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The “supermoon” is seen rising over Piazza del Popolo in Rome on Monday. Supermoons happen when a full moon is at perigee, the closest it gets to Earth, making the moon appear brighter and up to 14 percent larger than usual.
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A stowaway bird in a Delta Air Lines cockpit turned a routine flight from Detroit to Atlanta into a marathon Saturday. First, takeoff was delayed over an hour while workers searched for the bird. Assuming it had gotten away, the captain took off, but he turned the plane around to return to Detroit after the bird was discovered in the flight deck. After landing, the bird was captured — and freed to fly on its own. (THE WASHINGTON POST)
Talk about law and order: Katie Trudgill, a mom in West Yorkshire, England, was fined the equivalent of $108 last week because her toddlers fed crumbs to pigeons downtown, the Mirror reported. The Bradford Council recently launched an anti-littering campaign. The head of a private firm hired to get tough on “litter louts” said his staff would be trained to discern “an honest mistake” from a deliberate crime. (EXPRESS)
In case anyone is unsure, here’s further evidence that cameras are everywhere: When a customer went into labor last week at El Parian grocery in Fresno, Calif., a security camera captured her giving birth with the help of the butcher, who caught the newborn, UPI reported. Then the store’s Facebook page livestreamed paramedics aiding the woman and baby. Both were doing fine — and were a hit on social media. (EXPRESS)
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Big predictions for 2018 1 The winner of the Maryland
general election for governor in November will be: A. Incumbent Larry Hogan, a Republican who cozies up to the center, keeps President Trump at arm’s length and benefits from a flood of campaign contributions. B. The Democratic candidate, who proves that all you need to win in an anti-Trump electoral tsunami is to point out that Hogan has an “R” after his name. 2 The winner of the D.C. mayoral election will be: A. Incumbent Muriel E. Bowser, a Democrat who becomes the first mayor since Tony Williams to win re-election. B. D.C. Council member Vincent C. Gray (D-Ward 7), who capitalizes
on scandals over United Medical Center, pay-to-play and high school graduation rates. C. D.C. Council member Kenyan R. McDuffie (D-Ward 5), who jumps into the race unexpectedly when Bowser looks vulnerable. D. A surprise late entrant. 3 Rep. Barbara Comstock (R), in her bid to win re-election in a Democratic-trending district in Northern Virginia, will: A. Defy the odds and retain her seat by keeping her distance from the president and showing leadership on fighting sexual harassment in Congress and raising funding for Metro. B. Lose to a Democratic challenger who campaigns on sending a message of opposition to Trump.
4 In the nationwide competition to host the new Amazon.com headquarters and land 50,000 new jobs, the Washington region will: A. Fall out of the running early because of high housing costs, traffic congestion and jurisdictional infighting. B. Win the big prize, thanks to a highly educated workforce, East Coast location and proximity to the new mansion and newspapers (this one and the Washington Post) owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. C . Make it past the first cut and into the group of short-listed finalists but lose out in the end. 5 In the tortuous effort to obtain dedicated funding for Metro, the following will occur: A. Virginia and Maryland will finally recognize that the District is right and the best way to fund Metro is through a penny-per-dollar, regionwide sales tax.
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B. All three of the jurisdictions will agree to provide funding in their own way. C. Virginia will approve funding, but Maryland will fail. D. Maryland will approve funding, but Virginia will fail. E. Neither Virginia nor Maryland will OK a plan, and the effort will be put off until 2019. 6 The future of two of Washington’s biggest sports stars — Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins and Nationals slugger Bryce Harper — will be: A. Both Cousins and Harper sign long-term contracts to remain with their teams. B. Cousins leaves for another team, but Harper re-signs with the Nats. C . Cousins stays with the Redskins, but Harper departs. D. Both Cousins and Harper go elsewhere.
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Solar panel walkways to dot Harbor Baltimore’s Inner Harbor is about to test out a solar sidewalk. The walkway is expected to generate power and light in 2018. A prototype of what will replace a small segment of the Harbor brick walkway was unveiled Dec. 18. “You can drive a truck on them,” said Scott Brusaw, an engineer with Solar Roadways, who came up with the idea of encasing solar cells and putting them on the road. The Baltimore-based Abell Foundation donated $100,000 for the project. Installation is expected to begin in the spring. (AP)
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TRANSPORTATION After a year of frequent bus breakdowns and poor on-time performance, the D.C. Circulator is looking to 2018 with more than hope to turn around the troubled system. Officials say they have a plan. The D.C. Circulator plans to add buses to replace the troubled ones in operation, and it plans to streamline service on some of the system’s underperforming routes. The D.C. Department of Transportation plans to take over management of the six-route system from Metro. That transition would come on the heels of an expected move by DDOT, which funds the Circulator, to issue a new operations contract in the spring and possibly replace the operator, First Transit. The goal, officials say, is to transition from an operation with poor oversight and service disruptions to one with reliable service for the 5.4 million riders a year who use the system. “We want to get back to a position of strength in terms of the quality and reliability of our service,” said Sean Egan, deputy associate director for transit operations at DDOT. L a u nch e d i n 2 0 0 5 , t h e
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Launched in 2005, the D.C. Circulator promised a bus every 10 minutes, a goal that has proven impossible with an aging fleet and inadequate repairs.
Circulator serves key centers in D.C.’s four quadrants with service that promises a bus every 10 minutes at a cost of $1 per ride, half the price of a Metrobus ride. In recent years, however, meeting the 10-minute promise has proved impossible with the Circulator’s aging fleet and inadequate maintenance. On-time performance has dropped to 76 percent, according to a DDOT report issued in December. The target is to have the interval of time between arrivals, or headways, under 15 minutes for 80 percent of its fleet. But officials say they are ready to turn the page. The immediate goal is to get the D.C. Circulator to return to reliable service. The Circulator will add 40 new buses by the end of 2018,
hoping to reduce the frequency of breakdowns. The new vehicles will help the system replace 35 of its oldest buses and still grow its fleet from 64 to 72. The proposed extension of the Dupont-Georgetown-Rosslyn route, to serve the U Street corridor and Howard University, will have to wait a little longer, officials said. Though there is ridership demand in the corridor, officials said, more funds and vehicles are needed to support the expansion. “Once we demonstrate that we can reliably provide that 10-minute service that we advertise and once we have identified capacity for expansion of our maintenance facility space, then we will look at potential expansion,” Egan said. LUZ LAZO (THE WASHINGTON POST)
A congressional race in Maryland could be one of the most expensive House races next year. The Baltimore Sun reported Friday that the contest in the 6th Congressional District will include two wealthy candidates. They are Democrat David Trone and Republican Amie Hoeber. The district stretches from western Maryland to the suburbs of D.C. These candidates spent millions in previous campaigns. And they’ll be competing in an expensive media market. Hoeber ran unsuccessfully for the House seat last year against John Delaney. Her husband gave $3.2 million to a super PAC that supported her. Trone previously spent more than $14 million in his bid for the 8th Congressional District last year. (AP)
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Still cleaning up boxes of pizza after your New Year’s festivities? Based on info from the D.C. Department of Public Works, you must remember this: On Jan. 1, mandatory recycling of pizza boxes started at D.C. locations served by the department. It appears to be a major step in the advance of recycling. By adding pizza boxes and other food service items to its recycling list, “the District joins a select group of cities” that accept the items, “thereby supporting the development of local and national solutions to recycling new materials,” the department said. (TWP)
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Federal authorities say they have arrested a Virginia man and charged him with attempting to obstruct a terrorism investigation. According to court records, Sean Andrew Duncan of Sterling owned a phone that revealed research into materials relating to the Islamic State, terrorist attacks, weapons, surveillance tactics and body armor. Duncan was arrested Friday on charges that he allegedly destroyed a thumb drive authorities say might have contained evidence of criminal activity. Investigators first became aware of Duncan’s activities in February 2016. (AP/TWP) SALISBURY, MD.
Separate wrecks claim father, son within weeks A father and son have died within weeks of each other in car crashes along the same stretch of road in Maryland. The Daily Times in Salisbury reported Sunday that Larry Jerome Pender died Friday. His father, William Pender, was killed Dec. 8. The accidents occurred a half-mile apart along Route 50 in Salisbury, a city on the Eastern Shore. Police said William Pender, 95, died after his car failed to stop at a stop sign. Weeks later, police said the younger Pender’s car struck a tree. (AP) HEALTH
Opioid epidemic grows in area’s largest counties Police in the two largest counties in the region said the opioid epidemic is getting worse. Police chiefs from Fairfax County and Montgomery County told WTOP they’re responding to more drug overdoses. The station reported that the police departments are treating the opioid scourge more as a social issue than a criminal justice one. For instance, Montgomery County Police Chief Tom Manger said social workers respond with police officers to overdoses to help users get into treatment. (AP)
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THE DISTRICT Sunday, the last day of 2017, also appeared to be the year’s coldest, as well as the coldest Dec. 31 here in 55 years. The unofficial high temperature of 23 degrees made Sunday one of D.C.’s chilliest New Year’s Eves on record. According to National Weather Service meteorologists, Washington’s coldest Dec. 31 high temperature was 12 degrees, measured 100 years ago. If Sunday’s high reading of 23 becomes official, it would be the coldest since 1962, when it was 18, and one of the five coldest ever. In the 364 days of the year leading up to Sunday, the mercury in Washington, as measured at Reagan National Airport, had never failed to reach at least 25 degrees. It topped out at 25 on Jan. 8 and on Thursday. The severity of Sunday’s cold
tipped the entire month’s average temperature to below normal. New Year’s Eve proved more frigid than even the three previous days, each of them made shudderingly cold by the onslaught of icy blasts from the Arctic. And the new year didn’t start any better. Monday morning greeted the region with wind chills near zero and air temperatures in the teens. The first week of 2018 might well rank among the coldest starts to a calendar year in Washington’s recorded history. Temperatures look like they’ll have a hard time rising above freezing as highs frequently stall in the mid-20s, when we’re lucky. Lows most nights plummet to the teens and single digits. Gusty winds frequently make it feel even colder, near and below zero at times. MARTIN WEIL AND JASON SAMENOW (THE WASHINGTON POST)
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The number of homicides the D.C. region recorded in 2017, down from 300 in 2016. Homicides fell in D.C. from 135 in 2016 to 116 in 2017. That returns the city to a level seen before a spike two years ago. Killings also dropped in Prince George’s County, from 98 to 79. Homicides held steady at 18 in Fairfax County, and in Montgomery County they rose to 21 from 16 in 2016. In Prince William County, which saw a record 22 slayings in 2016, four people were killed last year. (TWP) Fire at Gaithersburg, Md., apartment Saturday displaces 60 people
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Iranian students, driven by anger over economic problems, protest Saturday at the University of Tehran.
Ongoing unrest in Iran leaves at least 13 dead Security forces face nationwide protests amid economic woes IRAN Anti-government protests in Iran have turned increasingly violent with the deaths of 12 demonstrators and a police officer, raising the stakes as unrest on the streets has raged for more than five days and confounded leaders, who have struggled to respond. The protests have been stunning in their ferocity and geographic reach, spreading to far-flung towns and cities that are strongholds of the middle and working class. The demonstrators themselves appeared Monday to be leaderless, and their demands diffuse,
ranging from better living conditions to more political freedoms and even an end to the Islamic Republic. Their chants and attacks on government buildings broke taboos in a system that brooks little dissent. The demonstrations were the boldest challenge to government authority since a pro-democracy revolt in 2009. The prospect of a harsher response from security forces, whose brutality is notorious, raised fears of further violence in a country buffeted by conflict elsewhere in the region. President Hassan Rouhani has acknowledged the public’s anger over the Islamic Republic’s flagging economy, though he and others warned that the government wouldn’t hesitate to crack down on those it considers lawbreakers.
President Trump tweeted about the protests Monday, saying Iran “is failing at every level” and that repressed Iranians “are hungry for food & freedom.” Iran’s economy has improved since its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, which saw Iran agree to limit its enrichment of uranium in exchange for the end of some international sanctions. Tehran now sells its oil on the global market and has signed major deals to buy Western aircraft. But that improvement has not reached the average Iranian. Unemployment remains high, and official inflation has crept up to 10 percent. A recent increase in egg and poultry prices by as much as 40 percent appears to have sparked the protests.
Customers lined up Monday to buy recreational marijuana legally for the first time in California. But finding a retail outlet to purchase it isn’t easy at this point. Only about 90 businesses received state licenses to open Jan. 1. They are concentrated in San Diego, Santa Cruz, the area around San Francisco and the Palm Springs area. Los Angeles and San Francisco are among the many cities where recreational pot will not be available right away because local regulations were not approved in time. Fresno, Bakersfield and Riverside are among the communities that have adopted laws barring the sale of recreational pot. (AP)
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“On New Year’s Day 2018, I am not issuing an appeal, I am is issuing an alert — a red alert for our world.” U.N. SECRETARY-GEN SECRETARY-GENERAL ANTONIO GUTERRES, in a video message published Sunday, calling for global unity in 2018.
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Fire sparked by toddler kills 12 in Bronx building A preschooler toying with the burners on his mother’s stove accidentally sparked New York’s deadliest fire in decades, an inferno that overtook a five-story apartment building and blocked the main escape route, the fire commissioner said Friday. Twelve people died, and four others were severely injured after the flames broke out in the centuryold building near the Bronx Zoo. One family lost a mother and her daughters, ages 2 and 7, and a cousin, 19. Emmanuel Mensah, 28, died of smoke inhalation after rescuing several people. (AP) NEW YORK
Daughter of Eric Garner dies after heart attack Erica Garner, the 27-year-old daughter of Black Lives Matter figure Eric Garner, died Saturday, a week after a heart attack. In 2014, Eric Garner, who was was approached by police black, w Staten Island for selling on State untaxed cigarettes and died after a white police officer subdued him with a chokehold. Erica Garner tthen became a voice for police aaccountability. (AP) POLITICS POLITIC
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NORTH KOREA North Korean leader Kim Jong Un boasted in an annual New Year’s Day speech Monday that he had a nuclear button on his desk and that the entire United States was within range of his weapons — but he also vowed not to attack unless threatened. Kim promised to focus this year on producing nuclear warheads and missiles for operational deployment. But he also struck a conciliatory note, opening the door to dialogue with South Korea and saying he would consider sending a delegation to the Winter Olympics to be hosted by his southern neighbor in February. “The United States can never fight a war against me and our state,” he said in the nationally televised speech. “It should properly know that the whole territory of the U.S. is within the range of our nuclear strike and a nuclear button is always on the desk of my office, and this is just a reality, not a threat.” But Kim also said that North Korea was a peace-loving and responsible nuclear power, and
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Kim Jong Un said Monday he would consider sending a delegation to the Olympics in South Korea.
would not use its nuclear weapons unless “hostile aggression forces” encroach on its sovereignty or interests. But Kim, dressed in a Western-style gray suit and tie, also offered a potential olive branch to Seoul, saying it is imperative to lower military tensions on the Korean Peninsula and improve ties with the South. He also said the two Koreas could meet urgently to discuss the North sending a delegation to the Olympics. South Korea’s presidential office said in a press briefing that it welcomed the proposal to hold talks about the games. SIMON DENYER (THE WASHINGTON POST)
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SOCIETY Burdened by low wages, pricey rental markets and family instability, more young people are crashing on couches of friends, sleeping in cars or turning to the streets, a new study found. Researchers with Chapin Hall, a youth policy center at the University of Chicago, surveyed more than 26,000 young people and their families in 2016 and ’17 to gauge how many had been homeless at some point in the previous year. The results were alarming: 1 in 10 people ages 18 to 25 had experienced homelessness. For adolescents, the number was 1 in 30. Researchers concluded that nearly 3.5 million young adults and 660,000 adolescents had been homeless within the previous year. Matthew Morton, a Chapin Hall research fellow, said his survey identified college students, graduates and employed young people who struggled to find a permanent place to stay. Researchers found the problem was no less prevalent in rural areas than in cities. “Our findings probably challenge the images of homelessness,” Morton said. “It’s more common than people expect and it’s largely hidden.” The researchers relied on a broad definition of homelessness, counting young people who had run away from home — even for a night — as well as those who were forced to sleep on couches or temporarily stay with friends. MORIAH BALINGIT (TWP)
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City reports 650 homicides in 2017, a drop of 16 percent
Costa Rican investigators Monday were looking into what caused a charter aircraft to crash in woods in the country’s northwest soon after takeoff, killing two crew members and 10 U.S. citizens, including families from Scarsdale, N.Y., and Belleair, Fla. Officials did not identify the victims of Sunday’s crash in Guanacaste of a Nature Air flight. But a family in suburban New York said five of the dead were relatives on vacation: Bruce and Irene Steinberg and their sons Matthew, William and Zachary, all of Scarsdale. In St. Petersburg, Fla., a rabbi said four victims were members of a family who belonged to his congregation. (AP)
Extreme cold afflicted much of the U.S. as 2018 began Monday. The National Weather Service issued wind chill advisories from South Texas to Canada and from Montana and Wyoming through New England. The mercury plunged to 32 below zero in Aberdeen, S.D., breaking a Jan. 1 record that had stood for 99 years. In Des Moines, Iowa, it was 20 below zero — too cold for an outdoor ice skating rink downtown to stay open. An Indianapolis woman accidentally drove onto a frozen pond and crashed through the ice; she was rescued but was in critical condition. Two men in Milwaukee apparently died of hypothermia. (AP)
President Trump slammed Pakistan for “lies & deceit” in a New Year’s Day tweet that said Islamabad had treated U.S. leaders “as fools,” adding, “No more.” Trump said the U.S. had given Pakistan $33 billion in the last 15 years, yet Afghanistan and the U.S. have long accused Pakistan of providing havens for militants. Pakistan’s foreign minister, Khawaja Asif, tweeted that his government was preparing a response that “will let the world know the truth.” The Afghan ambassador to the U.S. tweeted that Afghans welcomed Trump’s message because they have long suffered “at the hands of terrorists based in Pakistan.” (AP)
Chicago ended 2017 with fewer homicides than the year before, but gang violence in the city’s most dangerous neighborhoods kept the total number of killings above the 600 mark for only the second time in more than a decade. The Chicago Police Department released statistics Monday that show the number of homicides fell from 771 in 2016 to 650 last year, a 16 percent drop. The number of shootings dropped from 3,550 to 2,785 during the same period. Although the drops were significant, the homicide total eclipsed the number of killings in New York City and Los Angeles combined, in a repeat of 2016. (AP)
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What to expect in the year ahead
A year ago, in Outlook’s 2017 Year in Preview issue, Washington Post staffers predicted that establishment political parties would keep most extremist elements in check, that tensions would arise between federal political appointees and government scientists, and that technology would increasingly try to do our thinking for us. Once again, we’ve asked Post beat reporters and columnists to forecast the big stories they think will dominate 2018. (THE WASHINGTON POST) WORLD
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If you want to see the future, look to Yemen. The country’s government has collapsed. Because of a blockade, its citizens are suffering widespread famine and the largest cholera epidemic in world history. Thousands have been killed in airstrikes. Yet the war being waged there has little to do with the Yemeni people — and everything to do with the struggle for dominance between Saudi Arabia and Iran. Their rivalry is at the heart of the unrest in Yemen (where Saudi Arabia supports the government and Iran backs the Houthi rebels), as well as in Syria (where Iran supports the government and Saudi Arabia backs the rebels), Lebanon and beyond. In 2018, their tit for tat and battles by proxy are going to get worse. In the coming year, the conflicts in Syria and Yemen are likely to deepen, leaving the door open for violent extremists to gain ground. In Iraq, the two countries might destabilize the fledgling effort to rebuild after the defeat of the Islamic State. And meddling in Lebanon’s spring elections could disrupt the delicate balance among the country’s religious groups, leading to major unrest that could ignite the Middle East.
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Tech firms confront their dark side For years, it seemed the technology industry could do no wrong. It was celebrated for innovations from cutting prices (e-commerce) to democratizing communication (Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp) to building products that will take us into the future (artificial intelligence, self-driving cars). Social media platforms have been credited with helping to usher in political and social transformations, including the Arab Spring and the #MeToo movement. But these technologies have become so powerful that their flaws have global consequences. People worry that social media can be manipulated by foreign governments, poisoning democracy and tilting the outcomes of elections. They fear that software algorithms are fueling disinformation, censorship and hate
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speech. And they are concerned that tech giants have become powerful gatekeepers. In 2018, there will be more calls for Silicon Valley to confront its dark side. Facebook made a start last month, conceding, for the first time, what researchers have found: that scrolling endlessly on your social media feed has negative effects on your psychological well-being. Google and Facebook also have plans to hire thousands more workers to police unwanted content. The question is whether tech companies can actually fix these problems. If they don’t do enough, tech giants will probably face greater regulation in the U.S. and Europe. The regulatory free ride that enabled these companies to grow so quickly, with so few checks and balances, might soon be ending. ELIZABETH DWOSKIN
How our unpredictable president will act during his second year President Trump’s 2018 is practically guaranteed to be as unpredictable as his first year in office. The only certainty: his gleeful (and at times selfsabotaging) use of Twitter. The president begins his second year in office facing down the momentum of all he could not control and all he failed to accomplish. His lawyers promised him that special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe would be over by now. The longer it goes, the more it’s likely to anger the mercurial president, who has repeatedly denied any collusion and dismissed the investigation as “rigged.” Trump, accused by more than a dozen women of unwanted kissing and groping, will also find himself a renewed target of the #MeToo movement. And the president has a long list of tasks. In Congress,
the Republican tax plan squeaked through before the holidays. But there’s also infrastructure and immigration — including a solution to the predicament Trump put “dreamers” into by ending the Obama administration’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which had protected them. The 2018 midterm elections will have him traveling the country to fight for his party’s political survival. But Trump has repeatedly defied political gravity and expectations. In 2018, the president will be gracious and disciplined when even his aides are bracing for an explosion. And he will be brash and erratic when triggered by something as simple as an errant comment on cable news. With this president, prognosticators would be wise to save their money. ASHLEY PARKER
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Fashion industry will wear feminism on its sleeve
Cautious relationships will mean less sex
“Why Have There Been No Great Female Artists?” Other members of the fashion community have added to the conversation. Missoni, the Italian knitwear firm, filled its runway with models wearing pink “pussy hats.” New York designer Mara Hoffman put the organizers of the Women’s March on her runway. And in September, fashion’s most influential luxury conglomerates wrote corporate guidelines aimed at institutionalizing a simple fact: Models are not simply clothes hangers; they’re human beings who should be treated with dignity. Fashion is waking up to the realization that it should work on behalf of women, in service to them and alongside them — respectfully. The next year promises to be a test of whether fashion can put the slogans on its runway into practice. ROBIN GIVHAN
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The fashion industry’s customer base is overwhelmingly female. But how does Seventh Avenue actually feel about women — black, white, Latina, plump, poor, petite? We may find out in 2018. Fashion has been reveling in its newfound interest in feminism for more than a year. Maria Grazia Chiuri helped to kick things off in the fall of 2016 when she made her debut at Dior. Her appointment as creative director marked the first time a woman would lead the 71-year-old French house, and Chiuri set the tone with a collection that incorporated the poetic prose of feminist author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. The designer inscribed T-shirts with the title of Adichie’s famous Ted talk, “We Should All Be Feminists.” A year later, Chiuri found inspiration in the late Linda Nochlin’s 1971 feminist critique of art history,
Now that the country is waking up to the prevalence of sexual harassment and assault, sex is going to change. Not overnight. But the conversations that had been happening on college campuses — about how to get consent before getting physical, about what’s OK and what’s not — are spreading well beyond the ivory tower. Sex in 2018 will be more deliberative, cautious and confusing. Women and men are relearning how to interact with each other. In my interviews with singles, women talk about how each new claim erodes their trust in men. And many guys are confused about how to let women know they’re interested. As people get more thoughtful and cautious about sex, we will probably have less of it. According to studies of sexual frequency, Americans were already trending in this direction. LISA BONOS
FAITH
Religious left will come into its own
HEALTH
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Opioid crisis will be more deadly As bad as it is, the U.S. drug crisis is almost certain to get worse before it gets better. Last year ended with a grim announcement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Drug overdose deaths had soared 21 percent, to 63,632, in 2016 (official statistics lag by a year). Opioids killed more than 42,000 people, a 28 percent increase from 2015. The drug death toll is so high that it is now the primary cause of the second straight year of decline in overall U.S. life expectancy — a trend basically unheard of in the developed world. Brace for worse news in 2018. Bob Anderson, who studies mortality statistics for the CDC, said the data through May 2017 is “at least as bad” as the 2016 numbers. People are still being killed by overdoses of pills and
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heroin, and in increasing numbers. But the problem now is clearly fentanyl, an illegal synthetic opioid that is smuggled from China and mixed with heroin — creating a stronger high and a greater likelihood of death. So what are we doing about this? Not enough, according to most authorities. The number of prescriptions for opioids is down a bit in recent years, and some doctors are trying to give each patient fewer pills. That might help patients avoid dependence and keep unused extras off the street. Meanwhile, stopping fentanyl and heroin from entering the country has proved difficult. And although President Trump has declared the drug crisis a national emergency, the government has devoted little money to making treatment more available. LENNY BERNSTEIN
Just as white evangelical Christians — the heirs to the Reagan-era “religious right” — have been a dominant force in U.S. politics in recent years, the loosely organized “religious left” will assert its place in 2018. Progressive clergy members, from mainline Protestant pastors to black ministers to rabbis, were on the front lines of 2017 protests and will become leading voices in the new year, on immigration, climate change and the social safety net. The Muslim community, too, has been dragged into politics by President Trump. Expect a strong Muslim response. Most conservative Christians who have supported Trump will stick with him; they are especially pleased with his appointment of Neil Gorsuch and other conservative judges. In 2018, we’ll start to see the impact of those judges. JULIE ZAUZMER
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Coach Jay Gruden, left, and team president Bruce Allen led the Redskins to a 7-9 record in 2017.
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Unchanged at the top Sources close to Snyder say Redskins owner plans to keep coach, president in place NFL As the Redskins’ season limped to a close, owner Daniel Snyder was said to be disappointed with the team’s performance and angry over the public debacle that resulted from the firing of general manager Scot McCloughan in the spring. His marketing team had been tracking less-than-rosy data on attendance; season ticket sales; TV ratings; and the confidence (or lack of it) of premium-seat holders in “team executives,” the club’s “overall visions/strategy” and “team performance in 2017,” via a recent email survey. But, according to a team official and associates familiar with Snyder’s thinking, the owner entered Sunday with a plan to retain
coach Jay Gruden regardless of the result against the Giants. An 18-10 loss capped Washington’s season at 7-9. Believing that continuity is the best course, Snyder also plans to stick with team president Bruce Allen despite evidence of his unpopularity. While coaches across the league lost their jobs this week, Gruden appears poised to enter a fifth season with the Redskins. He has led the team to a 28-35-1 record in four seasons with only one playoff appearance. Allen, whose eight-year tenure has included two head coaches, six starting quarterbacks and a 52-75-1 record, remains as Snyder’s chief football adviser. This represents a departure for the often-impetuous owner.
Troubling numbers The Redskins’ business concerns are apparent in the metrics they’ve been tracking. L.C. Attendance: There were many empty seats at FedEx Field in 2017. The venue’s capacity has been cut at least three times — from more than 91,000 to roughly 79,000. Ticket sales: For years, the team boasted of 200,000 fans on its waiting list for season tickets. This season a fan could buy them on the team’s website and enjoy $100 in merchandise as a thank-you gift. TV ratings: For the Dec. 10 loss at the Chargers, only 11.8 percent of D.C. households were tuned in, one of the lowest ratings for any game in the tenure of owner Daniel Snyder.
Since he bought the Redskins and their Landover, Md., stadium for $800 million in May 1999, Snyder has cycled through eight head coaches and 16 starting quarterbacks. Meanwhile, his investment has roughly quadrupled. Forbes valued the Redskins at $3.1 billion in September. Snyder’s focus now, according to the team official, is on strengthening a roster that had three players selected to the Pro Bowl; resolving uncertainty at quarterback — it may take a third straight franchise tag at a price of $34.5 million to keep Kirk Cousins — and figuring out how to prevent the plague of injuries that ended the season of more than a third of the Week 1 starters. LIZ CLARKE
The uncertain future of Kirk Cousins coupled with a 7-9 finish will lead to an offseason full of negativity for Redskins fans. But these young, developing players can offer hope for the future. GABE HIATT (EXPRESS)
3 Kendall Fuller The 2016 third-round pick tied D.J. Swearinger for the team lead in interceptions (4) and could start at cornerback next year if Bashaud Breeland leaves in free agency.
2 Matt Ioannidis After looking like a potential bust as a rookie last year, the defensive lineman emerged as a disruptive complement to 2017 first-rounder Jonathan Allen.
1 Josh Doctson He made only 35 catches on the year, but the 2016 firstround pick led the club with six touchdown catches and — most importantly — played in all 16 games this season.
(THE WASHINGTON POST)
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Dunbar gets three-year extension
Cornerback Quinton Dunbar signed a multiyear contract extension with the Redskins, the team announced Monday. ESPN reported that the 25-yearold, who was set to become an unrestricted free agent, agreed to a new three-year deal worth up to $10.5 million with $5.25 million guaranteed. Dunbar, who played wide receiver at Florida, has appeared as a defensive back in 40 games with seven starts after signing as an undrafted free agent in 2015. (EXPRESS)
Monday’s College Football Playoff semis (Oklahoma-Georgia, Clemson-Alabama) ended after Express’ deadline
Basketball: Maryland men host Penn State tonight (7, BTN)
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Raiders close in on Gruden Source: Team confident that it will finalize deal to reunite with coach
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NFL The Raiders believe they will be able to complete a deal with Jon Gruden to make him their next coach, according to a person familiar with the deliberations. Oakland fired Jack Del Rio on Sunday after completing a 6-10 season and missing the playoffs. Del Rio’s dismissal came with the possibility of landing Gruden firmly in mind, according to a source who spoke on the condition of anonymity because no deal with Gruden had been struck as of Monday afternoon. According to that person, the negotiations could be complicated, but the Raiders believe that Gruden is ready to return to coaching and is eager to reunite with their franchise. ESPN, which employs Gruden as an analyst on “Monday Night Football” broadcasts, reported Saturday that Raiders owner Mark Davis is prepared to make a lucrative offer to Gruden that potentially could include an ownership stake in the franchise. If ownership is involved in the deal, it would have to be vetted and ratified by NFL owners. It would require the approval of at least 24 of 32 owners league-wide. Gruden coached the Raiders from 1998 through 2001 before being traded to the Buccaneers in a rare transaction orchestrated by late Raiders owner Al Davis, Mark Davis’ father.
Jon Gruden coached the Raiders from 1998-2001 before Al Davis traded him to the Buccaneers.
Gruden’s Bucs beat Oakland in the Super Bowl in his first season with Tampa Bay. Gruden lasted in Tampa through the 2008 season. He has not coached since, although there has been nearly annual speculation about his return. He turns 55 in August. The Raiders, who will move to Las Vegas by 2020, offer Gruden the opportunity to coach a contending team with a productive young quarterback, Derek Carr. ESPN announced Monday that
Gruden assembling staff Jon Gruden reportedly has begun lining up a prospective coaching staff for the Raiders. Gruden is said to be targeting Bengals coordinator Paul Guenther to run his defense in Oakland. Guenther also could be a head coaching candidate in Cincinnati if Marvin Lewis does not re-sign. Lewis’ contract is expiring, but he said Monday that there is “mutual interest” in a return to the Bengals after a 7-9 finish. M.M.
Gruden remains scheduled to call the Titans-Chiefs playoff game Saturday in Kansas City. Mark Davis and the Raiders will have to deal with the fact that Gruden has considered other jobs in previous years without actually taking any of them. He was linked in recent weeks to a possible return to Tampa. But the Buccaneers told their current coach, Dirk Koetter, that they will retain him, prompting speculation that Gruden chose the Raiders over the Buccaneers. Another complicating factor for the Raiders is the Rooney Rule, which requires each NFL team with a head coaching vacancy to interview at least one minority candidate. In 2003, former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue fined Matt Millen, then the president of the Lions, $200,000 for failing to interview a minority candidate before hiring Steve Mariucci. Tagliabue told NFL owners during a meeting that year that any future violation of the rule could result in a fine of $500,000 or more. Millen said that when he hired Mariucci he attempted to interview minority candidates but they declined because they believed Mariucci had already been chosen for the job. Tagliabue wrote to Millen when assessing the fine that although the difficulty of searching for interviewees was out of Millen’s control, the team executive “did not take sufficient steps to satisfy the commitment that you had made.” MARK MASKE
NFL
Four coaches are pushed out as season ends The Giants kicked off the annual purge of coaches early when they fired Ben McAdoo in the first week of December. These teams followed suit at the end of the regular season. (TWP) John Fox The Bears (5-11) fired Fox on Monday after he led them to just 14 wins in 48 games over three seasons. Chicago may seek an offensive-minded coach for his replacement. With Mitchell Trubisky at quarterback, a change in philosophy is in order.
Jim Caldwell His time in Detroit ended Monday despite a 9-7 finish. He led winning seasons in three of his four years with the Lions, but they have missed the postseason twice in three years. Caldwell was 36-28 in Detroit but 0-2 in the playoffs.
Chuck Pagano The Colts let him go shortly after a 22-13 win over the Texans on Sunday gave Indy a 4-12 record. He was 53-43 over six seasons — and 3-3 in the playoffs — but the Colts went 8-8 in 2015 and 2016.
(THE WASHINGTON POST)
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Cardinals coach Arians retires
Bruce Arians announced in a teary news conference Monday that he was retiring as coach of Arizona. The widely expected move ended a five-year stay full of health problems, including a bout with kidney cancer, for the 65-year-old. Arians, who was 49-30-1 in regular-season games and 1-2 in the playoffs, said he realized this summer how much family time he’d missed when his wife told him his son Jake was about to turn 40. (AP)
Panthers defensive coordinator Steve Wilks says Giants, Lions, Colts asked to interview him
He received a four-year extension in 2017 but said Sunday in a news conference following a 30-10 loss to the Chargers that the Raiders (6-10) had fired him. He went 25-23 with Oakland.
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Bills get good news on McCoy’s ankle Bills coach Sean McDermott said test results on running back LeSean McCoy’s injured right ankle were negative, giving him a chance to play Sunday at Jacksonville in an AFC wild-card game. McDermott wouldn’t go into detail except to say the team received “some good news” Monday, a day after McCoy was hurt in a 22-16 win at Miami. The victory combined with Baltimore’s 31-27 loss to Cincinnati gave Buffalo (9-7) its first playoff berth since the 1999 season, ending the longest active postseason drought in the four major pro sports. McCoy was carted off the field after a 3-yard run in the third quarter. He leads Buffalo with 1,138 yards rushing, 59 catches and eight total touchdowns. (AP)
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UCF caps perfect season by beating Auburn 34-27
Isaiah Thomas, sidelined with a hip injury since last season’s Eastern Conference finals, will make his debut for the Cavaliers against the Trail Blazers tonight in Cleveland (7, NBATV). After months of rehab, the All-Star point guard will take the floor for the first time with the Cavaliers, who acquired him last summer in the blockbuster trade that sent Kyrie Irving to the Celtics. Coach Tyronn Lue said Thomas will come off the bench, play limited minutes and not play in back-to-back games as he builds up strength. That means he won’t face his old team Wednesday in Boston. (AP)
McKenzie Milton threw two touchdown passes and ran for 116 yards with another score to lead No. 12 Central Florida to a 34-27 win over No. 7 Auburn in the Peach Bowl on Monday in Atlanta. UCF (13-0) won in its final game with coach Scott Frost, who will become the new coach at Nebraska, his alma mater. Auburn (10-4) took a 20-13 lead in the third quarter on a 4-yard run by Kerryon Johnson, but Milton countered with TD passes to Otis Anderson and Dredrick Snelson. UCF was held under 14 points at halftime for the first time this season but still led 13-6 at the break. (AP)
Outback Bowl: Michigan blows 16-point lead in 26-19 loss to South Carolina, is only Big Ten team to drop a bowl game this season
Citrus Bowl: Notre Dame rallies past LSU 21-17
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January is a boom time for the fitness industry, as millions of Americans flock to health clubs to try to shed excess pounds acquired over the holidays. But for the inexperienced, the gym can pose unexpected hazards. Here are tips to avoid mishaps on the gym floor. (TWP) Use a professional trainer to show you the ropes.
WELLNESS Chances are you, along with millions of other Americans, have grand plans for 2018: Lose weight, get fit, eat healthy, get adequate rest. But unless you’ve planned and prepped carefully, you are about as likely to have success with these goals in the new year as you would be trying to bake a baguette without flour, water, salt and a working oven. “You have to prepare properly. You have to have the right ingredients in place,” says Devin Maier, managing director of Balance Gym in the District. So, seize today and make sure that you are positioned to reach your goals, Maier says. We asked him, along with two other local fitness and health experts, to share ideas on how to make your goals stick in 2018.
Set the right goal If your goal is to “get healthy” in general, make sure you define
that more narrowly to figure out exactly what actions you need to take, says Rebecca Scritchfield, a dietitian and life coach. Does healthy mean weight loss? Sleeping more? Exercising more? Eating healthier? Once you have your goal, start thinking about specific actions. “What actions can you take? What actions do you have control over?” Scritchfield says. And, most importantly, make that goal realistic. A common reason people sour on their New Year’s resolutions is that they didn’t set realistic goals to begin with, Maier says.
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Friday,” Maier suggests. CrossFit and various boutique studios have been particularly successful in creating a sense of community, Maier says. But gyms such as his own, as well as running and cycling groups, can provide that same feeling of belonging. Ask around to see whether your existing community is interested in joining you in your healthful habit. If not, maybe you need to add a new group of people to your life. “You need to surround yourself with people who live the lifestyle you want to live,” Maier says. “Because you want that to become your norm.”
Find your community One often-cited stumbling block is that people don’t necessarily socialize around healthy habits. If you decide to work out instead of going to happy hour, will that make you feel like the odd man or woman out? “Do happy hour Thursday and SoulCycle Wednesday and
Give yourself motivation For a new habit to stick, you need to feel motivated, Scritchfield says. For some people, the answer is to get a personal trainer who can design a program that works and who holds you accountable. For others, it can be a group
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exercise instructor or just a particular kind of music that motivates. “You have to enjoy and like what you do, or it won’t stick,” says Faith Hunter, a District yoga teacher. Some people are motivated by new equipment — be it a new kitchen mixer for smoothies or the latest fitness tracker to count calories and performance.
Make a Plan B Speaking of healthful food, says Scritchfield, what is your Plan B if your goal of cooking healthily doesn’t pan out? Don’t wait until you stumble. Figure out your recovery plan now. What happens if your schedule gets in the way of homecooked meals? How will you address missed workouts? “First of all, know you’re not alone and it’s not hopeless when you screw up,” Scritchfield says. “And then ask yourself, what is my recovery plan?”
Be mindful on treadmills. Studies suggest they cause the most injuries of any type of exercise equipment. Moderate your weightlifting. Focus on good form and sensible weight loads. Be wary of your surroundings. Watch out for weights lying around and slippery areas in gym locker rooms.
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Their retirement plan: Spend it all Q. My parents retired in their mid-60s and are spending so much that they may need to rely on me and my husband in their later years. They have never been good with money. I am obsessed with retirement saving because I look at this stuff as part of my job. I feel bad bringing it up because it seems like I should just be willing to take them in if that happens. CONCERNED Does their “never being good” with finances mean that they don’t always pick the investments you pick? Or are they lighting tiki torches with dollar bills while they default on their electric bill? Financial “crises” can be subjective, so it’s hard to know what the rational stance is here, and where they (and you!) fall on either side of it. But communication can go
far. Try a casual “I’ve learned a lot about retirement finances through my job. Would you ever want to sit down and think through some of this stuff together?” Since you have expertise that they may not, you can offer it in a non-condescending, non-judgmental way, as a help to them — if they want it. Because, ultimately, it is their cash, of course.
everything and people take advantage of it. She is always the one organizing stuff for her volunteer work and for gatherings for her friends. So she gets stressed and exhausted and grumpy. When I try to talk about this with her, she takes it either as a criticism of her nature, or a complaint that she needs to give even more to me and our kids. How do I frame this the right way? HATE WATCHING THIS So, you frame it as not wanting to see your wife stressed and grumpy, which you have a right — and responsibility — to care about. That is the bottom line to emphasize: The results of her lifestyle are not good for her, and you’d have the same concern if the cause was a job, a toxic friendship or an addiction to binge-watching “Ozark.” Here’s the key: Collaborate to help her on this, rather than making it another task for her to-do list. What does she need help with — saying no? Realistically assessing her limits? A baseline list of silent, thankless work she is doing for you and the kids that you may not realize? Get talking about how you want things better for her, not how she’s doing wrong. Send questions to Dr. Andrea Bonior at baggage@wpost .com. Andrea is a licensed clinical psychologist and hosts a live chat Tuesdays at 1 p.m. at washingtonpost.com. Your questions may be used in the chats.
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Emmy winner Lena Waithe (“Master of None”) takes a nuanced approach to this drama about kids and young adults living on Chicago’s crime-ridden South Side. There’s a focus on two specific murders, sure, but what’s more striking is how deftly Waithe and her actors create a strong sense of empathy for the characters’ everyday lives. They are more than just bystanders; if one has to compare “The Chi” to other works in this genre, let’s just say it’s less “The Wire” and more “Treme.”
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‘The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story’
‘Counterpart’
10 p.m. Jan. 17 on FX
Academy Award winner J.K. Simmons gets dual roles in this dark mind-bender. In one dimension, Howard Silk is a longtime schmo who labors at a desk job in a Berlin-based U.N. intelligence office; but in another dimension, he’s a ruthless agent who must cross over to this dimension to take care of some deadly business. Bullets fly, but it’s more interesting to watch Simmons in scenes where Howards No. 1 and 2 realize how different — yet still alike — they are. The pilot episode is available to stream now.
8 p.m. Jan. 21 on Starz
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Having ignited a nonfiction re-enactment craze with “The People v. O.J. Simpson,” Ryan Murphy and company return with this less-remembered tale of the serial killer (Andrew Cunanan, played by Darren Criss) who murdered Versace (Edgar Ramirez) on the steps of the fashion mogul’s Miami mansion in 1997. The first episode hits a sweet spot between fact and sensation — especially when Donatella Versace (Penelope Cruz) arrives to take over her brother’s empire.
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‘The Looming Tower’
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Feb. 2 on Netflix
Feb. 28 on Hulu
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This series adaptation of Richard K. Morgan’s 2002 cyberpunk novel certainly looks like a million bucks, based on a quick preview of the pilot episode. It’s set in the 2400s, where consciousness is digitized and transferrable on vertabrae-like hard drives. Thus, an interstellar warrior (Will Yun Lee) is revived in a new body “sleeve” (“The Killing’s” Joel Kinnaman) by a billionaire (James Purefoy) who wants him to solve a murder.
Lawrence Wright’s Pulitzer-winning book about the events that led up to the Sept. 11 attacks works as an instantly absorbing 10-episode miniseries (produced by “Going Clear’s” Alex Gibney and “Capote’s” Dan Futterman) that plays a little like a late-’90s “Homeland,” with an added inexorable sense of dread about what’s ahead. Jeff Daniels stars as FBI counterterrorism expert John O’Neill, and Tahar Rahim (“A Prophet”) is terrific as agent Ali Soufan.
Loosely based on journalist Michael Sokolove’s book “Drama High,” this engaging series from Jason Katims (“Friday Night Lights”) takes some of “Glee’s” exuberance and mixes it with a “This Is Us”-style feel. Josh Radnor stars as a high school English teacher who takes over the drama department with the unlikely goal of staging a musical that’s more provocative than another production of “Grease.” (Answer? “Spring Awakening.”) HANK STUEVER (THE WASHINGTON POST)
“Star Wars: The Last Jedi” surpasses “Beauty and the Beast” as 2017’s top-grossing film with $517.1M
TELEVISION Ellen DeGeneres, known for keeping her comedy on the nice side, lets her inner meanie out for “Ellen’s Game of Games.” NBC’s new prime-time game show, which begins its regular run at 8 p.m. today after a December sneak peek, subjects its contestants to minor-league torments that delight host and executive producer DeGeneres. “It’s hilarious to see the panic and fear on their faces if they get the answer wrong,” she says. The possible consequences include being drenched with something gooey or launched airborne or dropped through the stage floor. “But no one can get hurt,” she adds. “It’s only public humiliation. It builds character, and to win $100,000 it’s what we must go through.” That’s the top prize for those who conquer a variety of games, including some played on DeGeneres’ syndicated daytime talk show — “but on steroids; bigger, higher and more dangerous,” she says — and newly devised ones. Challenges on the hour-long show include Blindfolded Musical Chairs, Dizzy Dash and Scary Go Round. The host’s quick patter fills in the gaps, with an assist from “Ellen” DJ and sidekick Stephen “tWitch” Boss. “When you have times that are difficult or stressful in the world … we need a place to look at something that’s mindless but entertaining,” DeGeneres says. LYNN ELBER (AP)
Season 2 of “A Series of Unfortunate Events” to debut March 30 on Netflix
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AHC Inc. is seeking a dynamic and highly motivated individual to join its real estate development team. The firm is a leading regional player in affordable and mixed-income rental housing development and has accumulated a substantial track record of completing large, complex, and innovative transactions. Candidates must have extensive real estate development experience; however, prior affordable housing experience is not a pre-requisite.
Through the years, AHC has become recognized regionally as a leader in the construction and renovation of apartment buildings. These efforts have improved the quality of life for thousands of low-and-moderate income residents in the Washington-Baltimore metro area and have strengthened many local neighborhoods. The corporate office is located in Arlington, VA. Please see our website at www.ahcinc.org.
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The Development Manager role is broadly defined at AHC and the selected individual will have responsibility for the full range of tasks associated with each assigned project from initial concept through construction completion and lease-up. The Development Manager will report to the Director, Baltimore. Key Responsibilities: Work with the Director and Multifamily Division team members to: H Identify potential new projects, and lead efforts to obtain site control, including the preparation of responses to public/private RFPs; H Generate development budgets and pro forma to evaluate financial feasibility; H Obtain acquisition, construction, and permanent financing; H Obtain required entitlements and/or jurisdictional financial support H Coordinate the underwriting and closing process, including document review; H Evaluate and select third-party professionals to be development team members; H Oversee the development of construction and/or renovation plans and manage development team members during all phases of development/construction; H Present to AHC’s Board of Directors, jurisdictional partners and community groups. As needed, attend night and/or weekend meetings to obtain project approvals. Minimum Requirements: H BS/BA in Finance, Real Estate, or other relevant discipline; H Five-years’ experience in affordable or market-rate multifamily housing development or project management; H Demonstrated experience preparing development budgets and financial projections; H Excellent oral, written and interpersonal skills; H A strong entrepreneurial drive and desire to take ownership of development projects while working well within a team environment; H Knowledge of construction, property operations and other applicable fields also desirable Send resumes & salary requirements to HR via email to (jobs@ahcinc.org) or fax to 703-4860653 for immediate consideration. E/O/E.
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The Construction Manager will oversee all aspects of the day-to-day management of construction projects. Responsibilities include: monitoring and coordinating work performed by contractors, architectural, engineering, and construction firms to ensure adherence to plans & specifications, project budget, and project schedule. The position reports to the Vice President, Construction. Minimum requirements: Bachelors degree in architecture, engineering, or related field. Five to eight years experience in multi-family residential construction can be substituted for education; thorough knowledge of all federal, state, and local building codes; knowledge of federally funded housing programs; valid driver’s license & an automobile for job related trips; ability to handle an independent case load & conduct work as required; ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing; working knowledge of MS Word, Excel & computerized specification & cost estimating software. To apply: Send resumes and salary requirements to HR via email at (jobs@ahcinc.org) or via fax at 703-486-0653, for immediate consideration. E/O/E. IT
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1893: The U.S. Postal Service issues its first-ever set of commemorative stamps to honor the upcoming World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago as well as the quadricentennial of Christopher Columbus’ voyage.
1935: Bruno Hauptmann goes on trial in Flemington, N.J., on charges of kidnapping and murdering the 20-month-old son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh. (Hauptmann was found guilty, and executed.)
1991: Sharon Pratt is sworn in as mayor of Washington, D.C., becoming the first black woman to head a city of Washington’s size and prominence.
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Rumer Willis is removing the tattoo on her right arm honoring her 2015 “Dancing With the Stars” win because, according to Page Six, she’s “heartbroken” that her “DWTS” partner Val Chmerkovskiy is dating fellow “DWTS” pro Jenna Johnson. Willis and Chmerkovskiy did not date, but a source said Willis was “infatuated” with her partner when they won, and now she “feels like a fool.” (EXPRESS)
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Robbers get away with Kyle’s piggy bank More than $1 million in jewelry was stolen from the California home of “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Kyle Richards and husband Mauricio Umansky. Page Six reported that the $8.2 million property, which the couple just bought in October, was burglarized Wednesday. The LAPD responded to a call Thursday morning. Richards and her family were vacationing in Aspen, Colo., which she had been documenting on social media. (EXPRESS)
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Dylan Sprouse prefers the term ‘unemployed’ Dylan Sprouse of “The Suite Life of Zack & Cody” fame told Vulture he takes offense at the phrase “former child star.” “That term is so derogatory,” he said. “Even ‘young actor’ sounds better. … It also implies past tense. It implies you’ve already failed, right? I was actually naive enough to think that people wouldn’t think of it in that way.” (EXPRESS)
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Maria Menounos and fiance Keven Undergaro got married in a live-televised, surprise wedding Sunday night in New York City. The pair tied the knot just before midnight in Times Square during Fox’s New Year’s Eve broadcast, which Menounos was co-hosting with Steve Harvey. The TV personality surprised her parents with the news just before the ceremony, which was officiated by Harvey. (Menounos’ mother is battling stage 4 brain cancer.) People magazine reported that the couple, who have been together for 20 years, planned the wedding in just two weeks. (EXPRESS)
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