Washington, D.C.
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Known for its historical monuments, museums, and buildings, including the Lincoln Memorial, the Smithsonian Institution, the Vietnam Memorial, the Washington Monument, and the White House.
Location of the headquarters for the major branches of the government of the United States, including the departments of the executive branch, Congress, and the Supreme Court.
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Overall, between 2021 and 2024, late or no care increased in 36 states and Washington, D.C.
From Salon
In January, the FAA permanently banned helicopter traffic around Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C., which had been operating under airspace restrictions for months following a midair crash between a commercial airliner and a military helicopter that killed 67.
From Los Angeles Times
Others, like Gramercy Tavern and Minetta Tavern in New York and the Blue Duck Tavern in Washington, D.C., have lost their everyman appeal, becoming impossible to get into and expensive to eat at.
Times staff writer Ana Ceballos in Washington, D.C., contributed to this report.
From Los Angeles Times
Even the wrap is a callback to a pre-public-offering Sweetgreen, which offered wraps when it was a small chain in the Washington, D.C., area.
From Barron's
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