Cherry Blossom Festival will feature virtual programs and crowd limits at the Tidal Basin
Marissa J. Lang, The Washington Post
March 7, 2021
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A cherry tree along the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C., on March 2. The cherry blossoms are expected to be in peak bloom in early April. MUST CREDIT; Washington Post photo by Matt McClainMatt McClain/The Washington Post
WASHINGTON - This time last year, the organizers of the National Cherry Blossom Festival were scrambling to cancel events, call vendors and tell people to stay away in light of a deadly disease that had begun to sweep the globe.
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Biden still planning to be sworn in on the steps of U.S. Capitol two weeks after mob attack
Emily Davies and Matt Viser, The Washington Post
Jan. 10, 2021
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1of3Officials say Joe Biden will still be sworn in as president Jan. 20 on the steps of the Capitol, where a mob stormed the building Jan. 6.Photo for The Washington Post by Astrid RieckenShow MoreShow Less
2of3Workers put up fencing outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 7.Washington Post photo by Matt McClainShow MoreShow Less
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Joe Biden still plans to be sworn in on the steps of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, exactly two weeks after a pro-Trump mob with rioters wielding Confederate flags stormed the building to attack the very nation Biden was elected to lead.