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Accumulating snow is likely in two waves this weekend. The question is how much.; Purple Line will open at least a year late and delays will cost at least $215 million, contractor...

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‘I want to go back to work’: Federal workers rally at White House for end to shutdown <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/federal-workers-to-demand-end-to-government-shutdown-at-white-house-protest/2019/01/10/330d1c4e-144c-11e9-803c-4ef28312c8b9_story.html?utm_term=.fe2e6c0ff8f2&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Hundreds of furloughed federal workers, contractors, union representatives and supporters gathered in the brisk wind and bitter cold, some holding signs saying, "I want to go back to work."

By Marissa J. Lang · Read more <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/federal-workers-to-demand-end-to-government-shutdown-at-white-house-protest/2019/01/10/330d1c4e-144c-11e9-803c-4ef28312c8b9_story.html?utm_term=.fe2e6c0ff8f2&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Accumulating snow is likely in two waves this weekend. The question is how much. <https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/01/10/accumulating-snow-is-likely-two-waves-this-weekend-question-is-how-much/?utm_term=.1e42caec4eda&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

The two periods when driving conditions could turn most difficult are Saturday evening, and on Sunday.

By Jason Samenow · Read more <https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/01/10/accumulating-snow-is-likely-two-waves-this-weekend-question-is-how-much/?utm_term=.1e42caec4eda&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>
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Purple Line will open at least a year late and delays will cost at least $215 million, contractor says <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/purple-line-will-open-at-least-a-year-late-and-delays-will-cost-at-least-215-million-contractor-says/2019/01/09/34898e76-139e-11e9-803c-4ef28312c8b9_story.html?utm_term=.15a596a4b63c&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Maryland officials and the contractor are arguing over who will pay to make up for delays.

By Katherine Shaver · Read more <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/purple-line-will-open-at-least-a-year-late-and-delays-will-cost-at-least-215-million-contractor-says/2019/01/09/34898e76-139e-11e9-803c-4ef28312c8b9_story.html?utm_term=.15a596a4b63c&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>
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Youth hockey’s racist taunts aren’t limited to one team, one rink or even one race <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/youth-hockeys-racist-taunts-arent-limited-to-one-team-one-rink-or-even-one-race/2019/01/10/b2278d34-14f1-11e9-90a8-136fa44b80ba_story.html?utm_term=.97f1e1ea3d1e&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Too often, black or Asian American kids are expected to let the hate roll off them. No more.

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Furloughed federal workers may be eyeing their thrift savings plan to make ends meet. Here’s why that should be a last resort. <https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/01/10/furloughed-federal-workers-may-be-eyeing-their-thrift-savings-plan-make-ends-meet-heres-why-that-should-be-last-resort/?utm_term=.cc83724572da&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Should federal employees tap their TSP?

By Michelle Singletary · Read more <https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/01/10/furloughed-federal-workers-may-be-eyeing-their-thrift-savings-plan-make-ends-meet-heres-why-that-should-be-last-resort/?utm_term=.cc83724572da&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>
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Federal judge in Virginia criticizes prosecutors over increase in illegal immigration cases <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/federal-judge-criticizes-prosecutors-over-increase-in-illegal-immigration-cases/2019/01/10/98d4692e-103c-11e9-84fc-d58c33d6c8c7_story.html?utm_term=.f137b3c10afc&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

“I hope this is not the start of a pattern,” Judge Leonie M. Brinkema in Virginia said.

By Rachel Weiner and John D. Harden · Read more <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/federal-judge-criticizes-prosecutors-over-increase-in-illegal-immigration-cases/2019/01/10/98d4692e-103c-11e9-84fc-d58c33d6c8c7_story.html?utm_term=.f137b3c10afc&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>
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Woman accused of killing her mother and sister tried to take ‘large amounts’ from mother’s bank account, court papers say <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/woman-accused-of-killing-her-mother-and-sister-tried-to-take-large-amounts-from-mothers-bank-account-court-papers-say/2019/01/10/1131fe74-1437-11e9-90a8-136fa44b80ba_story.html?utm_term=.659bb6850fc6&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Megan Hargan is charged with two counts of first-degree murder.

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Md. Senate President Mike Miller vows to fight prostate cancer, continue work <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/md-senate-president-mike-miller-is-being-treated-for-prostate-cancer/2019/01/09/f80f7e0a-1452-11e9-b6ad-9cfd62dbb0a8_story.html?utm_term=.835543db99ac&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

“I fully intend to fight this disease, as so many have,” Miller, 76, said in a statement.

By Ovetta Wiggins and Rachel Chason · Read more <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/md-senate-president-mike-miller-is-being-treated-for-prostate-cancer/2019/01/09/f80f7e0a-1452-11e9-b6ad-9cfd62dbb0a8_story.html?utm_term=.835543db99ac&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>
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Opus Dei priest in major settlement was never officially restricted from ministry, Chicago Archdiocese says <https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2019/01/10/opus-dei-priest-major-settlement-was-never-officially-restricted-ministry-chicago-archdiocese-says/?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

A woman believed the priest's ministry was restricted after he harassed her. But the Archdiocese of Chicago raised questions about that on Wednesday.

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12 things to do in the D.C. area this weekend <https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2019/01/10/things-do-dc-area-this-weekend/?utm_term=.0ade8aa2d71f&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Winter Restaurant Week season gets underway this Friday, beginning with eateries in Montgomery County.

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Nationals agree to deal with second baseman Brian Dozier <https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/01/10/nationals-agree-deal-with-second-baseman-brian-dozier/?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Dozier gives the Nationals a full-time option at second base.

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National Park Service resumes some local maintenance despite shutdown <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/national-park-service-resumes-some-local-maintenance-despite-shutdown/2019/01/10/0c463998-1504-11e9-b6ad-9cfd62dbb0a8_story.html?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

The District had been doing some of the Park Service’s work around Washington.

By Michael E. Ruane · Read more <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/national-park-service-resumes-some-local-maintenance-despite-shutdown/2019/01/10/0c463998-1504-11e9-b6ad-9cfd62dbb0a8_story.html?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>
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Howard students wore nooses in the 1930s as part of a protest effort. Now, these UNC students do, too. <https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2018/12/29/howard-students-wore-nooses-s-part-protest-effort-now-these-unc-students-do-too/?utm_term=.9878f4ed077d&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

As Congress takes up anti-lynching legislation decades after the first efforts to make it a federal crime, students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are wearing nooses to protest the Confederate monument on campus known as Silent Sam.

By Susan Svrluga · Read more <https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2018/12/29/howard-students-wore-nooses-s-part-protest-effort-now-these-unc-students-do-too/?utm_term=.9878f4ed077d&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>
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In this Hamlet, no slings and arrows, but nice homes and English design <https://www.washingtonpost.com/realestate/in-this-hamlet-no-slings-and-arrows-but-nice-homes-and-english-design/2019/01/09/5f8d6de4-fca7-11e8-83c0-b06139e540e5_story.html?utm_term=.8c1ca4383aeb&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

WHERE WE LIVE | Chevy Chase enclave’s residents like its walkability, central location and communal setting.

By Mike Salmon · Read more <https://www.washingtonpost.com/realestate/in-this-hamlet-no-slings-and-arrows-but-nice-homes-and-english-design/2019/01/09/5f8d6de4-fca7-11e8-83c0-b06139e540e5_story.html?utm_term=.8c1ca4383aeb&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>
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