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Violence Interrupters Arrested for Homicide

Two men have been arrested for the homicide of 31-year-old Blake Bozeman. Both were working as D.C. violence interrupters at the time. The incident has called into question the efficacy of the already controversy-ridden violence intervention program as a whole. [Washington Post 🔒]

WaPo Layoffs Bigger Than Initially Thought

A new accounting by the Washington-Baltimore Newspaper Guild shows that the Washington Post layoffs may be worse than initially thought — closer to 45% of its staff. The original number of 300 layoffs did not account for dozens of staffers in its foreign bureaus, or non-union editors and managers. [Washingtonian]

Walk For Peace Reaches DC

A group of Buddhist monks reached D.C. yesterday, the final destination on their 2,300-mile pilgrimage for peace from a Buddhist temple in Texas. They will stay in D.C. two days with an appearance at the Lincoln Memorial today so expect a few road closures! [NBC4]

Why Waymo Can’t Win Over DC

Waymo, the California-based robotaxi service, is supposed to launch in D.C. this year, but despite spending thousands on outside lobbying firms, the self-driving cars are still stuck in regulatory limbo. Andy Hawkins, who has been covering Waymo for The Verge, tells us when, and if, we can expect them in D.C. [City Cast DC 🎧]

High School Shooter Arrested, Charged

A 16-year-old student was charged with attempted second-degree murder after shooting and injuring another teen at Wootton High School in Rockville. The school was on lockdown after the shooting Monday, but has since reopened. [NBC4]

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