ff0275b2-4ee8-11e8-af46-b1d6dc0d9bfe_graphic.html?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>
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Fare evasion: Activists cry foul over Metro Transit Police pinning down woman, exposing her breasts <http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/fare-evasion-activists-cry-foul-over-metro-transit-police-pinning-down-woman-exposing-her-breasts/2018/05/30/65458d48-c515-4a53-ad50-df350ecc8500_story.html?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

D.C. Council member Charles Allen and community activists say Metro Transit Police officers humiliated a woman and used excessive force during an arrest stemming from alleged fare evasion. Allen is demanding the transit agency release video of the incident and revisit its policies and procedures; activists want the officers involved fired.

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Here’s why ACLU conference ads won’t appear at Metro stations or on buses <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/judge-refuses-to-force-metro-to-accept-and-display-aclu-conference-ads/2018/05/30/1b906460-6414-11e8-99d2-0d678ec08c2f_story.html?utm_term=.798b24bb40d9&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

The court decision overrules Metro’s rejection of the organization’s advertisements

By Ann E. Marimow • Read more » <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/judge-refuses-to-force-metro-to-accept-and-display-aclu-conference-ads/2018/05/30/1b906460-6414-11e8-99d2-0d678ec08c2f_story.html?utm_term=.798b24bb40d9&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>
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She was convicted of disposing of her stillborn fetus. Now, Va.’s attorney general says his office made wrong call. <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/she-was-convicted-of-disposing-of-her-stillborn-fetus-now-va-attorney-general-said-he-made-the-wrong-call/2018/05/30/d835da6a-6418-11e8-a69c-b944de66d9e7_story.html?utm_term=.5b49b938b754&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

A southern Virginia woman was sentenced to five months in jail under a law that prohibits the concealment of dead bodies.

By Justin Jouvenal • Read more » <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/she-was-convicted-of-disposing-of-her-stillborn-fetus-now-va-attorney-general-said-he-made-the-wrong-call/2018/05/30/d835da6a-6418-11e8-a69c-b944de66d9e7_story.html?utm_term=.5b49b938b754&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>
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Weather Service determines Sunday’s Ellicott City rainstorm was indeed ‘1 in 1,000’ <http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/weather-service-determines-sundays-ellicott-city-rainstorm-was-indeed-1-in-1000/2018/05/30/5e74bf7c-d7b2-472d-8be4-4d408ee8b0f2_story.html?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Analysis shows the extreme rainfall was more extensive than 2016's torrent.

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‘Are we going to die?’ a caller asks a 911 dispatcher amid Ellicott City flooding <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/are-we-going-to-die-a-caller-asks-a-911-dispatcher-amid-ellicott-city-flooding/2018/05/30/5e3b03b2-6403-11e8-a69c-b944de66d9e7_story.html?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Authorities release 11 minutes of 911 calls from Sunday’s major flooding of historic town.

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Small dog attacked and killed by coyotes in Northern Virginia <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/small-dog-attacked-and-killed-by-coyotes-in-northern-virginia/2018/05/30/869642d8-640b-11e8-a69c-b944de66d9e7_story.html?utm_term=.00196404f429&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Authorities said such attacks aren’t uncommon, given this is the time of year when coyotes are caring for their young.

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Should D.C. restaurants pay minimum wage? Ballot measure debate gets heated. <http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/should-dc-restaurants-pay-minimum-wage-ballot-measure-debate-gets-heated/2018/05/30/ca1bca86-6394-11e8-99d2-0d678ec08c2f_story.html?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Initiative 77 would eliminate the lower “tipped wage” for servers, bartenders and others.

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Veterans’ group to bury remains left at the Vietnam Wall <http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/veterans-group-to-bury-remains-left-at-the-vietnam-wall/2018/05/30/983717b2-6409-11e8-a69c-b944de66d9e7_story.html?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

The National Park Service had custody of 80 sets of remains since 1990.

By Michael E. Ruane • Read more » <http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/veterans-group-to-bury-remains-left-at-the-vietnam-wall/2018/05/30/983717b2-6409-11e8-a69c-b944de66d9e7_story.html?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>
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