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Quantico woman to be sentenced in baby's murder

A Quantico woman will find out how much prison time she will receive for fatally shaking and fracturing the skull of a 9-month-old girl that had been left in her care.

Tags: Quantico, Chelsea Peterson

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Alexandria art opening features D.C. drag queens

The idea for Louise Noakes' latest art exhibit was born two years at a drag queen show she attended with her 17-year-old daughter.

Tags: drag queens, Torpedo Factory

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Bath salts, Part 2: 'This drug is absolutely deadly'

The most dangerous aspect of the new drug known as "bath salts" is what experts and parents don't know about it, drug officials say.

Tags: bath salt, bath salts, kristi king

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Intern tip sheet: What to wear and how to act

For the sake of D.C.'s estimated 40,000 interns this summer, WTOP has compiled a tip sheet on what to wear and how to act during professional summer employment.

Tags: internships, dress code, what not to wear

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Don't be 'that' intern: Code of conduct for summer jobs

One piece of advice sticks out in Meghin Moore's mind from her internship orientation, and the 21- year-old recites it easily: "A dress code is the law, you must always obey it."

Tags: internships, dress code

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Ocean City's toilet problem: Cellphones and sand

As Ocean City officials prepare for the onslaught of visitors this summer, they're paying special attention to a certain commodity they often need: extra toilets.

Tags: cellphone, Ocean City, resort, vacation

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Easier way to detect Lyme disease may be on horizon

Lyme disease is expected to be more prevalent this summer because of the warm winter, but doctors say diagnosing the disease remains difficult.

Tags: lyme disease, Dr. Donald Poretz, Georgetown University, George Mason University

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Prom spending soars despite down economy

It took Charlene Daniel-Green and her daughter Kaeleigh two days, about a dozen stores and countless hours to find the perfect prom dress. And that was just for the dress.

Tags: prom, Charlene Daniel-Green, Salon Central, Luna

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A nod to the Oreo on its 100th birthday

It's hard to imagine life without the cookie, as most of us weren't alive before its 1912 debut. That same year, the Titanic sank, the Girl Scouts began and the Maraschino cherry was introduced.

Tags: Oreos,

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Rush Limbaugh apologizes for 'slut' comment

Rush Limbaugh has apologized for calling a Georgetown Law student a "slut" and a "prostitute" on his national talk show.

Tags: Rush Limbaugh, Sandra Fluke, Georgetown Law, birth control, President Obama,

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