Planning to fly over Fourth of July? No, you can’t bring those fireworks aboard a plane.; Fùnsho is ready to make eye contact; Anna Rose Holmer, director of ‘The Fits,’ on power and puberty; Will ‘Independence Day: Resurgence’ make the same computer mistakes as these other movies?; Mayor, police chief call for ‘common sense’ gun reform; Musicians from California will perform 76 free concerts on the Mall; Floodwatch underway at Metro’s Cleveland Park stop after earlier rushing water problem; 5 great bands to see at this weekend’s free Fringe Music Fest; Day 4: Metro’s SafeTrack underway in fourth work day, delays and waits for riders; Community and cultural events in the District; D.C. revises lead contamination rules after libraries tested above U.S. guidelines; Chance the Rapper, Melanie Martinez and more just-announced concerts; D.C. police officer shoots dog in Southeast Washington; D.C. police say taxi carjacked in Southeast Washington; Scott Aukerman conducts a symphony of silliness on ‘Comedy Bang! Bang!’;
 
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Planning to fly over Fourth of July? No, you can’t bring those fireworks aboard a plane.
Says the TSA, in case you were wondering as you plan your holiday travels.
Fùnsho is ready to make eye contact
The Maryland-raised R&B singer performs at Takoma Station on Sunday.
 
Anna Rose Holmer, director of ‘The Fits,’ on power and puberty
When unexplained fainting spells hit members of a dance team, the younger girls wonder if it will happen to them — and if they want it to.
 
Will ‘Independence Day: Resurgence’ make the same computer mistakes as these other movies?
Have people in Hollywood used a computer? Ever?
 
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Mayor, police chief call for ‘common sense’ gun reform
Leaders want Congress to address gun violence in the District and the nation.
 
Musicians from California will perform 76 free concerts on the Mall
The Smithsonian Folklife Festival is staging a music festival to showcase California's diversity.
 
Floodwatch underway at Metro’s Cleveland Park stop after earlier rushing water problem
Metro workers and riders were on flood alert, following what many riders described as a 'Noah's Ark'-like experience at the station on Tuesday.
 
5 great bands to see at this weekend’s free Fringe Music Fest
A former GWAR drummer has put together a fantastic and eclectic lineup for the first-ever Fringe Music Festival.
 
 
Day 4: Metro’s SafeTrack underway in fourth work day, delays and waits for riders
Day 4: Metro's SafeTrack enters another work day of its major repair efforts. Delays and waits expected for riders, as heavy storms coming in morning commute
 
Community and cultural events in the District
Museum events, outdoor movies, history programs, garden tours and farmers markets.
D.C. revises lead contamination rules after libraries tested above U.S. guidelines
The new water standards are far stricter than those required by the EPA.
 
Chance the Rapper, Melanie Martinez and more just-announced concerts
Grab tickets to these events and more before they sell out.
 
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D.C. police officer shoots dog in Southeast Washington
Police said the dog had bitten someone before the officer fired.
D.C. police say taxi carjacked in Southeast Washington
Police are looking for a red Dodge Durango.
Scott Aukerman conducts a symphony of silliness on ‘Comedy Bang! Bang!’
"The sense of fun is something we try to communicate to the audience every single podcast and every single television episode," Aukerman says.
 
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