Here are our picks for five stories to read this morning:
• It’s Cyber Monday. This year, daily-deal sites are new to the mix. Research firms are already reporting strong Thanksgiving holiday weekend sales, thanks to a jump in online purchases.
(Marvin Joseph - The Washington Post)
• Safeway is closing its aging Watergate store on Saturday. The supermarket, on the ground floor of the Watergate complex, has fallen on hard times.
• What’s that gaping hole in the White House lawn? Maybe it’s a bunker, maybe not. Either way, underground structures are nothing new in Washington.
(Matt McClain - For The Washington Post)
• Unusual violence in Dupont Circle leaves one dead and five injured. A fight broke out at Heritage India, forcing D.C. Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier to close the restaurant early Sunday.
• Disney is backing out of a proposed National Harbor project. Its plans for a resort near the Beltway have been scrapped.
Coming up today: A record high temperature was set at Dulles International Airport yesterday, and today will be unusually warm, too. Check PostLocal for the latest weather, plus news about the possible release of a Maryland man held in Aruba; a court date for the man who allegedly shot at the White House; the Georgetown student detained and then released in Egypt; and breaking news throughout the day.
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