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Alexandria schools close on the day of women’s strike; WikiLeaks documents allege CIA can use TVs, smartphonnes as spy tools

Northern Virginia’s daily dose of local and national news for Wednesday, March 8.

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The group behind the Women’s March on Washington is calling for women to strike today, which is also International Women’s Day. The Day Without a Woman strike has seemingly spurred mass time-off requests at local schools, causing Alexandria Public Schools to close today along with schools in Maryland and D.C.
(ABC 7 News, Northern Virginia Magazine, WTOP)

WikiLeaks dumped classified government documents Wednesday that allege the CIA has the ability to turn TVs, smartphones and other devices into surveillance tools.
(The Washington Post)

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An online petition is calling Loudoun County schools to shorten the academic year since zero of the 15 days set aside for snow cancellations have been used.
(WTOP)

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Frontier Airlines is adding new nonstop flights from Dulles International to Austin, Texas; Denver; Las Vegas; and Colorado Springs, Colorado.
(WTOP)

Women’s clothing and accessories store Lemoncello Boutique is now open at the Lee Heights Shops in Arlington, and Buckingham Florist has closed.
(ARLnow, ARLnow)

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Sen. Tim Kaine‘s son was among those arrested during protests at a rally for President Donald Trump in Minnesota.
(The Washington Post)

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