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Pepco wants to delay a ruling on raising Maryland customer’s electric bills. Read More:

Repairs that could keep the earthquake-damaged Washington Monument closed into 2014 will require the exterior and part of the interior of the 555-foot structure to be shrouded in scaffolding. Read More: washingtonpost.com

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District food stamp recipients seeking reimbursement for lost food must file claims by Wednesday with the city’s Department of Human Services (DHS), which is working with Pepco to verify power outages. Read More: washingtonpost.com

This might come as a complete shock to the hundreds of thousands of frustrated Pepco customers who recently went days without power: You have a voice inside the company advocating for you, feeling your pain. Read More: washingtonpost.com

It’s 2:00 a.m. The bars have just closed, and you’re craving the sugary goodness of a cupcake. Trouble is, bakeries are closed, too. Not for much longer. Read More: washingtonpost.com

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…a plane melted into the tarmac. A US Airways flight set to leave Friday from National Airport in DC (actually it’s in Virginia) was delayed due to the plane sinking into the tarmac from excessive heat. Read more here

Click link below for current outages in Washington area. Read More: washingtonpost.com  

About 200 workers formed a convoy of more than 80 trucks, many with Canadian flags flying, and drove 12 hours to Virginia. There was a two-hour delay while waiting for clearance at the U.S. border in Buffalo. Read More: washingtonpost.com

For the 9th straight day, Washington, D.C. has met or exceeded 95 degrees (officially 95 at 11:25 a.m., 96 is the high so far today). In 141 years of records, this is a first. And the streak is likely to be extended to 11 after Saturday and Sunday. Read More: washingtonpost.com