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Several handguns and rifles arranged in a row with evidence tags attached.

Five charged in gun pipeline from North Carolina to D.C.

Federal prosecutors charged five people, including two licensed D.C. Special Police Officers, in a 13-count indictment alleging they trafficked roughly 40 firearms from North Carolina into Washington and other states.

Fresh raw oysters on the half shell arranged on crushed ice.

Recalled Virginia oysters tied to salmonella reach D.C.

Oysters harvested by Little Wicomico Oyster Company in Virginia and recalled Oct. 9 over salmonella contamination were distributed to D.C. restaurants and retailers, federal health officials say, as the CDC investigates 27 illnesses and five hospitalizations across 12 states.

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