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Gunfire outside a D.C. gym sent people running and prompted a lockdown, according to a manager at Vida Fitness.

A witness, Greg Raleigh, told WJLA’s Lianna Golden what he saw and heard as people fled a building in Logan Circle after five people were shot. Raleigh said he was trying to reach a friend who was inside the gym when police rushed people away from the scene.

“I looked up and I saw people running out of the damn building,” Raleigh said.

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She once ruled the Atlantic at record speed. On Wednesday, the SS United States is poised to make one final voyage beneath the waves, becoming a massive artificial reef off Florida’s Gulf Coast.

Read more about the SS US here: https://t.co/oOQCEw8ZNN

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At least five people were shot in Northwest D.C. on Thursday morning near Logan Circle, D.C. police confirmed to WJLA.

Police are treating this as an active shooting situation in the area of 15th and P Street NW and everyone should avoid the area. The suspect is a white male, heavy-set and possibly wearing a gray shirt.

In a post on her Instagram, D.C. Councilmember Brooke Pinto said the shooting was at "Vida fitness this morning in Logan Circle" and urged people to stay away from the area.

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced his resignation on Thursday after controversy arose over two extramarital affairs, including one with a woman suspected of being a Chinese spy.

Colette Kress will serve as interim CEO, according to a news release. Shares of Nvidia, one of the largest companies in the world, plunged 10% in premarket trading Thursday.

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Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., warned that 'there’s a tempest coming" as #Democrats prepare to take control of #Congress in January.

Higgins said the House Freedom Caucus plans to push its agenda before the transition, then lead opposition to policies it believes would harm the U.S.

"There's a tempest coming. And in every storm, you seek a guiding light," Higgins said during a news conference on Wednesday.

"And that's, that's what the Freedom Caucus shall be, both in principle and in leading the fight against those who would use their newfound authority and majority and the House and the Senate to bring injury upon our country. We're going to lead the fight against that," he added.

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Trump says the Iran conflict will end in “total victory” and make the world safer.

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A 70-year-old man was arrested after authorities seized about 2,700 live and dried cannabis plants from an unlicensed production operation, officials say. https://t.co/pBtGjOjZZ8

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A San Francisco judge sentenced Nima Momeni to 16 years to life in prison Tuesday for the 2023 stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee. https://t.co/hZPWpEiPYN

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A West Virginia travel agent accused of defrauding customers has been charged in an active investigation, troopers say. https://t.co/68Xeomj5LC

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New threats tied to the Islamic Republic of Iran are prompting heightened security measures for top U.S. officials, even as the Trump administration says its pressure campaign is producing results. https://t.co/yb3XC6w04m

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Investors & lawmakers continue to process the financial and national security implications of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. https://t.co/jQTGdu3K3M

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President Trump’s plans to build a 250-foot triumphal arch in Washington, D.C., are facing mounting legal opposition, including from nine members of the Kennedy family who want to stop the project. https://t.co/nYSijvzNGK

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"So, we believe we have the right and we have been empowered expressly in the Constitution to make sure the president obeys the law," Rep. Stephen Lynch said. Read more: https://t.co/1kyNCHMMaN

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Former White House Press Secretary, @seanspicer, started a petition urging lawmakers to keep Abdul El-Sayed away from classified materials.

Spicer tells @DeeDeeNews that El-Sayed's ties to the Muslim Brotherhood and Hasan Piker are reasons enough to call for the Senator-Elect to voluntarily undergo a full background investigation before being privy to classified information.

"I think that more than anything, we need to know what his true associations are and whether or not he's a threat... we're about to hand the access to somebody we know that he's got a questionable past."

Watch the full interview: https://t.co/rCJbDvy2U9

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At least two people are dead, and 19 are injured, including 7 children, after a building collapsed in Brooklyn on Wednesday, according to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. More than 10 have been hospitalized, four with critical injuries and six with minor injuries.

The collapse happened just after 4 p.m. EST, when a three-story building fell into a large hole at a construction site next door, and sheared off the wall of an adjacent building and left a staircase, bed and closets exposed to open air. The collapse trapped multiple people in the building and the construction site, according to Lillian Bonsignore, commissioner of the New York City Fire Department.

Read more about the collapse here: https://t.co/WTgkNJxmw9

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“I need justice for my child.” Doris Adu Gyamfi spoke after a 17-year-old was charged in the shooting death of her 15-year-old son, Javits Frimpong, who was killed while walking to school in the Bronx.

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As Democrats prepare to take control of both the House & Senate, a new round of internal debate is underway over who will lead the party in each chamber.

Former Clinton-era official @JamieMetzl told @GeoffHarrisTV he supports Sen. Chuck Schumer for Majority Leader, saying he "has done an excellent job and I think now is the time for the Democrats to consolidate our wins and move in a centrist direction, which is what the American electorate has very clearly called for.”

Read more on the other names tossed around for congressional leadership: https://t.co/B26zNIsm9Y

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With some major shake-ups happening at the White House, the Press Secretary role still remains vacant. Former White House Press Secretary, @seanspicer, tells @DeeDeeNews what it takes to be effective in that position.

"They have to have the confidence and the trust of the President; now that goes without saying, but with respect to President Trump, it's definitely a heightened thing."

"They have to be good on TV. He values that. The briefing, the TV appearances, if you're going to go out there and represent him, he wants to make sure that you're going to do so in an effective way."

"You really have to have an understanding of both the strategy and of government. What you see on television with the Press Secretary role is 20% of the job... that 80% is behind the camera, in meetings, doing rollouts, creating strategies for different policies that the White House or the government is trying to put out, managing a team that works with all those different folks."

Full interview: https://t.co/rCJbDvy2U9

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Kushner says Putin’s approval could bring Europe into the Ukraine peace talks. He and Steve Witkoff are expected to press the issue in Moscow.

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