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Caps milestone Coaches, teammates praise Orpik as he plays in his 1,000th game 13

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The D.C. region is losing nearly $120 million a day during the shutdown.

That’s $2.8 billion and counting.

‘Snurlough’ Season’s first storm idles many not already hit by the shutdown 7

Bipartisan deal?

Rank-and-file senators aim for a shutdown fix as leaders bicker 11

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The partial shuttering of the federal government is an unwelcome reminder that the region remains at the mercy of official Washington and its penchant for dysfunction 4

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Kondo tidying trend hits D.C. REGION It’s no accident that Netflix chose New Year’s Day to release “Tidying Up With Marie Kondo,” an eight-part series hosted by the Japanese-born decluttering diva and space healer.

In the show, Kondo teaches her KonMari Method, which asks you to hold each possession and ask yourself whether it sparks joy, and if it doesn’t, thank it for its service and let it go.

The show seems to have started a national conversation about overbuying and over-stashing. Many opened junk drawers and toy chests while watching the show and started dumping. Many local thrift stores, consignment shops and auction houses are reporting an uptick in donations that could be related to the show.

Donations at Washington-area Goodwill centers were up 66 percent over last year for the first week of January, according to Brendan Hurley, spokesman for Goodwill of Greater Washington.

At the Gaithersburg location, donations were up a whopping

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Area charities report an uptick in donations fueled by Netflix show

Marie Kondo, right, urges people to get rid of whatever does not “spark joy.”

372 percent. A colleague tweeted a photo of a line of 20 cars last Sunday in the donation line at the Goodwill on South Dakota Avenue NE in Washington.

Hurley points out there is no way of knowing how much of that is due to the Kondo effect. People donate at this time for various reasons, including wanting to rid themselves of unwanted Christmas presents or having vacation time to tackle larger projects.

The Current Boutique consignment chain noticed a major uptick in its four Washington-area

“The show has definitely inspired some serious purging.”

CARMEN LOPEZ, owner of Current Boutique, reporting a 25 percent increase in mail-in consignments

locations. The last week of 2018, the Logan Circle location filled six large industrial mesh bags of consigned clothes and

accessories; the first week of January, workers filled 16. “I think it’s a combination of the show and the government shutdown,” says Andrea Beaty, manager of the Logan Circle location.

Potomack Co. auction house in Alexandria is busier than usual. “It makes perfect sense, as people are Kondo-ING their possessions since they have time to spare during the shutdown, as well as to bring in a little income,” spokeswoman Kira Greene said in an email.

Pixie Windsor, owner of Miss Pixie’s Furnishings & Whatnot on 14th Street NW, said people are looking for things to help them organize.

“We just sold a 7-foot-tall unit for sorting papers in an elementary school office that has been here forever,” Windsor said.

Kondo’s office issued a statement from her about the response to the Netflix show. “The fact that people have reacted with such speed is beyond anything I could have imagined and my wildest expectations! … It’s my sincere hope that the items at the donation centers will find new owners for whom they will truly spark joy.” JURA KONCIUS (THE WASHINGTON POST)

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Jose Andres aims to feed the furloughed Jose Andres announced Monday that his nonprofit, World Central Kitchen, is setting up #ChefsForFeds, a kitchen to feed federal workers during the government shutdown. The kitchen opens Wednesday at 701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. It will serve meals to federal families, or give them food to take home, Andres said Monday in a Twitter video. The chef said the kitchen’s location — between the Capitol and the White House — should send a message to leaders “to make sure that we end this moment ... where families are about to go hungry.” (EXPRESS)

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Federal workers and supporters rally at the Capitol on Thursday to protest the shutdown.

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ECONOMY When Northern Virginia landed one of Amazon’s two new East Coast headquarters in November, the victory appeared to prove that the Washington region could stand on its own economically and reduce its historical dependence on the federal government.

Now, the government’s partial shutdown has punctured that bubble of optimism and highlighted again the area’s vulnerability to the federal presence and its record of dysfunction and gridlock.

The immediate effect of shuttering a quarter of federal agencies has been the bite taken out of the region’s economy, estimated at more than $100 million per day. More than a quarter of a million federal workers and contractors in the area aren’t being paid, and the ripple effects are sapping businesses throughout D.C., Virginia and Maryland.

A long-term consequence is setting back an effort — begun after the 2013 shutdown — to forge a strong regional identity independent of the federal government.

Elected officials and business and civic leaders hoped to rebrand the region as an attractive place to live, visit and do business regardless of the federal presence.

Instead, the shutdown, now the longest in history, has generated a new burst of negative publicity about Washington that marketing and tourism executives said is reviving the area’s bad reputation around the country and abroad.

“It takes an all-too-familiar shutdown or sequestration to remind people of the shadow of the federal government and what it casts over D.C.,” said Cary Hatch, chief executive of MDB Communications, an advertising firm.

“We’ve got all this good stuff — a vibrant foodie scene, top-tier theater, great quality of life, but

By the numbers The federal shutdown is hitting the D.C. region especially hard, costing the area millions of dollars daily. Here’s a breakdown of the shutdown’s costs.

$119M 145K The total cost of the government shutdown to the regional economy per day, or 7.3 percent of the area’s total output.

The number of federal workers out of 361,000 in the Washington region who are not receiving paychecks during the shutdown.

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The average decrease in trips per day on Metro last week.

Metro has estimated federal workers make up 40 percent of its rush-hour ridership.

The percentage increase that the Manassas, Va., food pantry has seen in people coming to pick up groceries. Most are federal workers or contractors.

then the shutdown slows down our progress,” Hatch said. “It really does underscore that we coexist with this periodic political drama and discontent.”

The number of federal contractors who are out of work. Based on past shutdowns, contractors will not be reimbursed later.

The number of days since the government shutdown began, making it the longest on record. The previous shutdown record was 21 days.

The D.C. region’s economy is sufficiently large that it can recover from the shutdown with minimal damage, provided the government reopens

by February, said George Mason University economist Stephen Fuller.

After that, if the standoff continues between President Trump and congressional Democrats over funding for a southern border wall, there would be significant effects on hotel and restaurant sales, local tax revenue and Metro ridership, Fuller said.

It helps that January is a slow month for tourism and that only part of the government is closed.

The 2013 shutdown ended after 16 days but furloughed more than twice as many employees.

The shutdown has put the convention and tourism industry on red alert. Destination DC, the District’s official marketing organization, immediately revived the “DC Is Open” campaign, which it created in 2013 when the shutdown hit during the busy fall tourism season.

“You can still come and enjoy a Caps game or theater at Arena Stage or … other world-class museums” such as the Phillips Collection or Newseum, Destination DC CEO Elliott Ferguson said.

He acknowledged that much damage has been done, especially to the city’s image overseas.

“When you’re in a different country, and the news all comes from D.C., and it’s all focused on politics, then there’s a perception that it’s not the most fun or attractive place to go in the U.S.,” Ferguson said. “We hope this doesn’t continue on to March or April, which is a peak period for us.”

Like many residents, Ferguson pointed to one upside of the government’s closure: the drop in traffic. He said, “I just came from a lunch meeting, and the first thing they said was, ‘Wow, it’s so easy to get around.’ ” ROBERT McCARTNEY (THE WASHINGTON POST)

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She told WTOP-FM she entered the plea because she “just wanted it to be over.” McGowan was initially charged with a felony that could have carried jail time, but the plea deal reduced the charge to a misdemeanor. (AP) NORFOLK, VA.

Casino proposal prompts tribes to clash over lands As one Native American tribe seeks to open Virginia’s first casino, another tribe has lodged an objection over claims to ancestral lands. The VirginianPilot reported Sunday that the Nansemond tribe objects to the Pamunkey tribe’s claim that its ancestral lands stretched as far south as Norfolk. That’s where the Pamunkey have proposed building a $700 million casino. The Bureau of Indian Affairs has to approve the casino. Among the things it will consider is the Pamunkey tribe’s claim that it had a presence in what is now Norfolk. (AP) LAUREL, MD.

Two horses euthanized after injuries during race Authorities say a “three-horse spill” during a race in Laurel, Md., sent three jockeys to the hospital and led to two horses being euthanized. None of the jockeys injured Friday at the Laurel Park racetrack are believed to have suffered life-threatening injuries. Tuffy’s Way threw off jockey Trevor McCarthy, causing Lucky Dilly and jockey Horacio Karamanos to trip. Jomar Torres was flipped as his horse, Kimberly B., collided with Tuffy’s Way. Both Tuffy’s Way and Kimberly B. were euthanized on the track. (AP)

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City shuts down when winter storm dumps up to a foot on region THE DISTRICT After a powerful winter storm dumped up to a foot of snow over the weekend, residents hoping for a return to normal Monday were left with slick roads and sidewalks, while sleds, shovels and salt were in short supply.

Snow fell at Reagan National

Airport for 35 straight hours, from 3 p.m. Saturday to 2 a.m.

Monday, bringing much of the region to a halt. Federal offices in the District were closed, as were most local governments and schools. Several school districts planned to open two hours late today.

The Washington Post’s Capital Weather Gang nicknamed the storm “Snurlough,” as heavy snow coincided with a partial government shutdown that has

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D.C. digs out after being snowed in Jim Hixon clears off snow on Monday along the Alexandria waterfront.

furloughed much of the federal workforce. Like the shutdown — which was into its 24th day Monday — Capital Weather Gang said “this storm had staying power.”

National and Dulles airports

Former Jessup, Md., corrections officer gets 10 years for taking bribes

picked up 10.3 and 10.6 inches, respectively — the most snow Washington has received since a January 2016 blizzard. The storm total at National ranks as the city’s ninth-largest January

D.C. police investigate double homicide Sunday in SE

snowfall on record.

In D.C., 800 city employees were part of a snow team that worked 12-hour shifts, beginning midday Saturday, using more than 200 snow trucks and plows.

District officials said Monday they had used 18,400 gallons of liquid brine — a mix of water, salt and beet juice — to treat roads, and about 9,000 tons of rock salt.

A weak weather system will slide through the region Thursday night into Friday, which could bring wet snow and sleet, before possibly changing to light rain. Late Saturday, snow and ice are possible again and could continue into Sunday, with lows near the freezing mark. DANA HEDGPETH (THE WASHINGTON POST)

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Metro looks for new ways to protect its bus drivers after number of attacks keeps rising WASHINGTONPOST.COM TRANSPORTATION

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Union Station concourse will get a makeover

Metro is looking for ways to reduce attacks on bus drivers, including installing barriers and security cameras.

ATTACKS ON BUS DRIVERS

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METROBUS After making only modest gains in reducing attacks on bus drivers — even after taking steps such as putting in Plexiglas barriers — Metro says it’s going to try thinking outside the box.

It has sought bids to evaluate whether “ideas on other approaches from other industries can reduce the dozens of attacks a year on bus drivers,” said Sherri Ly, a spokeswoman for the transit agency.

Ly wouldn’t venture guesses on what ideas could come. The point is “to look for solutions that haven’t been thought of yet,” she said.

The bids were due Jan. 4. But Metro would not say who has expressed interest or how many bids it has received. Ly said the information could be available through a public disclosure request if a contract is awarded.

Metro’s search for fresh ideas comes as it appears to be struggling to prevent a rise in sometimes shocking attacks on bus drivers. In 2017, a woman was jailed after urinating in a cup and throwing it at the driver of an X2 bus. In May, the union representing Metro workers said a man, apparently enraged when a bus pulled away at Braddock Road without him, got on a Metrorail train, took it three stops to Huntington station, found the driver and punched her in the face.

Metro has tried a number of things. As of Dec. 2, protective shields between drivers and boarding passengers had been installed on two-thirds of Metro’s 1,583 buses, and Ly said all buses should have shields by June.

Metro has also installed security cameras and silent alarms on all buses. A public relations campaign also tried to convey that drivers are ordinary people.

Last January, a peer-review

The number of assaults against Metro bus drivers during 2018, after the same number of attacks occurred in 2017. Between January and early December of 2016, there were 70 attacks on bus drivers.

Metro began a public relations campaign to try to convey that its bus drivers are ordinary people.

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panel created by the American Public Transportation Association examined Metro’s efforts and reported that it has incorporated many of the industry’s best practices.

But assaults against drivers rose from 70 between January and early December 2016 to 92 in all of 2017. And despite Metro’s efforts, it made no progress in 2018, when there were again 92 assaults.

In comparison, King County Metro, which serves Seattle and its suburbs, was lauded by APTA in May after reducing assaults on its operators by 53 percent since

2008, from over 180 to less than 90.

King County has about the same number of bus riders as Metro.

Carroll Thomas, vice president of ATU Local 689, the local union representing Metro workers, said not enough police patrol buses and that the shields being installed do not make drivers feel safe.

“Assaults are still up. There have been visible incidents like the one involving the urine,” he said. “There are riders who are using different drugs, have mental illnesses.”

Though Metro says it has increased police patrols on buses,

Md. man arrested in sex assault, indecent exposure incident Friday at Wheaton Metro stop

Thomas said their presence is spotty. Indeed, APTA’s peer review report noted: “There is a gap between the expectations of bus/rail operations personnel and the actual number of police personnel available for deployment.”

As Metro tries to find answers, some, like Polly Hanson, former chief of Metro’s transit police and now APTA’s director of security risk and emergency management, praise the effort to come up with fresh ideas.

Dave Jutilla, chief of King County Metro’s transit police and a member of the panel that reviewed WMATA’s practices, said one key to reducing assaults is out of Metro’s hands.

Attacking bus drivers is a felony in Seattle. The bus system there is able to bar violent passengers for a year. It does allow, after an appeal, for them to ride specific routes at certain times if they can show they have to get to appointments, such as for mental health care or drug treatment.

Unlike Seattle’s system, Metro does not have the authority to bar people from using transit.

KERY MURAKAMI (EXPRESS)

The concourse at Washington’s Union Station will undergo a makeover beginning in the fall, a project that will double its capacity, relieve crowding and make for a more accessible and comfortable customer experience, Amtrak says.

In addition to providing a modern and brighter space for the 100,000 daily intercity, commuter and local travelers who pass through Union Station, the work also will improve access between Amtrak’s concourse and the mezzanine of the Metro station there.

The railroad is in the process of selecting a general contractor for the project, which will be done in phases over three years to reduce the impact on travelers and station retailers.

The work is part of a larger plan to remake Washington’s main railroad station to double train and passenger capacity over the next two decades.

The revitalization of Union Station is an important piece in Amtrak’s vision for the Northeast — the nation’s busiest rail corridor — which includes faster trains that could increase ridership between D.C. and Boston.

Railroad and other officials and advocates say the improvements are needed to ensure Union Station keeps up with growth.

The station, which opened in 1907, operates at capacity and is inadequate for existing and future demands, officials say. LUZ LAZO

Dulles airport reduces number of TSA checkpoints Monday amid snow, shutdown

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Trump tweet inflames relations with Turkey Dispute over fate of Kurds clouds talks over U.S. pullout from Syria RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA As Secretary of State Mike Pompeo crisscrossed the Middle East this week to explain the U.S. military withdrawal from Syria, he repeated that he was “confident” and “optimistic” that he was nearing a deal with Turkey on a mutually agreeable exit plan.

But a tweet from President Trump on Sunday night vowing to “devastate” the Turkish economy if Ankara attacks U.S.backed Kurds revealed a much wider chasm between the two sides and prompted a new round

of recriminations from Turkey.

The U.S. “will devastate Turkey economically if they hit Kurds,” Trump tweeted.

Hours later, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu blasted Trump’s “threatening language.” He said his country was “not going to be scared or frightened off,” adding: “You will not get anywhere by threatening Turkey’s economy.”

In trying to explain Trump’s tweets, Pompeo told reporters in Riyadh on Monday that he assumed that Trump meant the U.S. would levy sanctions on Turkey if it attacked the Kurds but that he did not know for certain.

Later Monday, efforts appeared to be underway to deescalate the standoff. The White

House said Trump spoke to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the phone about “ongoing cooperation in Syria as U.S. forces begin to withdraw” and the U.S. view that Turkey must not “mistreat the Kurds.”

Trump also tweeted that he spoke to Erdogan “to advise where we stand on all matters including our last two weeks of success in fighting the remnants of ISIS, and 20 mile safe zone.”

He did not elaborate on what he meant, but took a very different tone than his threat Sunday.

“Also spoke about economic development between the U.S. & Turkey — great potential to substantially expand!” Trump wrote. JOHN HUDSON AND KAREEM FAHIM

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Canada sends shutdown solidarity pies Air traffic controllers in Edmonton, Alberta, last week wondered how they could help their counterparts in Anchorage, Alaska, with whom they frequently communicate — and who were working without pay amid the U.S. government shutdown.

The Edmonton air traffic controllers opted to send pizzas. Their small act of kindness sparked a wave of goodwill. By Sunday, Canadian air traffic controllers had sent more than 300 pizzas to at least 40 U.S. facilities, according to the Canadian Air Traffic Control Association.

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SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MITCH MCCONNELL, in a written statement Monday, condemning racially charged comments from Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa. McConnell called King’s statements “unworthy of his elected position.”

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Judge blocks rollback of birth control coverage A federal judge stepped in at the last moment to pause Trump administration rules that would restrict the ability of some women to get birth control at no charge because their employers object on religious or moral grounds. A Pennsylvania district court judge issued a nationwide injunction Monday, just as the new policy countering the Affordable Care Act benefits was slated to take effect. (AP) BARRON, WIS.

Prosecutors: Suspect planned to kidnap teen A Wisconsin man suspected of abducting a 13-year-old girl made up his mind to take the teen when he spotted her getting on a school bus, and made two trips to her family’s home before carrying out an attack in which he killed Jayme Closs’ mother in front of her, according to a complaint filed Monday. Prosecutors charged Jake Thomas Patterson, 21, on Monday with kidnapping Jayme and killing her parents. (AP) BRITAIN

May conducts final push for Brexit deal backing British Prime Minister Theresa May made a frantic last push Monday to swing lawmakers’ support behind her seemingly doomed Brexit deal, warning that its defeat risked “betraying the vote of the British people.”

Parliament will vote on the agreement today. (AP) TEHRAN, IRAN

Cargo plane crash kills 15, leaves 1 survivor A decades-old Iranian Boeing 707 military cargo plane reportedly carrying meat from Kyrgyzstan crashed Monday while trying to land west of Iran’s capital, killing 15 people on board and leaving a sole survivor, authorities said. The plane was making an emergency landing and skidded off the runway, crashing into a neighborhood. (AP)

Suicide bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, kills at least 4 people, injures around 90

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nation+world Longtime Gdansk leader stabbed by man citing political revenge GDANSK, POLAND The popular liberal mayor of the Polish port city of Gdansk died Monday after he was stabbed during a charity event the previous evening by an ex-convict who stormed onstage and said it was revenge against the country’s main opposition party.

Pawel Adamowicz, 53, died as a result of wounds to the heart and abdomen, despite efforts to save him that involved a fivehour operation and blood transfusions, Health Minister Lukasz Szumowski said.

The assassination of

Adamowicz, a sixterm mayor who often mi ngled freely with residents of his city, sent Poland into Adamowicz shock.

Even before his death was announced, marches against violence were being planned across Poland in the evening.

In Gdansk, the city flag was lowered to half-staff and Masses were planned, including one in Warsaw that Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki planned to attend.

The right-wing ruling Law and Justice party faced accusations from its critics that an atmosphere of hatred against Adamowicz and other liberal

PIOTR HUKALO (AFP/GETTY IMAGES)

Polish mayor dies after attack

Security personnel restrain a man who stabbed the mayor of Gdansk, Poland, at a charity event Sunday.

political opponents helped instigate the attack.

Government officials pushed back against that accusation,

strongly denouncing the attack and stressing that the 27-yearold perpetrator had a history of violent bank robberies and possible mental illness.

The ex-convict rushed onto the stage with a knife Sunday and stabbed Adamowicz, then seized a microphone and said it was revenge against the opposition Civic Platform party, which Adamowicz belonged to for many years.

Identifying himself as Stefan, he said he had been wrongly imprisoned under a Civic Platformled government.

Deputy Chief Prosecutor Krzysztof Sierak said there were questions about the mental state of the attacker. On Monday, he was charged with murder. (AP)

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The numbers of tons of ice lost to melting per year since 2009 in Antarctica, according to a study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The region is losing six times as much ice as it was four decades ago. It takes about 360 billion tons of ice to produce 1 millimeter of global sea-level rise. (TWP)

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LOS ANGELES | Alessandro Niculescu, 10, holds a sign Monday during a teacher strike in Los Angeles. United Teachers Los Angeles argues that the school district is hoarding $1.8 billion that could fund pay raises and staffing hikes instead of retiree benefits. The union rejected an offer Friday to hire nearly 1,200 workers, reduce class sizes by two students and raise pay by 6 percent. Schools were open Monday with the help of substitutes.

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SCIENCE James Watson, the Nobel Prizewinning DNA scientist who lost his job in 2007 for expressing racist views, was stripped of several honorary titles Friday by the New York lab he once headed.

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory said it was reacting to Watson’s remarks in a television documentary that aired earlier this month.

In the film, Watson said his views about intelligence and race had not changed since 2007, when he told a magazine he was “inherently gloomy about the prospect of Africa” because “all our social policies are based on the fact that their intelligence is the same as ours — where all the testing says not really.”

In the 2007 interview, Watson also said that while he hopes everyone is equal, “people who have to deal with black employees find this is not true.”

In this month’s documentary, Watson said genes cause a difference on average between blacks and whites on IQ tests.

The laboratory called the latest remarks “reprehensible” and “unsupported by science.”

It said it had revoked three honorary titles, including chancellor emeritus and honorary trustee.

James Watson shared a 1962 Nobel Prize with collaborator Francis Crick and scientist Maurice Wilkins for discovering in 1953 that DNA was a double helix. MALCOLM RITTER (AP)

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Senators eye a way out Bipartisan group aims for shutdown solution as leaders remain at an impasse Let Mueller finish work, AG nominee says

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NATIONAL SECURITY Attorney general nominee William Barr would let special counsel Robert Mueller finish his investigation of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign without political interference, he said in written testimony released Monday, adding that it was “very important” Congress and the public be informed of the results.

The testimony offered a preview of how Barr will address a challenging line of inquiry today in his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Barr has occasionally been critical of the special counsel investigation and wrote in a memo to Justice Department leaders last year that Mueller’s apparent theory of possible obstruction of justice by the president was “fatally misconceived.”

Barr is likely to be confirmed even if Democrats unanimously oppose his nomination. Still, the hearing will allow for a public airing of two years of simmering tensions among the White House, the Justice Department and Congress over the future of the special counsel’s work and the broader independence of federal law enforcement.

Three Democrats on the panel are viewed as potential 2020 presidential candidates, and the hearing could offer an early glimpse into those lawmakers’ lines of attack against the Trump administration. MATT ZAPOTOSKY

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POLITICS A bipartisan group of rank-andfile senators is holding discussions on how to end the weekslong government shutdown, with talks between congressional leaders and the White House at a standstill. The group held its first meeting Monday.

Prospects for the group to achieve any results are uncertain. But the group’s creation is a sign that senators of both parties are eager to end the shutdown, even if it means taking matters into their own hands amid an impasse between top Democrats and President Trump.

With the shutdown having entered its fourth week, Trump remains dug in on his demand for $5.7 billion to build hundreds of miles of new walls along the U.S.Mexico border. Democrats are refusing to give him anywhere near that amount.

An effort last week led by Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., collapsed after Vice President Pence announced publicly that Trump wasn’t interested in a deal involving trading wall funding for protections for unauthorized immigrants brought to the U.S. as children.

Outside the meeting, Trump on Monday called on Democrats to agree to his demands, as he reiterated he had no plans to call a national emergency to build the wall by circumventing Congress.

A national emergency declaration had appeared a possible route to ending the shutdown last week, before Trump backed off the idea Friday. He also said he wasn’t interested in an idea floated by Graham to reopen the government temporarily while negotiations continue.

“The Democrats should say, ‘We want border security. We

The shutdown entered its fourth week as Senate leaders Mitch McConnell and Chuck Schumer sparred Monday.

have to build a wall, otherwise you can’t have border security.’

And we should get on with our lives,” Trump told reporters outside the White House. “The Democrats are stopping us and they’re stopping a lot of great people from getting paid. All they have to do is say, ‘We want border security.’ That automatically means a wall or a barrier.”

Democrats say they’re open to negotiating on border security — but only after Trump agrees to reopen the government. The House, under newly elevated Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has spent the past two weeks passing spending bills to reopen portions of the federal government that have nothing to do with the wall, an effort that will continue this week.

But Trump has made clear he would veto this legislation, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., says he won’t bring anything up for a vote that

Suit over ‘servitude’ A group of federal employees working without pay during the partial government shutdown likened the predicament to involuntary servitude in a lawsuit filed Jan. 9, accusing President Trump and their bosses of violating the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery. (TWP)

Trump doesn’t support.

McConnell lashed out at Pelosi and Democrats in a speech on the Senate floor Monday, arguing that “Speaker Pelosi and her farleft base decided that the politics of obstruction would come before common-sense policymaking.”

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., responded in his own floor speech.

“Now, Leader McConnell is trying to blame the current speaker of the House. He is way out to lunch on that one,”

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Schumer said. “This House has voted to reopen the government.

It’s the Senate that hasn’t done it because Leader McConnell won’t bring the bill to the floor.”

Allies of McConnell were not optimistic Monday that bipartisan talks between rank-and-file senators were the key to breaking the impasse. McConnell’s position continues to be that Trump, Pelosi and Schumer must agree on a solution for it to succeed, they emphasized.

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, stressed that the group will need to find an agreement that Trump will accept. “Until they come up with something the president will sign, it’s unfortunately a futile effort,” he said.

Asked whether McConnell should get more involved in the negotiations, Cornyn said the majority leader is “right where he wants to be.” ERICA

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LGBT activists in Russia say about 40 people have been detained and at least 2 have died RUSSIA The Russian republic of Chechnya has launched a new crackdown on gays in which at least two people have died and about 40 people have been detained, L GBT activists i n Russia charged Monday.

The new allegations come after reports in 2017 of more than 100 gay men arrested and subjected to torture, and some of them killed, in the predominantly Muslim region in southern Russia.

The Associated Press and other media outlets have interviewed some of the victims, who spoke about torture at the hands of Chechen law enforcement officers. Chechen authorities have denied those accusations, and Russian federal authorities conducted a probe into the earlier reports but said they found nothing to support the charges.

Alvi Karimov, a spokesman for Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, told the Interfax news agency on Monday that no one has been detained in Chechnya on suspicion of being gay.

But the Russian LGBT Network, which has been monitoring

“Persecution of men and women suspected of being gay never stopped.

It’s only that its scale has been changing.”

IGOR KOCHETKOV, program director at the Russian LGBT Network

the situation in Chechnya and helping victims, said in a statement Monday that about 40 men and women have been detained on suspicion of being gay since December and that at least two of them have died during torture in detention.

Igor Kochetkov, program director at the Russian LGBT Network, said the new wave of antigay persecution started at the end of the year, when Chechen authorities detained the administrator of a social media group popular with LGBT people in the North Caucasus. Kochetkov said the mass detentions began after the authorities got hold of the contacts on his phone.

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Art angers Christians An art exhibit in Israel featuring a crucified Ronald McDonald has sparked protests by the country’s Arab Christian minority. The Haifa Museum of Art has refused to remove “McJesus,” saying that would infringe on freedom of expression.

Instead, it posted a sign saying the art was not meant to offend. (AP)

China sentences Canadian to die, raising tensions DALIAN, CHINA A Chinese court on Monday sentenced a Canadian man to death in a drug smuggling case as tensions rose between the two countries over Canada’s arrest last month of a top Chinese technology executive.

In a sudden retrial, a Chinese court in Dalian in Liaoning province announced that it had given Robert Lloyd Schellenberg the death penalty, reversing a 2016 ruling that sentenced him to 15 years in prison.

Schellenberg’s fate is likely to be drawn into diplomatic negotiations over China’s demand for the release of Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of the Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei. The United States wants her extradited to face charges that she committed fraud by misleading banks about the company’s business dealings in Iran.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau strongly condemned Monday’s proceedings, suggesting China was using its judicial system to retaliate against Canada.

Also on Monday, a Chinese spokeswoman said that Michael Kovrig, an ex-Canadian diplomat taken into custody in apparent retaliation for Meng’s arrest, was not eligible for diplomatic immunity. Kovrig and Canadian businessman Michael Spavor were detained on vague national security allegations days after Meng’s Dec. 1 arrest. ROB GILLIES AND CHRISTOPHER BODEEN (AP)

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Caps coaches and teammates have praised defenseman Brooks Orpik for his leadership.

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Caps’ Orpik hits 1,000 CAPITALS Before Brooks Orpik thought about how old he’d be when he finally hung up his skates, he just thought about making it to that first NHL game. Orpik, playing in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., after being picked in the first round of the 2000 draft by the Penguins, was just trying not to get discouraged.

Then, coming off an American Hockey League road trip, he finally made his NHL debut on three hours of sleep in a loss against Toronto on Dec. 12, 2002.

“The first game, you just get there and you’re so excited,” Orpik said, “and it’s over before you know it.”

As Orpik was telling that story at the Capitals’ practice facility Sunday, center Nic Dowd chimed in from a few dressing room stalls over that, “He’s going to play until he’s 45!”

Orpik isn’t even sure if he’ll play next season; at 38 years old, his contract with the Capitals runs out at the end of this year. And while Orpik has largely shrugged off the milestone, he played the

1,000th game of his career Monday night against the Blues, which ended after Express’ deadline.

Orpik’s longevity is a testament to how he has endured despite how physical, stay-athome defensemen like him have become an endangered species in today’s NHL. In Washington, his legacy will be more about what he did for the organization off the ice than on it. He signed as a free agent five years ago to not only help shore up the blue line but also improve the locker-room culture. As Orpik has had to adapt his game to hockey’s shift toward mobility and puck-moving, the effect he has on teammates has been what has stayed constant.

“He’s been the biggest reason, in terms of players, that we’ve been able to change the culture here into a championship-level culture and team,” goaltender Braden Holtby said. “He pushed our guys the right way. He’s the guy that has the respect of everyone, very intelligent and not afraid to speak up when he

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Hard-hitting defenseman reflects on career as he reaches milestone for games played

The 1,000-games club Capitals defenseman Brooks Orpik became the 23rd active NHL player to reach 1,000 games on Monday.

Maple Leafs center Patrick Marleau, 39, who played his first game as an 18-year-old in 1997-98, leads the active list with 1,619 games played.

Capitals star Alex Ovechkin, 33, is 11th at 1,047 games. (EXPRESS)

knows what’s best for the team.”

Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella joked that Orpik is “a little bit of a dinosaur because he hits — and there isn’t a lot of hitting in this game,” adding that he “loves” the way he plays.

When coach Todd Reirden first met Orpik at a Penguins training camp a decade ago, he said he wasn’t confident Orpik’s body could withstand “that type of beating” for that long. But Orpik’s discipline in his practice habits, training regimen and diet serve as a model example for Caps young and old to follow.

“I’m not one for surprise parties or anything individual, a lot of attention,” Orpik said before Monday’s milestone. “That doesn’t really go with my personality, but I know for one day I’m just going to have to suck it up and deal with it. But it is something pretty cool.” ISABELLE

Kyler Murray, the firstround Major League Baseball draft pick and Heisman Trophywinning Oklahoma QB, declared himself eligible for the NFL draft on Monday.

What’s next for Murray is not yet known. The Oakland Athletics made the speedy outfielder the ninth overall selection last June and they agreed to a $4.66 million signing bonus. The A’s let him continue playing college football, and he made the most of it by winning the Heisman in his only season as a starter. Jim Callis, a senior writer on MLB.com, said the A’s couldn’t have foreseen that Murray would be a potential first-round NFL draft pick because of his size. Listed at 5-foot-10, Murray would be the shortest QB in the NFL. (AP)

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Good Samaritan gets AFC title game tickets

Kansas City Chiefs offensive lineman Jeff Allen gave three AFC Championship tickets to a man who helped him get his car out of the snow Saturday as he was heading to Arrowhead Stadium. Allen found the man, who he only knew as Dave, by using social media. KCTV revealed him as Dave Cochran, a homeless man who helped free at least five vehicles. “If I can lend a helping hand, maybe other people will do the same,” Cochran told KCTV. (EXPRESS)

AP men’s hoops poll: Duke remains No. 1, followed by Michigan, Tennessee and Virginia; Maryland returns at No. 19

ESPN: Rockets center Clint Capela (thumb) out 4-6 weeks

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“I always wanted to go growing up. I’ve seen things on TV of how beautiful it is,” said Wizards small forward Devin Robinson.

“I’m trying to come back with an accent.”

The Wizards are heading across the Atlantic for Thursday’s matchup against the New York Knicks, part of the NBA Global Games showcase.

“Oh, I gotta shop. I gotta find some clothes. Overseas drip,” Robinson said, using a popular slang word for fashionable swag.

Ian Mahinmi might have the most active London itinerary.

Besides a Wednesday night NBA Africa dinner he’s scheduled

Team heads to London to eat, shop and bond before game Thursday WIZARDS The Wizards rushed out of Capital One Arena on Sunday evening to catch a plane. London was calling.

However, the charter, scheduled for a 7:05 p.m. departure, never moved off the frigid tarmac. The takeoff was rescheduled for Monday evening after snowy conditions forced the Wizards to return to their homes.

For several players, the wait will be worth it.

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Wizards relish trip across pond

Wizards center Ian Mahinmi, who’s from northern France, will play close to home Thursday in London.

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to attend, Mahinmi will have several family members and friends in town.

London presents a rare “home” game for Mahinmi, who hails from northern France, as he anticipates at least 50 supporters to attend the game.

Wizards guard Tomas Satoransky also expects to meet up with friends, as London is a two-hour flight from his native Czech Republic. But in his down time, Satoransky has gastronomic goals.

“The restaurants are great there, man,” he said. “I’m looking forward to go to some restaurants.” CANDACE BAUCKNER (THE WASHINGTON POST)

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ANDY MURRAY, who lost in five sets Monday to Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut in the first round of the Australian Open. Murray, 31, announced last week he hoped this July’s Wimbledon would be his last tournament. He’s playing on a surgically repaired right hip and may decide in the next week to have a second surgery, which would effectively end his career.

Offense-driven season yields a fitting final four NFL In an NFL season that has been all about offense, the league’s four scoring machines are left standing.

“You’ve got to score points to win. But you’ve got to stop people to win, too,” Saints quarterback Drew Brees, above, said.

“Certainly the defenses deserve to be talked about as well.”

Brees was being kind.

The Chiefs, Rams and Saints each scored more than 30 points per game during the regular season, making this the fourth NFL season in which a trio of teams topped that benchmark.

The Patriots were fourth at 27.2 points per game.

The 1,371 touchdowns scored league-wide this season were the most in a single year in NFL history. The 11,952 points scored were the second-most. Brilliant quarterbacks, innovative offensive systems borrowed from the college game, and rules tilted to favor offense turned games into wide-open scoringfests. Improved TV ratings suggested that fans approved.

Defense-first teams reached the playoffs and, at times, looked capable of crashing the party. But those pretenders are gone. It’s all about who can score the quickest and the most.

Both of Sunday’s games will be rematches of entertaining regular-season affairs. The Saints beat the Rams 45-35 in November. The Patriots topped the Chiefs 43-40 in midOctober. MARK MASKE (TWP)

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Stay safe during ski season

Banana milk, cassava flour and pea yogurt may sound exotic, but we predict they’re going to be in your shopping cart in 2019. They’re just a few of the items that were on display at the annual Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo.

Here are five new or continuing nutrition and food trends you’ll see this year. CHRISTY BRISSETTE

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Consumers are craving more plant-based foods, but not everyone wants to go vegetarian or vegan. That’s why working plant-based ingredients into animal-based dishes is a trend to watch. One example is combining mushrooms with ground meat for healthier and more environmentally friendly recipes — in 2019, expect to see more restaurants offering up mushroom-and-meat blends. Using bone broth as a base for plant-based soups is another example; Pacific Foods has already introduced this kind of soups.

People who prefer plant-based protein would like higher amounts that are quick and easy to prepare and eat. Vegetarian Traveler has introduced portable, shelf-stable blends of roasted peas, soybeans and chickpeas to easily add 15 to 17 grams of protein to salads, stir-fries and more. Companies such as Dr. Praeger’s have created protein-rich veggie burgers, nuggets and meatless sausage by using pea protein and vegetables. Their All American Veggie Burger serves up an impressive 28 grams of protein and 4 grams of fiber.

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More dairy-free alternatives

Paleo and Whole30 labels

For American adults suffering from irritable bowel syndrome, a low-FODMAP diet may help manage symptoms. “FODMAP” refers to the types of carbohydrates that for a minority of people can cause gas, bloating and other digestive issues, such as apples, dairy, beans, wheat, garlic and onions. Starting a low-FODMAP diet used to mean closely reading labels, but now there are low-FODMAP third-party certifications.

Even large brands such as Campbell Soup are getting in on it. Campbell has introduced Prego Sensitive Recipe Italian sauce, which doesn’t contain high-FODMAP onions and garlic.

Dairy-free milk alternatives such as almond milk, oat milk and pea milk continue to be popular.

In 2019, banana milk will be a top choice. Not only is banana milk naturally sweet, a cup of banana milk has as much potassium as a small banana. Brands such as Mooala Bananamilk are also going to be fortified with calcium to match the amount in cow’s milk. The dairy-free yogurt category will continue to experience significant growth this year, according to a report from Packaged Facts. In 2019, you’ll see a wider selection of yogurt alternatives made from peas, soy, coconut, almonds, cashews and more.

More products are carrying special diet claims on their labels, such as “paleo” and “Whole30 friendly.” Although almond flour and coconut flour will continue to be popular for both diets, consumers are looking for the next grain-free flour — and some want a nut-free option because of allergies. That’s why Bob’s Red Mill Natural Foods has introduced cassava flour made from whole cassava root. Cassava flour has a neutral flavor and fine texture, so it works well in a variety of cooking and baking applications. Expect to see more recipes featuring cassava flour on cooking blogs.

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Pay attention to your core, glutes and hamstrings.

Sue Kramer, author of “Be Fit to Ski,” recommends exercises such as planks and glute bridges. “Without any hamstring strength ... the knee can be pulled out of alignment,” Kramer says.

Work up to impact exercises. Jumping helps develop your agility, which helps you prepare for the dynamic nature of skiing.

Start with two-legged jumps (side-to-side and front-to-back) and work up to one-legged jumps.

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Q. I just started a new job and the office is so cliquey! No one

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has made an effort to include me in lunches or conversation.

I’m rather socially anxious anyway, and I am constantly second-guessing everything I do, wondering if I have gotten off on the wrong foot with people. I’m trying to find the balance between pushing myself to make connections versus intruding upon friend groups that already exist and will be resentful of me. that friendliness will lead to resentment. Instead of wondering what you’ve done wrong, make a plan of specific steps to do right, like polite, interested questions, offers to share your macaroons, or compliments on someone’s ZZ plant.

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Finding a way through the streets of L.A. FILM It’s a bright winter day on the Sunset Strip, and director Karyn Kusama is doing what she does best: adding shadow to Los Angeles. As she sits down at the corner booth of a charming but customer-free restaurant, Kusama takes stock of the empty chairs. “Hopefully, that doesn’t mean we’re going to get food poisoning,” she shrugs. “Not to put a damper on things.”

Kusama has learned to view L.A. with skepticism. Her 2000 debut, “Girlfight,” made her the only filmmaker to sweep Sundance’s grand jury and best director prizes. Overnight, she became a major Hollywood contender, but then she fought, and lost, two bruising rounds against the studio system when her big-budget follow-ups — 2005’s “Æon Flux” and 2009’s “Jennifer’s Body” — flopped for reasons she feels were beyond her control.

Kusama made her film comeback in 2015 with the small-budget, critically acclaimed thriller “The Invitation.” Now her new movie, “Destroyer,” stars Nicole Kidman as a boozing, embittered

cop. It’s the second film of an intended Los Angeles trilogy that Kusama has been piecing together with her screenwriter husband, Phil Hay, and his writing partner, Matt Manfredi.

“L.A. is such a Pandora’s box.

Once you open it up, more and more weird stories and dark threads seem to come undone,” she says.

Kusama spent her six-year film hiatus raising her son, Michio, while directing episodes of “Halt and Catch Fire” and “The L Word.” She knew she’d make another movie — somehow — and that when she did, she’d pick scrappy independence over a studio checkbook and zero control.

Kusama’s individual struggle has become a barometer for all female filmmakers, with industry people turning to her as both an oracle and a victim — neither of which is a role she enjoys.

“If I am being used as any kind of bellwether, I hope what people could do is acknowledge the power of stamina, the value of just putting my head down and getting through some really dark times,” Kusama says.

For her next L.A. film, Kusama is interested in studying “the dream factory of what Hollywood represents.” Lately, she’s been thinking about how the

‘Sex Education’ puts on a clinic in frankness

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Karyn Kusama is back in the driver’s seat with the thriller ‘Destroyer’

Karyn Kusama’s new film, “Destroyer,” is the second part of an intended trilogy of Los Angeles movies.

“I hope what people could do is acknowledge … the value of just putting my head down.”

KARYN KUSAMA, on being a “bellwether” for female directors

industry glorifies lone wolves who chase after projects with a single-mindedness that leaves families and friends behind: countless renegade policemen,

sheriffs and vigilantes.

“Destroyer’s” protagonist aspires to be a lone wolf, too, but Kusama insists that the character’s choice has consequences.

“I don’t know how to handle my sense of helplessness without making work about people who have the strength and the bravery and the courage to actually make small steps toward some kind of personal accountability,” Kusama says.

She’s reckoned with her past.

Now her characters must. “This,” Kusama says, “is my powerful fantasy-making.” AMY NICHOLSON (FOR THE WASHINGTON POST)

FILM

‘Roma’ burns bright at Critics’ Choice Awards

“Roma” won big Sunday at the Critics’ Choice Awards, taking best picture, foreign language film and a pair of individual honors for director Alfonso Cuaron, left. The ceremony, held in Santa Monica, Calif., split the best actress award between Glenn Close for “The Wife” and Lady Gaga for “A Star Is Born,” while Christian Bale won best actor for “Vice.” “The Americans” and “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” claimed the top TV prizes. (AP) James McAvoy, Meek Mill set for “SNL” on Jan. 26

Final season of “Game of Thrones” premieres April 14

TV REVIEW “Sex Education” is a great title for a thoughtfully frank and often graphic Netflix dramedy about a randy group of teenagers at a British high school, but let’s be honest: “Sex Education” would be a good title for a lot of what Netflix is serving these days, further sealing the platform’s intimate relationship with adolescents.

But let’s focus on this show, which seems aimed at the youth market, and its honest approach to the awkwardness, ookiness and general inevitability of teen sex. The eight-episode series (which premiered Friday) stars Asa Butterfield as 16-year-old Otis, your average nice-boy nerd (and virgin) with a peculiar distaste for sex, thanks to the success his now-divorced parents found when they co-wrote a book on intimacy. Living with his mother, Jill (Gillian Anderson), Otis instead chooses retreat.

But through a series of events, Otis accepts the offer of the rebellious beauty Maeve (Emma Mackey) to start up an ad hoc therapy practice, where students pay for Otis’ insightful advice, which he’s gleaned from his mother’s sex-positive outlook.

There’s an artfulness to the material and a genuine care on display, too. Though “Sex Education” will certainly prove too provocative for some parents, there are far, far worse things to discover on your teenager’s laptop.

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“Somebody at MTV gotta get fired, who decided ‘Made in Staten Island’ was a good idea?” @AYE_HAAA, criticizing MTV’s “Made in Staten Island,” which premiered Monday night. The show follows four young adults with mob links, including the granddaughter of former mafia hit man Salvatore “Sammy the Bull” Gravano. A group of resident have launched a petition for MTV to cancel the show for its negative portrayal of the borough.

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) You may feel as though you are being held back in some way, but no one else is exerting any real pressure on you.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) You want to set yourself free at this time, but you may be responsible for someone who needs you in ways that make you feel restrained.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) You may find the pace increasing at this time. You can keep up, but you must be sure to tend to your own needs.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) You must concentrate on what is going on all around you today; you mustn’t miss something important simply because it is behind you.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You are keenly interested in what someone else is doing — but not for the right reasons, perhaps. You can settle a dispute during the evening.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Things are not going the way you had expected, but they may soon be going better than you had hoped.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) You can work things out today with a friend who has been less interested in making progress than you have.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) You may

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be missing out on something that others are enjoying at this time, but the reason is one that you can neither deny nor ignore.

TODAY: We should have a good deal of sunshine and, with temperatures rising to near 40 in the afternoon, some considerable melting. Winds will be light from the northwest. It will be mostly clear, calm and very cold into the evening. Lows range from the upper teens in our colder spots to the mid-20s downtown.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You can make sure a certain issue doesn’t drag you down today. A friend reaches out at an unusual time, asking forgiveness.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) You may have more time to get things done than you had anticipated today — but that’s no reason to procrastinate.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Your desires may conflict with those of a close friend or family member. Today you’ll realize that you can’t have things “both ways.”

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AVG. HIGH: 42 RECORD HIGH: 77 AVG. LOW: 27 RECORD LOW: 4 SUNRISE: 7:24 a.m. SUNSET: 5:11 p.m.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You’re hanging a great deal on a notion that is really rather flimsy. It’s time to shift your allegiance to something more substantial.

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1892: The original rules of basketball, devised by James Naismith, are published for the first time in Springfield, Mass., where the game originated.

1919: In Boston, a tank containing an estimated 2.3 million gallons of molasses bursts, sending the dark syrup coursing through the city’s North End, killing 21 people.

2009: U.S. Airways Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger ditches his Airbus 320 in the Hudson River after a flock of birds disables both engines; all 155 people aboard survive.

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Will, Martin procrastinate on studying Will Smith and Martin Lawrence met up to watch the first two “Bad Boys” films before starting production on “Bad Boys for Life.” “First Day of Shooting tomorrow!”

Smith wrote Sunday on Instagram. “We watched @BadBoys 1 & 2 together over the weekend. It’s about to be KRAZY!” The third film, directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, is targeting a Jan. 17, 2020, release date.

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Unborn child excited for spring birthday parties Meghan Markle is expecting to give birth to her first child with Prince Harry in late April or early May, the Duchess of Sussex told onlookers during the couple’s visit Monday to Birkenhead, England. A previous statement on the pregnancy from Kensington Palace only identified Markle’s due date as “spring 2019.” (EXPRESS)

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Glenn’s publicist tells her she needs younger fans Glenn Close and Timothee Chalamet have formed an awards season friendship, with the actress posting another picture of the pair Sunday at the Critics’ Choice Awards. “We bring out the best in each other!” she wrote. Close’s feed also features a picture of the actors at November’s Hollywood Film Awards. (EXPRESS)

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Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger are engaged, Pratt announced Monday on Instagram. “Sweet Katherine, so happy you said yes!” Pratt, 39, wrote alongside a photo of the couple embracing, with Schwarzenegger, 29, sporting a diamond ring. “I’m thrilled to be marrying you. Proud to live boldly in faith with you.” Pratt finalized his divorce from Anna Faris this past fall after nearly nine years of marriage.

The engagement comes after Pratt revealed last week that he’s taking part in a 21-day “Daniel Fast,” a biblically inspired combination of fasting and prayer. (EXPRESS/AP)

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