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• Man 'shot boy, 11, dead' after release from jail due to coronavirus
  
  A judge in Washington D.C. reportedly released Christian Wingfield, 22, from custody over fears COVID-19 was 'too dangerous' in jail. Wingfield is a suspect in Davon McNeal's death
  Daily Mail.  Fri, 10 Jul 2020 21:29:53 GMT.
• Jewish Patriots star Julian Edelman asks DeSean Jackson to tour the Holocaust Museum with him
  
  The New England Patriots' Julian Edelman proposed that he and the Eagles' DeSean Jackson visit Washington DC's Holocaust museum after Jackson's 'anti-Semitic' Instagram posts.
  Daily Mail.  Thu, 09 Jul 2020 16:25:58 GMT.
• Amazon plans to open more grocery stores across U.S., including ones in Seattle and Redmond
  
  The company is preparing to open its second automated-checkout grocery store on the Eastside and is also adding new locations for its conventional checkout grocery stores in Seattle, California, and the Chicago and Washington, D.C., areas.
  Benjamin Romano.  Seattle Times.  Thu, 02 Jul 2020 17:47:42 -0700.
• Protesters set up guillotine in front of Jeff Bezos' DC home: reports
  
  Protesters have set up a guillotine outside a Washington, D.C. complex purportedly owned by Amazon founder, CEO and President Jeff Bezos, according to reports.
  Danielle Wallace.  Fox News.  Mon, 29 Jun 2020 18:47:52 GMT.
• For the first time, House votes to grant statehood to DC
  
  House voted on D.C. statehood to create Washington, Douglass Commonwealth.
  ABC News.  Fri, 26 Jun 2020 15:28:35 -0400.
• Tom Cotton opposes statehood for D.C.; says 'naked power grab' would 'rig the rules of Democracy'
  
  Sen. Tom Cotton, Arkansas Republican, spoke out strongly Thursday against granting statehood to Washington, D.C., ahead of the House of Representatives voting on the matter Friday. Mr. ...
  Andrew Blake.  Washington Times.  Fri, 26 Jun 2020 13:32:54 -0400.
• Muriel Bowser riding coronavirus success into vote on D.C. statehood
  
  D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is winning high marks for battling the coronavirus, just as the District stands ready to achieve a win in its longstanding fight — a vote on statehood in the House. ...
  Sophie Kaplan.  Washington Times.  Thu, 25 Jun 2020 20:02:04 -0400.
• GOP Proposes Changes To D.C. Statehood Bill To Force District To Pay For Flag Changes, Make It Part Of Maryland
  
  The bill is likely to pass the House, but GOP Senators and President Trump have expressed steadfast opposition to it.
  By Andrew Solender, Forbes Staff.  Forbes.  Thu, 25 Jun 2020 18:12:27 -0400.
• White House threatens to veto House Dems' DC statehood bill
  
  The Trump administration threatened to use veto powers Wednesday over legislation that would grant Washington D.C. statehood, which is set to be voted on the House floor this week.
  Caitlin Mcfall.  Fox News.  Thu, 25 Jun 2020 02:12:07 GMT.
• North Carolina governor orders Confederate statues moved after several toppled
  
  Crowds in Washington D.C. also toppled a statue of a Confederate general late on Friday, capping a day when thousands of people marched through U.S. cities in Juneteenth observances commemorating the abolition of slavery. ...
  Yahoo.  Sat, 20 Jun 2020 07:30:47 -0400.
• After Federal Crackdown on Protests, House Will Vote on Making D.C. a State
  
  Democratic leaders announced a vote on June 26 on granting statehood to the District of Columbia, the first such action in more than 25 years.
  Emily Cochrane.  New York Times.  Tue, 16 Jun 2020 21:34:51 +0000.
• Outside the White House fence, as protests mellow, the question becomes: What's next?
  
  Now that the National Guard has left Washington, D.C., fears of tear gas and pepper spray have abated, and for the groups remaining outside the White House, advocacy is entering a new stage.
  Yahoo.  Thu, 11 Jun 2020 17:24:11 -0400.

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