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CAR CAMPING: An East Germany-era Trabant car sits at an annual gathering of Trabant fans Saturday in Zwickau, Germany.

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NATIONAL MALL Spiders have moved in to dine on the bugs drawn by the lights.

Wasps have built nests to eat the spiders. And a “community” of dark biofilm has spread over the surface of the marble, like spots on a giant leopard.

Lichens have sprouted on the stone. Rain has pummeled the roof. And 76 years after it was dedicated in the midst of World War II, the Jefferson Memorial has become a miniature and unsightly ecosystem.

Now, the National Park Service has embarked on an $8.2 million project to reclaim the Washington landmark from the creeping grasp of nature.

Earlier this month, workers began putting up scaffolding to begin the complex process of repairing and replacing roof surfaces, cleaning giant marble roof tiles, and using lasers to attack the biofilm. The 32,000-ton memorial to the nation’s third president and main author of the Declaration of Independence will remain open while work is underway.

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An $8.2 million project is underway to restore the Jefferson Memorial

Work is underway to repair the Jefferson Memorial and remove the biofilm.

Audrey Tepper, a Park Service historical architect with the National Mall and Memorial Parks, said the most visible work will

be cleaning the memorial of the biofilm.

The film — “a microbial community of fungi, algae and

bacterial growth,” Tepper said — has left a dingy, gray shadow over one of the country’s most beautiful structures.

“This stuff has just grown exponentially,” she said. “Is it [too] moist? Is it humid? Is it hotter?

Is there a change in the atmosphere? We simply don’t know. … It’s very aggressive, and it has spread. … Each year, it’s gotten worse and worse.”

Workers are using lasers to erase the film, in a process called ablation. They are not sure how long the lasered stone will stay clean, or if the biofilm will come back, but the work continues.

The memorial’s white Vermont marble once was pristine but has been badly eroded by weather.

At the tops of some of its ionic columns, curlicues called volutes have been anchored with wire, because stone has fallen in years past, Tepper said. Netting is in place on the ceiling near the entrance where stone has come loose.

When the work is completed, likely by next spring, masonry damaged by water will be fixed. Cracks will be repaired.

And the insect colonies will be eradicated. THE WASHINGTON POST (MICHAEL E. RUANE)

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The university announced last week that a 7-monthold bulldog is in training to be the next Jack the Bulldog. The current Jack, who is known for skateboarding, is 6 years old and healthy, but ready for retirement. Jack the puppy will be the eighth Georgetown mascot bulldog. He will start out by attending small events.

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Amazon cancels facility planned for site in Md. EVELYN HOCKSTEIN PHOTOS (FOR THE WASHINGTON POST)

HAMPTON, VA. They faced the sunrise to the rhythm of drums and waves on a windswept beach, near where the first enslaved Africans arrived at the English colony of Virginia in 1619. On Saturday morning, they would release those spirits.

The cleansing and naming ritual kicked off a weekend of events marking the 400th anniversary of the Africans’ arrival and the dawn of American slavery.

The day walked a fine line: commemorating the nation’s fundamental sin of slavery but also celebrating the African descendants who survived its brutality and helped build America.

“Our perseverance, making it through 400 years, is something that should be honored,” said Terry Brown, the National Park Service’s superintendent for Fort Monroe, the site of the first landing.

In 1619, the English pirate ship the White Lion arrived near today’s Hampton, Va., carrying what colonist John Rolfe described as “20 and odd Negroes.” The captain of the White Lion traded the enslaved people for food, bringing slavery to Jamestown.

Speeches and songs on Saturday were an emotional contrast to the celebration last month of 400 years of representative democracy in Jamestown, which wound up revolving around the divisive presence of President

A cleansing ceremony at the beach set the tone for a weekend of commemoration.

African dancers perform at an event honoring Africans’ arrival in the U.S.

Trump. Yet protests that accompanied Trump set the stage for Saturday, highlighting unfinished racial reconciliation.

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contradictions better than Gov. Ralph Northam, D, who gave the keynote speech despite his racism scandal earlier this year.

“I’ve had to confront some painful truths,” Northam said.

“Among those truths was my own incomplete understanding involving race and equity.”

He announced a new state commission to review how black history is taught in public schools.

“If we’re serious about righting the wrong that began here at this place, we need to do more than talk. We need to take action,” Northam said.

As the crowd erupted, a woman blurted: “I think he done had a conversion!” GREGORY S. SCHNEIDER (THE WASHINGTON POST)

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The estimated cost of damage to Arlington County property from the flash floods that tore across the region on the morning of July 8, a spokesperson for the county’s emergency management agency told ARL Now on Friday. Early estimates had suggested the cost of cleanup and repairs from the floods was $3.5 million. The spokesperson told ARL Now that the county’s pedestrian bridges were hit particularly hard, and that playgrounds, parks and community centers also suffered. (EXPRESS)

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PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY Amazon is no longer exploring building a fulfillment center in Prince George’s County, the company said Friday, following opposition from residents and an appeal in court.

The county council and planning board paved the way for construction of a 4-millionsquare-foot warehouse in Upper Marlboro, and developers had said they hoped to begin construction as early as this fall. However, residents in the Westphalia subdivision, where the facility would have been located, vocally opposed the project, citing concerns about traffic, the environment and their home values.

“The site is simply not the right fit for Amazon at this time,” Amazon spokeswoman Rachael Lighty said.

She said there was no lease agreement but that there were discussions about opening in Westphalia, a mixed-use project that has struggled to attract retailers since opening in 2013.

Gov. Larry Hogan, R, has said he is committed to luring Amazon to Maryland. His spokeswoman said Friday that the Commerce Department has already reached out to Amazon to help find another Maryland site.

County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks, D, said she would help Amazon “identify more suitable locations in the county where they may be able to bring their products.” RACHEL CHASON (THE WASHINGTON POST)

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Journalists survey damage to a building that houses Hezbollah’s media office after an Israeli drone landed on its roof.

Hezbollah threatens retaliation against Israel Warning comes after an airstrike in Syria and two drone crashes BEIRUT The leader of Lebanon’s Iranbacked Hezbollah said Sunday that his group will confront and shoot down any Israeli drones that enter Lebanese airspace from now on, raising the potential for conflict amid heightened regional tensions.

Hassan Nasrallah also vowed to retaliate after an Israeli airstrike inside Syria that took place hours earlier, which he said killed two Hezbollah members.

Nasrallah’s speech came after one alleged Israeli drone crashed in a Hezbollah stronghold in

south Beirut, landing on the roof of a building that houses Hezbollah’s media office, while another exploded and crashed in a plot behind the building, causing material damage, authorities said.

A Hezbollah spokesman said earlier Sunday that the group did not fire on any of the drones. He said the second drone was likely armed, judging by the damage it caused.

Nasrallah said one of the drones had been flying low among buildings, calling it a military “suicide mission” and “a clear aggression.”

He said allowing Israel to keep flying drones over Lebanon would lead to a similar situation as in Iraq, where a series of attacks there targeting military

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U.S. officials say at least one of them was carried out by Israel.

In Saturday’s strikes near the Syrian capital, Israel publicly stated it was thwarting an imminent drone strike against Israel

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But Nasrallah said the strikes actually hit a Hezbollah rest house, marking a rare acknowledgement of member deaths in Syria by Israeli strikes.

Israeli aircraft continued to violate Lebanese airspace Sunday, flying low over Beirut hours after the drones crashed, raising fears of a wider conflict.

Dairy Queen had to clarify that its burgers are 100% beef — from cows, not humans — after a raid at one of the chain’s locations set off a flurry of conspiracy theories.

On Wednesday, FBI agents searched a Dairy Queen in Greenwood, S.C. The manager told a newspaper that a corporate inspector said someone had complained about “human meat being inside a burger.” Questions led the Greenwood County coroner to say he had never heard of anything like that. And Dairy Queen tweeted Friday: “We are very proud of our 100% beef hamburgers.” A man claiming to be one of the restaurant’s owners was charged with running an unlicensed money transfer business — a charge unrelated to burgers. (THE WASHINGTON POST)

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Ginsburg completes care for pancreatic tumor Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 86, has completed radiation therapy for a cancerous tumor on her pancreas and there is no evidence of the disease remaining, according to the Supreme Court. It is the fourth time that she has announced that she has been treated for cancer over the last two decades and follows lung cancer surgery in December. The Supreme Court said in a statement Friday that Ginsburg does not need any additional treatment. (AP) ILLINOIS

Patient’s death is first linked to vaping in U.S. Health officials said Friday that an Illinois patient who contracted a serious lung disease after vaping has died, and that they consider it the first death in the U.S. linked to the smoking alternative popular with teens and young adults. The Illinois Department of Public Health said the adult patient was hospitalized after falling ill following vaping. The department didn’t give other information on the patient. (AP) CLEARWATER, FLA.

Conviction in black man’s death in parking dispute A white Florida man who told detectives he had a “pet peeve” about illegal parking in handicapped spots was convicted Friday of manslaughter in the fatal 2018 shooting of an unarmed black man outside a convenience store. Jurors deliberated for six hours before convicting Michael Drejka for the death of Markeis McGlockton. Drejka had claimed self-defense under the state’s “stand your ground” law. (AP)

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A chemical engineer by training, Koch was an executive in the family-run conglomerate, the Libertarian Party’s candidate for vice president in 1980, and a major benefactor of educational, medical and cultural organizations.

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Trade uncertainty continues After expressing regret, Trump amps up threats to raise tariffs on China

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson if he had any second thoughts about escalating the trade conflict, Trump told reporters, “Yeah. For sure.”

The president added, “I have second thoughts about everything.”

Hours later, the White House backpedaled. Press secretary Stephanie Grisham issued a statement saying the press had “greatly misinterpreted” Trump’s comments. She said the

president only responded “in the affirmative — because he regrets not raising the tariffs higher.”

Johnson, for his part, praised Trump for America’s economic performance — but chided the U.S. leader for his unbending China policy.

“Just to register a faint sheeplike note of our view on the trade war,” the British leader told Trump. “We’re in favor of trade peace.”

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Post, Trump on Sunday held an unscheduled appearance with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to announce that the United States and Japan had reached an agreement in principle on a trade deal covering agriculture, technology and other issues. No details were provided.

Trump indicated that he would sign the agreement at the United Nations General Assembly in New York next month.

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A midair collision between a sightseeing helicopter and a small plane on the Spanish island of Mallorca killed seven people Sunday, authorities said. The victims included three adults and two children on the helicopter and two local men on the light plane, the regional government of Spain’s Balearic Islands tweeted. Local media reported that the helicopter was on a sightseeing tour. (AP)

Leaders of the Group of Seven nations said Sunday they’re preparing to help Brazil battle fires burning across the Amazon region and repair the damage. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announced Friday that his government would send 44,000 soldiers to help fight the fires, but only a few hundred have been sent so far. Satellite monitoring in Brazil has recorded more than 41,000 fires in the Amazon region in 2019. (AP)

An Iranian-flagged oil tanker pursued by the U.S. changed its listed destination to a port in Turkey after Greece said it wouldn’t risk its relations with America by aiding it.

The crew of the oil tanker Adrian Darya 1, formerly known as the Grace 1, on Saturday updated its listed destination to Mersin, Turkey.

However, mariners can input any destination, so Turkey might not be its true destination. (AP)

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So far this year, satellite monitoring in Brazil has recorded more than 41,000 fires in the Amazon region.

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Speaking at the G-7 Summit on Sunday, President Trump implied he had “second thoughts” on his trade war.

BIARRITZ, FRANCE A top Iranian official paid an unannounced visit Sunday to the G-7 summit and headed straight toward the heart of the city where leaders of the world’s major democracies have been debating how to handle the country’s nuclear ambitions.

France’s surprise invitation of Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif was a high-stakes gamble for French President Emmanuel Macron, who is the host of the Group of Seven gathering in Biarritz.

A senior French official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Macron personally informed President Trump about Zarif’s invitation.

Zarif met with Macron as well as diplomats from France, Germany and Britain, another official said.

Zarif arrived as fissures emerged among G-7 leaders over how to deal with Iran.

Macron said the leaders agreed at dinner Saturday that he could serve as a G-7 messenger to Iran. Trump, who withdrew the U.S. from Tehran’s 2015 nuclear deal, denied agreeing to anything. In public, he said, “No comment.”

The French official also said that France considers it important to check in with Zarif to continue to ease tensions.

The official said the French are not “mediators,” but think they can contribute to de-escalation.

BUSINESS It’s back-to-school season, and for Aryana Duplessis, that means stocking up on school uniforms — for her 1-year-old.

Her daughter, Dallas, has been wearing the mandated red shirt and blue bottoms to her New Orleans day care since she was 2 months old.

“I think it’s awesome,” said Duplessis, 38, an insurance agent. “She walks into day care and has an immediate sense of community. She belongs.”

Public schools, charters and child care centers across the country are increasingly requiring uniforms, remaking back-toschool shopping traditions that have long emphasized individuality and self-expression. More than 40% of the nation’s urban public schools and preschools now use uniforms, government data shows, prompting mainstream retailers to rethink how they stock and market school gear.

Walmart, Target and Amazon are selling their own brands of polo shirts, pleated skirts and khakis for children as young as 2, while Old Navy has created “uniform hubs” in all 1,100 U.S. stores. Carter’s, Kohl’s and H&M also are trying to break into a $1 billion-a-year market long dominated by a handful of specialty brands.

“Every retailer is adapting to the growth of uniforms,” said Matthew Buesing, vice president of customer and digital marketing at French Toast, which sells directly to thousands of schools, as well as to stores such as Target, Costco and Macy’s. “We’ve reached a middle ground where all types of schools — private, public, preschools — are using uniforms.”

School administrators say uniforms are as much about

School uniforms created by a company called French Toast are sold directly to schools, as well as to stores such as Target, Costco and Macy’s.

BACK-TO-SCHOOL SPENDING

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Iranian envoy makes surprise G-7 appearance

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BIARRITZ, FRANCE Injecting fresh uncertainty at a time of global economic jitters, President Trump sent mixed messages Sunday on the U.S.China trade war as leaders at a global summit pushed the unpredictable American president to ease frictions over tariffs and cooperate on other geopolitical challenges.

Trump’s head-snapping comments at the Group of Seven summit about his escalating trade fight with China — first expressing regret, then amping up tariff threats — represented just the latest manifestation of the hazards of the president’s go-it-alone mantra. Allies fault his turbulent trade agenda for contributing to a global economic slowdown.

Two days after the U.S. and China traded a fresh round of retaliatory tariffs and Trump threatened to force U.S. businesses to cut ties with China, the president appeared to harbor qualms about the trade war, which has sent financial markets tumbling.

Asked during a meeting with

Uniforms are on the rise — even for toddlers — and mainstream retailers are adapting

The amount Americans are projected to spend this back-toschool season, down about 5% from last year’s $27.5 billion, according to the National Retail Federation.

Families with school-age children are expected to spend $697, with the largest chunk — $240 — going toward clothing and accessories.

Aryana Duplessis’ 1-year-old daughter, Dallas, wears a uniform to her New Orleans day care.

(TWP)

safety and convenience as they are about inclusion. Students feel like they’re part of a team, parents save money and teachers don’t have to worry about losing sight of them at the playground or on a field trip.

“At a time when we’re debating who belongs here and who doesn’t, uniforms say, ‘We are all

here for the same reason,’ ” said Robyn Silverman, a child and teen development specialist. “There is a very good argument for why we need uniforms in today’s world.”

But critics say uniforms stifle creativity and individualism.

“It reflects our culture’s obsession on turning school, even preschool, into work,” said Michael

Massachusetts Rep. Seth Moulton pulls out of race for Democratic presidential nomination

Solomon, a fashion psychologist and marketing professor at Saint Joseph’s University. “When you put kids in a uniform, you’re saying: ‘Follow the rules. Don’t color outside the lines.’ ” Uniforms made their way into big-city public schools in the late 1980s with the promise that they would curb gang violence and crime. They were also seen as way to mask socioeconomic disparities. By 2015, 75% of the District’s public schools required uniforms, particularly in areas with high poverty rates. In all, 26% of U.S. students wore uniforms last year, up from 18% a decade earlier, according to Prosper Insights & Analytics.

As for retailers, uniforms represent a growing source of revenue. The lead-up to the school year is the second-largest shopping event of the year, behind the holiday season, and sets the stage for the all-important fourth quarter, when many companies make the bulk of their sales.

“We’ve started to see an uptick in uniform searches as early as June,” said Andres Dorronsoro, Old Navy’s senior vice president of merchandising. “It’s a super important time of year, and demand is rising.”

Old Navy this year is selling uniforms in more than 200 sizes, from 2T for toddlers to adult XL. Its newest styles include moisture-wicking polos and stain-resistant pants with reinforced knees. Also increasingly important: accessories.

“It used to be we’d go to the mall and buy 10 outfits for school,” said Sarah Blevins, whose 8- and 10-year-olds will wear uniforms for the first time this year in Dothan, Ala. “Now the focus is on finding the perfect backpack and tennis shoes.”

POLITICS Joe Walsh, a former Illinois congressman and tea party favorite turned radio talk show host, announced a challenge Sunday to President Trump for the Republican nomination in 2020, saying the incumbent is unfit for office and must be denied a second term.

“He’s nuts. He’s erratic. He’s cruel. He stokes bigotry. He’s incompetent. He doesn’t know what he’s doing,” Walsh said on ABC. The long shot portrayed himself as an alternative in a party where he said many are opposed to Trump but are “scared to death” of saying so publicly.

Polls shows Trump is backed by most Republican voters. The lone rival already in the race is former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld, the 2016 Libertarian Party vice presidential nominee who is regarded as fiscally conservative but socially liberal.

Undeterred from pressing ahead with his candidacy, Walsh said, “I think this thing ... will catch on like wildfire.” The former Trump booster added: “I’m a conservative. And I think there’s a decent chance to present to Republican voters a conservative without all the baggage.”

The one-word response from Trump’s campaign to Walsh’s entry: “Whatever.”

Walsh narrowly won a House seat from suburban Chicago in the 2010 tea party wave but lost a 2012 reelection bid and has since hosted a radio talk show.

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Andrew Luck’s many injuries included torn cartilage in his ribs and a lacerated kidney.

U.S. OPEN

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Superstar Colts quarterback Andrew Luck had to say goodbye during an impromptu interview with reporters late Saturday. The news had leaked.

He had known for more than a week. Unable to play most of the preseason because of an injury to his left calf and ankle, he took the field before an Aug. 17 preseason game against Cleveland and made a few practice throws. Some considered it evidence that he might return soon. But for Luck, it was closure. As he grinned and threw spirals, he was quietly letting the game go.

“I was thinking, ‘This is the last time I’ll throw the ball at Lucas Oil Stadium in a Colts uniform,’ ” he said.

Luck called it a hard decision — “the hardest of my life,” he said — but it was also a clear one. Over the past four years, his injuries have been relentless: shoulder sprain, torn cartilage in the ribs, partially torn

abdomen, lacerated kidney, concussion, torn labrum in his right shoulder and now the calf and ankle problem.

“For the last four years or so, I’ve been in this cycle of injury, pain, rehab — injury, pain, rehab — and it’s been unceasing, unrelenting, both in-season and offseason,” Luck said Saturday night. “And I felt stuck in it, and the only way I see out is to no longer play football. It’s taken my joy of this game away.”

Luck, 2012’s No. 1 overall pick, succeeded Peyton Manning and took command in a manner that Aaron Rodgers could appreciate. The Colts finished with an 11-5 record in each of Luck’s first three seasons and advanced to the AFC title game in January 2015.

Given his 6-foot-4, 240-pound frame, you figured he could play 8 to 12 more seasons.

He didn’t make it to his 30th birthday, which is three weeks away, but he still played long enough to amass 23,671 yards and 171 touchdowns. Through 86 starts, his production was on pace with some of the most

MICHAEL CONROY (AP)

Unrelenting cycle: Luck finally chose himself this time

prolific quarterbacks in history.

We’ve seen legends leave too soon: Jim Brown, Barry Sanders. We’ve seen injuries and ailments cut brilliant careers short: Gale Sayers, Kenny Easley. Recently, we’ve seen a concerning cluster of great ones bow out shockingly, including linebacker Patrick Willis and receiver Calvin Johnson.

Teams should consider the situation dire. The NFL should feel desperate to improve the way it trains and cares for athletes and how it manages their workload. One of the game’s brightest young quarterbacks walked away from perhaps $250 million in future earnings when you factor in the

remaining three years of his contract and one more megaextension likely worth more than $40 million per season.

“After 2016 when I played in pain and wasn’t regularly able to practice, I made a vow I wouldn’t go down that path again,” Luck said. “The only way forward is to remove myself from this cycle. I came to the proverbial fork in the road and made a vow if I ever did again, I would choose me, in a sense.”

That’s not a selfish choice.

After all Luck has been through, it’s wise.

Serena Williams vs.

Maria Sharapova gets prime-time billing at the U.S. Open tonight. The two stars’ 22nd career meeting will open the 7 p.m. session of the year’s final Grand Slam tournament. Williams owns 23 major singles trophies; Sharapova has five. Both have been ranked No. 1.

Williams has won 18 straight matches against Sharapova and is 19-2 against her overall. The first match in the main stadium will be French Open champion Ash Barty against Zarina Diyas, followed by defending men’s champion and No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic against Roberto Carballés Baena. Then at night, Williams-Sharapova will be followed on ESPN2 by 20-time Grand Slam champ Roger Federer against Sumit Nagal. (AP)

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WEEK 1 VS. EAGLES

Redskins name Keenum starting QB

Redskins coach Jay Gruden ended the quarterback competition Sunday, announcing Case Keenum as the Week 1 starter against the Eagles. The choice may not be a shock: Colt McCoy hasn’t practiced in nearly two weeks as he rehabs a broken leg, and Dwayne Haskins has shown flashes of brilliance but is still a rookie who makes rookie mistakes. Keenum has played with six teams in his eight-year career as both a starter and a backup. “I don’t take it lightly,” Keenum said. “The opportunity, the position I’m in … I’ve been there before and I know it’s a tough job and there’s only 32 of them.” (TWP)

Texans RB Lamar Miller will miss the season with a torn ACL, ESPN reports

Patriots WR Josh Gordon removed from non-football injury list, could play in the season opener

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MYSTICS 101, LIBERTY 72

LOUISIANA 8, CURACAO 0

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Mystics dominate Liberty behind Delle Donne’s 22

Louisiana fights back from losers bracket to win LLWS

McIlroy finishes the year with $15 million Cup payout

Elena Delle Donne had 22 points and 10 rebounds Sunday and the Mystics led from the opening basket in a 101-72 rout of the Liberty in D.C. Washington (21-8) built a 31-14 advantage by the end of the first quarter and led by double digits the rest of the way. Delle Donne was 8-of-13 from the field and the Mystics shot 53% overall. Tianna Hawkins added 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting. Emma Meesseman and Aerial Powers scored 14 points each. LaToya Sanders blocked three shots to pass 200 career blocks and scored eight points for the Mystics, whose win streak ended at six games after Friday’s loss to Chicago. (AP)

Louisiana claimed its first Little League World Series title Sunday as Marshall Louque hit a pair of doubles and drove in three runs and Egan Prather threw a two-hit shutout to lead a team from River Ridge past Curacao 8-0. U.S. teams have won back-to-back Little League crowns for the first time since 2009. This year, the team from suburban New Orleans fought its way back through the losers bracket after dropping its first game to Hawaii. Louisiana won six games in eight days, becoming the first team to win the LLWS after losing its first game since the tournament expanded in 2001. (AP)

Rory McIlroy captured the biggest cash payout in golf history Sunday when he surged past Brooks Koepka in the final round at East Lake in Atlanta to win the FedEx Cup and its $15 million prize. One shot behind, McIlroy took the lead with a threeshot swing on No. 7 and never let Koepka or Xander Schauffele catch him in the Tour Championship.

McIlroy closed with a 4-under 66, a score that would have won the Tour Championship even without the modified format that gave strokes to players based on FedEx points.

McIlroy joined Tiger Woods as the only players to win the FedEx Cup twice since it began in 2007. (AP)

Witness: Vols CB Bryce Thompson threatened to “shoot up the school” in altercation with girlfriend

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CB JOSH NORMAN, praising the Redskins’ improved secondary after Thursday night’s preseason win at Atlanta. Norman was traded 3 ½ years ago from a dominant Panthers defense and has often seemed frustrated in Washington. He says the defense is closer as a unit than it was before.

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Worth your investment ‘On Becoming a God in Central Florida’ navigates the perils of marketing schemes

TV REVIEW Friends, have we got a TV show for you. True, it has a sort of lame and unnecessarily pretentious title — “On Becoming a God in Central Florida” — but it will clean your floors, shine your shoes, brighten your kitchen and, most importantly, enrich your life beyond your wildest dreams.

Or it won’t. Still, as darkly comedic dramas about the sorry state of the human condition go, “On Becoming a God in Central Florida” (which premiered Sunday on Showtime) is a delectably weird and compellingly realized misadventure tale that, though set in 1992, makes a spot-on point about the inescapable degree of fraud that still infests Americanstyle capitalism.

Kirsten Dunst gives a fantastic performance here as Krystal Stubbs, a new mother whose alcoholic husband, Travis (Alexander Skarsgård), has quit his office job to devote his life to FAM (Founders American Merchandise), an Amway-esque multilevel marketing scheme.

Travis is utterly suckered into the strategy of selling FAMbranded household goods while recruiting gullible others to join the sales force. Hounded by his obnoxious supervisor, Cody Bonar (Théodore Pellerin), an exhausted Travis finally falls asleep at the wheel and meets an untimely demise when his car plunges into a swamp and he’s devoured by an alligator.

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Partners in crime In one storyline from “On Becoming a God in Central Florida,” protagonist Krystal (Kirsten Dunst) unwittingly recruits her sweet neighbor Ernie (Mel Rodriguez) into the marketing scheme FAM. Rodriguez gives an achingly beautiful performance, fully expressing the range of Ernie’s private anxieties and outward hopefulness. H.S.

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Ariana Grande and Taylor Swift lead the way with 12 nominations apiece for the 36th annual Video Music Awards, which will be hosted by comedian Sebastian Maniscalco at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.

2 ‘The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance’ Friday on Netflix

Taron Egerton leads the voice cast of this prequel to Jim Henson’s 1982 film “The Dark Crystal.” Blending puppetry and CGI, the series follows elflike creatures on a quest to save their world.

3 ‘Carnival Row’ Friday on Amazon Prime

Orlando Bloom, below left, and Cara Delevingne, below right, star in Season 1 of this neo-noir fantasy series about the simmering tensions in a city that has taken mythical creatures as refugees from their war-torn homeland. (EXPRESS)

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The domestic box office take for “Angel Has Fallen” this past weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, as the action sequel came in at No. 1. The comedy “Good Boys” slid to second, meanwhile, with $11.8 million in its second weekend. The horror satire “Ready or Not” got off to a lackluster start, making $10.6 million since opening Wednesday. (AP) “El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie” out Oct. 11 on Netflix

THR: Chrissy Teigen passed on hosting 1:35 a.m. talk show for NBC

TVLine: Liza Weil cast in “Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”

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Disney flexes muscles with ambitious rollout FILM At the Walt Disney Company’s biannual D23 convention, a faint image of the “Star Wars” character Emperor Palpatine in the background of a new poster can cause as much of a stir as actual appearances from movie stars such as Angelina Jolie and Dwayne Johnson.

Right across the street from Disneyland, nearly 7,000 people packed a giant convention hall Saturday in Anaheim, Calif., hoping to get a look at or at least more information about Disney properties coming to theaters in the next few years.

Disney kicked things off with “Star Wars: Episode IX — The Rise of Skywalker,” revealing the new poster and some new footage. The film, which hits theaters Dec. 20, ends the Skywalker saga that began over 40 years ago.

“It’s kind of hard for me to understand that the story is ending, but what an ending,” said Anthony Daniels, who plays C-3PO. “You’ll love it.”

Not all reveals are created equal at D23, however. For “Black Panther 2,” writer-director Ryan

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The D23 convention included looks at new ‘Star Wars,’ Marvel films

Thousands of fans attended the D23 Expo as Disney teased a slew of upcoming projects, including new “Star Wars,” Marvel and Pixar movies.

Coogler was only able to disclose a release date: May 6, 2022. For “Jungle Cruise,” stars Johnson and Emily Blunt bantered onstage about their theme park ride adaptation. And Emma Stone, via video message, teased that the “101 Dalmatians” spinoff “Cruella” has a “punk rock” vibe.

Various casting decisions were also announced. Evan Rachel Wood and Sterling K. Brown will be voicing characters in “Frozen 2.” Kit Harington is onboard to join Jolie in the Marvel film “The Eternals,” as is Gemma Chan.

Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey are leading the voice cast for Pixar’s jazz-themed film “Soul.”

Expected in theaters in June

2020, “Soul” is one of two original Pixar films coming next year.

The other is “Onward,” about elf brothers voiced by Chris Pratt and Tom Holland.

Last week, it was reported that the cross-studio partnership between Disney and Sony, which allowed Holland’s Spider-Man to appear in Marvel films such as “Avengers: Endgame,” was ending. The timing of the SpiderMan turmoil was not lost on Holland, who quoted a line that Tony Stark says in “Endgame.”

“It’s been a crazy week,” Holland said. “But I want you to know I am grateful from the bottom of my heart and I love you 3,000.” LINDSEY BAHR (AP)

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“It’s been four years of saying, ‘I don’t know.’ Now I can say, ‘Yes, we’re going to do it.’ ”

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EWAN MCGREGOR, speaking at the D23 Expo about the news that he will be playing Obi-Wan Kenobi in a long-rumored “Star Wars” series for the streamer Disney+. McGregor previously played Obi-Wan in the “Star Wars” prequels.

Disney+ to feature “Lizzie McGuire,” “Muppets” reboots, Marvel adaptations “She-Hulk,” “Ms. Marvel”

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“Hasbro bought Death Row Records? I hope I don’t live long enough to see Fisher-Price cop Bad Boy.� @MALCOLMVELLI, joking about

toy company Hasbro’s purchase of Entertainment One, which owns the catalog of hip-hop label Death Row Records. Hasbro is known for making Transformers and My Little Pony, while Death Row is known for producing albums by rappers Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and Tupac Shakur.

“Andrew Luck putting himself first, mentally and physically. Not cool fans.� @LILYSZHAO, slamming the Indianapolis Colts fans who booed

quarterback Andrew Luck as he left the home field after Saturday’s 27-17 loss to the Chicago Bears in the preseason.

As Luck stood along the sideline, not in uniform, news of his impending retirement broke. Luck confirmed his retirement — at age 29 following a string of injuries including a lacerated kidney and torn cartilage in his ribs — at an impromptu news conference after the game. He said the boos “hurt.�

“That’s just a picture of Helena Bonham Carter walking her dogs.�

“I’d do anything to get an invite to the Obama Family summer BBQ.�

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look at actress Emma Stone as “101 Dalmatians� villain Cruella de Vil. Disney shared the photo Saturday on Twitter.

Many praised Stone’s transformation into de Vil. Others said she looked like actress Helena Bonham Carter as well as Frank N. Furter from “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.� “Cruella,� the villain’s origin story, is expected in May 2021.

President Barack Obama’s summer playlist for 2019. As he has done in previous years, Obama tweeted out “a sampling of what Michelle and I have been listening to� composed of 44 songs. The 2019 list includes “Juice�

by Lizzo, “Old Town Road� by Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus, Dobie Gray’s “Drift Away� and “Toast� by Koffee.

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TODAY: Our air is flowing in right off the Atlantic. It isn’t all that much warmer, but humidity steadily rises, with dew points reaching the mid-60s or so. Skies are partly sunny and we can’t rule out a light shower or two, especially near the bay. Tonight, skies stay on the cloudy side and some patchy fog is possible.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You may fear that you’re imposing on someone with your questions, but the truth is that he or she loves being asked.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) You may encounter certain situations today that require you to think fast and do things you normally wouldn’t — and you’re not the only one!

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1944: French Gen. Charles de Gaulle braves the threat of German snipers as he leads a victory march in Paris, which had just been liberated by the Allies from Nazi occupation.

2015: Alison Parker, a reporter for WDBJ-TV in Roanoke, Va., and her cameraman, Adam Ward, are shot to death during a live broadcast by a disgruntled former station employee.

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Show about finding love actually results in love Former “Bachelorette” stars Rachel Lindsay and Bryan Abasolo got married Saturday in Cancún, Mexico, according to People. “You could feel the unbridled emotion and powerful connection between them,” wedding planner Michael Russo said. The couple got engaged in 2017 on the “Bachelorette” season finale. (EXPRESS)

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