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| Polar vortex to unleash record-breaking cold in eastern U.S. on Thursday, Friday |
| This week’s polar outbreak could break February low records from Tennessee to Virginia, while D.C. could dip below zero for the first time since 1994. Read full article » |
| Weather-related delays and closings for Feb. 19 |
| The following is a list of weather-related closings and delays for Thursday: Read full article » |
| Clinton foundation’s global network overlaps with family’s political base |
| Since its creation in 2001, the Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation has raised close to $2 billion from a vast global network that includes corporate titans, political donors, foreign governments and other wealthy interests, according to a Washington Post review of public records and newly released contribution data. Read full article » |
| U.S. officials, in blunt language, say Israel is distorting reality of Iran talks |
| The Obama administration on Wednesday accused the Israeli government of misleading the public over the Iran nuclear negotiations, using unusually blunt and terse language that once again highlighted the rift between the two sides. Read full article » |
| Please address me as Mister. I insist. |
| We were all gathered in the lunchroom of my Catholic grade school. I was in seventh grade, about to receive the sacrament of Confirmation. The archbishop wandered in to give us a little pre-Mass pep talk. His excellency told us to call him “Archbishop Jim.” His intention was surely to make us feel more comfortable around him, but I was shocked. He was a direct successor to the Apostles. He had the power of transubstantiation in his hands. He could forgive sins in the name of God. At a minimum, he was a lot older than me, and my parents told me to call adults “Mr. Maese,” not “Brook.” Read full article » |
| New rules on narcotic painkillers cause grief for veterans and VA |
| New federal rules that make it harder to get narcotic painkillers are taking an unexpected toll on thousands of veterans who depend on these prescription drugs to treat a wide variety of ailments, such as missing limbs and post-traumatic stress. Read full article » |
| Jeb Bush vows to set his own course while tapping longtime family advisers |
| CHICAGO — Former Florida governor Jeb Bush on Wednesday promised to chart his own course on foreign policy — even as he announced a campaign brain trust associated, in part, with the most contentious policies of his brother’s and father’s presidencies. Read full article » |
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| POLITICS |
| Obama announces initiatives to curb recruitment of terrorist groups |
| President Obama argued Wednesday that America must “discredit violent ideologies” if it wants to counter recruiting efforts by the Islamic State and al-Qaeda here at home.The president, in his keynote speech at the White House Summit on Countering Violent Extremism, aimed to strike a balance between addressing the risk of the radicalization of disaffected youths and the need to reassure Muslim Americans that their communities are not being targeted as a source of terrorist plots. Read full article » |
| Three-quarters say the first-woman-president thing doesn’t matter. They’re wrong. |
| Breaking: Hillary Clinton, if she were to run for and win the presidency, would be the first female U.S. president.And, if you believe the polls, almost nobody who has any control over that really gives a rip. Read full article » |
| HUD paid $37 million a month in subsidies to ineligible households |
| The Department of Housing and Urban Development granted subsidies for tens of thousands of public-housing tenants who were not eligible for the assistance, according to federal auditors.A recent review by the HUD inspector general’s office found that the department paid an estimated $37 million per month to residents who failed to comply with federal guidelines requiring them to take part in community-service or self-sufficiency programs, such a job training or education. Read full article » |
| OPINIONS |
| Jeb adds to the quotable-Bush canon |
| Jeb Bush was mere seconds into his speech Wednesday informing the world that he’s his “own man,” and not his brother or his dad, when he did something reminiscent of both. He flubbed his line. “We definitely no longer inspire fear in our enemies,” the nominal front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination said at the start of his ballyhooed address. “The problem is perhaps best demonstrated by this administration’s approach to Iraq.” Read full article » |
| Netanyahu’s curious GOP connection |
| Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is giving chutzpah a bad name.Over the past several weeks, Netanyahu has aligned himself and his cause with the Republican Party, which an overwhelming majority of American Jews reject, and many actively despise; he has told European Jews to pull up stakes and come to Israel; and, according to a report just released by Israel’s comptroller, he has spent large amounts of Israelis’ tax dollars (well, actually, shekels) on cleaning his private home (to the tune of $2,000 a month) and his wife’s makeup and hairstyling ($68,000 over a two-year period). Read full article » |
| Science, with a side order of humility |
| In his 1973 classic film, “Sleeper,” Woody Allen plays a cryogenically preserved Greenwich Village health food entrepreneur who is brought back to life in the year 2173. Upon awakening, he requests a breakfast of wheat germ, organic honey and tiger’s milk — puzzling his futuristic medical handlers. Read full article » |
| A letter from an Azerbaijani prison |
| Khadija Ismayilova is an investigative journalist and contributor to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Azerbaijani service who has reportedextensively on the financial dealings of Azeri President Ilham Aliyev and members of his family. In December, in a move widely viewed as retaliation for her reporting on the regime, she was arrested and given two months pretrial detention for allegedly inciting a colleague to attempt suicide. Last week, the government brought additional charges against her. The letter below, dated Feb. 6, reached us through intermediaries and is published with the author’s permission. Read full article » |
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| LOCAL |
| Painful cold and wind sweep into region overnight (brief snow squalls have ended) |
| Another nasty Arctic front passes this evening. First it brings snow squalls, then a return to biting cold and wind. Read full article » |
| Delays on Metro rail lines |
| Updated at 6:29 a.m.Metro said normal service is back on the Red Line.Original post at 6:15 a.m.Riders on Metro’s Red and Blue rail lines should expect delays Thursday morning. Read full article » |
| 70 years after Iwo Jima, veterans, families to honor lives lost |
| Veterans and families will gather Thursday to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima in a ceremony hosted by the Friends of the National World War II Memorial. This will be the first time the organization puts on an event honoring the five-week battle, said the group’s executive director, Holly Rotondi. The battle was the deadliest in Marine Corps history, with more than 6,800 Americans killed. Read full article » |
| D.C. area forecast: Arctic blast ushers in record cold; weekend wintry mix full of possibilities |
| Bone-chilling and potentially record-breaking cold will pummel the area next two days. Read full article » |
| SPORTS |
| Joel Ward’s late goal sparks Capitals to 3-1 win over Penguins |
| PITTSBURGH — The Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins had tried settling their differences with mayhem, with jawing and head-butting and gloved haymakers to the mouth. They had whipped Tuesday night into a slugfest, served bitter and raw with a side dish of hockey. They had ensured the latest edition of this rivalry — an eventual 3-1 Capitals win still knotted as the clock wound into regulation’s final five minutes — would find fitting resolution through more penalties. Read full article » |
| Spring training is here: Top five MLB storylines |
| At this moment, pitchers are pulling their cars into parking lots adjacent to ballparks, right up next to catchers, and the creaky limbs frozen over this long, hard winter will come back to life. By Monday, all 30 major league teams will have their pitchers and catchers in camp, and a wild offseason will be officially over. Read full article » |
| Cricket World Cup 2015: Zimbabwe defeats United Arab Emirates |
| In the closest match of the Cricket World Cup so far, Zimbabwe defeated United Arab Emirates by four wickets in a Group B match on Wednesday in Nelson, New Zealand. Zimbabwe was 286 for 6 in reply to UAE’s 285 for 7 and won with 12 balls to spare. Read full article » |
| Bird videobombs stadium footage in thoroughly awesome manner |
| For the latest installment of the NHL’s series of outdoor games, Levi’s Stadium is being transformed into a hockey rink, so that the Sharks and Kings can battle it out on Saturday. And, just as with Nationals Park in December, a camera was placed high atop the stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., all the better to take cool, time-lapse footage of the makeover. Read full article » |
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| CNN: Islamic State uses Nutella and kittens to entice female recruits |
| (This post has been updated.)Using tactics a teenage boy might try, Islamic militants are trying to win the hearts of female recruits with adorable animals and creamy chocolate.Or so claims CNN’s Carol Costello, who told viewers Wednesday that the Islamic State, also known as ISIS, was using kittens and Nutella to lure women, particularly from the west, to join. Read full article » |
| Bush’s new foreign policy team gives a cold shoulder to old pals |
| Former Florida governor Jeb Bush, an all-but-announced 2016 presidential contender, unveiled his foreign policy advisory team on the eve of what looks to be a major speech — and Q&A — Wednesday to the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Read full article » |
| NATIONAL |
| 5 things that are worse than Boston’s weather |
| You may have heard about the snow in Boston this year. It is terrible! So far, we have gotten 95.7 inches of snow, and it’s been so cold that none of it melts. It’s piling up around us and threatening to destroy us all, one by one. I think we are one storm away from it becoming self-aware. Read full article » |
| We don’t need more STEM majors. We need more STEM majors with liberal arts training. |
| In business and at every level of government, we hear how important it is to graduate more students majoring in science, technology, engineering and math, as our nation’s competitiveness depends on it. The Obama administration has set a goal of increasing STEM graduates by one million by 2022, and the “desperate need” for more STEM students makes regular headlines. The emphasis on bolstering STEM participation comes in tandem with bleak news about the liberal arts — bad job prospects, programs being cut, too many humanities majors. Read full article » |
| Russians don’t trust the Internet — and it’s making the country worse |
| President Vladimir Putin of Russia may fear that the Internet is a CIA project; unfortunately, he is not alone.According to our recently released study about how the Russian public views the Internet, his views are widely shared by large portions of the Russian public. Read full article » |
| WORLD |
| More than 10,000 Afghan civilians died or were injured in 2014, U.N. says |
| KABUL — More than 10,000 Afghan civilians caught in conflict died or were injured last year, the largest number since the United Nations started keeping records in the country, the international body said Wednesday. Read full article » |
| Why the Islamic State has its eyes on Libya |
| For almost all of its existence, the Islamic State has focused on a spectacular yet singular goal: The creation of a new Islamic caliphate centered around Syria and Iraq. While there were threats and attacks further afield, these attacks were generally made by groups or individuals with relatively weak links to the Islamic State's core. Read full article » |
| Manila was known as the ‘Pearl of the Orient.’ Then World War II happened. |
| Last week, the world commemorated the 70th anniversary of the Allied firebombing of the German city of Dresden, a historic town that was virtually leveled by the assault, with tens of thousands killed. Read full article » |
| Oil-rich Libya, torn by conflict, may be going broke |
| To the many existential threats facing Libya, it is now possible to add another: the oil-rich nation may be going broke.Four years after its uprising against dictator Moammar Gaddafi, the North African country is buffeted from all sides: two competing governments vie for power and resources; militias and armed gangs impose their own capricious justice; targeted attacks have driven away investors and diplomats. Read full article » |
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| BUSINESS |
| Map: Who’s hiding the most money in secret Swiss bank accounts? |
| HSBC’s Swiss banking arm helped wealthy customers evade taxes and hide millions of dollars of assets, a huge cache of leaked files about more than 100,000 secret bank accounts from 2005-2007 has shown. Read full article » |
| The racial wealth gap we hardly talk about: What happens in retirement |
| Much has been said about the racial wealth gap and how the financial crisis widened those disparities, especially as minorities have had a harder time keeping their homes and rebuilding their portfolios. But there’s another side to those challenges that doesn’t get as much attention — the retirement savings gap. Read full article » |
| Why a major backup at West Coast ports could cost the retail industry billions |
| Ralph Lauren Corp. undertook some tricky logistical gymnastics to get its apparel on store shelves last quarter: The sportswear brand flew in more products from overseas, typically an expensive option. It funneled more shipments through East Coast ports and then had employees at a distribution center in Greensboro, N.C., speed up their work to handle the unusual glut of goods coming in. Read full article » |
| TECHNOLOGY |
| How the Internet may be shifting innovation away from big cities |
| Think of the device you're reading this on. It's the culmination of hundreds, maybe thousands, of inventions that all got added together to form a computer, tablet or smartphone. Most of this technology came out of Silicon Valley, one of the world's greatest hubs for innovation. But what is it about that place that makes it such a fruitful breeding ground for ideas? Read full article » |
| Twitter’s new tool should help curb those embarrassing social media hacks |
| Twitter just made it a whole lot safer to be a professional on its social network. On Tuesday, the company introduced a new feature that allows users to share Twitter accounts without also having to share passwords. The feature was added to TweetDeck, the account managing software that Twitter acquired in 2011. Read full article » |
| Apple’s reportedly very serious about making cars. Don’t hold your breath. |
| The Apple rumor of the moment is that the tech giant is stretching its wings and getting into the automotive industry. Reports from the Wall Street Journal and Reuters stoked smoldering rumors that Apple is looking for a way to break into the car industry, devoting a boatload of resources to designing what the Journal called a "minivan"-like vehicle codenamed "Titan." Read full article » |
| Silicon Valley pays less than Bethesda. No, really. |
| Silicon Valley may have better weather, idealistic start-ups and billion-dollar tech companies, but when it comes to better pay for scientists and engineers, Bethesda is winning.No, really.The Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick area features better average pay for those who work in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, according to a ranking by personal finance Web site SmartAsset. The average pay here is $100, 787, which is $463 higher than second-placed San Francisco. Read full article » |
| LIFESTYLE |
| ‘The Odd Couple’: Not nearly odd enough by today’s standards |
| “The Odd Couple,” premiering Thursday on CBS, is an odd choice for the latest act of dusting off a TV relic.I’ve noticed that people who remember the popular Jack Klugman and Tony Randall series (which ran on ABC from 1970-1975, after a 1968 film starring Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon, which itself was adapted from Neil Simon’s successful Broadway play) usually scrunch up their faces in pre-contempt when they see ads for this new version. Read full article » |
| Robin Givhan at New York Fashion Week: Michael Kors, Delpozo, Bibhu Mohapatra, Boss and more |
| Robin Givhan, The Washington Post’s Pulitzer-winning fashion critic, is covering New York Fashion Week. Follow along as she makes her way from runway to runway. Read her stories on Style Blog and follow her on Twitter: @robingivhan. Read full article » |
| Five lessons for parenting a teenager |
| I remember the way he toddled around the room — carefully, yet full of confidence. He would take a few steps and then fall down without a whimper. I wanted to run to him every time, but his deep dimpled smile stopped me in my tracks. He was determined to keep going, to pull himself back up and try again. So I learned to take a step back and give him the space he needed even though my fear and apprehension lingered. The desire to protect him was always there and I was always ready, just in case. Read full article » |
| Carolyn Hax: Custom painting evokes pain, but it shouldn’t be thrown out |
| Adapted from a recent online discussion. Dear Carolyn:My boyfriend of six years and I broke up, and there is no chance of a reconciliation. While we were together, his mother made a painting for me and got it framed. I can’t look at it without anger and I don’t ever see a future without looking at it with anger. Can I just throw it in the garbage? Read full article » |
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