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What's new since this morning's newspaper * Wed., Feb. 11, 2015
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D.C. mayor to end controversial encryption of firefighter radios <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d41923b35d04a5290184029uj2.3q8p/VNsxh8Pokw3mHnwxA86af>
Aaron C. Davis
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser’s administration announced Wednesday that the District will abandon its new system of encrypting radio communications among firefighters and paramedics.The District’s encryption came under intense scrutiny last month when Metro officials said they found changes to firefighter radio settings related to encryption following a widespread radio failure during Metro’s fatal Jan. 12 smoke incident.Read full article >> [Read full article »] <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d41923b35d04a5290184029uj2.3q8p/VNsxh8Pokw3mHnwxA86af>

NTSB: Metro fans pushed smoke toward passengers on train at L’Enfant <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d41923b35d04a5290184029uj2.3q8p/VNuypMPo52SXThf6A6230>
Mary Pat Flaherty, Paul Duggan
A federal investigation of the deadly Jan. 12 Metro incident at L’Enfant Plaza has determined that fans in the station sucked smoke from deep in the tunnel toward the train, enveloping passengers. Investigators also said that Metro has no way to pinpoint the location of smoke in its tunnels.Read full article >> [Read full article »] <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d41923b35d04a5290184029uj2.3q8p/VNuypMPo52SXThf6A6230>

D.C. police identify man found fatally stabbed in Thomas Circle hotel room <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d41923b35d04a5290184029uj2.3q8p/VNuypMPo52SXThgHA3019>
Peter Hermann, Paulini Firozi
The man found stabbed to death on Tuesday in a downtown Washington hotel on Thomas Circle has been identified as a 30-year-old attorney who lives in Capitol Hill, according to D.C. police and other officials.Read full article >> [Read full article »] <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d41923b35d04a5290184029uj2.3q8p/VNuypMPo52SXThgHA3019>

Chapel Hill killings shine light on particular tensions between Islam and atheism <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d41923b35d04a5290184029uj2.3q8p/VNuypMPo52SXThgWA4566>
Michelle Boorstein
The alleged assassination by an outspoken North Carolina atheist of three of his Muslim neighbors is shining a light on particular, deep tensions between two tiny American faith groups: Muslims and atheists.Read full article >> [Read full article »] <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d41923b35d04a5290184029uj2.3q8p/VNuypMPo52SXThgWA4566>

Track fire extinguished in Metro tunnel in Arlington <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d41923b35d04a5290184029uj2.3q8p/VNuypMPo52SXThgeA9a2d>
Julie Zauzmer
Updated at 2:35 p.m.Court House station is closed after the Arlington Fire Department fought an insulator fire on the Metro tracks between the Rosslyn and Court House stations.The fire department said on Twitter that the fire had been extinguished. The department said that the Court House station had smoke in it and was closed, and the Rosslyn station had no smoke.Read full article >> [Read full article »] <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d41923b35d04a5290184029uj2.3q8p/VNuypMPo52SXThgeA9a2d>

Hate Valentine’s Day? Here’s how to enjoy yourself this weekend. <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d41923b35d04a5290184029uj2.3q8p/VNuypMPo52SXThgoA1245>
Fritz Hahn
Valentine's Day isn't all cupids and flowers for some people. If you're looking for love or want to avoid happy couples all night, try one of these events.[Or, if you love Valentine's Day, here are four simple, romantic date ideas]Read full article >> [Read full article »] <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d41923b35d04a5290184029uj2.3q8p/VNuypMPo52SXThgoA1245>

Squirrel Week 2015 photo contest rules <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d41923b35d04a5290184029uj2.3q8p/VNuypMPo52SXThgvA9c60>
John Kelly
No purchase necessary. Contest is open only to legal residents of the United States, though anyone can submit photos for potential publication by The Washington Post. Entrants must be 18 years of age or older to win a prize. This Contest is sponsored by WP Company LLC d/b/a The Washington Post (“Sponsor”). Employees, officers, directors and representatives of Sponsor and its corporate affiliates, and those with whom such persons are domiciled, are not eligible. Void outside the United States and where prohibited by law. Contest subject to all federal, state and local laws.Read full article >> [Read full article »] <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d41923b35d04a5290184029uj2.3q8p/VNuypMPo52SXThgvA9c60>


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