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National Christmas Tree Lighting: Ticket Lottery, Celebrity Entertainers Announced

If attending the president's National Christmas Tree Lighting is on your bucket list, you may want to mark your calendars, because this year's ticket lottery is set to open soon.

The National Park Service (NPS) announced this week that the lottery to receive free tickets for the 2016 event will open at 10 a.m., Oct. 7, and close just a few days later at 10 a.m., Oct. 10. >>> Read more.

Museum Day Live 2016: Get Free Tickets to Museums in Northern Virginia

Museums across the greater Northern Virginia area will offer free admission for visitors this weekend as part of the annual Museum Day Live!

Museum Day Live! offers families free tickets to participating museums across the country, and several Northern Virginia museums are taking part this year. >>> Read more.

• The event is being touted as a women's leadership forum, as well as a fundraiser for Clinton's presidential campaign.

• More than 100 hepatitis A cases in Virginia have been linked to the chain, according to health officials.

Officials Investigating Theft of Sword From D.C.'s Joan of Arc Statue

• The statue sits in Meridien Hill Park in Northwest D.C.

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