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President Taft's family defends him as racing president

William Howard Taft - also known as Bill - is the newest racing president at Nationals Park. Wednesday night, some of his relatives, including great-grandson John were front and center to see the race.

Tags: William Taft, Presidents Race

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Newest racing president's great-grandsons celebrate at Nats Park (PHOTOS)

Nationals fans know the names Harper and Strasburg, but Wednesday night the spotlight was on a guy named Taft.

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Kilmer 8th graders head to national competition with allergy invention idea

Imagine a gadget that people with food allergies could use to make sure the meal they're about to eat won't make them sick. That idea put two Vienna middle school students in the running for a national award.

Tags: kilmer middle school, exploravision, Pallavi Bhave, Joyce Tian, allergies

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Teens shying away from Facebook

Facebook is still the most popular social network out there, but there are signs teenagers aren't as excited about it as they used to be.

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National Park Service releases deer death count

The National Park Service initially hoped to remove 60 deer from Rock Creek Park, but Park Service spokeswoman Carol Johnson says officials are still pleased with the results.

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NPS: Safety is top priority in Rock Creek deer hunt

The shooting and killing of deer in Rock Creek Park will resume Friday evening, with safety as the top priority.

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Arlington Public Library loans American Girl dolls

Excitement is brewing at some local libraries where a pricey, yet popular, toy can now be signed out and taken home for free.

Tags: American Girl, American Girl dolls, Arlington Public Library, dolls

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ParkMe app offers parking locations and availability

The app itself is not new, but it's just been upgraded to include real-time parking information for more than 100 Colonial Parking locations around the area.

Tags: ParkMe, apps, parking, Sam Friedman

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Driver in fatal hit-and-run charged with killing 71-year-old woman

A woman is dead and the hit-and-run driver who D.C. Police say is responsible is under arrest.

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Obama gives Md.-made gifts to Netanyahu

Four works made by Montgomery County-based sculptor Zachary Oxman were presented to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his family.

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