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Fake news terror

A North Carolina man surrendered to police on Sunday after entering Comet Pizza with a loaded gun.  Fortunately, no one was hurt. Comet Pizza is the target of a false conspiracy theory. (Post)

Carson tapped for HUD

President-Elect Donald Trump officially nominated Dr. Ben Carson to serve as HUD secretary. Carson doesn’t have any relevant experience and previously said he wasn’t qualified to serve in a cabinet post. (Post, CityLab)

The most violent offenders

DC’s Youth Rehabilitation Act allows judges to hand down lenient sentences for offenders under 22 if they don’t have a criminal record.  Hundreds initially sentenced under the act went on to commit more violent crimes. (Post)

Pink slip for track inspectors?

Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) is none too pleased about Metro track inspectors falsifying reports, and says the workers in question should be fired.  He still has faith in Paul Wiedefeld, though. (WTOP)

Who do you represent?

DC’s Ward 2 Councilmember and WMATA Board member Jack Evans threatened to veto Metro’s proposed late-night service cuts. But is he putting the interests of his downtown constituents above the interests of all Metro users? (Post)

MoCo money talks

Montgomery County Council members will discuss Ike Leggett’s plan to appropriate $11 million towards Marriott’s headquarters relocation and $8 million towards a future Purple Line station. (Bethesda Beat)

The Trump-FBI building connection

Two of the developers in the running to build a new FBI headquarters in either Maryland or Virginia have long-standing personal and business ties to President-Elect Donald Trump. (Post)

SmarTrip’s Trump wisecrack

Metro plans to introduce commemorative SmarTrip fare cards to mark Donald Trump’s inauguration next month.  Here are a few humorous takes of what the fare cards could look like. (Washingtonian)