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More Metro Problems At Medical Center For the second time in six days, Metro has trains single-tracking between the Medical Center and Grosvenor-Strathmore stations because of an arcing insulator in a tunnel between the stations. A Metro spokesperson said this incident could have been caused by water leaking into the station. [Washington Post]

Two New Food Trucks On The Way To Bethesda — LA. Taco and Linda’s Luncheonette are the two newest Montgomery County food trucks to look out for in downtown Bethesda this summer. [Bethesda Magazine]

Walter Reed Workers Will Go On Furlough — More than 2,300 Walter Reed hospital workers, or 94 percent of the staff, will be furloughed starting in July. Workers will be forced to take 11 unpaid days, a result of deep federal budget cuts. [ABC7]

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Emergency guide: What you should do to prepare for emergencies

WASHINGTON — Do you know what you'd do if an emergency hits? What if you're at work, your spouse is stuck in traffic and your children are in school? There's no way to plan for every emergency, but you can make sure you're prepared for different scenarios, including making a plan for your family and building a kit of emergency supplies.
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