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U.S. Capitol Police ordered the evacuation of the Capitol complex after an unidentified single-engine plane was spotted in a restricted airspace. The plane was part of a planned military flyover of nearby Nationals Park, though the Capitol Police had not been given advance notice of the flight. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption

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U.S. Capitol Police say an 'extremely unusual' oversight triggered Capitol evacuation

The evacuation was prompted after a plane tied to a planned flyover of nearby Nationals Park entered restricted airspace. The Capitol Police had not been given advance notice of the approved flight.

U.S. Capitol Police ordered the evacuation of the Capitol complex after an unidentified single-engine plane was spotted in a restricted airspace. The plane was part of a planned military flyover of nearby Nationals Park, though the Capitol Police had not been given advance notice of the flight. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption

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U.S. Capitol Police say an 'extremely unusual' oversight triggered Capitol evacuation

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Dr. Mehmet Oz takes part in a forum for Pennsylvania Republican U.S. Senate candidates in Camp Hill, Pa., on April 2. Oz recently got the endorsement of former President Donald Trump over his chief rival for the nomination, David McCormick. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption

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Trump's endorsement of Oz reframes the Pennsylvania GOP Senate contest

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Officer Alexander Bires of SEPTA, the transit system for the Philadelphia region, speaks with a homeless man about outreach services at the 11th Street stop on the Market-Frankford Line in Philadelphia. Michelle Gustafson for NPR hide caption

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Criminal Justice Collaborative

Transit riders are worried about safety. Police in Philly are trying a new approach

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Transit riders are worried about safety. Police in Philly are trying a new approach

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Charles Mingus is often regarded as one of the greatest jazz composers of the 20th century. Bettmann/Bettmann Archive hide caption

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How the late jazz great Charles Mingus is being remembered 100 years later

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