About 30 tents filled one corner of George Washington University’s central lawn Thursday morning, as the pro-Palestinian protests and encampments sweeping college campuses across the country started to grow in D.C.
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State of the Union 2023: Police announce list of road closures around US Capitol
WASHINGTON – As President Joe Biden will get able to ship his second State of the Union Handle on Tuesday on the U.S. Capitol, police are additionally making ready to maintain the realm protected.
In accordance with the US Capitol Police, a number of roadways across the U.S. Capitol will likely be briefly closed to make sure everybody’s security throughout the occasion.
Right here is the total listing of closures and when they’re anticipated to start:
The primary set of closures start at 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday. The next roads will likely be impacted:
- Pennsylvania Avenue between First Road NW and Third Road NW
- Maryland Avenue between First Road NW and Third Road SW
- First Road between Structure Avenue NW and Independence Avenue SW
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At 5:30 p.m., the next street closures will take impact:
- Structure Avenue between Louisiana Avenue NW and Second Road NE
- Independence Avenue between Washington Avenue SW and Second Road SE
- First Road between Washington Avenue SW and Louisiana Avenue NW
- D Road between First Road NE and Second Road NE
- First Road between Independence Avenue SE and Structure Avenue NE
- Maryland Avenue between First Road NE and Structure Avenue NE
- East Capitol Road between First Road and Second Road
- New Jersey Avenue between C Road NW and Structure Avenue NW
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The ultimate set of closures start at 7:00 p.m. and can influence the next roads:
- Second Road between Structure Avenue NE and Independence Avenue SE
- Structure Avenue between Third Road NW and Louisiana Avenue NW
- First Road between C Road NW and Louisiana Avenue NW
- Independence Avenue between Third Road SW and Washington Avenue SW
- Washington Avenue between Independence Avenue SW and C Road SW
- Second Road between Washington Avenue SW and C Road SW
U.S. Capitol Police additionally introduced that from 6:30 a.m. till about 11:00 p.m., tour buses within the space will likely be rerouted away from the Capitol Complicated.
President Biden’s State of the Union Handle earlier than a joint session of Congress is predicted to start at 9 p.m. on Tuesday.
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ChHS band performs during National Cherry Blossom Parade in Washington D.C. – Shelby County Reporter
ChHS band performs during National Cherry Blossom Parade in Washington D.C.
Published 4:15 pm Thursday, April 25, 2024
By NOAH WORTHAM | Managing Editor
CHELSEA – Members of the Chelsea High School Marching Hornet Pride recently enjoyed a once in a lifetime trip to Washington D.C. as they performed in the National Cherry Blossom Parade.
Chelsea High School’s marching band participated in the National Cherry Blossom Parade on Constitution Avenue in Washington D.C. on Saturday, April 13.
“The parade was great,” Director of Bands Perry Lawley said. “(It was a) really neat performance opportunity. We don’t have anything like that around here so it was kind of an eye opener for some of the students just how many (people) we’re there.”
As the band made its way down Constitution Avenue, it treated the crowd to a medley of patriots tunes in the form of a piece entitled, “Patriotic Salute.” The parade began in front of the National Archives building and then traveled down the avenue between The White house and the Washington Monument.
In addition to the memorable performance in the National Cherry Blossom Parade, the students were also treated with the opportunity to enjoy visiting many of the famous landmarks Washington D.C. has to offer.
“It was great,” Lawley said. “The kids enjoyed it (and) we tried to see as many sights as we could.”
On April 11, the band had the opportunity to visit Arlington National Cemetery and observe the changing of the guard and a wreath laying ceremony—at which the students were able to meet with Staff Sgt. Wilson Childers, U.S. Army Band trumpet, who performed “Taps” at the ceremonies. Childers discussed his duties with the students and talked about the musical aspect of his service.
“He put himself on schedule to play those particular ceremonies knowing that we would be there, so we coordinated all that and it worked out perfectly,” Lawley said. “It was really a neat opportunity.”
The group left Alabama for the trip on Wednesday, April 10 and then after the parade and sightseeing, they spent April 14 traveling back home.
Lawley said the students were worn out in a good way by the end of the trip after all of the walking and activities keeping them busy.
“(It was) definitely memorable,” Lawley said. “It’s such a beautiful place and getting to march down Constitution Avenue that way—that’s just sort of a once in a lifetime opportunity.”
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Protesters set up encampment on George Washington University campus
“We don’t want two states,” a demonstrator said. “We’re taking back ’48.”
About a dozen people echoed the chant, holding signs that said, “End the occupation now.”
A few feet away, two George Washington University police officers watched the demonstration. One had an AirPod in and sipped his coffee.
About 10 a.m., a man who said he was a student at the university walked into the crowd holding an Israeli flag above his head. A school police officer stepped into the crowd, apparently trying to separate the pro-Israel demonstrator from the swarm of people around him, who chanted “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.”
Police then seemed to want the man to leave the area — to which he responded by holding up his flag, shaking his head and saying to police, “This is my campus.” Police momentarily stepped back, before the man appeared to push or make contact with a pro-Palestinian demonstrator in front of him.
At that point, the officers forced the man away from the demonstration and into a university building, with his hands behind his back.
Near tents on the grass, some students sat on their laptops and others sorted through stacks of fruit snacks and granola bars. The number of students in kaffiyehs doubled from about 9:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.
At Georgetown University, a group of about 100 protesters gathered on the steps of Healy Hall around 10:30 a.m. They chanted “Free Free Palestine” and cautioned those gathered not to speak with police or the media.
Nader Hashemi, an associate professor at Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service, circulated a faculty statement of solidarity with Columbia University students. The group planned to move to George Washington University after the rally concluded.
“I’m old enough to remember anti-Vietnam protests,” he said. “This is a movement that seems similar.”
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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Ohtani has 3 doubles amid Dodgers’ 20-hit night
WASHINGTON — Shohei Ohtani had three doubles to improve his major-league-leading batting average to .371, rookie Landon Knack got his first victory and the Los Angeles Dodgers routed the Washington Nationals 11-2 on Wednesday night.
The Dodgers had a season-high 20 hits — their most in a game since they had 24 on May 26, 2022, against the Diamondbacks — en route to their third straight victory, with Mookie Betts and Will Smith each having four hits and Andy Pages homering.
Ohtani went 3-for-6, hitting RBI doubles in the eighth and ninth innings. He had three doubles for the first time in his MLB career.
Ohtani leads the majors in slugging percentage (.695), OPS (1.128), extra-base hits (21) and doubles (14). He is hitting .429 during his nine-game hitting streak.
“His average exit velocity on balls he puts in play, he’s got to be in a category by himself,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “The ball just does different things when it comes off his bat.”
A night after ripping a 118.7 mph solo shot in the ninth inning — the hardest-hit home run of his career — Ohtani smashed a 115.6 mph double to right-center in the first inning off Jake Irvin. Ohtani came around two batters later on Smith’s single.
Betts pushed the lead to 3-0 in the second on a two-run single against a drawn-in infield.
Nick Senzel led off the Nationals’ second inning with a homer into the bushes in the visiting bullpen in left. Washington scored again without putting the ball in plan, sandwiching two walks around a hit batsman before Joey Meneses pushed in a run with a walk.
The Nationals didn’t have a baserunner after the second inning. Knack, who lost his debut against Washington last week, retired his last 13 batters and struck out five over six innings.
“I was just kind of missing off the edges,” Knack said about his second inning. “I’m a guy who really needs to be more north and south with everything, so it was basically just trying to get everything back over instead of trying to be too perfect, especially with the slider and changeup. It was just trying to figure it out and execute quick.”
Max Muncy hit an RBI single in the third and Gavin Lux chased Irvin with a two-out, two-run single in the fifth. Irvin allowed six runs on 12 hits in 4⅔ innings while striking out three.
“He made some good pitches at times,” Washington manager Dave Martinez said. “He just didn’t have any consistency today. He fell behind, and that’s what got him.”
Pages homered with one out in the eighth off Tanner Rainey, and Betts and Ohtani followed with back-to-back doubles to score another run.
ESPN Stats & Information and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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