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D.C. advocates, officials who want to overhaul policing face hurdles after violence spike; With caveats, Washington Teachers' Union follows national unions and says it would support a vaccine mandate; Virginia General Assembly approves plan for $4.3 billion in federal covid relief money; D.C.-area forecast: Staying steamy with daily storm chances; Lead felony charge against Jan. 6 defendants could be unconstitutionally vague, U.S. judge warns; Death by suicide among police is a quiet epidemic. It needs to be acknowledged.; Public health collides with politics as latest wave of mask wars takes off; Spate of shootings brings deadly weekend in the District; 5 fun pick-your-own fruit farms in the D.C. area; WFT training camp observations: First depth chart features few surprises ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Essential news and more for DMV residents.     (Hadley Green, Michael Ruane/The Post) Giant clay soldiers charge into battle as D.C. memorial takes shape In a New Jersey art studio, sculptors bring to life Washington's World War I memorial. By Michael E. Ruane ●  Read more »   D.C. advocates, officials who want to overhaul policing face hurdles after violence spike Activists worry a bid to hire more officers could derail efforts to support alternatives to policing. By Ellie Silverman, Michael Brice-Saddler, Peter Hermann and Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff ●  Read more »   With caveats, Washington Teachers' Union follows national unions and says it would support a vaccine mandate "We should have a right to bargain how we release information to the district," the head of the D.C. union said. By Perry Stein ●  Read more »   Virginia General Assembly approves plan for $4.3 billion in federal covid relief money Lawmakers also announced they had agreed on eight judicial nominees. By Gregory S. Schneider and Laura Vozzella ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   D.C.-area forecast: Staying steamy with daily storm chances Some weekend heat relief ahead, but storm chances may linger. By Matt Rogers ●  Read more »   Lead felony charge against Jan. 6 defendants could be unconstitutionally vague, U.S. judge warns At least 235 have been charged with "obstruction of an official proceeding." A judge's remarks over the charge could slow plea talks, lead prosecutors to rely on weaker penalties or bring new charges such as sedition, lawyers say. By Spencer S. Hsu ●  Read more »   Death by suicide among police is a quiet epidemic. It needs to be acknowledged. The suicide rate among officers is high in a toxic, scrutinized profession. Perspective ●  By Petula Dvorak ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Public health collides with politics as latest wave of mask wars takes off Political resistance is a hurdle for officials considering new mask mandates because of the delta variant of the coronavirus. By Meagan Flynn ●  Read more »   Spate of shootings brings deadly weekend in the District Three people were fatally shot over the weekend, bringing the city's homicides this year to 118. By Peter Hermann, Michael Brice-Saddler and Dana Hedgpeth ●  Read more »   5 fun pick-your-own fruit farms in the D.C. area August is a great time to pick berries, peaches and more. By Nevin Martell ●  Read more »   WFT training camp observations: First depth chart features few surprises Backup quarterback Taylor Heinicke came up hobbling during Monday's practice but was able to play through it. By Nicki Jhabvala ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Local News email alerts for important breaking news email alerts for the D.C. area. Sign up »

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