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People wearing protective helmets and costumes throw oranges Monday as part of Carnival celebrations in the northern Italian town of Ivrea.

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Cat runs away after being given highly undignified nickname

If this is a guerrilla ad campaign for Taco Bell, it’s a good one

The creator of Huge Ass Beers is suing another string of bars and clubs on Bourbon Street for marketing a rival pour as Giant Ass Beer, The New Orleans Advocate reported Thursday. Huge Ass Beers is the trademarked name for plus-sized draft beers sold at a trio of businesses. The lawsuit in New Orleans federal court alleges trademark infringement and seeks a restraining order barring the sale of Giant Ass Beer, as well as damages. (AP)

A cat went on a five-week romp around New York City after bolting from a photo shoot for a bare-chested firefighter charity calendar. The firefighters called the cat Big Sexy, but his real name is Buddy. The big black feline was found Friday on Staten Island after disappearing from a lower Manhattan firehouse. Buddy/Big Sexy’s owner recognized her cat in a photo that the woman who found him posted on Facebook. (AP)

An Oregon man who was stuck in his snowbound car for five days with his dog is sorry for the trouble.

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Party at the Smithsonians New special events policy opens the doors to weddings and proms CULTURE If it’s been your lifelong dream to say “I do” to your Prince Charming in a real castle, the Smithsonian Institution has your fantasy covered.

In a major shift that will make some of Washington’s most impressive public spaces available for personal use, the federally funded Smithsonian has decided to rent its signature spaces for such celebrations as weddings, proms and other such events.

As of March 1, individua ls, nonprofit groups a nd

corporations can host parties in more than a dozen venues, including the Renwick Gallery’s elegant Grand Ballroom, the entire National Zoo, the Natural History Museum’s iconic rotunda and the spacious Kogod Courtyard (shared by the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery).

“We have these extraordinarily beautiful buildings, and the fact that we haven’t been able to make them available for nonprofit fundraisers and personal, joyful celebrations has felt like a wasted opportunity,” said Rachel Goslins, the director of the Smithsonian’s Arts and Industries Building.

The three-year pilot program

will bring in much-needed revenue for the museums that make up the world’s largest cultural organization, which must raise about $500 million in earned revenue and donations each year to supplement its $1 billion annual federal subsidy.

It took more than two years for the policy to wend its way through the Smithsonian bureaucracy and receive approval.

The Smithsonian’s previous special events policy, last updated in 2006, limited outside use of the federal buildings to co-sponsored events that individual museums would host for a donation. Yet despite the prohibition on private parties and outside fundraisers, many

of the spaces were busy.

T h e ch a n ge a l lows t h e Smithsonian to catch up to other cultural organizations, including many in Washington. The National Building Museum, the National Archives and the National Museum of Women in the Arts are a few of the spaces that already host such social events.

But these rentals don’t come cheap. Renting the whole zoo costs $150,000. That fairy-tale wedding in the Castle on the Mall will cost about $15,000 for rent and security and maintenance fees. Rental fees for the Kogod d Courtyard could reach $60,000.

There’s an additional charge for r keeping any gallery spaces open.

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MOVING ON

A Navy Yard bar is helping Nats fans move on from Bryce Harper. The Big Stick tweeted Sunday that fans can bring in their Harper clothing items, which the bar will then donate to Bread for the City, a nonprofit that provides services to low-income D.C. residents. “We hope that this helps all of our favorite Nationals [fans] turn the page on the Harper chapter as quickly as possible,” the bar tweeted. Anyone who donates Harper gear will get a free shot of Old Overholt whiskey in return. (EXPRESS)

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Evans under fire over deals D.C. Council member faces criticism for ties to several businesses

D.C. Council Member Jack Evans’ use of government office for personal gain has come under fire.

J. LAWLER DUGGAN (FOR THE WASHINGTON POST)

THE DISTRICT The chair of the D.C. Council said Council member Jack Evans, DWard 2, acted inappropriately when he emailed business proposals to potential employers and offered them his influence and connections as an elected official.

Chairman Phil Mendelson, D, said the council would respond to Evans’ conduct but that he would first consult with Evans and other council members after meeting with council’s lawyer.

“I believe our Code of Conduct provides that a member should not use council resources for personal purposes, for personal gain,” Mendelson said at a news conference Monday. “On the face of it, that appears to be exactly what happened.”

Evans, the city’s longest-serving lawmaker, faces growing scrutiny after The Washington Post reported last week that he sent solicitations on his government email to law firms that lobby the District government.

The Post also reported that a federal grand jury issued a subpoena to D.C. officials for documents related to legislation that Evans promoted in 2016 that would have benefited a digital sign company.

The Washington City Paper reported Monday that “three or four” of Evans’ private clients also received subpoenas seeking documents and information in nfo formation

related to his work for them.

Evans, through a spokesman, declined comment Monday. His lawyer, Mark H. Tuohey, did not return multiple messages.

Tuohey told the City Paper that “any work that Jack performed was permitted by Council rules.”

The council has a variety of ways to punish one of its own, including a vote of reprimand or censure, forming a special committee to investigate a lawmaker and removal of committee assignments.

“I don’t want to speculate what the response would be at this point, but I do believe the Council does have to, depending on the degree, have to respond,” Mendelson said Monday.

Five members of the D.C. Council can vote to create a special committee to investigate a lawmaker, a step suggested in a letter to Mendelson by D.C. Council member David Grosso. By late Monday afternoon, Grosso was joined in that effort by Council members Elissa Silverman and Brianne K. Nadeau.

“As the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia, you have the authority and responsibility to ensure that the integrity of the body is maintained, and that those who engage in ethically suspect behavior [are] fairly investigated and held accountable,” the letter said.

Several progressive groups, including D.C. Working Families,

Empower D.C. and 11 elected neighborhood commissioners, have called on Mendelson to strip Evans from his chairmanship of the Committee on Finance and Revenue, which has jurisdiction over tax policy and economic development.

“We are appalled by Council member Evans’ blatant unethical and corrupt actions,” the neighborhood commissioners wrote in a letter to Mendelson.

“The Council has a past practice of removing Committee Chairs or taking other action for similar behavior, and we expect consistent treatment for such egregious conduct.”

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Two suspects still sought in violent Va. rally attack

D.C. auditor says city needs a new jail to replace “aging and deteriorating” facility

It’s been 1 ½ years since the deadly white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, but “Red Beard” two men seen on camera assaulting a black man remain unidentified.

Police worry the case has hit “Sunglasses” a dead end. The two men at large have come to be known as “Red Beard” and “Sunglasses.” Three people linked to the attack are serving time in jail or prison, and a fourth awaits sentencing. (AP) MARYLAND

New map selected for western House district An emergency commission is proposing a new congressional map for western Maryland that restores the Republican tilt it had a decade ago. The new map approved Friday returns parts of conservative Frederick and Carroll counties to the 6th District.

More liberal parts of Montgomery County are returned to the 8th District. No other congressional districts are affected. The map will now be subject to public comment before a final version is submitted to the governor’s office. (AP) HAMPTON, VA.

21-year-old gets 63 years for $3 drug debt murder The man convicted of first-degree murder for what prosecutors in Virginia said was a $3 drug debt has been sentenced to 63 years in prison. The Virginian-Pilot reports that a judge on Friday imposed the jury’s recommended punishment for J’Quan Malik Vinston, 21, in the slaying of 32-year-old Joshua David Williams. Prosecutors said Vinston and Isaiah L. Smith, 18, refused to give Williams more time to come up with the $3 he owed on a $20 rock of crack cocaine. Smith is set to go on trial in April. (AP)

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Family charged in woman’s killing Husband initially said panhandlers killed wife last year in Baltimore BALTIMORE The first details about the woman’s stabbing death in December were shocking.

Police said Jacquelyn Smith had rolled down her window on a dark Baltimore street just after midnight to give a woman, who was panhandling in the

cold, money for her baby, only to be stabbed in the chest after a scuffle ensued for her wallet.

Smith’s husband, who was in the car, had called 911 to report the attack and rushed Smith to a hospital, where she died, police said.

The killing drew national headlines, its horror underscored by the story of the selflessness that had preceded it; Oprah Winfrey commented, saying it had prompted her to reconsider donating to panhandlers.

But on Sunday, Baltimore police announced arrest warrants for Smith’s husband, Keith Smith, 52, and his daughter, Valeria Smith, 28. The story about the panhandler appeared to have been concocted to cover up a premeditated murder, police said.

The case’s unraveling drew widespread condemnation and criticism from officials in Baltimore about the way the apparently phony cover story had played on stereotypes of the city as crime-ridden and dangerous.

“The information and the evidence points to: It was not a panhandler,” Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said Sunday. “People took advantage of Baltimore. We want to make

Man accused of killing woman, attacking 2 children on Md. Eastern Shore gets life plus 40 years

Jacquelyn Smith Keith Smith

sure the truth comes out and justice is done.”

Keith Smith and his daughter were arrested in Texas just north of the Mexican border Sunday.

They were arraigned Monday in Cameron County court. The two are charged with murder, conspiracy to commit murder, assault and a dangerous weapons count, according to The Baltimore Sun. Harrison declined to provide details about how police had come to finger Keith Smith and

his daughter. But he said police had been made aware that Keith Smith attempted to leave Maryland during the investigation; Harrison told The Sun the timing of their arrest was affected by how close they were to Mexico.

Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh called the latest development “very troubling and sad.”

“To now learn that family members staged this brutal killing is beyond belief and represents a double tragedy,” Pugh said. “They were responsible for taking Jacquelyn’s life with unconscionable cruelty, and contrived to do so in our city under the guise of random violence, exploiting the legitimate fears of our residents.” AMY B WANG AND ELI ROSENBERG (THE WASHINGTON POST)

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Bike-share isn’t shared equally Study finds it’s easier to access bikes in whiter, more affluent parts of D.C. TRANSPORTATION As he does most evenings, Scott — who only wanted to be identified by his first name — arrived at Union Station, having taken the MARC train from his job in Baltimore.

He stopped at one of the 54 red Capital Bikeshare bikes that covered nearly an entire block on the east side of the station.

Instead of trudging the mile home, he rode off.

“It’s just quicker,” he said. Every few minutes around 5 p.m. one recent evening, others — all of them white — said much the same thing. Like three-quarters of regular Capital Bikeshare users, they got off the Metro and pedaled home.

According to a study last month by the Urban Institute, you’re far more likely to have this convenience if you’re white, make more money and live west of the Anacostia River.

The study, “Three ways bikeshare can counteract, not reinforce, DC’s disparities,” raises questions about the equity of the popular bike program, which allows people to make unlimited short trips for an annual $85 fee, or pay $2 each for rides shorter than 30 minutes. (Longer trips cost more.)

The Feb. 11 study found that census tracts in the District with the largest percentage of white residents had an average of 2.36

bike stations, whereas the leastwhite areas had only 0.62.

Areas with the highest percentage of people making $75,000 or more had on average 2.25 stations, while the least-welloff areas had half as many — 1.02 stations. The study did not look at other bike or scooter rental companies.

Capital Bikeshare did not respond to inquiries about the report or why bikes are placed where they are. City transportation spokesman Terry Owens said a number of factors come into play, but one is that the program wants to emphasize putting new bike stations in the city’s core — “otherwise, when trips are made to the central business district, there may not be docks available for the new bikes.”

Capital Bikeshare, in a report on the results of a 2016 rider survey, acknowledged it hasn’t made much progress in diversifying.

Eighty percent of survey respondents were white, about the same as the 84 percent in 2014.

Yipeng Su, one of the authors of the Urban Institute’s report, acknowledged the program faces a conundrum: Even when bikes are put in lower-income neighborhoods, they’re barely used.

Four of the five least-used Capital Bikeshare stations in 2017, the most recent year examined by the Urban Institute study, were east of the Anacostia River.

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An Urban Institute study found people who make more money and live west of the Anacostia have much greater access to Capital Bikeshare.

Discounts available To make its program more affordable, Capital Bikeshare offers a membership for $5 a year to lowincome people, though a February report by the Urban Institute said it’s unclear how many people know about the discount. On Feb. 26, the city also announced a new program to give veterans free bike-share memberships. (EXPRESS)

During an hour of the afternoon rush one day last week, no one grabbed any of the five bikes outside Metro’s Anacostia station after they got off the Green Line. The area directly around the station has the lowest income of the city’s 40 Metro stations.

“My bike-riding days are over,” said one man in his 40s. Another said he didn’t trust using his credit

card to rent a bike. Others carrying construction helmets said they didn’t feel like pedaling home.

To Su, it makes sense to put bikes where they will be used the most. But that also makes other disparities worse, she said.

Poorer communities are less likely to have bike lanes, she said.

So if that makes it less likely for lower-income people to ride bikes, then making bikes available based on ridership would just make it even less likely for people in poorer areas to have the same options as those in wealthier areas.

The number of bike stations is also significant because the bikes can’t just be left sprawled on the sidewalk like scooters. They have to be docked at another station.

If a neighborhood doesn’t have many stations, there aren’t many places to drop the bikes off.

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Guaido returns to Venezuela CARACAS, VENEZUELA A defiant Juan Guaido returned home to Venezuela on Monday despite concerns the opposition leader might be detained, and he urged supporters at a rally to intensify their campaign to topple the government of President Nicolas Maduro.

The 35-year-old leader of Venezuela’s National Assembly showed off his passport before climbing onto scaffolding and pumping his fist during the demonstration in Caracas, delighting euphoric followers whose efforts to oust Maduro have fallen short in a nation gripped by a humanitarian crisis.

There were few security forces nearby and no immediate comment from Maduro’s government, which has tried to divert the public’s attention to Carnival festivities. While thousands of Venezuelans heeded Guaido’s call for protests coinciding with his return, many wonder whether he can maintain momentum against a government that has relentlessly cracked down on opponents, jailing or driving into exile top opposition leaders.

“We know the risks that we face. That’s never stopped us,” Guaido said after arriving at Venezuela’s main airport and going through immigration checks.

He was greeted by top diplomats from the U.S., Germany, Spain

EDUARDO VERDUGO (AP)

Opposition leader urges supporters to step up resistance to Maduro

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido waves from atop scaffolding after speaking at a rally demanding that President Nicolas Maduro resign.

and other countries who possibly hoped to head off any move to detain Guaido by bearing witness to his return.

At the rally, Guaido called for massive protests Saturday and said he would meet today with public employee unions controlled by the government.

“The regime must understand, the dictatorship must understand ... that we’re stronger than ever. We’ll continue protesting, we’ll continue mobilizing,” said Guaido, who had ignored an official ban on foreign travel to leave Venezuela last month.

U.N. Secretary- Genera l

Antonio Guterres called for dialogue by all parties to end the political impasse.

“We obviously remain very concerned about the situation in Venezuela,” a spokesperson said.

“It’s important from the secretary-general’s viewpoint that all actors — all political actors in Venezuela and abroad — make all efforts to lower tensions.”

Maduro has said he is the target of a U.S.-backed coup plot after the Trump administration joined dozens of other countries in backing Guaido and imposed oil sanctions on Venezuela.

Guaido’s return is a moment of reckoning not only for the opposition leader, whose presence in Venezuela was essential for his movement to regain momentum, but also for Maduro, analysts said. The fact that Guaido was not detained, at least so far, reflects the pressure Maduro faces not to intervene, said Luis Vicente Leon, head of the Caracasbased polling firm Datanalisis.

“But it seems to indicate the beginning of a negotiation, local and international, whose details are not yet clear,” Leon tweeted.

Venezuela’s vice president, Delcy Rodriguez, did not directly address a question about whether Guaido faces arrest during an interview with Russian stateowned TV channel RT. But she left open the possibility, saying Guaido had broken the law and is “a Venezuelan who conspires with foreign governments to overthrow a constitutional government.” CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA (AP)

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Britain’s royal family warned Monday that it will blo block internet trolls posting offensive messages on its social media channels — and may report off offenders to police. Buckingham Palace, Clarence House and Kensington Palace spelled out the po policy banning offensive, hateful and racist language. The royal households say they reserve the righ right to determine who is violating their guidelines. The rules come amid concern about the online abu abuse aimed at Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle, the wives of Prince William and Prince Harry. (AP) Top minister in Canadian PM Trudeau’s Cabinet quits in growing political crisis over alleged corruption case

House panel starts sweeping Trump inquiry WASHINGTON The House Judiciary Committee has launched a sweeping new probe of President Trump, his White House, his campaign and his businesses, sending document requests to 81 people linked to the president and his associates.

Committee chairman Jerrold Nadler, above, said Monday the investigation is focused on possible obstruction of justice, corruption and abuse of power. The broad, aggressive investigation could set the stage for an impeachment effort, although Democratic leaders have pledged to investigate all avenues and review special counsel Robert Mueller’s report before trying any drastic action.

Now that Democrats hold a majority in the House, the new probe is a sign that Trump’s legal and political peril is nowhere near over, even as the special counsel’s Russia investigation winds down. The move all but guarantees that potentially damaging allegations will shadow Trump for months to come as Democrats try to keep them in the public eye.

The list of names includes two of the president’s children, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, and many of his current and former close advisers, including Steve Bannon. It also includes his embattled charitable foundation, which he is shutting down after agreeing to a court-supervised process, and officials at the FBI and Justice Department.

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States file suits to block abortion rule changes COURTS A coalition of 20 states and California Attorney General Xavier Becerra separately announced lawsuits Monday seeking to block changes to the Title X family planning program that would shift tens of millions of dollars from Planned Parenthood toward faith-based pregnancy clinics.

The lawsuits seek a court injunction to stop the rule from taking effect in 60 days. The filings are the first of what is expected to be a flurry of challenges to the new rule that would affect more than 4 million low-income women who receive services including cancer screenings and pregnancy tests through the Department of Health and Human Services program.

The California suit was filed Monday in U.S. District Court in San Francisco. The multistate lawsuit, brought mostly by Democratic-controlled states, is expected to be filed today in U.S. District Court in Eugene, Ore. Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia are participating in the lawsuit.

“Everyone deserves the ability make their own decisions about their health care,” Kate Brown, governor of Oregon, which is leading the 20-state effort, said in a statement. “It is appalling

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California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has filed a lawsuit seeking to halt a Trump administration proposal that would shift funding away from Planned Parenthood.

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that the federal government wants to rob individuals of the right to complete medical information and full access to the critical health care services they rely on.”

The rule imposes what administration officials have called a “bright line” of physical and financial separation between the provision of family planning and abortion services, effectively requiring Planned Parenthood to drastically alter its operations, or lose an estimated $60 million in annual funding.

It also bars federally funded family planning clinics from referring women for abortions — a prohibition that opponents

call a “gag” rule that they say compromises medical ethics and potentially endangers the lives of patients.

In a statement, Becerra said the rule would deny “patients access to critical health care services and prevents doctors from providing comprehensive and accurate information about medical care.”

One of the main legal arguments in both lawsuits is a provision of the Affordable Care Act, which wasn’t in place 28 years ago, that forbids regulations that create “unreasonable barriers to the ability of individuals to obtain appropriate medical care.” ARIANA

Scientists have discovered what makes Lil Bub — a kitten-sized cat with 2 million Instagram followers — so unusual. A new study, led by Berlin-based scientist Dario Lupianez, sequenced the DNA of Lil Bub, who has polydactyly and a rare bone disorder called osteopetrosis. She never developed teeth, and she stopped growing around 4 pounds. An initial test found that Lil Bub’s polydactyly resulted from the same gene mutation that causes it in Ernest Hemingway’s famous six-toed cats. Researchers also found a rare mutation in a gene called RANK/ TNFRSF11A. It is thought to cause Lil Bub’s bone disorder. (TWP)

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Winner claims $1.5B lottery jackpot

The mystery surrounding the $1.5 billion Mega Millions jackpot from October is partly over, as lottery officials announced Monday that a South Carolina resident had stepped forward to claim the prize but elected to remain anonymous. A statement said the person submitting the claim has chosen the cash option, a one-time payment of nearly $878,000,000. That’s the largest jackpot payout to a single winner in U.S. history. The winner had until April 19 to claim the prize. (AP)

Crews recover body of missing backcountry skier who died in Colorado avalanche

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Putin withdraws from midrange missile pact President Vladimir Putin suspended Russia’s participation in a nuclear arms treaty the Trump administration had already decided to leave. In a decree, Putin suspended Russia’s obligations under the terms of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty, alleging Monday that the U.S. was in violation of the 1987 pact. The U.S. claims that Russia violated the deal. (AP) KENYA

Four Americans die in helicopter crash Four Americans and a local pilot were killed after their helicopter crashed on an island in Lake Turkana in northern Kenya, police said Monday. The crash occurred Sunday night in Central Island National Park, according to an internal police report seen

by The Associated Press. It said an investigation into the cause of the crash was underway. (AP) ISRAEL

U.S. to test advanced missile defense system The U.S. has deployed for drills a highly advanced missile defense system in Israel for the first time, the American and Israeli militaries announced Monday, amid concerns about Iran’s development of powerful missiles. The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system, or THAAD, arrived Monday at an air force base in southern Israel.

Israel already has a multilayered missile defense system. (AP) SOUTH KOREA

President Moon calls for trilateral nuclear talks South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Monday proposed semiofficial trilateral talks with the U.S. and North Korea as it struggles to put nuclear diplomacy back on track after the collapse of a summit this past week between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. (AP)

Oakland teachers go back to class after strike over pay; deal gives them 11 percent raises

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A tornado blew a home completely off its foundation Sunday in Beauregard, Ala.

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powerful storm system that slashed its way across the Deep South, spawning numerous tornado warnings in Georgia, South Carolina and Florida.

Don Willis, who lives near the Lee County community of Smiths Station, said the twister came within about a mile of his family’s home as the children and pets took cover in the closet and bathroom. He said he had been through numerous tornadoes over the years and had never heard one as loud.

“You could feel the energy that it was sucking into that system.

It was the most crazy sound,” Willis said. “It sounded like a living, breathing beast.” KIM CHANDLER

VATICAN CITY Declaring that the church “isn’t afraid of history,” Pope Francis said Monday he has decided to open up the Vatican archives on World War II-era Pope Pius XII, who has been criticized by Jews for staying silent on the Holocaust.

Francis told officials and personnel of the Vatican Secret Archives that the archive would be open to researchers starting March 2, 2020.

Pius, above, was elected pontiff March 2, 1939, six months before World War II erupted in Europe. He died in 1958.

The Vatican usually waits 70 years after the end of a pontificate to open up the relevant archives. But the Holy See has been under pressure to make the Pius XII documentation available sooner, while Holocaust survivors are still alive. The Catholic church has been widely criticized for not doing enough to stand up to the Nazi regime.

The Vatican has defended Pius, saying he used behindthe-scenes diplomacy to try to save lives. Francis said that Pius was “criticized, one can say, with some prejudice and exaggeration.”

In Jerusalem, the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial commended the decision and expressed the expectation that “researchers will be granted full access to all the documents stored in the archives.”

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Deadliest U.S. tornado since 2013 leaves at least 23 dead after raking rural Alabama LEE COUNTY, ALA. Rescue crews using dogs and drones searched for victims amid splintered lumber and twisted metal Monday after the deadliest U.S. tornado in nearly six years ripped through a rural Alabama community. At least 23 people were killed, some of them children.

Dozens were missing in Lee County nearly a day after the twister struck, according to the sheriff, who said crews had combed the hardest-hit areas but that other places had yet to be searched.

The winds Sunday afternoon obliterated numerous homes, leaving huge, jumbled piles of wood and household belongings.

Some homes were reduced to concrete slabs. Debris was scattered across the countryside, with shredded metal hanging from the pine trees.

“I’m not going to be surprised if we don’t come up with some more deceased. Hopefully we won’t,” coroner Bill Harris said.

He said the dead included almost entire families and at least three children, ages 6, 9 and 10.

On the day after the disaster, volunteers used chain saws to clear paths for emergency

Joey Roush, left, and Ashley Griggs on Monday sift through his mother’s home, destroyed by a tornado.

workers. Neighbors and friends helped one another find some of their belongings in the ruins.

“I’m still thanking God I’m among the living,” said John Jones, who has lived most of his life in Beauregard, an unincorporated community of roughly 10,000 people.

The National Weather Service said one and possibly two tornadoes struck the area, with a powerful EF-4 twister with winds estimated at 170 mph blamed for most of the destruction. It carved a path nearly a mile wide and 24 miles long, said meteorologist Chris Darden.

Darden said the “monster tornado” was the deadliest twister to hit the U.S. since May 2013,

People inspect a building leveled by Sunday’s tornado, which had an estimated wind speed of 170 mph.

when an EF-5 killed 24 people in Moore, Okla.

“It looks like someone almost just took a giant knife and scraped the ground,” Sheriff Jay Jones said.

County Emergency Management Director Kathy Carson said she was a “pretty sure” that tornado sirens in Beauregard sounded warnings but that authorities were busy with the search and rescue and had not yet looked into the question.

Crews searching door-to-door used dogs as well as drones that can detect heat from a body.

“We’re basically using everything we can get our hands on,” the sheriff said.

The twister was part of a

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nation+world Closing consulate seen as latest step that may undercut peace talks JERUSALEM The United States has officially shuttered its consulate in Jerusalem, downgrading the status of its main diplomatic mission to the Palestinians by folding it into the U.S. Embassy to Israel.

For decades, the consulate functioned as a de facto embassy to the Palestinians. Now, that outreach will be handled by a Palestinian affairs unit under

the command of the embassy.

The symbolic shift hands authority over U.S. diplomatic channels with the West Bank and Gaza to Ambassador David Friedman, a longtime supporter and fundraiser for the West Bank settler movement and fierce critic of the Palestinian leadership.

The announcement from the State Department came early Monday in Jerusalem, with the merger effective that day. “[The move] does not signal a change of U.S. policy on Jerusalem, the West Bank, or the Gaza Strip,” State Department

spokesman Robert Palladino said in a statement.

Palestinian official Saeb Erekat called the move “the final nail in the coffin” for the U.S. role in peacemaking.

The downgrade is just the latest in a string of divisive decisions by the Trump administration that have backed Israel and alienated the Palestinians.

Last year, the U.S. recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and relocated its embassy there from Tel Aviv. The Palestinians in turn cut off most ties with the U.S. administration. ISABEL DEBRE (AP)

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CAIRO | Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid, known as Shawkan, plays with his niece. Shawkan, 32, was released Monday after more than five years in prison. He was arrested in 2013 while taking pictures of a deadly crackdown on anti-government protesters in Cairo.

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ROOKIE UPDATE

Brown earns playing time for Wizards

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Are the Redskins desperate enough to trade for a quarterback who’s coming off a dismal rookie season just because he fits under the salary cap and can be used as a new marketing tool? Buyer beware.

The Arizona Cardinals are looking to unload 2018 first-rounder Josh Rosen after he went 3-10 as a starter last season. It seems his 14 interceptions and 66.7 passer rating were bad enough for the Cardinals to want to draft a replacement with the No. 1 pick on April 25. Most likely, they will go with Kyler Murray after he measured up well last week at the NFL combine.

The Redskins are reluctant to admit that Alex Smith won’t be ready to return this fall from a broken leg, and coach Jay Gruden claims to have complete faith in Colt McCoy. But as the Redskins play coy, they are also linked to every available passer leaguewide.

Washington just has to be

careful not to pull another Donovan McNabb trade.

Why would the Redskins want someone else’s reject?

If your friend hated his new car because it ran poorly and offered it to you for nearly full price, wouldn’t you think twice about buying it? The Redskins need to go slow here. If someone beats them to trading for Rosen, so be it.

Sure, the Redskins’ tight salary cap would make the three seasons Rosen has left on his rookie contract very attractive.

Washington doesn’t even have $10 million to spend on a journeyman free agent passer. The Redskins need someone much cheaper.

With the No. 15 overall draft pick, Washington would have to settle for the fourth- or fifth-best passer in this draft class, and that would be a big reach. There doesn’t appear to be a receiver worth taking that high, either. That means the Redskins could target an edge rusher or safety at No. 15, but it would probably be best to trade down for more picks

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Buyer beware: Rosen isn’t worth a first-round pick

The Cardinals are reportedly shopping quarterback Josh Rosen after they selected him with the No. 10 pick in last year’s draft.

rather than forcing a selection.

Rosen was chosen No. 10 overall last year, so the Cardinals will want the Redskins’ No. 15 pick. Arizona will pretend there’s a bidder’s market to tempt Washington into overpaying for Rosen, who’s really worth a third-rounder — maybe a late second-rounder — at most. Washington is known for overpaying in trades under owner Dan Snyder, and he desperately needs a marketable passer to sell tickets. McCoy won’t sell peanuts at FedEx Field, much less seats.

Still, if Arizona wants to dump a first-round quarterback after one year, there’s

a big reason. Why should Washington pay for the Cardinals’ mistake? Giving up a third-rounder for Rosen would be a reasonable deal, and the Redskins will probably be tempted to offer a second. But a first — that’s insanity.

Rosen had limited talent around him and is supposedly better than he showed last season. But the Redskins’ offense isn’t filled with gamebreakers, either. Washington needs a fire-sale price or it will get burned.

Troy Brown Jr., who was drafted No. 15 overall last summer, could finally be carving out a role in the Wizards’ rotation. The 19-year-old has logged double-digit minutes in three straight games after not playing most of February.

Veterans praise Brown for his willingness to listen and behind-thescenes diligence. Tomas Satoransky said: “He’s a very humble rookie.

He’s a guy that wants to learn a lot.” Trevor Ariza said: “When I get to the gym, he’s usually there or we’re arriving at the same time. His work ethic is there and that’s the main reason he’s getting more minutes.”

And more minutes are likely to come in the team’s final 19 games.

“Well, it’s 60 games in,” coach Scott Brooks said. “He’s earned it.”

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“He’s one of our own. … I will high-five him or hug him when I see him, and then I’m going to want to beat his a--.”

NATIONALS GENERAL MANAGER MIKE RIZZO, saying Monday on 106.7 The Fan that he’s looking forward to Washington

facing Bryce Harper and the Phillies 19 times a season. The Nationals drafted Harper with the No. 1 pick in 2010.

Cowboys use franchise tag on Pro Bowl DE DeMarcus Lawrence for second straight year

Seahawks place franchise tag on DE Frank Clark, who had team-high 14 sacks in 2018

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Kimbrel may shape NL East Three teams in division have shown interest in acquiring All-Star closer

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ANALYSIS Once Bryce Harper signed with the Phillies last week, it seemed the NL East arms race may have finally reached its conclusion.

Not so fast.

A person familiar with the Nationals’ plans said the team remains interested in signing star closer Craig Kimbrel — a seventime All-Star who recorded six saves last postseason for the World Series-winning Red Sox. Signing him makes sense for the Nationals, with their bullpen a potential question mark despite the additions of Trevor Rosenthal and Kyle Barraclough. But it could also make sense for two of their NL East rivals; reports indicate the Phillies and Braves are in the mix, too.

Closer Craig Kimbrel had a 2.74 ERA and 42 saves last season for the Red Sox.

If the Phillies get Kimbrel, 30, it would cap an offseason shopping spree that included landing Harper on a 13-year, $330 million deal, trading for star catcher J.T. Realmuto, trading for budding shortstop Jean Segura, signing reliever David Robertson and bringing in outfielder Andrew McCutchen.

The defending division champion Braves, for whom Kimbrel pitched from 2010 to 2014, could

use bullpen help after adding third baseman Josh Donaldson to an already loaded lineup.

The Nationals have positioned themselves for a tight division race that should include the Phillies, Braves and Mets, who added power and relief pitching this winter. Washington moved on from Harper by signing left-handed starter Patrick Corbin to a sixyear, $140 million contract; adding veteran catchers Yan Gomes and

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Kurt Suzuki; inking second baseman Brian Dozier to a one-year deal; signing right-hander Anibal Sanchez for two years; bringing back first baseman Matt Adams and starter Jeremy Hellickson; and building their bullpen with Rosenthal and Barraclough.

So maybe it’s not a surprise that Kimbrel, one of the last-standing dominoes in a slow offseason, could land in a division full of big spenders. And if he does, his destination could determine the favorite heading into the season.

While it might be tough for the Nationals to make a move for Kimbrel work financially, he would certainly help provide depth to a top-heavy bullpen. The team has said over and over this spring that they don’t want to overtax All-Star closer Sean Doolittle and Rosenthal, who missed last year recovering from Tommy John surgery.

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Blackshear leads Hokies’ surge

WASHINGTON | President Trump welcomes the 2018 FCS college football champion North Dakota State Bison to the White House on Monday with a fast-food spread similar to the one he offered FBS champion Clemson.

The last time a lower-level division football champion visited the White House was in 1995. Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D, requested the visit. Not a single women’s title team has made a solo visit to the White House under Trump, although he celebrated numerous men’s and women’s college champs in nonrevenue sports at an event in 2017.

Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany, who oversaw the seismic expansion, to step down in June 2020

No. 15 Virginia Tech had the biggest climb this week in the AP poll, moving up five spots after beating Duke.

Kerry Blackshear Jr., below, is a big reason for the Hokies’ late-season surge. The junior forward has averaged 24.3 points and 11.5 rebounds over his past four games.

Virginia Tech (22-6) plays at No. 14 Florida State (23-6) tonight (7, ESPNU). (EXPRESS)

Female officials may finally be coming to NHL HOCKEY In 2015, Katie Guay, above, became the first woman to officiate in Division I men’s college hockey. Might she also become the first woman to referee an NHL game one day?

Of the five major professional sports, the NHL is the only major league to not have a woman officiate on its stage, exhibition or otherwise, and it is actively looking to change that. To help identify potential future officiating talent for the NHL and other professional leagues, the NHL has been encouraging women to participate in its annual combine.

NHL Director of Officiating Stephen Walkom said the league plans to reach out to Division I hockey coaches this year for help spreading the word about the NHL Exposure Combine to their seniors, women in particular.

Guay was one of seven women who were invited to the combine this past August, but she and two others had scheduling conflicts.

Violet Palmer became the first woman to call an NBA game in 1997. After Sarah Thomas made her debut as an NFL official in 2015, she worked a playoff game between the Patriots and Chargers in January. While there hasn’t been a female umpire in an MLB game, women have worked spring training games. Sandra Hunt, Nancy Lay and Kari Seitz all worked as center referees in MLS roughly two decades ago.

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HEALTH ADVICE

Celery juice won’t work miracles

Eat to tame autoimmune conditions NUTRITION An estimated 23.5 million Americans suffer from an autoimmune condition — and their numbers are growing, though researchers don’t know why. You’ve likely heard of the most common autoimmune diseases — including type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, lupus, celiac disease, psoriasis, inflammatory bowel disease and Crohn’s disease — but you might be unaware that there are more than 80 named but lesser-known types. Diet can be important when battling these disorders.

Institutes of Health, “There is a growing consensus that autoimmune diseases likely result from interactions between genetic and environmental factors.”

There are studies that show that certain genes can predispose a person to certain autoimmune diseases. Yet simply having the gene doesn’t guarantee someone will get the disease. There must be an environmental trigger.

Known triggers are infections, exposure to environmental toxins, hidden allergens or stress and lack of sleep.

How a healthy lifestyle helps What are these diseases?

A healthy immune system can plainly distinguish between a foreign invader and its own body. When something inhibits the immune system’s ability to decipher what is safe and what is dangerous to the body, the immune system can attack its own healthy cells and tissues, believing that they are threatening. This self-attack is an autoimmune condition.

What causes an immune system to attack its own healthy cells is still largely unknown, but according to the National

Studies suggest that a healthy lifestyle can help keep the immune system balanced, while less healthy situations can trigger the immune system to overreact. For instance, low levels of vitamin D may be a risk factor for multiple sclerosis. Obesity has been linked to many autoimmune diseases, including MS, rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis. Stress and anxiety have been shown to cause all kinds of autoimmune flares. On the other hand, anti-inflammatory dietary choices can lessen rheumatoid arthritis. Getting the

Avoid these The following foods have been shown to cause inflammation and should be avoided by those trying to balance their immune system and keep inflammation under control: Sugar Refined carbohydrates Trans fats Omega 6 fatty acids Processed foods and meat Alcohol Caffeine Artificial sweeteners Food dyes

Eat these The following foods have been shown to reduce inflammation: Leafy greens Fruits such as blueberries, strawberries and blackberries Fatty fish, which is high in omega3 fatty acids Olive oil Avocados Nuts and seeds (if not allergic) Herbs and spices such as turmeric, cumin and garlic Vitamin D, which has been shown to help prevent inflammation and autoimmunity. C.S.

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A healthy lifestyle and an anti-inflammatory diet can help control these disorders right nutrients, maintaining a healthy weight, managing stress and sleeping regularly can help prevent an autoimmune flare.

“Nutrition, the intestinal microbiota, the gut mucosal immune system, and autoimmune pathology are deeply intertwined,” a 2014 study reads. In other words, what we eat and the health of our digestive tract are directly connected to our autoimmune system. Other studies suggest that autoimmune issues can be managed by healing a damaged gut.

The gut is where foreign substances first interact deeply with our bodies. This is likely why almost 70 percent of our immune system lies in and around our gut, so it can react when toxic things enter our systems.

Since the gut is directly tied to the immune system, it is important to keep it healthy. You can do this by cutting out foods that inflame the gut, limiting unnecessary medications that can alter its bacteria balance and consuming prebiotics (such as artichokes and asparagus), probiotics (such as kimchi and miso) and bone broth to build a healthy mix of bacteria.

What’s behind the recent celery juice trend? It all started with a blog post on Goop by Anthony William, aka the “Medical Medium,” who claims he communicates with the “Spirit of Compassion” to get “extraordinarily accurate health information.”

William, who has no medical or scientific certification, called celery juice a “miracle juice” that can heal people who suffer from chronic illnesses. While celery juice offers water and some nutrients, “there is no magic bullet or, in this case, ‘miracle food’ that can deliver on such extraordinary claims,” says registered dietitian Debbie Petitpain. “Research continually shows that the best nutrition comes from consuming a variety of food groups.”

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Q. My son is dating a girl who

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calls him by a nickname we have never used. He says he doesn’t mind, but throughout his childhood, he would correct people who used that nickname for him. I am not particularly fond of this girl, and make a point of calling him his given name in her presence, but she doesn’t get the hint. As his mother, this irks me.

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I don’t want to go but I can’t say no Q. What is the best way to bow out of an event due to social anxiety? Because I want to please people, it puts me in a situation where I don’t want to disappoint them and am afraid to say no, but I also know I’ll be miserable if I go. I know what limits I need to set for myself, and I prioritize the things I want to, but I need a better way of just saying no to the things I don’t.

Respectfully declining an invitation in order to see to your own needs is not a crime.

But remind yourself that the sooner and more definitively you do it, the less you can be accused of being a ghosting flake (or a flaking ghost) — which does venture into crime territory, at least from a civility standpoint. So be early and clear, and don’t talk yourself into circles that give people

openings to pressure you. Give yourself permission to say a firm no with little explanation.

“I’m so sorry I won’t be able to make it. I hope you have a wonderful time!” Often with social anxiety, the goal is to push through angst by actually attending events you ultimately would like to attend. But in this case, it’s just as important to push through your angst in saying no.

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I am not trying to be unkind, but I’m getting a strong vibe of “sitcom character” from you.

I’d urge you to read your letter again, and pick up on the irony: You are worried a girl is steamrolling your son, so your reaction is to try to steamroll her (and your son) in the process.

Seriously. If he can’t decide for himself what is acceptable and what is not in terms of his nickname (and I’m assuming he is far past the preschool years), then what can he decide? How would he even be autonomous enough to be in a relationship?

If he hates the name, it will be a growth experience for him to speak up himself. If he likes it, then you have no right (or reason!) to intervene. And if you’re worried that he has somehow learned to be overly dominated by strong-willed women (how curious!), then commit to not be doing the dominating.

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Perry was an eternal idol The heartthrob star of ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ died Monday at age 52

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1966-2019 Luke Perry, the rebellious teen idol of the 1990s TV series “Beverly Hills, 90210,” who in recent years played the father of another high school heartthrob in the CW drama “Riverdale,” died Monday. He was 52.

His publicist, Arnold Robinson, said Perry had suffered “a massive stroke” but did not say precisely where he died. The actor had been hospitalized since Wednesday, when an ambulance was called to his home in Los Angeles.

Perry was a frequent guest actor on television and is slated to appear in Quentin Tarantino’s upcoming film “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.” Since 2016, he had starred in “Riverdale” — based on the Archie Comics series — as Fred Andrews, the divorced father of Archie (played

by K.J. Apa).

But it was “Beverly Hills, 90210” that defined him for a generation of viewers. The show centered on a pair of Minnesota twins, played by Jason Priestley and Shannen Doherty, who move to Southern California and adapt to life at glamorous (and fictional) West Beverly Hills High.

The series premiered on Fox in 1990 to dismal ratings and reviews but took off the following year. Drawing millions of viewers each week, it ran for 10 seasons, spawned a spinoff series, “Melrose Place,” and served as a model for teen dramas such as

Actor Luke Perry died after suffering a massive stroke last week in Los Angeles.

“Dawson’s Creek” and “The O.C.” Perry played Dylan McKay, Doherty’s off-and-on love interest, a moody loner who struggled with alcoholism and a fractured relationship with his wealthy father. While the show addressed topics such as AIDS, date rape, learning disabilities and teenage pregnancy, the principal draw for many viewers was its handsome male leads. Sporting leather jackets, sideburns and a “Rebel Without a Cause” persona, Perry was featured in a People magazine cover story that dubbed him “TV’s hottest heartbreaker” and was known to trigger riots with his public appearances.

When he visited a mall in Seattle to sign autographs in 1991, he had to be spirited away in a

“I’m going to be linked with him until I die, but that’s actually just fine.

I created Dylan McKay. He’s mine.”

LUKE PERRY, discussing his moody heartthrob character from the ‘90s TV series “Beverly Hills, 90210”

laundry hamper after a crowd of young women rushed the barricades. Later that year, 21 people were injured as a crowd of more than 8,000 fans rushed toward the stage to see him in South Florida.

“I don’t know why it happened,”

Perry joked to The Washington Post. “I don’t even sing.”

Perry’s acting credits were extensive: He appeared in the 1992 movie adaptation of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”; played an imprisoned televangelist in the HBO series “Oz”; starred in the post-apocalyptic Showtime series “Jeremiah”; and played the male lead in a 2004 West End adaptation of “When Harry Met Sally.”

But he said he had no illusions about his legacy and defining role on “Beverly Hills, 90210.”

“I’m going to be linked with him until I die, but that’s actually just fine,” he told the news service United Press International in 2008. “I created Dylan McKay. He’s mine.”

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TV

The percentage drop in viewership for “American Idol’s” Season 17 premiere Sunday, compared with the Season 16 opener, which had marked the show’s first episode on ABC. The season premiere was still Sunday night’s top-rated broadcast show by a wide margin, drawing 8.63 million viewers. (AP)

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1969-2019 Keith Flint, the fiery frontman of British dance-electronic band The Prodigy, was found dead Monday at his home near London, the band said. He was 49.

Prodigy co-founder Liam Howlett said in an Instagram post that Flint killed himself over the weekend.

“The news is true,” he wrote.

“I’m shell shocked … confused and heart broken,” he wrote.

Police confirmed that the body of a 49-year-old man had been found at a home in Brook Hill, northeast of London. They said the death was being treated as non-suspicious and a file would be sent to the coroner — standard practice in cases of violent or unexplained deaths.

Flint was the stage persona of the band, whose 1990s hits “Firestarter” and “Breathe” were an incendiary fusion of techno, breakbeat and acid house music.

He was renowned for his manic stage energy and distinctive look: black eyeliner and hair spiked into two horns.

The Prodigy sold 30 million records, helping to take rave music from an insular community of partygoers to an international audience. They had seven No. 1 albums in Britain, most recently with “No Tourists” in 2018.

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Ben confirms that Jen is a real superhero

Tamron gives a two-for-one news dump Former “Today” show co-host Tamron Hall announced Monday that she is married and pregnant with her first child. “There have been many tears, but today I embrace the smiles,” Hall wrote on Instagram. “My husband Steven and I are beyond excited! We’re in constant prayer, so if you pray, add us to your list.”

Hall’s husband is music executive Steven Greener, Page Six reported. (EXPRESS)

Ben Affleck opened up on the “Today” show Monday, discussing his battle with alcoholism and praising ex-wife Jennifer Garner for being a “wonderful” co-parent. “It doesn’t really bother me to talk about alcoholism and being an alcoholic.

It’s part of my life,” the “Justice League” actor said. “It’s something that I deal with.” Addressing his relationship with the two daughters and son he shares with Garner, Affleck said: “I’m lucky they’ve got a great mom, and she helps out a great deal with making sure that we co-parent in as good a way as possible.” After splitting up in 2015, Affleck and Garner finalized their divorce last year. (EXPRESS)

So this Oliver fellow is definitely a con man, right?

Dr. Phil, Ellen realize it’s time to stop coasting

“Real Housewives of New Jersey” star Danielle Staub has postponed her wedding to Oliver Maier, according to Page Six. Staub reportedly was scheduled to marry Maier on Monday, less than two weeks after finalizing her divorce from husband Marty Caffrey, but delayed the ceremony because her two adult daughters were alarmed by the quick turnaround. (EXPRESS)

Wendy Williams returned to her syndicated daytime talk show Monday after taking a healthrelated hiatus from the program since December. “Thank you so much for waiting for us,” Williams said, according to Deadline. “I’m sorry. I have to say, it’s not going to happen anymore and I feel good.” Williams used the time off to recover from a fractured shoulder, as well as issues related to Graves’ disease and her thyroid. (EXPRESS)

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Doctors Community Practices at Bowie (Primary Care) 4000 Mitchellville Road, Suites B216 and 422 Bowie, Maryland 20716 495 301-262-0020 and 301-262-9872

Doctors Community Practices at Riverdale (Primary Care, Family Medicine and Endocrinology) 6502 Kenilworth Avenue, Suite 100 3 Riverdale, Maryland 20737 97 301-927-0088 Crofton

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Doctors Community Practices at Crofton (Primary Care and Family Medicine) Riverdale 2191 Defense Highway, Suite 201 1 295 Crofton, Maryland 21114 410-451-9091

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Doctors Community Practices at Temple Hills 450 (Primary Care and Family Medicine) 50 193 450 Lanham5859 Allentown Way3 Temple Hills, Maryland 20728 240-563-1026 50

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Doctors Community Practices1 at District Heights202 (Primary Care and Family Medicine) 6400 Marlboro Pike 295 District Heights, Maryland 20747 695 301-736-7000

Metropolitan Medical Specialists 301 (Primary Care and Family Medicine) 193 8116 214Good Luck Road, 214Suite 300 Lanham, Maryland 20706 240-241-7474 202

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Doctors Community Practices at Laurel (Primary Care and Diabetes Care) 13900 Baltimore Avenue295 395 Laurel, Maryland 20707 395 301-725-5652 Temple Hills 495

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Health and Wellness Center (Urgent Care Inside Safeway) 4101 Northview Drive Bowie, Maryland 20716 4 301-383-2559

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Our experienced and compassionate team will also support your overall health goals by streamlining your access to additional Doctors Community Health System programs: breast health, digestive disease care, orthopedic services, surgical services, diabetes care and many others.

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Schedule an appointment today. Also, visit us at DCHweb.org.