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Pulte Homes is building 150 Grand Villa town homes on 6,500-square-foot sites at Trent Grove at Brambleton in Ashburn. The homes have approximately 3,161 to 3,660 finished square feet, with base prices from $434,990 to $469,990.

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Pepco regional President Thomas H. Graham defends his company’s slow response to power outages caused by the June 29 storm during a special session of the Montgomery County Council on Thursday in Rockville. (Raymond Thompson/The Washington Times)

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Chris Pontius, shown here in a game from last season, had an assist for United on Sunday after missing three games with an injury.

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Delta Air Lines passenger Jim Tonjes was high above North America when he bit into a hot turkey sandwich and felt a sudden jab in his mouth from a needle. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

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Annabel Helms, 4, from the District, cools off in the water fountain at The Yards Park on Monday. The area is experiencing another surge of steamy weather. (Raymond Thompson/The Washington Times)

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Metro officers and officials investigate the scene where an escaped male chimpanzee was shot and killed by a Metro officer, seen below the blue tent, on Ann Road just east of Jones Boulevard in North Las Vegas on Thursday, July 12, 2012. The chimpanzee, along with another female chimpanzee, escaped from a private residence near the scene. Metro police subdued and captured the female and shot and killed the male.