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TOP NEWS | July 10, 2024 [Web version](   [Man's thumb cut off by suspects who used it to steal money off his phone, court docs say]( A man was stabbed and killed inside of his apartment in April and suspects cut off his thumb in order to steal money off his cellphone, according to D.C. court documents. [READ MORE](   [‘Feels-like' temps as hot as 105 degrees in the DC area Wednesday as sweltering week continues]( Stifling heat just isn't letting up in the D.C. region as feels-like temperatures are expected to approach and even pass 105 degrees Wednesday afternoon. [READ MORE](   ADVERTISEMENT [What voters want: A steady transition]( 76% of voters want a steady clean energy transition using all resources, including natural gas, to keep energy affordable and reliable. 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