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His dog wasn’t in the car, so who else was he going to blame?

Police in Wyoming, Minn., tweeted a dire warning to Super Bowl partiers: “If you drive drunk tonight we’re going to subject you to that Justin Bieber T-Mobile Super Bowl commercial the entire way to jail.” The tongue-in-cheek warning referred to an ad featuring the pop star as a “celebration expert” doing the “shimmedy sham-sham shimmedy shake.” Twin Cities Pioneer Press reports police made no DUI arrests Sunday night. (EXPRESS)

There are poor excuses, but this one really stinks. A taxi driver pulled over for speeding in southern England last week tried to blame his bad driving on his three passengers’ flatulence. Dorset Police posted about the incident on Facebook, adding the hashtag #NiceTryDidntWork. It was unclear how fast the driver was going. The Huffington Post reported that he will likely be ordered to attend a speeding awareness course. (EXPRESS)

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“I could not explain the feeling, but I was sure it was some insect.” SELVI, a 42-year-old Indian woman, on how she ended up at a local hospital, where doctors removed a live cockroach from inside her skull. It had crawled in through her nostril and was found wedged between her eyes.

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A technician holds the hand of Rob’s Open Source Android, which was built in France between 2010 and 2016, during a press preview Tuesday for the “Robots” exhibition at the Science Museum in London. The exhibition showcases 500 years of mechanical and robotic advances.

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Caught in travel ban? There’s an app for it.

Airportlawyer.org helps link immigrants landing at U.S. airports with free legal help from lawyers.

Jan. 27, when President Trump signed his executive order banning refugees and travelers from seven majority-Muslim countries — followed by a stay of the ban issued by a federal judge — thousands of visa holders have been detained or run into trouble clearing CBP at U.S. airports. That has prompted waves of volunteer lawyers to set up temporary shop at international

arrival terminals, working around the clock and waving placards announcing, “Free Lawyer.” Most have no way of knowing who is arriving from countries affected by Trump’s ban, except for information they gather in conversations with anxious family members nearby. That dilemma spurred Seattle lawyers Greg McLawsen, Takao Yamada and Tahmina Watson to team up with software developers to find a tech solution: an app. At airportlawyer.org, travelers or their family members can upload personal information and travel plans, including arrival date, time and airport. That information is then securely shared with volunteer lawyers who can track their arrivals and meet them at their destinations. “Those of us at the airport will know who’s coming in and we’d be better prepared with information to work on their behalf,” said Yamada, co-founder of a Seattle tech startup, who has been volunteering his legal services at Seattle-Tacoma International. LORNET TURNBULL (THE WASHINGTON POST)

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The temperature in D.C. on Tuesday, crushing a previous high for the date set in 2008 by 9 degrees. The morning temperature of 48 degrees broke the previous record for warmest overnight low for the date: 47 degrees, recorded in 1904. Records were also broken at Dulles and BWI airports. (TWP)

RANKINGS

D.C.: The best place to live … well, 4th best D.C. ranks as the fourthbest place to live among big U.S. metropolitan areas, according to a new report. U.S. News & World Report on Tuesday put out its “2017 Best Places to Live” in the country. It ranks 100 metro areas, considering factors such as quality of life, job prospects and affordability. The top slot went to Austin, Texas, which bumped Denver to second; San Jose, Calif., came in third. The report said “each neighborhood in the District and its surrounding towns has its own atmosphere.” (TWP)

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TECHNOLOGY A group of lawyers and software developers wanted to find a 21stcentury way to connect people flying into the U.S. from Muslim countries affected by President Trump’s contested travel ban with volunteer attorneys on the ground. And now, there’s an app for that. Airportlawyer.org, a website whipped up by a team of programmers over the weekend while much of America was watching the Super Bowl, can link immigrants landing at U.S. airports with free legal help to maneuver through whatever trouble they might find as they try to clear Customs and Border Protection. The app, which went live Monday, is being used by volunteer attorneys at BWI airport, Dulles International Airport and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, with other major airports expected to join. In the turbulent days since

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Police welcome a new addition to eagles’ nest One of D.C.’s three bald eagle couples is waiting for an egg to hatch. The city said Monday that an egg recently appeared in the nest of the mating pair named Liberty and Justice, who have made the D.C. police academy in Southwest their home for over a decade. Liberty could lay as many as two more eggs in the next few days, with eaglets hatching 35 days later. (AP)

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Md. high court overhauls cash-based bail system MARYLAND After years of political debate about the issue, Maryland’s highest court approved changes to the state’s pretrial system on Tuesday to prevent people from being held in jail simply because they can’t afford bail. The Court of Appeals’ seven judges unanimously approved the changes, which will be effective July 1. The changes mark the latest development in a growing push nationwide to keep cash bail alone from incarcerating the poor. They were approved after the court heard hours of

testimony last month on revisions proposed by the state judiciary’s Standing Committee on Rules and Practice and Procedure. “You need to look at what the defendant’s situation is, what his or her risks really are and attempt to fashion an ability to release on the least onerous conditions possibility,” said Alan Wilner, a retired Court of Appeals judge who now serves as chairman of the committee. Supporters of abolishing cash bail requirements argue that many poor defendants languish in jail for minor offenses while

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wealthy suspects accused of serious crimes can often post bail while awaiting trial. Cities in Alabama, Kansas, Missouri, Mississippi and Louisiana have ended cash bail because of lawsuits filed by Equal Justice Under Law, a Washington, D.C.-based legal aid group, the group says. The changes in Maryland don’t entirely eliminate the use of bail. Judicial officers can still set bail, so long as the arrestee can afford it. The changes also contain provisions to detain defendants who pose a danger to the community. BRIAN WITTE (AP)

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First lady and Md. blogger settle libel suit

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First lady Melania Trump has settled her defamation lawsuit against a Maryland blogger, who agreed to apologize to the Trump family and pay her a “substantial sum,” her lawyers said in a statement Tuesday. “I posted an article on August 2, 2016, about Melania Trump that was replete with false and defamatory statements about her,” the blogger, Webster Tarpley, said in the statement provided by Trump’s attorneys. Tarpley, 71, of Gaithersburg, Md., did not respond to requests for comment. The blogger’s article reported about unfounded rumors that Melania Trump once worked as an escort. She also has sued the online Daily Mail, which published a similar article in August. Trump attended a hearing in December on the case in Rockville. (AP)

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The number of passengers who traveled through BWI in 2016, beating the previous record of 23.8 million set in 2015, Gov. Larry Hogan announced Tuesday. The airport also broke its previous record for international passengers, with more than 1.2 million in 2016. (TWP)

Police: Remains found Saturday in Woodbridge, Va., are of man who committed suicide

D.C. lawmakers have rejected a proposal to double police officers’ salaries to keep them from retiring. The bill was the first major legislative push from former mayor Vincent Gray since he rejoined the council in January. Gray, a Democrat, argued that the city’s police officer shortage is so urgent that it should be addressed with emergency legislation, bypassing public hearings. Many council members said Tuesday the city needs to do more to retain police officers but said it can be done through the normal legislative process. (AP) VIRGINIA

McAuliffe vows to veto GOP sanctuary cities bills Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe is vowing to veto Republicansponsored legislation designed to crack down on sanctuary cities that don’t cooperate with federal immigration authorities. McAuliffe’s spokesman, Brian Coy, said Tuesday the Democratic governor would veto any bill that makes Virginia localities enforce federal immigration laws. Coy says the governor views the bills as “attempts to divide and demonize people.” The Senate passed a bill Monday allowing sanctuary cities to be sued over crimes committed by people in the country illegally. (AP) MARYLAND

Georgetown hoops’ bus crashes in Md. accident The Georgetown men’s basketball team’s bus was involved in a traffic accident Monday while traveling on I-95 to Villanova ahead of Tuesday’s game against the No. 2 Wildcats. According to police, two people in the vehicle struck by the bus exited their overturned SUV on their own but were taken to Baltimore’s Harbor Hospital. A photo provided by the team showed Georgetown players, coaches and police tending to the overturned vehicle. (AP)

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Aggravated assaults rose 31 percent from the year before, up to 151 in 2016.

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TRANSPORTATION Overall crime on Metro was down about 5 percent last year, but aggravated assaults, rapes and other violent crimes increased by significant proportions, according to statistics released Monday, likely fueling a perception that the transit system has become more dangerous. Aggravated assaults were up 31 percent last year to 151, and represented the most dramatic increase in crime in the system. The attacks largely involved men between 18 and 24, who were most often both the victims and suspects in such attacks, according to the statistics. An aggravated assault occurs when a person uses a weapon or flashes one in a

threatening way, or when a person is severely injured in a scuffle. Homicides and rape, the gravest offenses — but infrequent — also increased, with five of each logged in 2016. In 2015, there were two homicides and no rapes reported, according to statistics. Asked about the perception that the system is more dangerous, Metro Transit Police Chief Ron Pavlik Jr. conceded, “Some of it is violent crime is up. The numbers are reflecting that.” Still, Transit Police touted progress in other areas: Bike thefts and assaults on bus operators are down, and they’re nabbing fare evaders more. The agency also made use of a new $3.6 million surveillance hub in Hyattsville, Md., where authorities can monitor violent incidents as they happen, and dispatchers can log complaints and text tips to officers. FAIZ SIDDIQUI (THE WASHINGTON POST)

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The amount Metro would miss out on in federal funding if U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao makes good on a threat by her predecessor to cut federal transit funding if D.C., Maryland and Virginia fail to meet a Thursday deadline for the creation of a new safety oversight agency. A spokesman said Chao has not yet made a decision. (TWP) Police: Armed man shot by D.C. officers Tuesday after robbery

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Md. county OKs immigrant support Legislation reflects debate over local role in law enforcement WASHINGTONPOST.COM CAPITAL WEATHER GANG

From 60s to snow: Weather may get sloppy The Washington area is in for a wild ride today into Thursday morning. Temperatures will rise into the 60s this afternoon and then may fall into the 30s overnight, allowing cold rain to turn to wet snow in parts of the region. A cold front will pass through the area today, allowing chilly air to slowly settle in at night. At the same time, an area of storminess will develop along the front, initially spreading rain over the area. The question is if and when the rain turns to snow. Historically, these kinds of snow threats after really warm days rarely work out in a snow lover’s favor in Washington, but occasionally our colder suburbs end up with a thump of accumulating snow. The bulk of the precipitation from this event is expected to fall between 1 a.m. and 7 a.m. Thursday, arriving first in the west and working eastward across the region. Precipitation should end between 6 and 8 a.m. The changeover to snow, if it occurs, would most likely happen between 4 a.m. and 7 a.m. — perhaps somewhat earlier in northern Maryland and toward the Pennsylvania border. So what’s the bottom line? Ending up with accumulating snow inside the Beltway looks to be a long shot due to the mild air preceding this event. Our far northwestern suburbs are a different story and are most at risk for seeing slushy snow Thursday morning. WES JUNKER

HOWARD COUNTY, MD. The Howard County Council voted 3-2 Monday night to declare the Maryland suburb a safe and supportive place for undocumented immigrants — but not a sanctuary. The bill’s co-sponsors dropped

the hot-button word to preserve what they regarded as the measure’s central point: to put the county on record affirming that residents will not be targeted by local law enforcement because of their immigration status. Council member Calvin Ball said the bill still puts police and other county employees on notice that enforcement of federal immigration law is not their concern.

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“At the end of the day, our interest is to ensure that we have given a voice to the voiceless,” Ball said after the meeting. “Using the word sanctuary was not material to that goal.” The change reflects the highly charged atmosphere surrounding the local role in immigration enforcement, which has only accelerated since President Trump took office last month. Allan Kittleman, a Republican,

vowed last month to veto the measure. He called it “a hollow political statement” that would not change county policies that already limit cooperation with ICE. Ball and co-sponsor Jen Terassa have said it is important to codify current practice into law, so that there is more accountability and transparency in the event that practices change. BILL TURQUE (TWP)

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Mass executions cited in Syria SYRIA Syrian President Bashar alAssad’s government secretly executed between 5,000 and 13,000 people in just one prison as part of its campaign to eliminate opposition to his rule, a new report by the watchdog group Amnesty International has claimed. The killings took place over a four-year period between 2011 and 2015 in the notorious Sednaya facility outside Damascus, and the bodies were later disposed of in mass graves, according to the report released Monday by Amnesty.

Human rights groups estimate that tens of thousands of political prisoners have disappeared in the Syrian prison system since the uprising against Assad’s rule erupted in 2011, and they suspect that many of those have been tortured to death or secretly killed. The accounts of these killings are in addition to the figure of 17,000 that Amnesty counted in an earlier report on the extrajudicial killings issued in August, compounding an emerging picture of what Amnesty referred to as a policy of “extermination” against opponents of the government. The majority of those executed at Sednaya were political prisoners, including many of the ordinary people who joined in the

peaceful protests against Assad, the report says. Some were rebels who took up arms, and others were officers and soldiers who defected from government forces. But for the most part they were “doctors, engineers, protesters.” One former prison official is quoted as saying, “They were somehow understood to be linked to the revolution. Sednaya is the place to finish the revolutionaries. It’s the end for them.” The report describes in chilling detail how the prisoners were taken out of their cells in batches, of up to 50 at a time, twice a week and in the middle of the night, typically on Mondays and Wednesdays. They were given only cursory trials lasting one to three minutes

at one of two military field courts that offered no semblance of judicial process, with sentences typically handed down on the basis of confessions extracted under torture. When the time came for their executions, the prisoners were handcuffed, blindfolded and led to a basement cell containing 10 stands and 10 nooses. Amnesty said it based its estimate of between 5,000 and 13,000 hangings on testimony of 31 former prisoners, four prison officials and three judges familiar with specific instances of the executions and the frequency with which they appeared to occur. They weren’t identified in the report by their full names because of safety concerns.

Report: Up to 13,000 political prisoners were hanged at one prison

At least 19 die as suicide blast hits Kabul court

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A crack in one of Antarctica’s biggest ice shelves has grown 17 miles in the past two months, according to a Tuesday report by The New York Times, leaving scientists concerned that it could break off. The crack in the Larsen C ice shelf has been growing by about 500 yards a day since December. It is now over 100 miles long and just 20 miles from reaching the other end of the shelf. (EXPRESS)

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NEW ORLEANS | A man walks along a street in eastern New Orleans amid debris scattered by a tornado that slashed through the neighborhood Tuesday. At least two other tornadoes hit the state Tuesday. Dozens were injured, but no deaths were reported, according to officials. Many homes were destroyed and thousands of people were without power after the storm, which included hail and knocked down power lines.

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AFGHANISTAN A suicide bomber struck an entrance to Afghanistan’s Supreme Court on Tuesday, killing at least 19 people in the latest in a series of attacks on the country’s judiciary. The attacker was on foot, and targeted a side door as court employees and other people were exiting the building in downtown Kabul, the Interior Ministry said. Public Health Minister Ferozuddin Feroz said 41 people were wounded, including 10 in critical condition. No one immediately claimed the attack, which bore the hallmarks of the Taliban. The group has targeted the judiciary since the execution of six convicted insurgents in May. Shortly after the executions, a suicide bomber targeted a minibus carrying court employees in Kabul during the morning rush hour, killing 11 people in an attack claimed by the Taliban, which called it an act of revenge. In June, three Taliban fighters stormed a court building in the eastern Logar province, killing seven people before being shot dead by police. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani condemned the Supreme Court attack, which he blamed on the “enemies of our people.” Elsewhere in Afghanistan, a roadside bomb killed a top district official in the western Farah province as he returned home from a mosque, a local official said. RAHIM FAIEZ (AP)

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: Trump exposed U.S.’s political, economic, ethical, social corruption

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Pence breaks tie for DeVos Vice president needed in historic confirmation of education secretary

Army to grant final permit for Dakota pipeline

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POLITICS Charter school advocate Betsy DeVos won confirmation as U.S. education secretary Tuesday by the slimmest of margins, pushed to approval only by the historic tie-breaking vote of Vice President Mike Pence. Two Republicans, Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, joined Democrats in a marathon effort to derail the nomination of the wealthy Republican donor. The Senate historian said Pence’s vote was the first by a vice president to break a 50-50 tie on a Cabinet nomination. DeVos emerged bruised from the highly divisive nomination fight. Opposed by half the Senate, she faced criticism, even ridicule for her lack of experience and confusion about her responses during her hearing. At one point, she said some schools should have guns because of the threat of grizzly bears. There has been scathing opposition from teachers’ unions and civil rights activists over her support for charter schools and her conservative religious ideology. President Trump accused Democrats of seeking to torpedo education progress. In a tweet before the vote, he wrote, “Betsy DeVos is a reformer, and she is going to be a great Education Sec. for our kids!”

Vice President Mike Pence swears in Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Tuesday, as DeVos’ husband watches.

Pence tweeted later in the day that supporting DeVos was “a vote for every child having a chance at a world-class education.” She now takes the helm of a department charged with implementing laws affecting the nation’s public schools with no direct experience with traditional public schools. She also will have to address several hot-button issues in higher education, such as rising tuition costs, growing student debt and troubled for-profit colleges, many of which have closed, leaving students with huge loans and without a good education or job prospects. Close attention also will be paid to how DeVos deals with sexual assault and freedom of

More confirmations In addition to Betsy DeVos, Republicans hope to confirm a series of other divisive nominees this week: Alabama Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions as attorney general, GOP Rep. Tom Price of Georgia as health secretary and financier Steven Mnuchin as treasury secretary. (AP)

speech on campuses. Ahead of Tuesday’s vote, emotions ran high as constituents jammed senators’ phone lines. Protesters gathered outside the Capitol, including one person in a grizzly bear costume. Democrats and labor unions vigorously fought the nomination, suggesting that DeVos

would defund traditional public schools by diverting taxpayers’ money to charter and private institutions. Collins and Murkowski said they feared her focus on charter schools will undermine remote public schools in their states. DeVos supporters, however, saw her confirmation as an occasion to breathe new life into a troubled American school system and a chance to shift power from Washington to the local level. “She has been a leader in the movement for public charter schools — the most successful reform of public education during the last 30 years,” said Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., the chairman of the Education Committee. MARIA DANILOVA (AP)

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Biden to work with two universities

Now that he’s left the White House, former Vice President Joe Biden will establish the Biden Institute, a domestic policy institute at his alma mater, the University of Delaware, and also will lead a foreign policy institute for the University of Pennsylvania, officials announced Tuesday. The Penn program will be based in Washington, D.C., but Biden will have an office at the school’s Philadelphia campus. (AP) President Trump speaks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in first phone call between leaders

BISMARCK, N.D. The deputy secretary of the Army will grant the final permit needed for completion of the Dakota Access Pipeline, the Army declared in a court filing Tuesday, clearing the last bureaucratic hurdle standing in the way of the massive infrastructure project. The Army’s intention to grant a 30-year easement under Lake Oahe could come as early as today, according to court documents filed by the Justice Department. Officials also indicated that they were terminating a plan to prepare an environmental impact statement on how the pipeline would affect land and water along its 1,170-mile route. The move, two weeks after President Trump instructed the Army Corps of Engineers to conduct an expedited review of the easement, underscores the administration’s intent to spur infrastructure development and support the fossil fuel industry. Developer Energy Transfer Partners had hoped to have oil flowing through the pipeline by the end of 2016, but construction has been stalled while the Corps and the Dallas-based company battled in court over the crossing. The Standing Rock Sioux, whose reservation is just downstream from the crossing, fear a leak would pollute the tribe’s drinking water and will challenge the Army’s decision, attorney Jan Hasselman said. (AP/THE WASHINGTON POST)

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Trump’s immigration order temporarily barring refugees and citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries has sparked protests around the world.

Court weighs travel ban Justice Dept. lawyer pushed to defend order, asked about limits of Trump’s authority COURTS A federal appeals court panel peppered a government lawyer with skeptical questions Tuesday about why it should — or should not — restore President Trump’s executive order temporarily barring refugees and citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States. The hearing at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit is a critical one for Trump’s now-frozen immigration order. The judges will eventually determine whether the travel ban should remain on hold, or whether it should be immediately reinstated. Justice Department lawyer August E. Flentje argued that the order was “well within the president’s power as delegated to him by Congress,” and that the president had determined there was a “real risk” in not pausing travel to the U.S. from those countries. But the threejudge panel, at least during his presentation, seemed skeptical,

asking about what evidence the government had to necessitate the far-reaching ban and what limits could be imposed on the president’s authority. Washington state Solicitor General Noah Purcell, who is arguing the case to keep the ban frozen, said the government was asking the appeals court to “abdicate” its role as a check on the executive branch and “throw the country back into chaos.” He, too, faced some critical questions. “What’s the irreparable harm to the state of Washington?” Judge Richard Clifton asked. The court said in a news release that a ruling was expected to come down “probably this week.” The decision could potentially affect tens of thousands of travelers whose visas were revoked by the initial executive order, then restored after a federal district court judge put a nationwide stop to it. The broad legal issue is whether Trump acted within his authority in blocking the entry of

John Kelly testifies Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly predicted Tuesday that the administration would prevail in its bid to reinstate the executive order and said that judges might be considering the matter from an “academic,” rather than a national security, perspective. Testifying before the House Homeland Security Committee, Kelly forcefully defended the measure as a necessary “pause” so officials could improve vetting procedures. He said that it is “entirely possible” that dangerous people are now entering the country with the order on hold and that officials might not know about them until it is too late. (TWP)

people from Iraq, Iran, Somalia, Sudan, Libya, Syria and Yemen, or whether his order essentially amounts to a discriminatory ban on Muslims. The judges must also weigh the harm the ban imposes, and whether it is proper for them to intervene in

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a national security matter on which the president is viewed as the ultimate authority. Judge Michelle Taryn Friedland asked Flentje if the government had “pointed to any evidence connecting these countries with terrorism?” Judge Clifton noted that the government already had processes in place to screen people coming from those countries and asked, “Is there any reason for us to think that there’s a real risk or that circumstances have changed such that there’s a real risk?” Whichever side loses is sure to take the partisan fight to the short-handed Supreme Court. Justices often defer to the president on matters of immigration and national security. Trump said Tuesday he was prepared to elevate the dispute as needed: “We’re going to take it through the system,” he said. “We’ll see what happens. We have a big court case. We’re well represented.” MATT ZAPOTOSKY AND ROBERT BARNES (THE WASHINGTON POST)

NEW YORK A day after Melania Trump filed a lawsuit accusing a British news company of hurting her ability to build a profitable brand, her representatives issued statements saying that she “has no intention” of using her public position for personal gain. “It is not a possibility,” said statements issued simultaneously Tuesday by a spokeswoman for Melania Trump and a law firm representing her. “Any statements to the contrary are being misinterpreted.” The lawsuit filed Monday in New York says that the first lady’s ability to sell “Melania” brand jewelry and other goods had been damaged at a critical time by a defamatory news story. The suit alleges that an article published in August falsely claimed that she once worked for an escort service and that the assertion had hurt her ability to build “multimillion dollar business relationships for a multi-year term during which Plaintiff is one of the most photographed women in the world.” The suit against Mail Media, owner of the Daily Mail, says the article caused Trump’s brand to lose “major business opportunities.” The complaint said the article had damaged her “unique, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” to “launch a broadbased commercial brand.” The suit did not spell out a plan by Trump to market her products during her tenure as first lady. TOM HAMBURGER (TWP)

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy ordered to stand trial for alleged campaign finance fraud

This L.A. mansion could be all yours … for $250M At $250 million, a four-level, 38,000-square-foot mansion in Los Angeles’ Bel Air neighborhood is the most expensive home listed in the U.S. The passion project of developer and handbag tycoon Bruce Makowsky has 12 bedroom suites, 21 bathrooms, five bars, a spa and three gourmet kitchens. It was built with no buyer in mind, and Makowsky says only 3,000 people in the world could afford it. “I would say it’s the eighth wonder of the world,” he said. “It’s a sensory overload.” (AP)

In animal terminal, pigs can fly in style Human travelers can relax in airport lounges, wine bars and massage chairs, while their pets and livestock have a crate and water. Now, the world’s first privately owned animal terminal and quarantine is here to change that. The ARK at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York opened recently and offers 24/7 service to animals with flight plans. The $65 million facility caters to travelers who send their animals as cargo and don’t want their pets languishing in the holding tank before or after a trip. Accommodation fees start at $125 and the animals get pampered with a bath, meal, fur-coat brushing and a stroll. ARK currently features a Pet Oasis and an Equine and Livestock Export Center. More accommodations are in the works. (THE WASHINGTON POST)

The mansion has indoor and outdoor dining areas.

There’s also a bowling alley — and a 40-seat theater.

BRUCE MAKOWSKY (BAM LUXURY DEVELOPMENT)

Lawsuit: Article cost Melania a shot at millions

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President takes oath after bruising election Jovenel Moise was sworn in Tuesday as Haiti’s president for the next five years after a bruising two-year election cycle, inheriting a chronically struggling economy and a deeply divided society. The 48-year-old entrepreneur and first-time officeholder took the oath of office in a parliament chamber where his party has a majority of the seats. He promised to fight corruption and bring more investment and jobs to one of the least developed nations in the world. (AP) SAN FRANCISCO

Community college to be free for residents In a historic first for higher education, San Francisco mayor Ed Lee announced Monday that the city will cover community college tuition for all local residents starting this fall. The city will fund the $5.4 million program with a tax on real estate valued at more than $5 million. The offer applies to any student who has lived in California for at least a year, regardless of income. (AP) LONDON

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Manhunt underway for Florida man, woman wanted in 3 slayings, one shooting over past week in region

A British court sentenced a teenager to be detained indefinitely at a mental hospital for slaying a retired American teacher and injuring five others in a stabbing rampage near the British Museum. Zakaria Bulhan, 19, was sentenced Tuesday, a day after he pleaded guilty to manslaughter by diminished responsibility in the Aug. 3 slaying of Darlene Horton, 64, of Tallahassee, Fla. (AP)

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LeBron James hits a last-second 3-pointer to send the Cavaliers and Wizards to overtime.

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Cavaliers still dictate road to NBA Finals NBA The Wizards gave the Cleveland Cavaliers all they could handle Monday night. In what was arguably the best game of this NBA regular season so far, Washington and Cleveland went toe-to-toe and shot-for-shot for 53 minutes. The game seemed more suited to basketball in May than February. The result was familiar for every team in the Eastern Conference that’s gone up against LeBron James over the past six seasons: James walking off victorious, leaving his opponents shaking their heads. This time that came in the wake of his ridiculous turnaround heave from 3-point range to tie the game with 0.3 seconds left in regulation. The Cavaliers won 140-135 in overtime. Despite the loss, the Wizards showed they have moved into the upper-echelon of the East, alongside the Raptors and Celtics.

While those are all quality teams, they all have a long way to go to reach the penthouse currently occupied by James and the Cavaliers. Against those three teams a few floors below, Cleveland’s record gleams at a spotless 7-0. Unless something happens to James between now and June, that’s not going to change. There’s been plenty of noise surrounding Cleveland — much of it created by James himself — about the state of the Cavaliers’ roster over the past several weeks, especially after they went 7-8 in January. But the truth is that Cleveland is still far superior to everyone around them. Considering none of their chief competition has dinged the Cavaliers once in the regular season, the idea the Wizards, Raptors or Celtics could do so four times in a playoff series seems far-fetched. Toronto has been struggling for weeks, thanks in large part to injuries to DeMar DeRozan and Patrick Patterson, and hasn’t looked like the team that took two games off Cleveland last

3 Andrew Stevenson Outfielder, age 22

The 2015 second-round pick from LSU advanced to Double-A ball last year and hit .353 in 21 games in the Arizona Fall League. BTONI L. SANDYS (THE WASHINGTON POST)

Overtime win in D.C. proves LeBron’s squad is unrivaled in the East

The Nationals full team reports to Viera, Fla., for spring training a week from Friday. The club hasn’t said which in-house prospects will be invited, so here’s a look at three who might get the call. (TWP/EXPRESS)

“It’s trash. And the guy who wrote it is trash, too.” LEBRON JAMES, on Frank Isola of the

New York Daily News. Isola cited a league source in reporting Monday night that James was pushing the Cavaliers to trade for Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony, even if it costs Cleveland Kevin Love, who had 39 points and 12 rebounds Monday.

postseason. Boston currently occupies the second spot in the East but is too heavily reliant on Isaiah Thomas for its offense. Washington’s bench remains a big problem. Cleveland may not have a perfect roster, but what it does have, as it proved Monday, is a fleet of players capable of spreading the floor around James to allow him the space to operate freely.

2 Erick Fedde Pitcher, age 23

With Lucas Giolito and Reynaldo Lopez traded away in the Adam Eaton deal, the right-handed starter is next in line for a big-league tryout.

1 Victor Robles Outfielder, age 19

Ranked among the top 10 prospects by MLB Pipeline and Keith Law, the Dominican talent could be pulled up to learn from vets.

TIM BONTEMPS (THE WASHINGTON POST)

SHANAHAN’S REPLACEMENT

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Steve Sarkisian’s tenure as Alabama’s offensive coordinator lasted all of one game. The Falcons on Tuesday confirmed reports that Sarkisian, an offensive assistant who assumed Lane Kiffin’s duties calling Alabama’s offense in its national championship loss to Clemson, has been hired for the same post in Atlanta. Sarkisian, 42, takes over for Kyle Shanahan, whom the 49ers announced as head coach Monday. (TWP)

The Nets host the Wizards tonight (7:30, CSN)

Kings center DeMarcus Cousins will sit out tonight vs. Celtics after triggering one-game suspension with 16th technical foul

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Julien fired after 419 wins NHL The Bruins felt they needed to make a change at the top, even if it meant doing it on a day when Boston was celebrating a championship. The team fired Stanley Cupwinning coach Claude Julien on Tuesday, just hours before a downtown parade in honor of the Patriots’ Super Bowl victory. General manager Don Sweeney apologized for the timing, but said the team’s two-day break between games provided time to recover from the emotions of the move. Sweeney said he wasn’t oblivious of the optics, but added,

“I’m not going to make a decision just based on that.” With the team in danger of missing the playoffs for a third straight season, Sweeney felt he had little choice. Boston has lost two in a row and six of nine and fallen out of a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Assistant Bruce Cassidy was named interim coach. Julien is the fourth coach to be fired this season following Ken Hitchcock in St. Louis last week, Gerard Gallant of the Panthers in November and Jack Capuano of the Islanders in January. Four of the past eight Stanley Cup

BILL SIKES (AP)

Boston dismisses league’s longest-tenured coach after nearly 10 seasons and a Stanley Cup victory

Claude Julien led the Bruins to the Stanley Cup finals twice and is the franchise leader in coaching wins.

champions have made a coaching change midseason. Julien was the longest-tenured current coach in the NHL, starting with the Bruins in 2007-08.

Trophies on parade

He went 419-246-94 over nearly 10 seasons, including two trips to the NHL finals and a Stanley Cup title in 2011. The Bruins lost in the finals two years later, and the year after that earned 117 points and the Presidents’ Trophy before losing in the conference semifinals to archrival Montreal. But in 2014-15, Boston was eliminated from the playoff race on the final day of the regular season — the first time in Julien’s tenure they sat out the playoffs. Last year, the Bruins lost nine of their last 12 games to finish ninth in the East. Last season, Julien passed Art Ross to become the all-time Bruins leader for wins by a coach. JIMMY GOLEN (AP)

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BOSTON | Patriots players Logan Ryan, from left, Devin McCourty, and Tom Brady — as well as coach Bill Belichick, right — hoist four of New England’s five Lombardi trophies during a Tuesday parade celebrating the team’s win over the Falcons on Sunday in Super Bowl LI. Snow, rain and chilly temperatures didn’t dampen the spirit of the fans surrounding the World War II-era duck boats that are a staple in the city’s title celebrations.

Lindsey Vonn veers off course, fails to finish super-G at world ski championships in Switzerland

FRANK WYCHECK, telling Fox in Nashville that he’s scared he has chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Wycheck, 45, was an NFL tight end for 11 years.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Baylor assistant loses job after solicitation charge Baylor has fired a new assistant strength and conditioning coach after he was arrested on a prostitution solicitation charge. According the university, Brandon Washington was dismissed Saturday after school officials learned that he had been arrested earlier in the day. The school said Washington passed a full criminal background check when he was hired. (AP) NBA

Ferrell turns 10-day deal into two-year contract The Mavericks announced Tuesday they’ve signed rookie point guard Yogi Ferrell to a multiyear deal — reportedly for two years — after a dazzling start under a 10-day contract. Ferrell averaged 17.2 points and 5.0 assists in five games, all starts. That included a 32-point game and a critical 3-pointer at Portland when Dallas won a season-best four in a row. (AP) NBA

T-Wolves thinking about bringing on Stephenson Timberwolves coach and president Tom Thibodeau said Tuesday the team is eyeing Lance Stephenson, among others, for the roster spot that opened when Zach LaVine tore his ACL. Thibodeau said Stephenson, 26, is a strong candidate for a 10-day contract. Stephenson started the season in New Orleans but needed groin surgery and was waived in November. (AP) MLB

Orioles avoid arbitration with pitcher Gausman Kevin Gausman and Baltimore avoided an arbitration hearing scheduled for Tuesday by agreeing to a one-year contract for $3.45 million. Gausman, 26, went 9-12 with a 3.61 ERA in 30 starts last season. After making $532,000, he was eligible for salary arbitration for the first time. (AP)

Houston police say they’re still investigating Brady’s missing Super Bowl jersey

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A one-man aesthetic

At a moment when LP cover art has taken on a diminished stature — shrinking from a 12-by-12-inch cardboard sleeve to an iPhone

thumbnail — artist Robert Beatty’s punk-inspired work remains eye-catching. With his latest work featured on “Oczy Mdlody,” the latest album from psych-rockers the Flaming Lips, Beatty discusses a selection of his most notable covers. AARON LEITKO (THE WASHINGTON POST)

‘Same Drugs’ Chance the Rapper

‘Oczy Mdlody’

‘Challenger’

‘Currents’

‘A Weird Exits’

The Flaming Lips

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Upon seeing a version of this image on Beatty’s Instagram, Lips singer Wayne Coyne wrote to him seeking permission to use the picture. “It was strange for me,” Beatty says. “They were such an important band for me as a teenager.”

“Challenger” is notable for being one of the first covers where Beatty employed the digital airbrushing technique that would become his calling card. “That was the cover that was really the beginning of all of this,” he says. “It caught a lot of people’s attention.”

The basic concept for this image came from the Australian psychrock band’s guitarist, Kevin Parker. “He came to me with a lot of reference images of fluid dynamics — the way that air or water molecules flow around obstacles in their path,” Beatty says.

According to Beatty, John Dwyer — who leads Thee Oh Sees — has an affinity for grotesque comedy and horror imagery. “He wants the things that other people make me take off of record covers,” he says. “Things that are a little too grotesque.”

In this alternate version of his “Coloring Book” track, featuring vocals from artists including John Legend and Macie Stewart, Chance sings at a piano with a colorful puppet, just like the ones he brought to his “Magnificent Coloring World Tour” last year. The rapper also premiered this pre-recorded video via Facebook Live, adding to the list of times Chance has gone against the grain in the music industry. BRYANNA CAPPADONA (EXPRESS)

‘Thief’ Ansel Elgort

‘The Rarity of Experience Pts. I & II’

‘Physicalist’

‘Afterlife’

‘Commissions I’

Forma

Secret Circuit

Oneohtrix Point Never

Chris Forsyth & The Solar Motel Band

The ensemble asked Beatty for an image that evoked mythological themes and Renaissance art. “It feels like you’re hanging it on the wall somewhere, rather than viewing the scene from your own perspective,” he says. “It’s a step removed from your reality.”

This cover, for electronic music producer Eddie Ruscha, is among Beatty’s more abstract works. “He wanted it to be a glowing aura of somebody’s spirit who had departed this world — [a depiction] of something moving from one plane into another,” Beatty says.

“There’s a very simple movement and decay represented in those falling bars,” Beatty says about this cover, designed for electronic composer Daniel Lopatin. “In [Lopatin’s] music, there’s often a thread of things building up and then collapsing underneath you.”

Each song on the Philadelphiabased guitarist’s double record is given its own image. “That’s a very prog thing to do, I think, to have a sort of storybook that goes along with the record,” Beatty says.

Lady Gaga with Metallica, Katy Perry added as performers for Sunday’s Grammys

Actor/musician Ansel Elgort trades his angsty teen movie roles for a turn at being dark and dangerous in his new music video. He told Rolling Stone that the vision for “Thief” was inspired by “American Psycho” and ‘80s music videos. Elgort portrays a brooding dude who dances shirtless amid neon lights, croons about toying with a woman’s heart and makes “no apologies.” B.C.

Hip-hip trio Migos scores first No. 1 album on Billboard 200 chart with new record “Culture”

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Another new (but old) dystopian chart-topper ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ is the latest classic to nab Amazon’s top spot BOOKS Move over, “1984.” There’s a new dystopian novel topping the charts. Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” briefly became the best-selling book on Amazon on Feb. 6. (By yesterday evening, it had dropped to No. 3.) “New” might be a relative term. “1984” was published in 1949, yet just two weeks ago it topped Amazon’s best-selling list after Kellyanne Conway coined the term “alternative facts.” Atwood’s novel, meanwhile, was published in 1985. It, like “1984,” depicts a stark future for a world led by an authoritarian

government. The book has likely spiked in popularity in part due to its upcoming television adaptation, which will air on Hulu in April and stars Jordana Blake, Elisabeth Moss and Joseph Fiennes. A trailer for the show dropped Sunday during the Super Bowl, which was watched by more than 111 million people. Dystopian fiction has seen a recent uptick since the election of President Donald Trump. Many have argued, though, that Atwood’s novel is one of the more important in our new political climate. As Alex Hern wrote in The Guardian, the book “is set in a near-future New England following the collapse of America into the authoritarian, theocratic state of Gilead. It was

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groundbreaking for its treatment of gender, depicting a state in which the advances of feminism have been comprehensively destroyed.” g Some find this to be a fitting cautionary tale in a new adminnistration that many claim doesn’t ’t respect women’s rights, to the e point that more than 1 million n people gathered in Washington n the day after Trump’s inauguraation to show support for a variety y of women’s issues. Though perhaps it’s merely y the dystopian novel of the week. k. If that’s the case, then, as Vullture’s Jackson McHenry wrote, e, “Let’s pray that nothing happpens that would make us all ll pick up [Cormac McCarthy’s] s] ‘The Road.’” TR AVIS M. ANDREWSS

ROSIE O’DONNELL, tweeting that she is available to portray President Donald Trump’s adviser Steve Bannon on “Saturday Night Live.” Fans on Twitter made the suggestion to O’Donnell after Melissa McCarthy impersonated White House press secretary Sean Spicer on last week’s episode.

(THE WASHINGTON POST)

DIGITAL SALES

The percent increase in digital sales for Lady Gaga’s music on Sunday — following her Super Bowl halftime performance — compared to the day before. According to Nielsen Music, the superstar’s albums sold more than 23,000 downloads and there were over 125,000 song downloads. Her best-selling song on Sunday was “Million Reasons,” off her latest album, “Joanne,” with 45,000 downloads — up nearly 900 percent compared with the previous day’s roughly 5,000. (AP) CBS orders pilot for “Distefano,” a comedy from “How I Met Your Mother” creators

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Colbert beats Fallon in viewership numbers for the first time since 2015 Stephen Colbert’s “Late Show” finished first in total viewers for the week of Jan. 30, according to Nielsen data, besting longtime late-night TV champ “The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon” for the first time since Colbert debuted on “The Late Show” in 2015. Colbert averaged 2.8 million viewers, beating Fallon by just 12,000. This could indicate viewers’ appetite for politics on late-night. The New York Times noted that Colbert’s political bent has “only accelerated since Mr. Trump won the election.” (EXPRESS)

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Elisabeth Moss stars in a series adaptation of “The Handmaid’s Tale,” premiering on Hulu this April.

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Elizabeth Warren is putting out a new book U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren has a new book coming out this spring, one that continues her battle for progressive economics. Warren’s “This Fight Is Our Fight: The Battle to Save America’s Middle Class” will be published April 18, Henry Holt and Co. said on Tuesday. The book will offer a mini-history of the American middle class. “Washington works great for the rich and powerful who can hire armies of lawyers and lobbyists, but it is not working very well for everyone else,” Warren, who began the book well before Trump’s election, said in a statement. (AP)

Jennifer Connelly to play a villain in James Cameron’s dystopian thriller “Alita: Battle Angel”

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chain Chili’s, tweeting at Jenna Fischer, who played Pam in “The Office.” Fisher posted a photo of herself outside a Chili’s, a reference to an episode of the show in which her character got banned from the chain. Chili’s tweet was a nod to Pam’s famous quote from the episode: “I feel God in this Chili’s tonight.” The chain also tweeted that it was lifting its ban on Pam.

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“To see [Christie Brinkley] with her gorgeous daughters is awesome. They are an exquisite trio!!” ELISA AGUILERA comments on people.com on photos in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue of Christie Brinkley with her daughters, Alexa Ray Joel and Sailor Brinkley Cook. “We do not come with an expiration date!” Brinkley wrote about appearing in the issue at age 63.

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Scrabble Grams

PAR SCORE 145-155, BEST SCORE 239

Sudoku

MEDIUM

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) You may have to work harder than usual to maintain control over a seemingly routine situation. Goals are unclear. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Examine the fine points, and you’ll come to a better understanding of what is happening all around you. ARIES (March 21-April 19) It’s time that you put things in perspective, especially where family is concerned. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You must work harder to convince those in your corner that you have what it takes to get the job done. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) You can lead others in the right direction, but only from the front of the pack. You must try to distinguish yourself in some fashion. CANCER (June 21-July 22) Time will pass more quickly when you are immersed in something that challenges you both mentally and physically. You can rise to the top. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) You may wish someone good luck and step away, or you may join forces and help him or her reach a major milestone. You can make the right choice. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Take a close look at materials you have set aside for further study. You’ll learn an important lesson about what is possible.

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67 | 42 TODAY: A cold front glides through the area today but warm air hangs on through the afternoon. Skies should be mostly cloudy with more shower chances; however, if we get any sun breaks, then we could see a run at 70 again. Colder air rushes into the area tonight and a wave along the front delivers some rain showers that could turn to snow.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) You may

not be able to tie up loose ends, but you can certainly get closer than you have ever been to an important personal goal. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Someone has been trying to influence you in subtle ways, but you’ll receive an important clue that may enable you to turn the tables.

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AVG. HIGH: 45 RECORD HIGH: 68 AVG. LOW: 28 RECORD LOW: 0 SUNRISE: 7:06 a.m. SUNSET: 5:38 p.m.

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You may be able to initiate something new with an old friend. Keep an accurate log as things take off in a different direction.

THURSDAY

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) You

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DAILY CODE

today in histor y

1587: Mary, Queen of Scots is beheaded at 1915: D.W. Griffith’s groundbreaking as well as Fotheringhay Castle in England after she is controversial silent movie epic about the Civil War, implicated in a plot to murder her cousin, “The Birth of a Nation,” premieres in Los Angeles under Queen Elizabeth I. its original title, “The Clansman.”

1968: Three college students are killed in a confrontation with highway patrolmen in Orangeburg, S.C., during a civil rights protest against a whites-only bowling alley.

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fun+games ACROSS 1 Playful, sloppy kiss 5 ‘60s abstractimage genre 10 It’s raised on a farm 14 Dazed or adrift 15 Some Indian royals 16 Try again 17 Three ways to get something up in the air 20 Things on calling cards? 21 “Neither” go-with 22 Males 23 Important part of a computer 24 Disappear 27 Mythical god of war 29 Cancun currency 32 Thing miraculously parted 33 It makes a splashy entrance 36 Refusing to submit to authority 39 Two ways to get something up in the air 42 Frightening things 43 Hallucinogenic

44 45 47 51 54 57 58 59 62 65 66 67 68 69 70

tabs Jim Phelps’ TV employer Single detail on an agenda Old Ironsides, famously Assault with too many decibels The time of your life is yours The “loneliest number” Bubkes Up-and-down flight Three ways to get something up in the air Beast of kid literature “Desperado” band member Not on the schedule Word before and after “will be” Cafeteria conveniences “Behold over yonder”

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2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 18 19 24 25 26 28 30 31 34 35

Illegal lender Peaceful Room in a casa Lowest deck No longer owing Author Rice Predetermines fight outcomes About five ml., to a cook Sing a love song, perhaps Counter-attack Poem type D.C. wheeler-dealer Network broadcaster’s regulator Letters in a cell? Not afraid to speak out Dispatched Chapeau Drunks Eliminate, as chalk “Quiet on the ___!” Do some film work German river, to a local

37 Downs’ opposite 38 Beer or dishwater features 39 Any fruit like an apple or pear 40 Type of army unit 41 Old-style computer screen 42 “Night” prefix 46 Paltry 48 Stores up selfishly 49 Boot part 50 Reese or Herman 52 High-pitched flutes

53 Building addition of 90 degrees 55 Doesn’t fall 56 Legendary Linkletter 59 Thing in the night sky 60 Caesar wore one 61 Midwest A.L. or N.L. city, on scoreboards 62 Strategic shot for a tennis player 63 “The ___ Has Landed” (Robbie Williams album) 64 “But then again”

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Kanye finally started watching the news Less than two months after Kanye West visited thenPresident-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower, and then defended himself on Twitter, the tweets have been deleted. A source told TMZ that West deleted the tweets because he’s “unhappy with the president’s performance over his first two weeks in office.” (EXPRESS)

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Eva looking for gig as fortune cookie writer Ryan Gosling told Entertainment Tonight that his partner, Eva Mendes, contributed a line to his movie “La La Land,” “ ‘L.A. worships everything and values nothing.’ That was something my lady said to me one day and … I asked her if I could put it in the movie,” Gosling said. “She was kidding, but it’s a funny thing to say.” (EXPRESS)

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Madonna issues ‘psych!’ to all gossip journalists Malawi’s High Court on Tuesday gave Madonna permission to adopt two children from the country, the BBC reported. The news comes two weeks after the pop star denied reports that she had filed for permission to adopt two more Malawian children. Madonna is already a mother to two children adopted from the country, David and Mercy, both 11. (EXPRESS)

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The Daily Mail and others reported that Kylie Minogue has won a legal battle against Kylie Jenner, after the latter tried to trademark their shared first name. According to Us Weekly, Minogue’s lawyers argued in a notice of opposition last year that the pop star is an “internationally renowned performing artist, humanitarian and breast cancer activist known worldwide simply as ‘Kylie.’ ” Jenner filed her application to trademark her first name in 2014, and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office rejected the claim last week. The reality star reportedly plans to appeal. (EXPRESS)

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Kate Upton’s “diva” behavior has threatened her placement on one of three rumored covers of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, according to the New York Post. ”Kate demanded that if she did the shoot, that she absolutely must get the cover,” a source said. “She also had a list of photographers and hair and makeup people she would only work with.” Her place on one of the covers is now “up in the air.” (EXPRESS)

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