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COLDCHESTER: Icicles hang from a frozen elephant fountain in Colchester, England, on Tuesday. A freezing weather system dubbed the “Beast From the East” has brought snow and sub-zero temperatures to the U.K.

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A boy in China who thought it would be funny to pee on an elevator’s buttons ended up getting stuck — and going viral, Sky News reports. Chinese officials released a video from inside an elevator in Chongqing showing the boy peeing on the controls and then growing frantic as the buttons blink wildly and the lights flash off and on. Posted under the headline “Stop being naughty!,” the clip has been viewed more than 12 million times. (EXPRESS)

A suburban Detroit business is offering a treat for those who have had their driving disrupted by potholes in recent weeks. The Detroit Free Press reports Farmhouse Coffee & Ice Cream in Franklin is offering a free scoop of Ashby Sterling Ice Cream’s “Michigan Pothole” for those who have replaced a tire or fixed other damage due to a pothole. To get a scoop, drivers need to bring in a receipt from Feb. 1 or later detailing the repair. (AP)

Police say a damning clue led to the arrest of a Pennsylvania man charged with stealing a pot of meatballs — red sauce smeared on his face and clothes. Authorities have charged 48-year-old Leahman Glenn Robert Potter with burglary, criminal trespass and theft by unlawful taking for allegedly swiping a pot of meatballs from a man’s garage on Monday. He was spotted in front of the man’s house. The pot was found nearby. (AP)

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Spring shows up ahead of schedule WEATHER For the second year in a row, spring has sprung early. In the Mid-Atlantic, cherry blossoms started to pop out of their buds in mid-February, and the crocuses have all but come and gone. Temperatures have dipped below freezing on only five mornings this February in the District, and nature is playing along — albeit, perhaps, grudgingly.

As much as spring is welcome when it arrives, it seems to feel better after a long winter. This year, winter never really started.

December and January both got off to a cold start, but that quickly changed through the end of those months. By midFebruary, March flowers were popping out of the ground. Winter is dead.

According to the National Phenology Network, spring is running 20 days or more ahead of schedule in parts of the Ohio River Valley and the Mid-Atlantic. That will soon be the case in the Midwest and the Northeast.

This is not surprising. It’s what

should be expected as the climate warms. The 2017 National Climate Assessment reported that the North American growing season — the time between the last frost and the first frost — is getting longer.

A longer growing season sounds great, but the longer growing season is inherently related to food shortages. Really.

“Plant productivity has not increased” in tandem with the number of growing-season days, according to the National Climate Assessment. There are a number of reasons for this.

Ask any citrus grower in the Southeast — a late frost or freeze can wipe out an entire crop, depending on the timing. Once plants have reached a certain phase of development, which happens earlier when winter is warm and spring is early, they are extremely fragile and susceptible to freezing temperatures. If, say, half of the plant’s blossoms are killed off by a freeze, it essentially cuts the plant’s productivity by half.

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Winter has been retreating early in recent years, but it’s not all rainbows and sunshine

Cherry blossoms on track to bloom early — again For the third year in a row, cherry blossoms are likely to reach peak bloom on the early side in Washington. Already, green color has emerged in the buds at the Tidal Basin, indicating the bloom process has started, somewhat earlier than normal. The Post’s Capital Weather Gang predicts peak bloom during the window between March 23 and 27 this year, centered on the 25th. This is roughly a week ahead of the 30-year average of March 31. Peak bloom, defined as when 70 percent of the cherry blossoms along the Tidal Basin are in bloom, should coincide with the beginning of this year’s National Cherry Blossom Festival, which runs from March 20 to April 15. (TWP)

keep the environment hospitable for crops, but they need sunlight first and foremost. As the sun angle decreases in the fall, plants lose the light necessary for photosynthesis.

It sounds counterintuitive, but plants need a break. They need a period of time each year to turn off and conserve energy.

Each plant evolved specifically for a known climate — when, on average, growing season started and ended at certain times. In those conditions, they can shut down their metabolic processes and enter dormancy before the harsh conditions begin. Plants use the steady decrease in temperature in the fall to predict that winter is coming, so they know to go dormant. Longer growing seasons put stress on plants.

Climate scientists and biologists are cautious about saying they do not know exactly how plant production will change in the future. Given that this kind of change has not happened before, it is hard to say with certainty whether productivity will continue to decline. Risk management would suggest that no one bank on a comeback anytime soon. ANGELA FRITZ (THE WASHINGTON POST)

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Out-of-city students avoided $12K tuition at Duke Ellington School THE DISTRICT An investigation by D.C. officials has uncovered signs of widespread enrollment fraud at Duke Ellington School of the Arts, a nationally recognized incubator of theatrical talent and one of the city’s most revered public schools, according to current and former D.C. government officials

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A preliminary spot check of the records of roughly 100 students whose families claimed D.C. residency — thus avoiding the annual tuition of more than $12,000 charged to nonresident students — found that more than half may live outside D.C., officials said.

That finding was shared in December at a meeting attended by representatives from the D.C. Office of the State Superintendent of Education — which was managing the investigation

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Enrollment fraud found at revered D.C. high school The Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Georgetown is D.C.’s most famous public high school and has a highly competitive admissions process.

— and the Office of the Attorney General, the officials said.

Shortly after that, a lawyer in the state superintendent’s office told those handling the case to slow-track it because of the risk of negative publicity for the school system during a mayoral election year, the officials said.

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About 70 of Ellington’s 566 students are on record as living outside D.C., and their families pay tuition to the school system.

The probe is focused not on those students but on the majority who claim to be D.C. residents.

The investigation — based on a preliminary review of public

records associated with students’ parents — is not complete, but has identified many families whose claims of residency are highly suspicious, the officials said.

Officials in the state superintendent’s office, D.C. public schools central office and administration of Mayor Muriel Bowser said Tuesday they were looking into the status of the investigation, and did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

The investigation comes on the heels of other scandals buffeting the District’s public schools, including a federal investigation of fraudulent graduation rates and the abrupt resignation last week of Schools Chancellor Antwan Wilson, who had violated the school district’s enrollment policies to secure a seat for his daughter at a sought-after high school. PETER JAMISON, VALERIE STRAUSS AND PERRY STEIN (THE WASHINGTON POST)

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local The Russian Embassy in D.C. is now located on Boris Nemtsov Plaza THE DISTRICT The Russian Embassy in Washington has a new address, at least symbolically.

A one-block section of Wisconsin Avenue directly in front of the embassy was officially renamed Boris Nemtsov Plaza on Tuesday, in what amounts to a D.C.-sponsored effort to troll the Russian government.

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He was shot dead while walking on a bridge near the Kremlin three years ago.

The move to rename the street started in the U.S. Congress at the urging of Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and others.

“This serves as an enduring reminder to Vladimir Putin and those who support him that they cannot use murder and intimidation to suppress dissent,” Rubio said.

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a rare moment of harmony between Congress and D.C.’s city government. When the original bill stalled in the Senate, Rubio turned to the D.C. Council. Council member Mary Cheh agreed to sponsor the bill, which breezed through the council in January.

Cheh on Tuesday noted that Moscow police have prevented Nemtsov supporters from keeping a shrine at the site of his killing.

“This commemoration will not be removed,” Cheh said. “Let them steal the candles. Let them steal the flowers. They can never steal his memory.” (AP)

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The Baltimore City Council has confirmed Darryl De Sousa as the city’s new police commissioner. De Sousa will be sworn in today. He was appointed last month after Mayor Catherine Pugh fired Commissioner Kevin Davis for failing to reduce crime. De Sousa has spent 30 years in the Baltimore Police Department, which is struggling with scandal, low morale and a public trust deficit.

This month, two members of the corrupt Gun Trace Task Force were convicted on federal racketeering charges. The mayor also said the department is short hundreds of officers and needs to improve hiring practices. (AP)

The federal tax overhaul means nearly half of D.C. taxpayers will pay more in local taxes, boosting city coffers by more than $50 million annually. That’s the finding of a new analysis released Tuesday by D.C. Chief Financial Officer Jeffrey DeWitt on what the new tax law means for District residents. Nearly two-thirds of District residents would see their overall tax bills go down, considering both lower federal tax rates and the loss of certain exemptions, while 17 percent would pay more. The rest would see no change. The median cut is $1,159. The median increase is $929. (THE WASHINGTON POST)

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SSA budget cuts: Plan is a recipe for more headaches number in 2010 was six times longer last year. Despite SSA attempts to direct traffic to its website, there were 2 million more field office visits in 2016 than in 2015.

Promising to become “more efficient and effective” for the 71 million people who receive monthly benefits, Social Security Administration statements say Trump’s budget “will allow us to support our frontline operations, such as our field offices, processing centers, and National 800 Number, by providing some critical hires and expanding our additional service delivery channels and online service options.”

Sure, there will be support, but at what level? The support was too low even before Trump’s proposed 2019 cuts.

At a Senate briefing last month, Julian Blair, a 70-yearold Silver Spring resident, spoke about the hardships service cuts cause.

“I accompany a 92-year-old neighbor to the Social Security,” Blair said. “He’s not computerliterate … so I’m going with him. We had to go three times before he could get the service he needs because the lines were so long. And he’s disabled — he can’t stand there all day. There

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For the elderly and disabled who complain about poor Social Security assistance now, these might actually end up being the good old days.

President Trump’s proposed fiscal 2019 Social Security Administration (SSA) budget would cut staffing — a recipe for long waits in agency offices and on the telephone for those trying to navigate the often difficult world of old age, disability, survivor and Medicare benefits. Retirement and survivor benefits would not be hit.

Declining service is nothing new, but under Trump there would be fewer federal employees to deal with an increasing number of people of retirement age.

The National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, an advocacy group, provides these stats to illustrate the problem: About 10,000 baby boomers hit retirement age every day. The increase in workloads coupled with a decrease in staffing led to a 627-day wait for disability applicants’ hearings in 2017.

The three-minute telephone wait callers had for SSA’s 800

Julian Blair of Silver Spring speaks at a Senate briefing last month about hardships caused by cuts to the Social Security Administration budget.

[were] no seats for him.”

The administration wants to push more recipients to the internet, but many elderly, like Blair’s 92-year-old neighbor, don’t do business online. And the availability of web-based services hasn’t prevented long lines at Social Security offices.

Sue Bird, 66, of Wellington, Nev., told of driving 80 miles to a Social Security office in Reno. When she arrived, she estimated 20 to 30 people were standing outside, waiting to get in. Once she got in, she saw almost 150 waiting inside.

“The room was packed with

people,” she said by telephone.

“I was shocked.”

Blair doesn’t blame the employees.

“It’s not anyone’s fault who’s working there,” he said. “It’s just busy.”

The blame is not on Social Security employees. But it is somebody’s fault. The staffers are too busy and the waits are too long, because elected leaders aren’t providing enough money for the service the elderly and disabled deserve.

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Will victims of school shootings force change in gun laws?

Each week, The Washington Post’s “Can He Do That?” podcast examines the powers and limitations of the presidency. In this week’s episode, Post reporters John Woodrow Cox and Wesley Lowery talk about their experiences covering school shootings. They discuss why the outraged message from South Florida teens might get some traction with lawmakers — as well as with Trump. Subscribe to “Can He Do That?” on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher or wherever you get podcasts.

Q. President Trump wants pay-for-performance for federal employees.

Doesn’t the government already reward employees for good performance?

A. Senior executives and certain other employees at high levels are under such systems. In 2016, almost all executives received ratings-based raises, averaging about 2 percent of their salary — nearly $4,000 — and 81 percent also received a cash award, averaging almost $12,000.

Most other employees can receive performance-based raises through “quality step increases,” which speed their advancement up through their pay grade. Those are worth about $1,700 on average, but they are not common — only 3 percent of employees received one in 2015.

Meanwhile, nearly half received ratings-based cash awards, averaging just over $1,000; a quarter received time-off awards for performance, averaging 19 hours; and smaller numbers received other recognition.

The White House has not explained details of its plan, other than slowing the frequency of regular step increases and creating a central $1 billion fund to provide “targeted pay incentives to reward and retain high performers.” Such systems typically combine pay grades into “bands” and replace all in-grade increases with performancebased raises. ERIC YODER (TWP)

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Racial economic gap unchanged since 1968

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Ford brings its self-driving cars to Miami

Homeownership rates for AfricanAmericans have remained unchanged for 50 years.

remains just over 40 percent, trailing 30 points behind the rate for whites, who have seen modest gains during that time.

The share of incarcerated African-Americans nearly tripled between 1968 and 2016 — one of the largest and most depressing developments in the past 50 years, especially for black men, researchers said. AfricanAmericans are 6.4 times more likely than whites to be jailed or imprisoned, compared with 5.4 times as likely in 1968.

“We have not seen progress because we still have not addressed the issue of racial inequality in this country,” said John Schmitt,

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ECONOMY Convened to examine the causes of civil unrest in black communities, the presidential commission issued a 1968 report with a stark conclusion: America was moving toward two societies, “one black, one white — separate and unequal.”

Fifty years after the historic Kerner Commission identified “white racism” as the key cause of “pervasive discrimination in employment, education and housing,” there has been no progress in how African-Americans fare in comparison to whites when it comes to homeownership, unemployment and incarceration, according to a report released Monday by the Economic Policy Institute.

In some cases, African-Americans are worse off today than they were before the civil rights movement culminated in laws barring housing and voter discrimination, as well as racial segregation.

For example, 7.5 percent of African-Americans were unemployed in 2017, compared with 6.7 percent in 1968 — still roughly twice the white unemployment rate.

The rate of homeownership has remained virtually unchanged for African-Americans in the past 50 years. Black homeownership

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The wealth gap between white and black Americans has more than tripled in the past 50 years, according to Federal Reserve data. The typical black family had zero wealth in 1968. Today, the median net worth of white families — $171,000 — is 10 times that of black families.

The lack of economic progress is especially startling given that black educational attainment of both high school diplomas and college degrees has improved significantly in the past five decades, Schmitt said.

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Ford Motor Co. is making Miami-Dade County its new test bed for self-driving vehicles.

The automaker and its partners — Domino’s Pizza, ride-hailing company Lyft and delivery company Postmates — are starting pilot programs to see how consumers react to autonomous and semiautonomous vehicles. Selfdriving startup and Ford partner Argo AI already has a fleet of cars in the area making the highly detailed maps that are necessary for self-driving.

Ford also will establish its first-ever autonomous vehicle terminal in Miami, where it will learn how to service and deploy its test fleet. More services will likely be introduced as the partnership goes on, including Chariot, an app-based shuttle service owned by Ford. (AP)

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The proportion of kids between age 12 and 17 who have sent a sext, according to a meta-analysis published Monday in the journal JAMA Pediatrics that examined 39 worldwide studies. The analysis also found that 27.4 percent of teens in that age group had received a sext. The authors suggest the discrepancy is likely due to teenagers sending sexts to multiple people without any reciprocation, Quartz reports. The findings showed the prevalence of sending explicit messages increased by 3.7 percent with each additional year between 12 and 17. (EXPRESS) Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., an outspoken critic of President Trump, confirms he will not run for re-election

South Korean prosecutors requested a 30-year prison sentence for disgraced former South Korean president Park Geun-hye, impeached last year.

Park faces 18 charges including bribery, coercion and abuse of power for an alleged plan to extort millions from South Korea’s biggest businesses. Prosecutors have also asked for her to be fined $110 million. Park has been refusing to attend her trial. (TWP) GERMANY

Court rules that cities can ban diesel vehicles A German federal court ruled Tuesday that cities can ban diesel cars and trucks to combat air pollution. The ruling stirred fears from motorists, auto dealers and other businesses worried about the financial impact; 1 in 3 passenger cars in the country are diesel-powered, with about 9 million vehicles potentially affected by the ruling. (AP) JERUSALEM

Holy Sepulchre reopens as tax plan is abandoned Christian leaders said Tuesday that they will reopen the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after Israeli officials suspended a plan to impose taxes on church properties in the holy city. The church, revered as the site where Jesus was crucified and resurrected, was shuttered on Sunday. (AP) SYRIA

Russia’s truce hours fail, Damascus residents stay A five-hour truce ordered by Russia to allow Syrian civilians to flee an enclave near Damascus failed to result in aid deliveries or medical evacuations Tuesday, as airstrikes and shelling continued.

A corridor manned by the Syrian military was set up so residents could leave, but no civilians used it, saying they feared harassment or arrest after years of living in the rebel-controlled area. (AP)

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Trump taps his digital guru to run campaign

NATIONAL SECURITY Officials in at least four countries have privately discussed ways they can manipulate Jared Kushner, the president’s son-inlaw and senior adviser, by taking advantage of his complex business arrangements, financial difficulties and lack of foreign policy experience, according to current and former U.S. officials familiar with intelligence reports on the matter.

Among those nations discussing ways to influence Kushner to their advantage were the United Arab Emirates, China, Israel and Mexico, the current and former officials said.

It is unclear if any of those countries acted on the discussions, but Kushner’s contacts with certain foreign government officials have raised concerns inside the White House and are a reason he has been unable to obtain a permanent security clearance, the officials said.

Kushner’s interim security clearance was downgraded last week from “top secret” to “secret,” which should restrict the access he has had to highly classified information, according to administration officials.

H.R. McMaster, President Trump’s national security adviser, learned that Kushner had contacts with foreign officials that he did not coordinate through the National Security

Council or officially report.

The issue of foreign officials talking about their meetings with Kushner and their perception of his vulnerabilities was a subject raised in McMaster’s daily intelligence briefings, according to the current and former officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive matters.

Within the White House, Kushner’s lack of government experience and his business debt were seen from the beginning of his tenure as potential points of leverage that foreign governments could use to influence him, the current and former officials said.

Officials in the White House were concerned that Kushner was “naive and being tricked” in conversations with foreign officials, some of whom said they wanted to deal only with Kushner directly and not more experienced personnel, said one former White House official.

Foreign governments routinely discuss ways they can influence senior officials in all administrations.

“Every country will seek to find their point of leverage,” said one person familiar with intelligence intercepts of foreign officials discussing Kushner.

Kushner has an unusually complex set of business arrangements and foreign entanglements for a senior White House aide, experts have said. But his behavior while

Jared Kushner’s security clearance has been downgraded a level.

Kushner not alone Jared Kushner was one of several White House officials who received a memo Friday announcing that because of their interim security clearances, their status was being downgraded from the top-secret level to the secret level. The memo came after White House chief of staff John Kelly had set a Friday deadline for all staffers operating under an interim clearance to have their temporary clearance revoked. Kelly came under scrutiny for his handling of domestic abuse allegations against former staff secretary Rob Porter, who had also been operating under an interim clearance. (TWP)

in office has only drawn more scrutiny and raised concerns that he would be unable to obtain a final security clearance.

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Kushner, who routinely attended classified briefings, received access to the President’s Daily Brief intelligence report and issued requests for information to the intelligence community.

Mark Lowenthal, president of the Intelligence & Security Academy and a former U.S. intelligence official, said Kushner’s downgraded clearance level will hurt his ability to manage the Middle East peace process.

“This is a very severe limitation because some of the information passing through the White House is more highly classified than ‘secret,’” Lowenthal said. “He can no longer see the President’s Daily Brief, and it also means there are certain meetings he can’t be in, because most [National Security Council] meetings will involve materials above the ‘secret’ level.

The briefings he will get will have to be severely watered down.”

(THE WASHINGTON POST)

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POLITICS President Trump on Tuesday named Brad Parscale, who served as his digital strategist in 2016, as his campaign manager to helm the 2020 re-election effort.

The Trump campaign announced the appointment in an email to supporters, saying Parscale, who has been advising the Republican National Committee, will help build out the campaign’s infrastructure and be engaged in supporting candidates in the midterm elections this fall.

Trump aides heaped praise on Parscale, who also worked as an assistant at the Trump Organization before the 2016 campaign. Senior White House adviser Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, called Parscale “essential in bringing a disciplined technology and data-driven approach to how the 2016 campaign was run.”

Parscale is credited with helping exploit social media channels during the 2016 campaign, especially Facebook, where the Trump campaign spent roughly $70 million on ads — nearly all in the last four months of the election, according to people familiar with the spending.

On the day of the final debate between Trump and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, the Trump campaign ran 175,000 versions of ads on the platform and raised $9 million in donations in a single day. DAVID NAKAMURA AND ANU NARAYANSWAMY (THE WASHINGTON POST)

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Sessions outlines opioid task force Justice Dept. to target drugs’ distributors and makers to address crisis HEALTH Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced Tuesday the creation of a new task force focused specifically on targeting opioid manufacturers and distributors, and holding them accountable for unlawful practices.

The Justice Department also filed a statement of interest in an Ohio case involving hundreds of lawsuits against opioid manufacturers and distributors. Sessions said the Justice Department will argue that the federal government has borne substantial costs from the opioid epidemic and it seeks reimbursement. The case includes numerous cities, municipalities and medical institutions.

“Opioid abuse is driving the deadliest drug crisis in American history,” said Sessions at a news conference with several U.S. attorneys. “It has strained our public health and law enforcement resources and bankrupted countless families across this country.”

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States and cities have suffered the brunt of the cost and carnage of the drug crisis, which killed nearly 64,000 people in 2016 and is straining local emergency and health services. About two-thirds of the overdose deaths were caused by opioids, in particular the illicit drug fentanyl.

This week, the White House is holding a summit on the drug crisis, hearings on eight House bills are beginning on Capitol Hill and the Secretary of Health and Human Services has embraced the expansion of medically assisted drug treatment — in contrast to his predecessor.

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Court curbs immigrants’ rights COURTS The Supreme Court on Tuesday said immigrants held by the government and facing deportation are not entitled to a bond hearing after months or years of detention.

The decision on the case, which had resulted in a deadlock before Justice Neil M. Gorsuch joined the court, has taken on added importance with President Trump’s order of a crackdown on immigration violations.

In a 5-to-3 decision, the court’s conservatives said the relevant statute does not even “hint,” as

Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. wrote, at the broad reading of the right to bail hearings adopted by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.

That court had ruled that an immigrant held in detention must be given a bond hearing every six months and that detention beyond the initial six months is permitted only if the government proved further detention is justified.

Alito rejected that, saying the natural reading of the law authorizes detention “until the end of the applicable proceedings.”

The ruling brought an impassioned dissent from Justice Stephen G. Breyer, who underscored his dissatisfaction by reading from the bench.

The plaintiff The case was brought by Alejandro Rodriguez, a lawful permanent resident who came to the United States as an infant. The Department of Homeland Security started removal proceedings because of a conviction for drug possession and an earlier conviction for joyriding.

Rodriguez, who was working as a dental assistant, was held for three years before he challenged his confinement; he has since won his case. (TWP)

“The many thousands of individuals involved in this case are persons who believe they have a right to enter into or remain in the United States, and a sizable

number turn out to be right,” Breyer said.

The six-month deadline that the 9th Circuit set applied to a wide variety of immigrants, including people detained after entering the United States for the first time and longtime legal residents.

Tuesday’s decision returns the case to the lower courts for further action, including an examination of whether the detainees have a constitutional right to a bail hearing.

Although the Obama administration also held that the law did not require hearings, the case has taken on heightened significance as Trump has vowed to broadly increase immigration enforcement across the United States.

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CHARLESTON, W.VA. | A driver flashes a thumbs-up to school personnel Tuesday as they protest outside West Virginia’s Capitol building. The teachers, among the lowest-paid educators in the country, began protesting low pay and rising health insurance costs through a statewide walkout last Thursday. Late Tuesday, teachers and the government reached a deal on a 5 percent raise; classes are expected to resume Thursday.

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SOCIETY The Anti-Defamation League is reporting a 57 percent increase in anti-Semitic incidents in the U.S. last year, the highest tally the Jewish civil rights group has counted in more than two decades, according to data it released Tuesday.

The New York City-based organization found 1,986 antiSemitic incidents last year, up from 1,267 in 2016. That’s the highest total since 1994 and the largest single-year increase since the ADL began collecting data in 1979.

The group said the sharp rise includes 952 vandalism incidents, an increase of 86 percent from 2016. It also counted 1,015 incidents of harassment, a 41 percent increase from 2016.

ADL national director and CEO Jonathan Greenblatt said the “alarming” increase appears to be fueled by emboldened far-right extremists as well as the “divisive state of our national discourse.”

He added that heightened awareness of the problem likely led to increased reporting of antiSemitic incidents.

The ADL is urging Congress to pass legislation to expand federal protections against bomb threats to religious institutions.

The legislation, approved by the U.S. House in December, awaits action in the Senate, the ADL said. MICHAEL KUNZELMAN (AP)

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Who to follow in Indy The first bunch of the more than 300 players invited to the NFL scouting combine began arriving in Indianapolis on Tuesday, kicking off a week in which they’ll run, jump, throw and answer bizarre questions while hoping to impress teams ahead of the draft in April. Is there anything the scouts can learn that they haven’t already seen on film?

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Oklahoma’s Baker Mayfield, Southern Cal’s Sam Darnold and Wyoming’s Josh Allen all figure to be off the board by the time the Redskins pick. But that doesn’t mean the Redskins won’t evaluate them. If one of the top prospects disappoints, they may become available down the road, and Washington will have notes on them once they’re cut or available as free agents in 2022.

In the short term, look for the Redskins to find a late-rounder to groom.

Nic Shimonek, who threw for 3,963 yards with 33 TDs and 10 interceptions last season at Texas Tech, could be that player.

Washington’s Vita Vea is a very possible first-round choice for the Redskins.

But he needs a thorough review regarding red flags.

Is he solid at 350 pounds, or does he need to drop 20 pound? Breaking five seconds in the 40-yard dash would show he’s explosive. The interview process may be crucial. The Redskins have been burned by underperforming interior linemen too often. If Vea doesn’t wow them, Plan B could be Alabama’s Da’Ron Payne, an exceptional read-andreact player. The Redskins struck gold in Crimson Tide defensive end Jonathan Allen last season, so they can trust the program.

The Redskins would love to get Saquon Barkley, who rushed for 18 touchdowns in both his sophomore and junior seasons at Penn State, but there’s no way he’ll be available at No. 13.

But Washington needs a feature back and could still take one with any of its first three picks. Ronald Jones, a junior who rushed for 1,550 yards and 19 TDs at USC, could be had in the first round. Georgia’s Sony Michel projects to the second round. Kerryon Johnson from Auburn would be a fourth-round steal. The Redskins will watch 40 times closely.

They need someone who can slip through the line and bust out long runs.

The Redskins haven’t drafted and developed a star wideout since plucking Gary Clark from the 1984 supplemental draft of USFL players.

They’ll try again, but maybe not until the draft’s third day, when rounds 4-7 are called. Anthony Miller is a former high school track star who walked on at Memphis and broke Isaac Bruce’s singleseason school record for receiving yards. Miller’s 40 time may determine whether he goes in the third, fourth or fifth round.

Colorado State’s Michael Gallup is a natural athlete who needs to improve his technique as a possible fourth-rounder.

The Redskins need to figure out their future after Jordan Reed and Vernon Davis. Reed missed 10 games last season and hasn’t played in all 16 in any of his five seasons. Davis, 34, is already slowing down. Jeremy Sprinkle didn’t impress as a rookie last year. Washington might like Mike Gesicki from Penn State, but only if he falls to the fourth round. Gesicki is quick, but the Redskins will watch his strength drills because he’s tall (6 feet 6) and lanky.

South Carolina’s Hayden Hurst is an old prospect — he’ll be a 25-year-old rookie — but the former minor league baseball player has great hands.

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Paris Saint-Germain coach Unai Emery has denied reports that Neymar will have surgery after injuring his right foot. At a news conference Tuesday, Emery said the Brazil forward needs rest, and there is a chance he’ll recover in time to play against Real Madrid in the Champions League next week. PSG paid $260 million to Barcelona last summer to hire Neymar, who was hurt Sunday in a 3-0 win over Marseille.

Tests revealed he has a cracked metatarsal in his right foot along with an ankle injury. Reports suggested that Neymar, 26, opted for surgery that would sideline him for up to two months. A persistent injury could hurt Brazil’s chances in the World Cup, which begins June 14 in Russia. (AP)

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MLB Tyler Clippard wore a black jersey with a white players’ union logo and pitched hitless ball for two innings against amateurs in the green shirts of the East Japan Railway Company.

Even coming off the worst of his nine MLB seasons, this is not how the right-hander envisioned spring training. Clippard, 33, gave up a career-high 32 earned runs while playing for the White Sox, Yankees and Astros last year.

“We know that my year last year was a bad year, but at the end of the day how bad was it?

And it wasn’t as bad as some that got significant contracts,” he said Tuesday after appearing in the exhibition game at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. The free agents won 2-0 in five innings, allowing just one hit.

Thirty-eight players have attended the camp since it started Feb. 14. They wonder why teams are jettisoning veterans in favor of cheaper, younger players.

The players’ association announced Tuesday that it had filed a grievance last Friday against the Marlins, Athletics, Pirates and Rays, accusing the teams of failing to appropriately spend revenue-sharing money.

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Clippard has turned down minor league offers, saying he deserves a spot on a 40-man roster.

Infielder Neil Walker is confident coming off a season when he hit .265 with 14 homers and 49 RBIs for the Mets and Brewers.

“Certainly going into this offseason I didn’t envision myself at this time of the year not having a team to play for,” Walker said.

Baseball’s labor contract set restraints on signing bonuses for draft picks starting in 2012. Changes last summer limited bonus money for international amateurs and imposed steeper penalties for teams exceeding the luxury tax threshold by more than $40 million.

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Felix Hernandez sore but uninjured The Mariners believe they caught a break after Felix Hernandez took a line drive off his right arm. Hernandez said Tuesday he was still very sore a day after a liner off the bat of the Cubs’ Victor Caratini hit him in the right forearm, but X-rays came back negative.

The injury happened in the right-hander’s first spring training start and left the 31-year-old in immense pain. “I can’t explain how bad it was. I didn’t feel anything like that before,” he said. The six-time All-Star was still unable to fully straighten his arm in the clubhouse Tuesday. Seattle has already seen issues pop up with expected starting first baseman Ryon Healy (hand surgery), pitcher Erasmo Ramirez (lat strain) and outfielder Mitch Haniger (hand). (AP)

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The NFL’s competition committee, acting on instructions from Commissioner Roger Goodell to fix the often-confounding catch rule, is considering scrapping the going-to-the-ground portion that led to controversial non-catches over the years by Calvin Johnson, Dez Bryant and Jesse James.

“That’s probably where it’ll end up,” one person familiar with the deliberations said Tuesday. The committee may also propose changing the maximum penalty for pass interference to 15 yards.

Proposals would be made to the owners in March at the annual NFL meeting. (THE WASHINGTON POST)

Pittsburgh has signed forward Patric Hornqvist to a five-year contract extension, the team announced Tuesday. The deal contains an average annual value $5.3 million and runs through the 2022-23 season. Hornqvist has been a vital part of Pittsburgh’s run to two straight Stanley Cups.

He scored the series-clinching goal in Game 6 of the 2017 Stanley Cup finals against Nashville. Hornqvist was set to become a free agent this summer. The 31-year-old, who was acquired in a 2014 trade with the Predators, had 17 goals and 15 assists entering Tuesday night’s game against New Jersey. (AP)

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REAL ESTATE The typical first-time buyer seeking to purchase a home in a city will probably consider one of two options: a condominium or a housing cooperative. Although they are similar, condos and co-ops are not the same, and it is essential to understand their differences before buying one.

Susan Isaacs of Slate Properties says many buyers she encounters are minimally informed about condos and even less knowledgeable about co-ops.

“Co-ops are not a housing option that historically are well understood,” Isaacs says.

Many people confuse condos with co-ops, thinking they are interchangeable. A condo is a private residence in a multi-unit structure that includes ownership of commonly used property. A coop is also a multi-unit building, but that’s where the similarities end.

A co-op owner has an interest or share in the entire building and a contract or lease that allows the owner to occupy a unit. While a condo owner owns a unit, a coop owner does not own the unit.

Co-ops are collectively owned and managed by their residents, who own shares in a nonprofit

corporation. The corporation holds the title to the property and grants proprietary leases to residents, Isaacs says. The lease grants permanent rights to residents to live in their units and to use the common elements of the cooperative according to the co-op’s bylaws and regulations.

Co-ops flourished in D.C. starting in the 1920s. The first D.C. co-op, the Concord, was introduced in 1891, while it took the first condo 70 more years to arrive on the scene, Isaacs says.

Cost differences Co-ops tend to be cheaper per square foot. They typically offer buyers more control as an individual shareholder and often have lower closing costs.

Condos are often easier to finance. Obtaining a mortgage for a co-op can be tricky. Some lenders shy away from co-ops or require higher down payments.

Condo fees are usually lower.

A co-op owner’s monthly fee can include payments for the building’s underlying mortgage and property taxes, amenities, maintenance, utilities and security.

Property taxes often are lower for co-ops than condos.

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The co-op board An important distinction between a co-op and a condo is that most co-op associations require a prospective purchaser to be approved by the co-op board. The upside is being able to pick your neighbors. The downside is that when you sell, the board must approve the buyer and that can delay the sale. The board can reject applicants for only two reasons: financial or a refusal to abide by the association’s rules and regulations.

Some people worry that co-op boards have too much power.

However, during the financial downturn, co-ops came through better than most condos. (TWP)

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David Howell, a broker and vice president with McEnearney Associates, says that because co-ops tend to have restrictions that limit secondary rentals, residents generally feel more invested in the property, which can foster a strong sense of community among shareholders.

“It is much more challenging for a co-op owner to decide to rent their property,” Howell

says. “They typically have to get approval from the co-op board, and sometimes there are stipulations included in ownership documents that prohibit rentals.

Buyers really have to understand the restrictions and make the best decision for their situation.”

Fostering a community Russell Rader, president of the DC Cooperative Housing Coalition, who has lived in the Westmoreland cooperative in Kalorama since 1999, says he was attracted to co-ops because of the community atmosphere they help foster.

“One of the hallmarks of coops is that one-for-all, all-for-one philosophy, and that’s definitely been the case with my building,” he says.

Condos and co-ops share several advantages: They are cheaper than buying a house, there’s no yard to mow, and a multi-unit building can provide a sense of security and community.

People in shared-ownership buildings often watch out for each other’s homes, help each other in times of crisis and develop friendships. LESTER DAVIS (THE WASHINGTON POST)

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“The roof deck can hold more than 150 people, so we designed it with several areas,” says Jake Greenhouse, development manager of Madison Investments, the builder. “The grilling area has dining tables and then we’ll have a wet bar, an area with

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There are little nooks up here, too, where we’ll put in a smaller table and chairs.” The roof also has a marble bathroom.

At the 49-unit, four-story condo at 900 11th St. SE, the units are designed with two color palettes, one with a darker floor and darker cabinets, the other with lighter flooring and cabinets.

“We wanted a mix of one- and two-bedroom units with generous sizes and a broad price range so they could work for first-time buyers and for downsizing couples,” says Barry Madani, cofounder of Madison Investments.

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than many new condos and were built with triple-pane windows for energy efficiency and noise reduction. The condo is very close to the Southeast Freeway, which is convenient for drivers but can be noisy when the windows are open.

“This is the first big project to go into that neighborhood and we saw it as a great opportunity,” Madani says. “You’re only two blocks from all the restaurants on Barracks Row, but it’s a little away from it, in its own pocket.”

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The end of machismo?

After years of misogyny, women are finally coming to the forefront of Latin music

MUSIC Ten years ago, when Colombian singer Karol G was a newcomer trying to get her reggaeton mixtapes on the radio, the reactions she received were a depressing combination of confusion, disdain and lewd propositions.

“There were no opportunities,” she says. “They wouldn’t even listen to my music because they would say the genre I was doing was for men.”

Now the Spanish-speaking music industry is catching up to her. Last year, her debut album, “Unstoppable,” made it to No. 2 on Billboard’s Top Latin Albums chart, and “Ahora Me Llama,” her collaboration with trap wunderkind Bad Bunny, cracked Spotify’s Global 200.

Karol G is one of many women making ripples in the Latin industry. Dominican artist Natti Natasha reached No. 6 on the Hot Latin charts with “Criminal,” her duo with reggaeton star Ozuna;

Mexican-American singer Becky G peaked at No. 3 with her Bad Bunny-assisted hit “Mayores”; and Brazilian superstar Anitta nabbed a No. 14 spot thanks to “Downtown” with J Balvin.

Even a handful of hits is notable, considering how rarely Latina artists have affected the charts in the past. In 2015, a staggering 22 weeks passed without a female artist appearing on the Hot Latin Songs charts, and a Billboard review showed that only two women reached the No. 1 spot between 2012 and 2016.

“In America, there’s a Nicki Minaj, there’s a Katy Perry, there’s an Ariana Grande, there’s a Taylor Swift, and they each represent something different,” Karol G says. “That doesn’t happen in the Latin industry. There are so many men and you can count the women on your fingers, and it’s not because we’re not here. There’s tons of talent.”

Rocio Guerrero, Spotify’s head

Español in mainstream Domestic chart-toppers such as singer Camila Cabello, whose parents are Cuban and Mexican, and Cardi B, the “Bodak Yellow” rapper who is of Dominican and Trinidadian heritage, have made massive splashes in the U.S. market. Though they are signed to major American labels, both have experimented with songs in Spanish. Their presence helps raise the profile of Latin culture and sounds. J.L.

of global cultures and content, has unofficially heralded 2018 as the year of Latinas. She plans to highlight female artists on Spotify playlists, which include “Mujeronas” and “Latin Divas,” and to invite women on Spotify’s new podcast, “¡Viva Latino!”

“I think Latina artists are going to prove they can stay this year — they’re not a one-hit wonder or only a feature for someone

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else’s song,” Guerrero says.

In other genres, artists say they have seen attitudes shifting among their male counterparts.

Becky G, whose real name is Rebbeca Gomez, rose quickly on the Spanish-speaking urban market, a space that is newly inclusive following years of misogyny.

“I’m friends with [Latin rapappers] Balvin and Maluma, and nd when I’m hanging out with Bad ad Bunny, I’m not looked down wn upon,” Becky G says. “To see ee artists support each other, male ale or female, is a big step.”

Becky G and Karol G agree ee that girl-power collaborations ns are the next step. Becky G dreams of “a ‘Lady Marmaalade’ or something like that” — a large-scale team-up with her er fellow artists.

“The music is evolving, the e mentalities are evolving,” Karoll G says of her strong sisterhood..

“Machistas are out of style.”

Dessa plays with new sounds After a hectic period that included writing a forthcoming book of essays and working with “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, rapper-singer Dessa has released “Chime,” her first album in five years.

Much of the new release harks back to the same booming, electric hip-hop sounds heard on Dessa’s previous albums. But several tracks also incorporate classical orchestration, including “Chime’s” dramatic centerpiece, “Velodrome,” about trying to escape life’s rigmaroles. There’s also one song, “Half of You,” that’s a straight-up synth-pop tune — and a mighty good one, too. CHRIS RIEMENSCHNEIDER (MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE VIA AP)

JULYSSA LOPEZ (FOR THE WASHINGTON POST)

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She was 9 at the time.

“There is a whole generation of people … who I think need to start learning about this in some way,” he says.

Beginning today, Sarsgaard is teaching on a massive scale as one of the stars of “The Looming Tower,” Hulu’s look at the events before the 2001 attacks, a series that is as much a thriller as a geopolitical education.

The 10-episode miniseries, adapted from Lawrence Wright’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book of the same title, starts in 1988 and charts key figures in the CIA and FBI as they chase down clues — and often jostle each other — to uncover Osama bin Laden’s plot

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“If we made it for anybody, it’s made for those people who’ve been wanting to get answers as to how this happened for a long time,” he says. MARK KENNEDY (AP)

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trending “Some brands just need to accept that the only purpose they truly serve is creating a product for consumption.” @BMCDONALD04, critiquing scotch brand Johnnie Walker’s new promotional and philanthropic effort aimed at women — Jane Walker. The brand is repacking some of its scotch with a woman in its “striding man” logo and donating $1 of the proceeds of each bottle to causes that support women. Even with the charity aspect, some people weren’t enthusiastic about using the idea of gender equality to get women to buy scotch. “I would like to know how many actual human women were involved or consulted in this marketing campaign,” @cottoncandaddy wondered.

MEGAN REYNOLDS, writing for jezebel.com about a survey from financial services company Comet that found that almost a third of the millennials surveyed would break up with their significant other in exchange for a $37,000 raise.

Reynolds argues that’s fine because debt sucks.

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“Relationships come and go. ... Debt follows you around, chews at the hems of your garments, and screams at you in the night.”

“Alexis has really been growing on me. He’s so over-the-top in love with Serena.” @NICOLE_CLIFFE, sharing her opinion of tennis legend Serena Williams’

husband Alexis Ohanian, who had four billboards dedicated to Serena to celebrate her return to tennis after the birth of their daughter. Fans were very supportive of his gesture of love. “Get you a man who can afford not one, but four billboards,” @Fit_MissC tweeted.

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@SIGILK, tweeting about a video

of the reaction from comedian (and Knicks fan) Jon Stewart when Warriors center JaVale McGee hit a fadeaway jumper in Golden State’s 125-111 win over New York on Monday. “Literally the most Jon Stewart thing at a sporting event possible,” @thecherness noted of Stewart’s distraught expression.

“Black cats are notoriously under-adopted because of superstitious bulls---. Bless everyone who adopts one and gives it a sweet ‘Black Panther’ name.” @SECTION331, reacting to anecdotal

evidence shared on social media that “Black Panther” has led to an uptick in adoptions of black cats.

People are giving their new felines names from the movie, like T’Challa, Shuri and Killmonger.

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Scrabble Grams

PAR SCORE 150-160, BEST SCORE 215

Sudoku

MEDIUM

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) You’re likely to learn something quite unusual today that sends you in a new direction very quickly.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) You may get to the bottom of something today that has never been adequately explained — to you or anyone else.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) It may take a little more work than usual today to craft the schedule and timeline for a coming endeavor.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Your investigation of recent events is likely to uncover some information that you may not know what to do with — at first.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) The connection between you and someone else is almost certain to be made public today, whether you like it or not.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) What is usually done in private may have to happen in front of an unsuspecting audience today. You can please almost everyone.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You’re in no mood to brook unfounded accusations. Demand that those in the know step forward and address what can be cleared up.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) You’re likely to be asked what others think are very easy questions — but you understand that there’s more going on than meets the eye.

TUESDAY’S SOLUTION

TUESDAY’S SOLUTION

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57 | 40 TODAY: Cloudy skies but still relatively warmer temperatures in the upper 50s to low 60s. Winds pick up a bit from the southwest at 5 to 10 mph. Clouds with some scattered showers are possible late as lows dip only into the low to mid-40s with light winds. More rain begins to arrive Thursday, so have an umbrella handy.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) You

understand what others are getting at, but you’re not willing to expose yourself today without knowing there’s something in it for you.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) The timing is everything today, especially where interaction between you and a loved one is concerned.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) You may feel, for a number of reasons, that you’ve already experienced almost all that this day has to offer. What’s really going on?

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Don’t mistake what comes your way for what you really want, just because it presents itself. You may well have to look much further.

DAILY CODE

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AVG. HIGH: 50 RECORD HIGH: 82 AVG. LOW: 33 RECORD LOW: -1 SUNRISE: 6:40 a.m. SUNSET: 6 p.m.

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49 | 43

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SUNDAY

48 | 36

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1784: John Wesley, the co-founder of Methodism, charters the first Methodist Church in the United States in Leesburg, Va.

1844: A 12-inch gun aboard the USS Princeton explodes as the ship is sailing on the Potomac River, killing Secretary of State Abel P. Upshur and several others.

1993: A gun battle erupts at a religious compound near Waco, Texas, when Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents try to arrest Branch Davidian leader David Koresh on weapons charges; four agents and six Davidians are killed as a 51-day standoff begins.

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MIDDLE AGED

1

They get the drill

43 “Love” attachment

5

Deserve

44 17-syllable verse

5

Joined up with

45 Word with “well”

6

History unit

46 Grassy hills

7

Latvia’s capital

49 River of Hades

8

50 Prodigal Son’s lowest place

9

14 Anna Netrebko solo 15 Author Jong 16 Acorn droppers 17 Performer’s anxiety

53 End of a loaf 55 Court type

21 Checked the books

58 Drench, as a fire

25 “Winkle” start 26 Stickball obstacle 29 Street alternative

34 Wet and frigid, as weather

56 Parks in the front of the bus

37 Richards on guitar

57 “Good heavens!”

40 Gawker

59 Thrift shop condition

41 Kind of terrier

Freeze, as a windshield

42 Promgoer’s rental

Duo’s bike

62 Some Wall Street companies 65 Pinkish shade 66 Bring jubilation to 67 Bird sound

61 TV sports award

48 Isn’t a hog

62 Lingerie item

52 Overfamiliar

63 In-flight info

12 ___ out (barely achieved)

54 Jeweler’s magnifier

64 Chick watcher

13 Suffix with “baron”

55 Univ. employee

68 Way off yonder

11 Rowdy dance party

18 Fencing weapons 19 Dublin’s isle

TUESDAY’S SOLUTION

23 Coffeehouse performer

69 Roomy family car

24 Actress Jessica Parker

35 “___ you listening?”

70 Wet vortex

26 Make watertight

36 Jeter of baseball

DOWN

38 Legendary Turner

1

“___ O’Riley” (rock song)

39 They’re canceled and collected

2

Some bank offerings

3

Checkmark

31 Director Van Peebles

60 Thing lower than dirt

47 Cerebellum part

10 Tex-Mex order

51 Awed exhalations

20 Crooked

22 Gravy soaker-uppers

“For goodness ___”

27 Pyromaniac’s crime 28 Not an original 30 Painter Edgar 32 Buffy’s slayees 33 Concerns, suggestions, etc.

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Kim spills plans for super Kardashian Kim Kardashian West was asked in an interview with Vogue India about the qualities she finds most valuable in her famous family members. “My brother’s sense of humor,” she said in response.

“Kendall’s sweetness.

Khloe’s I-don’t-givea-f--- attitude. Kourtney’s savviness around finances.

Kylie’s ability to just go for it and not care what other people’s opinions are. And my mom’s nurturing.” (EXPRESS)

In an interview with Variety, Barbra Streisand revealed that two of her dogs are clones of her beloved late dog, a Coton du Tulear named Samantha. The singer said that before Samantha died, cells were removed from her mouth and stomach, which were later used to clone two dogs, Miss Violet and Miss Scarlett. “They have different personalities,” Streisand said. “I’m waiting for them to get older so I can see if they have her [Samantha’s] brown eyes and seriousness.”

Streisand has a third dog that is a cousin of Samantha’s. All three make frequent appearances on Streisand’s Instagram feed. (EXPRESS)

DRAMA

Alicia reveals respectful, snooze-worthy separation

Cardi makes pitch for her own reality show

Alicia Silverstone has separated from her husband, Christopher Jarecki, E! News reported. “They still deeply love and respect each other and remain very close friends but have mutually decided to separate after being together for 20 years,” the actress’s rep said, adding that they planned to co-parent their 6-year-old son, Bear. The couple married in 2005. (EXPRESS)

Cardi B this week addressed rumors that her fiance, rapper Offset, has cheated on her. “I want to work out my s--- with my man, and I don’t got to explain why,” the hip-hop star said in the new issue of Cosmopolitan magazine. “This is my life. I’m going to take my time, and I’m going to decide on my decision. … It’s not right, what he f---ing did — but people don’t know what I did, ‘cause I ain’t no angel.” (EXPRESS)

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JENNIFER LAWRENCE, telling Vanity Fair that her new movie “Red Sparrow” was her first time dieting for a part, describing herself as “disciplined”

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