‘Superman 2050′ tells a big story in a small space; Adam Sandler, Tom Petty and more just-announced D.C. area concerts; Trains are sharing a track on the Orange and Silver lines; Fairfax police demonstrate new training based on PERF ‘de-escalation’ principles; Move to reduce police shootings draws sharp backlash from unions, chiefs group; The cast of ‘Everybody Wants Some!!’ really had to team up; These nocturnal movie creatures have no desire to see ‘I Saw the Light’; The Annapolis Film Festival returns for its fourth year; Lynda Carter brings her ‘Long-Legged Woman’ to the Kennedy Center; D.C. area forecast: Mild 70s today; Friday brings summery temps but showers; Fast Casual Madness: It’s Buredo vs. Taylor Gourmet for the championship; Barve calls out Raskin on ads saying he is the only progressive in 8th District race; Johns Hopkins performs first transplants between donors, recipients infected with HIV; Bill Green, Post ombudsman who investigated fabricated Janet Cooke story, dies at 91; D.C. rapper Fat Trel charged with possession of counterfeit currency;
 
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Metro could shut down entire rail lines to do extended maintenance, board chair says
Chairman Jack Evans and General Manager Paul J. Wiedefeld say the current ‘piecemeal’ plan isn’t working.
‘Superman 2050′ tells a big story in a small space
The Man of Steel appears in a Space of Small in 'Superman 2050'
 
Adam Sandler, Tom Petty and more just-announced D.C. area concerts
Plus, Cam'ron heads to Silver Spring and Wye Oak returns.
 
Trains are sharing a track on the Orange and Silver lines
Delays on Metro's Orange and Silver lines
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Fairfax police demonstrate new training based on PERF ‘de-escalation’ principles
As a national debate erupts over whether police should change their use of force tactics, Fairfax County police retrain their officers for 'de-escalation.'
 
Move to reduce police shootings draws sharp backlash from unions, chiefs group
A call for ‘de-escalation’ could imperil officers and sow confusion over the use of force, some say
 
The cast of ‘Everybody Wants Some!!’ really had to team up
The best way to get guys to play a baseball team? Sit back, turn them loose, then let the cameras roll.
 
These nocturnal movie creatures have no desire to see ‘I Saw the Light’
Hank Williams 'Saw the Light," but all these guys would rather stay in the dark.
 
 
The Annapolis Film Festival returns for its fourth year
Maryland's capital city is becoming a major player on the festival circuit.
 
Lynda Carter brings her ‘Long-Legged Woman’ to the Kennedy Center
Lynda Carter talks cabaret, 'Fallout 4' and Wonder Woman before this weekend's shows at the Kennedy Center.
 
D.C. area forecast: Mild 70s today; Friday brings summery temps but showers
Today works reasonably well with the old adage of March going out like a lamb.
 
Fast Casual Madness: It’s Buredo vs. Taylor Gourmet for the championship
The final matchup pits a sushi-burrito-slinging newcomer against one of the vanguards of D.C.'s sandwiching renaissance. Make your pick through Sunday.
 
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Barve calls out Raskin on ads saying he is the only progressive in 8th District race
Democratic congressional hopeful, citing his record, wants the spots pulled.
 
Johns Hopkins performs first transplants between donors, recipients infected with HIV
HIV positive patients already can receive organs from those who do not have the virus.
Bill Green, Post ombudsman who investigated fabricated Janet Cooke story, dies at 91
Mr. Green conducted a scathing examination of a fraudulent 1980 story about an 8-year-old heroin addict.
 
D.C. rapper Fat Trel charged with possession of counterfeit currency
Authorities said he tried to exchange $450 for chips at Maryland Live Casino in Hanover
 
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