Pentagon on lockdown after nearby "shooting event," police say
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Washington — The Pentagon was placed on lockdown Tuesday after a "shooting event" occurred near the building's Metro and bus platform, police said.
The Pentagon Force Protection Agency asked members of the public to avoid the area, and the Arlington County Fire Department said on Twitter its units are "responding to a reported active violence incident" near the Pentagon's Metro stop. Warnings sounded on intercoms throughout the facility telling all those inside to remain indoors "due to police activity outside."Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday said it will consider the constitutionality of the Federal Communications Commission's Universal Service Fund, agreeing to review a lower court decision that upended the mechanism for funding programs that provide communications services to rural areas, low-income communities and schools, libraries and hospitals.
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