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| ESPN will be available through a streaming service, no cable required |
| For many TV viewers, the only reason to keep paying for expensive cable subscriptions is to watch sports. And for that, they invariably need ESPN, the powerful network that has exclusive rights to many of the country’s most popular football and basketball games. Read full article » |
| Two NYPD officers shot in the Bronx responding to robbery |
| Two plainclothes New York City police officers were shot and wounded in the Bronx late Monday night while responding to a robbery at a grocery store, police said.Police said the shooting occurred in the Fordham area in the west Bronx at about 10:30 p.m. local time. A 30-year-old officer was shot in the arm and lower back and a 38-year-old officer was shot in the arm and chest. They were transported to St. Barnabas Hospital and were expected to survive. Both were listed in stable condition. Read full article » |
| Boehner detractors are likely to add some GOP drama to House speaker vote |
| Decisive midterm election victories in November put Republicans in a powerful position to move their own legislative agenda this year, but as the new Congress convenes Tuesday there are early signs of trouble in the House for the GOP’s expanded majority. Read full article » |
| LBJ fought a quiet battle to desegregate housing — his own |
| A controversy over the portrayal of Lyndon B. Johnson in the movie “Selma” has revived interest in the 36th president’s role in the civil rights struggles of the 20th century.But a little-noted episode from the period shows that LBJ believed that the battle for equality should — quite literally — begin at home. As vice president in 1961, he and his wife, Lady Bird, defied the discriminatory real estate covenants that prevented Jews, African Americans and other minorities from living in their elite Northwest Washington neighborhood. Read full article » |
| Fans throw conspiracy flag at NFL |
| The shock transcended the sports world. “Can Anybody other than a Cowboy fan explain that call?!” actor Samuel L. Jackson barked on Twitter.And the outrage spanned all genres.“If I was a Detroit Lions fan, I’d be screaming for referee blood about that,” George R.R. Martin, noted author of the Game of Thrones series, wrote on his blog. Read full article » |
| What to expect at former Virginia governor Robert McDonnell’s sentencing |
| As a federal judge on Tuesday sets the punishment for former Virginia governor Robert F. McDonnell, he will consider legal issues as well as sweeping personal questions.U.S. District Judge James R. Spencer will look first to guidelines that call for McDonnell to receive as much as 12 years and seven months for trading the influence of his office to a smooth-talking businessman in exchange for sweetheart loans, lavish vacations and high-end merchandise. Read full article » |
| Being Bad Luck Brian: When the meme that made you famous starts to fade away |
| Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio — The phone call that made him famous came at 4 a.m. on Jan. 24, 2012. He was very much asleep.Ring ring. Ring ring.Actually, it vibrated, and because this is a story about the age of the Internet and the way technology can change our lives, it’s important to get the sound right. Read full article » |
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| POLITICS |
| Jim Webb and the Democrats’ white-man problem |
| Some think Jim Webb could be the liberal Democratic alternative to Hillary Clinton in 2016. Perhaps it's more likely, though, that Webb could position himself as something the Democratic Party — or any party, really — hasn't seen in some time: the vocal champion of the working-class white man. Read full article » |
| Boehner could face biggest speaker revolt since 1923 |
| House Speaker John Boehner's GOP opponents will try to take him down Tuesday. They are fighting against both the odds and history.The Ohio Republican faces reelection to his third term as leader of the House this afternoon, and he's expected to face at least token opposition from conservatives in his own party; the latest whip count shows as many as 15 members could oppose Boehner. But that's well shy of the minimum 29 needed to even bring Boehner to a second vote and throw his reelection into doubt — an outcome that still seems quite unlikely. Read full article » |
| Veterans discharged after sexual trauma push for VA health benefits |
| It took Navy Airman Apprentice Elena M. Giordano nine years to finally be granted service-connected disability compensation from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for the post-traumatic stress disorder she suffered after multiple sexual assaults. Read full article » |
| New Congress begins with fights both fresh and familiar — and an eye on 2016 |
| The House and Senate reconvene on Tuesday for Capitol Hill's equivalent of the first day of school: a hopeful, optimistic moment full of ceremony, lofty promises and high expectations.But almost immediately, both Republicans buoyed by historic electoral gains and Democrats in a diminished minority will plunge back into familiar political fights over energy, jobs, immigration and President Obama's executive powers. Read full article » |
| OPINIONS |
| Are Democrats stuck in 1979? |
| The passing of Mario Cuomo brought bipartisan tributes appropriate to a rare political figure with a developed inner life. He was Catholic-educated, and it showed. How many other politicians grappled with Thomas Aquinas? Even the loser is dignified by such a duel. Read full article » |
| GOP’s Louie Gohmert, wannabe speaker, headlines the House’s latest freak show |
| Let us cast no aspersions on Louie Gohmert’s asparagus.Neither should we curse his cauliflower, defame his dandelion greens, libel his leeks, slander his spinach, hex his horseradish nor give grief to his garlic. Read full article » |
| American consumers are more upbeat |
| Acrazy thing happened while you were recovering from your Christmas food coma, your friends were out buying booze for New Year’s Eve and nonprofits were pleading for end-of-the-year donations: Americans finally started saying nice things about their economy. Read full article » |
| Time for the GOP to pitch in |
| With Republican majorities in both houses, the new Congress should begin by focusing on traditional GOP priorities: improving the nation’s sagging infrastructure, reforming an unwieldy tax code and finding ways to boost middle-class opportunity. Read full article » |
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| LOCAL |
| Eminent domain could spell end to D.C. neighborhood’s 25-year fight against trash |
| A bold maneuver by D.C. Council member Kenyan R. McDuffie has raised the possibility that a long-controversial trash transfer station in Northeast Washington could be closed for good, prompting praise from many neighborhood residents. Read full article » |
| Live updates: A snowy morning in Washington, D.C. (Impacts and reports) |
| Snow began falling early today and is starting to accumulate. Read full article » |
| Snow sticking to roads, school delays |
| Authorities around the region reported no major crashes related to the snowfall early Tuesday, but warned motorists to allow extra time and slow down.A crash on the outer loop of the Beltway between Connecticut Avenue and Rockville Pike caused some minor traffic delays, according to fire officials in Montgomery County. It was not immediately clear if there were any injuries or how long the delays would last. Read full article » |
| Earlier delays on Metro’s lines |
| Updated at 6:17 a.m.Riders on the Blue Line should expect residual delays in the direction of the Largo Town Center stop. There was an earlier train malfunction at the Foggy Bottom stop.Updated at 5:53 a.m. Read full article » |
| SPORTS |
| Washington Capitals have been here before, but this time feels different |
| Oblivious to the Washington Capitals’ current record, obliged to the one-game-at-a-time code clutched by most professional athletes, forward Joel Ward raised his eyebrows when told of the small milestone his team achieved Sunday afternoon and nodded. Read full article » |
| Andre Miller provides Wizards with a scoring punch off bench |
| NEW ORLEANS — Whenever Andre Miller steps on the floor, his chief objective is to involve others. He has been a pass-first point guard in the NBA for 17 years, compiling the ninth-most assists in league history. His job, he believes, is to orchestrate the Washington Wizards’ second-unit offense by running plays for others. Read full article » |
| 18 baseball players most likely to be elected to 2015 Hall of Fame class |
| Each Hall of Fame announcement brings with it its share of controversy, because invariably there are supporters of a player or players who feel their man has been miscast or misunderstood, and there are others who believe an inductee-to-be isn’t worthy of Cooperstown’s special brand of immortality. In that sense, Tuesday will be like any other of the previous 70 days when the Baseball Writers of America have joined the Hall in announcing the results. Read full article » |
| 15-year-old daughter of Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak passes away |
| The Los Angeles Lakers are in mourning after the death of General Manager Mitch Kupchak’s 15-year-old daughter, Alina. The team provided few details on Monday other than that she had been battling a “lengthy illness.” Read full article » |
| FEDERAL GOVERNMENT |
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| Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz to lead federal watchdog panel |
| Justice Department watchdog Michael Horowitz this month became the second chairman of the panel that guides and oversees the work of federal inspectors general.The 72-member Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency elected Horowitz as its head in a closed-door vote last month, choosing him over Small Business Administration Inspector General Peggy Gustafson. Read full article » |
| Stock market gains boost TSP investors |
| A year of U.S. stock market gains boosted investors in the Thrift Savings Plan, with the program’s large company stock fund posting a 13.78 percent rise for calendar year 2014.The C Fund, which tracks the S&P 500 index of large companies, rose for the sixth straight year—following a drop of nearly 37 percent in 2008 — to outgain the S Fund, which tracks the remainder of the U.S. stock market and which posted a 7.8 percent gain in 2014. The prior two years, the S Fund had outgained the C Fund. Read full article » |
| Courts ‘choose’ to lag behind on tech, says Chief Justice Roberts |
| There are few institutions in modern America as untouched by technology as the U.S. Supreme Court. And that's why it was so striking to see, as our Robert Barnes details, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts devote the bulk of this year's progress report on the state of the federal judiciary to musings on what role technology plays in the life of the court. Read full article » |
| NATIONAL |
| How brick-and-mortar stores can survive the Internet shopping craze |
| Department stores and other brick-and-mortar retailers registered another lackluster holiday shopping season, while online sales have remained upbeat since Cyber Monday. As more consumers spend a larger share of their dollars online, does this signal the days of shopping at department stores and shopping malls are numbered? Read full article » |
| Let’s shatter the ‘broken windows’ theory of American foreign policy right now |
| A few months ago the Wall Street Journal’s Bret Stephens wrote an essay arguing for a “broken windows” theory of American foreign policy — or, rather, for applying the “broken windows” theory of policing to world politics: Read full article » |
| A cop in Ukraine said he was detaining me because I was black. I appreciated it. |
| I was already homeless — unknowingly a victim of housing discrimination — when my plane touched down in Kiev, Ukraine in the summer of 2009. I was traveling on a Fulbright grant to research the lives of biracial Ukrainians, and was eager to explore how the Slavic country could produce native people who looked like me, a young black man from Detroit. A local real estate agent had promised several months earlier to secure an apartment for me before my arrival. I took a taxi from the airport to meet him. Wearing a warm, wide smile, Sergei extended his hand and welcomed me. Then he explained why his apartment search had failed: “Your skin color has been causing us a lot of problems.” Read full article » |
| WORLD |
| In fight against drugs, Cuba and U.S. on same team |
| MEXICO CITY — The river of illegal drugs rushing north through Central America and the Caribbean tends to avoid one conspicuous hook-shaped obstacle.Cuba is surrounded by countries used as cartel way stations. But it has distinguished itself as a tough place to traffic drugs — and as an unlikely behind-the-scenes partner with its decades-long rival, the United States. Read full article » |
| Chart: If the world were 100 people |
| Jack Hagley, a London-based infographic designer, has produced a chart laying out a whole range of global data, arranged on a simple premise: what the world would look like if it were represented by 100 people. Read full article » |
| The many scandals of Prince Andrew |
| Being a royal sibling is a surprisingly difficult role. As WorldViews has pointed out before, your position as "spare to the heir" is really just ceremony with no real clout, yet it leaves you very open to attacks from the notorious British tabloid press. Read full article » |
| Lessons from Eisenhower’s secret U-2 spy missions |
| Although quite different from the torture-like secret interrogations of detainees that followed the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, there are parallels in how President Dwight D. Eisenhower handled the secret U-2 program started in 1956 to spy on the Soviet Union and other countries. Read full article » |
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| BUSINESS |
| Oil just dipped below $50 per barrel. How much lower can it go? |
| U.S. stock markets plunged over 300 points today, in tandem with a steep slide in oil prices that briefly brought the price of a barrel of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil below $ 50 per barrel. Read full article » |
| Stocks plunge on fears about implications of oil slump |
| NEW YORK — After six months of falling oil prices, investors are starting to worry that the prolonged slump is signaling a weaker global economy.That fear shook financial markets Monday as oil plunged again, dipping below $50 for the first time in more than five years and triggering a big sell-off, not just among energy stocks but across the entire stock market. Read full article » |
| Auto sales continued to soar in 2014 as economy improved |
| Auto sales surged in 2014, as the nation’s improving labor market combined with rock-bottom interest rates and falling gasoline prices to propel the industry to its greatest success since the recession. Read full article » |
| TECHNOLOGY |
| The six wackiest gadgets (so far) at CES 2015 |
| Smart home products, home security systems and plenty of gadgets to help improve your health were on display as International CES, the world's largest consumer electronics show, kicked off its annual event Sunday in Las Vegas. The official convention doesn't begin until Tuesday, but companies traditionally make several big announcements to the press during previews days ahead of the show. Read full article » |
| Forgot to book a hotel? Soon, your car will be able to do it for you. |
| Imagine that you've set out on a long road trip, have the car packed, have gas and are just pulling onto the highway when you realize -- you've forgotten to book a place to stay tonight. In an age of connected cars, GM's OnStar will be able to solve that problem in a very simple way. Just ask your car to find you a room. Read full article » |
| What you need to know about OLED lighting |
| Just as consumers are warming up to idea of LED bulbs usurping good old-fashioned Edisons, another challenger seems poised to join the mix. In December leading lighting manufacturer Acuity Brands introduced a line of OLED lighting products intended for the broader public in the form of two flat panel fixtures: the petal-shaped Chalina and the Aeden, a rectangular minimalist design. Both are now available on Home Depot’s Web site as well as at select stores, starting at $199. Read full article » |
| The most anticipated innovations coming in 2015 |
| In the age of venture capital and crowdfunding, it’s not at all unusual that by the time a technology or breakthrough reaches the marketplace, the narrative that carried it to this point has been unfolding for some time. Read full article » |
| LIFESTYLE |
| Limbaugh threatened two months ago to sue the DCCC, so where’s the lawsuit? |
| Conservative radio titan Rush Limbaugh was so incensed by a Democratic group’s fundraising appeals that quoted some of his on-air comments that he took an unusual step: He threatened to sue the group for defamation. Read full article » |
| ‘The Bachelor’ premiere: 5 takeaways from an aging reality show determined to stay relevant |
| There’s no question that the producers of “The Bachelor,” ABC’s ridiculously long-running reality dating show, are in a precarious position this season. The last edition featured incredibly polarizing bachelor Juan Pablo Galavis; so this time around, to win back viewers, producers cast “nice guy” Chris Soules as the star. Still, this is “The Bachelor” — the whole point is to ratchet up the crazy to get big ratings. So how do you balance both? Read full article » |
| ‘GOTHAM’S’ TV RECAP (Ep. 11): Where love and Arkham mysteries are positively electric |
| ARKHAM ASYLUM plays a starring role in tonight’s midseason return of “Gotham’s” debut season.With Jim Gordon’s recent demotion/punishment for asking too many questions, we now find him in a vintage “I’m a TV detective who’s been demoted to beat cop” uniform — while trying to manage the chaos in the place that will soon be of the utmost importance to one Dark Knight. Read full article » |
| Carolyn Hax: What to say about a long-ago infidelity |
| Adapted from a recent online discussion.Dear Carolyn:Do I have a responsibility to tell a new partner that I cheated in the past?Here’s the context: I was married, as was the other woman. We were cheating mostly for the sex that was lacking in our marriages, but leaving our marriages for each other was never on the table. Consequently, I decided to end my marriage. Read full article » |
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