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20/09/2023

Early voting starts on Sept. 22 in Virginia. 🗳️🗳️🗳️

On the show, WTOP reporter Nick Iannelli tells us why this off-year election is "a very big deal" and what's at stake for Glenn Youngkin — even though he's not on the ballot.

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13/09/2023

Whether you are renting or buying in the DC region, housing here is complicated and expensive.

On the show, we break it down with realtor John Coleman from Coffee w/ Coleman.

We also hear from Ronald Clarkson at the Housing Counseling Services, Inc. who walks us through programs that can help buyers afford a home.

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06/09/2023

New digs for DC Central Kitchen in Buzzard Point.

“We’ve been around for 34 years now, but this is a new start," says DC Central Kitchen CEO Mike Curtin.

On the show, Curtin explains why he wants his nonprofit to turn a profit.

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24/08/2023

More and more people are getting COVID, again.

Meanwhile, there's a new variant, BA.2.68, with over 30 mutations. And it's popping up around the world.

Should we care? Andrew Pekosz at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health explains.

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17/08/2023

A nightmare has haunted Dan Ronan for decades. In it, he's 11 years old and being chased by his abuser — a Catholic priest.

After nearly 50 years of silence, Ronan tells his story and shares how he's been able to heal.

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10/08/2023

The Washington Commanders are the closest they’ve been to returning to the old RFK site — but the DC council is still split on whether building the NFL team a new 🏟️ is a good idea.

Kenyan R. McDuffie likes the idea.

Charles Allen doesn't.

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09/08/2023

03/08/2023

After 26 years of extraterrestrial activism and a wall’s worth of UFO books, Steve Bassett — D.C.’s first registered UFO lobbyist — is just getting starting.

02/08/2023

Is the US harboring UFOs and alien biologics?

It's a question that Congress asked last week, leaving many scratching their heads.

But not Steve Bassett — DC's first ET lobbyist. He's been fighting for transparency on this issue for 25+ years.

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26/07/2023

Years before 's Los Alamos, physicists in DC thrust the world into the atomic age — inside a narrow, zigzagging tunnel running underneath Chevy Chase, DC. WTOP News Carnegie Institution for Science

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19/07/2023

Violence is on the rise in D.C.

DC Councilmember Brooke Pinto comes on the show to talk about her emergency crime bill, why she thinks it's making a difference, and the "permanent public safety package" she plans to pass after the summer recess.

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12/07/2023

A new Va. law requiring age-verification on p**n websites is sparking outrage. State Sen. Bill Stanley says he's getting threats over the law that went into effect July 1.

And Free Speech Coalition says they are "looking closely at challenging" the Va. law in court.

But Stanley says, if challenged, he thinks the law will pass "constitutional muster."

Hear the full debate ⬇️⬇️⬇️

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A new age-verification law in Virginia has turned the p**n industry in the Commonwealth on its head, causing PornHub to end its services in the state.

05/07/2023

Now 6 months into his tenure, we sit down with Governor Wes Moore.

Gov. Moore gives WTOP News an inside look at his administration and his top priorities: the new FBI HQ, public safety, tighter gun laws, public transportation and de-politicizing policy.

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03/07/2023

In the wake of recent calls to defund the FBI – Federal Bureau of Investigation , Governor Wes Moore is calling out the Governor of Virginia for his lack of support for the agency as MD and VA battle over who gets the new FBI HQ.

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28/06/2023

In May, Mayor Bowser inked a deal with Therme Group — an Austrian company that wants to build a $500M spa 10-baseball-fields big in DC.

But what is a Therme? Where could it go? And who is going to pay for it?

We find out.

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WTOP’s DMV Download podcast digs into a deal between D.C. and a company that wants to build a $500 million, indoor wellness center somewhere in the city.

21/06/2023

DC’s work-obsessed culture powers newsrooms, federal offices and lobbying firms. But where does it leave workers?

In his book 'Look For Me There,' Luke Russert writes about why he opted to leave a prominent DC career to find himself.

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14/06/2023

Homelessness is up 18% in the D.C. region this year.

Executive Director of the National Coalition for the Homeless Donald Whitehead says "rampant homelessness has become accepted" and that needs to stop.

Pulling from his experience living without a home, Whitehead offers a solution.

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07/06/2023

Headed to the Moon with his mind on Mars, Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman lays out his hopes, fears and raw excitement for his mission that is set to return NASA astronauts to the 🌘's orbit for the first time in 50 years.

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31/05/2023

More residents in MD can carry guns in public after the Supreme Court made it easier for people to get concealed-carry permits last year.

But a recent MD law puts new limits on concealed carry.

Cassandra Crifasi at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health explains what this means for public health.

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25/05/2023

Will Jamie Raskin run for the Senate or stay put in the House of Representatives?

Whatever his decision, Rep. Raskin says ‘political ambition’ is not the driving force it once was.

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17/05/2023

Another helicopter?

Why choppers run the skies in the D.C. region

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10/05/2023

DC's horizontal skyline is thanks to the DC Height Act — a century-old law that maintains the city's open-air feel. But some lawmakers want taller buildings in the name of affordable housing and revitalizing downtown.

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10/05/2023

Could amending the Height Act be a solution to the housing shortage in D.C.?

03/05/2023

It’s been nearly two and a half years since White’s Ferry took cars across a lazy span of the Potomac River — and residents in Poolesville, Maryland are still counting the days.

For the small town in northern Montgomery County, the shuttered ferry means a lot.

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12/04/2023

Last week, Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown released a report documenting 600+ cases of child sexual assault at the hands of priests within the Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore.

Today, the Maryland Attorney General comes on the show to talk about the report in his own words.

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06/04/2023

The opioid crisis is hard to understand.

Angel Traynor — a former he**in addict turned recovery coach — knows it well and pulls back the veil often blocking the story of those struggling with addiction.

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22/03/2023

Artificial Intelligence is getting good.

How good?

Hear for yourself.

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‎Show DMV Download from WTOP News, Ep Friend or foe: How to live with AI - Mar 22, 2023

15/03/2023

From baristas at Compass Coffee to those watching the markets📉, recent bank failures are top of mind.

So how should we be thinking about them?

WTOP News financial contributor Barry Glassman
explains.

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