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‘We are resilient’ D.C.’s Mayor Bowser takes the oath of office for her second term 4

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President Trump rejects the Democrats’ plan to end the shutdown as a White House meeting with congressional leaders ends with neither side budging on border wall funding 9

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Metro is set to begin allowing bikes on trains during rush hour 6

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GOLDER BOULDER:

POLICE INCIDENTS: HOT SAUCE

POLICE INCIDENTS: BANANA

POLICE INCIDENTS: SPIDER

People take selfies Wednesday beside a boulder called “the thick Swede,” which was painted golden by unknown persons, at the bank of the river Elbe in Hamburg, Germany.

1 a.m. Taco Bell visitors are not known for skill in problem-solving

‘Midwestern nice’ means assault can be committed only with fruits

Arachnid’s violent death rudely relegated to mere parenthetical

Police in Oklahoma City were looking for a man who fired a gun into a Taco Bell after he didn’t get the sauce he wanted. Authorities said the confrontation happened after 1 a.m. Monday. No one was hurt, but a drive-thru window was shot out. Employees said the man was in a vehicle at the drive-thru when he started yelling about not getting enough hot or taco sauce. He then opened fire before going into the restaurant. (AP)

A man in Des Moines, Iowa, was jailed Monday for assaulting a convenience store clerk with a banana, among other items, KCCI-TV reported.

Rogelio Tapia got into a domestic dispute at a QuikTrip; when the clerk tried to intervene, he chased her around the store, which is when the banana became involved. “The banana assault really happened,” the Des Moines Police Department noted on Facebook. (EXPRESS)

Police in Western Australia responded to an emergency call over what turned out to be an arachnophobic man screaming at a spider, The Guardian reported Wednesday. A passerby in suburban Perth had called police after hearing the man repeatedly yell, “Why don’t you die?!” The Wanneroo police log of the incident read, in part, “No injuries sighted (except to spider).” The man apologized for inconveniencing police. (EXPRESS)

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The fight to save their home THE DISTRICT Victoria Scheinman credits the Healthy Babies project for teaching her to be the sort of mother she never had when she was growing up at a Ukrainian orphanage.

The nonprofit organization in Northeast Washington houses her and her two young sons, along with five other young mothers and their babies, and teaches skills to more than 300 young women and girls annually in the District. “When I came here, I had nowhere to go, no family,� Scheinman recalls. Her relationship with her adoptive mother had broken down. Her son Jacob was 6 weeks old. “I had this just-born fresh baby. I had to learn to be a mom. I was 18. Jacob cried a lot, and everyone at the house would pitch in. He was always being held by somebody.�

Now, the Healthy Babies Project is scrambling to raise money to try to keep possession of the families’ house, a one-level brick building not far from the Minnesota Avenue Metro station that

BONNIE JO MOUNT (THE WASHINGTON POST)

Charity for moms and babies in Northeast D.C. is trying to stay put

Victoria Scheinman, 23, lives with her two sons in the Healthy Babies home.

serves all at once as classroom and office space and home to a half-dozen toddlers and their moms.

The landlord wants to sell the building, so the organization is trying to raise money so that it can buy the building itself.

The organization offered $450,000, but District tax assessors said in 2018 that the property is worth $633,570, almost $100,000 more than the 2017 estimate. The owner is asking $650,000 for the house.

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“I always wanted to do housing. A lot of the girls were homeless when they were coming in to us. My vision for the agency came to be a reality.�

REGINE ELIE, executive director of the Healthy Babies Project in Northeast Washington

Even with significant supporters, including Marriott, which made a $50,000 donation, the goal of buying the building is a tough one. So far, executive director Regine Elie has drummed up more than $130,000 in donations.

Since moving into the building in 2012, the organization has put a lot of work into fixing it up. Elie found donors and volunteers to provide carpeting for the bare floors and a playground out front for the many resident children; she got churches and other groups to decorate each individual bedroom in its own theme; she got Sherwin Williams to provide paint for the walls.

Re-creating all of this in a new house would be a daunting burden that Elie hopes she won’t have to face. This is the house that she worked hard to convert to meet the many needs of her clients — pregnant and parenting young women up to age 24.

It’s what Elie first dreamed of when she came to Healthy Babies Project, which was founded in 1990. “I always wanted to do housing,� she said. “A lot of the girls were homeless when they were coming in to us. My vision for the agency came to be a reality.�

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No ‘victory lap,’ Bowser says Mayor starts 2nd term in District by warning against complacency

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, left, is sworn in Wednesday at the Washington Convention Center.

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THE DISTRICT D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser took the oath of office Wednesday, becoming the first mayor in 16 years re-elected to lead the nation’s capital and the first woman to serve multiple terms.

After attending an interfaith prayer service at a church in Mount Vernon Square, Bowser, D, headed to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center for a ceremony in which other local lawmakers were sworn in. Every incumbent won re-election last year, unusual in a city where residents in recent years have tended to topple their elected leaders.

“Today, I follow in the footsteps of Marion Barry and Anthony Williams and take this oath for a second time,” Bowser said.

“Like them, I do not view a second term as a chance to warm the seat but to think and act boldly as we work together to take on our toughest challenges.”

She begins another four-year term as the city’s economy continues to boom amid rapid gentrification, as the District enjoys a AAA bond rating and as the population has broken the 700,000 mark — a dramatic resurgence. The 46-year-old Washington native did not have to defend her record during a low-key re-election campaign that drew no serious challenger.

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disparities persist between the rich and poor, differences that are particularly pronounced between the largely African-American neighborhoods east of the Anacostia River and the rest of the city.

“When people ask what I want to be remembered for, it comes down to this — a relentless commitment to a fair shot for every single D.C. resident. Period,” Bowser said, adding later, “We can’t take a victory lap as a whole if African-Americans in our city continue to see lagging wages and a huge income disparity with their white neighbors.”

In her first term, the mayor’s biggest achievements have included the closure of the D.C.

“I don’t react kindly to people talking bad about our city … even if you’re the president.”

D.C. MAYOR MURIEL BOWSER, at her swearing-in for her second term, on President Trump, with whom she’s frequently clashed

General homeless mega-shelter and the creation of a network of smaller shelters for homeless families. She shepherded new developments, including an entertainment and sports arena in impoverished Ward 8 and Audi

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“It’s not anything external, just kind of a need to focus on a whole bunch of grandchildren.”

SEN. DICK BLACK, an outspoken conservative Virginia lawmaker in a competitive district, saying Wednesday he won’t seek re-election this year, a decision that could make it harder for Republicans to keep their slim majority in the state Senate

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MARYLAND

Board votes against natural gas pipeline

Two fatal shootings Tuesday mark Baltimore’s first homicides of 2019

Field at Buzzard Point.

Bowser’s priorities for 2019 include taxing and regulating the sale of marijuana — which may be possible after the Democratic takeover of the House — as well as launching a new hospital in Southeast, coaxing the Redskins to return to the District and promoting the District’s campaign for statehood.

Bowser urged fiscal caution, warning that the city’s recent revenue boom could crumble under a recession.

“We are resilient, but we are not financial-tsunami-proof,” Bowser said. “We must resist writing checks now that we cannot cash in recessionary times.”

FENIT NIRAPPIL (THE WASHINGTON POST)

A board of high-ranking Maryland officials on Wednesday rejected a proposed pipeline across the western part of the state that would carry natural gas produced in Pennsylvania to West Virginia.

The Board of Public Works voted 3-0 against an easement for TransCanada’s pipeline. It would run under the Potomac River near Hancock, Md. Comptroller Peter Franchot, a Democrat, cited testimony that the pipeline could bring Maryland environmental problems without economic benefits. The board also includes Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican, and Treasurer Nancy Kopp, a Democrat. (AP) THE DISTRICT

Marine shot and killed in barracks identified A 20-year-old U.S. Marine from Minnesota was killed in a shooting at the Marine Barracks in D.C., his mother said Wednesday.

Markelle Kuznia said that the military notified her late Tuesday that her son, Riley Kuznia, died early that morning. The Marine Corps said in a statement that the shooting was under investigation and that there was no danger to local residents.

Marine Corps spokesman Chief Gunnery Sgt. John Jackson said circumstances of the shooting were not being released yet, but he did say the wound “was not self-inflicted.” (AP) THE DISTRICT

First homicide victim of new year identified D.C.’s first homicide victim of 2019 was identified Wednesday as a 19-year-old man who was found shot in the stairwell of an apartment building in Southeast, according to D.C. police. Police said Shamar Marbury, of Northeast, was pronounced dead at a hospital about 45 minutes after he was shot about 8:40 p.m. Tuesday. No arrest has been made and police did not discuss a motive. (TWP)

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Transit agency says that 7000-series trains have more open space TRANSPORTATION Starting Monday morning, Metrorail riders are going to have to make room for bicycles during rush hour.

Metro announced Wednesday it is lifting its ban on bringing bikes onto trains during morning and afternoon rush

hours, “provided that space is available.”

While adding bikes could make already crowded trains feel tighter, Metro said in a press release that the change can be made “without significant negative effects,” partly because newer 7000-series trains have more open space.

The idea was raised in an internal Metro report in May as one way the transit agency could increase ridership, noting that

JOHN KELLY (THE WASHINGTON POST)

Metro allows bikes during rush hour Metrorail’s liberalized policy regarding bicycles on trains begins Monday.

subways in San Francisco, New York and Atlanta allow people to bring bikes on trains at all times.

“We believe this change supports ridership growth,” Metro Chief Operating Officer Joe

Arlington police investigate “suspicious death” after New Year’s Day stabbing is reported

Leader said in the release.

The move was hailed by Washington Area Bicyclist Association Executive Director Greg Billing.

“Bicycling extends the reach of Metrorail for customers at

the beginning and end of their trip,” he said in Metro’s release.

When Metro first opened, it didn’t allow bicycles at all. However, it began permitting bikes in 1982 with a paid permit and only on weekends. In 2001, the permits were eliminated and bikes were allowed on weekdays, except during rush hour.

Metro asked riders with bikes to not use the center doors of trains to avoid blocking doors or aisles.

The agency said it will monitor whether the policy needs to be modified. Metro also said it could restrict bicycles on trains during busy events like the July 4 fireworks and Inauguration Day. KERY MURAKAMI (EXPRESS)

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nation+world On his first day in office, Brazil’s leader takes aim at indigenous groups SAO PAULO Newly installed President Jair Bolsonaro issued executive orders targeting Brazil’s indigenous groups, descendants of slaves and the LGBT community in the first hours of his administration, moving quickly after a campaign in which the far-right leader said he would radically overhaul many aspects of life in Latin America’s largest nation.

One of the orders issued late Tuesday, hours after his inauguration, likely will make it all but impossible for new lands to be identified and demarcated for

indigenous communities. Areas set aside for “quilombolas,” as descendants of former slaves are known, are also affected by the decision.

Another order removed the concerns of the LGBT community from consideration by the new human rights ministry.

In a move favorable to his allies in agribusiness, which have criticized giving large swaths of lands to the indigenous, Bolsonaro transferred the responsibilities for delineating indigenous territories from the Justice Ministry to the Agriculture Ministry.

The new agriculture minister, Tereza Cristina, is part of the agribusiness caucus in Brazil’s lower house and has opposed requests from native communities.

ERALDO PERES (AP)

Bolsonaro targets minorities

Brazil’s president, Jair Bolsonaro, issued orders affecting the LGBT community on his first day in office.

Bolsonaro, a former army captain and longtime congressman, said during his presidential campaign that he would stop

making what he calls concessions to native Brazilians and quilombolas.

“Less than one million people live in those places isolated from the real Brazil,” Bolsonaro tweeted Wednesday. “They are explored and manipulated by nonprofits. Together we will integrate those citizens and give value to all Brazilians.”

The Justice Ministry previously handled demarcation of indigenous lands through the FUNAI agency, which also oversees other initiatives for indigenous communities. Bolsonaro’s order is raising uncertainties about FUNAI by shifting it to a new ministry that is headed by an ultraconservative evangelical pastor. MAURICIO SAVARESE (AP)

2 women enter Hindu temple, breaking ban

NASA

Six die in Denmark’s worst train accident in over 30 years

ULTIMA THULE

A NASA spacecraft 4 billion miles from Earth yielded its first close-up pictures Wednesday of the most distant celestial object ever explored, depicting what looks like a reddish snowman. Ultima Thule, as the small, icy object has been dubbed, was found to consist of two fusedtogether spheres, one of them three times bigger than the other, extending about 21 miles in length. (AP)

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NASA shares images of object

NYBORG, DENMARK | One of two trains involved in a crash Wednesday morning sits atop Denmark’s Great Belt Bridge. Authorities believe a passenger train hit falling cargo from a passing freight train, leaving six people dead and at least 16 hurt. It was Denmark’s worst train accident since 1988, when a derailment killed eight and hurt 72.

The bridge had been closed to cars the previous night because of high winds, but trains were still allowed.

U.N. Security Council gets 5 new members; Dominican Republic starts out as group’s president

NEW DELHI Two women in southern India made history early Wednesday by entering a renowned Hindu temple where women of childbearing age have not been allowed for centuries.

The women — a university professor and a government employee, both in their 40s — entered the inner sanctum of the Sabarimala temple about 3:45 a.m., a local news agency said.

The shrine is dedicated to Lord Ayyappa, a deity who is considered celibate, and tradition forbade women of menstruating age from entering.

In September, however, India’s Supreme Court ruled that all women had the right to worship at Sabarimala, which sits in a tiger reserve in the southern state of Kerala.

After the ruling, more than a dozen women between the ages of 10 and 50 attempted to enter the temple. But all turned back after facing threats and physical intimidation by protesters.

On Wednesday, one of the women who entered said other worshipers didn’t object.

A backlash swiftly followed news of the women’s entry.

The head priest closed the temple for an hour to carry out a “purification ritual.” Clashes broke out between protesters and police in the state capital of Thiruvananthapuram.

On Jan. 22, the Supreme Court will hear a petition challenging its temple ruling.

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New bill prohibits use of toxic flame retardants in household products in Mass.

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A unity test for Democrats

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U.S. ambassador meets with detained American

POLITICS The House’s transformation from a body consumed for eight years by Republican infighting to one dominated by Democrats will be complete today.

About 100 freshmen will take the oath of office, including 63 Democrats whose victories pushed Republicans out of power in the party’s biggest gains since the post-Watergate election of 1974. This group has the chance to be a historic class based on its size and, importantly, the unique backgrounds of many newcomers.

“Their strength is in their unity,” said Rep. Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., who helped elect many of the freshmen as the party’s campaign chairman. “To pass legislation out of the House, you need 217 other members raising their hand with you. . . . The new members, 63 strong, are already a quarter of the way there, to be able to deliver those policy shifts.”

But this group includes several young, liberal rising stars and nearly two dozen moderates, potentially competing factions whose priorities Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., will have to balance when she becomes speaker, as is likely. Those tensions are poised to shape legislative efforts on infrastructure, climate change and health care as the party heads toward the 2020 presidential primaries.

MELINA MARA (THE WASHINGTON POST)

Party welcomes influx of liberals, moderates as it takes over House

From left, Sylvia Garcia of Texas, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Debbie Mucarsel-Powell of Florida, and Abby Finkenauer of Iowa are among the 63 Democratic freshman representatives in the 116th Congress.

Lujan predicted the freshmen will bring about a “complete shift with getting things done” in 2019.

“They’re not asking permission to do things,” said Lujan, who plans to serve as a liaison between leadership and the freshmen.

“They’re going to lean in, and we’re going to achieve success.”

The chamber will be more diverse than at any time in its history. Thirty-three women and 20 people of color are poised to join House Democrats. In contrast, House Republicans are projected to be about 90 percent white men.

“What all of this means for Congress is an expansion of ideas and a new inclusion of experiences that will, in the end, lead to better legislation,” said incoming Congressional Black Caucus

Liberal revolt on Day 1?

Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., and Rep.elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., said they will vote against a package of rules changes endorsed

by Nancy Pelosi, the incoming speaker. They said they will vote no because of the inclusion of a fiscal measure known as “pay as you go,” or PAYGO, that would require the House to offset any spending so as not to increase the budget deficit. (TWP)

Chair Karen Bass, D-Calif.

The Congressional Progressive Caucus will have more power than at any time in recent history after adding at least 20 lawmakers. Projected to include about 40 percent of House Democrats, the

group will be the largest valuesbased caucus, with several members in Democratic leadership.

Liberal growth in the House will be matched by the rising number of centrist Democrats, after two dozen incoming members won districts Trump carried in 2016.

CPC co-chair Mark Pocan, D-Wis., played down tensions within the party.

“We’re going to come out of the gate as unified Democrats around the issues we campaigned on — raising the minimum wage, an infrastructure bill, prescription drug costs and [political reforms],” he said. “It’s going to be the Senate and the White House that will be our bigger barriers.” ELISE VIEBECK AND PAUL KANE (THE WASHINGTON POST)

U.S. ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman met Wednesday in Moscow with a Michigan man who has been detained on espionage charges. Huntsman said he offered support and assistance to Paul Whelan, and later spoke to the man’s family by phone, but he would not discuss the case in detail. Russian Federal Security Service said Whelan was caught “during an espionage operation.” Whelan, 48, is a corporate security executive and former Marine. (AP) RUSSIA

Death toll rises to 33 in apartment collapse Search crews in Russia pulled more bodies Wednesday from a pile of rubble where part of an apartment building collapsed Monday in the city of Magnitogorsk. The known death toll rose to 33. The people found dead since the collapse included six children. Officials said the explosion was likely caused by a gas leak. (AP) MEXICO

President looks to recruit 50K for National Guard Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador used his first news conference of 2019 to start recruitment for his new National Guard, which will become the country’s primary security force. He said Mexico hopes to recruit about 50,000 civilians to add to the guard’s initial composition of military personnel and federal police. (AP) SOMALIA

Top U.N. official expelled over critical comments

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“He is without question the worst president we’ve ever had. ... There’s not even a close second to him.”

FORMER SENATE MAJORITY LEADER HARRY REID, a Democrat, calling President Trump “the worst president” in U.S. history in a New York Times Magazine article published Wednesday. Reid added that “he’ll lie. He’ll cheat. You can’t reason with him.”

Apple sees significant slump in iPhone sales, attributes the drop to China

Somalia’s government took the unusually drastic step of expelling the United Nations’ most senior official in the country late Tuesday. Nicholas Haysom was expelled after he questioned the detention of a former al-Shabab leader contesting regional elections. (AP)

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Meeting goes nowhere Trump, Democrats say they won’t budge on wall funding as shutdown continues

(THE WASHINGTON POST)

CATHERINE LUCEY (AP)

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President Trump on Wednesday continued to advance false claims about the border wall. He said the wall would be paid for by Mexico as part of a new North American trade agreement, which is not true. He also tweeted that “Much of the Wall has already been fully renovated or built.” This is also not true. Some wall and fencing have been replaced during the Trump administration, but there is little evidence that new barriers have been established along the 2,000-mile border. And Trump estimated that there are 30 to 35 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S., triple the estimate of the Department of Homeland Security.

he said the current border is “like a sieve” and noted the tear gas “flying” overnight to deter arrivals.

Pelosi, who is expected to become speaker today, said Tuesday that Democrats would take action to “end the Trump Shutdown” by passing legislation today to reopen government.

“We are giving the Republicans the opportunity to take yes for an answer,” she wrote in a letter to colleagues. “Senate Republicans have already supported this legislation, and if they reject it now, they will be fully complicit in chaos and destruction of the President’s third shutdown of his term.”

But the Republican-led Senate appears unlikely to consider the Democratic bills. A spokesman for GOP leader Mitch McConnell said Republicans would not take action without Trump’s backing.

Even if only symbolic, passage of the bills in the House would put fresh pressure on the president. At the same time, administration officials said Trump was in no rush for a resolution to the impasse, believing he has public opinion and his base on his side.

The Democratic package to end the shutdown would include one bill to temporarily fund the Department of Homeland Security at current levels — with $1.3 billion for border security, far less than Trump has said he wants for the wall — through Feb. 8 as talks continued.

It would also include another measure to fund the departments of Agriculture, Interior, Housing and Urban Development and others closed by the partial shutdown. That measure would provide money through the remainder of the fiscal year, to Sept. 30. LISA MASCARO AND

JACQUELYN MARTIN (AP)

POLITICS No one budged at President Trump’s White House meeting with congressional leaders Wednesday, so the partial government shutdown persisted through a 12th day over his demand for billions of dollars to build a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico. They’ll try again Friday.

In one big change, the new Congress convenes today with Democrats taking majority control of the House, and Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi said outside the White House that there would be rapid passage of legislation to reopen the government — without funds for the border wall. But the White House has rejected that package, and Trump said ahead of the session with the congressional leaders that the partial shutdown will last “as long as it takes” to get the funding he wants.

“Could be a long time or could be quickly,” Trump said during lengthy comments at a Cabinet meeting at the White House.

Democrats said they asked Trump directly during Wednesday’s private meeting held in the Situation Room why he wouldn’t consider their package of bills.

One measure would open most of the shuttered government departments at funding levels already agreed to by all sides.

“I said, Mr. President, Give me one good reason why you should continue your shutdown,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said afterward. “He could not give a good answer.”

House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy said there’s no need to prolong the shutdown and he was disappointed the talks did not produce a resolution.

He complained that Democrats interrupted Homeland Security

President Trump held a Cabinet meeting Wednesday at the White House, top, before he met privately with Democratic leaders Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer, bottom, and others to discuss the government shutdown.

officials who were trying to describe a dire border situation.

He said the leaders plan to return to the White House on Friday to continue negotiations.

The two sides have traded offers, but their talks broke down ahead of the holidays. On Wednesday, Trump also rejected his own administration’s offer to accept $2.5 billion for the wall.

That offer was made when Vice President Pence and other top officials met with Schumer at the start of the shutdown. Instead, on Wednesday Trump repeatedly pushed for $5.6 billion.

Making his case ahead of the afternoon session with Democratic and Republican leaders,

Dozens killed in two days of fighting among rebels in northern Syria

Trump’s false claims

Trump blasts Romney over critical op-ed POLITICS Mitt Romney, the 2012 GOP presidential nominee and incoming Utah senator, has set himself apart from other Republicans in the new Congress with a blistering attack on President Trump’s leadership and character, triggering what could become a new GOP rivalry.

In a Washington Post column published two days before Romney was sworn into office, he said Trump’s “conduct over the past two years, particularly his actions last month, is evidence that the president has not risen to the mantle of the office.”

Trump replied by tweeting that he hoped Romney wouldn’t follow in the footsteps of Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., who often criticized Trump and paid the price, opting to retire rather than risk losing a primary. “Be a TEAM player & WIN!” Trump wrote.

Romney credited Trump for cutting corporate taxes, stripping out what he called excessive regulation and appointing conservative judges. But he said a president must also demonstrate honesty and integrity and elevate the national discourse.

Trump said during a Cabinet meeting Wednesday that he was surprised by Romney’s comments. “People are very upset with what he did,” Trump said. He also referenced Romney’s 2012 election loss to President Obama. “If he fought the way he fights me... he would have won the election,” Trump said. KEVIN FREKING (AP)

Three migrant fishermen receive Greek citizenship for helping rescue people from water during wildfire

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Pentagon spokeswoman quits POLITICS The Defense Department’s top spokeswoman, who had been under investigation since May over whether she mistreated employees, abruptly resigned Monday night within hours of the departure of Defense Secretary Jim Mattis.

Dana White said on Twitter: “I appreciate the opportunity afforded to me by this administration to serve alongside Secretary Mattis, our service members and all the civilians who support them. It has been my honor and privilege. Stay safe and God bless.”

A Defense Department spokesperson on Tuesday confirmed W hite had re signed from her White position as assistant to the Secretary of Defense for public affairs.

It is not clear whether White’s departure was related to reports of the probe by the inspector general to determine whether she mistreated staff members or retaliated against them after they raised concerns.

The Pentagon’s media operations office on Tuesday did

not respond to emailed questions about the status of the investigation.

Six current and former Pentagon officials had said at least two complaints were filed against White. The probe focused in part on how staff members carried out personal tasks for her, such as retrieving her dry cleaning, getting her lunch and driving her to work during a snowstorm.

At least five staff members had been abruptly transferred or removed since White, a Trump Administration political appointee, took over in April 2017.

THOMAS HEATH (THE WASHINGTON POST)

Pakistan’s military says it shot down a second Indian drone in two days in Pakistani airspace over Kashmir

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Oregon allowing roadkill for food A new law that went into effect Jan. 1 means people in Oregon will be able to harvest and eat roadkill. Lawmakers in 2017 approved the measure, which states that “salvaging deer and elk struck by vehicles is legal in Oregon.” People must complete and submit an application for a permit within 24 hours of salvaging the elk or deer. About 20 other states allow people to take meat from animals killed by vehicles. (AP) Turkey detains 12 ISIS suspects, including 2 women wanted by France

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Terrell Suggs and the Ravens’ defense allowed the fewest yards per game in the NFL this season.

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Spotlight on defenses Ravens and other stingy teams play this weekend as high-powered offenses await NFL The story of this NFL season has been offense, with Patrick Mahomes throwing for 50 TDs and more than 5,000 yards for Kansas City, Drew Brees setting more records at age 39 in New Orleans, and Sean McVay’s offense tormenting opposing teams all year long for the Rams.

Those potent offenses, however, will get the opening weekend of the postseason off, which may give wild-card weekend a bit of a throwback look as six of the league’s top 10 defenses, including the Ravens’, take center stage.

The Ravens, who host the Los Angeles Chargers at 1:05 p.m.

Sunday, allowed just 292.9 yards per game this season, the fewest in the league. They also held opponents to the lowest completion percentage in the NFL, and were second-stingiest in opponent passer ratings. They also finished second in points allowed to the Bears, who are also in action this weekend. Chicago hosts the

Eagles at 4:40 p.m. Sunday.

So after one of the most prolific offensive regular seasons in NFL history, can defenses still lead the way to a championship?

“I don’t think the league really wants that or cares to have that thing again,” said San Francisco cornerback Richard Sherman, a key member of the Seattle Seahawks’ 2013 championship defense. “They care more about offensive football, so that’s what they’ll get.”

Broncos linebacker Todd Davis, who helped lead Denver to a Super Bowl victory in 2016, said he thinks defense can still lead the way.

“I don’t feel like it has to be 51-54,” he said, referring to the final score of an instant-classic offensive battle this season between the Chiefs and Rams.

“I feel like you can really stop teams if you play close defense, you play tight on receivers, play great in man coverage and you can really stop people.”

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92.9

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5.6

The average number of yards per play this season, the highest in league history.

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The average number of points scored in each NFL game this season, the highest figure on record aside from 46.8 in 2013. (AP)

perhaps has never been harder, with the intimidating hits on receivers and quarterbacks now outlawed, even the most minor downfield contact resulting in penalties, and quarterbacks more accurate and efficient

Houston hires Dana Holgorsen away from West Virginia to be next football coach

than ever while running the new spread offenses.

Dallas defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli, an assistant on the 2002 Tampa Bay team that won a Super Bowl behind its defense, said stricter rules about contact are no excuse to lag on defense.

“They still let us hit, OK?” he said. “We’ve got to hit them. And we’ve got to make it a physical game.”

The Cowboys, who host the Seahawks at 8:15 p.m. Saturday, rank in the top 10 in scoring defense and yards allowed.

The Bears doubled down on their defensive investment this season, adding elite pass rusher Khalil Mack. Defensive end Akiem Hicks said he thinks his team will get it done on defense.

“Dominant, that’s it,” he said.

“We are aggressive. We like to hit. All the stuff that I was [saying] before the season started, we’re everything that we said we were. And hopefully we can get to another level for these playoffs.” (AP/EXPRESS)

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Ovi to skip game, serve suspension The Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin told the NHL he will not attend the All-Star Game in San Jose on Jan. 26, after fans voted him the Metropolitan Division captain. Overchkin said he wants the extra rest, and the league will require him to miss a game immediately before or after the AllStar Game as a penalty for skipping the event.

Washington plays in Toronto before the break and hosts Calgary after it. The Capitals’ Stanley Cup run made Ovechkin’s offseason a month shorter than in previous years. He leads the NHL with 29 goals and his average ice time of 21 minutes, 9 seconds is a minute higher than last season.

The Capitals play tonight at St. Louis (8 p.m., NBCSWA).

(THE WASHINGTON POST)

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Nats keep some mystery in their Harper pursuit Agent Boras seems to be pitching directly to team owner Lerner

Tomlin tries to explain rift with Brown

The Nationals have been reluctant to confirm that they have been meeting with Bryce Harper.

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NATIONALS A hush settled in over the baseball world recently, a polite quiet that allowed everyone a break for the holidays, at least on the outside. But as the calendar turned, the free agent market continued to churn, seemingly held in place by Bryce Harper and Manny Machado, who simply will not make up their minds.

Machado’s market is taking shape, with the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies emerging as legitimate suitors, according to reports. But Harper’s remains maddeningly unclear. The Nationals remain the only team known to have made him a formal offer. And they may have circled back to him.

According to a person with direct knowledge of Harper’s process, the 26-year-old and his agent, Scott Boras, met with Nationals owner Ted Lerner for five hours Dec. 22. Multiple people with the club refused to confirm that the meeting happened, a departure from their relative openness about their status with Harper this winter.

On the record and off it, club officials have been willing to discuss the Harper situation because it seemed relatively uncomplicated until now: They

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made their offer. They put forth a legitimate effort to sign him.

And he didn’t take it.

But ESPN reported Wednesday that Harper has met with Nationals representatives “many times” this winter, news attributed to “club sources.” Later in the day, club sources confirmed that Lerner, Harper and Boras met.

A meeting with Lerner, notorious for his propensity to consummate big deals with Boras without much front office involvement, does not necessarily foretell a deal.

The Nationals made no formal overtures to Harper at the Winter Meetings, according to general manager Mike Rizzo, who said the Nationals did not schedule a meeting with Harper there.

Boras has said all along that he

is selling Harper to owners, not front offices, because of the sizable, franchise-altering investment he will require. So in going straight to Lerner, Boras is a) in keeping with his long tradition of doing so and b) in keeping with his plan to sell Harper directly to those who would be paying him.

The team’s initial reluctance to confirm the meeting most likely comes from a desire to be coy about their pursuit. If they are not really chasing Harper, they will want to create the illusion that they are doing so to drive up the price for other suitors.

If they are chasing Harper, the Nationals would not want other suitors to know that either, lest their price for Harper rise with increased demand. CHELSEA JANES

Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin demurred when asked Wednesday if wide receiver Antonio Brown “quit” on his team.

But the coach offered little in defense of the perennial Pro Bowler. ”The bottom line is we were playing a significant game and he didn’t do a good enough job of communicating of being available in the hours leading up to that performance,” Tomlin said.

Brown, who has two years left on his contract, posted Wednesday on Instagram: “I am divinely blessed with free will. I utilize that gift, choosing to take charge of my life.” The Steelers (9-6-1) missed the playoffs despite starting the season 7-2-1. (AP)

(THE WASHINGTON POST)

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The transfer fee English soccer powerhouse Chelsea agreed to pay to sign U.S. winger Christian Pulisic, 20, away from Borussia Dortmund. That’s more than three times the previous record for an American player. Chelsea will loan Pulisic back to Dortmund for the remainder of the season before he joins the Blues for the 2019-20 Premier League season. The amount doesn’t include what Chelsea will pay Pulisic in salary. (TWP) Capitals’ John Carlson, Braden Holtby named NHL All-Stars

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Mystics’ Toliver faces pay gap as NBA coach NBA When the Wizards made Mystics guard Kristi Toliver the first active WNBA player to serve as an NBA assistant coach, there was only one problem.

Toliver, according to The New York Times, is making just $10,000 for a season of work with the Wizards — well below the $100,000 to more than $1 million NBA assistants command, depending on experience.

Because Ted Leonsis owns both the Wizards and Mystics, the WNBA determined that Toliver’s pay as an NBA assistant had to come out of the $50,000 each WNBA team allocates to pay its players for offseason work.

Mike Bass, who oversees public relations for both leagues, cited competitive fairness for the WNBA’s decision.

Leonsis, meanwhile, took to Twitter on Tuesday to express his support for Toliver.

“The league rules and collective bargaining agreements never contemplated having a WNBA player also working as an NBA coach,” Leonsis wrote. “We’re glad to be the first and the rules need to change.”

Toliver said the decision to coach in the offseason was easy.

“I get to rest my body, it being my first time in 10 years of not playing year-round, not going overseas,” she said. “There are financial burdens that come with that, but this is also a very exciting opportunity.”

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notable precedent in recent memory was Shaw’s Town Danceboutique, which closed its doors in July. Lemmerman, who goes by the stage moniker DJ Lemz, says his new quarterly dance party Bent will partly pay homage to the defunct gay club. But his main mission is to reinvent D.C.’s queer nightlife scene rather than mirror Town’s vision.

“My aim with Bent is to include everyone in the queer community,” Lemmerman says. “Not just catering it to gay men.”

Lemmerman, who works at

The 9:30 Club’s LGBTQ dance party Bent gets started this weekend PARTIES What if there was a space that was free of judgment from the outside world? Where anyone — particularly the LGBTQ community — could be themselves without being subjected to unwanted criticism?

This was a scenario that D.C. resident Steve Lemmerman often fantasized about. The most

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All are welcome at Bent, says founder Steve Lemmerman, aka DJ Lemz.

9:30 Club, shared his idea for an LGBTQ dance night during one of the club’s town hall meetings, where venue owner Seth Hurwitz brainstorms with employees. “[9:30 Club] is a venue where I

know that no matter who comes, how they’re dressed or how they look, they’re in for having a safe night without anyone judging them,” Lemmerman says.

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Saturday will take over the entire club and, according to Lemmerman, will look very different from other performances at the venue (the party will include a runway, for example). Lemmerman will spin a mix of dance tunes with fellow DJs Keenan Orr and The Barber Streisand, and the night will also feature performances from D.C. drag queens Pussy Noir, Donna Slash and Bombalicious Eklaver.

“I want the party to be a special place for people,” Lemmerman says. “My main drive with Bent is to highlight all aspects of D.C.’s vibrant queer community to a wide audience.”

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up front The shutdown shuts more doors MUSEUMS On Thursday, the National Gallery of Art and the skating rink in its sculpture gardens will become the latest D.C. institutions to shutter indefinitely as a result of the ongoing federal government shutdown.

They join the museums and National Park Service-run sites across the region that have been shuttered since Dec. 22 due to a lack of government funding.

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Many cultural hot spots are indefinitely closed, but a few remain open

The Library of Congress is still open during the government shutdown.

museums and the National Zoo closed Wednesday.

While the District is full of government-funded attractions, it’s not always clear how

a shutdown impacts various operations. The Library of Congress and the U.S. Botanic Garden — and the Capitol Visitor Center and Capitol Building,

ironically — are operating as normal, since they were funded by the 2019 Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill.

The Kennedy Center and Ford’s Theatre operate in a gray area: Neither uses federal funds for performances, so those will go on as scheduled, but the Kennedy Center’s hours are slashed, because the government pays for essential services, such as cleaning and security, and the National Park Service-run museum at Ford’s is closed.

To add to the confusion: Smithsonian events at non-museum sites will go on as planned.

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Community Day at NMWA On the first Sunday of each month, the National Museum of Women in the Arts (1250 New York Ave. NW) waives admission fees, which works out nicely this weekend, given the government shutdown. Go for “Rodarte,” which shows off a sweeping collection of the high-end fashion label’s eccentric and stylish clothing. (EXPRESS)

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more into the film side of things, and it would be fun to talk to people who are local and have been in that world.

Then I would zip down to the Mandarin Oriental hotel and get a massage. I’ve never been, but as a writer, my wrists, shoulders and neck could use it. I’m always hunched over the computer, so getting a massage would be amazing.

Once I had all the kinks worked out, I would go to this coffee shop on Connecticut Avenue, Bread & Chocolate, to write for a little bit. I’d get my table by the window, order a big latte and write a few pages, and I’d be on the phone with Greer, because we write every line together. So I’d try not to annoy the other customers as I talked with her.

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Third page’s the charm.

First, as a mom of three (ages 10, 17 and 19), I would sleep late. There would be no school bus run or lunches made, and I’d stay in bed until the crazy hour of 8 a.m.

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Sarah Pekkanen and co-author Greer Hendricks’ latest collaboration hasn’t even hit bookshelves yet, and it’s already poised to be one of the biggest thrillers of 2019. “An Anonymous Girl,” out Tuesday, has been optioned for TV by production company eOne, with Pekkanen and Hendricks as executive producers. If it feels like deja vu, it’s because their first joint project, the thriller “The Wife Between Us,” was a big hit last January. Pekkanen, 51, who grew up in Bethesda and has lived in Chevy Chase, Md., for 18 years, will discuss the new book at a talk this week (Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW; Fri., 7 p.m., free). She did plenty of the writing for both books, as well as for her previous solo titles, at her favorite local haunts, and her perfect D.C. day would include plugging away on her next novel — balanced with some serious relaxation.

Then would be the fun brunch. There’s a local couple who are filmmakers, Sean Fine and Andrea Nix

Fine — they’ve done some incredible documentaries and won an Academy Award. I’d love to invite them to Bread Furst on Connecticut Avenue, where you can watch the chefs at work behind big glass windows, creating pastries and cakes and delicious salads. I’d like to meet the Fines because Greer and I are getting much

Then I’d walk up the street to the Avalon Theatre, which is this great, historic movie theater. It has a wonderful smalltown feeling to it — I just saw “A Star Is Born” there.

After the movie, I would take my new rescue dog, Lola Blu, for a long walk on the Capital Crescent Trail. We found her through Petfinder; she had been pulled out of a high-kill shelter in West Virginia. She’s about 2 years old and really great.

After we finished our walk, I’d take my kids and friends to a restaurant called Millie’s on Massachusetts Avenue. They let you bring your dog, and the indoor part flows into the outdoors. In the spring and summer, there’s a million dogs hanging out on the patio, the food is great and it’s a really fun place. I’d get the fish tacos — and ice cream, of course.

Then I’d go home and play board games with my kids. My youngest loves the classics, like Trouble and Uno and Sorry.

My older kids wouldn’t be as into it, but they’d probably indulge us for a couple games.

AS TOLD TO ANGELA HAUPT (FOR EXPRESS)

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The four-day MAGFest offers a nonstop lineup of fun, music and talks FESTIVALS Video gaming is more than a hobby for Nick Marinelli. It’s also his full-time job.

Marinelli is the executive director of MAGFest, a local festival devoted to video game culture that has swelled from a shoestring operation into one of the largest gaming conventions in the country. The main event, held at Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center at National Harbor, Md., draws over 20,000 gamers each year from around the world, and many come dressed for the occasion in their best costumes.

“I think of MAGFest as more than an event — it’s a platform for people to do so many cool things,” says Marinelli, who lives in Howard County. “There are a lot of events going on, but our audience is holistic — they

come for the entire experience.”

Now in its 17th year, MAGFest will run 24/7 for four days, beginning on Thursday. The festival features a wide selection of arcade, console and LAN gaming plus classic tabletop games such as Candyland and Dungeons & Dragons. The music at MAGFest is just as important as the games, and Marinelli says attendees can find it all throughout the festival. This year’s lineup includes video game music cover bands, such as New York funk act ConSoul, and chiptune artists such as Seattle-based DJ Graz. The live music is divided up among a main stage (which will feature around 50 acts), an open-mic stage, a community-curated stage and a music clinic offering workshops on music theory and composition.

“There’s also always a band in the hallways,” Marinelli says.

“Not even really bands, but people just jamming until 3 or 4 in the morning.”

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schedule is underpinned by a plethora of guest speakers, community-run panels and educational lectures on gaming. One of the highlighted guests is Japanese composer Takashi Tateishi, who created the soundtrack for the popular late-’80s Nintendo game “Mega Man 2.”

Despite its size, MAGFest (short for Music and Gaming Festival) retains a fiercely

independent business model — the event eschews big corporate sponsorship and mostly relies on ticket sales to drive its nonprofit operation. This is an accomplishment in which Marinelli takes pride, noting that the festival’s authenticity is due in part to the lack of marketing being shoved down the throats of attendees.

“We’re nerds, so we’re cheap and resourceful,” Marinelli

jokes. “We would never in a million years be called ‘Microsoft’s MAGFest.’ ” Besides the main festival in Maryland, MAGFest hosts several spinoff events year-round at various North American cities. While the event has grown in both size and name recognition, Marinelli and the rest of the MAGFest team have not lost sight of their main mission — to offer gamers a space that feels communal and genuine.

“When people play games, especially together, it is a unique experience that’s different every time,” Marinelli says. “Being able to share that experience in an environment that’s there for someone to enjoy, and not to be advertised, is really important for us to provide.”

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If you’re one of the approximately 7 billion people vowing to be better and do better in 2019, good news: The District and its surrounding neighborhoods are teeming with opportunities to make a difference. Many local organizations, in fact, couldn’t stay afloat without volunteers. Here are just seven of the many groups in need of assistance; while they vary in their causes — helping seniors, the vision-impaired or the four-legged among us — all are striving to improve life in D.C. ANGELA HAUPT (FOR EXPRESS)

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ACC DC Metro, a branch of the Ethiopian Community Development Council, helps refugees and those seeking asylum get settled in their new lives. The group was initially formed to serve the Ethiopian community, but it has expanded to include people from around the world. There are a variety of volunteer opportunities throughout the DMV region, but the most popular is First Friends, in which volunteers are matched with a refugee family, or a family seeking asylum, to help guide and mentor them. “The family could need help with English or with applying for jobs,” says resource development manager Yariana Rodriguez. “Or they might need to learn how to take the bus and be more integrated in their community.”

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Someone’s got to preserve the monuments and memorials that define the District. The National Park Service’s National Mall and Memorial Park’s Volunteers-In-Parks program invites folks to lend a hand at more than 20 sites, including the Old Post Office Tower and the Lockkeeper’s House near Constitution Gardens. “Basically, they’re a docent like you’d expect at a museum — someone to be there and greet visitors and give a little history and answer questions,” says volunteer program manager Jason Cangelosi. “Sometimes with the newer memorials, they have connections, like the Vietnam wall; a lot of our volunteers over there are veterans.

But others just pick the monument that speaks to them and where they want to work.”

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The completely volunteer-run nonprofit Food for All DC provides food to low-income, homebound residents of the District — mostly people who are elderly or handicapped, plus single moms with little kids. Show up almost any Saturday at 8:55 a.m. and you’ll be put to work bagging groceries or driving deliveries to their destinations. “There’s no training — you can turn up, walk in and start helping,” says Graeme King, who’s been a volunteer coordinator with the group for nearly 10 years. “We deliver to 50 to 60 clients every Saturday morning, to people who can’t leave their homes due to physical and mental disabilities. We have [volunteers] who have been coming for years — literally from 1½ years old to 75.

There are lots of young professionals, and it’s a great way to meet people.”

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On Saturday mornings, People and Animal Cardio Klub (PACK) volunteers go walking or running with adoptable dogs from the District-based Humane Rescue Alliance. The group typically heads to Rock Creek Park or the National Arboretum; Lauren Lipsey, vice president of community programs, recommends that volunteers be active sorts, since the animals tend to have pent-up energy. “All week our dogs are living in kennels,” Lipsey says. “This is the one time a week when they get to go on a field trip and experience real-life activities, like walking on the street, seeing birds and smelling the scents of the park.

It’s not just physical exercise, it’s mental exercise as well.”

Volunteers are asked to commit to two outings per month and should have a vehicle to transport the dogs to the destinations.

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COLUMBIA LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND

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Across the District, many homeless children who live in family shelters have no space to play, even in their rooms.

That means they’re denied a crucial means to learning, healing and developing, says Nicolien Buholzer, volunteer program manager with the Homeless Children’s Playtime Project. The nonprofit organization partners with homeless shelters throughout the city to create fun and safe places for the kids, so they can play where they live. “It’s really incredible,” Buholzer says. “And what’s also incredible is that so much of it is powered through our volunteers” — or, as the group calls them, Play Rangers. “It’s a mix between Power Rangers and park rangers leading kids through play,” Buholzer says of the nickname. Weekly volunteers can choose the site and the evening of their work; the group requests a two-hour weekly commitment for six months, since consistency is good for the children.

The District-based nonprofit We Are Family Senior Outreach Network serves more than 700 seniors a month — and has only two paid staffers. “You can see how essential volunteers are to our work,” says co-executive director Mark Andersen, who runs the group with his wife, Tulin Ozdeger. We Are Family helps reach isolated seniors via advocacy, companionship and free services like monthly grocery delivery, transportation to stores and appointments, and emergency cleaning assistance.

The group is busy year-round and welcomes volunteers of all ages; Andersen says he tries to pair relative newcomers to the District with long-term, lower-income residents who have lived here for decades. “What we’re about is trying to create a situation where folks in these communities can come together across race or class or age or culture or sexual orientation or religion, and discover that they’re sisters and brothers in one family and that we have to take care of each other.”

The need for volunteers at Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind “never stops,” says senior director of communications Jocelyn Hunter. The nonprofit helps blind and visually impaired people in the region overcome the challenges of their vision loss so they can achieve maximum levels of independence and activity. The biggest opportunity for volunteers, Hunter says, is for those who are 18 or older to provide one-on-one support. “These volunteers are assigned to adult clients who need help reading their mail, or organizing their payments or going to the grocery store,” she says — or, they may just want a friend to visit and spend time with them. The minimum commitment is four hours a month, but many volunteers choose to exceed that. “The stories are endless, where you see these relationships being formed and how they evolve,” Hunter says. “The volunteers become part of the clients’ lives — they become family members.”

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The Anthem 901 Wharf St. SW, Washington, D.C.

PARAMORE The Revivalists ALL GOOD PRESENTS

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THIS WEEK’S SHOWS

Osborne JUNE 12 FOSTER THEBrothers PEOPLE ................................... w/ Ruston Kelly .................................

FEB 23

On SaleJAN Friday, w/ American Authors ....................

11 March 16 at 10am

ALL GOOD PRESENTS

Ozomatli w/ Chopteeth Afrofunk Big Band ............................................. Th JAN 3 No Scrubs: ‘90s Dance Party with DJs Will Eastman and Ozker • Visuals by Kylos ............................................................................................. F 4

BENT: A New LGBTQ Dance Party featuring DJs Lemz, KeenanOrr, and The Barber Streisand // Performances by Pussy Noir, Donna Slash, and Bombalicious Eklaver . Sa 5

JANUARY

FEBRUARY (cont.)

Jay Pharoah

Sharon Van Etten

This is a seated show. ........................F 11

Jumpin’ Jupiter and The Grandsons w/ Virginia and The Blue Dots & Dingleberry Dynasty ...............Sa 12

w/ Nilüfer Yanya ............................W 6

Mandolin Orange ....................Th 7 COIN w/ Tessa Violet Early Show! 6pm Doors ........................F 8 BASS NATION PRESENTS

Space Jesus

ALL GOOD PRESENTS

The Wood Brothers w/ Priscilla Renea ..........Th 17 & F 18

Cracker & Camper Van Beethoven ....Sa 19 Super Diamond .....................Th 24 Guster w/ Henry Jamison ...........F 25 & Sa 26

Poppy Early Show! 6pm Doors ......Th 31 Amen Dunes w/ Arthur Late Show! 10pm Doors....................Th 31

w/ Minnesota • Of the Trees • Huxley Anne Late Show! 10:30pm Doors ..................F 8

Spafford ....................................Sa 9 Panda Bear w/ Home Blitz ......M 11 Dorothy w/ Spirit Animal .........Tu 12 Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness

feat. Elizabeth Fraser and Horace Andy .................... MAR 20

ALL GOOD PRESENTS

Greensky Bluegrass

w/ Billy Strings ..............................FEB 1-2 Gary Clark Jr. .................. MAR 30 Lovett or Leave It ........... FEB 6 Trey AnastasioGhosts of the Forest Drive-By Truckers & with Jon Fishman, Jennifer Lucinda Williams Hartswick, Celisse Henderson, w/ Erika Wennerstrom ...................... FEB 8

Tony Markells, and

Beirut w/ Helado Negro ............ FEB 14 Ray Paczkowski ........................APR 6 Interpol w/ Sunflower Bean .... FEB 15 Snow Patrol ........................APR 26 Judas Priest w/ Uriah Heep .MAY 12 James Blake ...................... FEB 21 David Gray ............................MAY 30 See the full schedule at: theanthemdc.com • IMPconcerts.com •

Capital One Arena • Washington, D.C.

MUSE

Daley & JMSN ............................F 1

MANY MORE SHOWS ON SALE!

Lincoln Theatre • 1215 U Street, NW Washington, D.C.

Story District’s Top Shelf . JAN 19 Alice Smith................................. MAR 9 AN EVENING WITH AURORA w/ Talos....................... MAR 10 The Disco Biscuits............... JAN 25 José González Must purchase two-night pass (with 1/26 Disco Biscuits at The Anthem) to attend.

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Merriweather Post Pavilion • Columbia, MD M3 ROCK FESTIVAL FEATURING

Whitesnake • Extreme • Warrant • Skid Row • Vince Neil • Kix and more!.....................................................MAY 3-5 For a full lineup, visit m3rockfest.com

Slayer w/ Lamb of God • Amon Amarth • Cannibal Corpse ................................ MAY 14 Train/Goo Goo Dolls w/ Allen Stone ...................................AUGUST 9 Ticketmaster • merriweathermusic.com • impconcerts.com

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w/ Flor & Grizfolk .......................W 13 w/ Titus Andronicus ...................Th 14

9:30 CUPCAKES

Two-night pass (with 1/25 Disco Biscuits at Lincoln Theatre) available!

James Bay w/ Noah Kahan .... MAR 8 Massive Attack: MezzanineXX1

ALL GOOD PRESENTS

Bob Mould Band

FEBRUARY

The Disco Biscuits........ JAN 26

FIRST

ADDED! NIGHT SOLD OUT! SECOND NIGHT

Neko Case w/ Margaret Glaspy .. JAN 27 Capturing Pablo: An Evening with DEA Agents Steve Murphy & Javier Pena

& The String Theory............ MAR 20

Norm Macdonald ................. MAR 21 Whindersson Nunes .......... MAR 23 Meow Meow + Thomas Lauderdale (of Pink Martini).............................. MAR 25

A Conversation on Pablo Escobar’s Take Down and the Hit Netflix Show Narcos ................... FEB 2

Spiritualized ............................APR 16 Citizen Cope .............................APR 17 Imogen Heap With special guest

Fred Armisen ............................ FEB 8 Guy Sigsworth of Frou Frou ............... MAY 3 Yann Tiersen Story District’s (Solo In Concert) .........................MAY 24 Sucker For Love ................... FEB 14 AN EVENING WITH

ALL GOOD PRESENTS AN EVENING WITH

Apocalyptica-

The Mavericks ........................ MAR 8 • thelincolndc.com •

Plays Metallica By Four Cellos Tour .MAY 28

U Street (Green/Yellow) stop across the street!

9:30 CLUB PRESENTS AT U STREET MUSIC HALL

gnash w/ Mallrat & Guardin .... Sa JAN 19 KONGOS w/ Fitness .............. Sa FEB 2 Windhand w/ Genocide Pact ..........Th 24 Ripe The Brummies ..........................F 25 w/ Brook and the Bluff & Del Florida ......W 6 • Buy advance tickets at the 9:30 Club box office • 930.com

TICKETS for 9:30 Club shows are available through TicketFly.com, by phone at 1-877-4FLY-TIX, and at the 9:30 Club box office.

9:30 CLUB BOX OFFICE HOURS are 12-7pm on weekdays & until 11pm on show nights, 6-11pm on Sat, and 6-10:30pm on Sun on show nights.

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PARKING: THE OFFICIAL 9:30 parking lot entrance is on 9th Street, directly behind the 9:30 Club. Buy your advance parking tickets at the same time as your concert tickets!

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UPCOMING SHOWS

This guy really knows his wit Wit — it’s not just for dinner party banter anymore. In his new book, “Wit’s End,” journalist James Geary argues that wit is a necessary quality of mind for navigating our complicated world.

“Wit is essential to making jokes and making quips, but it’s also essential to all kinds of creativity,” Geary says. One of the keys to wit, he says, is finding connections between seemingly disparate or even contradictory ideas. “Wit involves being alert to how things can be interrelated.” Geary says being witty is within anyone’s grasp, and he plans to demonstrate that at his book talk Saturday at Politics and Prose with a pun competition that anyone can play. Here are some of Geary’s tips for sharpening your tongue — and your mind. SADIE DINGFELDER (EXPRESS) Deliberately misunderstand people Our brains are so good at correctly interpreting common phrases, it happens automatically without us noticing. But if you listen closely, you’ll find that language is often very vague. Exploit ambiguity for situational comedy: Next time someone struggling with a large box asks for a hand, respond by clapping. “I try not to do that one too often, because it annoys people,” Geary says.

Practice making puns Puns are a great way to train your mind to make unlikely connections, Geary says. Try getting a few friends together and then take turns making puns around a particular category. For instance, if you start with “animals,” you might say, “Let me otter here” or “I’m a little horse.” The jokes don’t have to be good, but they have to come quickly. If you hesitate, you’re out. “Practicing puns has

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JON SPENCER

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MINERAL

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RED ROOM

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CURRENT JOYS

FEB 14

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ROCK’N’ROLL DANCE PARTY FEB 15

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a lasting effect because it trains your brain to be staying alert to these kind of hidden corre spondences — in words, but also in life,” Geary says.

Quiet your inner critic A key to being witty is to let your mind play, to free-associate without judgment, Geary says.

For example, when Abraham Lincoln got a letter asking him to suspend the sentence of a man who was about to be hanged, the president famously quipped, “If I don’t suspend it tonight, the man will surely be suspended tomorrow.” To make this joke, Lincoln had to let his mind wander to a different meaning of suspend, even though it was seemingly irrelevant to the matter at hand.

“It’s important not to be critical at the beginning, because that’s how the ideas arise,” Geary says.

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THE CHILLS

MAR 2

RIGHT ROUND 80S ALT DANCE PARTY W/ LIL’E FEAT. WILD MOCCASINS DJ SET

MAR 9

JAKE HURWITZ & AMIR BLUMENFELD “IF I WERE YOU” LIVE PODCAST

Shut down humor snobs Silly wordplay abounds in all kinds of classic literature. Shakespeare’s plays are full of puns and James Joyce’s “Finnegans Wake” is “a 600-plus-page novel made up almost entirely of macaronic [mixed-language] puns,” Geary notes. So if your family complains about all your terrible new jokes, simply explain that you’re working your way up to writing the great American novel.

SAT JAN 12

JON SPENCER & the hitmakers

THU JAN 17

MINERAL 25TH ANNIVERSARY

Buy Geary’s book “Read it from cover to cover.

That’s the most important thing,” he says. “No, I’m kidding, of course. But not really.”

Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW; Sat., 6 p.m., free.

WED FEB 13

CURRENT JOYS WE ARE 3 BLOCKS FROM THE U STREET / CARDOZO METRO STATION TICKETS: www.TICKETFLY.com

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Tix @ Ticketmaster.com 800-745-3000

Jan 4

CHANTÉ MOORE

10

THE S.O.S. BAND

11&12

RICKY SKAGGS & Kentucky Thunder

TRAVIS TRITT 17 THE VENTURES 15&16

18, 19,20

EDDIE FROM OHIO

w/ Sara Niemietz & Snuffy Walden (18,19), Jake Armerding (20)

ANGIE STONE 22&23 TOMMY EMMANUEL, CGP & JOHN KNOWLES, CGP 21

“The Heart Songs Tour”

KYLE CEASE

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TOM PAPA 26 ATLANTIC STARR 27 THE KINGSTON TRIO 29&30 GAELIC STORM

of "Baked", "Live From Here"

25

Feb 1&2

WILL DOWNING Carly 5 KASEY CHAMBERS Burruss 6

An Evening with

DREW & ELLIE HOLCOMB "The You & Me Tour"

MUSIQ SOULCHILD

8&9

10

13

ARLO GUTHRIE

Thu.

ESTELLE “Experience Lover’s Rock Live!”

DAVID SANBORN

The Tuesday health & fitness section in Express

Ashlee + Evan Union Stage, 740 Water St. SW; Tue., 8 p.m., $25-$50.

Getting Hygge With It Hygge is the latest lifestyle craze to hit America. The Danish word is associated with feelings of contentment and coziness — the feeling you get when sitting under a warm, fuzzy blanket on a brisk winter evening or drinking a hot, boozy beverage while huddled next to a crackling fireplace. These are just some of the activities offered at the Phillips Collection’s after-hours event devoted to the hygge way of life. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW; Thu., 5-8:30 p.m., $12.

Sat. MUSIC

Big Ups The New York hardcore quartet Big Ups recently announced an “indefinite hiatus,” and it feels more like a goodbye than a “see you later.” The band, which formed in 2010, is embarking on a farewell tour that’s stopping in only a handful of cities — and, luckily, D.C. makes the cut. Comet Ping Pong,

Tue. STAGE

‘Judy Garland: A Star Is Born’

This is

TUESDAY

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5037 Connecticut Ave. NW; Sat., 10 p.m., $10.

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Before Lady Gaga and Barbra Streisand delivered momentous performances in their respective remakes of “A Star Is Born,” there was Judy Garland. Signature Theatre will pay homage to the legendary actress with a career-spanning tribute featuring performances by Signature regulars of Garland classics, including “The Man That Got Away” from the 1954 remake of “A Star Is Born.” Signature Theatre, 4200 Campbell Ave., Arlington; Tue. through Jan. 26, $38.

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Ashlee Simpson took a hiatus from making music a decade ago to focus on personal matters — notably, getting married and starting a family with husband Evan Ross, son of legendary singer Diana Ross. Simpson is attempting a comeback via her new E! reality show (“Ashlee + Evan”) and a duet EP with Ross (yep, “Ashlee + Evan”) that diverges from her pop-punk days. The debut single, “I Do,” is a guitar-led ballad with Simpson and Ross affirming their admiration for each other. The couple also dip into funk, R&B and dance music on the six tracks.

Wed. BOOKS

Brad Meltzer, ‘The First Conspiracy’ Brad Meltzer achieved fame though his gripping novels and popular TV shows on the world’s most puzzling mysteries and conspiracies. This month, he returns with “The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington.” Meltzer will discuss his nonfiction debut with co-author Josh Mensch. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW; Wed., 7 p.m., free.

Written by Express’ Stephanie Williams.

FRIDAY

Justin Timberlake Capital One Arena, 601 F St. NW; Fri., 7:30 p.m., $55-$275.

Justin Timberlake’s latest release arrived with something rare for him: harsh reviews. But “Man of the Woods” still debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s albums chart last February, and its supporting tour has grossed nearly $150 million so far. Less than a year after selling out Capital One Arena, Timberlake returns to kick off the fourth leg of the tour, marking his first public performance since bruising his vocal cords in October.

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going out guide Selected listings from goingoutguide.com. Head online for venue information and more events and activities!

Sound THURSDAY Blues Alley: Chris Thomas King, 10 p.m., through Jan. 6.

City Winery: Glenn Jones, 8 p.m.

Howard Theatre: Ruben Studdard, 8 p.m.

Union Stage: The Plate Scrapers, Two Ton Twig 8 p.m.

FRIDAY City Winery: Trina Broussard, 8 p.m.

Fillmore Silver Spring: Yung Bleu, 8 p.m.

Gypsy Sally’s: Deaf Scene, Gordon Sterling Trio, We the People, 8:30 p.m.

Jammin’ Java: The Tone Rangers, 8 p.m.

Rock and Roll Hotel: The Gimmicks, 9 p.m.

Songbyrd Music House: Rob Stokes, 8 p.m.

Chante Moore, 7:30 p.m.

Union Stage: Hollertown, Split String Soup 8 p.m.

SATURDAY DC9: Stone Driver, 9:30 p.m.

Gypsy Sally’s: On The Bus, John Kadlecik, Acousti’lectric, 9 p.m.

State Theatre: Sam Grow, 8 p.m.

The Hamilton: Scythian, Kentucky Avenue, 8 p.m.

Jammin’ Java: The Michael Clem Trio of Five, 8 p.m.

U Street Music Hall: Black Alley, Mane Squeeze, 10 p.m.

SUNDAY

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The Birchmere:

Ozomatli: Before J Balvin and Bad Bunny made reggaeton and Latin trap mainstream — and even before artists like Enrique Iglesias and Shakira crossed over at the turn of the millennium — there was Ozomatli. The Los Angeles six-piece formed in 1995 and has spent two decades mothering a melting pot of rock, hip-hop, jazz, funk and a variety of Latin styles, including salsa, cumbia and merengue. The band will headline the 9:30 Club on Thursday.

Shutdown closures Editor’s note: Museums with an * asterisk are closed as of Wednesday due to the ongoing federal government shutdown.

City Winery: Paris Combo, 8 p.m.

TUESDAY 9:30 Club: Noname, 7 p.m., through Jan. 9.

Blues Alley: Jose Andre Trio, 10 p.m.

City Winery: Tygressa, 8 p.m.

Jammin’ Java: Lankum, 7:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY Blues Alley: Emmet Cohen Trio, 10 p.m.

Gypsy Sally’s: Beggars Tomb, The Bob Band, 8 p.m.

Union Stage: Mdou Moctar, 7:30 p.m.

The Hamilton: Ashley McBryde, 7:30 p.m.

Sight * Anacostia Community Museum: “A Right to the City”: An exhibition that explores the history of the changing neighborhoods in Washington and of how ordinary citizens helped change their neighborhoods through bettering public education and the greening of communities, and by rallying for more equitable transit and development, through April 20. 1901 Fort Place SE.

*

Arthur M. Sackler Gallery:

“Encountering the Buddha: Art and Practice Across Asia”: An exhibition of Buddhist art from India, China, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Cambodia, Thailand, Indonesia and Japan, through Nov. 29; “Shaping Clay in Ancient Iran”: An exhibition of ancient ceramics including animal-shaped vessels and jars and bowls decorated with animal figures produced in northwestern Iran from 5200 B.C. to A.D. 225, through Sept. 1.

1050 Independence Ave. SW.

Folger Shakespeare Library: “Churchill’s Shakespeare”: An exhibition of photographs, posters, theater programs, personal letters, manuscripts and rare books from the Churchill Archives Centre at Cambridge; the Folger Shakespeare Library; Churchill’s home, Chartwell; and other collections that demonstrate Churchill’s love of Shakespeare, through Jan. 6. 201 East Capitol St. SE.

* Hirshhorn Museum and

Sculpture Garden: “Mark Bradford”: A site-specific installation of eight abstract paintings — each more than 45 feet long, and inspired by artist Paul Philippoteaux’s 19th-century cyclorama depicting the final charge of the Battle of Gettysburg, Pickett’s Charge — encircles the museum’s third level, through Jan. 1; “Sean Scully: Landline”: Nearly 40 works by the artist are displayed, including oil paintings, pastels, photographs, watercolors and aluminum sculptures, through Feb. 3; “Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Pulse”: This three-part, interactive exhibition visually displays individual heartbeats gathered from the day’s museum visitors, through April 28.

Seventh Street and Independence Avenue SW.

Library of Congress: “Echoes of the Great War: American Experiences of World War I”: An exhibition that

commemorates the centennial of the Great War through depictions of the U.S. involvement in and experience of it via correspondence, music, film, recordings, diaries, posters, photographs, scrapbooks, medals, maps and materials from the Veterans History Project, through Jan. 21. 101 Independence Ave. SE.

National Building Museum: “Community Policing in the Nation’s Capital: The Pilot District Project, 1968-1972”: A collaboration with the Historical Society of Washington, D.C., this exhibition is part of a citywide commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination.

It explores the Pilot District Project (PDP), a local experiment in community policing, through a collection of PDP posters, maps, and other materials, through Jan. 15; “Evicted”: Created with the help of eviction researcher CONTINUED ON PAGE27

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B FEATURED LISTING B Friday, January 25 at 7:30

CPAA Productions Ltd. presents

Image China: Xuanzang’s Pilgrimage

Saturday, January 26 at 1:30 & 7:30 Sunday, January 27 at 1:30

Join the epic journey of Xuanzang, the famed Chinese monk whose 17-year pilgrimage across the Silk Road to India uncovered new Buddhist texts. This large-scale multi-media experience combines elements of Chinese and Indian heritage, and is an unforgettable experience for audience members.

Kennedy Center Opera House Washington, DC

$70$200

US Premiere

$20-45

Walking tours of U Street before each show; Go-go afterparty 1/19

Call for tickets and info.

Based on the classic animated film

$20-65

Now Extended Thru Jan 20!

FREE, no tickets required

Free parking is available

$15-59 Group and student disc. avail.

For more information, visit citychoir.org or call (571) 206-8525

(202) 467-4600 kennedy-center.org/tickets/

THEATRE From U Street to the Cotton Club

Fri & Sat 1/5, 1/11, 1/12, 1/18 & 1/19 at 8:00; Sun 1/6, 1/13, & 1/20 at 2:00

Disney's The Little Mermaid’

November 8January 13 Tonight @ 8pm Fri, Jan 4 @ 8pm Sat, Jan 5 @ 3pm Sat, Jan 5 @ 8pm

Mosaic Theater Company

Oh, God

Celebrate the musical legacy of Washington’s Black Broadway from gospel to the music of Duke Ellington, Fats Waller, Cab Calloway, and more!

Written by Sybil Williams, Directed by KenYatta Rogers, Music Direction by Stanley Thurston.

Source Theater 1835 14th St NW 202-204-7763 www.inseries.org

In a magical kingdom beneath the sea, the beautiful young mermaid, Ariel, longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above with Prince Eric. “Because Oh, God works as a divine comedy ‌ in wondrous ways. One might call it a miracle on H Street.â€? —DC Metro Theater Arts

Toby’s Dinner Theatre of Columbia 410.730.8311 Tobysdinnertheatre.com Atlas Performing Arts Ctr 1333 H St NE, mosaictheater.org 202-399-7993

PERFORMANCES Marine Band Sousa Season Opener: After the Armistice

Sunday, Jan. 6 at 2 p.m.

The annual celebration of John Philip Sousa will feature his marches and Overture to The American Maid and Suite, “Impressions at the Movies;�

Luigi Bassi’s Concert Fantasia on Motifs from Giuseppe Verdi’s Rigoletto; Percy Grainger’s “Molly on the Shore;� and more!

Center for the Arts George Mason University Braddock Road & Route 123 Fairfax, VA 202-433-4011 www.marineband.marines.mil

MUSIC - CHORAL A Twelfth Night Concert Robert Shafer, Artistic Director

Sunday, January 6, 2019 at 4:30 PM

Bring the joy of the season into the new year by celebrating Twelfth Night with us! Featuring John Rutter’s jubilant “Goria� and traditional holiday favorites along with audience sing-alongs. Also featuring the West Springfield High School Madrigals as our Partner in Song.

National Presbyterian Church 4101 Nebraska Avenue Washington, DC 20016 Free parking available.

OPERA Lucia di Lammermoor

January 24 & 25 at 7:30PM January 25 at 2PM

MDLO’s first fully-staged opera, Donizetti’s beloved Dramatic tragedy Lucia di Lammermoor. Sung in Italian with English Surtitles.

Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30pm

A musical, political satire.

We put the MOCK in Democracy! www.capsteps.com Info: 202.312.1555

The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center College Park, MD www.MDLO.org

$10-$60

COMEDY Make America Grin Again

Ronald Reagan Building 1300 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Tix available at 202.397.SEAT ticketmaster.com

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“EXCELLENT...PERFECT COMIC FARE DURING THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.”

By

–PG County Sentinel

David Ives

Inspired by the work of Carl Sternheim

Michael Kahn

THE WASHINGTON POST

Directed by

Glenstone: The highlight of the recent expansion of the contemporary and modern art museum is the Pavilions, which will display works by world-renowned artists who made important contributions to postwar and contemporary art. You can explore the entirety of the vast museum — featuring works like Robert Rauschenberg’s “Gold Standard,” above — by making advance reservations through Glenstone’s website.

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and author Matthew Desmond, this exhibition is an immersive experience that introduces visitors to the experience of eviction that also includes information on the rise and reason for evictions, and the programs available to families, children and teens to combat it, through May 19; “Secret Cities: The Architecture and Planning of the Manhattan Project”: An exhibition that looks at the innovative design and construction of cities created for the Manhattan Project — Oak Ridge, Tenn.; Hanford, Wash.; and Los Alamos, N.M. — examining daily life within, and showing that social stratification and segregation were evident, through July 28. 401 F St. NW.

* National Gallery of Art: “Sense of

Humor”: An exhibition of Renaissance

caricatures, English satires and 20th-century comics, including works

by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Jacques Callot, William Hogarth, James Gillray, Francisco Goya and Honore Daumier, as well as later examples by Art Spiegelman, Richard Hamilton, Andy Warhol, John Baldessari and the Guerrilla Girls, through Jan. 6; “Dawoud Bey: The Birmingham Project”: An exhibition of four largescale photographs and one video from the artist’s series, a memorial to the victims of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Ala., on Sept.

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“ENTERTAINING...It’s so very well done, from the cast to the crack direction of Michael Kahn.”

–BroadwayWorld

“GLEEFUL...The comedy is fast and furious.”

–DC Metro Theater Arts

“A MASTERCLASS in comic acting and directing.”

“ZANY...The performances are delicious.”

–Two Hours’ Traffic

–MD Theatre Guide

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of materials including plaster, rubber, concrete, resin and paper, through Jan. 13; “The Chiaroscuro Woodcut in Renaissance Italy”: An exhibition of Chiaroscuro woodcuts — color prints made from the successive printing of multiple blocks, which flourished in 16th-century Italy — that also explains how they were created, in what sequence they were printed and why,

through Jan. 20; “Gordon Parks: The New Tide, 1940-1950”: An exhibition of 120 of Parks’s photographs, magazines, books, letters and family pictures, through Feb. 18. Sixth Street and Constitution Avenue NW.

Emperor Constantine, the church sits on the site where many scholars believe the crucifixion of Christ took place, through Jan. 6. 17th and M streets NW.

National Geographic Museum:

Ongoing exhibitions focus on diverse historical subjects including the transatlantic slave trade, the civil rights movement, the history of AfricanAmerican music and other cultural

“Tomb of Christ: The Church of the Holy Sepulchre Experience “: An immersive 3-D experience of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Built in the 4th century by the

DISTRICT

3111 K Street NW

www.amctheatres.com

Ralph Breaks the Internet (PG) CC;DV: 12:00-2:45 Aquaman (PG-13) CC;DV: 2:50-9:15 Mary Poppins Returns (PG) CC;DV;Dolby Cinema at AMC Prime: 12:10-3:15-6:30-9:40 A Star is Born (R) CC;DV: 3:45 Mortal Engines (PG-13) CC;DV: 10:40 Aquaman 3D (PG-13) CC;DV;RealD 3D: 5:40 Aquaman: The IMAX 2D Experience (PG-13) CC;DV: 12:20-3:507:20-10:45 Holmes & Watson (PG-13) CC;DV: 1:10-5:10-7:45-10:45 Bumblebee (PG-13) CC;DV: 1:15-7:15 Mary Queen of Scots (R) AMC Independent;CC;DV: 12:50-3:506:50-9:20 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (PG) CC;DV: 12:00-6:15 Bumblebee in 3D (PG-13) CC;DV;RealD 3D: 4:15-10:10 The Favourite (R) AMC Independent;CC;DV: 1:00-4:45-6:45-9:40 Second Act (PG-13) CC;DV: 12:00-2:35-5:30-8:10-10:15 If Beale Street Could Talk (R) AMC Independent;CC;DV: 7:00-9:50 Escape Room (PG-13) CC;DV: 4:00-7:45-10:30 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 3D (PG) CC;DV;RealD 3D: 2:50-9:00 Welcome to Marwen (PG-13) CC;DV: 12:00 Vice (R) AMC Independent;CC;DV: 12:15-1:40-3:30-6:40-9:45 The Mule (R) CC;DV: 12:45-3:40-6:30-9:45 Mary Poppins Returns (PG) CC;DV: 1:20-4:30-7:30

AMC Loews Uptown 1 3426 Connecticut Avenue NW

www.amctheatres.com

Mary Poppins Returns (PG) CC;DV: 9:15-12:30-3:45-7:00

AMC Mazza Gallerie 5300 Wisconsin Ave. NW

www.amctheatres.com

Aquaman (PG-13) CC;DV: 10:00-1:10-4:20-7:30 Bumblebee (PG-13) CC;DV: 11:30-1:20-4:10 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (PG) CC;DV: 10:35-1:25-7:00 Bumblebee in 3D (PG-13) CC;DV;RealD 3D: 7:10 Second Act (PG-13) CC;DV: 11:40-2:20-5:00-7:40 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 3D (PG) CC;DV;RealD 3D: 4:15 Welcome to Marwen (PG-13) CC;DV: 2:20-5:10-8:00 Vice (R) AMC Independent;CC;DV: 10:50-1:50-4:50-7:50 The Mule (R) CC;DV: 10:50-1:40-4:30-7:20

Avalon Theatre

5612 Connecticut Avenue

www.theavalon.org

Green Book (PG-13) CC AD: 2:00-5:00-8:00; 11:15AM Shoplifters (Manbiki kazoku) (R) 11:00-1:45-4:45-7:45

Landmark Atlantic Plumbing Cinema 807 V Street NW

www.landmarktheatres.com

Bumblebee (PG-13) CC;DVS;HA;HoH: 11:45-2:30-10:20 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (PG) CC;DVS;HA;HoH: 11:352:20-5:00-7:45-10:10 Vice (R) CC;DVS;HA;HoH: 11:00-11:25-2:05-4:20-4:55-7:00-7:3510:15 Aquaman (PG-13) CC;DVS;HA;HoH: 11:00-1:35-1:45-4:30-7:159:40-10:00 Green Book (PG-13) CC;DVS;HA;HoH: 11:15-1:55-4:45-7:25-10:05

Landmark E Street Cinema 555 11th Street Northwest

www.landmarktheatres.com

Can You Ever Forgive Me? (R) CC;DVS;HA;HoH: 12:40-6:40 On The Basis Of Sex (PG-13) CC;DVS;HA;HoH: 12:30-1:15-3:304:15-6:30-6:35-7:15-9:15-9:40 Mary Queen of Scots (R) CC;DVS;HA;HoH: 1:05-4:05-7:05-9:00-9:30 The Favourite (R) CC;DVS;HA;HoH: 1:10-3:00-4:10-7:10-9:40 If Beale Street Could Talk (R) CC;DVS;HA;HoH: 1:00-1:45-4:00-4:457:00-7:45-9:30 Roma (R) CC;HA;HoH;Subtitled: 12:45-3:45-9:20

Landmark West End Cinema 2301 M Street NW

www.landmarktheatres.com

Boy Erased (R) CC;DVS;HA;HoH: 1:00-7:00 Ben Is Back (R) CC;DVS;HA;HoH: 4:15-7:15 Free Solo (PG-13) CC;HA;HoH: 1:30-4:30-7:30 Bird Box (R) CC;DVS;HA;HoH: 1:15-4:00

Regal Gallery Place Stadium 14 701 Seventh Street NW

www.regmovies.com

Ralph Breaks the Internet (PG) 2D;CC;DV;: 12:55 Dr. Seuss' The Grinch (PG) 2D;CC;DV;: 12:35-2:55-5:15-7:35 Aquaman (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV;: (!) 12:00-3:10-3:40-6:30-10:00 Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV;: 12:20

History: “City of Hope: Resurrection

* National Museum of African Art:

* National Museum of African

“Good as Gold: Fashioning Senegalese Women”: This exhibition of gold jewelry — a 2012 gift from art historian Marian Ashby Johnson — looks at the production and circulation of gold in Senegal, through Sept. 29. 950 Independence Ave. SW.

American History and Culture:

Local movie times AMC Loews Georgetown 14

* National Museum of American

expressions, visual arts, theater, sports and military history. 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW.

City & the 1968 Poor People’s Campaign”: An exhibition that marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. with photographs and original artifacts from Resurrection City, the small community set up in the District for the nation’s poor, through Jan. 6. 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW.

National Museum of Women in

(!) No Pass/No Discount Ticket Mary Poppins Returns (PG) 2D;CC;DV;: (!) 12:30-3:30-6:30-7:159:30-10:15 Mortal Engines (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV;: 9:55 Aquaman 3D (PG-13) 3D;4DX;4DX 3D;CC;DV: (!) 1:00-4:20-7:45-11:05 Holmes & Watson (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV;: 12:15-2:35-4:55-7:15-9:50 Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV: 12:00-3:00 Bumblebee (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV;: (!) 12:00-2:45-4:00-5:35-8:20-11:05 Creed II (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV: 6:10-9:15 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (PG) 2D;CC;DV: 12:00-2:50-5:358:20-11:05 Second Act (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV;: 12:15-2:45-5:20-8:15-10:45 Escape Room (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV;: 7:00-9:35 Welcome to Marwen (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV;: 1:15-4:10-7:10-10:00 Vice (R) 2D;CC;DV;: 12:00-3:00-6:00-9:00 The Mule (R) 2D;CC;DV;: 12:55-4:00-6:55-9:45

Smithsonian - Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater 601 Independence Avenue SW

www.si.edu/imax

D-Day: Normandy 1944 3D (NR) 1:10 Aircraft Carrier: Guardians of the Seas 3D (2018) (NR) 10:50-12:002:35 Journey to Space: The IMAX 3D Experience (NR) 10:20-11:25-12:352:00-3:10 Aquaman: An IMAX 3D Experience (PG-13) 4:00-6:45

MARYLAND

AFI Silver Theatre Cultural Center 8633 Colesville Road

www.afi.com/silver

Widows (R) CC Accessibility devices available: 11:00-1:35-4:10-6:459:20 The Favourite (R) CC Accessibility devices available: 11:45-2:15-4:409:35 If Beale Street Could Talk (R) CC · Accessibility devices available: 7:10 Vice (R) CC Accessibility devices available: 11:00-1:40-4:20-7:00-9:40

AMC Magic Johnson Capital Center 12 800 Shoppers Way

www.amctheatres.com

Ralph Breaks the Internet (PG) CC;DV: 2:00-4:45 Dr. Seuss' The Grinch (PG) CC;DV: 2:45-5:00 Aquaman (PG-13) CC;DV: 2:45-9:30 Mary Poppins Returns (PG) CC;DV: 12:15-3:15-6:45-9:45 Aquaman 3D (PG-13) CC;DV;RealD 3D: 6:00 Aquaman: The IMAX 2D Experience (PG-13) CC;DV: 12:30-3:457:00-10:15 Holmes & Watson (PG-13) CC;DV: 12:00-2:30-5:10-7:40-10:20 Bumblebee (PG-13) CC;DV: 4:15-10:10 Creed II (PG-13) CC;DV: 7:25-10:25 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (PG) CC;DV: 1:45-4:30-7:30-10:15 Bumblebee in 3D (PG-13) CC;DV;RealD 3D: 1:15-7:15 Second Act (PG-13) CC;DV: 12:05-2:15-5:05-7:40-10:20 If Beale Street Could Talk (R) AMC Independent;CC;DV: 7:00-10:00 Welcome to Marwen (PG-13) CC;DV: 12:45 Escape Room (PG-13) CC;DV: 4:00-7:00-9:45 Vice (R) AMC Independent;CC;DV: 12:10-3:40-7:20-10:25 The Mule (R) CC;DV: 1:55-5:00-7:45-10:30

Landmark Bethesda Row Cinema 7235 Woodmont Avenue

Regal Majestic Stadium 20 & IMAX 900 Ellsworth Drive

Regal Hyattsville Royale Stadium 14

www.regmovies.com

Ralph Breaks the Internet (PG) 2D;CC;DV: 1:25 Dr. Seuss' The Grinch (PG) 2D;CC;DV: 12:15-2:30-4:55-7:20 Aquaman (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV: (!) 12:20-12:55-3:35-4:10-7:00-7:3010:25-10:55 Mary Poppins Returns (PG) 2D;CC;DV: (!) 12:30-3:40-6:50-10:00 Mortal Engines (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV: 9:50 Holmes & Watson (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV: 12:05-2:25-4:50-7:10-9:40 Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV: 12:40-4:00-7:15 Bumblebee (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV: (!) 12:00-2:45-5:30-8:15-11:00 Creed II (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV: 10:20 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (PG) 2D;CC;DV: 1:15-4:10-7:059:55 Second Act (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV: 12:10-2:45-5:20-7:55-10:30 Green Book (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV: 1:25-4:40-7:50-11:00 Welcome to Marwen (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV: 12:00-2:50-5:35-8:20-11:05

www.regmovies.com

Ralph Breaks the Internet (PG) 2D;CC;DV: 12:35-3:30 Dr. Seuss' The Grinch (PG) 2D;CC;DV: 1:30-4:00-6:30 Aquaman (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV: (!) 12:00-1:00-3:20-4:20-6:40-7:4010:00-11:00 Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV: 12:10-7:05 Mary Poppins Returns (PG) 2D;CC;DV: (!) 12:15-3:40-6:50-9:35-10:05 Mortal Engines (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV: 9:00 Aquaman: The IMAX 2D Experience (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV;IMAX;Reserved: (!) 12:30-3:50-7:10-10:30 Holmes & Watson (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV: 12:05-2:35-5:05-7:35-10:05 Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV: 10:20 Bumblebee (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV: (!) 12:20-1:00-3:10-4:05-6:00-9:0510:30 Mary Queen of Scots (R) 2D;CC: 12:50-3:55-7:00-10:00 Creed II (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV: 1:20-4:30-7:40-10:50 Simmba (NR) 2D;Hindi:(!) 12:00-3:35-7:10-10:45 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (PG) 2D;CC;DV: 12:45-3:356:30-9:20 The Favourite (R) 2D;CC;DV: 12:30-3:35-6:30-9:30 Second Act (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV: 1:15-4:00-6:55-9:40 Escape Room (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV: 4:00-7:00-9:40 Green Book (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV: 12:45-3:50-7:00-10:25 Welcome to Marwen (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV: 12:55-3:45 Vice (R) 2D;CC;DV: 12:50-4:10-7:20-10:30 The Mule (R) 2D;CC;DV: 1:05-3:55-6:45-9:50 Christmas Trees. Final (Yolki Poslednie) (Yolki 7) (NR) 2D;Russian:(!)

7:30 Mary Poppins Returns (PG) 2D;CC;DV: 6:30

Xscape Theatres Brandywine 14 7710 Matapeake Business Drive

www.xscapetheatres.com

Dr. Seuss' The Grinch (PG) AD;CC: (!) 10:15-1:00-3:45 Aquaman (PG-13) CC;OC: (!) 9:20-10:10-12:30-1:20-3:40-4:30-6:507:40-10:10-10:50 Mary Poppins Returns (PG) CC;OC: (!) 9:40-10:50-12:10-12:50-3:103:50-6:10-7:00-9:10 Aquaman 3D (PG-13) AD;CC: (!) 11:50-9:30 Holmes & Watson (PG-13) AD;CC: (!) 10:40-12:40-3:00-5:30-8:1010:30 Bumblebee (PG-13) CC;OC: (!) 10:20-1:10-6:00 Creed II (PG-13) AD;CC: 7:30-11:10 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (PG) AD;CC: (!) 9:10-10:00-12:201:30-3:20-4:40-6:30-9:20 Bumblebee in 3D (PG-13) AD;CC: (!) 3:30-6:40 Second Act (PG-13) AD;CC: 9:30-2:30-5:10-7:50-10:40 Welcome to Marwen (PG-13) AD;CC: (!) 11:00-1:40-4:20 Vice (R) AD;CC: 11:30-1:50-4:50-8:00-11:00 The Mule (R) AD;CC: (!) 11:40-2:40-6:00-9:00 If Beale Street Could Talk (R) AD;CC: (!) 7:10-8:50-9:50-10:10 Escape Room (PG-13) AD;CC: (!) 4:10-7:20-10:20

VIRGINIA

www.landmarktheatres.com

Can You Ever Forgive Me? (R) CC;DVS;HA;HoH: 1:15-6:45 The Favourite (R) CC;DVS;HA;HoH: 10:30-1:30-4:20-7:15-9:55 On The Basis Of Sex (PG-13) CC;DVS;HA;HoH: 10:20-11:00-1:001:50-3:50-4:40-7:00-7:35-9:40-10:05 Roma (R) CC;HA;HoH;Subtitled: 10:10-4:00-9:45 Vice (R) CC;DVS;HA;HoH: 10:00-12:50-3:40-6:40-7:10-9:20 If Beale Street Could Talk (R) CC;DVS;HA;HoH: 10:35-1:10-1:404:30-7:30-10:05 Mary Queen of Scots (R) CC;DVS;HA;HoH: 10:25-1:20-4:10-7:2010:00 Ben Is Back (R) CC;DVS;HA;HoH: 10:15-3:35-10:00

6505 America Blvd.

Escape Room (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV: 4:15-7:00-9:30 Vice (R) 2D;CC;DV: 1:00-4:20-7:30-10:40 The Mule (R) 2D;CC;DV: 1:30-4:30-7:35-10:35

AMC Courthouse Plaza 8 2150 Clarendon Blvd.

www.amctheatres.com/

Ralph Breaks the Internet (PG) CC;DV: 1:30-4:15-7:15-10:00 Dr. Seuss' The Grinch (PG) CC;DV: 10:45-11:15-1:30 Aquaman (PG-13) CC;DV: 3:45-7:00-10:15 Mary Poppins Returns (PG) CC;DV: 10:30-12:00-3:00-6:00-9:00 Aquaman 3D (PG-13) CC;DV;RealD 3D: 12:30 Bumblebee (PG-13) CC;DV: 7:00-10:00 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (PG) CC;DV: 4:30-7:20 Bumblebee in 3D (PG-13) CC;DV;RealD 3D: 1:10-4:00 Second Act (PG-13) CC;DV: 10:30-1:00-3:45-6:30-9:15 Escape Room (PG-13) CC;DV: 4:00-6:45-9:30 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 3D (PG) CC;DV;RealD 3D: 1:4510:10 Vice (R) AMC Independent;CC;DV: 12:45-3:50-6:50-9:50 Aquaman (PG-13) Recliners: 10:30AM

AMC Hoffman Center 22 206 Swamp Fox Rd.

www.amctheatres.com

Aquaman (PG-13) CC;DV: 11:30-3:00-6:30-9:45 Aquaman: The IMAX 2D Experience (PG-13) CC;DV: 12:30-4:007:20-10:30 Escape Room (PG-13) CC;DV: 7:00

Angelika Film Center Mosaic 2911 District Ave

The Mule (R) Alcohol Available;CC;DA: (!) 9:50-12:30-3:10-5:50-8:3011:05

Mary Poppins Returns (PG) Alcohol Available;CC;DA: (!) 10:30-1:304:30-7:30-10:30 Mary Queen of Scots (R) Alcohol Available;CC;DA: (!) 11:15-2:15-5:158:15-11:05 Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13) Alcohol Available;CC;DA: 10:00-1:00 On The Basis Of Sex (PG-13) Alcohol Available;CC;DA: (!) 9:45-12:253:00-4:00-5:40-6:40-8:20-11:00 If Beale Street Could Talk (R) Alcohol Available;CC;DA: (!) 10:40-1:254:15-7:00-9:45 Vice (R) Alcohol Available;CC;DA: (!) 10:10-1:10-4:10-7:15-9:30-10:15 The Favourite (R) CC;DA- Alcohol Available: 10:45-1:45-4:45-7:4510:45

Arlington Cinema 'N' Drafthouse 2903 Columbia Pike

www.arlingtondrafthouse.com

Mary Poppins Returns (PG) (!) 4:00-7:30

Regal Ballston Quarter Stadium 12 671 North Glebe Road

www.regmovies.com

Dr. Seuss' The Grinch (PG) 2D;CC;DV;: 1:45-4:10-6:40 Aquaman (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV;: 2:00-4:00-5:30-7:15-9:00-10:30 Mary Poppins Returns (PG) 2D;CC;DV;: 12:30-1:00-3:30-6:45-10:00 Mortal Engines (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV;: 9:10 Holmes & Watson (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV;: 1:05-3:35-7:45-10:05 Bumblebee (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV;: 1:30-4:30-7:30-10:20 Simmba (NR) 2D;Hindi;: (!)12:55-4:20-6:00-9:30 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (PG) 2D;CC;DV;: 1:15-4:15-7:2010:10 Second Act (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV;: 12:50-3:40-6:30-9:15 Welcome to Marwen (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV;: 12:35-3:15-6:15-9:20 Vice (R) 2D;CC;DV;: 12:40-3:45-7:00-10:15 The Mule (R) 2D;CC;DV;: 12:45-3:50-6:50-9:40

Regal Kingstowne Stadium 16 & RPX 5910 Kingstowne Towne Center

www.regmovies.com

Ralph Breaks the Internet (PG) 2D;CC;DV: 12:15 Dr. Seuss' The Grinch (PG) 2D;CC;DV: 10:35-12:50-3:05 Aquaman (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV;RPX;: (!) 2:55-6:30-9:45 Mary Poppins Returns (PG) 2D;CC;DV;RPX;: (!) 11:30AM Holmes & Watson (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV: 11:50-2:10-4:35-7:05-9:25 Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV: 11:35AM Bumblebee (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV: (!) 11:15-2:00-4:45-7:35-10:20 Mary Queen of Scots (R) 2D;CC: 10:55-1:50-4:50-7:50-10:35 Simmba (NR) 2D;Hindi: (!) 2:40-6:10-9:40 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (PG) 2D;CC;DV: 10:50-1:25-4:106:45-9:20 Zero (Hindi) (NR) 2D;Hindi: (!) 3:10-6:35-10:05 Second Act (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV: 11:10-1:45-4:20-6:55-9:35 Welcome to Marwen (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV: 10:45-1:35-4:25-7:15-10:10 Vice (R) 2D;CC;DV: 12:30-3:45-6:50-10:00 Escape Room (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV: 5:30-8:00-10:30 The Mule (R) 2D;CC;DV: 11:25-2:15-5:00-7:45-10:45 Aquaman (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV: (!) 11:00-11:40-12:10-2:30-3:30-6:007:00-9:15-10:15 Mary Poppins Returns (PG) 2D;CC;DV: (!) 10:30-1:30-3:00-4:30-6:157:30-9:30-10:30

Regal Potomac Yard Stadium 16 3575 Potomac Avenue

www.regmovies.com

Ralph Breaks the Internet (PG) 2D;CC;DV: 1:30-4:05 Dr. Seuss' The Grinch (PG) 2D;CC;DV: 1:00-4:15-7:00 Aquaman (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV: (!) 1:00-2:25-3:20-5:45-8:55 Mary Poppins Returns (PG) 2D;CC;DV: (!) 1:00-3:55-7:05-10:20 Mortal Engines (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV: 9:15 Holmes & Watson (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV: (!) 1:45-4:25-7:10-9:40 Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV: 1:00-3:50-6:55 Bumblebee (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV: (!) 1:00-2:05-3:50-5:15-8:10-10:20 Creed II (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV: 10:00 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (PG) 2D;CC;DV: (!) 1:50-4:507:40-10:20 The Favourite (R) 2D;CC;DV: 1:00-3:55-7:05-10:15 Second Act (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV: 2:10-4:45-7:20-10:05 Green Book (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV: 1:05-3:55-6:55-9:55 Escape Room (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV: 7:00-9:40 Welcome to Marwen (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV: 1:35-4:25-7:10-10:10 Vice (R) 2D;CC;DV: 1:15-4:10-7:10-10:05 The Mule (R) 2D;CC;DV: 2:00-4:40-7:25-10:10 Aquaman (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV: 7:00-10:15 Bumblebee (PG-13) 2D;CC;DV: 7:35

Smithsonian - Airbus IMAX Theater 14390 Air and Space Museum Pkwy

www.si.edu/imax

D-Day: Normandy 1944 3D (NR) 11:10-12:35 Pandas: An IMAX 3D Experience (G) 2:35 Aircraft Carrier: Guardians of the Seas 3D (2018) (NR) 10:00-12:002:00 Journey to Space: The IMAX 3D Experience (NR) 10:35-1:25 Aquaman: An IMAX 3D Experience (PG-13) 3:30-6:15-8:55

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American Indian: “Nation to Nation:

Treaties Between the United States and American Indian Nations”: An exhibition exploring the relationship between Native American nations and the United States, through April 1; “Our Universes: Traditional Knowledge Shapes Our World”: The exhibition focuses on indigenous cosmologies, worldviews and philosophies related to the creation and order of the universe and the spiritual relationship between humankind and the natural world, through Sept. 1; “The Great Inka Road: Engineering an Empire”: To celebrate the construction of the Inca Road, which linked Cuzco, Peru, with the farthest reaches of the empire, the exhibition digs into its early foundations and the technologies that made building the road possible, through

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June 1; “Americans”: An exhibition of 350 objects and images that explores the prevalence of American Indian names and images throughout American culture including the Trail of Tears, baking powder cans, Thanksgiving, the Tomahawk missile, stories of Pocahontas and the Battle of Little Bighorn, through Sept. 30. Fourth Street and Independence Avenue SW.

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works by the founders of the American luxury label Rodarte, sisters Kate Mulleavy and Laura Mulleavy, through Feb. 10; “Ambreen Butt: Mark My Words”: An exhibition of works that explores the Pakistani-American artist’s Persian miniature painting and range of techniques, including drawing, stitching, staining, etching and gluing, through April 14. 1250 New York Ave. NW.

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“UnSeen: Our Past in a New Light, Ken Gonzales-Day and Titus Kaphar”: An exhibition of works by the contemporary artists, who address the under- and misrepresentation of minorities in American history and portraiture, through Jan. 6; “Black Out: Silhouettes Then and Now”: An exhibition that studies the silhouette, a form of portraiture popular in the 19th century, featuring the gallery’s extensive collection, including works by Auguste Edouart, who captured the likenesses of John Quincy Adams and Lydia Maria Child, through March 10. Eighth and F streets NW.

* National Postal Museum:

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Newseum: “The Marines and Tet: The Battle That Changed the Vietnam War”: An exhibition of 20 largeformat photographs of John Olson, a photographer with Stars and Stripes who spent three days with the Marines at the 1968 Battle of Hue of the Vietnam War. Hue was one of more than 100 cities and villages that North Vietnamese forces struck with a surprise attack on the holiday known as Tet, through Jan. 6; “Pictures of the Year: 75 Years of the World’s Best Photography”: An exhibit of a selection of more than 100 awardwinning news images from the archives of the photojournalism competition, Pictures of the Year International, through Jan. 20. 555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.

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photographs”: An exhibition of a box of 10 photographs by Arbus, four of which she sold during her lifetime. Two were purchased by Richard Avedon; another by Jasper Johns. A fourth was purchased by Bea Feitler, art director at Harper’s Bazaar, through Jan. 27; “Trevor Paglen: Sites Unseen”: An exhibition of photographs, sculptures and new work with AI by the activist/artist.

Paglen’s photographs show a tapped communications cable, classified military installation, a spy satellite and a drone — items generally hidden from the public, through Jan. 6; “Between Worlds: The Art of Bill Traylor”: An exhibition of 155 works by the artist, a black man born to an enslaved family in Alabama, who was an eyewitness to history: the Civil War, Emancipation, Reconstruction, Jim Crow segregation, the Great Migration and the steady rise of African American culture in the South, through March 17. Eighth and F streets NW.

Wonder”: The exhibition includes Martha, the last known passenger pigeon; the Pinniped fossil, an early member of the group of animals that includes walruses, seals and sea lions; and the “Blue Flame,” one of the world’s largest pieces of lapis lazuli, through Jan. 1; “Outbreak: Epidemics in a Connected World”: An exhibition that examines the human ecology of epidemics to mark the 100th anniversary of the Great Influenza, a pandemic that took the lives of up to 100 million people, as much as 5 percent of the world’s population at that time, through Jan. 1. 10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW.

Museum: “Diane Arbus” A box of ten

commemorated on U.S. postage stamps during the past 50 years. It includes some 30 pieces of artwork used to produce at least 28 flora stamps, through July 14. 2 Massachusetts Ave. NE.

Museum of the Bible: Five floors of exhibits of ancient biblical manuscripts, including an array of texts on papyrus, Jewish texts, the world’s largest private collection of Torah scrolls, medieval manuscripts and Bibles belonging to celebrities are all on display as part of the museum’s ongoing exhibitions.

of Natural History: “Objects of

The Phillips Collection: “Nordic Impressions”: An exhibition that surveys Nordic art spanning nearly 200 years and features works from Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Norway, Sweden, the Aland Islands, the Faroe Islands and Greenland, through Jan. 13. 1600 21st St. NW.

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FREE LIGHT ART EXPERIENCE NOW THROUGH JAN. 6 5–10 P.M. NIGHTLY Map at www.GeorgetownGLOWDC.com/map JAN. 6 GLOW CLOSING EVENT Visitors are invited to enjoy refreshments starting at 5 p.m. at Meigs Park (M St + Penn Ave at 28th St), where they can also take home a piece of GLOW from 6–9 p.m. with a free Twilight Antiques & Thrift lantern.

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‘American Moor’: The award-winning play by Keith Hamilton Cobb explores racism in American theater through the eyes of a black man wrestling with his stage character, Shakespeare’s Othello. Anacostia Playhouse, 2020 Shannon Place SE, through Feb. 3.

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“Get Happy� and “The Man That Got Away.�Signature Theatre, 4200 Campbell Ave., Arlington, through Jan. 26.

‘Billy Elliot’: The Tony Award-winning

‘Kings’: The world premiere of

musical about a boy who gives up boxing to pursue dance. Signature Theatre, 4200 Campbell Ave., Arlington, through Jan. 6.

this Washington-centric play about Capitol Hill corruption and a freshman congresswoman who tries to fight it. Studio Theatre, 1501 14th Street Northwest, through Jan. 6.

‘Cinderella’: A family-friendly version of the classic fairy tale with Cinderella, her mean stepsisters and a smitten prince.

Imagination Stage, 4908 Auburn Ave., Bethesda, through Jan. 13.

‘Elvis’ Birthday Fight Club’: Hosts “Elvis� and “Kittie Glitter� provide commentary for elaborate, burlesquestyle fights in a comedy show now in its ninth year. GALA Hispanic Theatre, 3333 14th St NW, through Jan. 5. ‘From U Street to the Cotton Club’: Sybil Williams’s play about American music from gospel to jazz, and the celebrated music scene in the District’s U Street. With songs by Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, Fats Waller and others. Source Theatre, 1835 14th St. NW, through Jan. 20.

‘Judy Garland: A Star Is Born’: Signature Theatre actors celebrate Judy Garland’s prolific career with song tributes, including “Over the Rainbow,�

‘Miss Saigon’: A new production of the Tony Award-winning musical and romance about a young Vietnamese woman who meets an American G.I. The Kennedy Center, 2700 F St. NW, through Jan. 13.

The D.C.-based trio’s unique, all-original Latin-fusion dance music will get your feet moving and your hips swaying.

4 Fri. | Dakh Daughters The seven Ukrainian women create an atmosphere of a French saloon, where Mireille Mathieu befriends Marilyn Manson.

5 Sat. | Orquesta AkokĂĄn Straight out of Havana comes a Grammy -nominated mambo ensemble reminiscent of the Banda Gigante of the 1940s and 1950s. ÂŽ

6 Sun. | Graznya Auguscik One of the most intriguing contemporary vocalists on today’s world jazz scene.

Presented in collaboration with the Embassy of Poland.

7 Mon. | John “Papa� Gros: Welcome to New Orleans!

The New Orleans keyboardist and singer-songwriter draws on funk, R&B, and Americana songcraft, and more.

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The Brazilian trio blends ideas from pop, folk music, bossa nova, jazz, and classical avant-garde.

The South African seven-piece band has mesmerized audiences worldwide with its funk and high-energy performances.

9 Wed. | Yosvany Terry and Baptiste Trotignon The Ancestral Memories project captures the rhythms, melodies, and harmonies of the Caribbean, New Orleans, and French Louisiana.

10 Thu. | Todd Marcus The jazz clarinetist presents a musical portrait depicting the strengths and challenges of his Baltimore neighborhood.

11 Fri. | Dumi RIGHT The former Zimbabwe Legit member presents Hip Hop phenomenon Akim Funk Buddha and others in a performance of Hip Hop, freestyle dance, beatboxing, DJing, and more.

14 Mon. | An Evening of Cante Alentejano Come for an evening of traditional two-part a cappella singing from southern Portugal.

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16 Wed. | LukĂĄĹĄ Sommer The guitarist is one of the leading personalities in the current generation of young composers.

Presented in collaboration with the Embassy of the Czech Republic.

12 Sat. | Darryl Yokley and Sound Reformation Music and art unite in the saxophonist’s Pictures at an African Exhibition, which pays homage to Russian composer Modest Musorgsky’s similarly titled work.

‘Oh, God’: A psychotherapist gets a visit from God. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE, through Jan. 13.

‘The Panties, the Partner and the Profit: Scenes From the Heroic Life of the Middle Class’: A rags-to-riches story based on work by the German playwright Carl Sternheim. Shakespeare Theatre Company, 610 F St NW, through Jan. 6.

‘The Play That Goes Wrong’: A comedy about a troupe of accidentprone thespians, as they attempt to stage a 1920s murder mystery play. The Kennedy Center, 2700 F St. NW, through Jan. 6.

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Pausing movie theater panic Traditional cinema is staying strong in the Netflix age — for now

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Teddy Roosevelt rides again in ‘Cowboy King’ MARVEL STUDIOS AND GETTY IMAGES/EXPRESS ILLUSTRATION

FILM This holiday season, Hollywood’s major film releases competed for Americans’ entertainment time with a slew of new shows on Netflix — and all those television series that slipped through the cracks during the year.

Yet many of those films — such as “Aquaman” and “Mary Poppins Returns” — have done big business. Their success capped a record-breaking year at the box office, upending the conventional wisdom that movie theaters’ relevance is fading.

Movie-ticket revenue in the United States reportedly was on pace to rise 7 percent in 2018, marking the largest year-to-year increase of the domestic box office in nearly a decade — and suggesting that theaters can hold their own in the age of widespread at-home entertainment.

But the news also comes with dark clouds. Industry experts say that a future for the movie theater may be far from assured. Those clouds include the fact that fewer movies are powering the boxoffice returns: Well over a third of the revenue for 2018 came from just 10 films. And it was primarily two categories — superhero movies and animated films — keeping the numbers afloat.

Some industry insiders also suspect the gains were partially driven by MoviePass, the beleaguered subscription service that

essentially provided heavy subsidies to millions of filmgoers in the first half of 2018, when box office particularly overperformed.

“We’ve certainly had a strong year at the box office,” says Bruce Nash, a box-office returns expert at an industry site called The Numbers. “But there are a lot of signs this can’t continue.”

In 2017, box-office dollars went down by 2 percent. Tickets sold dropped 6 percent to 1.24 billion, the lowest in 23 years. This all coincided with an 11 percent spike in the number of Netflix subscribers in the U.S. But in February, the Marvel movie “Black Panther” opened.

The film would gross $700 million in the U.S., the third most of all time. It was followed two

months later by another Marvel Studios production, “Avengers: Infinity War.” That movie would gross $679 million — the fourth most of all time stateside. The domestic box office set a record last month when it topped 2016’s total of $11.37 billion.

“People looked at the grosses at the beginning of 2018, and there was a lot of pessimism,” says John Fithian, head of the National Association of Theatre Owners. “But look at where we are now at the end of 2018.”

Whether the gains are in fact the result of one-off factors or a more fundamental shift will tell a lot about where the movie theater is headed in the streaming age.

Far from Netflix cannibalizing box-office sales, the service’s

popularity is positively associated with theatrical moviegoing, according to Fithian. A study commissioned by his group released last month said that people who watch a lot of streaming also see a lot of movies, while limited streaming viewing is correlated with lower theater attendance.

The theory is that people who are fans of film are inspired by the variety of choice at home to come out to theaters, or at least are unaffected by it.

“Movie theater attendance and streaming consumption are positively related,” the study says. “Those who attend movies in theaters more frequently also tend to consume streaming content more frequently.”

STEVEN ZEITCHIK (THE WASHINGTON POST)

MUSIC

The ranking for “One Last Time (44 Remix)” on Billboard’s Hot R&B Songs this week, marking the Billboard chart debut for former President Barack Obama. A remix of the “Hamilton” track about George Washington’s decision to leave the presidency, the song features Obama alongside original “Hamilton” cast member Christopher Jackson and gospel musician BeBe Winans. Obama reads Washington’s farewell address on the track, which was released Dec. 20 as the final entry of “Hamildrops,” a series of remixes and mashups from the hit musical. (EXPRESS) Bruce Campbell to host “Ripley’s Believe It or Not!” reboot

“Last Week Tonight” to return Feb. 17 on HBO

BOOK REVIEW Who wouldn’t want to grow old like Jerome Charyn? Now 81, the prolific writer seems ever more daring. With “The Secret Life of Emily Dickinson” (2010), he snuck into the bedroom of the Belle of Amherst. Four years later, he reanimated Lincoln’s sainted bones in a novel called “I Am Abraham.” And now, with “The Perilous Adventures of the Cowboy King,” which hits shelves Tuesday, he scales the mountainous personality of Theodore Roosevelt.

The challenges of writing historical fiction about Teddy are formidable. Fortunately, Charyn has found a path all his own — neither a substitute for biography nor a violation of it. The Teddy Roosevelt who narrates this novel is a whirlwind of activity, a man so caught up in the escapades of his intrepid life that he can’t always be bothered with details.

Charyn restricts himself to the decades before an assassin killed President McKinley and thrust Roosevelt into the White House.

These are, as the title says, the adventures of the Cowboy King, which means we follow this young man out to the Badlands of the Dakota Territory.

Readers unfamiliar with Roosevelt’s life and the political history of the late 19th century should be forewarned: There will be no coddling on this breakneck tour. But for fans of Roosevelt, this is tremendous fun.

RON CHARLES (TWP)

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nothing says â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Strategic Commandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; like irresponsible warmongering tweets.â&#x20AC;? @DABULL1014, blasting the U.S.

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Strategic Command for its New Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Eve tweet that it was â&#x20AC;&#x153;ready to drop something much, much biggerâ&#x20AC;? than the Times Square ball, and including a bombing video. Many criticized comparing a bomb drop to the New Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ball drop. The military deleted the tweet and apologized.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;You never turn your back toward the inbounder, everybody [knows] that.â&#x20AC;? @DEETHEFINESSER_, tweeting about the Philadelphia 76ersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Ben Simmons, who inbounded the ball off the back of the L.A. Clippersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Sindarius Thornwell, then grabbed the ball for a late-game dunk. Fans criticized Thornwell for starting the play with his back to Simmons, who some pointed out was still out of bounds when he touched the ball.

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fun+games Horoscopes

Scrabble Grams

PAR SCORE 150-160, BEST SCORE 214

Sudoku

DIFFICULT

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) There is no secret about your desires.

What people don’t know, however, is far more important.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) You can make your mark today, but not in the way you had planned. Others are not likely to forget the success.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Someone else’s erratic behavior begins to affect you today. But don’t let anyone tell you that you are not in control; you are.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) It’s best today for you to put your thoughts into words and write them down so that you won’t forget them.

WEDNESDAY’S SOLUTION

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)

Something you’ve planned for today is likely to go off without a hitch — unless you have forgotten to tell a certain someone what you’re up to.

WEDNESDAY’S SOLUTION

FOUR RACK TOTAL Make a 2-7-letter word from the letters in each row. Add points of each word using scoring directions at right. Seven-letter words get a 50-point bonus. Blank tiles used as any letter have no point value. Scrabble is a trademark of Hasbro in the U.S. and Canada.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) You may have to be more daring than usual today. A rival is gaining on you, but you have something up your sleeve that can prove effective.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) You needn’t be put to any kind of test today; your skills speak for you best when you are doing what you are compelled to do naturally.

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POOCH CAFE | PAUL GILLIGAN

49 | 29

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) You don’t really want to do what you must do, but things will go more smoothly if you simply follow the rules today.

TODAY: Early-morning rain should move out by 9 a.m. or so, with skies becoming partly sunny by afternoon. Winds also pick up from the northwest during the afternoon, gusting near 25 mph as highs reach the mid-40s to near 50. With light winds, we’ll see lows tonight dip down to the upper 20s to mid-30s.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You won’t have to do much to get things started today, but you may have to work very hard to keep them under control once the ball is rolling.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) You and a fellow Libra have something in the works, but your plans will likely be for naught if you don’t include a Cancer.

PEARLS BEFORE SWINE | STEPHAN PASTIS

AVG. HIGH: 43 RECORD HIGH: 68 AVG. LOW: 28 RECORD LOW: -3 SUNRISE: 7:26 a.m. SUNSET: 4:59 p.m.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) You are

of a mind to settle down, but that may prove difficult since you have quite a few loose ends to tie up.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You may fear that someone is looking over your shoulder in an attempt to learn what only you know. This is a self-deception.

DAILY CODE

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Find another puzzle in the Comics section of The Post every Sunday and in the Style section Monday through Saturday.

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49 | 42

SUNDAY

MONDAY

50 | 40

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1868: Japan’s Meiji Restoration re-establishes the authority of the emperor and heralds the fall of the military rulers known as shoguns; the upheaval paves the way for Japan’s drive toward becoming a modern power.

1938: The March of Dimes campaign to fight polio is established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who himself had been afflicted with the crippling disease.

1967: Jack Ruby, the man who shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald, the accused assassin of President John F. Kennedy, dies in a Dallas hospital.

Get more news and forecasts at washingtonpost.com/weather or follow @capitalweather on Twitter.

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23 “Sure!”

24 -Caps or -Cat preceder 25 Feature of much political news 27 Movers’ invoices?

32 English assignment 35 Afternoon affairs 36 Airport watchdog org.

37 Oil-producing tree 38 Spiritual struggle, in Islam 40 Large containers 41 Texter’s “I think ...”

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40 Struggle ___ (“vehicle” for tough times) 42 Cubes in miso soup 43 Eroded 45 Diagnostic tissue exam 46 Punctual 47 Author Harper 50 Nina’s fellow ship

51 Major Pakistani river 52 Cleopatra’s country 54 ___, Beethoven and Brahms 55 Leggings brand, casually 56 Dutch cheese 57 Cheese lovers 58 Wood shaper (var.)

59 Split ___ soup

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FOOTBALL MATCHUPS 42 Best-selling author Hoag 43 Dorothy’s Em and others 44 Wranglers’ revolvers?

48 “You wish!”

49 Word in an alumna’s bio 50 Apple product that’s stood the test of time?

53 Ganging up on in basketball, and a clue to this puzzle’s theme 58 Each 60 Volkswagen subsidiary 61 Chicago descriptor 62 Mountain ___ (certain sodas) 63 Chowder mollusk 64 Misbehave 65 Madcap 66 Philosopher David 67 Brewery or bakery need

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people

BABIES

Kim, Kanye can finally get some headlines now

Taylor confuses New Year’s Eve with Halloween Taylor Swift and her friends dressed as their childhood heroes for the pop star’s New Year’s Eve party. Swift can be seen dressed as “The Little Mermaid’s” Ariel in a photo posted to her Instagram, while Blake Lively went as Dorothy from “The Wizard of Oz” and Gigi Hadid wore a Mary Poppins costume.

Other attendees dressed as Cinderella, Nancy Drew, Ms. Frizzle, Posh Spice and Steve Irwin. (EXPRESS)

Kanye West and Kim Kardashian West are expecting their fourth child, People confirmed Wednesday.

The child will reportedly be born via a surrogate.

The couple already have three children: Chicago, who was born via a surrogate last January, as well as Saint, 3, and North, 5. “Kim and Kanye were already talking about baby No. 4 when Chicago was just a couple of days old,” a source told People. “And they absolutely would use the surrogate again. They love her.” Speaking in May on “Live With Kelly & Ryan,” Kardashian West said that with a surrogate, “I can spend so much more time with the older kids and getting them used to the baby.” (EXPRESS)

Rich white man loyalty truly knows no bounds

Bryants working to field WNBA team by 2040

Former CBS chairman Les Moonves, who was fired last month amid allegations of sexual misconduct, spent New Year’s Eve on a $590 million yacht on the Caribbean island of St. Barts, according to Page Six. The yacht belongs to DreamWorks co-founder David Geffen. “It seems that the Hollywood moguls look out for each other, no matter what,” a source said. (EXPRESS)

Kobe Bryant and his wife, Vanessa, are expecting their fourth baby girl, the couple announced Tuesday on Instagram. They each posted a photo featuring the all-caps text, “New year, new baby! Baby Mamba on the way 2019.” The couple, who got back together in 2013 after Vanessa filed for divorce in 2011, already have three daughters together: Natalia, 15, Gianna, 12, and Bianka, 2. (EXPRESS)

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