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In today's newsletter:

  • Teen girl dies near Key Bridge; what DC investigators are examining
  • How a new IndyCar street race transformed downtown DC this weekend
  • How a $174 million health-care case landed in DC courtrooms

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📰 News we're reading

• Medical examiner to determine cause of teen girl's death near Key Bridge (wjla.com) — A teenage girl died Saturday night after being pulled from the Potomac River near the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Northwest Washington, D.C., and city officials are now investigating what happened. DC police say the Harbor Unit responded to Water Street NW, but the girl could not be revived at the hospital, and the medical examiner will determine her cause and manner of death.
   

• Trump waves green flag to kick off Freedom 250 Grand Prix in Washington DC (statenews.net) — IndyCar fans in Washington just saw the Freedom 250 Grand Prix roar past the Capitol and National Mall, with President Trump waving the green flag and taking an honorary lap. The 1.7‑mile street circuit, part of America's 250th anniversary celebrations, features 147 laps and top drivers like points leader Alex Palou, who recently toured the White House and Oval Office.
   

• Prosecutors Say Michael McMillan and Protectus Collected About $174 Million From Federal Healthcare Programs (axcessnews.com) — Federal prosecutors in Washington have unsealed an indictment accusing Las Vegas businessman Michael McMillan and his Protectus companies of collecting about $174 million tied to federal health-care reimbursements, though he remains presumed innocent. The detailed filing outlines how Medicare and other programs allegedly funded a percentage-based wound-care billing model, and previews the complex financial tracing and legal arguments that will play out in court over the coming months.
   

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