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| A day after deadly Metro incident, few details on emergency response |
| For scores of choking passengers caught in a smoke-filled Metro train Monday and waiting to be rescued from a tunnel, the ordeal seemed interminable. By some accounts, 40 minutes or more went by before firefighters showed up and forced open the doors. A lot of riders said they feared they would die. And one woman did. Read full article » |
| Early 2016 moves by Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney spur other GOP contenders into action |
| A broad field of GOP candidates are ramping up preparations for presidential runs in the wake of early maneuvering by establishment favorites Jeb Bush and Mitt Romney, kicking off the race for the 2016 Republican nomination at a breakneck speed. Read full article » |
| Guntry clubs target a new breed of shooter: younger, more affluent and female |
| Blake Vaught and Alex Williamson, buddies in their late 20s, were having a cognitive dissonance moment.“This place is like a country club,” Vaught said, looking at a concierge desk, granite countertops and sleek black couches. Read full article » |
| D.C. challenges Congress to halt marijuana legalization in nation’s capital |
| The District of Columbia defied the new Republican Congress on Tuesday, challenging the House and Senate to either block or let stand a voter-approved ballot measure to legalize marijuana in the nation’s capital. Read full article » |
| Meet the man who spent 12 years trapped inside his body watching ‘Barney’ reruns |
| "Lynchian," according to David Foster Wallace, "refers to a particular kind of irony where the very macabre and the very mundane combine in such a way as to reveal the former's perpetual containment within the latter." Read full article » |
| D.C. area forecast: Light snow dusting D.C. area this morning; not as cold heading into holilday weekend |
| We could see anything from a light dusting of snow or more of an impact. Read full article » |
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| POLITICS |
| Obama, congressional leaders huddle at the White House, with few signs of accord |
| At least they have college football.That appeared to be the only subject of real agreement between congressional Republicans and President Obama on Tuesday as both sides met for the first time this year. Read full article » |
| How Congress is actually getting less diverse, kind of |
| The headline above will confuse people. After all, we and others have pointed out repeatedly in recent days that the new 114th Congress is the most diverse ever (while still, of course, very white and very male). Read full article » |
| No one at Homeland Security is addressing cyber threats for government buildings |
| Federal buildings are unprepared for potential cyber attacks on their security systems, elevators, heating and cooling networks and other critical operations because the Department of Homeland Security doesn’t have a handle on the risks. Read full article » |
| After decades in politics, California’s Brown contemplates his place in history |
| SACRAMENTO — After half a century in public life, as he begins his fourth and final term in the governor’s mansion, Jerry Brown’s mind is increasingly turning to August Schuckman.The 19th century prospector was the first of Brown’s ancestors to heed the call of the Gold Rush. Brown, who cruised to re-election last fall, chose to hold the last campaign rally of his career not in Los Angeles, where he won election to his first office, or Oakland, the city that launched his political comeback, but in tiny Williams, Calif., where Schuckman landed after immigrating from Germany. Read full article » |
| OPINIONS |
| Dana Milbank: Cracks in the GOP foundation |
| For six years, Republicans railed about President Obama’s “usurpation” of power. So it’s no small irony that, in one of their first acts since taking control of Congress, they are planning to invite him to usurp some more. Read full article » |
| David Ignatius: The wrong response to Charlie Hebdo |
| In the days after the deadly attack on the Paris publication Charlie Hebdo, France declared “war” on terrorism, 10,000 French paramilitary police took to the streets and U.S. conservatives chided President Obama for not leading this new war against jihadists. Read full article » |
| Why Obama was probably right not to go the Paris rally |
| If we can be serious for a moment: The president made an error in judgment by not sending someone with a higher profile than our ambassador to join world leaders Sunday at a solidarity rally in Paris.The White House has admitted the error. Read full article » |
| Boko Haram’s campaign of terror in Nigeria is only getting worse |
| WHILE THE world fixated on the murder of 12 people by Islamic terrorists in Paris last week, another slow and grisly massacre was taking place in Nigeria, at the hands of the Islamist militants of Boko Haram. Read full article » |
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| LOCAL |
| Morrissey, in midst of six-month jail term, wins special election to Virginia House |
| RICHMOND — Joseph D. Morrissey was reelected Tuesday to the House of Delegates, opening another chapter in a made-for-TV-movie-style drama likely to captivate the General Assembly session starting Wednesday. Read full article » |
| Maryland General Assembly set to convene, with Gov.-elect Hogan waiting in the wings |
| The Maryland General Assembly is set to convene at noon Wednesday, kicking off a 90-day session certain to include lively debate over spending reductions and tax cuts as a Republican governor arrives in Annapolis. Read full article » |
| January 2016 date set for capital murder trial of Joaquin Rams in death of son |
| The lawyers and judge in Prince William County have agreed at last on a trial date for Joaquin Rams, facing a capital murder charge for the death of his toddler son in 2012: Jan. 11, 2016, according to court records and lawyers on both sides. This means that the family of 15-month-old Prince McLeod Rams, the victim, will have waited more than three years for a trial, and that Joaquin Rams will have been in jail without bond for three years awaiting his day in court. Read full article » |
| SPORTS |
| John Wall, Kevin Seraphin spark Wizards in first win against Spurs after 17-game skid |
| Kevin Seraphin spotted the driver and instinctively shaded slightly to his right in preparation. Defensive awareness, though rudimentary for so many players at the NBA level, has been one of the frustrating inconsistencies plaguing Seraphin over his half-decade as the Washington Wizards’ project. But Seraphin was locked in Tuesday night. Read full article » |
| Manny Pacquiao reportedly agrees to terms for fight but waits for Floyd Mayweather to sign on |
| Over the weekend, boxing’s rumor mill churned with whispers that the long-awaited Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao fight was tantalizingly close to becoming a reality. On Tuesday, published reports provided the strongest hope yet that the match will finally take place. Read full article » |
| Paul Pierce implores teammates to focus before win over Spurs |
| Paul Pierce walked into the Washington Wizards locker room early Tuesday morning to prepare for shoot-around and overheard some laughter from a few of his teammates. The future Hall of Famer didn’t appreciate the giddiness. Read full article » |
| TV and radio listings: January 14 |
| NBA8 p.m. Washington at Chicago » ESPN, Comcast SportsNet, WNEW (99.1 FM)10:30 p.m. Los Angeles Clippers at Portland » ESPNNHL8 p.m. Philadelphia at Washington » NBC Sports Network, WJFK (106.7 FM), WFED (1500 AM) Read full article » |
| FEDERAL GOVERNMENT |
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| The federal workforce is shrinking, but more slowly |
| The federal workforce shrank in size for the third consecutive year in 2014, but the overall loss of jobs was less than in 2013, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.Federal agencies, excluding the U.S. Postal Service, shed about 19,000 jobs in 2014, or less than one-third of the decrease in 2013. About 2.12 non-postal employees worked for the government as of December, representing a 0.9 percent decline. Read full article » |
| Shrinking IRS struggles to keep up with growing number of tax-exempt charities |
| The Internal Revenue Service is losing ground in its oversight of charities as it struggles with budget and workforce declines, according to a Government Accountability Office report. The IRS audited 0.7 percent of charities in 2013, down from 0.81 percent in 2011, the GAO said. By comparison, the agency audited individuals and corporations at rates of 1 percent and 1.4 percent, respectively, in 2013. Read full article » |
| Is federal hiring fair and open or do ‘special hiring authorities’ get in the way? |
| The federal hiring process, often a headache for those seeking a spot on Uncle Sam’s staff, remained a maze even after the Obama administration implemented reforms almost five years ago. Now, a new Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) study says the complex matrix of ways people get hired — or not — into the federal service can undermine confidence in a hiring process that should invite the very best. Read full article » |
| NATIONAL |
| Even for-profit universities are better than America’s terrible community colleges |
| President Obama announced a plan Friday to provide free community college to any “responsible” student who wanted it.That’s a bad idea. Community colleges perform poorly, and any additional government subsidy of these already heavily subsidized, weak performers would likely be a waste of money. For proof, compare them to much derided for-profit institutions. While these schools have their own flaws, their students do better on a variety of measures. Read full article » |
| Today’s parents are much too hard on themselves |
| I need to start with a confession: I’m not a parent.I am someone who investigates how science can help parents deal with the sleepless nights, the fussy eaters, the sibling rivalry, the intrusive in-laws, and a career that favors fulltime hours. Read full article » |
| The case against e-readers: Why reading paper books is better for your mind. |
| You got an e-reader over the holidays. What should you load it up with?Beach reads? Sure. “Ulysses”? Probably not.We know a lot about the pros and cons of reading a hard-copy book vs. reading electronically. The problem is, many of us refuse to listen. Read full article » |
| WORLD |
| Britain debates whether security agencies need increased surveillance powers |
| LONDON — The Paris attacks have sparked a heated debate in Britain over the need for broader surveillance authority by security agencies to intercept messages from potential terrorists, including a possible ban on messaging applications like Apple’s iMessage or WhatsApp. Read full article » |
| What if all the male political leaders had been removed from the Paris march? |
| Sunday's march in Paris seemed like a major moment for freedom of speech around the world. More than 50 leaders from countries all over were in attendance, offering a signal of unity after a three-day wave of attacks rocked the French capital, including assaults on the French newspaper Charlie Hebdo and at a kosher grocery. Read full article » |
| Vietnam veteran Andrew Brannan executed for murder after PTSD defense fails |
| Convicted killer Andrew H. Brannan, who murdered a Georgia sheriff’s deputy 17 years ago, was put to death Tuesday night after attempts for clemency citing his post-traumatic stress disorder developed in combat in Vietnam were denied. Read full article » |
| Republicans aim to stop transfers from Guantanamo |
| Citing the terrorist attacks in Paris, newly empowered Republican senators on Tuesday proposed restrictions on President Obama’s ability to transfer terrorism suspects out of the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for the remainder of his term. Read full article » |
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| BUSINESS |
| A tension for America’s auto world: Winning women behind the wheel |
| DETROIT — Women are the auto world’s fastest-growing audience. But walk among the marketing for luxury coupes and high-octane supercars at this week’s Detroit auto show, and you’ll find that women, instead of driving, are mostly confined to model heels or passenger seats. Read full article » |
| Women still hold only 19 percent of U.S. board seats. What could change that? |
| That few women sit on powerful corporate boards is hardly news. Norway has made the most strides toward gender equity, but women still make up just 35 percent of boards there, according to a global census released Tuesday. In Sweden, another bellwether of gender equality, women make up less than 29 percent. And then there's Japan, where some wives are expected to call their husbands "master" and where it should come as little surprise that women make up roughly 3 percent of board seats. Read full article » |
| Save money, eat better with these fast recipes |
| There are times in your life when you realize something’s got to change.I had such an epiphany on New Year’s Eve. My family and I were returning home from service at our church. We were hungry and wanted something fast. We stopped at McDonald’s at about 10:30 p.m. The restaurant was short-staffed, so it took an hour to get our food. We then had to rush so we could get home in time to watch the broadcasts of the celebration at Times Square. Read full article » |
| TECHNOLOGY |
| The media revolution that isn’t being televised |
| Millennials are driving transformation of the paid video market, accelerating a wave of disruptive innovation that pre-dates the Internet.That’s a message that sounded loud and clear last week at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, where incumbents and start-ups alike announced dramatic new products and services, and where executives from leading incumbents competed to predict the most radical future for the content market, long characterized by subscribers paying for bundles of licensed channels they watch at home. Read full article » |
| Lockheed Martin’s latest health partnership is very personal |
| Lockheed Martin made several forays into healthcare last year, buying small, specialized companies.But the defense giant’s latest move in this space is its most personal yet.Lockheed and San Diego company Illumina are teaming up to study the human genome — the stuff that makes you you — to develop personalized healthcare solutions based on a person’s DNA. Terms of the partnership were not disclosed. Read full article » |
| Facebook will now include AMBER alerts in the News Feed |
| Facebook will now include AMBER alerts in users's news feeds, expanding the child abduction alert program's reach into the social media world.The integration kicks off Tuesday in commemoration of National Amber Alert Awareness Day. When officials issue an AMBER alert, Facebook users in the area will see a post in their feeds that they can click on for more information from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Users can also share these posts with friends. Read full article » |
| President Obama just made a big privacy announcement. Here’s what you need to know. |
| President Obama is announcing a major legislative push aimed at helping to safeguard your privacy. With his speech Monday, Obama's signaling that identity theft and consumer protection will be top priorities for his administration in 2015; already, the White House is saying that these issues will be raised again in this year's State of the Union address. Here's what the president is announcing, in plain English. Read full article » |
| LIFESTYLE |
| In Charlie Hebdo tragedy, the French ambassador finds his place in Washington |
| Last Wednesday, Gérard Araud stepped onto an early morning plane for a long-awaited vacation in Florida. He had seen reports of a shooting in Paris and, for a moment, considered canceling the trip. But warm temperatures beckoned, and he decided check with his office for an update as soon as he arrived. Read full article » |
| Ann Curry, at long last, leaves NBC News — sort of |
| More than two years after Ann Curry said a tearful goodbye on “Today” — pushed out by NBC execs who felt her non-chemistry with Matt Lauer accelerated the show’s falling ratings — the veteran anchor is finally leaving the network. Read full article » |
| Car seats are a (life-saving) pain. But do they have to be? |
| I have a confession to make—I’m a bad car seat mom. Every morning when I put my kids in their seats, the following monologue runs through my head: “Why won’t he (my 14-month-old) fit in these *^%&$ straps? Oh it’s because he’s growing like crazy and has a jacket on. Wait—kids aren’t supposed to wear jackets in their car seats, right?” I pause for a second as a wave of parental guilt washes over me. “Does a fleece really count as a jacket anyway? Oh well, it’s cold and we’re already running late—I guess I’ll just squish him in there and adjust the straps tonight.” Read full article » |
| Carolyn Hax: A man’s choice to be gluten-free irritates his girlfriend |
| Dear Carolyn:I have been dating a smart, funny, interesting, handsome, caring man for eight months. I could see myself sharing a life with this guy . . . except for one thing.As far as I can tell, my boyfriend is gluten-free by choice: He has never been diagnosed with celiac disease. He argues that cutting out gluten from his life put an end to his stomach upsets. To his credit, he is flexible about his dietary choices; for example, he doesn’t demand that we go to restaurants that have a gluten-free menu. Read full article » |
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