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  • July 2008

    • Flesh-Nibbling Fish Latest Pedicure Fad

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jul 22, 08 11:37 AM CDT

      Flesh-Nibbling Fish Latest Pedicure Fad

      Fish pedicures where dozens of tiny carp smooth out your tootsies by eating away the dead skin is the latest in spa pampering. Since March, a DC area salon has offered the pools of garra rufa, aka doctor fish—popular in Turkey and Asia—as an alternative to scraping razors. So far 5,000 people have taken the plunge, the AP reports. More »

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      Washington DC  • Virginia  • fish  • weird  • spa  • beauty  • alternative treatment

  • June 2008

    • Metro Workers Busted in Transit Sex Ring

      newser  |  MyFox Washington  |  Jun 27, 08 4:58 AM CDT

      Metro Workers Busted in Transit Sex Ring

      Two workers in the Washington Metro transit system have been busted for running a prostitution ring from one of the train stations, and using a loudspeaker to arrange a tryst, according to police. One of the staffers, a station manager, advertised available "sexual pleasures" in flyers, reports Fox TV. She presented a book of options to an undercover cop that could be obtained on trips to Brazil—or locally, police said. More »

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      crime  • prostitution  • Washington DC  • metro

    • Gun Ruling Will Trigger Barrage of Lawsuits

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jun 26, 08 6:45 PM CDT

      Gun Ruling Will Trigger Barrage of Lawsuits

      Today's Supreme Court ruling upholding an individual's right to bear arms is unlikely to lead to sweeping changes across the nation, the New York Times reports. Gun laws in most cites and states—putting restrictions on felons and the mentally ill, for example, or banning guns in certain settings—appear to be safe. The biggest impact will be in cities with the most restrictive laws—DC, Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, and Detroit—where a wave of legal challenges no doubt awaits. More »

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      US Supreme Court  • gun  • Washington DC  • Antonin Scalia  • Second Amendment  • John Paul Stevens  • self defense

    • Gun Ruling a Sea Change for 2nd Amendment

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Jun 26, 08 2:28 PM CDT

      Gun Ruling a Sea Change for 2nd Amendment

      The Supreme Court’s decision today striking down Washington's handgun ban represented a change in interpreting the Second Amendment. The court’s 5-4 vote split down partisan lines, the Post reports, with Justices Scalia, Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, and Alito in opposition to Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg, and Breyer. "The enshrinement of constitutional rights necessarily takes certain policy choices off the table," Scalia wrote. More »

    • National Zoo's Panda Preggers?

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jun 20, 08 11:56 AM CDT

      National Zoo's Panda Preggers?

      The National Zoo in DC says panda mother Mei Xiang is showing a spike in hormone levels, a sign that she might be pregnant again. Mei Xiang was artificially inseminated in March with semen from Tian Tian, the zoo's male giant panda. Hormone test results indicate Mei Xiang will either give birth or come to the end of a false pregnancy in late July. More »

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      Washington DC  • zoo  • hormones  • panda  • breeding  • pregnant  • National Zoo

    • Big Brother Sees Washington

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Jun 16, 08 1:55 PM CDT

      Big Brother Sees Washington

      If you plan to go outdoors in Washington, DC, comb your hair first, because someone's probably going to see you. The capital is ramping up a video surveillance system that puts most others in the entire world to shame, the LA Times reports. Unsurprisingly, the 5,625-camera network has captured the attention of privacy and civil-liberties advocates, and they're not happy. More »

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      terrorism  • Washington DC  • Department of Homeland Security  • surveillance  • ACLU  • domestic surveillance  • camera  • CCTV footage

    • 'Wonder Woman' Finds Body in Potomac

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Jun 7, 08 1:00 PM CDT

      'Wonder Woman' Finds Body in Potomac

      Lynda "Wonder Woman" Carter didn't need super powers to make a surprising—and gruesome—discovery in Washington this week. She was rowing alone on the Potomac River when she spotted a woman's body. She said she "did what anyone would have done"—and yelled to nearby fishermen to call the cops, reports the Washington Post. The dead woman was apparently a suicide. More »

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      Washington DC  • body

  • May 2008
  • April 2008

    • Pope Says Mass at Stadium

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Apr 17, 08 8:56 AM CDT

      Pope Says Mass at Stadium

      Washington's Nationals Park was transformed into a church today as more than 46,000 gathered to hear Pope Benedict XVI say Mass. Beer stands were replaced with confessionals and choirs filled the outfield as the popemobile circled the bases, the Washington Post reports. Giving his homily in English and Spanish, Benedict again warned against society's growing secularism and addressed the sexual abuse scandal. More »

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      Catholic Church  • Pope Benedict XVI  • Washington DC  • Catholicism  • Pope Benedict's US visit  • mass  • Nationals stadium

    • Is Cell Chatter Killing the Cab Ride?

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Apr 13, 08 6:18 PM CDT

      Is Cell Chatter Killing the Cab Ride?

      Where cabbies and riders once chatted, they now gab on cellphones—and it's getting under people's skin. "Sometimes passengers, they don't even stop talking to tell me where to go," one cabbie said. But one rider blames the drivers, who often speak in other tongues: "I always assume they're talking about me," she said. How much love has really been lost? Quite a bit, the Washington Post reports. More »

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      New York City  • Washington DC  • transportation  • taxi  • taxi driver  • taxi cab

    • NY, DC Prep for Papal Visit

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Apr 12, 08 11:35 AM CDT

      NY, DC Prep for Papal Visit

      He may be the only man who can draw Mets fans to Yankee Stadium: Next week, Pope Benedict XVI will lead a stadium Mass on his 6-day tour of Washington, DC and New York. Before gracing second base, the Pontiff will celebrate his 81st birthday at the White House, and visit churches—and a synagogue—in both cities. More »

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      New York City  • Catholic Church  • Pope Benedict XVI  • Washington DC  • Yankee Stadium  • Roman Catholicism  • mass

    • This Just In: Newseum Opens

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Apr 11, 08 4:43 PM CDT

      This Just In: Newseum Opens

      The Newseum reopens today in its new, $450 million home off the National Mall, and reaction to the enterprise is mixed. Granting that the interactive, artifact-laden presentation of the history of news is a good mix of education and entertainment, Edward Rothstein of the New York Times also describes it as “publicity-seeking monument to the news business.” More »

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      media  • journalism  • Washington DC  • history  • museums  • National Mall  • Newseum

    • DC Ditches Glory for Power

      newser  |  Portfolio  |  Apr 3, 08 8:15 PM CDT

      DC Ditches Glory for Power

      "The American Experience" hasn't been the come-on Washington officials hoped, Portfolio reports, and DC's tourist board hopes to change that with a new campaign: “Create Your Own Power Trip." With a stumbling economy projected to eat into the US capital's 15 million in annual tourism, the city decided a rebranding was needed to keep up with the competition. More »

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      travel  • marketing  • Washington DC  • tourism  • advertising campaign  • US states

  • March 2008

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