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Big budget Mayor Bowser unveils a $13.8B spending plan, maintaining tax cuts 4

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A rhino charges a forestry team Monday after being released as part of a relocation project in Chitwan National Park, south of Kathmandu in Nepal. Conservationists are moving one male and four female rhinos into the park in the hope of establishing a new breeding group safe from poachers.

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Perhaps it was hidden food or a mysterious scent that attracted wildlife Monday to the downtown courthouse in Kansas City, Kan. First, a deer shattered one pane of a double-pane window, The Kansas City Star reported. Once the deer ran off, a turkey appeared in its place, taking up residence on the building’s ledges. “Emergency management didn’t prepare us for this,” Nancy Burns, the register of deeds, told the paper. (EXPRESS)

An English mom on vacation with her children was mortified recently when she went to check into a hotel room she had reserved on Booking.com, UPI reported. Sammy Jones, 25, booked a room at the seaside Vidella Hotel in Blackpool. But she was “gobsmacked” to find the inn had been rebranded as The Viagra Hotel, with the motto, “We’ll keep you up all night.” Said the owner: “You have got to stand out in a town full of hotels.” (EXPRESS)

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Friendly faces in the tank ‘Mermaids’ in Virginia help children connect with the world’s water VIRGINIA BEACH The mermaids at the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center are essentially ambassadors to the ocean. They took turns Monday slipping into a 100,000-gallon tank to

glide past zebra sharks and spotted eagle rays toward children — mostly young girls — watching behind glass. The idea is to help kids connect with the sea by giving it a human face. Hales Parcells, above, an educator and mermaid at the aquarium in Virginia Beach, said they are “inspiring future naturalists, environmentalists and ocean lovers.”

Before the show, the mermaids slathered their legs in coconut oil and strapped on silicon tails that had been individually fitted. Their vision is limited underwater to blurry shapes. The children’s blinking wristbands guide the mermaids to the glass, where they wave and blow kisses. The show occurs each Monday in April. (AP)

The National Zoo said Tuesday its giant panda, Bei Bei, had a “restless night” and nausea but is doing fine now. Overnight, zookeepers noticed that Bei Bei was “unsettled.” They thought he was experiencing nausea. Officials said zoo staff entered the panda house to “watch him more closely.” Bei Bei was “thoroughly checked” Tuesday by a veterinarian. “He appears to be perfectly fine,” the zoo said in a statement. It went on to say that “he is eating well and nothing unusual was found in his habitat.” (TWP)

The cost of a ham sandwich at Mirabelle, a new restaurant near the White House. The sandwich, more precisely, is a “jambon beurre,” a classic French preparation that combines ham with butter on a baguette. In a city where craft cocktails and small plates have made it easy to drop $100 on dinner, Mirabelle’s sandwich is yet another example of skyrocketing restaurant prices and a quickly evolving dining scene. (THE WASHINGTON POST)

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National Spelling Bee will use test to break ties The Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord convention center in Oxon Hill, Md., is adding a new wrinkle this year in an attempt to stop a streak of ties for the championship. This year, the top spellers will sit for a written tiebreaker test before they begin spelling words in the prime-time finale. The speller with the highest score would then be declared the champion. Only if the top spellers get exactly the same score will the competition end in a tie. This year’s bee will be May 30-June 1. (AP)

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local Critics say the plan lacks adequate funding for social programs THE DISTRICT D.C. would implement far-reaching tax cuts while making modest investments in programs to address the city’s sweeping income inequality under the new budget proposed by Mayor Muriel Bowser. Released Tuesday, Bowser’s proposed $13.8 billion budget for the upcoming fiscal year would mark an increase of 3.4 percent over the current budget. Most of the increase comes from rising local tax revenue,

which is projected to total $7.6 billion — an increase of almost $300 million over current levels. Coming off the current fiscal year’s projected surplus of $128 million, the budget is the latest sign of strong fiscal health in a city whose money was once managed so badly that it fell into federal receivership. But the proposed budget quickly drew attacks from some activists and social-service providers who questioned the mayor’s spending priorities. Bowser is pitching her budget, which must be approved by the council, as key to “inclusive prosperity” in a city with a growing divide between rich and poor.

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Bowser unveils $13.8B budget proposal

Mayor Muriel Bowser’s proposed $13.8 billion budget includes a plan to preserve low-rent housing.

It includes initiatives to help those left out of D.C.’s rapid economic growth: The mayor wants to establish a $10 million fund to preserve the city’s remaining stock of low-rent housing — on top of $100 million for an existing affordable-housing trust fund — and increase funding for homeless services by $15 million. But the budget proposal has no new marquee initiatives aimed at combating poverty, and critics said the measures it does contain are small-bore in a city with a housing crisis and soaring homelessness. Bowser has also declined to fund a 2 percent increase in the per-pupil allotment that has

become standard since the city began investing heavily in education a decade ago. Instead, the mayor is seeking a 1.5 percent hike in the per-pupil payment to schools while she asks for more money for public charter schools to pay for building improvements. “When you look at the budget, it puts tax cuts ahead of fully funding schools. It puts tax cuts ahead of fully funding homeless services,” said Ed Lazere, executive director of the D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute. “It does feel like the budget isn’t living up to its rhetoric of building ‘inclusive prosperity.’ ” PETER JAMISON AND AARON C. DAVIS (THE WASHINGTON POST)

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Gov. Hogan signs bill to ban fracking in Md. Gov. Larry Hogan has signed a bill to ban the hydraulic fracturing drilling process known as fracking in Maryland. The Republican governor signed the measure Tuesday after the bill was passed by the legislature. A moratorium on fracking in the state was set to end in October. Fracking opponents cited health and environmental concerns. The technique forces pressurized water and chemicals underground to break up the rock and release the gas. (AP)

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Road rage: Man throws coffee at car in Va. The other driver had cut him off, and he was ticked. So he threw a coffee mug — with coffee inside — at the other vehicle, police said. Arlington police said the incident happened Sunday night around 12th Street South. A call came in for a “dispute between drivers.” Ghassan Odeh, 33, of Falls Church, was arrested and cited for “throwing a missile into an occupied vehicle.” (TWP)

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Three teens have been arrested after authorities said they admitted to starting fires in two northern Virginia counties. News outlets reported that a 17-year-old and Samuel Perkins and Anthony Coachman, both 18, were arrested Saturday during a traffic stop in Culpeper. The suspects were charged with multiple offenses including felony arson and conspiracy to commit arson. Officials said they also will face charges in Fauquier County. Fauquier Sheriff Sgt. James Hartman said the two-day series of arsons began Friday when deputies responded to a barn fire. The same night, officers responded to two more fires. (AP)

Authorities said someone spraypainted the word “RESIST” in red on a Virginia golf course owned by President Donald Trump. Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Kraig Troxell said deputies received a call Saturday about the vandalism at the Trump National golf course. Trump played golf with Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., at the course Sunday. Troxell said the Secret Service is the lead investigator on the case. Aerial photos taken by WRC-TV in Washington show the word spray-painted on the course’s 13th fairway. Anarchist symbols were etched into the grass with a chemical. (AP)

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Alleged kidnap victim cried out for help after car crash A girl who was allegedly kidnapped from North Carolina cried out “Help me” when police officers in D.C. found her wedged between the driver’s seat and front passenger seat after the car she was in crashed, court documents released Monday showed. They describe the pursuit Sunday of the car allegedly driven by Curtis Atkinson Jr., 36, of Charlotte, N.C. Atkinson is the uncle of 11-year-old Arieyana Forney. He is charged with killing his parents, who were Arieyana’s grandparents and guardians, in North Carolina. Police said the chase ended when the car rear-ended another vehicle in D.C. (AP)

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Baltimore police: No reform delays Justice Department wants to postpone changes for 90 days

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BALTIMORE Baltimore Police Commissioner Kevin Davis said Tuesday his department plans to move forward with reform efforts despite a Justice Department request to postpone its police reform agreement with the city for 90 days. “We have to continue to stress the necessity of constitutional policing in Baltimore and break the culture of zero-tolerance policing brought to the city many years ago,” Davis said. The Justice Department asked a federal judge Monday to delay a public hearing on Baltimore’s tentative police reform agreement as the government performs a wider review of such pacts nationwide. Attorney General Jeff Sessions ordered the review to ensure the pacts are in line with Trump

administration goals of promoting officer safety and morale while fighting violent crime, according to a two-page memo released Monday. The Baltimore Police Department announced it had worked out a tentative consent decree with the Justice Department just days before President Trump took office. The agreement still requires approval from a federal judge. Learning about the requested delay was a “punch in the gut,” Davis said. Davis said the city will continue with reform “no matter what.” But the consent decree is crucial to ensure the police department receives necessary funding to improve training and technology for officers, implement change in a timely manner and hold leaders accountable, he said. “The police department is absolutely dedicated to the consent decree process,” Davis said. LYNH BUI AND PETER HERMANN (THE WASHINGTON POST)

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SAN DIEGO One potential bidder on President Trump’s border wall with Mexico wanted to know if authorities would rush to help if workers came under “hostile attack.” Another asked if employees can carry firearms in states with strict gun control laws and if the government would indemnify them for using deadly force. With bids due Tuesday on the first design contracts, interested companies are preparing for the worst if they get the potentially lucrative job. A U.S. official said four to 10 bidders are expected to be chosen to build prototypes. They will be constructed on a roughly quarter-mile strip of federally owned land in San Diego within 120 feet of the border, though a final decision has not been made on the precise spot, the official said. The government anticipates spending $200,000 to $500,000 on each prototype. The process for bids and prototypes are preliminary steps for a project that will face deep resistance in Congress and beyond. Trump repeatedly said during the campaign that Mexico would pay for the wall, but he has since requested that Congress approve billions of dollars in U.S. taxpayer funds. Democrats vow

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Bidders worry about safety of workers as prototype deals near

A welder closes a hole cut into a border barrier near San Diego in 2013.

to oppose any wall funding, and many Republicans are also wary of his plans for a massive barrier. The Border Patrol and local police would establish a buffer zone around the construction site if necessary, the U.S. official said. The San Diego police and sheriff’s departments said Monday they will respect constitutional rights to free speech and assembly for any peaceful, law-abiding protesters. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a statement that it would pick multiple contractors to build prototypes by around June 1 and will name only the winning bidders. The agency said the prototypes should be about 30 feet long and 18 to 30 feet high. The winning bidders must

When Coca-Cola launched Cherry Coke in China last month, it needed a celebrity to help promote the rollout. Instead of a pop singer or sports star, Coke chose … Warren Buffett? The choice makes more sense than it might appear, CNBC reports. The U.S. billionaire has a huge following in China, where he’s admired for his success as an investor. He’s also a well-known Cherry Coke fan, saying he drinks several cans a day. His likeness will appear on Cherry Coke cans in China while supplies last. (EXPRESS)

submit a security plan with details including “fall back positions, evacuation routines and methods, muster area, medical staff members/availability, number of security personnel, qualifications, years of experience, etc. in the event of a hostile attack,” according to the solicitation. A chain-link fence with barbed wire around the construction site is required. The agency said it would not provide security. The agency, responding to questions, said Border Patrol would respond as needed if there is a hostile attack, but companies were responsible for security. The government won’t allow waivers from state gun laws or indemnify companies whose workers use deadly force. ELLIOT SPAGAT (AP)

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Perhaps foreshadowing and arguably contributing to the current political climate, scientists have found that England’s physical, geological split with Europe began about 450,000 years ago with a slow erosion, then a catastrophic flood about 300,000 years later, forming the English Channel. The research was based on measurements of the sea floor and was published Tuesday in Nature Communications. (AP)

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Sessions orders review of police reform pacts POLITICS Civil rights groups reacted with alarm Tuesday, while many law enforcement organizations expressed relief, after the Trump administration signaled it might back out of federal agreements that address racial bias and excessive use of force. In a memo made public this week, Attorney General Jeff Sessions ordered a review of all Justice Department “consent decrees” that force police departments to overhaul their practices, saying, “It is not the responsibility of the federal government to manage non-federal law enforcement agencies.” Consent decrees, which are enforceable by the courts, were put in place by the Obama Justice Department in cities such as Cleveland and Ferguson, Mo., after racially charged incidents. Agreements are pending in Baltimore and Chicago. NAACP President Cornell Brooks called the move “somewhere between chilling and alarming.” But James Pasco, executive director of the Fraternal Order of Police, complained that consent decrees make officers look like villains, when “the vast majority of police officers are performing heroically every day.” Any future consent decrees could now be in jeopardy, but it would be harder to change the agreements that are already in place in some cities. ERRIN HAINES WHACK AND SADIE GURMAN (AP)

Seoul: North Korea fires ballistic missile into the waters off its east coast

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The saga behind the pregnant April the giraffe The keepers of April the giraffe insist she’s not overdue to give birth — although the weekend passed without a delivery that has often seemed imminent. “Many of you may have witnessed what appeared as ‘pushing’ contractions last night,” Animal Adventure Park staff wrote Monday morning. “Let’s see if April’s plan is to break up your work week!” By mid-day, a quarter-million people were watching the pregnant giraffe. April milled about her pen in Harpursville, N.Y., belly still swollen, apparently untroubled by what has become an obsession for much of the country. The giraffe achieved celebrity status in February when the park launched a live stream on YouTube to let the world watch her birth her fourth calf. “The neat thing about giraffe labor is that they instinctively hide the labor signs because in the wild, if they were making it very clear they were in labor, every hyena and lion would sit tight and wait for Mom to become vulnerable,” park owner Jordan Patch said Friday. Female giraffes have an average gestation period of about 15 months. April is between 15 and 16 months pregnant, park officials said. Park staff have rolled out a text alert system to update fans on the birth, when it comes.

ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA Investigators searched Tuesday for possible accomplices of a 22-year-old native of Kyrgyzstan identified as the suicide bomber in the St. Petersburg subway. Russia’s health minister raised the death toll to 14, including the bomber. About 50 others remained hospitalized, some in grave condition. The bomber, Akbarzhon Dzhalilov, had lived in St. Petersburg for several years, working as a car repairman and at a sushi bar. He followed some radical

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Which countries’ babies cry most? A study analyzing levels of colic in several developed countries found that babies from Britain, Canada and Italy cry more than elsewhere, The Guardian reported. The study, published in the Journal of Pediatrics, defined colic as crying more than three hours a day for at least three days a week. The lowest colic rates were in Denmark, Germany and Japan. The analysis also included Australia, the U.S. and the Netherlands. (EXPRESS)

Islamist pages on social media, but those who met Dzhalilov described him as calm and friendly. No one has claimed responsibility for Monday’s bombing, which came as President Vladimir Putin was visiting St. Petersburg, which is his hometown, raising speculation it could have been timed for his trip. The attack follows a string of bombings in Russia, many of which were linked to radical Islamists. Dzhalilov visited his home country about a month ago, and unlike past trips when he

DMITRI LOVETSKY (AP)

Russia blast probe seeks accomplices A woman lights a candle Tuesday at a memorial to the victims of Monday’s suicide bombing in St. Petersburg. Fourteen people died in the attack.

traveled directly back to St. Petersburg, he returned via Moscow. Investigators are looking into whether he met possible accomplices in Moscow. Russian security agencies

have been checking Dzhalilov’s contacts in St. Petersburg, while Kyrgyz law enforcement agencies have been talking to his parents in the impoverished nation. IRINA TITOVA AND VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV (AP)

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Report: Poland, Hungary backsliding on democracy

Immigrant tuition break gains support from GOP

Spotify and Universal Music Group have reached a new licensing agreement which will affect users in the free subscription tier. Future albums from Universal artists such as Lady Gaga, Adele and Kanye West, could be restricted to only the premium service for up to two weeks before being available for free, according to multiple reports. The deal is seen as a step toward an initial public offering for Spotify. (EXPRESS)

The Trump administration has decided to eliminate funding for the United Nations Population Fund next year after determining that the family planning organization supports abortion and forced sterilization in China. This will result in the loss of $32.5 million in funds for the U.N. program in the upcoming budget year. Women’s health advocates condemned the decision. (THE WASHINGTON POST)

U.S.-based pro-democracy group Freedom House said Tuesday that a “spectacular breakdown of democracy” has been taking place in Poland and Hungary. It cited attacks by populist leaders in both countries on constitutional courts and the system of checks and balances, as well as the transformation of public media into “propaganda arms.” The report also found backsliding on democracy across the region. (AP)

A push to offer in-state college tuition rates to students whose parents brought them into the country illegally is gaining momentum from some Republicans in Tennessee, a deeply conservative state. The bill’s supporters have cited economics and educational opportunity as reasons. A House and Senate panel each have passed the proposal so far. Twenty states have similar tuition programs. (AP)

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Chemical strike on rebel-held Syrian town leaves at least 58 dead, including children Senate intel panel might ask Rice to testify

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showed the limp bodies of children and adults. Some were struggling to breathe; others appeared to be foaming at the mouth. Opposition activists and doctors in Idlib said it was the worst incident since the 2013 gas attack, which a U.N. investigation said used sarin gas. Dr. AbdulHai Tennari, a pulmonologist who treated dozens of victims, and his brother Dr. Mohammed Tennari, a radiologist, both said it appeared to be more serious than a chlorine attack. “Honestly, we have not seen this before. The previous times the wounds were less severe,” the radiologist said, adding that there was a chlorine smell after Tuesday’s attack, but it was mixed with another unknown “toxic gas which causes poison and death.” Mohammed Hassoun, an activist in the town of Sarmin, where some critical cases were transferred, said doctors there also believed it was more than one gas. “Chlorine gas doesn’t cause such convulsions,” he said, adding that doctors suspect sarin was used.

POLITICS The Senate Intelligence Committee chairman is not ruling out interviewing former national security adviser Susan Rice regarding allegations that she sought to have the identities of President Trump and members of his team revealed in foreign surveillance reports. “If the reports are right,” Chairman Richard Burr, R-N.C., said on Tuesday, “then she will be of interest to us.” Some Republican lawmakers have been clamoring for the Senate Intelligence Committee to force Rice to testify under oath after a report from Bloomberg’s Eli Lake suggested Rice on dozens of occasions asked for the identities of people connected to Trump to be “unmasked.” Rice has denied the allegations, calling them “absolutely false” in an MSNBC interview on Tuesday. The focus on Rice comes as lawmakers are trying to iron out why House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes, R-Calif., went to the White House grounds two weeks ago to view documents that he says suggest members of the Trump transition team’s identities were potentially improperly unmasked. The Bloomberg report suggests that White House officials began handling the documents after they discovered Rice’s requests to unmask certain people’s identities. KAROUN DEMIRJIAN

Syrian doctors treat a child at a makeshift hospital in the Syrian town of Khan Sheikhoun following a gas attack.

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KHAN SHEIKHOUN, SYRIA A chemical weapons attack in an opposition-held town in northern Syria killed dozens of people on Tuesday, leaving residents gasping for breath and convulsing in the streets and overcrowded hospitals. The attack was one of the deadliest in years. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which operates through a network of activists on the ground, said at least 58 people died, including 11 children, in the early morning attack in the town of Khan Sheikhoun, which witnesses said was carried out by Sukhoi jets operated by the Russian and Syrian governments. Local doctors cited higher figures, saying that entire families were killed in their sleep. Videos from the scene showed volunteer medics using fire hoses to wash the chemicals from victims’ bodies. Haunting images of lifeless children piled in heaps reflected the magnitude of the attack, which was reminiscent of a 2013 chemical assault that left hundreds dead and was the worst in the country’s ruinous six-year civil war. After the 2013 attack, President Bashar Assad’s government agreed to destroy its chemical arsenal and join the Chemical Weapons Convention. President Trump called the attack a “heinous” act that “cannot be ignored by the civilized world.” The U.N. Security Council scheduled an emergency meeting for today in response to the strike, which came on the eve of a major international donors’ conference in Brussels on the future of Syria and the region. Trump also blamed former President Barack Obama for “weakness” in failing to respond aggressively after the 2013 attack. Trump left it to Secretary of

Some victims, including children, were stripped down to their underwear and appeared unresponsive following the chemical attack Tuesday.

State Rex Tillerson to assign at least some blame to Russia and Iran, Assad’s most powerful allies. Tillerson called on both countries to use their influence over Assad to prevent future chemical weapons attacks, and noted Russia’s and Iran’s roles in helping to broker a cease-fire. The Syrian government “categorically rejected” claims that it was responsible, saying it does

not possess chemical weapons, has not used them in the past and will not use them in the future. It laid the blame squarely on the rebels, accusing them of fabricating the attack and trying to frame the Syrian government. The Russian Defense Ministry also denied any involvement. Photos and video emerging from Khan Sheikhoun, south of the provincial capital of Idlib,

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It’s never too late for camp Is your dream camp already full? Don’t fret, you’ve still got options.

LAUREN KASNETT NEARPASS, of consulting service Summer 365, on finding a camp at this point

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SUMMER PLANNING It’s only April, and that cool summer camp your kid was interested in is already full. You’ve officially procrastinated and missed the boat. But before total panic sets in, take a deep breath. You still have plenty of options at this point, especially if you know where to look. “We get tons of frantic calls right now,” says Lauren Kasnett Nearpass, co-founder of Summer 365, a consulting service that helps families find overnight camps and travel programs and has an office in D.C. “But our overall message to families is: Rest assured, there are camps and programs that truly do have spots available. Now does tend to be a heavy time for enrollment, but there are spots available across the gamut.” What often fills up early are super-specialized camps that focus on a specific topic (like coding or STEM) or have a special draw (say, a sports camp featuring instruction from a star athlete). “We have a few performing arts camps that are really outrageous and sensational and, yes, you have to book those almost a year in advance,” says Andrea Grinspoon, a D.C.-area team member at Summer 365. In addition to getting lots of interest from families, sometimes specialized camps have constraints that can lead to smaller program numbers. “For a coding camp, if you don’t have your own computer to work on, it’s not going to be as much fun,” says Max McKenna, manager of product marketing at the Headfirst Companies, which runs a variety of summer day camps in the D.C. area. “So we’re limited by some of those capacities.” McKenna says that most of

“Our overall message to families is: Rest assured, there are camps and programs that truly do have spots available. Now does tend to be a heavy time for enrollment, but there are spots available across the gamut.”

Traditional summer camps that get kids outside with swimming, hiking, biking or other sports, like those offered at YMCA Camp Letts in Edgewater, Md., tend to have more last-minute openings than specialty indoor camps.

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Ready to commit to a camp? Here are a few more places in the D.C. area that still have plenty of space for kids. B.L. Bar-T: This Gaithersburg, Md., camp is a great example of an outdoor summer camp that still has spots open. Camps that get kids outside with swimming, hiking or sports are less likely to have small class sizes, and thus can expand based on yearly demand. YMCA of Metropolitan Washington: In addition to Camp Letts, the local YMCA offers traditional summer day camps at about a dozen locations throughout the area. There’s also a wide variety of specialty camps that allow kids to focus on their interests. Scrolling through all the options (Rock climbing! Fashion design! Cartooning! Experimenting with slime! Making crafts out of duct tape!) might make you wish you could ditch work and be a kid again. School of Rock: Got the next Taylor Swift or Bruce Springsteen in your family? Check out the summer camp offerings at School of Rock, which has locations in Silver Spring, Vienna and Ashburn, Va. There are options for complete beginners and for kids who already know their way around a guitar or drum kit. After their one-week sessions, you’ll have a mini rock god on your hands. Smithsonian Summer Camp: While several sessions have already sold out, the Smithsonian’s Summer Camp program still has plenty of choices available. Different options explore topics like the circus arts, mapping, storytelling and insects using all the resources on hand at the Smithsonian’s many museums. But if you see a camp that calls to your kiddo, you may want to snag your spot soon!

Headfirst’s camps for preschoolers are already filled up because it’s harder to find options for that age range. “When it comes to formal camp offerings, we’re one of the only ones around that serves campers that young,” he says. “A lot of other programs for that age are based in the nursery schools and preschools they’re already attending.” But if you look beyond the niche camps, you’ll find plenty of openings, especially if you seek out a spot at less popular times of the summer. During the last few weeks in August, for example, a lot of families squeeze in final summer vacations, so camps are often less full then. The weeks right at the beginning of the summer can also be slower to fill up, especially because some schools get out later than others. “Most people don’t get geared up for summer until after the Fourth of July, so the first few

weeks are always the quietest,” says Dave Boyle, associate executive director of YMCA Camp Letts in Edgewater, Md., which offers both overnight and day camp programs. Camp Letts provides what it calls a traditional summer camp experience, what today’s parents might have attended in their youth. It’s more old-school than high-tech — a type of camp that can often be overlooked among flashier offerings. “Because we’re a traditional camp, some people don’t really understand what we do, so we’re often their second choice after they’ve scheduled the rest of the summer,” Boyle says. “So traditional camps like us always have a little space. If people feel like they’ve left things too late, these are the types of camps you should look at.” In fact, camps that are held outdoors often have fewer space constraints than, say, a cooking or art camp where kids need specific indoor space and equipment. McKenna says it’s easier to add extra counselors for Headfirst’s multisport camps than it is to add more computers for a coding camp.

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Being flexible is key when it comes to finding open spots. If your child has his or her heart set on a certain camp, be willing to attend a different location than your first choice. The Goddard School, for example, offers summer day camps at many of its locations around the D.C. area. “While our school in Gaithersburg is at full capacity for the summer session, we still have [spaces] available for the summer program at our Silver Spring location,” says Ashley Harvey, co-owner of the Silver

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EDUCATION After most college students have packed up and moved out for the summer, many campuses and research centers across the country stay open, making their dorms and other facilities available to kids eager for academic summer adventures. Campuses are home to a wide range of summer camp programs, some run by private groups that lease the college facilities, and others run by the

colleges or research centers themselves. “Summer is a great time for kids to learn about what we do, and spend 20 to 30 hours a week getting hands-on lab experience and doing experiments,” says Amanda McBrien, assistant director of DNA Learning Center in Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. It’s a branch of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, famous for its groundbreaking genetics research. “We now offer a suite of weeklong day camps, starting the summer after fifth grade and running through senior year in high school,” McBrien says.

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experience of staying in the dorms. “CTY gave our son the chance to do a deep dive into robotics, where they programmed actual robots to make decisions and try to outwit each other,” Stiker says. “He also did his own laundry and managed his free time, all while making friends.” Her son is returning to the camp this summer, this time to study forensics. Campuses across the country house similarly challenging camps. At Minnesota’s Concordia College, kids who are interested in learning English as a second language can get a feel for American life; summer campers stay in the dorms, study English on campus and, off campus, visit farms, attend barbecues and baseball games, and more. On the West Coast, the Lawrence Hall of Science, part of the University of California, Berkeley campus, offers summer camps for kids age 4 through high school. In the Northeast, the campus of the State University of New York at Purchase might be just the place for budding athletes to spend the summer. A private group called Future Stars runs day camps at Purchase and three college campuses on Long Island, focusing on everything from tennis and soccer to circus arts and even magic 101, for kids ranging from preschoolers to 12th-graders. KATHERINE ROTH (AP)

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family takes part in together. The scene is picturesque: Families bunk down in cabins or tents, feast on meals in the camp dining hall and put in some quality time on arts and crafts. “One of the things that’s special about Family Camp is that families get to do traditional activities without technology getting in the way,” says Sarah Holder, camp director at Camp Friendship in Palmyra, Va., which sets aside one week (Aug. 21 to 27 this year) for families. Their potential activities include canoeing, kayaking, tennis, arts and crafts, archery and

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own kitchens and back porches. You can also rent private homes on the property. The centerpiece of Summer Family Adventure is the circus — more specifically, Florida State University’s Flying High Circus, whose students make up the camp’s counseling staff. They teach kids and adults to juggle, walk the high wire or swing on the trapeze. “The facilities and program are great, but we really couldn’t do it without the circus,” says Andy Brown, director of recreation and special events for

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summeradventures Summer Family Adventure. The Rev. Tom Hartung has been coming to Summer Family Adventure since 1972 with his children and more recently with his grandchildren. He says seeing the kids perform the circus skills they’ve learned is one of the highlights of each day at camp. This summer, his first great-grandson will join the family at Callaway. “It’s a family togetherness week,” says Hartung, who lives in Clearwater, Fla. “We have a daughter in Texas, a daughter in Tampa [Fla.] and grandchildren in Nashville [Tenn.] and Fort Lauderdale [Fla.], so everybody gets together at Callaway.” Family camps, which are often billed as a cost-effective alternative to a summer beach vacation, pride themselves on pleasing every generation. Hartung says he loves seeing how much his children and grandchildren enjoy the activities. “They’re so excited when they come back at the end of the day to tell us endlessly what they did and how happy they were and about new friends they made.” It’s not just the kids who make friends at camp. Evening family activities, such as movie nights and talent shows, encourage families to befriend other families. Holder sees that same thing happen at Camp Friendship. “The families get to know each other,” she says. “Our families eat meals in the dining hall and

The best of both worlds Some camps have special programs just for families, such as Callaway Gardens’ Summer Family Adventure in Pine Mountain, Ga.; Family Camp at Camp Alleghany for Girls in Lewisburg, W.Va.; and YMCA Deer Valley’s Summer Family Camp in Fort Hill, Pa. But others are camps for kids and teens that allow parents of campers to pop in for some family time. A lot of parents at Camp Friendship, for example, send their kids to a week-long kids-only session and then join them for a week of family camp, says camp director Sarah Holder. It offers a unique opportunity for parents to give kids the independence of camp but remain a part of their summer. Other parents use family camp to get their kids used to the idea. “For some of our younger families, it’s a way to start to introduce [kids] to sleepaway camp and the cabins and the meals and the schedule,” Holder says. B.M.

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PARENTING The first time Lisa Fleming dropped her children off at sleepaway camp, she was a nervous wreck. “I was so worried,” Fleming says. “I had a miserable week.” Luckily, none of her fears were realized. “They had the most amazing week ever and were crying when we picked them up,” she says. “They didn’t want to leave their friends and counselors.” This summer, she’s dropping off her 10-year-old son — the youngest of her three kids — at the same camp (Camp Quest Chesapeake, an educational adventure camp in Courtland, Va., about a three-hour drive from D.C.) with a lot more peace of mind. It’s normal for parents to be anxious about sending their kids to sleepaway camp for the first time, but the best camps are

well equipped to handle common camper problems, such as:

1. What if they get homesick? It’s a heart-wrenching scenario: A few days after dropping your child off at camp, you get the first letter from them and they’re … miserable. Maria Zimmitti, president of Georgetown Psychology Associates, says homesickness is normal and fortunately only lasts a couple of days in most cases. “It’s just really important to talk about it,” she says. Explain to your child: “This is something you may feel; lots of kids feel this way and that’s OK. It gets better; that feeling goes away,” Zimmitti says. Sarah Henry, camp director at Camp Quest Chesapeake, says the staff is trained on how to handle homesick campers. One of the first things they’ll do is

have the camper write a letter home, so she urges parents not to panic if that first letter is a little gloomy. “You have to trust the process,” she says. “Almost every child gets homesick. … Your camp is equipped to handle that.” Other strategies include getting kids excited about camp activities, or getting them to bond with other first-time campers, says Tom Bryant, director of Camp Hidden Meadows in the Allegheny Mountains in West Virginia. If it gets really bad, Bryant may call parents to brainstorm a solution together, but it rarely comes to that, he says. There is one way parents can keep homesickness at bay, Zimmitti says: Make sure camp isn’t a child’s first sleepover. “You have to build up to camp, especially if you have an anxious child,” she says.

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summeradventures 2. What if they get hurt? Fleming says her biggest fear when she first sent her kids to camp was that they would get hurt. “I was worried for their safety,” she says. But her kids were in good hands with the camp staff and counselors. “Other than some bug bites, they were good,” she says. Camp Quest Chesapeake and Camp Hidden Meadows have nurses on-site, as do many other camps. Fleming recommends parents make sure they’re comfortable with the activities being offered at the camp, and if they have specific safety questions — like whether kids will be able to wander around camp on their own — to get them addressed before camp starts.

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If a child is anxious about a particular activity, like swimming, Zimmitti recommends building their confidence before camp. “The more they can practice the thing they’re worried about, the better,” she says. You can’t always predict what a child will be anxious about, she adds, but the fact that they may not be able to skip out on activities at camp might work in their favor. “Sometimes that’s what anxious kids need,” she says. “They need to feel stressed and anxious and do it anyway, and see that … the world didn’t end.” Parents should let camp staff

Camp Quest Chesapeake, explaining that kids can be anxious about some activities like swimming or biking, but a little push can help

they are upfront about all their child’s allergies on the health histories that most camps have parents fill out. Most camps also require proof of immunizations, and are able to cater to various dietary needs. “We deal with gluten-free, vegetarian, vegan [diets],” Bryant says. “We’re happy to.” Henry notes that most camps

4. What if my child has anxiety?

know if their child has general anxiety or is anxious about particular activities, Henry says. “We encourage our campers to push their boundaries,” she says. “We want them to expand their comfort zones, but we don’t want them to have a negative experience.” Success can be measured in different ways. For a child with a fear of heights, getting a foot or two up the rock-climbing wall is still a success, Henry says.

5. What if there’s a bully? Anytime a group of kids comes together, there’s always the risk of bullying or cliques. “You certainly wouldn’t want your child to stay in a situation where they were feeling disconnected, rejected [or] bullied,” Zimmitti says. “That’s not what camp is supposed to be about.” At Camp Hidden Meadows, staff has received special training on bullying, Bryant says. “We try to do our best to

create an environment where a child feels comfortable coming and talking to any one of the staff members,” he says. “And then also making sure the kids understand that it’s not tolerated.” At Camp Quest Chesapeake, there are guidelines for what a child can get sent home for, such as physical fighting, Henry says. With other forms of bullying, camp staff prefers to sit down with the kids (together and separately) and come up with a solution, such as moving a child to a different cabin. Bryant says camper problems like these are easily outweighed by the benefits of sleepaway camps: new friends and adventures, and a sense of pride about flying solo. For Fleming, after that first hard year, sending her kids to summer camp has been worry-free. “I wish I’d done it sooner,” she says. ERIN BYLANDER (FOR EXPRESS)

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Under pressure: Nats must grind now, win big later are really more about embracing the grind. At times on Monday, Washington looked like the hitless wonders of past postseasons. Harper, Daniel Murphy and Ryan Zimmerman — the heart of the lineup — all struck out in the first inning. Jayson Werth struck out three times in what looked like a game of whack-a-mole. Fortunately, this is a talented roster that pitches well and plays solid defense. That will get Washington past some bad days at the plate, and the opener was largely one of them. Having lost every firstround series after three division titles in five years, Washington is under pressure to advance with aging stars like Werth and Zimmerman and the possible 2019 free agent departure of Harper. If Washington wastes another great year with an early playoff exit, then a one-time baseball town on its third franchise might start dismissing regular-season success as

3 Rory McIlroy, 8-1 MANUEL BALCE CENETA (AP)

The Nationals marked every box on their checklist for success on opening day. Bryce Harper looked like his 2015 MVP self, smashing a homer and rebounding off an outfield wall after making a grab. Stephen Strasburg had good stuff. Blake Treinen secured his first career save. And Trea Turner easily transitioned back to shortstop, making a play from deep in the hole. Most of Monday’s 4-2 win over the Marlins wasn’t all that surprising. The only true theatrics came from Adam Lind’s pinch-hit, game-winning homer. That came from nowhere. The biggest takeaway from the opener is that it showed the Nats are once again grinders — which isn’t a bad thing. Postseason baseball is often low-scoring. Fans may enjoy freewheeling offensive days when the Nats’ bats come alive, but the next six months

The favorites for the Masters, which starts Thursday, include two golfers who have suffered heartbreaking losses at Augusta and a star on a tear this season (odds by Westgate Super Book). (AP/EXPRESS)

If Bryce Harper can maintain all summer the MVP look he flashed Monday, the Nationals have a chance to finally end their postseason drought.

incidental. The Capitals are ready to seal the NHL’s best regularseason record again, yet locals seem largely disinterested in another Presidents’ Trophy because of past playoff failures. The Wizards just won their first division title in 38 years, yet some fans are reluctant to believe they have a real path to the NBA Finals. It’s not always the journey that needs to be enjoyed. A big ending and a parade down Constitution Avenue would be nice, too. That’s why it’s so important for Strasburg to last into September for once,

and for Harper to regain his MVP form. Without them playing at the highest level, the Nats aren’t true postseason contenders. Most stars shine from the start, and crisp low-scoring wins that are highlighted by big plays from big players pay off in October. Monday was only one day, as far away from the Fall Classic as it gets, but it was the first step of the Nationals proving themselves once more. Rick Snider has covered sports in Washington since 1978. Follow him on Twitter @Snide_Remarks

He was in the top 10 the last two years but didn’t really challenge. If he hadn’t blown a four-shot lead with an 80 on Sunday in 2011, he already would have a career slam.

2 Jordan Spieth, 7-1 He led by two with 11 holes to play in 2014 and wound up second to Bubba Watson, and lost a five-shot Sunday lead last year. But he won with a record-tying 270 in 2015.

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Don’t blame refs for so many fouls ANALYSIS North Carolina won the national championship Monday night, and the majority of American sports fans may believe the refs blew it. Whistles dominated North Carolina’s disjointed, 71-65 victory over Gonzaga, especially in the second half, when referees

called 18 fouls in the first 10 or so minutes and 27 total. But Mark Few, the coach who had been gutted and had every reason to lash out, said this of the officials: “I thought they were great.” The referees had a massive influence on the national championship, without question. Their constant whistles spoiled the game’s flow, ensnared key players in foul trouble and made it an unsightly affair. But there is a difference between unfortunate

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influence and undue influence. They called an abundance of fouls for the simple reason an abundance of fouls were committed. Two enormous, aggressive teams clashed. The officials called the

game presented to them. There is a direct line between the calls in the final and one of college basketball’s best recent innovations. Before the 2015-16 season, in response to

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of immediately getting a prime TV gig, with at least three networks after him. But CBS sweetened its offer by giving Romo — a serious golfer — the chance to do golf broadcasts, too.

Romo, a broadcasting newcomer, takes over for a veteran in Simms, a genial man whose commentary often drew scathing criticism from viewers. Romo was a valuable asset as a backup and mentor to Prescott, but an enormous contract and salary-cap hit made it impossible for the Cowboys to keep him. There are a number of QB jobs open around the NFL, and the Texans and Broncos seemed the most likely destinations for Romo, who said in the fall that he badly wanted to keep playing. CINDY BOREN (THE WASHINGTON POST)

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station’s consent. No more. In today’s digital wilds, if enough streamers suss out a song, that song turns into a hit. In a way, “Look at Me!” is a raw new reminder that the underground no longer exists. It’s all otherground now. Most of what anybody knows about XXXTentacion comes from an interview with the YouTube channel No Jumper, which racked up more than 2.9 million views since appearing 11 months ago. In it, XXXTentacion explains how he discovered music — everything from Tupac Shakur to Papa Roach — through the speakers of a cheap Kyocera cellphone. Scroll through his SoundCloud and you’ll find him re-creating that effect, pushing way too much sound through not enough speaker. According to the rapper, all of that sonic overload “makes the track genuine.” Distortion this heavy is unusual on the Hot 100, but not so much in rap writ large. Distortion often signals high-volume, which signals urgency, which signals showtime — but fundamentally, vocal manipulation has always been playtime. As Dave Tompkins writes in “How To Wreck a Nice Beach,” his wildswerving history of the vocoder, “Ever since the first bored kid threw his voice into an electric fan, toked on a birthday balloon

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Rap battle After XXXTentacion was released from Florida prison last week (he’s out on probation for home invasion and battery charges), the rapper went on Miami’s 103.5 to address his conflict with Drake, who was accused of stealing XXXTentacion’s “Look at Me!” flow for his track “KMT.” “If he would’ve showed that he’s a hospitable person … then he would’ve got my kudos,” he said. In an earlier interview with DJ Semtex from February, Drake maintained his innocence, saying, “it’s crazy” that people think he’s the type of person “to go and take that and make it my own.” (TWP/EXPRESS)

or thanked his mother in a pronounced burp, voice mutation has provided an infinite source of kicks.” Since T-Pain first materialized in Cher’s Auto-Tuned shadow a dozen years ago, the biggest kick in pop has been becoming

There’s a lot to be said about Kendrick Lamar’s “Humble,” with Vulture claiming that a music video hasn’t been “this good (or gorgeous or frenetic) since [Beyonce’s] ‘Formation.’ ” There’s also a lot to dissect between Lamar’s cutting verses and the video’s visuals made up of artful holy imagery and trippy fish-eye shots. His new album is rumored to drop on Friday so strap in — this is just the beginning. BRYANNA CAPPADONA (EXPRESS)

one with the machine. In 2008, Kanye West used Auto-Tune to craft his bravest album, “808s & Heartbreak,” expressing the breadth of his humanity with the help of a voice-altering software program. Following suit nearly a decade later, Future and Young Thug have made themselves into the coolest man-machines alive. Maybe that’s why the brutal distortion of “Look at Me!” feels like such a pivot. It’s not cool. It’s hot. Hot enough to burn your eyelids off. Teenage rage, teenage desire and teenage confusion in one big atomic fireball. Ultimately, it’s the sound of a human being refusing to be contained by a machine — wetware triumphing over hardware. And that counts for a lot. Even if “Look at Me!” slides off the charts next week and plummets into the public register of great pop flukes, it’s already violated our sonic decorum, making room for more songs like it. CHRIS RICHARDS (THE WASHINGTON POST)

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‘1 Night’ Mura Masa & Charli XCX

The video for British DJ Mura Masa’s single with Charli XCX is mostly about youths hooking up and reminiscing on past loves. Charlie XCX also sings in a gymnasium, backed by dancers, while wearing a plaid miniskirt and giving off “Baby One More Time” vibes. But alas, the choreography is nothing but awkward stepping and arm waving — not nearly in the Britney Spears range. B.C.

Netflix renews “A Series of Unfortunate Events” for Season 3

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It’s time to put a limit on peak TV TELEVISION “Big Little Lies” was a ratings hit for HBO, but don’t expect to see a second season. The drama, based on Liane Moriarty’s 2014 novel, was announced as a limited series and never planned to go beyond seven episodes. Thanks to great acting,

juicy source material and taut storytelling, the show introduced a rich ensemble cast of characters and brought its mystery to a satisfying end. HBO saw similar success last summer with its eight-episode crime and prison drama “The Night Of.” Both “Big Little Lies” and “The Night Of” were engrossing stories that could have continued. But the peak TV era has expanded viewing options to the point that it actually makes sense for some

USA Network renews drama series “Colony” for Season 3

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Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley, Reese Witherspoon in “Big Little Lies.”

shows to have a clear end in mind. Of course, shows like “Mad Men,” “Breaking Bad” and “The Americans” can span multiple seasons and never overstay their welcome with fans. And a

miniseries might also be tempted to go beyond one season — like “The Night Manager,” which the BBC and AMC are reportedly considering for a second season. But why risk it?

As director Jean-Marc Vallee told The Hollywood Reporter, the open-ended conclusion of “Big Little Lies” allows for a debate. “ ‘Big Little Lies Two?’ Nah,” he said. “The end is for the audience to talk about. Imagine what you want to imagine and that’s it. We won’t give you a season two because it’s so good like this.” A firm ending also frees up a cast to do other projects. The production companies of Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman — who optioned “Big Little Lies” and served as executive producers on the project — have optioned the rights to Moriarty’s “Truly Madly Guilty.” Could it spawn another show? Only if we’re lucky. BETHONIE BUTLER (THE WASHINGTON POST)

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Disney Channel has ordered a spinoff to “That’s So Raven,” its comedy starring Raven Symone that ran from 2003 to 2007, Deadline reported. Symone will return to the spinoff, titled “Raven’s Home,” with original cast member Anneliese Van Der Pol. New additions include Issac Brown and Navia Robinson, who will portray Raven’s twin children, and Jason Maybaum as the son to Van Der Pol’s Chelsea. The show is slated to debut later this year. The project was originally announced last year when Symone exited her spot on “The View” to work on the show. (EXPRESS)

Seth Rogen, right, and Evan Goldberg are teaming for a film adaptation of “Invincible,” a comic book from “The Walking Dead” creator Robert Kirkman, for Universal Pictures. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Rogen and Goldberg will write, direct and produce the film via their Point Grey banner, and Kirkman will serve as a producer. “Invincible,” which has been continually published since 2003 and is Kirkman’s second longest-running comic after “The Walking Dead,” is about a high school kid who is expected to inherit the powers of his father, the world’s biggest superhero. Rogen and Goldberg’s previous joint efforts include 2013’s “This Is the End,” 2014’s “The Interview” and the FX series “Preacher.” (EXPRESS)

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‘The Life of Pablo’ is first album to go platinum from digital streaming “The Life of Pablo,” Kanye West’s 2016 album that was released on digital platforms only, has became certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, Pitchfork reported. The album just hit 1.5 billion streams in the U.S. since its release, becoming the first album to be certified platinum (1 million sales) from streaming alone. (1,500 streams equals one album sale.) “The Life of Pablo” is also available for sale as a digital download, but The Verge reported that the abum would have gone platinum without purchases as part of the tally. (EXPRESS)

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Nearly two months after the plane Harrison Ford was flying was involved in an incident with a passenger plane at the Orange County, Calif., airport, the Federal Aviation Administration has announced it will not revoke his pilot’s license. The FAA said it would investigate following the February incident in which Ford landed his plane on a taxiway, overflying a Boeing 737. (EXPRESS)

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