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5 Useful Things To Know Today: Jan. 5

Five things to help you through your Thursday.

1. Temperatures will warm up a bit today, with highs expected in the mid 40s. It's supposed to be sunny throughout the day, and there is only a 10 percent chance of precipitation.

2. Do you have college students still home for vacation and looking to do something tonight? . Present your college ID and get a discount.

3. The North Potomac-Darnestown Patch Game of the Week poll for Jan. 9-13 is up and running. Make sure you cast your vote! This week's Game(s) of the Week are tomorrow night's girls and boys varsity basketball double header between (home) and Churchill.

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4. In case you missed it: A 17-year-old boy was stabbed yesterday evening on the 100 block of Orchard Drive near Route 28 and Quince Orchard Roads.

5. On this day in history: Henry Ford introduced the $5-a-day minimum wage in 1914. INS Commissioner Doris Meissner ruled that 6-year-old Elian Gonzalez must be returned to Cuba in 2000.

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