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Member of Va AG's office recognized

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Cleveland abduction case raises hopes, fears for parents

About 2,000 children go missing every day in the United States. And the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children says the case reminds the public that they are key to bringing children home safely.

Tags: National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, abduction, child safety, hank silverberg

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Advocacy groups offer tips to teens after library assault

Area residents remain on edge after a 17-year- old girl was attacked on Tuesday at the Thomas Jefferson Library in Falls Church, Va. The victim ducked into a bathroom trying to escape a man she thought was following her and he cornered her there.

Tags: National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network, Thomas Jefferson Library

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Va.'s happy hour law makes some unhappy

In the state of Virginia, it is illegal for bars and restaurants to advertise happy hour online or via any type of social media. The law has been on the books since the early 1980s, before the Internet was as omnipresent as it is today and before anyone knew what a Tweet or Facebook post was.

Tags: happy hour, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Tysons Corner, Geoff Tracy, David Albo, Unified Prevention Coalition of Fairfax County, The Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth, Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington, Virginia ABC, Cheff Geoff

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