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Powerful winds Friday could create hazardous driving conditions, ground flights, shut bridges; ‘March For Our Lives’ gun-control rally bumped from Mall by ‘talent show’


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Wind and storm visualization at 1 p.m. Friday. (Ventusky.com)

Friday’s nor’easter may bring worst wind storm to Washington region since Sandy in 2012 <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2018/03/01/high-wind-warning-fridays-noreaster-may-bring-worst-wind-storm-to-washington-region-since-sandy-in-2012/?utm_term=.2f3fb44dcc59&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Widespread wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph are expected throughout the day Friday.

By Jason Samenow • Read more » <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2018/03/01/high-wind-warning-fridays-noreaster-may-bring-worst-wind-storm-to-washington-region-since-sandy-in-2012/?utm_term=.2f3fb44dcc59&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Powerful winds Friday could create hazardous driving conditions, ground flights, shut bridges <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dr-gridlock/wp/2018/03/01/powerful-winds-friday-could-create-hazardous-driving-conditions-ground-flights-shut-bridges/?utm_term=.53e73c46abb3&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

According to the Washington Post's Capital Weather Gang, this may turn out to be the worst wind storm in the region since Sandy.

By Luz Lazo • Read more » <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dr-gridlock/wp/2018/03/01/powerful-winds-friday-could-create-hazardous-driving-conditions-ground-flights-shut-bridges/?utm_term=.53e73c46abb3&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>
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‘March For Our Lives’ gun-control rally bumped from Mall by ‘talent show’ <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/march-for-our-lives-gun-control-rally-bumped-from-mall-by-talent-show/2018/03/01/ad8c7268-1cc6-11e8-9496-c89dc446c2d3_story.html?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

A permit application for the March 24 event showed the Mall will be used for filming by “a student group at a local educational institution.”

By Justin Wm. Moyer • Read more » <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/march-for-our-lives-gun-control-rally-bumped-from-mall-by-talent-show/2018/03/01/ad8c7268-1cc6-11e8-9496-c89dc446c2d3_story.html?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>
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As D.C. probes school enrollment fraud, more paybacks could be coming <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/as-dc-probes-school-enrollment-fraud-more-paybacks-could-be-coming/2018/03/01/7e6710b4-1cef-11e8-9de1-147dd2df3829_story.html?utm_term=.c8bb62e25842&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

One of the most high-profile cases involves D.C. police officers ordered to repay $500,000

By Ann E. Marimow • Read more » <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/as-dc-probes-school-enrollment-fraud-more-paybacks-could-be-coming/2018/03/01/7e6710b4-1cef-11e8-9de1-147dd2df3829_story.html?utm_term=.c8bb62e25842&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>
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D.C. Public Schools graduation rate on track to decline this year <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/dc-public-schools-graduation-rate-on-track-to-decline-this-year/2018/03/01/3429790a-1cdc-11e8-b2d9-08e748f892c0_story.html?utm_term=.062e6f4e054a&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

New data show 42 percent of seniors are poised to receive a June diploma.

By Perry Stein • Read more » <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/dc-public-schools-graduation-rate-on-track-to-decline-this-year/2018/03/01/3429790a-1cdc-11e8-b2d9-08e748f892c0_story.html?utm_term=.062e6f4e054a&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>
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A jab at Trump? If you don’t release your tax returns, you could be left off the presidential ballot in Md. <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/a-jab-at-trump-if-you-dont-release-your-tax-returns-you-could-be-left-off-the-presidential-ballot-in-md/2018/03/01/6e00fde4-1d75-11e8-9de1-147dd2df3829_story.html?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Maryland’s Senate gave preliminary approval Thursday to a bill that requires presidential candidates to release their tax returns.

By Ovetta Wiggins • Read more » <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/a-jab-at-trump-if-you-dont-release-your-tax-returns-you-could-be-left-off-the-presidential-ballot-in-md/2018/03/01/6e00fde4-1d75-11e8-9de1-147dd2df3829_story.html?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>
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Perspective

Millions of kids haven’t lived through a school shooting, but fear that they will <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/millions-of-kids-havent-lived-through-a-school-shooting-but-fear-that-they-will/2018/03/01/59e778fa-1d71-11e8-ae5a-16e60e4605f3_story.html?utm_term=.2b67ddc5615c&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Threats and lockdowns have spiked since the Parkland mass shooting, and our children are being scarred by it

By Petula Dvorak • Read more » <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/millions-of-kids-havent-lived-through-a-school-shooting-but-fear-that-they-will/2018/03/01/59e778fa-1d71-11e8-ae5a-16e60e4605f3_story.html?utm_term=.2b67ddc5615c&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>
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After Parkland, a tale of two Virginia politicians: Sen. Kaine and Corey Stewart <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/after-parkland-a-tale-of-two-virginia-politicians-sen-kaine-and-corey-stewart/2018/03/01/133f090c-1bde-11e8-ae5a-16e60e4605f3_story.html?utm_term=.8988d68426fb&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Kaine (D) met with mothers seeking gun control; Stewart (R) visited a shooting range

By Jenna Portnoy • Read more » <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/after-parkland-a-tale-of-two-virginia-politicians-sen-kaine-and-corey-stewart/2018/03/01/133f090c-1bde-11e8-ae5a-16e60e4605f3_story.html?utm_term=.8988d68426fb&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>
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Former Maryland lawmaker guilty of taking cash bribes for his vote on liquor law <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/former-maryland-lawmaker-guilty-of-taking-cash-bribes-for-his-vote-on-liquor-law/2018/03/01/db8e8409-710a-49d2-b25a-f881b0d492be_story.html?utm_term=.d64ca95b6818&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Michael Vaughn contended the money bundles he accepted were unreported campaign donations

By Lynh Bui • Read more » <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/former-maryland-lawmaker-guilty-of-taking-cash-bribes-for-his-vote-on-liquor-law/2018/03/01/db8e8409-710a-49d2-b25a-f881b0d492be_story.html?utm_term=.d64ca95b6818&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>
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14 things to do in the D.C. area this weekend <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/going-out-guide/wp/2018/03/01/14-things-to-do-in-the-d-c-area-this-weekend/?utm_term=.7b8ad1077970&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

A new exhibition at the National Gallery of Art features 125 photographs by Virginia native Sally Mann, including previously unseen works.

By Going Out Guide staff • Read more » <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/going-out-guide/wp/2018/03/01/14-things-to-do-in-the-d-c-area-this-weekend/?utm_term=.7b8ad1077970&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>
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Peak bloom for D.C.’s famed cherry trees will begin March 17, Park Service says <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/park-service-to-announce-peak-bloom-for-dcs-famed-cherry-blossom-trees/2018/02/28/18169aec-1cad-11e8-9de1-147dd2df3829_story.html?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

The trees reached the green bud stage, the first of six stages leading to peak bloom, about a week earlier than on average.

By Allyson Chiu • Read more » <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/park-service-to-announce-peak-bloom-for-dcs-famed-cherry-blossom-trees/2018/02/28/18169aec-1cad-11e8-9de1-147dd2df3829_story.html?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>
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How one couple converted a split-level into a home they could live with <https://www.washingtonpost.com/realestate/how-one-couple-converted-a-split-level-into-a-home-they-could-live-with/2018/02/28/ac07115a-93f5-11e7-8754-d478688d23b4_story.html?utm_term=.e9721ea852c5&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Leanne MacDougall and Jeremy Strauss began to see possibilities in the quirky, outdated design.

By Scott Sowers • Read more » <https://www.washingtonpost.com/realestate/how-one-couple-converted-a-split-level-into-a-home-they-could-live-with/2018/02/28/ac07115a-93f5-11e7-8754-d478688d23b4_story.html?utm_term=.e9721ea852c5&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>
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The Cherry Blossom Pop-Up Bar is back with Godzilla and drinks ranked by sweetness <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/going-out-guide/wp/2018/03/01/the-cherry-blossom-pop-up-bar-is-back-with-godzilla-and-drinks-ranked-by-sweetness/?utm_term=.c29a64f95512&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

The popular bar opens Thursday with tens of thousands of paper blossoms, a room full of butterflies and a mural of a Japanese streetscape next to a 10-foot-tall animatronic Godzilla.

By Fritz Hahn • Read more » <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/going-out-guide/wp/2018/03/01/the-cherry-blossom-pop-up-bar-is-back-with-godzilla-and-drinks-ranked-by-sweetness/?utm_term=.c29a64f95512&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>
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