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A spokesperson for the Prince George's County Department of Corrections said on Sunday that Bowman was brought into their custody on Wednesday, May 2 and was released on bond the next day. The spokesperson said there was nothing in the department's system indicating that he had any charges or warrants until Friday afternoon. … [Read more...] about DC Murder Suspect Accidentally Released From Custody in Maryland

The Court also found that while the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act grants federal courts jurisdiction over arbitral award confirmation proceedings, the spirit of the United States’ policy preference over specific performance is clear from the exclusion from the statutory text of any mention of specific performance or extraterritorial enforcement, apart from the terrorism and expropriation exceptions. … [Read more...] about DC Federal Judge Refuses To Confirm Arbitration Award To Hardy Oil & Gas

School Superintendent Hanseul Kang promised Grosso a "new accountability system" to prevent these kinds of abuses. The interim chancellor, Amanda Alexander, told the committee the estimated graduation rate for 2018 would end up just over 60 percent, a drop of more than 10 percentage points now that the attendance rules are being properly enforced. The chancellor's office runs the public school system while the Office of the State Superintendent of Education oversees both the public schools and Washington's robust charter school system. … [Read more...] about DC’s public schools have gone from a point of pride to one of the city’s largest embarrassments

A map the water authority released early Friday shows that a major portion of the city is affected, starting north of K Street and New York Avenue and running the entire width of the District from east to west. … [Read more...] about Large Portion of DC Told to Boil Water Due to Contaminant Risk

When the dockless program began last fall, five companies offered bikes. But by spring the program had shifted to mostly electric scooters. Operators Mobike and Ofo left the pilot this summer, citing frustration with city's restrictions on fleet size. Spin pulled its bikes just a few weeks later, saying it would come back with scooters. Jump, the Uber-owned company, continues to rent electric bikes. Lime has transitioned from bikes to mostly scooters. Now most companies operating dockless systems in the city are scooter providers. That includes Bird, Skip, Lime and the newest addition: Lyft. … [Read more...] about DC’s slow expansion of e-scooter program, higher fees and more rules disappoints companies and supporters