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A product demonstrator dives with an underwater drone in Beijing on Tuesday, a day before the opening of the World Robot Conference, an event showcasing China’s burgeoning robotics industry.
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The sheriff’s office in Orange County, Fla., said it arrested a suspected car thief who pulled into a store while being pursued Monday so he could buy a welding helmet and view the solar eclipse. The suspect was busted while wearing the helmet and standing next to the stolen car, UPI reported. NASA warns that the filters in most welding visors or goggles aren’t dark enough to protect the eyes of someone viewing an eclipse. (EXPRESS)
A man in Dubai is in legal trouble after allegedly trying to smuggle 5.7 million amphetamine pills into the United Arab Emirates by hiding them inside sheep intestines. The man appeared in court Tuesday on charges that he hid the pills in intestines packed into drums heading into the massive Jebel Ali port. Sheep intestines can be used for, among other things, making sausage casings and catgut, a type of cord. (AP)
Prop money used in movie productions is being passed off as though it’s real in the western Pennsylvania town of Aliquippa. Police on Monday posted pictures of a fake $20 bill that was used at a local business. Although the bill looks convincingly real otherwise, there is one dead giveaway: The words “Motion Picture Use Only” are printed clearly on the front and back of the bill in question. (AP)
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“Don’t mind our tiki torches, the only thing we hate are mosquitos!”
Monday had an eclipse, a rare blossoming and even a possible twister PAUL J. RICHARDS (AFP/GETTY IMAGES)
REGION It was a day of natural wonders in the Washington area Monday. They included not only the muchdiscussed eclipse of the sun, but also the blossoming of a “corpse flower” and a possible tornado touchdown. The eclipse, which blocked more than 80 percent of the sun, was much publicized and watched. The corpse flower blossoming was perhaps less anticipated, but was also rare, in two different ways. Years pass between the blossoming of these huge, exotic and smell-producing plants. Currently, the U.S. Botanic Garden has three that have blossomed or are about to blossom. One reached full blossom Sunday. A second was blossoming Monday night, a spokesman for the Botanic Garden said. The third had yet to blossom, but was expected to reach full and
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By Monday night, two corpse flowers bloomed at the U.S. Botanic Garden.
putrid flowering within a day. The origin of the name “corpse flower” recognizes the bloom’s smell, which has been likened to that of rotting flesh. Adding to that combination of relatively uncommon natural events was a fierce storm that struck Charles and St. Mary’s counties in southern Maryland late Monday afternoon. Many trees were felled. The Charles County department of emergency services listed several roads that were closed after flooding occurred and trees were
knocked down. “Penns Hill Road between Knollcrest and Stonestreet Road, Estevez Road, and Bowling Drive are all closed due to flooding and trees down in the roadway,” the county said. The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning. At the very least, a powerful thunderstorm raked the area only hours after the eclipse ended. It was an unusual combination of natural forces. However, a twister had yet to be confirmed. MARTIN WEIL
letting neighbors and passers-by know that the tiki torches on the property are strictly for warding off mosquitoes and not an endorsement of white nationalists. Homeowner Jessica Kenley told DCist she and her partner, Annie Dragolich, realized “it was an inopportune time to have them” after white nationalist protesters carried them during a rally in Charlottesville, Va.
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Va. priest takes leave after revealing KKK ties ARLINGTON Forty years ago he was a Ku Klux Klan “wizard,” burning crosses on black families’ lawns. Now, after decades as a Catholic priest, he’s coming forward about his past. W hi le Father Wi llia m Aitcheson’s racist past was a matter of public record, it wasn’t widely known in the diocese of Arlington, until this week. Prompted by images of violence during a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va., Aitcheson described his transformation in a column published Monday in The
Arlington Catholic Herald, the diocesan newspaper, and urged white supremacists to repent. “While I firmly believe God forgave me — as he forgives anyone who repents and asks for forgiveness — forgetting what I did would be a mistake,” wrote Aitcheson, who is taking a leave of absence from active ministry. “My actions were despicable. When I think back on burning crosses, a threatening letter, and so on, I feel as though I am speaking of somebody else.” Aitcheson, 62, said 40 years
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have passed since he was in the Klan, but the violence he saw earlier this month compelled him to describe his journey. Arlington Bishop Michael Burbidge called Aitcheson’s past with the Klan troubling, but said he hopes his story of transformation will help others. “I pray that in our current political and social climate his message will reach those who support hate and division, and inspire them to a conversion of heart,” Burbidge wrote.
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THE DISTRICT | People cross Wisconsin Avenue NW on a sweltering Tuesday afternoon as they are framed by a water feature in Georgetown Waterfront Park. After a day of highs well into the 90s, a cold front is on the way in the days ahead. Humidity will be high today, with highs in the mid-80s and a few chances for scattered showers.
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A federal funding agreement for a 16-mile light-rail project in trafficchoked Montgomery and Prince George’s counties is expected to be signed “in the very near future,” a spokesman for Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said Monday. The agreement would free up $325 million in federal funds already appropriated and a total of $900 million over the life of the funding arrangement, said Doug Mayer, the governor’s spokesman. Hogan spoke with Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao on Friday and Monday in what Mayer called “very productive, highlevel conversations.” The 21-stop Purple Line project would connect New Carrollton, College Park, Silver Spring and Bethesda. Total construction cost is about $2 billion. (AP)
SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIOR IN SCHOOLS
The number of reports of suspicious conduct by Montgomery County school employees during the most recent school year, down nearly 9 percent from the year before, according to data from a new report. Most of the allegations did not result in Child Protective Services investigations, but they often triggered school district action. More than 70 percent led to employee warnings, disciplinary letters and reprimands, the data from the school system showed. There were 338 reports of suspicious employee conduct the previous year. (THE WASHINGTON POST)
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The 100 residents of a condominium complex in Prince George’s County have been ordered to leave their homes after the mid-rise buildings failed a fire safety inspection. Fire Chief Ben Barksdale said the building is unsafe and residents must be out by this morning. Barksdale said the Lynnhill Condominiums in Temple Hills have a non-working fire alarm system, broken fire doors and vacant condos filled with trash. Social service agencies are working with residents to find housing for them. (AP) CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA.
Council votes to shroud Confederate statues The Charlottesville City Council decided Tuesday to shroud the statues of two Confederate generals in black, capping a long and emotional public meeting that erupted into chaos as residents expressed their anger over a recent white nationalist rally. The vote to cover the statues of Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson was unanimous, and was meant to recognize the city’s mourning after a violent demonstration that left one woman dead and scores injured, according to Paige Rice, clerk of the council. (TWP) VIRGINIA
Liberty U. grads return diplomas in protest Some graduates of Liberty University in Lynchburg said they are returning their diplomas to the evangelical school to denounce President Jerry Falwell Jr.’s latest show of support for President Trump. Falwell on Monday dismissed the protest, saying it’s “all just grandstanding.” The students organized the effort after Falwell, in tweets and interviews, defended the president’s response to a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va., that led to deadly violence. (AP)
Confederate memorial removed from near Ellicott City, Md., court
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Senior leadership: Is political climate causing an exodus? environment that has engulfed Washington for the past decade is a deciding factor for nonpartisan career leaders when leaving public service,” Bill Valdez, president of the Senior Executives Association, said by email. “This is a problem that has been building for a long time and doesn’t show any signs of improving soon.” Actually, it’s getting worse, particularly in agencies dealing with the environment. Elizabeth “Betsy” Southerland, a decorated senior executive, retired from the Environmental Protection Agency, saying, “The administration is seriously weakening EPA’s mission by vigorously pursuing an industry deregulation approach and defunding implementation of environmental programs.” Both Republicans and Democrats have made things difficult for federal employees. “Look no further than Washington’s repeated failures to meet funding deadlines, creating havoc for agency operations,” said Max Stier, president and CEO of the Partnership for Public Service. He cited “long delays in confirming political appointees, resulting in a significant leadership vacuum; and a failure to renew or revise programs and policies, leaving
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Uncle Sam can be a good boss in many ways, but his board of directors, aka Congress, and his chief executive, aka the president, can make life difficult for his staff, particularly those at the top of the civil service. A recently released Office of Personnel Management (OPM) survey shows that work environment issues are “the highest contributing factors” in the decision of federal senior executives to leave government. At the top of that list is the political environment, followed by the closely related organizational culture and senior leadership. The senior leadership, dominated by political appointees, strongly influences the culture. The Senior Executive Service (SES), whose members administer major federal programs, work closely with political appointees who provide policy direction. While the OPM survey was done when Barack Obama was president, indications are the political environment has become particularly toxic since President Trump took office. “It shouldn’t surprise anyone that the hyperpartisan political
Some believe that President Trump’s rhetoric about “the swamp” has hurt federal workers.
agencies in limbo and unable to create new initiatives or halt those that are ineffective.” Trump’s rhetoric also has damaged the political environment for senior executives and federal employees generally. “Republican administrations have excoriated government as ‘the problem’ or ‘the swamp,’ ” said Terry Gerton, president and chief executive of the National Academy of Public Administration. “Even though career SESs understand their role as nonpartisan professionals, nobody likes to be called a
swamp denizen or have their mission denigrated in public.” The difference between the senior executives’ work environment under Obama and Trump is like “comparing sibling rivalry and civil war,” said Joel Clement, an Interior Department senior executive. The three-year partial pay freeze and congressional sniping were problems during the Obama years, he added, but “it’s way worse now.” Follow Joe Davidson on Twitter @joedavidsonWP
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A. From Nov. 13 to Dec. 11, federal employees can enroll in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program for 2018, and those already enrolled can change plans, change coverage options (between self-only and self-and-family, for example) or change levels of coverage within plans that have more than one level. Retirees generally cannot join but can make the other types of changes if they have remained enrolled continuously. The Office of Personnel Management’s instructions to insurance companies did not call for major coverage changes, although specifics can and do change. Check plan terms when details become available just ahead of the open season. Premiums typically are announced earlier, in September. Increases have averaged about 7 percent the past several years — but remember, those are averages, and a given plan’s numbers can be much higher or lower. Also, each year a few plans typically end certain offerings or drop out, and some new plans usually join. The open season also applies to the separate Federal Dental and Vision Insurance Program and for electing dependent care and/ or health care flexible spending accounts. ERIC YODER (TWP)
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Remains of some sailors found on damaged ship MILITARY The remains of some of the 10 sailors missing since a U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer collided with an oil tanker near Singapore have been found in compartments on the damaged ship, the commander of the Pacific Fleet said Tuesday. The search for other missing sailors from the USS John S. McCain was ongoing. “We’re always hopeful that there are survivors,” Adm. Scott Swift said in Singapore. “Until we have exhausted any potential of recovering survivors or bodies,
the search-and-rescue efforts will continue.” Swift said he had ordered a special review of naval operations at the Navy’s main bases in Japan, at Yokosuka and Sasebo, after four incidents this year off Japan and South Korea — two involving Yokosuka-based ships. Ten sailors have been missing since the McCain and a Liberianflagged oil tanker collided before dawn Monday. On Tuesday, Navy and Marine Corps divers were sent into compartments in the damaged part of the destroyer that had been
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sealed to stop the ship from being flooded. Swift said it was “premature” to say how many bodies had been found. He also said that the Malaysian navy has located potential remains. Also Tuesday, two sailors were identified as missing after the crash. Illinois U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis said the mother of a man named Logan Palmer told him that her son is missing. In Michigan, a woman named April Brandon said her son, Ken Smith, is also missing. ANNA FIFIELD
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ISCHIA, ITALY | Rescuers pulled a 7-month-old boy Tuesday from a collapsed building a day after a 4.0 magnitude earthquake hit the Italian resort island of Ischia. The baby’s two brothers and father were also rescued; the mother got out on her own. At least two people were killed and 39 were injured. About 2,600 were left homeless.
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So you looked directly at the sun while trying to watch the solar eclipse. Did you cause damage to your eyes? It’s hard to tell immediately, experts say. “Short-term issues can include solar keratitis, which is similar to sunburn” on your eyes, UnitedHealthcare Vision CEO Linda Chous said. “This can cause eye pain and light sensitivity, with symptoms often occurring within 24 hours after exposure.” Trickier to detect is long-term damage. Staring at the sun can cause solar retinopathy, which leads to a decrease of a person’s vision. But since the retina has no pain receptors, you may not realize you’ve hurt your eyes until symptoms appear from a few hours to a few days later, according to preventblindness.org. Signs include loss of central vision, distorted vision and altered colors. (TWP)
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The proportion of online daters who cite financial responsibility as a very or extremely important quality in a potential mate, a survey by Discover Financial Services and Match Media Group found. It was ranked ahead of sense of humor, attractiveness and ambition, Bloomberg reported. (EXPRESS)
U.S. soldier who defected to N. Korea in 1962 died in November, his sons say
Danish police said they have combed a Baltic Sea coast where a headless torso was found without finding new evidence in their probe of Swedish journalist Kim Wall, who is believed to have died while on a privately built submarine. Police said Tuesday that the limbs had “deliberately been cut off,” adding that DNA from the torso is being compared to genetic material from relatives of Wall. (AP) IRAN
Iran: Only 5 days needed for uranium enrichment Iran’s atomic chief said Tuesday that the Islamic Republic needs only five days to ramp up its uranium enrichment to 20 percent, a level at which the material could be used in a nuclear weapon. The comments by Ali Akbar Salehi to Iranian state television come as President Trump repeatedly has threatened to renegotiate or walk away from the 2015 nuclear deal. (AP) MISSOURI
Gov. halts execution Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens on Tuesday halted the scheduled execution of inmate Marcellus Williams, who is convicted of fatally stabbing former St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter Lisha Gayle during a 1998 burglary at her St. Louis home. Williams’ 6 p.m. Tuesday execution was halted after DNA evidence found on the murder weapon matched a different person. (AP) CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Jannsen opposes use of its drug in execution Jannsen, a division of Johnson & Johnson, the world’s largest pharmaceutical manufacturer, is opposing the use of its anesthetic etomidate in killing prisoners. Florida is scheduled to use the drug for the first time in a Thursday execution after its supplies of the more traditional midazolam ran dry. (TWP)
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Trump’s secret strategy Some lawmakers insist on more details from the president on his plans in Afghanistan
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POLITICS President Trump’s decision to announce expanded U.S. military operations in Afghanistan but disclose few details is set to spark fresh congressional debate about the future of the United States’ longest war and whether it is time for lawmakers to approve a new use-of-force law. Senior Republicans voiced support for Trump’s decision to endorse a Pentagon plan to boost troop levels and said it will be reviewed during public congressional hearings when lawmakers reconvene next month. But Democrats and some Republicans blasted Trump for not disclosing more information and said they will redouble attempts to pass the first use-of-force resolution since the 2001 act that authorized military action against terrorist groups in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks. “The majority of us weren’t in Congress in 2001,” said Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., a member of the Foreign Relations Committee who is leading a bipartisan push to approve a new Authorization for Use of Military Force. “I hope the Senate will stop dodging its responsibility and finally pass an updated AUMF.” Trump’s decision to adopt a conditions-based approach to the war without a specific timetable angered Democrats, who suggested that the new plan could leave U.S. troops in Afghanistan indefinitely. “He is declaring an openended commitment of American lives with no accountability to the American people,” said House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.
President Trump says the expansion of military operations in Afghanistan is based on conditions on the ground instead of a timetable.
Although Trump did not specify in his speech how many more troops will be sent to Afghanistan, congressional officials said that senior administration officials told them Monday that it will be about 4,000, adding to the 8,500 U.S. service members now in the region. Sen. Jack Reed of Rhode Island, the top Democrat on the Armed Services Committee, said Trump’s speech “was short on the details our troops and the American people deserve.” And Sen. Chris Murphy, DConn., tweeted, “The only new strategy announced tonight was that strategy will no longer be announced.” As a presidential candidate, Trump called it “counterproductive” for the U.S. to announce troop withdrawal dates. Moving forward, “we will not talk about numbers of troops or our plans for further military activities,” Trump said Monday night.
“No country in the world has done more than Pakistan to counter the menace of terrorism.” PAKISTAN’S GOVERNMENT, in a statement Tuesday in response to President Trump’s address on confronting terrorists in the region. Pakistan said it rejects Trump’s “false narrative” that it provides safe havens to militant groups.
“Conditions on the ground, not arbitrary timetables, will guide our strategy from now on. America’s enemies must never know our plans or believe they can wait us out. I will not say when we are going to attack, but attack we will.” House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., credited Trump with embracing a new “doctrine” of
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“principled realism,” saying on CNN during a nationally televised town hall event that President Barack Obama committed a “strategic mistake” by setting a timetable for troop withdrawals. “We shouldn’t telegraph our timetable when we’re leaving, so that we can actually make it conditions-based,” Ryan said. House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, said Trump’s new plan is a “reasonable way ahead that begins with being honest about the requirements needed to win, and the challenges in the region.” Thornberry called on Congress to “provide timely and adequate funding for this vital mission.” But how and when lawmakers will debate the new Afghanistan strategy, and how to pay for it, are still not known. ED O’KEEFE (THE WASHINGTON POST)
CULTURE The huge raised-relief images show a Confederate trinity high above the ground — President Jefferson Davis and Gens. Robert E. Lee and Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson. Part theme park and part shrine, Stone Mountain, a granite outcrop east of Atlanta that once was a site for Ku Klux Klan rallies, is again an ideological battlefield as a new fight rages over rebel symbolism across the South. Stacey Abrams, a Democratic candidate for Georgia governor who is black, has said the carving should be removed. But it is one of Georgia’s biggest tourist destinations. John Purpera, a Florida man who is white, stopped Thursday at Stone Mountain with his family. He opposes the removal. “The people that want it removed should be shot,” he said. “It’s part of history, and you shouldn’t just delete parts of history you don’t like.” A state law specifically forbids altering the carving. The Stone Mountain Memorial Association considered adding a memorial to civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., but the plan was resisted by both those who support King and those who honor the Confederacy. The first sketches for the carving were drawn up in 1915 at the request of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Because of funding problems, the carving was not completed until 1972. KATE BRUMBACK (AP)
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U.S. pressures N. Korea by penalizing its allies Sanctions target firms, individuals who may have aided nuke plans NATIONAL SECURITY As part of a broad effort to further isolate North Korea, the Treasury Department on Tuesday placed sanctions on Chinese and Russian individuals and firms it said had conducted business with the country in ways that advanced its missile and nuclear weapons program. The sanctions against 10 companies and six individuals are designed to disrupt the economic ties that have allowed Pyongyang to continue funding its missile and nuclear program despite United Nations sanctions prohibiting it. In a related move, two legal
complaints were filed by the Justice Department seeking the forfeiture of $11 million from two of the sanctioned companies believed to have been laundering money on behalf of North Korea. The complaints, filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, would represent two of the largest seizures of North Korean funds. The Trump administration has been trying to strengthen the economic vise on North Korea in an effort to persuade it to negotiate an end to its nuclear weapons development. Last month, the U.S. pushed a new round of sanctions against North Korea at the U.N. Security Council. In response, North Korea vowed retaliation “a thousand times over,” and Foreign Minister Ri
Yong Ho declared that it would never relinquish its ballistic missile and nuclear programs. Sanctions imposed by the U.S. alone nonetheless have an outsize influence because most international banking is conducted in U.S. dollars. The measures prohibit U.S. citizens and d companies from doing business ss with the sanctioned companies, es, and many banks outside the U.S. .S. also adhere to them so they don’t n’t run afoul of U.S. laws and penalties. nalties. The sanctions are effective, ective, said Anthony Ruggiero,, a fellow with the Foundation on for Defense of Democracies, es, because they pressure parties ties “to choose between business with the United States or North Korea.” orea.”
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in Baghdad on Tuesday that he is confident that U.S.-backed Iraqi forces will finish off the Islamic State militants clinging to strongholds that are shrinking in size and number. Mattis spoke alongside Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, after meeting with Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and other Iraqi government leaders. “The fighting is tough,” Townsend said, “but the momentum is with our p partners.” rtners.
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Police in Osnabrueck, Germany, have seized about 5,000 orange tablets of the party drug ecstasy in the shape of Donald Trump’s head. Officials said Monday that the drugs, which have a likeness of the president on one side and his last name on the other side, had an estimated street value of almost $46,000. Police found the drugs Saturday while checking an Austrian-registered car, and arrested the occupants, a 51-year-old man and his son, 17. (AP)
Two suspects in Spain attacks held without bail, one detained for another 72 hours, a fourth freed
Instant divorce by Muslim men blocked in India INDIA For hundreds of years, Muslim men in India could divorce their wives by repeating the word “talaq,” Arabic for divorce, three times. On Tuesday, the country’s Supreme Court declared the practice unconstitutional. A five-judge bench moved to block instant divorce for six months, pending debate in Parliament of a law banning the practice. India is one of a handful of countries where triple talaq still happens. It is home to 172 million Muslims, 14 percent of the population, making it one of the largest Muslim countries in the world. Because family matters for the nation’s many communities are governed by their religious traditions, some Muslims saw the ruling as an intrusion in their affairs. Triple talaq gave Muslim women in India almost no say in divorce. Husbands have divorced their wives by phone, text message and mail, or sometimes in the heat of trivial marital arguments. By contrast, women almost always must obtain the man’s consent for a divorce. “Today’s judgment on one level is very historic,” said Hasina Khan, from the Bebaak Collective, an organization that campaigns against the practice. “It is not a victory that has been achieved after one or two years — Muslim women have been coming to courts and … laying the groundwork for this for years.” VIDHI DOSHI (THE WASHINGTON POST)
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Interior weakness: Redskins linemen have to improve left guard Shawn Lauvao and center Spencer Long for letting opponents rush past. The vanilla play-calling common in the preseason makes the offense more predictable and lets pass rushers tee off. But the limited playbook can’t hide the fact that Baltimore and Green Bay were living in Washington’s backfield. The Redskins’ vulnerability is exposed. And that’s going to be a problem. Against Green Bay, Cousins was hurried on three straight passes over the first two series. He hasn’t had a turnover this preseason, but pressure is often a recipe for an interception. Struggles through the air also lead to a poor running game. Rob Kelley ran for 9 yards on nine carries, mostly straight up the middle. Coach Jay Gruden didn’t want to show plays that asked Lauvao and Long to pull across the line. Now, after requiring arthroscopic knee surgery Monday because of lingering soreness, Long will miss at
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Kirk Cousins’ internal clock is getting hurried. Through two preseason games, it seems like Cousins can’t count to “three Mississippi” before feeling pressure from pass rushers ready to flatten him. That’s left the offense sputtering. Cousins has had enough protection to throw for 9,083 yards over the last two years. But now he looks harried. “I think practice is a false sense of reality when they’re not actually able to hit you,” he said Saturday after playing the Packers. “It’s a different deal when they can, and I probably was moving a little faster than I needed to.” Washington’s starters needed six preseason series over two games to gain a first down. The first unit finally scored its first touchdown of the year in the second quarter of the 21-17 loss to Green Bay. Who stole the Redskins’ offense? Maybe it’s unfair to blame
With preseason halfway over and roster cuts due Sept. 2, The Washington Post’s Redskins reporter, Mike Jones, put out his latest projections Tuesday for the 53-man lineup. These players were left off. (TWP)
Redskins center Spencer Long will miss the remainder of the preseason while he recovers from an arthroscopic knee procedure he had Monday.
least the rest of the preseason. Rookie center Chase Roullier, a sixth-round pick out of Wyoming, gets a chance to show his readiness against the Bengals on Sunday, but that means Long won’t be part of the final rehearsal for the regular-season opener against the Eagles on Sept. 10. Starters won’t play much in the preseason finale at Tampa Bay on Aug. 31. Then again, if Roullier plays well against Cincinnati, maybe Washington will eventually shift Long to guard, where he’s considered a better long-term prospect. That seems like a
long shot for now. Meanwhile, Lauvao’s backup, Arie Kouandjio, is suddenly fighting off rookies Kyle Kalis and Tyler Catalina, so depth at guard is uncertain and unproven. Help might have to be found outside the current roster. If the Redskins don’t find a solution for their interior line, it could continue to spring the kind of leaks that undermine Washington institutions.
The converted receiver has flashed talent over two years, but the emergence of third-round pick Fabian Moreau hurts his chances.
2 DeAngelo Hall Safety
Rookie Montae Nicholson could take his spot after a solid debut Saturday. Hall, 33, hasn’t seen the field this year as he rehabs his knee.
1 Terrell McClain Defensive end
He signed a $21 million, fouryear deal in March, but Ziggy Hood has outplayed him, and Anthony Lanier and Matt Ioannidis have grown a lot.
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Since he no longer is in the NFL, former for Redskins general manager Scot McCloughan has been free to make headlines in several radio rad interviews. On Monday, he talked to 95.7 The Game in San Francisco about Washington’s Kirk Cousins. Co “We kind of messed up in Washington not getting [his contract] done earlier,” McCloughan said, sai admitting the mistake of letting Cousins drive up his pay under the franchise tag. (TWP) Barcelona sues Neymar for $10M bonus plus interest after record $262M transfer to PSG
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Landing a knockout blow is McGregor’s best shot to beat Mayweather BOXING The odds might not be favorable, but here’s what Conor McGregor has when he steps inside the ring Saturday night: a puncher’s chance. Unfortunately for the UFC star, that might be the extent of his prospects against one of the best boxers of all time. To win in the much-hyped, much-derided showdown against Floyd Mayweather Jr., McGregor seems to know it’s knockout or nothing. Last week he predicted he’d put Mayweather down in the second round. How daunting is that challenge? Mayweather, 40, has never lost in 49 professional fights. It isn’t often that he’s even been hurt. If the fight goes to the scorecards — which is a good possibility as Mayweather hasn’t knocked out anyone since 2011 — McGregor might have to find solace in a giant payday. “I don’t see him outpointing Floyd in a boxing match,” said Dana White, the UFC president. “I see him getting in, turning it into a fight, roughing Floyd up.”
While Mayweather has suggested he might be the aggressor, most fight experts don’t foresee him tearing up a winning blueprint. He’ll use the full ring, he’ll counterpunch and he’ll lull McGregor into making mistakes. With limited boxing training, McGregor, 29, will likely try to take the fight to Mayweather and overpower his more seasoned opponent, particularly in clutching situations. But even those who had some success with an aggressive strategy — Jose Luis Castillo and Marcos Maidana, namely — still ended up on the losing side against Mayweather.
“Part of me ... wants to show some skill and to dismantle him that way. But I do not see it.” CONOR McGREGOR, indicating that he’ll have to use brute force to beat Floyd Mayweather Jr.
McGregor supporters like to point out that a southpaw presents unique challenges for Mayweather, a world champ in five weight divisions. But Mayweather has officially been knocked down only once: against Carlos Hernandez in 2001, when he hurt his hand landing a punch and briefly touched the canvas with it. To sneak in that knockout punch, McGregor is hoping to rely on unpredictability. He’s shown only flashes of his boxing skills in the MMA octagon and in recent months has teased the fighting public with some video clips — mostly mundane and unimpressive — from his training sessions. “I know every [thing] he throws,” McGregor said. “I know what to expect. I’ve seen it before. He does the same stuff over and over again … For him, he knows nothing. He knows absolute nothing about the way I’m gonna approach this fight and the way I’m gonna come at him. That’s a beautiful position to be in.” RICK MAESE (THE WASHINGTON POST)
Center back Steve Birnbaum (concussion) to sit out for D.C. United vs. Atlanta tonight (7:30, NewsChannel 8)
The PyeongChang Games in February in South Korea will be without a potential star whose ban has been extended in a doping case involving a steroid in lip balm. Norway’s Therese Johaug, a former Olympic champion, World Cup winner and seven-time world champ in cross-country skiing, is now barred from racing until April. Johaug, 29, tested positive for an anabolic agent listed in the contents of a treatment for sunburned lips, and a Court of Arbitration for Sport panel approved an 18-month ban Tuesday. Johaug was banned for just 13 months by a Norwegian sports tribunal, which noted that the balm was approved by a team doctor. The Swissbased International Ski Federation appealed for a harsher ban. (AP)
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Beckham is day to day with sprained ankle Three-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. is being listed as day to day with a sprained left ankle. Giants coach Ben McAdoo didn’t give many details Tuesday about Beckham’s ankle, refusing to say whether the injury in a preseason loss to Cleveland on Monday night was a high sprain, which usually requires a longer recovery. An MRI on the ankle was negative. X-rays on the shoulder of fellow wide receiver Brandon Marshall were also negative, the coach said. (AP) MLB
Indians pitchers Miller, Salazar placed on the DL The defending AL champions from Cleveland absorbed a double blow Tuesday when versatile reliever Andrew Miller went on the disabled list with knee tendinitis for the second time in 20 days and starter Danny Salazar was placed on the DL with a right elbow issue. Miller, an All-Star and arguably the most indispensable player on the Indians’ roster, made just seven pitches — all fastballs — in Monday night’s win over Boston before taking himself out. The left-hander was making his second appearance since being activated from the DL on Friday. Salazar posted a 1.39 ERA in his first five starts after the All-Star break before allowing six runs at Kansas City. (AP) TENNIS
Cellphone records in play for lawsuit against Venus Records from Venus Williams’ cellphone will be turned over to attorneys representing the family of a 78-year-old Florida man who died after a June car crash with the tennis star. The Sun Sentinel reported Tuesday that a deal for the records was reached in a lawsuit filed against Williams. Jerome Barson’s family wants to know if Williams was distracted just prior to the crash. (AP)
Patriots confirm owner Robert Kraft gave Trump a Super Bowl ring
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Country stars know when to ‘hold’ ’em MUSIC The country music songwriting community is a unique entity. It’s a tight-knit, supportive, fiercely loyal family. At the same time, everyone wants to get their hands on that next big song. Welcome to a side of country music that fans don’t usually see: In an insular place like Nashville, where every deal is contingent on relationships, figuring out which songs should go to which singer can be a delicate issue. The “hold” policy in song publishing, which has been around for decades, has become more complex as Nashville writing rooms evolve. When asked to describe what putting a song on “hold” means, various industry people gave answers that ranged from a “verbal handshake” to “don’t play this for other people” to a “word-of-mouth word of mouth thing.” thing.
Wires are bound to get crossed, particularly because there are so many ways to pitch songs. Usually after writers finish a song, they email a recording to their publishing company’s song pluggers, who consider singers who might be a good fit. If they don’t know the artist personally, they’ll contact label representatives, managers or producers. They get creative. Songwriter Heather Morgan says when she sends a song to her publisher, they “put together a plan.” That doesn’t mean writers have control: One of her recent cowrites, “Reckless,” bounced from Keith Urban to Lady Antebellum to maybe Carrie Underwood to, ultimately, Martina McBride. All writers can do is watch. Here come the problems: Publishers will promise to not pitch a song, then do it anyway. Some artists and teams abuse the process, keeping hundreds of songs on hold, or a possible hit locked down for years, which can cripple a small publishing company.
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Finders keepers A common “hold” policy conflict is when a young songwriter wants to hold a track as their first single, but an established artist hears it first. In 2014, this played out publicly with Keith Urban’s “Cop Car,” co-written by Sam Hunt. Hunt hadn’t released his first album yet, and a publisher gave it to Urban. “Everything I poured into that song was stolen from me,” he tweeted when Urban performed it at the Grammys. E.Y.
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that people should have to pay a $10,000 advance to put a song on hold. While he has enough power now to confront a star directly, midlevel writers have to rely on the vague word of gatekeepers. But McAnally adds that “many artists came from the songwriting world,” so they tend to be respectful. Luke Laird, of Creative Nation publishing company, credits Nashville’s small-town feel as to why many people in the country industry try to be as respectful as possible. “There are just too many talented people in this town,” he says. “If you do something unethical, people just quit working with you.” EMILY YAHR (THE WASHINGTON POST)
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Carrie Underwood
LCD Soundsystem gives off a whole lot of 1980s vibes in its video for “tonite,” a track off the revived band’s new album “American Dream,” out next week. The clip is simple, really, featuring the group on a rotating platform as the camera keeps a focus on frontman James Murphy. The simplicity of just a stage and flashy background lights will make you nostalgic for times when videos weren’t such production monsters. BRYANNA CAPPADONA (EXPRESS)
‘Younger Now’ Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus has a bit of an awakening in “Younger Now,” the video for the title song of her just-announced album. She admits in the first verse she feels like she just woke up, presumably addressing her new artistic brand. Funny enough, the clip has an old-timey theme, as Cyrus pays homage to influences like Elvis Presley, ending in a choreographed scene right out of a ‘50s sock hop. B.C.
Michael Kenneth Williams’ role cut from the “Star Wars” Han Solo movie following reshoots
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Hallmark soothes a stressed nation Hallmark Channel ratings
Ratings at the feel-good channel are booming in the age of Trump
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TELEVISION There’s a very good chance that you or someone you know watches the Hallmark Channel. Why? Its ratings are booming. Hallmark was the only non-news channel in the top 15 to see substantial viewership growth last year. In November and December, when Hallmark aired Christmas movies almost nonstop, the channel often ran neck-and-neck with Fox News and ESPN for the title of most-watched TV network on basic cable. Ratings are up another 9 percent this year, Nielsen says, and the Christmas movie marathon hasn’t even started yet. “ The environment is
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This party in Hallmark’s “When Calls the Heart” sure beats Trump’s tweets.
undeniably contentious. We are a place you can go and feel good,” says Bill Abbott, chief executive of Crown Media, which owns the Hallmark Channel. That’s a polite way of saying more and more Americans are
turning to the Hallmark Channel for relief from the daily news cycle. Hallmark is the complete opposite of the divisiveness that so many families felt during the election and of President Trump’s penchant for courting
Bill Cosby’s November sexual assault retrial in Pennsylvania postponed until next spring
controversy. Hallmark movies and series have happy endings. There’s no sex or gore. The main characters do the right thing. The problems get worked out. This kind of TV has long drawn in older women, but Hallmark
doesn’t just appeal to them anymore. Ratings are growing fast among women ages 18 to 49, and men also account for some of the jump in Nielsen ratings. When the channel does focus groups, increasing numbers of men say they watch with their wives. Hallmark’s ratings have been on the rise for years, but really surged in late 2015, right about the time the election took off. During election week last year, the Hallmark Channel was the fourth-most-watched channel on TV during prime time. Let that sink in. It had more prime-time viewers than MSNBC did, and it was just behind CNN and ESPN. “We intentionally branded ourselves as the happy place,” Abbott says. After all, Hallmark’s tagline is “the heart of TV.” HEATHER LONG (THE WASHINGTON POST)
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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Look in unusual places, and you’re sure to learn an unusual lesson when all is said and done. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Ask yourself just what you think you’re doing, and you’ll find that you don’t know everything you thought you did. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) You must resist the temptation to judge those who are simply younger and less experienced than yourself. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You should be able to create for yourself the perfect new opportunity, but much depends on your ability to read the future in some way. TUESDAY’S SOLUTION
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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) What’s going on all around you today will affect you in ways that you could not have anticipated yesterday. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Take care that your actions don’t threaten your reputation. You are viewed favorably by a great many. ARIES (March 21-April 19) You may wonder what happened to put you where you are, but the truth is that you know very well how you are responsible for most of it.
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POOCH CAFE | PAUL GILLIGAN
85 | 75 TODAY: Mostly sunny with slightly less of that humid feeling. But still very warm — a high of mid-80s to around 90 seems quite possible. Let’s pin our hopes on decent, Canadian (breathable) air, moving in on 5-10 mph northwesterly breezes. Skies tonight should stay partly cloudy. Low temperatures hover in the mid-60s to low 70s.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You’re
nearing the point of no return where a certain relationship is concerned. Now is no time to make promises that you don’t intend to keep. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) They say the bigger they are, the harder they fall — but you don’t have to believe that rule as you attempt something never attempted before.
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CANCER (June 21-July 22) A friend
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1775: Britain’s King George III proclaims the American colonies to be in a state of “open and avowed rebellion.”
1927: Amid worldwide protests, Italian-born anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti are executed in Boston for the murders of two men during a 1920 robbery.
1973: A bank robbery-turned-hostage-taking begins in Stockholm, Sweden; the four hostages end up empathizing with their captors, a psychological condition now referred to as “Stockholm Syndrome.”
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In an interview with Paper magazine, Mariah Carey was asked what she would recommend a Las Vegas tourist do in the city. Her response was to visit the dentist she uses for her children. “They have all these games,” Carey said. “I’m sitting here waiting to go to the dentist, like, ‘Let me get to Vegas so I can get to the dentist!’ ” (EXPRESS)
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Miles Teller and longtime girlfriend Keleigh Sperry are engaged, according to an Instagram post from Sperry’s sister. “These 2 got engaged while on an African Safari over the weekend!!” Christie York wrote alongside several photos of Sperry and Teller in what appears to be a desert. Teller and Sperry, a model, have been dating since early 2013, according to E! News. (EXPRESS)
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Kevin releases trailer for upcoming stand-up show In a video posted to his Instagram story on Monday, Kevin Hart seemed to address the recent claim by his ex-wife, Torrei Hart, on social media that he cheated on her with his current wife, Eniko Parrish. “I’m at a point where I can’t even be shocked anymore. All I do is laugh, man,” the comedian said, concluding with, “This will act as nothing but material for your boy.” (EXPRESS)
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Mark wins, but let’s make him feel bad about it Mark Wahlberg is Hollywood’s highest-paid actor in the past year, with an income of $68 million, according to Forbes magazine. Last year’s top-earning star, Dwayne Johnson, came in second with $65 million. Together, the top 10 actors banked $488.5 million — nearly three times the $172.5 million total of the 10 top actresses. (AP)
Celebs fight back after photo hack The porn site Celeb Jihad has published dozens of nude photos obtained in a hack of several celebrities, TMZ reported, including Miley Cyrus, Kristen Stewart, Stella Maxwell, Katharine McPhee, Tiger Woods and Lindsey Vonn. According to TMZ, Woods was not personally hacked, but his photo was obtained from ex-girlfriend Vonn’s phone. Separate lawyers for Vonn, Woods and McPhee have threatened legal action if the photos are not removed from Celeb Jihad. The Daily Beast reported that the other celebrities are also working to get their photos removed from the site. (EXPRESS)
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