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Suspect Sought in an Aggravated Assault Offense: 900 Block of Division Avenue, Northeast

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Tuesday, November 5, 2019 Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department\’s Sixth District seek the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect in reference to an Aggravated Assault offense that occurred on Monday, November 4, 2019, in the 900 block of Division Avenue, Northeast. At approximately 12:12 pm, the suspect approached the victim at the listed location. […]

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Unnecessary Confusion About Who Can Use the Worst Word in the English Language

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Almost everybody knows the words to the Fugees classic Ready Or Not. Gina Rodriguez recently posted herself singing along. Voodoo/I can do what you do, easy/ Believe me, frontin’ niggas give me heebie-jeebies. The issue? Gina Rodriguez is not Black. To add insult to injury, she has exhibited behavior that is extremely anti-Black. She frequently

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Mayor Bowser Weekly Guidance – Monday, November 4 – Sunday, November 10

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Sunday, November 3, 2019 Departing Friday, November 8 and returning Wednesday, November 13, Mayor Bowser will lead a diplomatic mission to Ethiopia to strengthen the country’s ties with the DC region, which has one of the largest Ethiopian populations outside of Ethiopia. During the mission, the Mayor will renew the District’s sister city agreement with […]

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AG Racine Announces Ginosi USA Banned From Offering Illegal Short-Term Apartment Rentals in the District

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November 1, 2019 OAG Settlement Requires Ginosi USA To Pay $728K+ in Unpaid Sales Taxes, Interest, and Penalties, Imposes 10-Year Reporting Requirement WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that Ginosi USA Corporation (“Ginosi”)—a California-based company—and its owners and officers are banned from selling illegal short-term rentals in residential apartment buildings in the District […]

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Suspect Sought in a Burglary One and First Degree Sexual Abuse Offense: 3600 Block of 13th Street, Northwest

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Sunday, November 3, 2019 Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department\’s Sexual Assault Unit are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a suspect in connection with a Burglary One and First Degree Sexual Abuse offense that occurred on Sunday, November 3, 2019, in the 3600 block of 13th Street, Northwest. At approximately 6:20 am, […]

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Statement from Mayor Bowser on the District’s Results on the National Assessment of Educational Progress

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Wednesday, October 30, 2019 (Washington, DC) – As results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and the NAEP Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA) come out tonight showing the District as the fastest improving state in the nation and DC Public Schools (DCPS) as the fastest improving urban school district in the nation, Mayor […]

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Mayor Bowser Announces the District’s Public Schools as the Fastest Improving in the Nation

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Wednesday, October 30, 2019 Mayor Celebrates NAEP Results at the Launch of a New Homebuyer Program for Public School Teachers and Staff (Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bower announced that based on the results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), the District is the fastest improving state in the nation and DC […]

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AG Racine and Apartments.com Announce New Effort to Fight Housing Discrimination in Online Rental Listings

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October 30, 2019 Apartments.com to Block Discriminatory Ads Against Low-Income Renters in the District and Nationwide WASHINGTON, D.C.– Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced Apartments.com will take additional steps to eliminate discriminatory housing advertisements from its platform as a result of a collaboration with the Office of the Attorney General (OAG). Apartments.com—a leading online apartment […]

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The DC Voice Turns 5!

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The DC Voice launched on October 31, 2014, with the article \”There\’s Always a Beginning.\” We\’ve reprinted the article over the past few years as part of our anniversary celebration. We have reached nearly 25,000 readers, achieved over 80,000 page views and maintain a current bounce rate of 2.88%. That means that when people come

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