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Baseball Bat Attack At VA Congressman's Office Sends Staffers To Hospital, Suspect Captured Baseball Bat Attack At VA Congressman's Office Sends Staffers To Hospital, Suspect Captured
Baseball Bat Attack At VA Congressman's Office Sends Staffers To Hospital, Suspect Captured A 49-year-old man has been charged with assaulting two members of Virginia Congressman Gerry Connolly's staff with a metal bat, sending them to the hospital Monday, May 15, authorities said. Xuan Kha Tran Pham of Fairfax, entered the Congressman's office at 10680 Main St., Monday, May 15 around 10:50 a.m., and began assaulting the employees, according to the US Capitol Police. The employees were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. Connolly, who was not in the office at the time, released the following statement: pic.twitter.com/PkVuYI4KHs — Rep. Gerry Connolly (@GerryConno…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
The Confederacy Falls Again: Fairfax County Moving Forward With Highway Name Changes The Confederacy Falls Again: Fairfax County Moving Forward With Highway Name Changes
The Confederacy Falls Again: Fairfax County Moving Forward With Highway Name Changes The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors voted to change two highway names that are tied to the confederacy. After a nine to one vote, Lee highway and Lee-Jackson highway will now be called Route 29 and Route 50, respectively. This vote came after a year's worth of work from the Confederate Names Task Force of Fairfax County. The only person who voted against the plans to rename the highways was the board's sole Republican supervisor, Pat Herrity. He allegedly did not believe the names were a large concern of the community.  The county will have …

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by AJ Goldbloom