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The Maryland-National Capital Park Police say that Anthony Brennan III was arrested Friday, after a video appeared to show him violently grab an object from a young adult who was posting signs protesting the death of George Floyd.

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Maryland Man Charged In Assault On Activists For Racial Justice Along D.C. Area Trail

3:46pm June 06, 2020

by Jason Slotkin

Police in Maryland say Anthony Brennan III is suspected in the attack on a group of young people who were hanging fliers about the killing of George Floyd. Video of the incident circulated online.

An authentic 2,000-year-old scroll fragment found at Qumran near the Dead Sea.

Museum's Collection Of Purported Dead Sea Scroll Fragments Are Fakes, Experts Say

4:00pm March 17, 2020

by Scott Neuman

Using advanced techniques such as scanning electron microscopes, a team of researchers concluded that all 16 scroll fragments at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., are modern forgeries.

A screenshot of the online version of a satirical edition of The Washington Post distributed around Washington, D.C., by political activists Wednesday.

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Real Fake News: Activists Circulate Counterfeit Editions Of 'The Washington Post'

1:23pm January 16, 2019

by Ian Stewart

The phony paper, distributed in Washington, D.C., "reported" that President Trump had resigned under pressure from female political activists.

A U.S. Marine salutes as participants in the Rolling Thunder motorcycle rally rumble through Washington, D.C., in 2017. Organizers say the 2019 event will be the last in D.C.

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After Decades, 'Rolling Thunder' To Make Its Last Big Ride Through Washington, D.C.

5:51pm December 14, 2018

by Ian Stewart

The sound of motorcycles rumbling through the nation's capital has been a staple of Memorial Day weekend since 1988.

In Washington, D.C.'s most violent neighborhoods, officers frequently stop pedestrians and pull over cars, searching for illegal guns.

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D.C.'s Aggressive Confiscation Of Illegal Guns Leaves Residents Feeling Targeted

11:58am October 24, 2018

by Patrick Madden

The police department in Washington, D.C., has seized thousands of illegal weapons, but an investigation finds that 4 out of 10 cases of illegal gun possession are dismissed in court.

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Washington, D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine speaks during a news conference in 2017.

D.C. Attorney General Launches Civil Investigation Into Catholic Archdiocese

8:07am October 24, 2018

by Emily Sullivan

Karl Racine ordered the probe after the archdiocese released a list of priests "credibly" accused of child sex abuse over a decades-long period.