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Bound together Taylor Swift’s millennial fan base has proven to be unflinchingly loyal 16

Bitter House fight

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Speaker vote that has split Md. Democrats is scheduled for today 4

Emoluments case

Dozens are wounded as opposition leader Juan Guaidó, backed by the military, calls on Venezuelans to rise up for the ‘final phase’ of his bid to oust President Maduro 11

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HUE-HUE TRAIN:

ERRANT ANIMALS: SQUIRREL

ERRANT ANIMALS: PYGMY GOAT

ERRANT ANIMALS: MARE

A train makes its way through rapeseed fields on Tuesday in Lemmie, Germany.

Apparently, folks need to be told not to cuddle random rodents

Small, adorable goat is not cut out for life in the Big Apple

Not all who wander are lost, so stop calling the cops on this horse

A surprise passenger hitched a ride on a Boston commuter trolley Monday morning. Commuters say a squirrel bounded onto a Red Line trolley, alarming some riders. Passenger Rosanne Foley posted a Twitter photo of the squirrel resting on a person’s arm. The rodent rider was let off by passengers at another station. MBTA spokeswoman Lisa Battiston warned against interacting with wild animals on the train. (AP)

“There’s a new GOAT in town, and it’s not @TomBrady.” That’s what the New York Police Department tweeted after rescuing a crying pygmy goat that wandered into a Queens backyard this past week. Officers named it Josh and took it to a city animal shelter for a meal of hay. Josh is bound for the Skylands animal sanctuary in New Jersey. In a video released Friday, an officer cradles the goat in her arms, saying, “It’s OK. ... He’s so cute.” (AP)

A 22-year-old Arabian mare is causing a stir with her 12-mile strolls through a Frankfurt, Germany, neighborhood. Werner Weischedel says his horse, Jenny, who recently gained social media fame, has been taking her daily walks for 14 years.

“Everybody knows her,” the 79-year-old said Tuesday. People do occasionally call authorities, so Jenny wears a note: “My name is Jenny, I didn’t run away, I’m just going for a walk.” (AP)

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The value of an hour’s work SILVER SPRING On a recent spring morning, Susan Alexander left her Maryland home, climbed into her Volkswagen Passat and drove about 3 miles to pick up two strangers.

She battled rush-hour traffic on the Capital Beltway and George Washington Memorial Parkway before dropping them off curbside at Reagan National Airport.

She didn’t earn a dime for her trouble, and that was the point.

There and back, the trip took about 90 minutes — worth about $40 if Alexander, a retired government intelligence analyst, were an Uber driver. Instead, she’s a member of the Silver Spring Timebank — one of more than 100 such exchanges around the world trying to build community by exchanging time credits for services instead of dollars and cents.

“I have time,” she said. “I like giving the gift of time to other people.”

About 70 such time banks exist across the country — some with a few members, others with

JUSTIN WM. MOYER (THE WASHINGTON POST)

Time banks members get a rich reward but no money is involved

Susan Alexander, left, drops off fellow time bank members at the airport.

hundreds — to give value to work that members say often goes uncompensated in a traditional market economy.

The concept was popularized

by Edgar S. Cahn, an 84-year-old law professor at the University of the District of Columbia. Cahn preaches what he calls the “time dollar” — a currency in which an hour of work is worth an hour of work, whether it’s performed by a maid, a mechanic or a mechanical engineer.

The Silver Spring Timebank

“Everyone’s time is equal.

It changes your thinking about money, wealth [and] community.”

ABBY GREER, the founder of the Crooked River Alliance of TimeBanks, based in Kent, Ohio. It was started in 2010 and is one of the most active time banks in the United States.

formed in 2015 and has about 300 members, said co-founder Mary Murphy. Last year, she said, 1,000 hours were exchanged for basic home repairs, dog walking, cooking and tailoring, among other services, without the exchange of money.

“You get to save that money that you would have spent,” she said. “You get to meet somebody else in your community and get to know that person. That’s a bonus that’s part of an exchange.”

In Alexander’s case, passengers Mary and Al Liepold were grateful for the ride, but it wasn’t charity. Mary, a retired writer and editor for nonprofit organizations, used time credits she banked for editing work and baking. The Liepolds cashed in their credits to catch a flight to Montreal for a five-day vacation.

Without money changing hands or shifting between virtual accounts, the airport drop-off was more like a coffee klatch than a taxi ride. Driver and passengers chatted about projects they’ve completed for the time bank.

“The beauty of this is that you ma ke friends,” M a r y Liepold said. “You don’t just get services.” JUSTIN WM. MOYER (THE WASHINGTON POST)

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Speaker vote set for today

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MARYLAND With a historic election for Maryland House speaker hanging in the balance, Del. Maggie McIntosh launched a public offensive Tuesday, promising an educationcentric agenda and asserting she has the votes in hand to become the first woman and first openly gay person to lead a chamber of the General Assembly.

“I’ve got it,” the Baltimore City Democrat told reporters. “I feel like it’s mine.”

But her rival, Del. Dereck E. Davis, D-Prince George’s, says he has the votes to win, from a minority of Democrats but also from Republicans, who hold about 30 percent of House seats. He said he will rely on support from both sides of the aisle in his quest to become the first African American House speaker in state history.

“People are going to do what they have to do to win,” Davis, 51, said. “If she indeed has the votes, I’d tip my hat and shake her hand,” he said of McIntosh.

“I hope she’d do the same.”

Lawmakers will convene in Annapolis at noon today to elect a successor to Michael E. Busch, the state’s longest-serving speaker, who died unexpectedly April 7.

The unusually public battle among two of his top lieutenants reflects a broader divide in the Democratic party nationally, as well as internal competition among key constituencies that

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Bitter fight for top role in the House has split Maryland Democrats

Del. Maggie McIntosh, left, could become the first woman and first openly gay person to be Maryland House speaker, but she faces a tough challenge from Del. Dereck E. Davis, who is backed by the Legislative Black Caucus.

include women, African Americans and the LGBTQ community.

In Maryland, it has pitted liberals against moderates and severed long-standing alliances, alienating some black lawmakers from whites and splitting the Democratic caucus along generational lines.

Davis, a six-term lawmaker, is viewed as a centrist who is sympathetic to business interests. A majority of the divided Legislative Black Caucus on Monday rallied around him.

Liberal groups have buoyed McIntosh, conducting robocalls this week and threatening primary challenges against Democrats who back a candidate who wins the speakership by relying

on Republican support.

McIntosh, 71, is seen as a tough negotiator and more in tune with growing left wing of the party.

On Tuesday, she cast herself as a teacher whose goal in life and in public office is to close the achievement gap between white and black students. She promised to champion increased spending on education, expand access to affordable child care and require businesses to provide paid family leave.

The House elects a speaker every January, at the start of the 90-day legislative session, which means that regardless of who is elected today, the other candidate could try to marshall majority support to stage an

insurrection next year. McIntosh would not rule out such a move if Davis won the speakership on the basis of Republican support.

“I’m going to win as speaker with Democratic votes only,” she said. “I do not want to win with Republican votes.”

House Minority Leader Nicholaus R. Kipke, R-Anne Arundel, meanwhile, said his caucus will decide this morning on which candidate to support and will cast its 42 votes as a bloc. He said that many GOP lawmakers are smarting from “very insulting” social media posts from McIntosh supporters, who alleged the minority party was seeking to divide the Democrats in a power grab. ERIN COX (THE WASHINGTON POST)

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FBI: Crime billboard not related to mayor F

The FBI says its billboard and so social media campaign asking for tips about public corruption in Baltimore aren’t related to the federal in investigation of Mayor Catherine Pugh. FBI spokesman Dave Fitz said it’s just coincidence as agents follow th the money Pugh earned from her “Healthy Holly” children’s books sales. He says the department pushes th the need for tips every few of months, and Pugh isn’t the only area figure under investigation. (AP)

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Two students at Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda posted an image of themselves in blackface on a social media account over the weekend and used the “N-word” while describing their picture, the school’s principal said. The Montgomery County police were called and helped investigate the use of the racist term, Principal Robert W. Dodd said in a letter to the school community. He said such behavior would not be tolerated at Whitman. A police spokesman said the students’ actions were determined to not be criminal. (TWP) MARYLAND

Hogan signs reform bill after student’s death Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan signed a measure Tuesday to implement reforms requiring more transparency by the University of Maryland Board of Regents after its handling of a University of Maryland football player’s death last year. The new law requires the board to livestream its open meetings online. It also adds four members to the 17-member board and will require vote tallies from meetings in publicly available meeting minutes. Offensive lineman Jordan McNair died of heatstroke after a workout. (AP) THE DISTRICT

ACLU sues city, officer for search of critic’s yard The American Civil Liberties Union is suing D.C. and a police officer over the search of a yard belonging to a woman who made negative comments about police.

The ACLU filed a federal lawsuit Monday against the District and Officer Joseph Gupton.

The lawsuit accuses officers of unlawfully searching Denise Price’s yard in May as retaliation for her critical comments about police. Price’s son was killed in a crash with a police car earlier that month. (AP/TWP)

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Confederate memorials in Virginia considered war monuments CHARLOTTESVILLE A Virginia judge has ruled that Charlottesville’s Confederate statues are war monuments protected by state law.

Judge Richard Moore’s ruling came in a lawsuit filed against Charlottesville City Council members who voted in 2017 to

remove a statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee. Moore noted that statues of Lee and Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson depict the men in military uniforms and on horses associated with them during the Civil War. Virginia law makes it illegal for local municipalities to remove war monuments without permission from the state.

Moore acknowledged the controversy that has swirled around Confederate statues in recent

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Judge: Statues are protected by law Statues in Charlottesville of Robert E. Lee, left, and Stonewall Jackson are war monuments and protected under Virginia law, a judge has ruled.

years, and said his ruling is limited to the question of whether the Lee and Jackson statues in Charlottesville fall under the definition of war memorials in Virginia law.

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“While some people obviously see Lee and Jackson as symbols of white supremacy, others see them as brilliant military tacticians or complex leaders in a difficult time. ... In either event,

the statues to them under the undisputed facts of this case still are monuments and memorials to them, as veterans of the Civil War,” Moore wrote.

Moore said his ruling doesn’t guarantee that the plaintiffs will win if the lawsuit goes to trial. He said he still needs to rule on several pending issues, including the city councilors’ motion that they have immunity from the lawsuit.

The Monument Fund filed the lawsuit in March 2017, alleging that the council violated state law when it voted to remove the Lee statue. The lawsuit was later amended to also include the Jackson statue.

The statues have not been taken down. (AP)

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local Montgomery County workers sought up to 9.4% pay increase MONTGOMERY COUNTY The Montgomery County Council on Tuesday rejected raises of as much as 9.4% for some county workers, telling first-year County Executive Marc Elrich to return to the bargaining table to renegotiate contracts with union leaders.

Angry union members booed as council member Craig Rice introduced a measure signaling the intent to have Elrich’s office

reopen the talks, and labor leaders vowed political retribution.

Elrich, D, was heavily endorsed by unions during his campaign for the county’s top elected position. His opponents said he would be beholden to unions once in office, but he said he would use his relationship with labor groups to save money.

In a straw vote, the council approved the contracts Elrich’s administration negotiated with the county’s police and fire unions.

But lawmakers balked at the proposed contract for the United Food and Commercial Workers

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Council rejects some union raises

County Executive Marc Elrich was asked to renegotiate union raises.

Local 1994 Municipal and County Government Employees Organization (MCGEO), which included an additional 3.5% step increase

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for about 1,200 workers — intended to make up for an increase they did not get in 2011, when the county was recovering from the 2008 recession.

The council said raises for all workers should be more in line with the 5.9% increase that most MCGEO workers would have gotten under the contract.

“We would like our employees to receive a very generous raise, and that target of 5.9% is quite generous,” said the council’s president, Nancy Navarro, D-District 4. JENNIFER BARRIOS (THE WASHINGTON POST)

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Three hospitals launch new addiction programs Three D.C. hospitals have launched programs providing medication-assisted addiction treatment to recent overdose victims in emergency rooms.

Howard University Hospital, MedStar Washington Hospital Center and United Medical Center have their programs up and running, the D.C. Hospital Association said Tuesday. The programs involve outreach to opioid overdose victims, who will be able to begin taking buprenorphine — a medicine that diminishes cravings for opioids — while still in the emergency room. (TWP)

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A rare abdication ends revered 30-year reign

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TOKYO Japan’s popular Emperor Akihito formally abdicated Tuesday in a short ceremony at the Imperial Palace, giving way to his son after the weight of official duties became too much for the 85-year-old.

Dressed in a morning coat with his wife, Empress Michiko, just behind him, Akihito gave a short televised speech encapsulating the humble and peaceful values that marked his rule.

“Since ascending the throne 30 years ago, I have performed my duties as the emperor with a deep sense of trust in and respect for the people, and I consider myself fortunate to have been able to do so,” he said.

At the start of the ceremony, Akihito had walked into the room slowly with his wife, before the pair stood together in front of two thrones on a raised platform.

Their steps ringing out on the polished wooden floor, imperial chamberlains then carried in two of Japan’s three sacred treasures, a sword representing valor and a jewel representing benevolence, as well as the Privy Seal and the Great Seal of Japan — the seals of the emperor and state, respectively.

Enclosed in cases and only ever seen by the emperor and

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Beloved Akihito is first Japanese emperor to step down in centuries

With Empress Michiko at his side, Emperor Akihito, 85, abdicates Tuesday.

high priests, the sacred treasures were held up to the emperor before being carefully placed on stands made of Japanese cypress. A third treasure, a mirror — representing wisdom — is kept at Ise Grand Shrine, the holiest Shinto site in Japan.

Akihito is a much-loved figure in Japan. With his wife at his side, he humanized the role of the emperor, once viewed as a living god, by reaching out to vulnerable members of society and victims of natural disasters, and actually looking ordinary people in the eye when talking to them.

But he also encouraged Japan to acknowledge its wartime past, and never pandered to the

conservative nationalists who revere the tradition embodied in his role, experts say.

Akihito is the first Japanese emperor to abdicate since the Emperor Kokaku gave way, also to his son, in 1817. Akihito’s 30year reign as ceremonial head of state came to an end at midnight, concluding what is known as the Heisei era.

Crown Prince Naruhito, 59, will accede to the Chrysanthemum Throne in another ceremony at the palace today. His reign will mark the beginning of the Reiwa era, a term taken from ancient Japanese poetry and translated as “beautiful harmony.”

New Mexico health officials say two people who received facial injections from the same spa are infected with HIV. The state’s Department of Health said Monday that two clients of VIP Spa in Albuquerque who received “vampire facials” last year were recently diagnosed with the same HIV strain. The two people visited the spa between May and September of 2018. The spa provided “vampire facials,” during which the client’s own blood is injected into the face to replenish the skin.

The agency said over 100 people have been tested for HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C. VIP Spa closed in September after state agencies found problems with its handling of needles. (AP)

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Mysterious beluga charms Norwegians

A beluga whale found in Arctic Norway wearing a harness that suggests a link to a military facility in Russia is so tame that residents can pet the mammal on its nose. The white whale recently found frolicking in the frigid harbor of Tufjord has become “a huge attraction” for locals, one resident said. The whale — whose harness has the lettering “Equipment St. Petersburg” in English — even swims to the dock and retrieves plastic rings thrown into the sea. (AP)

U.S. weighs designating Muslim Brotherhood a foreign terrorist organization

Study: Higher wages mean fewer suicides ECONOMICS Since 2000, the suicide rate in the United States has risen 35 percent, primarily because of the significant increase in such deaths among whites.

But new research indicates that when the minimum wage in a state increased, or when states boosted a tax credit for working families, the suicide rate decreased. Raising the minimum wage and the earned-income tax credit by 10 percent each could prevent about 1,230 suicides annually, according to a working paper circulated by the National Bureau of Economic Research this week.

The analysis by a team of economists at the University of California at Berkeley found that these changes help lesseducated, low-wage workers who have been hit hardest by drug overdoses, suicides and alcohol-related liver mortality, known as “deaths of despair.”

The Berkeley team looked at death data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for states that had raised their minimum wage or EITC between 1999 and 2015.

It found that the number of suicides that weren’t related to drugs dropped noticeably.

Among adults without a college education, increasing the EITC by 10 percent appears to have decreased non-drug suicides by about 5.5 percent. And raising the minimum wage by 10 percent reduced suicides by 3.6 percent.

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China sentences 6 foreigners for methamphetamine operation; Canadian gets death penalty

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Want asylum? Pay up.

Trump says he wants to impose a fee on immigrants seeking refuge in the U.S. President Trump on Monday announced changes that will make seeking asylum more difficult.

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IMMIGRATION President Trump ordered major changes to U.S. asylum policies in a White House memo released Monday night, including measures that would charge fees to those applying for humanitarian refuge in the United States.

Trump’s directive also calls for tightening asylum rules by banning anyone who crosses the border illegally from obtaining a work permit, and giving courts a 180-day limit to adjudicate asylum claims that now routinely take years to process because of a ballooning case backlog.

The order, announced in a presidential memorandum, comes as the president is seeking to mobilize his supporters with a focus on illegal immigration ahead of his 2020 reelection campaign.

“If the Democrats don’t give us the votes to change our weak, ineffective and dangerous Immigration Laws, we must fight hard for these votes in the 2020 Election!” the president tweeted.

The surge of migrants from Central America arriving at the U.S. southern border with Mexico has frustrated the Trump administration, which has been trying various methods to stem the flow, all of them thus far unsuccessful.

The proposed changes to the asylum system aim to address one of the most confounding aspects of the surge: families seeking safe passage using long-standing U.S. asylum protections.

More than 103,000 migrants crossed the U.S.-Mexico border last month, the highest level in more than a decade. About 60 percent were Central American parents traveling with children — who, upon arrival on U.S. soil, have the legal right to request refuge from persecution.

Their numbers have overwhelmed the government’s

Poll shows lack of support for asylum crackdown A Washington Post-ABC poll found a minority of respondents supported making it tougher for undocumented immigrants to seek asylum.

Overall 30% Republicans 46% Democrats 15% Independents 33% Source: Washington Post-ABC poll

27% 34% The percentage who favor making it easier for asylum seekers to obtain it

The percentage who want to leave the process for seeking asylum as is

39% 57% Trump’s overall approval on immigration

Trump’s overall disapproval on immigration

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ability to hold them in custody and quickly process their claims.

Adults who arrive with children are typically assigned a court date and are released into the country, often reuniting with family members and taking jobs while their claims are pending.

Trump in recent weeks has increasingly mocked asylum seekers as fraudsters trying to game the system by making up stories about their hardships and fears. Though homicide rates in Central America are among the highest in the world, many of those now arriving acknowledge they are fleeing poverty and hopelessness, which are not grounds for asylum protections.

David A. Martin, a former Homeland Security deputy general counsel who helped make changes to the asylum system in the 1990s, said he had never heard of charging a fee to applicants and that it would be a “bad idea.”

Asylum seekers are fleeing for their lives — fearing torture or death in their home countries — and often cannot afford to survive without assistance in the United States, he said.

“Genuine asylum seekers by definition leave in the most urgent of circumstances,” he said.

“As a group, they tend to be very short on resources. If you’re going to leave the possibility of refuge for people who legally qualify truly open, you wouldn’t impose a barrier of a fee.”

Charging a fee for asylum claims would put the U.S. in the clear minority. A study of 147 countries found that the “vast majority” did not charge such a fee, according to a December 2017 report by the Law Library of Congress’ Global Legal Research Center. MARIA SACCHETTI,

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Trumps sue to block release of financial info

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President Trump and his family, as well as the Trump Organization, filed suit against one of their lenders and one of their banks late Monday, seeking to stop the financial firms from complying with subpoenas from congressional committees.

The lawsuit against Deutsche Bank, which has loaned Trump more than $360 million in recent years, and Capital One is designed to prevent the two institutions from providing records to the House Intelligence and Financial Services committees.

The filing in federal court claims the subpoenas were issued to “harass” the president.

“No grounds exist to establish any purpose other than a political one,” the lawsuit asserts. Trump lawyers called the subpoenas “unlawful and illegitimate.”

But legal experts predicted that the courts would be unwilling to stand in the way of congressional oversight. If nothing else, however, the lawsuit could delay the committees’ investigations into Trump’s finances and business dealings.

“This isn’t a close legal question,” said David Alan Sklansky, a professor at Stanford Law School. The claim that there is no legitimate need for the subpoena, or that it is politically motivated, is “frivolous,” he said.

“That is not a basis for quashing a subpoena.” ISAAC STANLEY-BECKER

(THE WASHINGTON POST)

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Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., says House will make criminal referral of Trump ally Erik Prince for possible perjury

Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, vows to force vote on impeachment

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nation+world Top Democrats, Trump agree to work toward costly infrastructure bill WASHINGTON In a rare moment of bipartisanship in polarized Washington, President Trump and Democratic congressional leaders agreed Tuesday to work toward a $2 trillion infrastructure plan to rebuild roads and bridges, provide clean water and extend broadband coverage — but they put off the thorny matter of how to pay for it.

Both sides seemed determined to show a willingness to work with the other, even as tensions between the White House and congressional Democrats have

only intensified with the release of special counsel Robert Mueller’s redacted report on Russian meddling in the 2016 elections.

Democrats have multiple investigations of the Trump administration underway, and Trump’s White House is resisting them.

But Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said there was “goodwill in the meeting” — a marked departure from the last White House encounter between Trump and allies Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

In that one, Trump walked out.

Schumer said the two sides agreed that infrastructure investments create jobs and make the U.S. more competitive economically with the rest of the world. Most importantly,

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$2 trillion price tag is step 1

Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer, right, had a cordial meeting with President Trump on Tuesday.

Schumer said, “we agreed on a number.”

Pelosi and congressional Democrats had asked for the meeting

with Trump to discuss launching an ambitious building program that’s a top priority for the party and has been a rare area of potential bipartisan accord with the GOP. Trump, too, has long promised a big infrastructure plan.

When Democratic lawmakers emerged, they said Trump agreed that infrastructure investments should go beyond roads and bridges and water systems to also include broadband.

Democrats put the onus on Trump to come up with a plan for how to pay for the package, and said they would meet again in three weeks, when the president will present his ideas. They said a bill is unlikely to pass the Senate “if we don’t have him on board.”

Judge OKs suit over Trump’s private business

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Victim of California synagogue shooting is laid to rest

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The number of dead “users” Facebook could have by 2100 if it keeps up its current growth rate, Oxford researchers have found.

Even if growth had stopped last year, the dead would outnumber the living by 2070. The findings are based on U.N. population data and Facebook’s Audience Insight tool. (EXPRESS)

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POWAY, CALIF. | Hannah Kaye, center, daughter of shooting victim Lori Kaye, watches as dirt covers her mother’s grave during funeral services Monday. Lori Kaye was killed Saturday when a gunman opened fire at Chabad of Poway near San Diego. She is believed to have shielded the synagogue’s rabbi from bullets. The service drew hundreds, including the three people wounded in the attack and a representative of the Israeli government.

Massachusetts fines Wynn Resorts $35 million over its response to misconduct allegations

POLITICS Democrats in Congress can move ahead with their lawsuit against President Trump alleging that his private business violates the Constitution’s ban on gifts or payments from foreign governments, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.

The decision in Washington from U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan adopted a broad definition of the anti-corruption ban and could set the stage for Democratic lawmakers to begin seeking information from the Trump Organization. The Justice Department can try to delay or block the process by asking an appeals court to intervene.

Sullivan refused the request of the president’s legal team to dismiss the case and rejected Trump’s narrow definition of emoluments, finding it “unpersuasive and inconsistent.”

The congressional lawsuit is one of two landmark cases against Trump relying on the once-obscure emoluments clauses of the Constitution.

In a separate case brought in Maryland, Justice Department lawyers representing the president have succeeded in temporarily blocking subpoenas for financial records related to Trump’s D.C. hotel.

The emoluments cases, which could eventually end up at the Supreme Court, appear to mark the first time that federal judges have interpreted these clauses with regard to a sitting president. (THE WASHINGTON POST)

Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams says she will not run for Senate seat in 2020

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Officer convicted of murder of 911 caller Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor was convicted of murder Tuesday in the fatal shooting of an unarmed woman who approached his squad car after calling 911 to report a possible rape behind her home.

Noor was convicted of thirddegree murder and manslaughter in the July 2017 death of Justine Ruszczyk Damond, a dual citizen of the U.S. and Australia. Noor was not convicted of intentional second-degree murder. (AP)

Dozens wounded as opposition leader Guaidó declares ‘final phase’ against Maduro

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ARIANA CUBILLOS (AP)

LaPierre reappointed as CEO of the NRA

Fireworks launched by opposition protesters land near National Guard armored vehicles Tuesday in Caracas.

Wayne LaPierre, the public face of the National Rifle Association, fended off a backlash and was reappointed Monday as CEO. LaPierre said that the NRA remains “united.” In recent days, retired Lt. Col. Oliver North lost a bid for a second term as president and the next likely successor was passed over in favor of Carolyn Meadows. (AP)

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CARACAS, VENEZUELA Violent clashes erupted across Venezuela on Tuesday after opposition leader Juan Guaidó launched what appeared to be a military-backed challenge to President Nicolás Maduro, summoning thousands of people to the streets to demonstrate against the socialist leader.

It was a high-risk gamble for Guaidó, the leader of the National Assembly who declared himself interim president of Venezuela in January. By late Tuesday, it was unclear whether his latest action would succeed.

Dozens of people were injured by rubber bullets, tear gas and live ammunition in melees across Venezuela, according to local observers and hospital officials.

An armored vehicle ran into a cluster of Guaidó supporters.

A group of hooded men in a pro-government militia fired into a crowd of protesters, witnesses said. And a colonel loyal to Maduro was shot in the neck, the defense minister said. The extent of his injuries was unclear.

President Trump accused Cuban “troops and militia” backing Maduro of conducting military operations in Venezuela to cause “death and destruction to the Constitution of Venezuela.” If the alleged activities didn’t immediately stop, Trump tweeted, his administration would impose a “full and complete embargo, together with the highest-level sanctions” on Cuba.

There were protests across the nation, according to the Venezuelan Observatory of Conflicts, and violent clashes in at least five states. At least 25 people were detained, according to Foro Penal, a local organization that tracks political detentions.

Guaidó opened the day with a surprise appearance at a military base in eastern Caracas, where

Juan Guaidó speaks to supporters Tuesday as he calls for the military to rise up and oust President Maduro.

he was joined by fellow opposition politician Leopoldo López, freed earlier Tuesday from house arMaduro rest. They were surrounded by a small band of armed men in military uniforms wearing blue armbands to show their support.

Guaidó urged other troops to join what he called the final stage of “Operation Liberty” to force Maduro from power.

“People of Venezuela, the

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An opposition demonstrator walks near a bus in flames during clashes with soldiers loyal to Maduro.

end of usurpation has arrived,” Guaidó said. “At this moment, I am, with the main military units of our armed forces, starting the final phase of Operation Liberty.”

Maduro, who did not appear in public Tuesday, insisted that the military remained loyal to him.

“Steel nerves,” he tweeted.

“I have talked to commanders in all the regions of the country and they’ve manifested their total loyalty to the People, the Constitution, and the Homeland.”

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Maduro had been

prepared to flee the country for Havana on Tuesday.

“He had an airplane on the tarmac, he was ready to leave this morning as we understand it, and the Russians indicated he should stay,” Pompeo told CNN. He said “senior leaders” loyal to Maduro told U.S. officials that they were prepared to leave.

National security adviser John Bolton said the U.S. favored a “peaceful transfer of power,” but “all options are on the table.”

MARIANA ZUÑIGA, ANTHONY FAIOLA AND TERRENCE MCCOY (THE WASHINGTON POST)

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Ban on social media is lifted after bombings Sri Lanka on Tuesday lifted a social media ban that was intended to curb misinformation after the Islamic State-claimed Easter bombings. President Maithripala Sirisena asked the public to “act in a responsible manner” on social media. Sri Lankan officials have warned that suspects linked to the bombings are still at large. (AP)

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IT’S A MAYBE

Theismann’s No. 7 might go to Haskins

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Five post-draft questions

The running jokes about the Washington Redskins’ competence as an organization subsided over the NFL draft weekend, as even the club’s harshest critics had to acknowledge what appears to be a job well done. The team addressed nearly every major roster need in its NFL draft class without reaching for players. In the near future, this could be the draft remembered for rebuilding the

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offense. Here are five key questions about the roster coming out of the draft. KAREEM COPELAND (THE WASHINGTON POST)

What will happen at quarterback?

Who will start at left guard?

Will McLaurin start at wide receiver?

How will the secondary look?

What does Love mean for the RBs?

The competition is on.

The Redskins drafted Dwayne Haskins with the 15th overall pick to be their quarterback of the future, but as coach Jay Gruden pointed out, first-round quarterbacks get the chance to play immediately. The Big Ten offensive player of the year led the nation with 4,831 passing yards and 50 touchdown passes at Ohio State. But Haskins is still a rookie, and Gruden needs to win now. The Redskins traded for Case Keenum this offseason as a bridge quarterback, and Colt McCoy, a Gruden favorite, should soon be fully recovered from a broken leg. Those players will form a three-man competition in training camp.

As at quarterback, there will be an open battle to start at left guard.

Tackle Ereck Flowers, signed in free agency with the hope that he could rebound after a rough start to his career, might move to guard.

Fourth-round pick Wes Martin and fifth-rounder Ross Pierschbacher will get chances to win the job, as will recently re-signed Tony Bergstrom. Martin is a bruising strongman while Pierschbacher is the heady technician. But Flowers has four seasons of NFL experience. “We’re hoping that athletically, the skill set that Ereck has, he can [play guard],” Gruden said.

“But Ereck is also a good tackle. So, we have some options there.”

With Jamison Crowder gone to the Jets, Terry McLaurin, a third-rounder out of Ohio State, should get a chance to start at slot receiver. Josh Doctson and Paul Richardson have a grasp on the starting outside spots, and would have to struggle to lose out to a rookie.

The Redskins certainly didn’t sign Richardson to a $40 million contract last offseason to be a rotational player. Trey Quinn is also in the mix, competing for the slot role. There is also excitement about former N.C. State wide receiver Kelvin Harmon, who was drafted in the sixth round.

Both he and McLaurin have the chance to earn snaps as rookies.

The defensive backfield is pretty clear, although the team is awaiting word on safety Montae Nicholson, who was placed on the non-football illness/ reserve list after being arrested following a fight outside a Virginia bar in December. He is due in court May 14 and could face a suspension. If he returns, he’ll be the favorite to start at safety alongside Landon Collins, who signed a free agent deal worth $84 million this offseason. Quinton Dunbar and Josh Norman will start as outside cornerbacks if healthy, with Fabian Moreau as the team’s No. 3 corner. Deshazor Everett could compete with Nicholson if his game continues to grow.

The drafting of former Heisman Trophy runner-up Bryce Love out of Stanford won’t have immediate implications, as he continues to rehab from a torn ACL suffered in December. A 2,000-yard rusher during the 2017 season, Love hopes to be ready by the middle of training camp. He may start the season on the physically unable to perform list and not count against the 53-man roster, giving the team more time to decide what to do next.

Samaje Perine seems to be the odd man out if the team doesn’t want to keep five running backs on the 53-man roster, despite Gruden saying he wanted to get Perine more opportunities.

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Soon after QB Dwayne Haskins was selected No. 15 overall in the NFL draft Thursday, he did an interview on “NFL Total Access.” Host Scott Hansen informed him that No. 7 — which Haskins wore at the Bullis School and Ohio State — was available on the Redskins’ roster.

“I gotta talk to Mr. Theismann first before I get that number,” Haskins replied. While No. 7 isn’t officially retired by the team, Joe Theismann, below, who played 12 seasons and led the Redskins to a Super Bowl in 1983, is the only player to have worn it. How would he feel about Haskins becoming the second? “I’m anxious to sit down and talk to Dwayne about that,” Theismann said Monday on NBC Sports Washington’s “Redskins Talk” podcast. “I’m not pposed to it.” (TWP) opposed

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Too early to turn attention to 2020?

CAPITALS The Capitals have a big summer ahead with nine players on the roster set to become restricted or unrestricted free agents, but talk has already turned to 2020, when center Nicklas Backstrom and goaltender Braden Holtby will be due new contracts. Washington

can extend both players as soon as this July.

The Caps regularly encounter salary-cap constraints, and keeping both Backstrom and Holtby past next season will be a challenge. Two of Washington’s most important players, both have aged well. Backstrom, 31, is coming off a campaign with 22 goals and 52 assists in 80 games, and he’s finished with at least 70 points in six straight seasons. Holtby, 29, has been the Capitals’ top goaltender

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Big decisions looming with Holtby, Backstrom contracts set to expire

Nicklas Backstrom, left, and Braden Holtby will be due new contracts in the summer of 2020, but could get extensions as soon as this July.

for five years; he won the Vezina Trophy in 2016 and was a finalist for the award in 2017. He played in 59 games this season and had a .911 save percentage and a 2.82 goals against average.

Holtby’s future in Washington is threatened by an elite goaltending prospect. Through three playoff appearances with the Hershey Bears, 22-year-old Ilya Samsonov has a 1.61 goals against average

and a .945 save percentage.

Backstrom signed his current deal in 2010, a 10-year, $67 million extension at the time.

It has become a bargain with top centers now typically paid north of $8 million, and that’s what he could command a year from now. If the Caps can’t afford to keep both Backstrom and Holtby, Backstrom is the player more likely to be re-signed.

Because they are the only two players currently coming off the books after next season, their looming free agency will factor into what the team offers its free agents this year, especially in the case of wingers Brett Connolly and Carl Hagelin.ISABELLE KHURSHUDYAN (THE WASHINGTON POST)

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Gino Marchetti, a Hall of Fame defensive end who led the Baltimore Colts to two consecutive NFL championships in the 1950s, died Monday in Paoli, Pa. He was 93. Born in 1926 in West Virginia, he broke into the NFL as an offensive lineman in 1952 with the Dallas Texans, who became the Colts in 1953. He broke his leg in the fourth quarter of the so-called Greatest Game Ever Played — the suddendeath duel between the Colts and the New York Giants in 1958 — but refused to be taken to the locker room. He watched from the sideline until Baltimore secured the victory and the NFL championship. (AP)

D.C. United on Tuesday was working to acquire defender Marquinhos Pedroso from FC Dallas for a 2020 first-round draft pick. MLS hasn’t yet approved the proposed trade, which would require Dallas to keep much of Pedroso’s salary on its books. The issue is tied to Dallas signing Pedroso last summer using discretionary targeted allocation money, which forbids trading him until he has been in the league for a full year. People familiar with the talks said the clubs are seeking a solution. With a week left in the trade and transfer window, United hopes to fill a void left by injuries to Joseph Mora and Chris McCann. (THE WASHINGTON POST)

Omaha Beach is the 4-1 early favorite te for the Kentucky Derby after drawing the No. 12 post position Tuesday. Bob Baffert-trained Gamee Winner is the 5-1 second choice from the No. 16 post in the 20-horsee field that was drawn for Saturday’s first leg of the Triple Crown. Game Winner will start inside stablemate Roadster, the 6-1 co-third choice with Improbable, another Baffert colt who will go off from the No. 5 hole in the 1 ¼-mile race at Churchilll Downs. Omaha Beach is trained by Hall of Famer Richard Mandella and is on a three-race winning streak.

Post time will be approximately 6:45 p.m. Saturday. (AP)

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Swift’s music, he says, helps him to stay positive. He’ll tell prospective dates that he listens to Swift “99 percent of the time.”

“Usually the first comment I’ll get from somebody is, ‘Really, Taylor Swift?’ ” Aquilina says.

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MUSIC Carissa Wills, now 27, was 14 when she first listened to Taylor Swift. For Wills, the oldest of three siblings, it was like talking to the older sister she always wished she’d had.

“I didn’t have anyone to be like, ‘Hey, yo, you’re going through this thing right now … but it’s going to be OK,’ ” she says. “It was basically my therapy session.”

Thirteen years later, Wills remains a committed “Swiftie.” A golf course employee in Jackson, Tenn., she goes to a Swift show during every tour and listens to her music daily. Wills’ bond to Swift is particularly strong, she says, because she feels like they grew up together.

Swift commands the most loyal fandom of any modern female pop star, according to Brandon Hernsberger, a professor of English and pop culture at Houston

Community College who has written extensively on her fan base.

Swift has 83 million followers on Twitter and 116 million on Instagram. The video for “ME!” — her single released Friday — set a YouTube record with over 65 million views in 24 hours.

“More than any other fan group,” he says, “her fans have aligned with her from the beginning.” That means that, while Swift, 29, is widely considered a pop icon for teenage girls, her most die-hard fans have grown up and stuck around, now straddling either side of 30. Swift has been able to build a lasting connection with fans because she is really good at coming off like she is one of them, Hernsberger says.

“Taylor has this dorky side, and I am such a dork myself,” says Tarah Wiegmann, a 30-yearold hairstylist from outside Iowa City, Iowa, who has been listening to Swift since she was 15. “I feel like I know her.”

There are men who feel a deep connection with Swift, too. Adam Aquilina, 30, listens to Swift on

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base has gotten older, nostalgia is a big part of the appeal. Listening to some of Swift’s early albums, Swifties feel like they’re back in their teens.

“At 19, everything was way simpler than it is now, being fully married and having kids,” Wiegmann says. “When I’m upset or stressed, I can put Taylor on, and it takes me back to that time and place.” CAROLINE KITCHENER (THE LILY)

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‘Hadestown’ tops Tony nominations

The mythical musical ”Hadestown” earned a leading 14 Tony Award nominations Tuesday. The show was followed by the Temptations jukebox musical “Ain’t Too Proud,” which received a dozen nods, while “Tootsie,” “Beetlejuice” and “The Prom” rounded out the best musical category. In the best play category, Aaron Sorkin’s highly popular adaptation of “To Kill a Mockingbird” was a surprising snub. (AP)

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‘Hurts 2B Human’ is a predictable effort from the pop-punk veteran ALBUM REVIEW Right out of the gate on her new album, Pink gives you just the song you expect from the punk superstar: a pop ballad oozing with confidence. Her background vocalists sound like a posse as she sings out, “Don’t hustle me / Don’t f--- with me.”

Released Friday, “Hurts 2 B Hu m a n” sounds largely like Pink’s typical aesthetic — mostly pop ‘Hurts 2B Human’ with a punk Pink attitude and a few sentimental piano ballads sprinkled in. Just like her 2017 album “Beautiful Trauma,” Pink dabbles in myriad styles, though this record ultimately lands in

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Pink’s “Hurts 2B Human” suffers from the pain of predictability.

the pop camp.

The first single, “Walk Me Home,” is catchy with all the right earworm ingredients, but this same formulaic pop tendency hurts her on other songs.

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Pink’s latest could use a dash of color

“My Attic,” in particular, sounds like a tune that’s been done before, using a thinly veiled metaphor of an attic to describe the things she keeps hidden.

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“90 Days” incorporates a James Blake/Imogen Heap production style with a balanced blend of Wrabel and Pink’s vocals over distorted layers to create a strong track. It’s one of the songs that sounds radio-ready, proving that Pink still has what it takes to stay relevant.

The breadth of her collaborations is also commendable: The R&B style of Khalid and the country roots of Chris Stapleton may not seem cohesive, but both sound equally at home on the record.

In the end, though, “Hurts 2B Human” is predictably Pink — to both its benefit and detriment.

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“Dear ‘Simpsons,’ I am a Newfie and that was funny.” @SUNCORGRUNT, reacting to Sunday’s episode of the show, in which character Ralph Wiggum, right, proclaimed he’s a “Newfie” and beat the head off a stuffed seal. The term is considered a slur for Newfoundland residents, and some found it offensive. Others pointed out that the show has had more offensive moments. The show has a history with Newfoundland. In 2013, late “Simpsons” co-creator Sam Simon asked Newfoundlanders to end their traditional seal hunt.

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“Sonic” is set to be released Nov. 8.

“I really hope a meteor lands on that Sixers fan sitting courtside with the stupid flag. Only on him.” @NICKCHARLESYYZ, joking about an overzealous Philadelphia fan who stood and waved a sign every time the 76ers scored during Monday night’s win against the Toronto Raptors. The display angered many, even fellow Philly fans. “Imagine having tix behind that Sixers fan,” tweeted @RYANFABRO590.

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fun+games Horoscopes

Scrabble Grams

PAR SCORE 145-155, BEST SCORE 213

Sudoku

MEDIUM

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You must be sure that your footfall is just right today, or you may find yourself slipping to a place you don’t want to be.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) What you want may not be possible just yet, but if you work through the day you can make it happen.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) You were given a good reason for the opposition to something you’re trying to do, but only today does it make sense.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) You may want to include someone you hardly know in a group effort today, as you suspect they can contribute something unique.

TUESDAY’S SOLUTION

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Pick up

the pace today, and you’re likely to leave the competition in your dust.

Take care, however, that your control isn’t compromised.

TUESDAY’S SOLUTION

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) You have the opportunity to tend to the kinds of things that have been hanging over you. One activity can prove quite fun.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) What you need is close at hand, but you may not be at a point where you can recognize its value. That will come — and very soon, too.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

FOUR RACK TOTAL Make a 2-7-letter word from the letters in each row. Add points of each word using scoring directions at right. Seven-letter words get a 50-point bonus. Blank tiles used as any letter have no point value. Scrabble is a trademark of Hasbro in the U.S. and Canada.

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POOCH CAFE | PAUL GILLIGAN

71 | 60

You’re heading in a new direction very soon, so it’s important for you to tie up any loose ends before bidding farewell to where you are.

TODAY: We’re stuck in a cool, cloudy state with a light onshore breeze. This type of air mass can deliver patchy fog in the morning and maybe even some spotty drizzle or a light shower. Highs look like they’ll stall in the mid-60s to low 70s. Still cloudy tonight, and we can’t rule out a light shower or drizzle.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) You must prepare yourself for some news that is almost certain to change your perspective about your situation.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) You must do your best to remain in character throughout the day; anything you do that seems to break a pattern can work against you.

PEARLS BEFORE SWINE | STEPHAN PASTIS

AVG. HIGH: 71 RECORD HIGH: 96 AVG. LOW: 51 RECORD LOW: 34 SUNRISE: 6:08 a.m. SUNSET: 8:01 p.m.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Once

you get certain things done today, you can turn away from them and never look back. You’re ready to move forward.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) You can complete a certain task with ease today, just in time to face something you did not expect and that you’re not fully ready for.

DAILY CODE

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THURSDAY

FRIDAY

86 | 65

82 | 68

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SUNDAY

76 | 65

74 | 63

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1707: The Kingdom of Great Britain is created as a treaty merging England and Scotland takes effect.

1945: A day after Adolf Hitler took his own life, Admiral Karl Doenitz effectively becomes sole leader of the Third Reich with the suicide of Hitler’s propaganda minister, Josef Goebbels.

2011: President Barack Obama announces the death of Osama bin Laden during a U.S. commando operation (because of the time difference, it was early May 2 in Pakistan, where the al-Qaeda leader met his end).

Get more news and forecasts at washingtonpost.com/weather or follow @capitalweather on Twitter.

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fun+games Crossword

LET THE SPARKS FLY!

1 5 9 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 22 23 24 27 28 30 31 32 33

Expense Coding language with a coffee cup logo The story of Gilgamesh, e.g.

“The Favourite” queen Terrible guy?

Gooey treat Scene from an earlier time “Props” Walk stealthily Set (down) M.D. colleagues “Stop, matey!”

Foes’ home base ___ neutrality Solidarity leader Lech Antioxidantpacked berry Triangles accompanying guitars?

Actor’s go-between Flammable material, or a clue to both parts of

36 38 39 40 42 45 47 49 50 51 52 54 57 58 59 60 61 62

16-, 24-, 45- and 54-Across Do penance (for) Speaks like Sylvester Unlike many rumors Threatening conclusion “You are here” diagram Uncultivated landscape feature Barbecue smell, e.g.

Black ___ (some missions) Six-pack contents Result of a thaw Landing pads for Santa Menage, in English Drink noisily 50+ group On a cruise, perhaps Former Yugoslav president Fashion inits.

Wagers

DOWN 1 2 3

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24 Fraternal order 25 Snuggles 26 Pet parrots’ homes 29 ___ up one’s sleeve 31 Yearned 32 In a zen state 33 Hits a non-fair fly to a fielder

34 Suffers 35 Web feed letters 36 If all else fails 37 Libyan city in the “Marines’ Hymn” 40 Celestial sphere 41 Ex-Giant Jennings who danced with the stars 42 Down in the dumps

43 What works like a charm?

44 Black-andwhite “bears” 46 Shocked sound 48 Phys. therapy 51 “___ with my little eye ...”

53 To’s partner 55 Wine barrel wood 56 Caterer’s coffee container

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THIN SKIN

Comic learns how to make Pete disappear

Just wait until you see her wedding gift Oprah Winfrey took three students from her leadership academy in South Africa shopping on Saturday and bought one of them a $10,000 wedding dress, according to the Daily Mail. “I’ve known these girls since they were 12 and 13 coming to my school. …

Now our first wedding.

Looking for the perfect dress,” Winfrey wrote Saturday on Instagram with a photo of their shopping trip. (EXPRESS)

Pete Davidson pulled out of a stand-up show Monday night after a comedy club owner mentioned Kate Beckinsale and Ariana Grande onstage, TMZ reported. According to the outlet, before Davidson was set to perform at a club in Bridgeport, Conn., owner Vinnie Brand told the crowd to not mention Davidson’s exes. Davidson then left the club and posted a video to Instagram Stories. “The owner, Vinnie Brand, disrespected me and did something that I told him not to do and I can’t perform under those circumstances,” he said. Sources close to Davidson told TMZ that Brand also did an opening set despite objections from the star’s team. (EXPRESS)

ACTING

Larry recovers in hospital after undergoing surgery

Chris reveals that he’s good at keeping secrets

Larry King is recovering in a hospital after undergoing heart surgery on Thursday, according to CNN. The longtime talk show host had a procedure done to address chest pains and is expected to make a full recovery. The outlet also noted that Ora TV — the network behind “Larry King Now” — disputed rumors that King suffered from a heart attack. (EXPRESS)

Chris Stapleton, along with his bassist and tour manager, landed guest spots on Sunday’s “Game of Thrones.” The trio appeared as White Walkers and, according to Rolling Stone, were given training on set. “I was like, you know, I would gladly fly to wherever in the world just to be a small part and get to watch that show going down,” Stapleton said. “They were gracious enough to let me come participate that way.” (EXPRESS)

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HEALTH

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HEALTH

Taylor admits hiatus was due to feeling exhausted Taylor Swift revealed in an interview on Monday that she needed to take a break from music after feeling “really low.”

“It’s not always fresh for me,” Swift told radio host Zach Sang when asked how she continues to keep things fresh during her long music career. “There have been times where I needed to take years off because I just felt exhausted.” (EXPRESS)

verbatim

“Look at this chin, this chin and this chin, and then tell yourself I was the Sexiest Man Alive.”

BLAKE SHELTON, joking to E! News about how he won the Sexiest Man Alive honor in 2017 despite his “odd” looks

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