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| Greeks emphatically reject austerity, elect Syriza in historic vote |
| ATHENS — After five years of extreme austerity prescribed to treat an epidemic of debt, a battered but defiant Greece on Sunday emphatically rejected the medicine.With millions of voters turning out — from graffiti-scarred lanes in the Parthenon’s shadow to islands lapped by aqua-green waves — the country delivered a historic win to Syriza, a radical leftist party that could put Greece on a collision course with the rest of Europe. The expected showdown has already rattled Greek financial markets and may challenge the core principle behind Europe’s currency union. Read full article » |
| New Saudi king ascends to the throne as terrorism threat grows |
| ARAR, Saudi Arabia — At 3 a.m. on a cold desert night earlier this month, four Islamic State militants carrying guns, grenades and cash slipped into Saudi Arabia here through a hole in the new heavy fencing that separates this country from Iraq. Read full article » |
| Device found on White House grounds but officials say it posed no threat |
| NEW DELHLI — A device was found on the grounds of the White House early Monday morning, but officials said it did not pose a threat. White House press secretary Josh Earnest, speaking to reporters in New Delhi, said the Secret Service recovered the device, which is believed to be a drone. Read full article » |
| As bomb trial nears, Boston braces for a painful recounting |
| BOSTON — On a busy stretch of Boylston Street, there’s not much to remind passersby that a powerful bomb exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing 8-year-old Martin Richard and injuring his family. Read full article » |
| Obama administration to propose new wilderness protections in Arctic refuge — Alaska Republicans declare war |
| The Obama administration will propose setting aside more than 12 million acres in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness, the White House announced Sunday, halting any chance of oil exploration for now in the refuge’s much-fought-over coastal plain and sparking a fierce battle with Republicans, including the new chair of the Senate Energy Committee. Read full article » |
| SAG Awards: List of winners, best and worst moments, and who tripped on stage |
| So, if we go by the theory that the SAG Awards and the Golden Globes predict the Oscars, looks like the Academy Award acting categories are pretty much a lock.At the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday night, Eddie Redmayne (“The Theory of Everything”) and Julianne Moore (“Still Alice”) won for best lead actor and actress, respectively; J.K. Simmons (“Whiplash”) and Patricia Arquette (“Boyhood”) took home the supporting prizes. While that foursome also swept the Golden Globes, the trophy for the biggest prize — best picture — remains unclear with a tight race between award season’s frontrunners: “Birdman” snagged the SAG Award for best ensemble, while “Boyhood” took the win at the Globes. Read full article » |
| ‘Downton Abbey’ recap: A proposal to remember |
| “Downton” was a bit dark this week. Is happiness really that hard to find for these mansion-dwellers? Apparently so.Lord Grantham, the grump-in-chief, is being forced to consider selling off part of Downton’s property to developers. He isn’t thrilled at the prospect. He considers himself the keeper of a sacred tradition and doesn’t want to be the Grantham responsible for turning the estate over to the rabble. Tom and Mary try to convince him that the estate can use the money, but he’s not moved. Read full article » |
| Daddy issues: Are Ron Paul’s hard-core stands a problem for son’s presidential bid? |
| HOUSTON — Rand Paul wants to lead the United States. On Saturday in Texas, his father was speaking at a conference about how to leave it.“A lot of times people think secession, they paint it as an absolute negative,” said former representative Ron Paul (R-Tex.). After all, Paul said, the American Revolution was a kind of secession. “You mean we should have been obedient to the king forever? So it’s all in the way you look at it.” Read full article » |
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| POLITICS |
| Does Obamacare provide federal subsidies for elective abortions? |
| “The president’s health-care law authorized massive subsidies to assist millions of Americans to purchase private health plans that will cover abortion on demand. In other words, hard-earned taxpayer dollars are now being used to pay for elective abortions. This is simply unacceptable.” Read full article » |
| Republicans oppose raising taxes. Except not really. |
| We're headed for another debate about taxes, after President Obama laid out his vision last week for a re-imagined tax system. This vision includes, as it has before, some tax increases.Which, of course, is the GOP's red line. Here's how Grover Norquist, the country's most prominent anti-tax-increase activist, put it over the weekend. Read full article » |
| Democrats, Republicans divided over which agencies they like |
| A national poll this month showed a sharp partisan divide in how Americans view different federal agencies, with Republicans approving most of the national-security variety while Democrats gave high marks to, well, a bit of everything. Read full article » |
| OPINIONS |
| Consumer confidence is up. Just ask New England’s breweries. |
| The woman in the cute fake fur coat got out of her car and immediately slipped on the ice in the parking lot. “Is this it?” she yelled, laughing and grabbing the car door to keep from falling. “Do they have it? Please tell me they have it!” Her license plate indicated she was from New Jersey, but on that cold morning between Christmas and New Year’s she was in small-town central Vermont. She had come farther than I had: My drive was three hours from western Massachusetts, but mixed in with her out-of-state license plate and mine, I saw cars from New York, Connecticut and Pennsylvania. We were all there, hours from home, in search of the same thing: beer. Read full article » |
| Robert Samuelson: The economy’s Achilles’ heel |
| President Obama has declared the economic crisis over — and for the United States, maybe it seems that way. But for most other countries, not so much. Their recoveries are faltering. The obvious question is whether the global weakness will infect the U.S. expansion. This is a crucial footnote to Obama’s optimism. Read full article » |
| Obama’s troubling counterterrorism allies: dictators |
| As President Obama stumbles in implementing his own strategy for combating terrorism, the United States is reverting, almost by default, to an earlier, failed approach: a reliance on dictators to do our dirty work. Read full article » |
| E.J. Dionne: Culture wars, old and new |
| The old culture war politics is dying, but new culture wars are gathering force. The transformation of the battlefield will change our public life.The idea of a “culture war” was popularized by Pat Buchanan in his joyfully incendiary 1992 Republican National Convention speech, but it was introduced into the public argument a year earlier by James Davison Hunter, a thoughtful University of Virginia sociologist. Read full article » |
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| LOCAL |
| Just look at their faces: A bus full of UMd admissions staff and a turtle mascot surprise applicants with good news |
| Alex Mazze answered the door at his family’s house in Rockville on Sunday morning, then jumped back: A huge red bus was rumbling on the street out front of his house, a small crowd of people wearing red had gathered around his door, neighbors were staring, and video cameras were rolling. Read full article » |
| Why are so many college students failing to gain job skills before graduation? |
| If you watch college sports on television, you’ve probably seen the ad for Enterprise Rent-A-Car featuring former college athletes working behind the counter at your nearby Enterprise location. Enterprise — which hires more entry-level college graduates annually than any other company in the U.S. — likes recruiting college athletes because they know how to work on teams and multitask. Read full article » |
| Weather-related closings and delays in the D.C. area for Monday, Jan. 26 |
| The following is a list of weather-related closings and delays for Monday:Schools Read full article » |
| SPORTS |
| Bill Nye says Bill Belichick made no sense on DeflateGate explanation |
| Bill Nye “the Science Guy” listened to Bill Belichick the football guy give a science-y explanation for how the New England Patriots’ footballs became deflated last week and “what he said didn’t make any sense.” Read full article » |
| Andy Dalton got booed off the Pro Bowl field |
| Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton has turned into something of a national punching bag for his repeated struggles not just in the postseason, but in nationally televised games of any kind. And, to a large degree, deservedly so, as Dalton has gone one-and-done in the playoffs all four years of his career (with one touchdown against six interceptions, and a 57.8 rating), and he was absolutely roasted for a Thursday-night debacle in November. Read full article » |
| Brian Shaw questions officials’ calls down the stretch in Nuggets’ loss to Wizards |
| DENVER — Somehow, someway, the Washington Wizards departed the Pepsi Center Sunday night with a win over the Denver Nuggets. They did it in large part to a couple missed free throws from Kenneth Faried at the end of regulation and Ty Lawson missing a gift-wrapped short jumper as overtime concluded. Read full article » |
| Maryland-Northwestern postgame: Terps’ wild comeback win a ‘matter of having pride’ |
| Desperation sunk in for Maryland with just over three minutes remaining Sunday night against Northwestern. The Terps trailed 63-52 at the last media timeout with 3 minutes 28 seconds remaining, and Maryland came out of the timeout with a missed three-pointer by Jared Nickens. Read full article » |
| FEDERAL GOVERNMENT |
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| Inspector general rips TSA for redactions in JFK airport audit |
| The Transportation Security Administration abused its authority to classify information as too sensitive for release when it blocked sections of a recent audit report from being published, according to the agency’s independent watchdog. Read full article » |
| Disney cool on State Department pitch to use ‘Frozen’ to teach climate change |
| When a senior State Department official asked a Disney executive if they wanted to build a public service announcement, he was told to let it go.Adm. Robert Papp, the U.S. special representative for the Arctic, visited Disney in California with an idea to use the beloved characters from the highest-grossing animated film of all time, “Frozen,” to teach children about climate change. Read full article » |
| NATIONAL |
| Boston, you’re my less insecure home… |
| I was abroad when it was announced that Boston had won the U.S. Olympic Committee nomination to host the 2024 Summer Olympics, besting bids by San Francisco, Los Angeles, and D.C. When I heard, I felt an understandable mix of local pride and fear about doing business with the International Olympics Committee. Read full article » |
| Why putting a Bush or Clinton back in the White House could be harder than you think |
| The 2016 presidential campaign, now in full swing in the media and the political class, starts with a fundamental question: How can American voters, who are so dissatisfied with Washington politics and the state of the nation, name the wife of one former president, and the son and brother of two others as top candidates for the White House? National dissatisfaction is at a dismal 68 percent, and Americans’ confidence in their government has been in steady decline for years. And yet, voters seem prepared to put two familiar names — Bush and Clinton — back at the helm. In recent polls, Hillary Clinton led the Democratic field by an average 49.5 percentage points, according to Real Clear Politics. And Jeb Bush led the crowded GOP field by an average 5.8 percentage points, when Mitt Romney is taken out of consideration. (When Romney’s name is included, he becomes the top choice of the Republicans by an average 8.8 percentage points, and Bush slips into second.) Read full article » |
| Want to convince people that climate change is real? Stop talking about the science of it. |
| Scientists tell us the world is warming and that a climate catastrophe is imminent. They’re probably right. Yet climate change framed by scientists, politicians and economists as a straightforward pollution problem will neither convince skeptics nor advance the difficult decision-making process. Read full article » |
| WORLD |
| Obama, India’s Modi claim breakthrough on nuclear issues |
| NEW DELHI — President Obama and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Sunday that the two countries have made progress toward resolving nuclear issues at the start of a three-day visit that is heavy on pageantry and symbolism. Read full article » |
| Obama attends India’s elaborate Republic Day parade |
| NEW DELHI -- President Obama attended India’s Republic Day parade Monday, a stunning display of military might, lavish floats, dance performances, and daredevilish feats on motorcycles.Obama attended as a special guest of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The invitation, offered after Modi visited Washington in the fall, underscores the desire of the two men to strengthen the relationship between the two countries. Read full article » |
| How Greece’s triumphant leftists want to change Europe |
| Greece's likely new prime minister, the charismatic Alexis Tsipras, has been described as a "fiery" politician, a "dangerous ideologue," and even a "serial killer" -- a wily operative who ruthlessly elbowed his way to the top. His Syriza party has been cast as a radical, anti-establishment outfit, whose stubborn socialist agenda may plunge Europe into crisis. Read full article » |
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| BUSINESS |
| Guard against greed: Day 15 of the 21-day financial fast |
| Could your desire for more be blocking your path to prosperity?It may seem like a simple question because people don’t like to think of themselves as greedy. We already have so much, yet we still want more. It’s this dissatisfaction that leads to spending we can’t afford or debt we can’t handle. Greed often makes people more susceptible to scams. Read full article » |
| The winners and losers of a strong dollar |
| It’s a really good time to own wads of crisp, green American cash.As President Obama boasted during his State of the Union address last week, the U.S. economy is back. The job market is growing at a pace unseen in 15 years. The unemployment rate is lower than it was before the financial crisis hit. The Federal Reserve could — at last — raise interest rates from rock-bottom levels this year or the next. As the man said: “This is good news, people.” Read full article » |
| Obama’s visit spurs hope that obstacles to U.S.-India relations can be overcome |
| For decades, the reality of U.S. relations with India has fallen short of the much-ballyhooed potential.Nearly nine years ago, for example, President George W. Bush signed controversial legislation clearing the way for U.S. sales to India’s civilian nuclear energy sector, brushing aside restrictions that had been in effect since 1974 when India tested its first nuclear bomb. Read full article » |
| TECHNOLOGY |
| This device thinks it can be the last smartphone you will ever need |
| By now, upgrading a smartphone has gotten fairly routine, so much so that it seems like consumers often do so simply out of habit. It’s a costly one, however, with consumers coughing up over $11 billon each year for a new shiny gadget. Much of these expenses are often hidden in carrier contracts. Read full article » |
| Microsoft’s HoloLens may be the least stupid pair of smartglasses yet |
| Microsoft showed off its HoloLens headset on Wednesday, a device that just may win the prize for the least stupid pair of smartglasses launched by a major tech company to date.It's a dubious honor. But Microsoft ably handled its first reveal of the HoloLens with a mix of modesty, optimism and showmanship. And introducing a promising piece of future technology is pretty important for the company as it looks to make over its image as a stodgy firm that's unable to cope with changes in the industry. Read full article » |
| Yes, we’re still using dumb passwords. But not nearly as much as before. |
| Another year, another study shouting about how we're all using lazy passwords like "123456" and "abc123." Protip: Don't use these passwords. They're easy to break and even easier to guess. But while it may seem as though the Internet never learns — an impression that's only bolstered by the past year's high-profile hackings and data breaches — there's a more important takeaway: It turns out we are getting better at not using lame passwords. Read full article » |
| Chris ‘moot’ Poole is leaving 4chan, the site he founded when he was 15 |
| The founder and only official employee of 4Chan announced Wednesday that he will be stepping down after 11 years.Chris Poole, better known as "moot," started the often controversial online message board when he was 15 years old and has been the site's only administrator ever since. The site is highly influential online, generating many of the memes and pranks that spread to the larger Internet -- notably that time some of its users tried to send Justin Bieber to North Korea. Read full article » |
| LIFESTYLE |
| Deaf rapper Sean Forbes makes himself joyfully heard on the hip-hop scene |
| Sean Forbes is blowing up.In 2010, the Detroit-based rapper inked a two-record deal with Web Entertainment, the label that launched Eminem.Since 2012, he has been touring relentlessly behind his debut album, “Perfect Imperfection,” performing for more than 150,000 fans in 60 cities, including a sold-out show at the House of Blues in Los Angeles, where he shared the stage with Stevie Wonder. Read full article » |
| A meat-and-potatoes (and vending-machine tuna) woman in a foodie cuisine world |
| I’m not a “food” person. By that I mean I eat by-the-pound lunch and vending-machine tuna. I don’t think that says I have no taste, but I am open to the idea that it’s time to up my game. That point was brought home in a recent conversation with my colleague-slash-office husband, Manuel. An urbane bon vivant, he was catching me up on his trip to Italy, which included the best meals, he said. He had the pictures on his phone to prove it. Read full article » |
| WaPoFood Weekend Kitchen: Frozen spinach salute |
| Today’s assignment is a simple one: Dig out the bag or box of frozen spinach in your freezer. Don’t have one? Stock up when you’re at the market or convenience store. You’ll have the makings of breakfast, lunch, a snack and dinner at hand. Read full article » |
| Carolyn Hax: A crushing thing to tell a divorcing daughter |
| Adapted from a recent online discussion. Dear Carolyn:Our daughter is divorcing after a 25-year marriage and wants us to divorce our son-in-law, too. We have known him since the two were teenagers, and we love him as a son. Read full article » |
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