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Home runs weren’t the only thing flying at this Washington Nationals game.A plane carrying parachuters who dropped into Nationals Park on Wednesday night triggered a brief evacuation of the U.S. Capitol and surrounding buildings.AdvertisementThe U.S. Army Parachute Team the Golden Knights descend into National Park on Wednesday. (Alex Brandon/AP)Capitol Police sent out an evacuation alert to people on Capitol grounds shortly after 6:30 p.m. before quickly retracting the panic-inducing notice.“The Capitol was evacuated out of an abundance of caution this evening,” the department tweeted. “There is no threat at the Capitol.”AdvertisementFILE – The U.S. Capitol building is seen on March 21, 2022. (Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP)Instead, the plane that scared Capitol Police dropped parachuters over the Nationals game against the Arizona Diamondbacks as part of a pregame stunt. The plane had been circling the area but avoiding the prohibited airspace above the Capitol.Two sources told the Associated Press that the parachute plane, carrying members of the U.S. Army Golden Knights, didn’t get proper clearance before taking off from Joint Base Andrews.The pregame parachute drop went according to plan, and the game began as scheduled.With News Wire Services
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Williams’ main focus is to keep the ball out of Antetokounmpo’s hands, then to put a body on the Bucks star the moment he touches the ball. He can’t let Antetokounmpo make straight-line drives — especially from the arc to the rim, which allow Antetokounmpo to build momentum. Once Williams makes contact, he tries to guide Antetokounmpo away from his primary shooting spots and toward a teammate for support.
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Fred Hampton Jr. holds a painting of his father Fred Hampton outside his family home in the Maywood suburb of Chicago on July 25, 2019. The suburban Chicago home where slain Black Panther Party leader Fred Hampton grew up has been designated a historical landmark by the village of Maywood. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)