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ARLnow Daily Debrief for Dec 31, 2025

Good Wednesday evening, Arlington. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.

🕗 News recap

The following articles were published earlier today — Dec 31, 2025.

📅 Upcoming events

Here is what’s going on Thursday in Arlington, from our event calendar.

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💡 Quote of the Day

“Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers.”
– Alfred Lord Tennyson

🌅 Tonight’s sunset

The MonumentCam screenshot above is used with permission of the Trust for the National Mall and courtesy of EarthCam.

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