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D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine filed a lawsuit Thursday against a Northern Virginia couple renovating rowhouses in some of Washington’s trendiest neighborhoods, accusing them of duping people into buying homes that violate city construction codes and contain substandard materials.
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D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine filed a lawsuit Thursday against a Northern Virginia couple renovating rowhouses in some of Washington’s trendiest neighborhoods, accusing them of duping people into buying homes that violate city construction codes and contain substandard materials.
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Watch vintage planes soar over the city, do yoga on the Mall, visit embassies of European Union nations and cheer on the Wizards in Game 3.
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Gov. Larry Hogan (R) announced that motorists will pay less to drive on Maryland bridges and roadways starting July 1.
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As vigorous thunderstorms erupted over the D.C. area Wednesday, there was enough cold air at high altitudes for isolated occurrences of large hail.
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