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DC metro unveils new map signaling near completion of Silver Line after eight years
The Washington, D.C., metro unveiled its new map on Friday, together with a number of new Silver Line stations, signaling the close to completion of the road after eight years of development.
The earlier map of the metro included the brand new stations however in a light colour, exhibiting them as incomplete. The brand new map consists of the stations in full colour, together with renaming 5 different stations. The much-anticipated Silver Line extension value an estimated $3 billion and can prolong for 11 1/2 miles, in response to the Washington Submit.
Metro officers instructed the outlet that it’ll take an estimated one month to interchange all 5,000 maps throughout each metro station. A brand new station was additionally added alongside the Blue and Yellow traces, Potomac Yard, near Reagan Nationwide Airport. It’s set to open this fall.
METRO ANNOUNCES NAME CHANGES TO FIVE STATIONS
One of many Silver Line stations will join the metro to Dulles Worldwide Airport, permitting these arriving by aircraft to extra simply enter the U.S. capital.
The brand new map additionally exhibits a change within the title of 5 metro stations, accredited by the metro’s board final week. The title modifications had been in response to the departure of landmarks close to the stations bearing the title, or some related change, in response to the Washington Submit. Signal modifications within the stations are already ongoing.
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Metro officers have set the estimated begin date for the opening of the Silver Line in late fall however stated it could be delayed if federal regulators do not enable them to make use of extra of their metro automotive fleet.
Jack Schlossberg look-alike contest in DC
D.C. is the latest city to jump on the trend of celebrity look-alike contests, with a Jack Schlossberg look-alike contest being held Sunday at Malcolm X park in Northwest D.C.
WASHINGTON – Hundreds gathered in Northwest D.C. Sunday to crown one person the doppelganger of Jack Schlossberg, John F. Kennedy’s only grandson.
Schlossberg, a political correspondent for Vogue, spoke at the Democratic National Convention earlier this year.
Sunday’s look-alike contest at Meridian Hill Park is the latest in a trend of look-alike contests in major cities throughout the country. Timothee Chalamet himself showed up to his look-alike contest in New York City last month.
Watch the moment the winner was crowned below.
Winner crowned Jack Schlossberg look-alike
One person was named the look-alike of Jack Schlossberg, John F. Kennedy’s only grandson and Vogue’s political correspondent. Video via X user @setotah.
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Starting XI: How the Orlando Pride will line up ahead of the NWSL Championship match against the Washington Spirit | Orlando Pride
Orlando Pride lineup: Anna Moorhouse, Cori Dyke, Emily Sams, Kylie Strom, Kerry Abello, Angelina, Haley McCutcheon, Adriana, Marta (C), Ally Watt, Barbra Banda
Substitutions: McKinley Crone, Celia, Summer Yates, Carrie Lawrence, Morgan Gautrat, Ally Lemos, Viviana Villacorta, Julie Doyle, Carson Pickett
Barbra Banda scored in the 37th minute to give the Orlando Pride their first National Women’s Soccer League championship with a 1-0 victory over the Washington Spirit on Saturday night.
Banda dribbled into the right side of the box and made a move past a defender before kicking the ball on the ground with her left foot and past the goalkeeper. She became the first player in the NWSL to score in each round of the playoffs.
The Pride’s Angelina was nearly called for a push before passing it to Banda, but the VAR determined that the play was fair.
The Spirit (20-7-2) controlled the game and outshot the Pride 25-9, had two more shots on goal and held onto possession 58% of the time. Rosemonde Kouassi had Washington’s best chance in the 47 minute when she headed a ball from about 10 yards away.
Orlando’s win gave Brazilian star Marta her first NWSL title. The 38-year-old Marta, considered arguably the greatest female soccer player of all time, joined the Orlando Pride in 2017 but had never reached an NWSL championship game until this year.
“(It’s a) magic moment for me because I’ve been in this club for so long and (to) wait for this moment, you know, so it’s… I’m just enjoy every single moment,” she told CBS News Friday ahead of the game. “…This year become like the best year in my club life.”
Top-seed Orlando (21-6-2) went unbeaten in its first 23 matches, a league record. They beat the Kansas City Current in the semifinals before hoisting the trophy at CPKC Stadium, their home field.
Orlando is the first team since 2019 to win the Shield and the title in the same year.
Washington had won its last five playoff games when trailing at the half, but that streak was broken with this loss.
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