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Who is better at fighting off illness?

The answer in the battle of the sexes might surprise you.

Tags: immunity , University of Cambridge , Men's Health , women's health , illness , Kristi King

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Fairfax Co. Police inspect trucks for violations

Large trucks and commercial vehicles traveling near the High Occupancy Toll lanes and Dulles rail projects in Fairfax County will be stopped and inspected Tuesday morning.

Tags: Fairfax County Police , HOT lanes , Dulles Rail Project , Metrorail , Tysons Corner , truck inspections , Hank Silverberg ,

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Washed up whale in Del. had fractured skull

For Delaware beach-goers, a whale that washed up near Fenwick Island was an unusual sight.

Tags: whale , Fenwick Island , conservation , dead whale , Ship , Coast Guard , Marine Education, Research & Rehabilitation Instit , MERR , DNR , Suzanne Thurman , Ed Kelleher , environmentalists , Ocean City , resort , vacation , Delaware

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Connolly announces support for health care plan

President Barack Obama heads to Capitol Hill Saturday to drum up more support for health care reform.

Tags: Rep. Gerry Connolly , health care , Obama , health insurance , pre-existing conditions , catastrophic health care , George Mason University , Neal Augenstein

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Japanese translators needed for Cherry Blossom Festival

"We're looking for people from the Washington area who are not necessarily of Japanese ancestry -- although that would be fantastic -- but people who are fluent in both Japanese and English who can translate back and forth," says National Park Service spokesman Bill Line.

Tags: Cherry Blossom Festival , volunteer , Japanese translator , Bill Line , National Park Service , Michelle Basch ,

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Angel of death row talks about death penalty

A Virginia gets ready to execute Paul Warner Powell, the man who murdered a Manassas teen, a leading defense attorney says death is not the answer.

Tags: Paul Warner Powell , angel of death , Andrea Lyon , Murder , capital punishment , execution , Darci Marchese ,

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Secret word gets you mint shake for 99 cents

Z-Burger is offering the deal until 10 p.m.

Tags: milkshake , Z-Burger , food , Tenleytown ,

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Mom talks about coming execution of daughter's killer

Paul Warner Powell killed Stacie Reed, 16, and raped her younger sister in 1999 in the family's Manassas home. He's set to be executed Thursday night.

Tags: Paul Warner Powell , execution , crime , courts , Manassas , Stacie Reed , Kristie Reed , Lorraine Whoberry , Darci Marchese ,

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Go inside the 'social' Safeway before it opens

Safeway in upper Georgetown reopens in May, but WTOP has a glimpse of the store now.

Tags: safeway , Wisconsin Avenue , retailail , Shopping , grocery store , food , Neal Augenstein , Craig Muckle

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Couple charged in series of bank robberies

Police busted the duo right after they allegedly robbed a credit union in Chantilly. It was a credit union that police were staking out at the time of the robbery.

Tags: crime , bank robbery , Vienna , Chantilly , Fairfax County Police , Shona Monique Jones , Joshua Lee Campbell , Rapidan , Hank Silverberg ,

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