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5 Things You Need to Know Today: Aug. 8

Mini-bites of news to start your morning.

1. Early Sunday morning, a drunk driver drove an SUV into the front of a Riverdale Park home. Inside were a husband, his pregnant wife and their three daughters. Thankfully, no one was hurt, though the family's home is condemned.

2. This editor visited the new Busboys & Poets in Hyattsville for the first time this weekend, and was impressed by the Mediterranean burger. The Hyattsville Patch editor also makes some recommendations.

3. On this day in 1974, former President Richard Nixon announced his resignation from the White House as impeachment proceedings were underway against him for obstruction of justice, abuse of presidential powers, and hindrance of the impeachment process.

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4. Today's Featured Facebook page belongs to Looney's Pub of Canton. College Park is , so get a taste for the joint by visiting the Facebook page.

5. Expect the wet weekend to be followed up with a dry, hot Monday, with temperatures reaching a high of 96 degrees.

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