Did Tysons experience a tornado? - Friday, April 01, 2022 - Top News from WTOP

TOP NEWS | April 01, 2022 [Web version](   [Possible tornado touches down in Tysons]( After severe storms rolled through the D.C. area Thursday night, the National Weather Service on Friday morning will assess whether a tornado touched down in the Tysons area. [READ MORE](   [Thomas Jefferson High's admissions policy OK'd pending appeal]( A federal appeals court has granted a request from Fairfax County Public Schools to continue using a challenged admissions policy at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology while it appeals a ruling that found the policy discriminates against Asian American students. 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[READ MORE](   Insight by Leidos [DoD Cloud Exchange: Leidos' Bill Bender on leaning into collaboration]( DoD can best make use of tech skillsets available in industry by embracing open architecture development, says Leidos' Bill Bender at the DoD Cloud Exchange. Learn more about how agencies can directly integrate best-in-class commercial capabilities.   [Russians leave Chernobyl; Ukraine braces for renewed attacks]( Russian troops left the heavily contaminated Chernobyl nuclear site early Friday after returning control to the Ukrainians. [READ MORE](   [Ukrainian family that fled their home finds refuge in Montgomery County]( “We feel that, now, we're safe. And that sense of constant concern and fear has diminished,” said Sergii Bodak through a translator. [READ MORE](   SPONSORED CONTENT [Looking to get a car loan? 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[READ MORE](   Sponsored by IBM [DoD Cloud Exchange: IBM federal experts on containerization, microservices]( By building on its use of DevSecOps, DoD can take advantage of technologies that lead to applications that are “secure by design,” explain IBM leaders at the DoD Cloud Exchange. Find out why containerization and microservices are on the horizon too.   [Officials now expect DC crime lab to remain sidelined until next spring]( Under a best-case scenario, D.C.'s crime lab might not be cleared to handle DNA and seized drugs until next spring. That's nearly two years after a national board pulled the lab's accreditation to perform forensic casework amid allegations lab managers concealed information. [READ MORE](   [3 types of Skippy peanut butter recalled]( Before you make that PB&J, check the lid of your peanut butter. Skippy is recalling 161,692 pounds of peanut butter because some jars may contain small bits of stainless steel from manufacturing equipment. 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