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Microsoft Buys Bethesda, the Company That Makes Hit Games Fallout, The Elder Scrolls, for $7.5 Billion
Microsoft announced Monday that it will buy ZeniMax Media, the company that owns well-known video game publisher Bethesda, for $7.5 billion in cash.
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Police Arrest Suspect in Assault by Cyclist Over Racial Justice Flyers
Police arrested a Maryland man after a cyclist was caught on video Monday morning on a Maryland bike trail gripping a young woman’s arm as he ripped a racial justice flyer out of her hand. One of two other young people with her told News4’s Pat Collins the cyclist rammed him with his bike and pinned him to the ground. ...
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Cyclist Sought for Assault of People Posting Racial Injustice Flyers Along Maryland Trail
Police are looking for a cyclist who was caught on video gripping a young woman’s arm as he ripped a racial justice flyer out of her hand along a trail in Bethesda, Maryland. One of two other young people with her told News4 the man rammed him with his bike and pinned him to the ground. One victim, who...
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Football Coach With Down Syndrome Marks 20 Years With Maryland School Team
When the lights come on for Friday night football at Walt Whitman High School, the smile of one coach shines just as bright. Assistant Head Coach Ramon De Paula is celebrating 20 years with the team. He was born with Down syndrome but says he will never let it stop him from following his dreams.
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Dad Rescues Daughters From SUV Trapped in Flash Flooding
Multiple D.C. area drivers quickly became stranded in high water Monday, including a father who carried his two small daughters from a vehicle trapped in waist-deep floodwaters in Bethesda, Md.
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Great White Up Close: GoPro Captures Shark Off Cape Cod
A great white shark got up close and personal with a GoPro camera off Cape Cod.
The video camera caught the inquisitive shark swimming off the coast of Chatham, Massachusetts.
Footage released by the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy during a research trip on June 30 shows the shark circling the GoPro, at one point swimming toward and bumping the camera. -
Dispute Over Signed ‘Hamilton' Poster Triggers Lawsuit Against Kennedy Center
An employee says memorabilia gathering is common practice by staff but that he was treated unfairly for seeking and accepting a signed “Hamilton” poster.
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Bethesda Man Dies After Lighting Self on Fire Near White House Ellipse
A man who set himself ablaze Wednesday on the ground of the White House Ellipse has died, U.S. Park Police say.
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Police Say 2 Stole $21K Worth of Victoria's Secret Panties
Police in Pennsylvania have identified two suspects accused of stealing $21,000 worth of Victoria’s Secret underwear last month. Lower Allen Township police say an 18-year-old woman and a juvenile they aren’t naming entered the store at the Capital City Mall near Harrisburg on April 7. Police say the juvenile acted as a lookout as Aida Melcado took panties from a...
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Charges Dropped Against Woman Accused of Assaulting Kellyanne Conway
Prosecutors have dropped a criminal case against a Maryland woman who was charged with assaulting White House counselor Kellyanne Conway during a confrontation last year at a Bethesda restaurant.
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‘You Made My Day': Colin Powell Gives Heartfelt Thanks to Vet Who Helped Him Change Tire on the Beltway
A Marine Corps veteran who decided to pull over to the side of the Beltway to help someone with a flat tire didn’t expect he’d see the face of a man he had long admired.
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Facing Deportation, Woman Takes Sanctuary in Maryland Church
On Monday, Rosa Gutiérrez Lopez moved in to Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church in Bethesda, Maryland.
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How a Teen Girl Got Sexual Consent Taught in Maryland Schools
Maryland is now one of the 10 states, plus D.C., that requires public schools to include information on sexual consent in their sex ed curriculum. This is the story of how a teen girl and her friends changed sex ed lessons for students statewide.
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Bush's Service Dog to Assist Wounded Soldiers
Sunday night, the Bush family’s spokesman, Jim McGrath, tweeted a photo of George H.W. Bush’s service dog, Sully, lying in front of the 41st president’s casket with the caption “Mission complete.”
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Marriott Hotels Eliminating Plastic Straws by 2019
Marriott International plans to remove plastic straws and drink stirrers from all of its 6,500 hotels and resorts worldwide by next year. The world’s largest hotel company said Wednesday that the move will eliminate approximately 1 billion straws and 250 million stirrers by July 2019. Bethesda, Maryland-based Marriott says the year-long timeframe will let hotels deplete their existing supplies and...
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Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh Traces Roots to DC
Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump’s pick for the Supreme Court, was born in Bethesda, attended Georgetown Prep and has lived nearby most of his life. News4’s Meagan Fitzgerald talks with people who know Kavanaugh well.
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Millionaire Murder Suspect Built Tunnel System Under Maryland House Because He Feared North Korea Bombing: Lawyer
The Maryland man charged with a murder related to an extensive network of tunnels under his home dug the tunnels because he feared a bombing by North Korea, his lawyer said Thursday.
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Photos: A Maryland House Shaped Like a Mushroom Could Be Yours
The famous “Mushroom House” of Bethesda, Maryland, is going back on the market after an extensive renovation, its real estate agent told News4.
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Antacids, Antibiotics for Infants Linked to Later Allergies
Infants who are given antacids like Zantac or Pepcid are more likely to develop childhood allergies, a new study suggests.
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Doctor Says Trump ‘Is in Excellent Health' After Medical Check
President Donald Trump’s White House physician declared him in “excellent health” after the president received his first medical checkup at Walter Reed military hospital on Friday, undergoing a physical examination amid suggestions in a recent book and by his detractors that he’s mentally unfit. Dr. Ronny Jackson, in a statement released by the White House, said the examination “went exceptionally...