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Qin pledges to improve relations with Washington, calls for peaceful coexistence

Just a few months ago, crypto enthusiasts were hopeful that Washington was warming to digital assets. But cyberattacks demanding bitcoin ransoms, wild trading and rebukes from regulators have eroded their optimism.

WASHINGTON - The first indication Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg was a bit more amped than usual came when Manager Dave Martinez recounted the right-handers demeanor upon learning he would be starting Friday for the first time in more than month.

WASHINGTON - Echoing the sentiments of many Americans itching to get out after a year of hibernation, Washington's cherry blossoms burst Sunday into full-on cotton-candy splendor, several days earlier than predicted.

WASHINGTON - Investigators have uncovered video appearing to show someone spraying a chemical irritant at Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick and other law enforcement personnel fending off rioters in last month's attack, though they have yet to identify the person or tie the activity directly to Sicknick's death, according to people familiar with the matter.

WASHINGTON - A Black Lives Matter banner and sign were torn from historic Black churches downtown and destroyed during pro-Trump protests Saturday night.

WASHINGTON -- The tension and violence at last month's "Million MAGA March" has cast a long shadow, with ideologically opposed groups facing off again Saturday in the nation's capital as police try to walk a line somewhere in between.

Washington D.C., Maryland and Virginia reported by far the highest single-day total for new coronavirus cases Friday, with 6,985 new infections.

Officials in the Washington, D.C., region laid out strategies Wednesday for distributing vaccines as coronavirus-related hospitalizations and fatalities continued to climb across the area.

The encouraging data from Pfizer's experimental covid-19 vaccine had plenty of people in Washington lining up to take credit.

He had five days to move out of the house in Brightwood Park, and now Daniel Vought stood looking at the plastic crates stacked in the living room holding his things. T-shirts. Power cords. Pokémon cards and stuffed animals. His beloved guitar - a Gibson Explorer electric - still hung on the wall. He figured it would be safer staying behind. 

U.S. stocks rose as investors looked past tensions between Washington and Beijing and sought out tech companies thought to be insulated from rising coronavirus infections.