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The invasion of the scooter bros: A new tribe whizzes past the haters on Washington sidewalks.; Metro late-night service back on for Caps game after Qatar agrees to provide funding...

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Flood watch: Here’s how much rain has fallen, and how much more we may get <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2018/05/17/flood-watch-heres-how-much-rain-has-fallen-and-how-much-more-we-may-get/?utm_term=.a4e3d9454fc3&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Two to five inches have fallen around D.C., and that total could double by Saturday. Streams and rivers are already starting to flood.

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The invasion of the scooter bros: A new tribe whizzes past the haters on Washington sidewalks. <https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/the-invasion-of-the-scooter-bros-a-new-tribe-whizzes-past-the-haters-on-washington-sidewalks/2018/05/17/2baf3024-4d5d-11e8-84a0-458a1aa9ac0a_story.html?utm_term=.a13c10737789&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Resentments arise with launch of electric-powered rentals. Is it about the scooters — or the people who ride them?

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Metro late-night service back on for Caps game after Qatar agrees to provide funding through business group <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dr-gridlock/wp/2018/05/17/metro-late-night-service-back-on-for-caps-game-after-qatar-agrees-to-provide-funding-through-business-group/?utm_term=.b4ffc2ff70b4&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Mayor Muriel E. Bowser announced the deal on Twitter earlier Thursday, and the arrangement raised eyebrows among many on social media.

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I’ll have what Alex Ovechkin is having: Fans can’t get enough of Mamma Lucia’s chicken Parmesan <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dc-sports-bog/wp/2018/05/17/ill-have-what-alex-ovechkin-is-having-fans-cant-get-enough-of-mamma-lucias-chicken-parmesan/?utm_term=.75b6eb5753cb&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

The Capitals' captain has received the same delivery order from the local Italian chain before every home game for years.

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Second Chance Farm: Four broken men, six discarded racehorses, one place saving them <http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/second-chance-farm-four-broken-men-six-discarded-racehorses-one-place-saving-them/2018/05/17/c3c802a0-59d3-11e8-858f-12becb4d6067_story.html?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Less than 25 miles from Pimlico Race Course and the Preakness, racehorses once headed for the slaughterhouse are being cared for by inmates who love them.

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Cement for Silver Line stations is flawed, test results were doctored, whistleblower says <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dr-gridlock/wp/2018/05/16/u-s-and-virginia-join-case-against-silver-line-contractor-accused-of-manufacturing-defective-concrete-panels/?utm_term=.34d3e99a35b2&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

A former employee accuses the contractor of knowingly providing defective materials and falsifying testing procedures to ensure it met quality standards.

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Valerie Ervin says she will run for Md. governor in Kevin Kamenetz’s place <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/valerie-ervin-says-she-will-run-for-md-governor-in-kevin-kamenetzs-place/2018/05/17/18e43b48-5888-11e8-858f-12becb4d6067_story.html?utm_term=.9c0444730c21&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

The longtime Montgomery County activist recruited a Latino politician from Baltimore County to join her ticket after Kamenetz’s death.

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13 things to do in the D.C. area this weekend <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/going-out-guide/wp/2018/05/17/13-things-to-do-in-the-d-c-area-this-weekend-3/?utm_term=.6a7513b0ef5a&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

This year’s Hawaiian cultural festival at the National Museum of the American Indian focuses on science and the stars, including lessons on navigating the Pacific Ocean.

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Is 54 months of prison for former Md. delegate Will Campos enough to prevent other politicians from taking bribes? <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/is-54-months-of-prison-for-former-md-delegate-will-campos-enough-to-prevent-other-politicians-from-taking-bribes/2018/05/17/4e72df4c-59c5-11e8-8836-a4a123c359ab_story.html?utm_term=.18f62497ebe8&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Judge, lawyers debate the proper sentence in Prince George’s corruption case given county’s history of scandal.

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Police identify 15-year-old fatally shot after fight at District high school <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/police-identify-15-year-old-fatally-shot-after-fight-at-district-high-school/2018/05/17/7792fba8-59bd-11e8-b656-a5f8c2a9295d_story.html?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Shooting occurred in Ward 8, where half of the District’s 56 killings this year have occurred.

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Police capture 2 men who escaped from secure area of D.C. hospital <http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/2-men-escape-from-the-secure-area-of-hospital-officials-said/2018/05/17/87923e4a-59bf-11e8-b656-a5f8c2a9295d_story.html?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

One man is wanted on a parole violation, the other is a robbery suspect, police said.

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On Maryland’s Gibson Island, year-round living and year-round play <https://www.washingtonpost.com/realestate/on-marylands-gibson-island-year-round-living-and-year-round-play/2018/05/16/73912fdc-4e2a-11e8-84a0-458a1aa9ac0a_story.html?utm_term=.aef4f3b4dc23&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

“You feel like you have been propelled into another world,” one resident says of the onetime summer retreat.

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