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Fake invoices and gambling debts: How a county bureaucrat stole $6.7 million; Judge agrees to free protester who bared her chest for women’s rights in Virginia

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Former Trump adviser Roger Stone makes his way to the E. Barrett Prettyman Courthouse on Thursday in Washington. (Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post)

Roger Stone fully barred from speaking about his criminal case after posting Instagram photo of D.C. federal judge <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/roger-stone-due-back-in-court-after-instagram-post-that-showed-judge-in-his-case/2019/02/20/ee8d8e00-352a-11e9-af5b-b51b7ff322e9_story.html?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Stone posted a picture Monday on social media of Judge Amy Berman Jackson near what appeared to be an image of the crosshairs of a gun sight.

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Fake invoices and gambling debts: How a county bureaucrat stole $6.7 million <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/fake-invoices-and-gambling-debts-how-a-county-bureaucrat-stole-67-million/2019/02/21/7c35e6a6-2641-11e9-90cd-dedb0c92dc17_story.html?utm_term=.7ba112908bfb&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Peter Bang is scheduled to be sentenced Friday in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt, Md.

By Jennifer Barrios · Read more <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/fake-invoices-and-gambling-debts-how-a-county-bureaucrat-stole-67-million/2019/02/21/7c35e6a6-2641-11e9-90cd-dedb0c92dc17_story.html?utm_term=.7ba112908bfb&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>
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Judge agrees to free protester who bared her chest for women’s rights in Virginia <https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2019/02/21/protester-bared-her-chest-womens-rights-virginia-now-shes-being-held-without-bail/?utm_term=.3ff56350ddc0&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

"This is obviously politically motivated," a fellow activist said. "They’re trying to send us a clear sign that they’re trying to silence women in Virginia."

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D.C. wants to make clear to drivers that bike lanes aren’t for parking, idling or loading <https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2019/02/19/dc-wants-make-clear-drivers-that-bike-lanes-arent-parking-idling-or-loading/?utm_term=.639f454ca64c&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

If it wasn't clear before, bike lanes are for cyclists only.

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Washington got all the wintry precipitations in a single storm Wednesday. Here’s how it happened. <https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/02/21/washington-got-all-wintry-precipitations-single-storm-wednesday-heres-how-it-happened/?utm_term=.a6e09bbef872&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Wednesday's storm had it all. There are reasons for that.

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Coast Guard lieutenant ordered held for 14 days while government weighs terrorism-related charges in his planning of widespread terrorist attack <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/ex-coast-guard-lieutenant-ordered-held-for-14-days-while-government-weighs-terrorism-related-charges-in-his-planning-of-widespread-terrorist-attack/2019/02/21/57918f12-3573-11e9-854a-7a14d7fec96a_story.html?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Christopher P. Hasson was still active duty at time of his arrest, amassing weapons and using work computers for some of his planning, government asserts.

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The most expensive homes sold in the Washington area in 2018 <https://www.washingtonpost.com/realestate/the-most-expensive-homes-sold-in-the-washington-area-in-2018/2019/02/20/65a6c050-309f-11e9-8ad3-9a5b113ecd3c_story.html?utm_term=.85688ab7eee7&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

An estate in McLean, Va., purchased by Saudi Arabia for $43 million, set a record for the region.

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‘It’s a lot of drama at the nest this year’ for bald eagles in Washington <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/its-a-lot-of-drama-at-the-nest-this-year-for-bald-eagles-in-washington/2019/02/21/2b3d285c-3539-11e9-a400-e481bf264fdc_story.html?utm_term=.dc01950d3d69&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

A daddy bald eagle is missing, two suitors showed up and mama bald eagle has taken long breaks from incubating two eggs at a nest in Southwest Washington.

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Perspective

Nearly 2,000 miles of walking to find acceptance and love under disco balls in D.C. <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/nearly-2000-miles-of-walking-to-find-acceptance-and-love-under-disco-balls-in-dc/2019/02/21/a2f59024-35ce-11e9-854a-7a14d7fec96a_story.html?utm_term=.0326e5a97ada&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Transgender migrants like Fabiola are escaping one of the bloodiest places in the world for them.

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ERA bill dies final death in GOP-controlled Virginia House of Delegates <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/virginia-house-kills-era-ratification-bill/2019/02/21/82920204-3560-11e9-854a-7a14d7fec96a_story.html?utm_term=.cc41bbf8b53d&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Advocates vow revenge at the ballot box in November elections.

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Virginia House speaker: Democrats resisting proposal for panel to investigate Fairfax <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/virginia-house-speaker-democrats-resisting-proposal-for-panel-to-investigate-fairfax/2019/02/21/2371abd8-3607-11e9-854a-7a14d7fec96a_story.html?utm_term=.60025510896d&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Speaker Cox wants a bipartisan panel with some subpoena power to look into sexual assault accusations.

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District eliminates extended school year, invests more in classroom technology <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/district-eliminates-extended-school-year-invests-more-in-classroom-technology/2019/02/21/e9478500-3484-11e9-a400-e481bf264fdc_story.html?utm_term=.b5b341badd3b&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

D.C. officials say there is little evidence academic achievement improved with a longer year.

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14 things to do in the D.C. area this weekend <https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2019/02/21/things-do-dc-area-this-weekend/?utm_term=.94ae1beb1e40&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Pizzeria Paradiso's Georgetown location will be hosting a Winter Fest on Saturday with food, games and beer slushies.

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How do indie bookstores compete with Amazon? Personality — and a sense of community. <https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/how-do-indie-bookstores-compete-with-amazon-personality--and-a-sense-of-community/2019/02/21/5ba69206-313f-11e9-86ab-5d02109aeb01_story.html?utm_term=.58c6ff3b044a&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

These 12 D.C.-area bookstores defy naysayers. Here’s a guide to how — and why — they do it.

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