A Rockville woman filed a $20 million lawsuit against Fannie Mae in Washington D.C. court Wednesday, alleging a senior manager there who offered her a job then harassed her and pressured her into sex. Soleil Bonnin was an adult dancer ...

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WASHINGTON — A lawsuit over the District of Columbia’s strict gun law hit a speed bump Tuesday when an appeals court ruled that a federal judge who halted the law’s enforcement didn’t have authority to rule on the case. A ...

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WASHINGTON — The nearly five-year federal investigation of ex-District of Columbia mayor Vincent Gray ended Wednesday with no charges filed, a victory for the longtime public servant who maintained he was unaware his aides were breaking the law to help ...

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Federal funds awarded to study building a superconducting magnetic levitation train line between Baltimore and Washington, D.C., is a big win for private firms backing the project. This weekend state officials announced the Federal Railroad Administration had granted $27.8 million ...

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Standing in a onetime firehouse at 6 S. Gay St. downtown, backers of a proposed magnetic-levitation train Monday night drew comparison between the renovated building and what their project could mean for Baltimore. The building now serves as the headquarters ...

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A proposal for a magnetic-levitation train connecting Baltimore and Washington D.C. is gaining traction, but questions about the feasibility of a private effort to introduce the technology in the corridor remain. The Northeast Maglev, a private company that promotes the ...

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Norwegian Air Shuttle announced two new international flights to Caribbean destinations from Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport Thursday. The discount long-haul airliner will fly two round-trips a week from BWI to the Guadeloupe Islands and Martinique. These mark the ...

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Westmount Realty Capital LLC , in a joint venture with Partners Group, purchased Candlewood Commerce Center in Hanover for an undisclosed price. The property consists of 357,701 square feet of Class A light industrial and distribution space spread over three ...

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Widespread power outages affected the White House, the Capitol, museums, train stations and other sites across Washington and its suburbs Tuesday afternoon — all because of an explosion at a Maryland power plant, an official said.

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Despite less funding for new companies in the Washington D.C. and Baltimore regions startups are expected to have a positive impact on improving office markets.

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