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Michelle Obama meets the 2-year-old who was captivated by her portrait. And they danced.; Parents of Annie McCann, found dead in Baltimore of ‘Bactine poisoning,’ press Gov. Hogan...


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Sloppy snow likely tonight through Wednesday morning in D.C. area <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2018/03/06/some-sloppy-snow-likely-tuesday-night-through-wednesday-morning-in-d-c-area-some-slushy-accumulation-possible/?utm_term=.25c2395d7e59&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Snow could lower visibility and produce a little slush for Wednesday morning's commute.

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Michelle Obama meets the 2-year-old who was captivated by her portrait. And they danced. <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/2018/03/06/michelle-obama-meets-the-2-year-old-girl-who-was-captivated-by-her-portrait/?utm_term=.48d66b433577&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

And the internet went crazy at the sight of the former first lady and Parker Curry, age 2, talking and dancing together.

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Parents of Annie McCann, found dead in Baltimore of ‘Bactine poisoning,’ press Gov. Hogan to intervene <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/true-crime/wp/2018/03/06/parents-of-annie-mccann-found-dead-in-baltimore-of-bactine-poisoning-press-gov-hogan-to-intervene/?utm_term=.dadd58297cd6&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Nine years after the unexplained death of a 16-year-old Fairfax County girl in Baltimore, her parents ask the governor to take the case away from Baltimore police.

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Sex offender admits online racist threats against Howard University students <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/sex-offender-admits-online-racist-threats-against-howard-university-students/2018/03/06/e24527e4-215c-11e8-badd-7c9f29a55815_story.html?utm_term=.c6043e94acf1&wprss=rss_crime&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

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‘He was being a little bully’: Video shows Va. father punishing his 10-year-old with run in the rain <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/2018/03/06/he-was-being-a-little-bully-video-shows-father-punishing-his-10-year-old-with-run-in-the-rain/?utm_term=.c25bcdc173a1&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Bryan Thornhill said his son was suspended from the bus for “being a little bully,” so he made the boy run to school in the rain.

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Maryland’s highest court reconsiders decision to delete police names from online database <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/marylands-highest-court-reconsiders-decision-to-delete-police-names-from-online-database/2018/03/05/71b6be46-20a5-11e8-94da-ebf9d112159c_story.html?utm_term=.b2ebbcebce13&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

The policy change blocks public access online to information about which officers were involved in cases.

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An American bakery won an award for a pineapple-filled pasty. The British media were not amused. <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/going-out-guide/wp/2018/03/06/an-american-bakery-won-an-award-for-a-pineapple-filled-pasty-the-british-media-were-not-amused/?utm_term=.2b32d95abed4&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Pure Pasty Co., based in Vienna, Va., won top honors with a chicken-and-pineapple recipe at England's annual World Pasty Championships.

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Analysis

Metro is hawking swag when what people really want is a safe, reliable commute. <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/tripping/wp/2018/03/06/metro-is-hawking-swag-when-what-people-really-want-is-a-safe-reliable-commute/?utm_term=.0daa90cfb4e6&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Hurry on down to Metro's new popup shop for that Metro swag you didn't know you wanted.

By Fredrick Kunkle • Read more » <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/tripping/wp/2018/03/06/metro-is-hawking-swag-when-what-people-really-want-is-a-safe-reliable-commute/?utm_term=.0daa90cfb4e6&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>
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Fairfax County adopts a ceiling for real estate taxes, which would raise average bill by $268 <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/fairfax-adopts-a-ceiling-for-real-estate-taxes-that-would-raise-average-bill-by-268/2018/03/06/326bfd56-2158-11e8-a589-763893265565_story.html?utm_term=.5fbb62401730&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

The advertised rate of $1.155 per $100 of assessed value would go toward raises for teachers, county employees and more spending on police, parks and social services, officials say.

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What we know and don’t know about the Nationals sending first-round pick Seth Romero home <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/nationals-journal/wp/2018/03/06/what-we-know-and-dont-know-about-the-nationals-sending-first-round-pick-seth-romero-home/?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

He didn't fail a drug test or get in trouble with the law. What he did is less clear.

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The First Lady has not laid an egg yet, and Mr. President is tweeting about it <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/2018/03/06/the-first-lady-has-not-laid-an-egg-yet-and-mr-president-is-tweeting-about-it/?utm_term=.8d38ba84e74b&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Experts are not sure why the pair of eagles nesting at the National Arboretum have not procreated yet.

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