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Backlogs, deadlines and a massive bureaucratic reboot await federal workers returning after the 35-day shutdown 11

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Child inexplicably rewarded for growing food no one likes

Hamster outwardly unharmed but will require years of therapy

A woman in Brisbane, Australia, got the worst kind of surprise last week when a snake bit her butt as she was using the bathroom, The Courier-Mail reported Thursday. Helen Richards, 59, felt a sharp pain while on the toilet and looked down to see a carpet python over 5 feet long. She placed heavy objects on top of the toilet’s lid to trap the snake there until a snake catcher arrived. Fortunately, carpet pythons are not venomous. (EXPRESS)

A 9-year-old girl in Pittsburgh has won $1,000 for growing an extraordinarily large cabbage. Lily Ries, a fourth-grader at Peebles Elementary School, got the top prize in the National Bonnie Plants Third Grade Cabbage Program. Lily said her family used the cabbage to make more coleslaw than they could eat. They gave the rest to the bunnies in her yard. Nearly 32,000 children from across Pennsylvania participated in the contest. (AP)

Animal rescuers in Cardiff, Wales, are hoping to find the owner of a hamster that a cat brought home, UPI reported Friday. The cat’s owner called the RSPCA when the cat showed up with its unusual prize — which, luckily, was not hurt.

“We’d love to find the owner of this white fluffy hamster, with a gray face,” said RSPCA Inspector Gemma Black, who added that the hamster had likely escaped from a nearby home. (EXPRESS)

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CONGRESS On a Sunday evening in December, Steve Scalise, the House Republican whip, tweeted a video of himself cooking a Cajun dinner with his roommates. In the video, the 53-year-old Louisiana representative is standing in front of a messy kitchen island, wearing an apron and defrosting a packet of redfish in the sink.

Scalise narrated his process: “What we’re going to be doing is ... basting these babies in the best blackening seasoning there ever is.” Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, 63, makes snoring sounds while Scalise talks through the mechanics of getting a protective layer of seasoning on the fish.

Scalise teases Rep. John Shimkus, R-Ill., for keeping expired butter in the refrigerator. Rep. Erik Paulsen, R-Minn., stands to the side, smiling in an apron.

The video was a send-off for Paulsen, 53, who lost to a Democrat in November. He was one of 104 members set to leave Congress after the midterm elections.

And in his case, that meant the end had arrived for a foursome

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Four Republican House members — clockwise from top left, Steve Scalise of Louisiana, Kevin Brady of Texas, Erik Paulsen of Minnesota and John Shimkus of Illinois — were roommates on Capitol Hill for a decade.

of congressmen who’d spent the previous decade as housemates.

When Paulsen was elected to Congress in 2008, he heard of an open room in Shimkus’ Capitol Hill townhouse. The room was only 8 by 8 feet, and in the basement. But for an unassuming Minnesotan, fond of cool

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As time passed, they saw one another through tough races and professional success. They made a tradition of bringing their families to Washington for the Congressional Baseball Game each summer, piling four wives and 11 kids into the townhouse.

Baseball would eventually bring them together in a darker way. On June 14, 2017, Scalise was gravely wounded at practice by a gunman with a history of anger toward Republicans. The roommates supported Scalise through nine surgeries, coining the mantra “four on the field” to honor Scalise’s goal of recovering enough to get back on the baseball diamond the next year.

Six years earlier, Scalise had brought redfish from the Gulf of Mexico to Washington, promising to cook it for his roommates. It sat in the freezer for years, leading to a running joke in the house.

When Paulsen lost his midterm re-election, they scrambled to put the dinner together. Scalise bought fresher fish from Louisiana, and they feasted on jambalaya, gumbo and mashed sweet potato casserole.

“It was a really special evening,” said Scalise. The food was a success, Paulsen noted: “I hate to say it, but it may have been better than Minnesota walleye.”

His photo will go up on the wall next to pictures of three other congressmen who once lived in the house. As for the other three, they already have another roommate lined up. ELIZA GRAY (THE WASHINGTON POST)

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Circulator to provide free rides for a month The DC Circulator is offering free rides on all routes from today through Feb. 28. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the free rides on Friday as part of her Fair Shot February initiative. The DC Circulator system operates six routes across D.C. and into Rosslyn, Va., providing close to 5 million trips a year. Mayor Bowser is also hosting budget engagement forums as part of Fair Shot February. (EXPRESS) WEATHER

Flash freeze is possible in region Tuesday night A powerful arctic cold front is set to blast through the Washington region Tuesday evening. The cold front could hit the western areas around rush hour, creating the potential for hazardous road conditions during rush hour.

Temperatures will fall below freezing, allowing light amounts of snow to accumulate. Poor road conditions could continue through Wednesday morning’s commute. (TWP)

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‘Trust and hope are gone’ REGION The longest-ever federal government shutdown will cost the Washington region more than $1.6 billion in lost economic output, according to one estimate, but its most significant long-term damage may be to the area’s image and self-confidence.

The shuttering of a quarter of federal agencies tarnished the government’s reputation as a reliable business partner and desirable employer, according to civic leaders, business owners and other analysts. It also eroded the morale of a quarter-million local federal workers and contractors who missed paychecks for more than a month.

And the fear is that it will prompt more firms and employees to seek work in the private sector, and hurt the area’s ability to attract investment.

“Trust and hope are gone,” said Emily Newlan, president of Hedgelan Consulting in Gaithersburg, Md., which stands to lose more than $10,000 in revenue from suspension of an administrative contract with the National Agricultural Library.

Under a deal reached Friday between the White House and Congress, the entire government will reopen for three weeks while talks continue on President Trump’s demand for funding for a wall on the nation’s southern border. So even as local leaders expressed relief that the shutdown had ended, they worried that it might resume by mid-February.

“Five hundred hours until we might need to do this all again,” said Chuck Bean, executive director of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments.

The impact will linger even if the government stays open, he said.

“Effects are going to ripple

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In the shutdown’s wake, D.C. faces the loss of $1.6 billion and damage to its reputation

The Capitol is reflected onto a partially frozen reflecting pool. Analysts say the 35-day partial government shutdown cost the region $1.6 billion.

through our communities long after it ends,” Bean said. “Contractors did not get paid and many of them won’t. Furloughed employees racked up credit card bills. Many local businesses won’t get January back.”

Jack McDougle, president of the Greater Washington Board of Trade, said the unwillingness of Trump and Democratic leaders to compromise had aggravated people’s concerns. “ I d ef i n itely t h i n k t h e

“Recruitment has already been hurt.

People are going to go look for other jobs. They can say, ‘I don’t need this uncertainty.’ ” EMILY NEWLAN, president of Hedgelan Consulting, on the effects of the shutdown on workers

Maryland extends free train and bus transit for workers hit by shutdown through Friday

psychological and emotional impact was really huge,” McDougle said. “Both sides were digging in their heels. … That added a whole level of stress.”

He added that the shutdown highlighted the need for the region to attract more privatesector businesses, such as by building on Northern Virginia’s success in winning the competition to host one of Amazon’s new East Coast headquarters.

“We’ve got to make sure we leverage Amazon to a much bigger effect, so it creates a lot of additional opportunities,” McDougle said. (Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos owns The Washington Post and Express.)

The shutdown’s cost in dollars and cents was significant but would have been much worse had the shutdown lasted another month, according to longtime regional economist Stephen S. Fuller of George Mason University.

Fuller estimates the loss of economic activity in January alone at $1.6 billion. Additional losses from the final days of December, a holiday period, were “small but real,” he said.

His calculation assumes that the 145,000 federal workers in the area who were furloughed or forced to work without pay will receive back pay, as guaranteed under a law signed by Trump.

Based on experience, the 112,500 federal contractors in the area who missed paychecks will not be compensated retroactively.

The net effect is to lower the region’s growth rate for the year by one-tenth or one-fifth of a percentage point, to a projected range of 2.7 percent to 2.8 percent, Fuller said.

“It should have been the best year of the decade,” Fuller said.

“It’s going to struggle to fulfill its potential.” ROBERT McCARTNEY (THE WASHINGTON POST)

Smithsonian may be slow to rebound THE DISTRICT The gears of government may be running again in Washington, but they are still apt to move slowly. Payouts for federal workers are still days away, the Internal Revenue Service is predicting it may not recover for an entire year, and on the Mall, the Smithsonian museums won’t open their doors until Tuesday.

The reopening of the Smithsonian will mean much more than the return of visitors.

Deadlines for upcoming exhibitions have passed. The National Gallery of Art has been unable to prepare for its much-anticipated Tintoretto show, originally set to open March 10. It’s the highlight of its spring calendar — the first North American retrospective of the Venetian artist — and the staff is worried about a potential delay.

Three other exhibitions have been postponed because work on the installations couldn’t be done: “Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence” at the National Portrait Gallery (set to open March 1), “Striking Iron: The Art of African Blacksmiths” at the National Museum of African Art (Feb. 27) and the Smithsonian Gardens’ popular orchid display, planned this year for the Kogod Courtyard at the NPG and Smithsonian American Art Museum (Feb. 2). New opening dates have not been announced. (TWP)

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University to buy Newseum building THE DISTRICT A major museum on Pennsylvania Avenue will close within a year and make way for the opening of a prominent university center for graduate studies, under a real estate deal announced Friday that is destined to transform a marquee address in the nation’s capital.

Johns Hopkins University is buying the landmark building that houses the Newseum for $372.5 million, a purchase that will enable the struggling cultural institution devoted to news and the First Amendment to seek a new home in the Washington area.

The Freedom Forum — the private foundation that created the Newseum and that is its primary funder — said the museum will remain open at 555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW for the rest of the year.

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The Newseum on Pennsylvania Avenue in Northwest will remain open for the rest of the year.

Then, assuming the deal wins regulatory approval, the university will take control of the property and prepare to move several graduate programs to the site.

The Newseum has operated

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since 2008 at the Penn Quarter location, near the Mall and a few blocks from the Capitol, drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors a year but enduring financial challenges as it charged an

admission fee while neighboring Smithsonian museums were free.

The Freedom Forum announced in August 2017 it was studying options for the building, including a sale, to escape what had become an untenable run of perennial budget deficits at the Newseum.

“This was a difficult decision, but it was the responsible one,” Jan Neuharth, chair and chief executive of the Freedom Forum, said in a statement. “We remain committed to continuing our programs — in a financially sustainable way — to champion the five freedoms of the First Amendment and to increase public awareness about the importance of a free and fair press.” NICK ANDERSON AND PEGGY McGLONE (THE WASHINGTON POST)

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A Maryland prosecutor said Thursday he isn’t asking a grand jury to consider criminal charges in the death of a black teenager who struggled with police officers, saying he can’t prosecute “tragic acts.”

Caroline County State’s Attorney Joseph Riley based the decision on an autopsy report from the chief medical examiner’s office about the death of Anton Black, 19. The report said Black’s struggle with police and a civilian likely contributed to his death. Riley’s decision disappointed relatives of Black, who died Sept. 15.

Family attorneys vowed to ask the Justice Department’s civil rights division to investigate. (AP)

The Virginia Senate has approved legislation to end the suspension of driver’s licenses of people with unpaid court fines and costs. The measure passed Friday with broad bipartisan support but may stall in the GOPcontrolled House. Virginia collects about $10 million a year from people paying to reinstate their licenses after they have been suspended for unpaid court fines and fees. Advocates who have pushed for a change in the law say it unfairly punishes poor people.

Opponents of the legislation say it would reward criminals. The Legal Aid Justice Center of Virginia argues that the law violates due process and is unconstitutional. (AP)

A small fire that burned curtains and forced the evacuation of Comet Ping Pong in D.C. on Wednesday was intentionally set, officials say. A police report says investigators found burned matches under where the curtain had hung in a back room. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives on Friday released a photo of a man they are seeking to question in the incident. Officials said there is no initial indication that the fire is linked to the incident in 2016 when Comet Ping Pong was targeted by a man who showed up there with a gun seeking to investigate a viral internet rumor known as “Pizzagate.”

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The number of service requests transportation officials in D.C. have gotten so far in January to fix potholes, more than twice as many as the same time last year. Officials in Northern Virginia and Maryland said they also are seeing high numbers of potholes. Local transportation officials said heavy rain last year — a record-setting 71 inches — is a big reason. Officials warn that a freeze-thaw pattern of warm and cold weather will likely mean even more potholes. (TWP)

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Back away from that hedgehog

Civil firefighters survey a destroyed rail bridge Sunday, two days after a dam collapse in Brumadinho, Brazil.

Hope fades after deadly dam failure in Brazil At least 58 dead after tsunami of mud hits towns without warning BRUMADINHO, BRAZIL Brazilian officials on Sunday resumed the search for hundreds of people missing in the wake of a massive dam collapse Friday, with firefighter crews returning to mud-covered areas after a several-hour suspension over fears that a second dam was at risk of breaching.

Authorities evacuated several neighborhoods in the southeastern city of Brumadinho that were within range of the B6 dam owned by the Brazilian mining company Vale. An estimated

24,000 people were told to get to higher ground, but by the afternoon, civil engineers said the second dam was no longer at risk.

Throughout the day, helicopters flew low over areas buried by mud and firefighters worked to get to structures by digging.

The Civil Defense office in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais on Sunday raised the number of confirmed deaths 58. More than 300 people were still missing.

Even before the half-day suspension of rescue efforts, hope that loved ones had survived a tsunami of iron ore mine waste was turning to anguish over the increasing likelihood that many of those missing had died.

There was also mounting

anger at Vale and questions about an apparent lack of an alarm system Friday.

Caroline Steifeld, who was evacuated, said she heard warning sirens Sunday, but no such alert came Friday.

“I only heard shouting, people saying to get out. I had to run with my family to get to higher ground, but there was no siren,” she said, adding that a cousin was still unaccounted for.

For many, hope of finding survivors was evaporating.

“I don’t think he is alive,” said Joao Bosco, speaking of his cousin, Jorge Luis Ferreira, who worked for Vale. “Right now, I can only hope for a miracle.” MARCELO

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has a warning for hedgehog lovers: Don’t kiss or snuggle them. It turns out the prickly, adorable little mammals — which have jumped in popularity as household pets — can carry salmonella. As of Friday, the CDC said 11 people in eight states had been sickened by a strain of Salmonella typhimurium; in 10 of the 11 cases, “ill people reported contact with a hedgehog,” the agency said. For those who could never part with little Spike, the agency recommends avoiding certain direct contact with hedgehogs — that is, not nuzzling them or propping them up to your face for the perfect Instagram photo.

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Over a one-year period in two Los Angeles emergency departments, more people were injured while riding standing electric scooters (249) than by riding bicycles (195) or traveling on foot (181), according to a study published last week in the journal JAMA Network Open. About 30 percent of injured scooter users had fractures, and just over 40 percent were treated for head injuries, the study found.

Only 4.4 percent of the scooter riders had been wearing helmets, despite a law requiring them. (TWP) Cubans inaugurate first new Roman Catholic church since country’s 1959 socialist revolution

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Boy who fell in borehole found dead after 13 days Rescue crews in Spain early Saturday found the body of a 2-year-old boy whose fall into a deep borehole 13 days earlier prompted a complex search and rescue operation. Julen Rosello fell down the narrow, 360-foot-deep borehole Jan. 13, while his family was preparing a countryside lunch. A government representative said the boy’s autopsy results would remain secret under a judicial commission following up with the accident’s investigation. (AP) GREECE

Macedonia name-change deal passes in Parliament Greek lawmakers ratified an agreement Friday to end a nearly three-decade dispute over neighboring Macedonia’s name, in a landmark vote that will see the small country renamed North Macedonia and clear its path to NATO membership. The deal passed with 153 votes in the 300-member Parliament, two more than the minimum needed.

It has faced fierce opposition in both countries, and recently cost Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras his parliamentary majority. (AP) JAPAN

Contentious sterilization law upheld by high court Human rights and LGBT activists on Friday denounced a ruling by Japan’s Supreme Court upholding a law that requires transgender people to be sterilized before they can have their gender changed on official documents.

But the court acknowledged that the law restricts freedom and could conflict with evolving social values. The 2004 law states that people wishing to register a gender change must have their original reproductive organs removed. (AP)

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POLITICS An avalanche of emails, backlogged permits, lapsed contracts and stalled payments to lowincome Americans will face the hundreds of thousands of federal employees who return to work Monday. For 35 days, they waited out the shutdown of nine Cabinet agencies and dozens of smaller ones. Now, they’ll face a massive bureaucratic reboot.

A return to normal operations could take weeks or even months.

The National Park Service will need to restore basic amenities at hundreds of parks and monuments, removing accumulated trash and plowing snow. The Bureau of Indian Affairs must issue grants to head off food shortages and a health care crisis for Native American tribal members whose funding was cut off.

Inspectors returning to the National Transportation Safety Board will have to decide which of the almost 100 rail, plane and highway crashes to investigate first. And the Internal Revenue Service will race to train employees to implement changes to the tax code and hire thousands of temporary workers for tax season.

“I’m so ready to go back to work,” said Laura Barmby, an international trade specialist with the Commerce Department.

She was so anxious to dig into her backlog she planned to log in to her computer from home Sunday.

The first order of business for the more than 350,000 people who spent the shutdown at home will be simple office tasks, like new computer passwords. Timecards will need filling out, so payroll staffs know who was furloughed, worked without pay, called in sick, earned overtime or a combination.

Then there will be the reorganizing. After the shutdown was announced in December, agencies had four hours to close.

Many returning workers will find their offices in a holiday time warp. As of Friday, a Christmas tree and Hanukkah menorah still adorned a reception area at the Merit Systems Protection Board, a personnel court for civil servants in downtown Washington.

Programs will need to be restarted, a process that can involve many layers of bureaucracy. Private contractors may have reassigned employees who had been working on projects put on hold during the shutdown, said David Berteau, president and chief executive of the Professional Services Council, which represents workers at roughly 400 private government contractors.

“It may take days to get started,” he said. “We have no experience at starting back up after five weeks. … You have to make sure that the funds are still available before you can start the contract again. And everybody’s going to be trying to do it at once.”

ANDREW HARNIK (AP)

Return to normal operations following shutdown could take weeks or months

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California, center, flanked by other Democratic representatives, signs a deal Friday to reopen the government.

What work awaits?

Environmental Protection Agency: Workers must update key computer registries and air and water permits, an official said. Agency experts had stopped certifying that new auto models meet U.S. air standards, slowing Fiat Chrysler’s plans to bring in a new work truck model, officials said.

Food and Drug Administration: The agency will start taking new drug and medical device applications, but officials acknowledge they may not fully catch up for almost a year.

National Science Foundation: There’s a backlog of nearly 2,000 research grants waiting to be reviewed, on subjects ranging from cyberinfrastructure to earth sciences.

More than 100 panels of outside scientists were canceled during the shutdown, and rescheduling them will be a massive undertaking. (TWP)

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Julie McEnery, an astrophysicist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, said she’s “scared to even think about” what to do.

“I hope people know this was not a vacation,” she said. “It was very discouraging. … We’re not all going to arrive back at work Monday bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.”

Many workers won’t see the back pay they’re owed until later this week. And President Trump has threatened another closure in three weeks if his demands for border wall funding aren’t met.

“It’s a reprieve,” said Gary Morton, president of AFGE Council 238, a union representing about 9,000 EPA employees, “but how much will we be able to accomplish before we have to start worrying about shutdown procedures again if they don’t reach a deal?” LISA REIN, JULIET EILPERIN AND SARAH KAPLAN (THE WASHINGTON POST)

POLITICS President Trump will secure the U.S. border with Mexico “with or without Congress,” acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said Sunday, as negotiations over Trump’s longsought border wall begin anew.

On “Fox News Sunday,” Mulvaney declined to say whether Trump would accept less than the $5.7 billion in funding he has demanded for the wall.

But he maintained that Trump is ready to use emergency powers to secure the border if Democrats continue to balk at his demands.

“The president’s commitment is to defend the nation, and he will do it either with or without Congress,” Mulvaney said.

The partial government shutdown, which was the longest in U.S. history, ended Friday with Trump agreeing to temporarily reopen the government without any money for his border wall.

But a new crisis looms, as the deal provided funding only through Feb. 15. A bipartisan, bicameral committee has been charged with negotiating an agreement on border security as part of the deal, and a stalemate could trigger another shutdown in the coming weeks. Mulvaney said that if the legislation sent to Trump’s desk is unsatisfactory, Trump could veto it, which would result in another shutdown.

“Yeah. I think he actually is,” Mulvaney said on CBS when asked whether Trump is prepared to bring about a shutdown next month. FELICIA SONMEZ (TWP)

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CARACAS, VENEZUELA The struggle for control of Venezuela turned to the military Sunday as supporters of opposition leader Juan Guaido handed leaflets to soldiers detailing a proposed amnesty law that would protect them for helping overthrow President Nicolas Maduro.

In claiming presidential powers, Guaido said he was acting in accordance with two articles of the constitution that give the National Assembly president the right to hold power temporarily and call new elections.

Emerging from Sunday Mass,

Guaido called on the armed forces not to shoot fellow Venezuelans. “We are waiting for you and the commitment you have to our constitution,” Guaido said.

At the same time, Maduro demonstrated his might, wearing tan fatigues at military exercises. Flanked by his top brass, Maduro watched as heavy artillery fired into a hillside, and boarded an amphibious tank.

Addressing soldiers in an appearance on state TV, Maduro asked whether they were plotting with the “imperialist” U.S., which he accused of openly leading a coup against him.

“No, my commander-in-chief,” they shouted in unison, and Maduro responded: “We’re ready to defend our homeland — under

Opposition leader Juan Guaido on Sunday urged the armed forces not to shoot fellow Venezuelans.

any circumstance.”

The dueling appeals put the military center stage in the global debate over who holds a

Two bombs minutes apart tore through a Roman Catholic cathedral in the city of Jolo on the southern Philippine island of the same name, killing at least 20 people and wounding 111 others during a Sunday Mass. The fatalities included 15 civilians and five troops. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but Jolo island has long been troubled by the presence of Abu Sayyaf militants. (AP)

legitimate claim to power.

The standoff has plunged Venezuela into a new chapter of political turmoil.

President Trump and several foreign leaders quickly recognized Guaido as Venezuela’s legitimate leader, prompting Maduro to cut ties with the U.S. and order its diplomats from Caracas within 72 hours. The U.S. defied him, saying Maduro isn’t the legitimate president, and Maduro relented, suspending the deadline for 30 days for the sake of opening a dialogue.

Venezuela’s crisis was reviewed Saturday by the U.N. Security Council, which took no formal action because of divisions among members.

ABANCAY, PERU

Hotel collapse kills 15 at wedding celebration A hotel wall collapsed during a wedding celebration in Abancay in southern Peru on Sunday, killing at least 15 people, authorities said. A local official said the city had been battered by five days of rains, and she said that led to the collapse. At least 30 people were pulled from the debris with injuries. (AP)

MANUEL RUEDA AND EDITH M. LEDERER (AP)

Thousands in Belgium demand greater action on climate

ENVIRONMENT

Germany sets deadline of 2038 to end coal use A German governmentappointed panel has recommended that Germany stop burning coal to generate electricity by 2038 at the latest, as part of efforts to curb climate change. The Coal Commission reached a deal early Saturday following months of wrangling.

The decision still needs government approval. (AP)

STAYIN’ ALIVE

‘Office’ scene helps save a life

CRIME

Louisiana murder suspect arrested in Virginia GEERT VANDEN WIJNGAERT (AP)

A scene from “The Office” helped an Arizona man save an unconscious woman’s life.

The Arizona Daily Star reports that when Cross Scott found the woman this month, he recalled a scene in which Steve Carell’s character does CPR to the beat of the Bee Gees’ “Stayin’ Alive,” which has the correct tempo for chest compressions. Within a minute, the woman was breathing again. (AP)

BRUSSELS | Protesters hold banners during a Rise for the Climate demonstration in Brussels on Sunday. At least 70,000 people braved cold and rain to demand that the Belgian government and the European Union step up their efforts to fight climate change. The event was described as Belgium’s biggest climate march ever.

Police estimated slightly bigger crowds than were seen at a similar demonstration last month.

Gas explosion destroys apartment building, injuring 9 people in The Hague, Netherlands

A 21-year-old man suspected of killing his parents and three other people was arrested Sunday at his grandmother’s house in Warsaw, Va., a sheriff said.

Authorities said Dakota Theriot shot and killed a woman believed to be his girlfriend as well as her brother and father in Louisiana’s Livingston Parish, then killed his parents in Ascension Parish before driving to Virginia. (AP)

Syria says first lady Asma al-Assad had successful breast cancer surgery in Damascus

A web of lies around Trump Advisers have lied over and over, Mueller says.

The question is, why?

POLITICS In indictments and plea agreements unveiled over the last 20 months, special counsel Robert Mueller has shown over and over again that some of President Trump’s closest friends and advisers have lied about Russia and related issues.

On Friday, Mueller laid out a new allegation: that longtime Trump confidant Roger Stone lied to Congress and obstructed its probe of Russia’s interference in the 2016 campaign.

Trump and his associates have dismissed the serial deception as a sideshow that has little to do with the central question of the Mueller investigation: whether his campaign engaged in a criminal conspiracy with Russia.

Following Stone’s indictment on Friday, Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani scoffed, “Another falsestatement case? God almighty.”

But it is unclear if the special counsel shares that view. While Mueller has not accused any American of criminally coordinating with Russia, the lies meticulously unspooled by his prosecutors over 20 months have not been mere quibbles.

They have documented various falsehoods by Trump advisers that masked efforts by people in his orbit to develop inroads with Russia and leverage that country’s hacking of Democratic emails.

The remaining question — both for Mueller’s team, as it works on a final investigative report, and for the American people — is why.

Trump’s former campaign chairman, deputy campaign manager, former national security adviser, personal lawyer and a campaign foreign policy adviser have all been accused of lying to investigators exploring Russia activity. Legal experts

Roger Stone stands outside a courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Friday after being charged with lying to Congress.

Trump golf club fired immigrant workers in N.Y.

LYNNE SLADKY (AP)

Venezuelan opposition offers amnesty for help in dislodging Maduro

FERNANDO LLANO (AP)

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Americans somewhat skeptical of Mueller report In a new Washington Post-ABC News poll, half of Americans expressed at least some skepticism about the forthcoming report from special counsel Robert Mueller. The survey was conducted last Monday to Thursday, the day before Mueller’s team unveiled criminal charges against Roger Stone.

Here’s what people said when asked: How much confidence do you have that Mueller’s final report will be fair and evenhanded?

No Just some None at all opinion Great deal Good amount 22% 7% 24% 19% 28%

Source: Jan. 21-24, 2019, Washington Post-ABC News poll among a random sample of 1,001 U.S. adults with an error margin of +/- 3.5 percentage points.

noted that the alleged lies are significant in their own right.

“Time and time again, elected officials and government officials have exhibited a belief they simply can say what they want in a high-profile investigation, and do so with impunity,” said Jacob S. Frenkel, a former attorney in the independent counsel’s office.

Steve Hall, who retired from the CIA in 2015 after 30 years of running and managing Russia operations, said the substance of

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the lies documented by Mueller paints a broad picture with serious implications.

“In my view, those lies — what was lied about and under what condition the lies were told — contribute to a counterintelligence pattern that has begun to emerge pointing to senior members of the Trump team being involved with the Russians,” he said.

The number of lies documented by the special counsel

could also undercut Mueller’s efforts to make a broader case by hampering the effort to sort truth from fiction, some longtime Trump associates said.

“In Trump world, everybody lies. … I don’t know how Mueller can believe anybody,” said Louise Sunshine, a longtime executive with the Trump Organization.

Trump allies say the president knows that many of the people around him are not trustworthy — and believes he can use that to his advantage. He has instructed Giuliani and his other lawyers to question the credibility of anyone who attacks him, according to White House aides who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe private conversations.

Sam Nunberg, a former Trump aide, said he believed that people around Trump lied to investigators because they were trying to make sure their version of events lined up with lies the president was telling the American people.

“They all conspired,” he said, “against themselves.”

ROSALIND S. HELDERMAN, JOSH DAWSEY AND MATT ZAPOTOSKY (THE WASHINGTON POST)

Thousands march in Paris “red scarves” protest against violence by mostly peaceful yellow vest movement

IMMIGRATION A dozen immigrant workers at one of President Trump’s golf clubs in New York who are in the U.S. illegally were fired this month even though managers had known about their legal status for years, a lawyer for the workers said Saturday.

As the president railed during the partial government shutdown against immigrants coming into the country illegally, a manager at the Trump National Golf Club in Westchester County called a dozen immigrant workers into a room one by one on Jan. 18 and fired them, said lawyer Anibal Romero.

Many of them had worked at the club for a dozen or more years, he said, and managers knew they had submitted phony documents but looked the other way.

“This is bogus. People have been there for 12, 13, 14 years,” said Romero. He added, referring to one of the president’s sons: “One had the keys to Eric Trump’s bedroom.”

The firings come after workers at another Trump club in New Jersey came forward last month to say managers there had hired them knowing they were in the country illegally, and had even helped one obtain phony documents.

The crackdown at the New York club was first reported

by The Washington Post. Eric Trump depicted the firings to The Post as a normal course of business. BERNARD CONDON (AP)

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Some logical suitors for Bryce Harper have made moves indicating they won’t sign the outfielder.

AUSSIE OPEN

THOMAS BOSWELL | THE WASHINGTON POST

What bidding war?

Harper still waiting for those big offers. goo-goo eyes but no “sign here.”

My next prediction: Harper will be funneled to Philadelphia for less than the 10-year, $300 million offer from the Nationals that he rejected in September. He will end up with the Phillies because no other team in MLB will make him a competitive offer. He will be boxed in.

And Machado will end up signing for perhaps $200 million with the Chicago White Sox, a team that lost 100 games last year and that should hold little charm for Machado. Except it traded for his brotherin-law last month.

One team after another has filled out its roster this offseason with little auction mentality bidding. The Nats are the most conspicuous team, grabbing lefty Patrick Corbin for $140 million when no one else had gone above $100 million. Maybe the Nats break this logjam. But trends tend to stay intact. With each week that passes, it’s harder to see a bidding war busting out for Bryce or Manny.

Such an outcome would be bad for MLB. In the NBA,

GREG FIUME (GETTY IMAGES)

Spring training opens in less than three weeks, and no one seems to want Bryce Harper. Or Manny Machado.

What you hear all over baseball is the sound of owners backslapping each other for their salary subtraction.

The Dodgers signed free agent outfielder A.J. Pollock on Thursday for $55 million guaranteed for four years.

That’s another door slamming on Harper. That Dodgers trade of Yasiel Puig to the Reds last month opened an outfielder spot for Pollock, not Harper.

I predicted this last March: “The $400 million Harper contract — that’s dead. Over the next year, we will find out just how deeply it’s buried under the rubble of MLB’s collapsing free agent salary structure.

Is his new price more like $300 million for eight years or perhaps $250 million, if he’s lucky, for seven?” I thought I had exaggerated.

No team claims it has any contract offer on the table to Harper. Plenty of big talk and

Djokovic rolls Nadal for 7th Aussie title

superstar players pick teams as if they were choosing up sides with their buddies. Now MLB risks looking as if it’s choosing up sides for its players. Suspicion of uncompetitive or anticompetitive behavior could smear the game, no matter how much all 30 teams chant, “We suddenly all got smart at the same time and came to nearly identical conclusions about price and value.”

And a whole bunch of teams decided they could be profitable in a rich sport with lots of revenue to share, so why sign expensive stars to try to win titles?

The Phillies, without doubt, would offer Harper a good deal of money. They want him.

But why should they make an opening bid when there are no other active bidders — out of 29 other teams?

Machado is in a similar box.

The White Sox say they love him and want him. But since the Phillies recently made it clear they would not sign both Harper and Machado, there is no rush for the White Sox to bid either.

Unless Washington or some mystery team becomes a third musical chair, there is no market for these two 26-year-olds who were supposed to be the most delicious combination of talent and youth ever.

Follow Thomas Boswell on Twitter @ThomasBoswellWP

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AP

Hoyas avenge earlier loss to Red Storm

Freshman Mac McClung scored 25 points, Jessie Govan added 20 with nine rebounds, and Georgetown beat St. John’s 89-78 on the road Sunday to avenge a 97-94 overtime loss to the Red Storm on Jan. 5. McClung, left, shot 9-of-19 with four 3-pointers and slammed home a dunk with 1:11 left to maintain the lead after the Red Storm missed three shots on their possession. The Hoyas (13-7, 3-4 Big East) face Xavier at home Thursday. (AP)

Kaila Charles scores season-high 25 points to lead No. 11 Maryland to 76-56 road win over Indiana

No. 1 Novak Djokovic overwhelmed No. 2 Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-2, 6-3, on Sunday to win a record seventh Australian Open.

He also became the first man in tennis history to win three consecutive Grand Slam events three times in his career. Nadal had not lost a set in this year’s tournament until Djokovic’s nearly flawless play prompted him to drop three straight. (AP)

Osaka rallies to win, ascends to No. 1 Naomi Osaka overcame a stretch in which she dropped 23 of 27 points to win her first Australian Open on Saturday by beating two-time Wimbledon champ Petra Kvitova 7-6 (2), 5-7, 6-4. She captured the world No. 1 ranking — and at 21 is the youngest top-ranked player since 2010. She also is the first woman in four years to win consecutive Grand Slam events. (AP)

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MARK LOMOGLIO (AP)

Fans don’t let ref live down NFL non-call

Patrick Mahomes completed 7 of 14 passes for 156 yards Sunday and was named the Pro Bowl’s offensive MVP.

AFC dominates sloppy and lackluster Pro Bowl With two-hand touch, position swaps, game devolves into silliness AFC 26, NFC 7 Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes completed an 18-yard touchdown pass to Indianapolis’ Eric Ebron, and the AFC beat the NFC 26-7 on Sunday for its third consecutive win in the NFL all-star game.

Rain provided poor conditions, fairly fitting considering the effort players provided. It was two-hand touch most of the day, with officials blowing plays dead at the slightest hint of contact.

The AFC led 20-0 early in the fourth quarter, looking like it might notch the first shutout in Pro Bowl history. But Dallas’ Dak

Prescott found Atlanta’s Austin Hooper for a 20-yard score on fourth down with 9:09 remaining.

Mahomes completed 7 of 14 passes for 156 yards and was named the offensive Most Valuable Player. New York Jets safety Jamal Adams, who had an interception and a sack, was the defensive MVP. The game turned comical late, with several offensive guys playing defense and a few defenders taking offensive snaps.

Jacksonville cornerback Jalen Ramsey caught a 6-yard slant pass from Houston’s Deshaun Watson for a touchdown with 19 seconds remaining. Los Angeles Chargers safety Derwin James failed to haul in the two-point conversion.

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The NFC had plenty of chances before that. The conference failed to score on a fourth-andgoal run early. Chicago’s Mitchell Trubisky, Minnesota receiver Adam Thielen and Prescott threw interceptions.

Seattle’s Russell Wilson was sacked four times. Trubisky was sacked by Adams on a flea flicker, and Dallas’ Amari Cooper had a wide-open touchdown pass bounce off his face mask.

The AFC had several chances to put the game away, but Indy’s Andrew Luck and Watson threw interceptions. Tampa Bay Buccaneers receiver Mike Evans picked off Watson. The play ended after several laterals and even more half-hearted attempts at tackles. MARK LONG (AP)

As Bill Vinovich prepared to call the basketball game between St. Mary’s and BYU on Thursday, a student in the front row dared address the elephant in the room: “Was it pass interference?”

The answer: “I don’t want to talk about that stuff.”

Vinovich was among the officiating crew that did not call pass interference Jan. 20 against the Los Angeles Rams on a play some argue kept the New Orleans Saints out of the Super Bowl. Another student brought a sign that read “Don’t screw these Saints, Bill,” which Vinovich requested to have removed. (TWP)

RAINY-DAY FUND

The amount the NBA is granting the Wizards for a Disabled Player Exception after John Wall’s season-ending injury, according to bulletsforever.com.

Washington can use the money to sign a free agent for the rest of the season, claim a player off waivers in the final year of his contract or trade for a player in the final year of his deal. Any deal using the exception would count toward the team’s luxury tax. Washington’s game Sunday at San Antonio ended after Express’ deadline. (EXPRESS) Rams CB Nickell Robey-Coleman fined $27K on illegal hit not called vs. Saints

Duke QB Daniel Jones earns Senior Bowl MVP

At least some Caps got a win this weekend NHL Three members of the Capitals experienced a win Saturday, when the Metropolitan Division team with Washington defenseman John Carlson, goaltender Braden Holtby, both above, and coach Todd Reirden won the NHL All-Star three-on-three tournament, beating the Central Division, 10-5, in the championship game.

The Metropolitan’s 11 players will divide $1 million in prize money.

The Capitals had lost seven straight games before this weekend’s All-Star Game festivities and return to action Friday at home against Calgary.

Holtby saved 11 of 13 shots in the first game, then 12 of 17 in the second half of the championship game. Carlson tallied one assist. More importantly, both players got out of the weekend injury-free.

Washington also tallied a victory in Friday’s skills competition. With Alex Ovechkin not at the All-Star Game to defend his victory from last season in the hardest shot competition, it was on Carlson to represent Washington. Carlson topped Ovechkin’s 101.3-mph on his first try, registering 102.8 mph. San Jose’s Brent Burns also recorded a shot over 100 mph, but no one beat Carlson’s speed.

His prize was $25,000.

“I’ve never clocked it probably since I was a teenager, so I had no idea what to expect,” Carlson said. ISABELLE KHURSHUDYAN (THE WASHINGTON POST)

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The traditional talk show desk is a thing of the past during “Conan’s” new interview segments.

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‘Conan’ comes up short The talk show’s new half-hour format has made for an underwhelming reinvention TV REVIEW Other than being noticeably shorter, there’s little to say about the latest version of the “Conan” show on TBS following its return last week from a three-month reinvention hiatus.

So where’s the reinvention? It looks like tidying expert Marie Kondo blew through for a dose of the less-is-more treatment. It’s a wobbly excuse for a fresh start and, so far, “Conan” makes the case that less is truly less.

The 11 p.m. show is now a 30-minute sprint instead of the leisurely, low-pressure hour it had become over the past eight years. The house band is gone.

The ubiquitous talk show desk arrangement has vanished; interviews are now conducted

around a cocktail table or in a semicircle of high chairs, on a much smaller set.

Everything about “Conan” now attempts to be more intimate. The host, who used to wear tailored suits like the rest of his late-night brethren, bounded out for last Tuesday’s premiere in a close-fitting denim jacket, tight pants, a gray dress shirt and a skinny necktie — a casual but slightly awkward makeover.

There’s almost no time for the 55-year-old O’Brien and sidekick Andy Richter to do anything of length or depth. The good news is that the amiably self-deprecating, wryly peevish, can’t-do spirit of “Conan” appears to have survived the makeover intact.

But it feels as if neither O’Brien

Conan O’Brien ditched the tailored suit in favor of a “recently divorced dad out on a date” ensemble.

nor Richter have their hearts entirely in the endeavor — and who can blame them?

W hen O’Brien and company announced last year that “Conan” would go on hiatus to

think about what a late-night show should look like in 2019, viewers assumed the result would be something far more original than what we’ve seen.

There had been optimistic talk that the old-but-new “Conan” would feature more stand-up comedians, more prerecorded segments and stuff that works in easily shared viral video chunks online. That still sounds like a plan, and it’s worth mentioning that O’Brien has worked through shaky starts and bad reviews before, eventually finding his way. Until then, this “Conan” is clinging to what remains of the usual ways. Truncated like this, it’s a show that feels over as soon as it starts. HANK STUEVER

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Friday on Amazon Prime

John Malkovich takes on the role of Agatha Christie’s iconic detective Hercule Poirot (with “Harry Potter’s” Rupert Grint co-starring) in this three-part mystery about a trio of grisly murders in 1930s England.

2 ‘Velvet Buzzsaw’ Friday on Netflix

“Nightcrawler’s” Dan Gilroy directed this horror film in which the owners of works by a recently deceased artist face supernatural consequences, with a cast including Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo and Toni Collette.

3 ‘I Am the Night’ 9 p.m. today on TNT

Chris Pine and “Wonder Woman” director Patty Jenkins reunite for a limited series about an adopted girl (India Eisley) whose search for her family unlocks secrets behind the infamous Black Dahlia murder. (EXPRESS)

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“We can’t change what happened to us.

And we can’t do anything about Michael.”

WADE ROBSON, who says Michael Jackson abused him from ages 7 to 14, during a Q&A on Friday after the Sundance Film Festival premiere of “Leaving Neverland.” The Jackson estate called the documentary “character assassination.”

“Umbrellas of Cherbourg” composer Michel Legrand died Saturday at 86

“Glass” tops domestic box office with $19 million

Halsey set as “SNL” host, musical guest Feb. 9

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Anthony Scaramucci has left the “Big Brother” house.

Arguably the best-known of the B- to D-list celebrities in the new season of “Celebrity Big Brother,” the former White House communications chief turns out to have been part of a short-lived publicity stunt rather than a “houseguest” in for the long haul.

But we’ll always have the memory of the Mooch, clad in a royal blue zoot suit, swinging in a giant swing and wielding

a glass to catch Champagne spewing like a geyser. It was part of a cuckoo challenge to gain immunity from eviction.

Without the lure of Scaramucci, is it worth tuning in to episodes airing on CBS at 8 p.m. on random nights through Feb. 13? The show can be quite annoying. The celebrities crow about their virtues and collude to avoid eviction. Confined to the house during filming, they whine about the indignities of sharing bedrooms and bathrooms. Um … they are paid to participate. And the celebrity who manages not to be evicted over roughly a month

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‘Brother’ has its perks

Cast members from the CBS reality competition “Celebrity Big Brother” qualify for the show under a fairly loose definition of the term “celebrity.”

of filming wins a quarter of a mill — which does not have to be donated to charity.

But the formula of getting adults to behave like punchdrunk middle schoolers is still entertaining. Olympic gold medalist swimmer Ryan

GLAAD Media Awards excludes “Bohemian Rhapsody” amid allegations against director Bryan Singer

Lochte is the embodiment of a lovable lunkhead. “I can tell when something’s up,” he says.

But clearly, he can’t! He can’t even remember the first name of Big Brother participant Dina Lohan (whose claim to fame is being Lindsay’s mom and

onetime manager). “I keep saying Diana,” Lochte mumbles ruefully.

Tamar Braxton just keeps on talking and inevitably says something funny. A Grammynominated singer, she effortlessly shades frenemy and “Big Brother” castmate Kandi Burruss, a singer, songwriter and “Real Housewives of Atlanta” cast member: “Am I excited to see her? Hmmm, not really.”

Ratings have slipped a bit since the last “Celebrity Big Brother,” but the premiere still drew 5.4 million viewers.

They’re drawn to the show like moths to an Olympic flame.

Sure, you know you should keep your distance. But it’s hard to resist the shamelessness of it all.

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People should feel disgusted watching this trailer. You already ruined people’s first impressions.” @SYAZA_HAMID_, criticizing the trailer for “Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile,” which tells the story of serial killer Ted Bundy (played by Zac Efron) from his ex-girlfriend’s perspective. Twitter users blasted the upbeat music and charismatic portrayal of Bundy. Others said the trailer draws on the fact that Bundy was known for his charm.

“The only thing worse than the bloodbath layoffs at BuzzFeed today is the fact that some people won’t learn their fate until next week.”

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“Comics have changed more lives and created more jobs than he ever could.”

“You mean, she influenced God? Or was an influencer FOR God? Color me confused.”

@AARONNEWLOVE, blasting Bill Maher after he again criticized fans of the late comic book creator Stan Lee on Friday’s “Real Time.” Continuing from his November blog post in which he said Lee inspired people to “watch a movie,” Maher said that adult comic fans need to “grow up” and that he was “sad [they’re] alive.”

@FLEETFOOTPHILO, reacting to

Pope Francis tweeting that the Mary was the “‘influencer’ of God” after agreeing to birth Jesus Christ.

Aside from sparking debates on which biblical figure was the original influencer, Francis’ wording confused many, who wondered how Mary’s role as an influencer worked.

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) What you try to do to a rival today is likely to be done to you in return — and that is not something you’re ready to deal with.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) A certain friend or partner is likely to communicate with you in an indirect manner today; you must be ready to decipher coded messages.

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care that you are not so independent today that you are unable to work with others when required to do so.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Several ideas may have to be examined and dismissed today before you hit on one that can serve you and others well during this tricky time.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) You’re

likely to find yourself in first place on at least one occasion today; are you able to turn that into a sustainable lead?

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) That which is of most value to you isn’t likely to translate to another, but this needn’t result in any lasting rift, certainly.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You’ve made plans that can pay off handsomely, but not today, perhaps.

There is something missing that is the key to the whole business.

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1911: The notorious Hope Diamond is sold by jeweler Pierre Cartier to socialites Edward and Evalyn McLean of Washington, D.C., for $180,000.

1973: A cease-fire officially goes into effect in the Vietnam War, a day after the signing of the Paris Peace Accords by the United States, North Vietnam and South Vietnam.

1986: The space shuttle Challenger explodes 73 seconds after liftoff from Cape Canaveral, killing all seven crew members, including schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe.

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So it turns out Twitter can be used for good?

World awaits Dems’ choice Cardi B on Friday gave her approval of Stephen Colbert’s petition to have her deliver the Democratic rebuttal to the State of the Union. Colbert tweeted the idea Wednesday, writing, “Sign it by retweeting this!” Cardi responded to the “petition,” which has over 73,000 retweets: “Why not … I get straight to the point. Government shutdown over.” Later Friday, President Trump signed a short-term deal that ended the shutdown.

Patton Oswalt’s Twitter spat with a Trump supporter ended with the comedian helping pay the man’s medical bills. Michael Beatty, 64, had recently returned home from a two-week hospital stay when he replied to an Oswalt tweet critical of President Trump, writing Thursday: “I just realized why I was so happy you died in Blade Trinity!” Oswalt responded by pointing his followers toward Beatty’s GoFundMe account. Oswalt donated $2,000 to the fund, which set a $5,000 goal but had accumulated more than $45,000 as of Sunday. “Patton. You have humbled me to the point where I can barely compose my words,” Beatty tweeted. (THE WASHINGTON POST)

A STAR IS BORN

Reluctant performer gets over stage fright

Prince Philip apologized to a woman who was injured Jan. 17 when the car she was riding in collided with a Land Rover that he was driving. In a letter published in the Sunday Mirror directed toward Emma Fairweather, who suffered a broken wrist in the crash, the 97-year-old said he had been dazzled by the sun and was “very contrite about the consequences.” (AP)

Bradley Cooper joined Lady Gaga onstage at her Las Vegas residency Saturday to perform “Shallow” live for the first time.

“So a really good friend of mine — I don’t know if you know him, but his name is Bradley — he made that movie, ‘A Star Is Born,’ ” Gaga told the crowd. “So I’m going to be a little chance-y.

Bradley, you want to come up and do this one?” The track received an Oscar nomination for best song last week. (EXPRESS)

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