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Patch has 32 sites in communities in Va. and D.C. Here are some of the top posts from the past 24 hours.

• Thanksgiving 2016 Travel Should Be Virginia Highest Since 2007
• Pokémon GO-es to Washington
• Wegmans Announces Hiring Blitz Across Virginia

Daughters Protest at Trump Hotel in DC (Video)

High school students from D.C. and Maryland swarmed the Trump International Hotel in downtown D.C. Tuesday to protest President-elect Donald Trump, and among them were students from Sidwell Friends, a school attended by President Obama's daughters, Sasha and Malia. >>> Read more.

Lady Gaga Shares Arlington School's Message of Love to Minorities

Students at H-B Woodlawn in Arlington were in for quite the shock after posting a picture of a heartfelt message to minorities around the country recently: pop superstar Lady Gaga posted it on her Instagram account. >>> Read more.

• Tysons' Santa Has Arrived: Offers HGTV 'Santa HQ' Holiday Experience
• PetSmart to Pay $4.25 Million Penalty for Defective Fish Bowls
• 2 Herndon Men Kidnap Woman, Take Her to Reston: Police
• Food Delivery Driver Held Up at Gunpoint in Franconia Area: Police
• Man Reports Ugly Racial Confrontation at Courthouse Metro Station

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• Bike Chain Beating, Assault on Cop Leads to Arrest in Fairfax: Police
• 12 Dulles Airport Holiday Travel Tips
• Potomac Nationals 2017 Schedule: Home Opener April 13
• Restaurant to Open at Torpedo Factory in Old Town Alexandria

National News:

• 5 Work-From-Home Jobs Posted In The Past Day — And How To Find More
• Twitter Adds New Features Aimed at Reducing Harassment
• Donald Trump Says He Could Have 'Won Even Bigger and More Easily' If It Was Necessary
• Acts of Hatred, Racism Come in Immediate Aftermath of Donald Trump's Election