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HATE YOUR COMMUTE? IT’LL ONLY GET WORSE.

Thousands flee ‘Out of control’ fire threatens homes in Southern California 14

Dramatic shift Trump says the U.S. will recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel 8

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Getting around Washington is more frustrating than ever, in part because riders are ditching Metro in favor of Uber and Lyft, exacerbating Metro’s woes and putting thousands of extra cars on the road 3

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PRACTICE RUN: High-wire artist Falko Traber, dressed as Santa Claus, waves Tuesday from a motor-driven reindeer sleigh that is pulled over the Christmas market in Karlsruhe in southern Germany.

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A skydiving Santa trying to make a grand entrance at a charity volleyball game while taking an Elf on the Shelf to a 9-year-old girl crash-landed and broke his leg Saturday. Madison Spiers was at the Gulfport, Fla., event and saw the crash. She later found a note from the “elf,” named Kristoff, who visits her house during the holidays. It said, “As we were about to land this big tree jumped right out in front of us!” Kristoff now sports a cast. (AP)

Facing online criticism, a British town decided to cut back on its many signs telling people how to behave. Dawlish in Devon is plastered with signs telling people to shut their cars off when parked, not to let their dogs “foul this area,” not to chase birds — and even not to feed ducks moldy bread. “There are simply too many signs and we do need to reduce them and make them more positive,” Dawlish’s mayor tells Sky News. (EXPRESS)

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“Max is very gregarious; he’s a people guy, and I think he just makes people happy.” CONNIE LIPTON, the owner of a cat who has become famous since a Minnesota library put up amusing signs banning him. Max likes to visit the library, but Lipton wants him to stay home.

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Brace yourself for the nastiest trafficalypse Washington has ever seen. It’s already happening. Many days, driving in D.C. feels like being stuck behind a presidential motorcade that’s plowing through cherryblossom traffic. In the rain. Traffic in Washington is unquestionably getting worse. The nightmare is being fueled, in part, by thousands of Uber users and Lyft lovers who are ditching public transportation and putting thousands of additional cars on the road. And who can blame them? Metro stinks these days. Uber and Lyft are often cheaper than public transportation, and the 135,000 daily riders who have left Metro are going to ride in something. Uber and Lyft, cities are finding, are not killing off taxis and keeping personal cars off the streets, as many

had feared or maybe hoped. “While many suggest that ride-hailing can be complementary to public transit, current evidence suggests that ride-hailing is pulling more people away from public transit in cities rather than adding riders,” said the authors of a University of California at Davis study on the phenomenon. The researchers asked folks in cities across America how they would travel if they couldn’t use the ride-hailing apps. They found that “a majority (61 percent) of trips would have not been made at all.” Or people would have made their trips “by walking, biking, or transit.” Not in their own car. Metro officials see the writing on the wall. Officials announced a study this week to try to crystal-ball our commuting future in light of the 135,000-a-day exodus. It’s no mystery why folks like on-demand transportation.

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Trafficalypse now: Uber, Lyft, Metro all deserve blame

New tolls this week on Northern Virginia’s Interstate 66 have topped $40.

I-66 tolls On top of Metro woes and clogged roadways, commuters also have to worry about tolls — which hit $40 on Interstate 66 during the Tuesday morning rush. It was the second day of operation for the new express lanes from the Capital Beltway in Northern Virginia to downtown Washington. About 8 a.m., a driver entering the interstate at the Beltway would have paid $36.50. Minutes later, the toll reached $40, topping the peak toll of Monday’s debut commute, $34.50. (TWP)

You don’t have to interact with people unlike you. It’s convenient, often cheaper, and it means you’ll probably be on time. That’s something you can’t often say on Metro anymore. Ride-hailing services also mean easier transportation for farther-flung city neighborhoods. It’s also a perfect way to get a ride after Metro hours, and the UC Davis study showed it helps keep plenty of drunk drivers from getting behind the wheel. The catch is that these

need-based cases aren’t the bulk of Uber and Lyft activity. Most rides are taken by wealthier, younger folks who want to avoid the hassles of public transportation, the study found. This drains money from public transportation. Chicago, battling gridlock, quickly figured this out. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, D, pushed a 15-cent surcharge on all Uber and Lyft rides that goes into fixing public transportation. But D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, D, isn’t proposing anything like that. “There are a lot of things that are cutting into Metro ridership,” Bowser said recently at an event announcing a new hub for Uber drivers in the city. “I would put first among them the year-long SafeTrack program, and also the cutting back of hours at Metro. So I wouldn’t start with Uber — I would start with Metro itself.” Yes, Metro needs help. And it’s up to leaders to find creative ways to return Metro to the crown jewel it once was. If that doesn’t happen soon, the city is going to be one big parking lot of people waiting for flying cars to appear. Dvorak is a columnist for The Washington Post’s local team. Follow her on Twitter @petulad

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McAuliffe unveils Metro plan TRANSPORTATION Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe said Tuesday his state has done its part for Metro by urging board reforms and pledging to provide dedicated funding, and he called on Maryland and the District to join the effort. McAuliffe spoke at a news conference marking the official release of a report on fixing Metro prepared by former U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. The event lost its element of surprise when The Washington Post obtained a copy of the report and published it last month. That didn’t stop McAuliffe from proclaiming that the time for studying Metro was over, and

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Virginia governor backs dedicated funding and creating a reform board

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, left, and former U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announce a plan Tuesday urging a reform board for Metro.

the time for action has arrived. “We have got enough reports,” McAuliffe said. “We don’t need any more planning. We know what we need to do.” The outgoing governor said he has completed his final budget, to be released Dec. 18, and it will include guaranteed, long-term funding for Metro as LaHood recommended. He declined to

say what form the financing will take, but suggested it would not involve a tax increase. “Virginia today has done their part. We are putting up our money,” McAuliffe said. But McAuliffe’s claim of success was premature insofar as there is no guarantee that the Virginia General Assembly will approve dedicated funding.

McAuliffe’s air of confidence also is, in some respects, at odds with the reality of the reaction to LaHood’s report from some of the region’s leaders. The proposal has drawn objections from Maryland and, to a lesser extent, from the District, and in a sign of the lack of consensus around the recommendations, neither Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan nor D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser attended the news conference. McAuliffe urged Maryland and D.C. to support LaHood’s call to replace the 16-member Metro board with a five-member, temporary “reform board” to accelerate efforts to address the agency’s challenges. “We need a reform board, and Mayor Bowser and Gov. Hogan need to get on board to do that,” McAuliffe said. ROBERT McCARTNEY (THE WASHINGTON POST)

EMISSIONS REDUCTION

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The proportion by which Montgomery County aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2027, with a goal of 100 percent by 2035. On Tuesday, the county council voted to became one of the first jurisdictions in the nation to declare a “climate emergency,” to counter Trump administration policies. (TWP)

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Ballou principal removed over school standards The District’s top school official removed the principal at Ballou Senior High School from her post Monday amid allegations that the Southeast D.C. school graduated students who were chronically absent and others who could scarcely read and write, officials announced. The action came less than a week after Schools Chancellor Antwan Wilson had given Ballou Principal Yetunde Reeves a vote of approval. An article published last week by WAMU and NPR said the school awarded diplomas to seniors who did not meet graduation requirements. (TWP) ALEXANDRIA

Trial delayed for officer charged with terrorism A judge has ordered a one-week delay in the trial of the first law enforcement officer in the U.S. ever to be charged with a terrorism offense. Jury selection was scheduled for Tuesday in federal court in Alexandria. Nicholas Young was a police officer in the region’s Metro system when he was arrested last year in a government sting. Prosecutors say Young bought nearly $250 in gift cards he intended for the Islamic State group, giving the cards to an individual who turned out to be an FBI source. (AP) THE DISTRICT

Bill would end revoking licenses for unpaid fines A bill introduced Tuesday in the D.C. Council would prevent the city from suspending low-income residents’ driver’s licenses because they have unpaid parking fines and traffic tickets, a practice some say unfairly punishes the poor. Driver’s license suspensions have been criticized by antipoverty advocates since a 2015 federal investigation focused on Ferguson, Mo., showed that law enforcement used fines to raise revenue. (TWP)

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local 2016 police shooting that killed Sterling was unjustified, board finds THE DISTRICT A review board has concluded that a D.C. police officer be fired for shooting an unarmed motorcyclist last year in Northwest, saying he violated department policies. Officer Brian Trainer is appealing those findings, police said, which could lead to a public inquiry early next year that resembles a trial but is adjudicated by a panel of senior police leaders.

Federal prosecutors in the District have already decided not to pursue criminal charges against Trainer in the shooting of Terrence Sterling, 31, announcing in August that there was not enough evidence to show the officer used “unreasonable force.” Still, officials including Mayor Muriel Bowser had called on Trainer to resign and Sterling’s family and continued to question the incident. “Our family has continued to pray that the truth will come to light,” Sterling’s father Isaac Sterling said in a statement. “We are encouraged by the use

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Terrence Sterling, 31, of Fort Washington, Md., was fatally shot by a District police officer last year.

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of force review’s board finding that Terrence’s killing was unjustified, which brings us one step closer to finding justice for Terrence’s death.” Although Sterling’s Sept. 11, 2016 death never gained the national attention of other police shootings of unarmed suspects, marches and vigils were held. Police said Sterling was shot when he intentionally ran his motorcycle into the door of a marked police cruiser as Trainer was getting out to stop the bike. DANA HEDGPETH AND PETER HERMANN (THE WASHINGTON POST)

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Hogan focuses on gangs in plan to cut violence Gov. Larry Hogan has announced plans to crack down on repeat violent offenders and gangs, as homicides have gone over 300 for the third straight year in Baltimore. The Republican governor on Tuesday announced immediate steps as well as plans for measures in the upcoming legislative session. Hogan announced a new state criminal intelligence network to help police and prosecutors pursue people responsible for much of the violence. He also is directing state police assets to create a more visible police presence in high-crime areas. (AP)

Baltimore drops more cases due to video allegedly showing police evidence tampering

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Study examines the frequency of harassment in federal offices Q. Has there been a recent study of sexual harassment in the federal workplace? A. The Merit Systems Protection Board is working on a report on that topic and recently issued preliminary findings from a survey it conducted last year. It showed that 18 percent of women and 6 percent of men reported experiencing at least one occasion of sexual harassment over the previous two years

— down from 44 percent and 19 percent, respectively, in a similar survey in 1994. The most common types of harassment reported included invasion of personal space (12 percent of women, 3 percent of men); sexual jokes, teasing, comments or questions (9 and 3 percent); sexually suggestive looks or gestures (9 and 1 percent); and communications of a sexual nature (6 and 1 percent). Less common, reported by 3

percent or fewer of women and 1 percent of men, were pressure for dates, stalking, pressure for sexual favors, and actual or attempted rape or sexual assault. “Although progress has clearly been made in reducing the frequency of sexual harassment, agencies need to continue working to educate employees about their rights and responsibilities in terms of their conduct in the workplace,” the MSPB said. ERIC YODER (THE WASHINGTON POST)

Senate confirms Kirstjen Nielsen, a top White House aide, to lead Homeland Security

JOB SATISFACTION

Where are the best places to work? The nonprofit, nonpartisan Partnership for Public Service and Deloitte released their annual rankings of the best places to work in the federal government. The 2017 study shows the highest overall score in employee satisfaction since 2011, with 74 percent of agencies seeing their scores increase from last year. Here are the rankings of the large agencies. (EXPRESS) 1. NASA 2. Dept. of Health & Human Services 3. Department of Commerce 4. Department of Transportation 5. Intelligence Community 6. Department of Labor 7. Department of Agriculture 8. Department of State 9. Department of the Interior

10. Department of the Navy 11. Department of Justice 12. Social Security Administration 13. Department of the Army 14. Department of the Treasury 15. Office of Secretary of Defense 16. Department of the Air Force 17. Department of Veterans Affairs 18. Dept. of Homeland Security

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Arab leaders blast U.S.’s Jerusalem plan

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Trump to recognize the holy city as capital of Israel, risking unrest

JERUSALEM President Trump forged ahead Tuesday with plans to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital despite intense Arab, Muslim and European opposition to a move that would upend decades of U.S. policy and risk violent protests. Trump also told the leaders of the Palestinian Authority and Jordan that he intends to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. It remains unclear, however, when he might take that step, which is required by U.S. law but has been waived on national security grounds for more than two decades. Trump is to address the question of Jerusalem today. Officials say he is likely to sign a waiver pushing off any announcement of moving the embassy to Jerusalem for another six months, and give a statement about Jerusalem’s status as the “capital

of Israel.” The president isn’t planning to use the phrase “undivided capital,” officials said. Such terminology would imply Israel’s sovereignty over east Jerusalem, which the Palestinians seek for their own capital. The U.S. has never endorsed the Jewish state’s claim of sovereignty over any part of Jerusalem and has insisted its status be resolved through IsraeliPalestinian negotiation. Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital could be viewed as America discarding its neutrality and siding with Israel at a time when his administration is trying to start peace talks. The consideration of the move sparked U.S. security warnings Tuesday. The U.S. Consulate in Jerusalem ordered U.S. personnel to avoid visiting Jerusalem’s Old City or the West Bank, and urged U.S. citizens to avoid places with an increased police presence.

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Any U.S. declaration on Jerusalem’s status “would harm the peace negotiation process and escalate tension in the region,” Saudi Arabia’s King Salman told Trump on Tuesday. Declaring Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, the king said, “would constitute a flagrant provocation to all Muslims, all over the world.” Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Jordanian King Abdullah II warned Trump in phone calls Tuesday that moving the embassy would threaten Mideast peace efforts and security and stability in the region. The head of the Arab League urged the U.S. to reconsider any recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, warning of “repercussions.” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said such recognition was a “red line” and that Turkey could cut ties with Israel. MATTHEW LEE AND

With its turrets and moat, the Chateau de la MotheChandeniers looks like it might once have been fit for a fairy tale. But the 13th-century French castle is now in ruins and at risk of being razed. To prevent that unhappy ending, about 8,200 people from around the world have joined in a first-of-its-kind crowdfunding campaign to buy and restore it, The Guardian reports. As of late Tuesday, nearly $800,000 had been raised. Donors will have a chance to buy shares in a company set up to operate the restored castle and will get to be among its first visitors. The campaign is seeking a total of about $1.2 million for the project. (EXPRESS)

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The amount special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into possible coordination between the Trump campaign and Russia during the 2016 presidential election has cost so far, according to a report released Tuesday by Mueller’s office. Of that total, only about $3.2 million was spent directly by his office. An additional $3.5 million was spent by the Justice Department to support the investigation, though the special counsel’s office notes that money would have been spent on ongoing probes anyway. (AP) Heavy airstrikes by Saudi-led coalition rocked Yemen’s capital Sanaa

Kennedy key as divided court hears cake case THE COURTS His vote likely to decide the outcome, Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, above, voiced competing concerns Tuesday about respecting the religious beliefs of a Colorado baker who wouldn’t make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple, and the gay couple’s dignity. Kennedy, the author of all the court’s major gay rights decisions, worried early in a riveting argument at the high court that a ruling in favor of baker Jack Phillips might allow shop owners to put up signs saying, “We do not bake cakes for gay weddings.” But later, Kennedy said the Colorado Civil Rights Commission seemed “neither tolerant nor respectful of Mr. Phillips’ religious beliefs” when it found his refusal to bake a cake for the gay couple violated the state’s anti-discrimination law. Phillips and the couple, Charlie Craig and David Mullins, were all in the courtroom Tuesday to listen to an argument that otherwise seemed to put the conservative justices squarely with Phillips and the liberals on the couple’s side. The case pits Phillips’ First Amendment claims of artistic freedom against the antidiscrimination arguments of the Colorado commission, and the two men Phillips turned away. The case, Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, 16-111, will be decided by late June. MARK SHERMAN (AP)

Planned 2-day summit of Gulf Arab countries fell apart within hours over ongoing boycott of Qatar

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Lebanese leader Hariri revokes his resignation

Spanish judge withdraws warrant for Catalan leaders

Top gossip editor accused of sexual misconduct

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri revoked his resignation Tuesday following a consensus deal reached with rival political parties, marking an end to one of the most bizarre interludes in Lebanese politics. The announcement came at the end of the first Cabinet meeting to be held since Lebanon was thrown into a political crisis following Hariri’s stunning move a month ago. Hariri announced his resignation Nov. 4 from Saudi Arabia, citing the Iranianbacked Hezbollah’s meddling in regional affairs as a main reason for stepping down. The nature of the announcement raised suspicions it was orchestrated by Saudi Arabia. (AP)

A Spanish judge Tuesday withdrew international arrest warrants for ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and four members of his former Cabinet who have been fighting extradition from Belgium. A Supreme Court spokesman said that the five could still be arrested if they go back to Spain, however, because they are still being sought at home for possible crimes related to the independence bid in the province. In a surprise move, Supreme Court magistrate Pablo Llarena said individual warrants don’t apply anymore because the alleged crimes were a group action, according to new evidence. (AP)

The top editor for the National Enquirer, Us Weekly and other major gossip publications openly described his sexual partners in the newsroom, discussed female employees’ sex lives and forced women to watch or listen to pornographic material, former employees said. The behavior by Dylan Howard, currently the chief content officer of American Media Inc., occurred while he was running the company’s Los Angeles office, according to men and women who worked there. In a brief phone interview with the AP, Howard characterized the ex-employees’ claims as “baseless.” (AP)

Ireland strikes deal to start collecting $15 billion in back taxes from Apple

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Amnesty International says 58 activists were killed in Brazil during first eight months of 2017

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Final report urges cuts to four monuments, changes to six others ENVIRONMENT Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke on Tuesday called on President Trump to shrink four national monuments and change the way six other land and marine sites are managed by the U.S. Zinke’s final report comes a day after Trump signed

proclamations i n Ut a h t h at downsized two massive national monuments there — Bears Ears by Zinke 85 percent and Grand Staircase-Escalante by 46 percent. The president had directed Zinke in April to review 27 national monuments established since 1996 under the Antiquities Act. Zinke added Nevada’s Gold

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Zinke proposes to trim more sites Ryan Zinke is proposing changes to Maine’s Katahdin Woods and Waters.

Butte and Oregon’s Cascade-Siskiyou to the proposed reductions. He also would revise the proclamations for those and the others to allow activities such as grazing, motorized vehicle use and commercial fishing. “When the powers are abused

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to make a monument into a park, that is not within the powers of the president under the Antiquities Act to do,” Zinke told reporters. Other monuments affected include Northeast Canyons and Seamounts in the Atlantic Ocean;

both Rose Atoll and the Pacific Remote Islands in the Pacific Ocean; New Mexico’s Organ Mountain-Desert Peaks and Rio Grande Del Norte; and Maine’s Katahdin Woods and Waters. Zinke also proposed three new national monuments: at Kentucky’s Camp Nelson, a Civil War training site for African-American soldiers; at Medgar Evers’ home in Jackson, Miss.; and at the Badger-Two Medicine area in his home state of Montana. House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah, commended Zinke on Tuesday for “actually listening to the people on the local level.” JULIET EILPERIN (THE WASHINGTON POST)

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Calif. blaze is ‘out of control’ Gusts over 60 mph spread fires, prompting mass evacuations

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Border arrests at lowest level in four decades Homeland Security statistics from the 2017 fiscal year, which ended Sept. 30, offer a look at how immigration enforcement is changing under President Trump. (AP/TWP)

Conyers resigns from Congress amid allegations

Fires spread quickly Tuesday in Southern California, stoked by winds clocked at well over 60 mph.

in, when the vegetation is tinderdry and winds blast the region. The early official count was that at least 150 structures had burned in the Ventura County fire, but it was sure to go higher. Mansions and modest homes alike were in flames. The Vista del Mar Hospital, which treats patients with mental problems or substance abuse issues, including veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, smoldered after burning overnight. Aerial footage showed dozens of homes in one neighborhood

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The number of arrests that U.S. Border Patrol agents made, a decline of 24 percent from a year earlier and the fewest overall since 1971. Apprehensions by agents peaked at more than 1.6 million in 2000, and began falling substantially after 2008.

burned to the ground and a large subdivision in jeopardy as the flames spit out embers that could spark new blazes. More than 27,000 people were evacuated and one firefighter suffered bumps and bruises in a vehicle accident in Ventura County. Authorities initially reported one death, but then retracted that, saying a dead dog but no person was found in an overturned car. Nearly 180,000 customers in the Ventura County lost power, and schools in the district were closed.

The fire erupted near Santa Paula, a city of some 30,000 people about 60 miles northwest of Los Angeles known for its citrus and avocado orchards and farm fields along the Santa Clara River. “We had the fire come through here, pretty dramatically, all night long,” said Karen Heath-Karayan, who stayed up with her husband to douse flaming embers that rained on their home and small lot where they sell Christmas trees. “It was really scary.” AMANDA LEE MYERS AND JOHN ANTCZAK (AP)

143K 226K 847 The number of arrests made by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers — an increase of 25 percent over last year. Between inauguration and the end of September, ICE arrests were up 42 percent over the same period the previous year.

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The number of people ICE deported, down 6 percent from 2016. But deportations after people were arrested away from the border jumped 25 percent to 81,603, and up 37 percent after Trump took office compared to the same period last year.

The number of times Border Patrol agents were assaulted, a 45 percent jump from a year earlier. The use of firearms by agents dropped to a record low of 17 incidents, down from 27 the previous year and the peak of 55 in 2012.

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VENTURA, CALIF. Raked by ferocious Santa Ana winds, explosive wildfires northwest of Los Angeles and in the city’s foothills burned a psychiatric hospital and scores of homes Tuesday and forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of people. One of the blazes broke out Monday in Ventura County and grew wildly to more than 70 square miles in a matter of hours, county Fire Chief Mark Lorenzen said. It was fanned by winds clocked at well over 60 mph that grounded firefighting helicopters and planes. Officials called it “out of control.” A smaller fire erupted on the northern edge of Los Angeles, threatening the Sylmar and Lakeview Terrace neighborhoods, where residents scrambled to get out as heavy smoke billowed over the city, creating a health hazard for millions of people. Just weeks ago, wildfires that broke out in Northern California and its famous wine country killed 44 people and destroyed 8,900 homes and other buildings. Fires aren’t uncommon in Southern California this time of year before the winter rains set

POLITICS Besieged by allegations of sexual harassment, Democratic Rep. John Conyers, above, resigned from Congress on Tuesday, bringing an abrupt end to the civil rights leader’s nearly 53-year career on Capitol Hill. The 88-year-old liberal from Detroit becomes the highestranking figure in Washington to be brought down by the sexual misconduct allegations that have toppled powerful men in Hollywood, the media and politics in recent weeks. Conyers announced what he referred to as his “retirement” on a Detroit radio talk show, calling in from the hospital where he was taken last week after complaining of lightheadedness. He endorsed his son John Conyers III to succeed him. “My legacy can’t be compromised or diminished in any way by what we’re going through now,” said the congressman, who has denied any wrongdoing. Conyers was first elected in 1964 and went on to become a founding member in 1971 of the Congressional Black Caucus. Until Tuesday, he was the longest-serving current member of Congress. But amid a drumbeat of allegations he groped or sexual harassed women who worked for him, he faced growing calls to resign from colleagues in the House, including Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi. COREY WILLIAMS (AP)

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at their local chapter was through an event they planned together before Meg left home for Temple University in 2011. The mother and daughter duo organized an “off to college” panel discussion that focused on issues faced by young adults with T1D who are transitioning to college. Since the program’s inception, it has become an annual event for the Greater Chesapeake and Potomac Chapter. Chris began cycling and joined the JDRF Ride to Cure Diabetes team to raise funds for the organization, and he just completed his sixth charitable bike ride for the program. “My fellow riders are really my support group,” he says. Even though Meg has moved away from home, Chris continues to be heavily involved with his local JDRF chapter. He recently joined its DC Board of Directors, and he also chairs the communications committee, helping to spread the word about JDRF’s contributions to both the medical ﬁeld and T1D community.

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he truth about type 1 diabetes is that the onset of this autoimmune disease can occur at any age. Even though it is known as juvenile diabetes, adults are diagnosed just as often Chris Kelly with his as children. daughter Meg. Researchers haven’t yet discovered what causes type 1 diabetes (T1D), but it’s believed that genetics, viral infections and environmental factors – not diet and lifestyle choices – might play a role in the onset of T1D. Understanding the cause of T1D may help scientists not only find a cure, but also a means to preventing the onset of T1D in the first place. For nearly five decades, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) has been at the forefront of medical research for T1D and contributed more than $2 billion to research. Some of the advancements being made through such funding include artificial pancreas technology and glucose-responsive insulin, which automatically turns on and off as needed while it circulates through the bloodstream. JDRF also directly supports those who are living with T1D by providing numerous resources and community-focused support. For Chris Kelly, a local resident of Rockville, Maryland, JDRF’s outreach proved to be a vital resource. In 2009, his 15-year-old daughter Meg was diagnosed with T1D. “We felt overwhelmed and alone,” Chris says. “We knew very little about type 1 diabetes or its causes.” Chris and his wife, Denise, were at the hospital with Meg when a staff member told them about JDRF and asked if they wanted to be put in touch with the organization. The Kellys said yes and, within a few days, the organization sent the family a Bag of Hope. This backpack for newly diagnosed children is filled with educational materials, a blood glucose meter, a comforting stuffed animal and more. This brief introduction to JDRF was just what the Kelly family needed during this difficult time. “We gravitated immediately to JDRF for support, and immediately became involved [with the local chapter],” Chris says. Each member of the family – Meg, Chris and Denise – has volunteered with JDRF in different capacities. One way Meg and Denise made a lasting impact

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the years that follow, CCA plans to invest more than $10 million in research. “We’ll also be looking at precision medicine and predisease as other focus areas,” Brown says. “We really want to tackle: Why is this happening, and how can we address it? Then on the precision medicine piece: How can we have more targeted therapies to really address this disease once it’s been uncovered?” The discoveries and

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u Kim Newcomer, CCA manager of Never Too Young, speaking at the 2017 Colorectal Cancer Alliance National Conference in Cleveland, Ohio. according to the National Health of waiting until a support-group Interview Survey conducted meeting or, worse, tackling their by the National Center for issues alone. Health Statistics. CCA, in Colorectal cancer remains a conjunction with other national leading cause of cancer-related organizations, is aiming for an deaths for American men and women. Even though the survival 80 percent screening rate as the next milestone goal. rate has been increasing since “Since this is a preventable the mid-1980s, there’s still disease, the fact that people more progress to be made. aren’t getting screened at the The American Cancer Society rates that they should is really estimates that by the end of this disheartening,” Brown says. year there will have been 95,520 “We know that there will be a new diagnoses of colon cancer; number of people that will get 39,910 new cases of rectal colon cancer, and it could’ve cancer; and 50,260 deaths been prevented had they been caused by these cancers. screened earlier.” One key component to Screenings can range from reducing those numbers a blood test to a colonoscopy is a continued increase in and allow doctors to discover the national screening rate, polyps, small growths or which rose from 34 percent in chemical indicators, depending 2000 to 63 percent in 2015, on which method is used. To expand awareness and improve education around colorectal cancer and the beneﬁts of screenings, CCA is embarking on a new initiative that starts with the citizens of Philadelphia. “Right now, their screening rate is hovering around 44 percent, where the national average is between 60 to 65 percent,” Brown says. “With such a stark difference there, u Nation of Allies at the 2017 Colorectal Cancer Alliance National we want to see how we can Conference in Cleveland, Ohio. make a difference with raising

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acebook’s platform is playing an important role that its founders likely never expected: It’s helping to connect people across the nation who have never met but are all deeply affected by colorectal cancer. More than 9,300 patients and caregivers have come together in a private Facebook group called Blue Hope Nation, created for them by the Colorectal Cancer Alliance (CCA), formerly named the Colon Cancer Alliance. Blue Hope Nation is a safe space where its members can share their personal experiences and ask others for advice. “You have people talking about the fact that because they’ve been diagnosed, their spouse left them,” says Patrice Brown, senior director of program development at CCA. “Their spouse wasn’t able to deal with all that comes with this diagnosis. But you also have people that are in there talking about their successes, and they went back to the doctor and they’re now NED, which is no evidence of disease.” By utilizing social media, community members can receive responses in real time instead

u CCA CEO Michael Sapienza and Sage Bolte, PhD, executive director of Life with Cancer, speaking at the 2017 Colorectal Cancer Alliance National Conference in Cleveland, Ohio.

“It’s a pretty ambitious project,” Brown admits. “Our goal is that, once we launch in Philadelphia, taking what we learn there and applying it to other cities across the country.” CCA also heavily invests in life-saving research. This year, the organization launched its ﬁrst peer-reviewed research grants program. In December, a grant recipient will be selected and receive $125,000 to assist in researching young-onset colorectal cancer. In 2018 and

advancements made through this critical research will move CCA one step closer to its ultimate goal of putting an end to colorectal cancer. “So many of our patients, so many of our community members, are just looking for hope in this incredible time of need,” Brown says. “We’re happy to be able to provide that to them.” Story by Tara Shubbuck Colorectal Cancer Alliance CFC #32697

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hile Arthur was at Williams House, the inpatient hospice unit of The Washington Home & Community Hospices, he wished to experience the opera one ﬁnal time. In his 70s and battling the effects of pancreatic cancer, Arthur asked The Washington Home & Community Hospices to help make his wish a reality. “Our staff worked with his family and, together, we arranged for one of D.C.’s local opera singers to come and give a small performance for Arthur and his family here in our very own Garden Room,” recalls Phyllis Dillinger, COO and CFO of The Washington Home & Community Hospices. “A few days and decorations later, the room was ﬁlled with arias, and the vibrations of the singer’s tenor tunes echoed on.” This is just one way that the empathetic staff – and dedicated volunteers – at The Washington Home & Community

Hospices in Northwest D.C. show compassion for those in their care. “Our volunteers are valuable members of the hospice team – going through vigorous trainings and background checks, similarly to staff, to ensure they’re ready and able to anticipate and serve our patient-families’ needs,” says Dillinger. “Their role in our circle of support is an integral part of our overall approach.” The organization has been committed to its mission of providing superior end-of-life services since it was founded in 1888. In addition to operating the Williams House, a nine-bed inpatient hospice facility with 24-hour care, The Washington Home & Community Hospices also offers in-home hospice care to residents of Washington, D.C., and Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties in Maryland. “As a non-proﬁt hospice organization, we make it our duty to make the most out

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ou’ll see heels painted as earrings, stilettos gracing the red carpet and even a tree growing out of a shoe. Fashionable footwear is the common thread throughout Shawn Payne’s art. His work is displayed locally in Washington, D.C., and as far away as Osaka, Japan. As someone living with a disability, Payne may not have gotten the opportunity to showcase his artwork worldwide – or even the support to express himself creatively – if it wasn’t for Art Enables. Art Enables is a vocational arts program that hosts a few dozen resident artists in Washington, D.C. “Our entire focus and goal is to help visual artists with disabilities build a career in the arts,” says Tony Brunswick, executive director at Art Enables. “Our commitment here is to really help them build a long-term career path, so we like to try to

u Shawn Payne, a resident artist at Art Enables in Washington, D.C.

be a long-term artistic home for the artists.” People with disabilities face challenges when it comes to traditional employment. Even as recently as the period from 2010-2012, only 32 percent of people with disabilities ages 18-64 were employed, on average, according to the White House Council of Economic Advisors’ analysis of the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2010-2012 American Community Survey. That’s an especially low level of

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employment when compared to a 72.7 percent employment rate for non-disabled individuals. It’s also one of the reasons why organizations like Art Enables are so vital to the advancement of this marginalized community. While Art Enables charges a fee for its vocational program, they don’t want to turn away talented artists who don’t have the means to fund their participation. Some of the artists receive supported employment funding through the Department on Disability Services. Others are eligible for fellowships and scholarships, which Brunswick helps raise money to fund. Though Brunswick has been executive director at Art Enables for two years, he’s been a friend of the organization and its artists for more than a decade. He has a personal connection to the work and mission, as he grew up with an older sister who has Down syndrome. “I’ve been involved in advocacy efforts for people with disabilities and at-risk and vulnerable populations,” Brunswick says. “So that’s always been something very personally important to me, and it’s been a very meaningful and inﬂuential part of my own life.” At Art Enables, the staff works with individuals who have developmental disabilities and intellectual disabilities, and also those with mental health needs. Despite the artists’ personal challenges, their focus remains on the art. “Our studio is this really vibrant place where, because the common denominator is art and the desire to create and

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express yourself creatively, it creates this really powerful dynamic where it’s really not about the disability,” Brunswick says. “It really does become about the joy and the challenge of bringing a piece of work to life.” The vocational program at Art Enables supports its resident artists from creation all the way through the sale of their work, from which they earn an income. The on-site, professional studio space is where artists ﬂex their creativity and have access to art materials like watercolors, oils, paper, canvas, brushes and more. Art Enables also operates two on-site, independent galleries where artists’ work is displayed and exhibitions are hosted, which enables artists to interact with visitors, discuss their pieces and witness their work being bought. Each year, the staff also arranges for the exhibition of artwork at numerous off-site shows. As of November 2017,

“Our entire focus and goal is to help visual artists with disabilities build a career in the arts,” says Tony Brunswick, executive director at Art Enables. resident artists have had their work displayed at more than 40 different exhibitions around the D.C. area, nationally and internationally. “We’ve sold over a million dollars of artwork in 15 years, which has been income for artists, which is a powerful testament to the artists and the quality of their artwork,” Brunswick says. “We have an increased goal of elevating the artists at Art Enables, both them and their artwork, as really important voices in the visual arts community.” Story by Tara Shubbuck Art Enables CFC #46877

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For Clean Water, Just Add Nature Did you know that stormwater runoff is the fastestgrowing source of freshwater pollution in the world and in the Chesapeake Bay watershed? Stormwater runoff happens when rainwater hits impervious surfaces like roads and collects pollutants such as oil, sediment and trash before ﬂowing into our sewers and waterways. More than 3 billion gallons of stormwater runoff and sewage ﬂow into D.C.’s local rivers each year, eventually ending up in the Chesapeake Bay. Clean-up efforts over the past several decades have focused primarily on reducing agricultural nutrient and sediment pollution, which remains the largest source of pollution entering the Bay. Cities like D.C. are growing at a faster rate than ever before. In the United States, more than 80 percent of Americans now live in cities – a rate that is projected to increase over the coming decade –and agriculture is essential to feeding this growing population. So, what can we do? Nature Can Help The Nature Conservancy is working in the Bay watershed to address stormwater runoff and agricultural nutrient pollution by implementing nature-based solutions, otherwise known as “green infrastructure.” In our agricultural communities, we work with farmers to increase the precision application of

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kind green infrastructure project at Mount Olivet Cemetery, which could potentially prevent millions of gallons of polluted stormwater from flowing into the Anacostia river. The project will generate credits for sale on D.C.’s stormwater retention credit market, and is the result of an innovative joint venture called District Stormwater LLC, founded by TNC’s NatureVest conservation investing unit and Encourage Capital, an asset management firm based in New York. What’s next? When you think of rebuilding America’s infrastructure, things like rain gardens and wetlands probably don’t spring to mind. But they should. These projects may not be as flashy as a massive new seawall or state-of the-art water treatment plant. But green infrastructure solutions can often provide the same services as traditional manmade structures and often do so at less cost. Plus, they provide great environmental benefits for free. Learn more at nature.org and donate to The Nature Conservancy through your CFC giving, CFC# 10643. Story by Severn Smith, The Nature Conservancy CFC# 10643

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having on the local community. Namely, helping to bring potable water sources closer to villages so that locals wouldn’t have to travel daily to gather clean water. “Women were walking miles each day, twice a day, balancing heavy earthenware vessels on their heads to get to the nearest hand-dug well,” Simmons remembers. “They had to wait for the water table to rise again, so they would return in the evening to draw more water.” Her volunteer experience through Africare had a powerful impact on her life. Simmons went on to hold multiple highproﬁle positions, including director of international trade policy at Motorola and director of international relations at Pﬁzer. Still, Africare’s important work remained top of mind throughout her career. While at Motorola, she worked with the company’s foundation to make a charitable donation to Africare. Simmons even visited one of Africare’s local projects while she was on a business trip

in South Africa. Then in March 2016, with decades of professional experience under her belt, Simmons returned to Africare, but this time as its chief of external relations and partnerships. “I now have a much broader range of touchpoints for relating to the work Africare does,” she says. One example Simmons gives is Africare’s work in Malawi that focuses on not just preventing starvation, but also ensuring that children are eating nutritious foods that support the development of their bodies. “I know from being a mother and from my civic work in education with D.C. Public Schools how important nutrition is to brain development during those early years and how it impacts a child’s readiness for education,” she says. “I don’t think this work would have resonated with me the same way when I was a volunteer in Senegal in my 20s.” Now that she has rejoined Africare, Simmons is able to celebrate the NGO’s successes alongside its employees instead of congratulating them from the outside. One accomplishment that Simmons and her colleagues are thrilled about is the organization’s recent receipt of the USAID Global Development Lab’s Innovation to Action Award. Africare’s Mwanzo Bora Nutrition Program in Tanzania was one of three award winners for its work with Hb Meter, an innovative smartphone app that tests for anemia in less than 30 seconds.

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u Using the Hb Meter app to test for anemia at Muhimbili Hospital in Tanzania.

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raveling halfway across the world was an exciting prospect for Evelyn Boyd Simmons. It was 1985 and, fresh out of college, she was on her way to Africa for the ﬁrst time. Simmons loved the idea of being in the land of her genetic roots, but she was also fueled by professional ambitions. After having recently graduated from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, Simmons was being sent to Dakar, Senegal, as a volunteer project manager with Africare, a Washington, D.C.-based nongovernmental organization (NGO) whose mission is to improve the quality of life for disadvantaged Africans. During her time in Senegal, Simmons witnessed the impact that Africare was

Mwanzo Bora (‘good start’ in Swahili) Nutrition Program participants. This project is funded by USAID and led by Africare. “For the development community, this is like winning an Oscar,” Simmons says of the award. “This is an extremely important vote of confidence by one of the most important and expert development agencies on the planet.” With Hb Meter, a person places his or her index finger on the smartphone and the app uses the device’s built-in flash to measure a person’s hemoglobin

levels within 15 seconds. The successful use of this non-invasive method means that blood does not need to be drawn, increasing the likelihood that people will volunteer to be tested. “Africare’s use of technology is enabling us to disrupt the cycle of poor nutrition passed from mother to child,” Simmons says. “This app means quicker, better care for a fraction of the time and money.” Hb Meter is a prime example of how Africare is working with innovative technology to support positive local change. And it’s really just the beginning. “We are striving to remain on the cutting edge to achieve better results more efﬁciently,” Simmons says. “The people who depend on us to help them build and then steady the ladder out of illness and poverty deserve that. The cost in human lives is too high not to innovate.” Story by Tara Shubbuck Africare CFC #11107

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u This year, Food & Friends will deliver meals to 2,600 community members battling a critical illness.

to focus on their health. Today, Louise receives meals from Food & Friends six days a week, which are designed to help her manage complex symptoms of both HIV/AIDS and diabetes. She also receives nutrition counseling from a registered dietitian at Food & Friends, and is focused on addressing her obesity and diabetes. She has

added vitamins to her diet and is learning to make better food choices. As someone who has faced stigma in the past based on her health and gender identity, Louise says that she has always felt welcomed at Food & Friends. “I am treated like a member of the family by everyone from the police ofﬁcer who greets you at the door with a big smile, to the nutritionist who gives you a warm hug, to fellow clients who meet over cooking classes,” she said. “Food & Friends provides two critical ingredients: hope and health. And at the end of the day, they are in the business of saving lives.” In 1988, Food & Friends began with the mission of delivering hope, one meal at a time. Since then, the organization has prepared and delivered more than 20 million life-sustaining meals to nearly 30,000 neighbors in need. Each delivery brings nutritious meals designed by registered dietitians to address clients’ speciﬁc health needs and, most importantly, gives hope. By choosing to support Food & Friends through your yearround CFC contributions, you’re truly bringing hope for clients like Louise. Story by Food & Friends CFC# 52114

Salah just wanted to get his toys. NOW HE IS FIGHTING TO WALK AGAIN. After ﬂeeing Mosul, ten-year-old Salah and his brother left the safety of camp to check on their home. Outside his front door, Salah picked up an IED. It exploded, and he lost his arm and leg. Handicap International donors help Salah and children like him recover emotionally and physically. By teaching those returning to Mosul about the weapons they may encounter, our donors make the long road home safer.

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Every parent just wants the best for their child: a quality education that sets them up for life success, a safe place to go after school and healthy, hearty meals. Unfortunately, for too many hard-working parents in Washington, D.C., these basic necessities are out of reach. Nearly 1 in 3 children live in a household that is food insecure — meaning they don’t know how or when their next meal will come. Vast areas of the city are “food deserts,” where convenience stores and fast food drivethru options are common, but affordable fruits and vegetables are difficult to find. On top of it all, D.C. is the most expensive city in the country for childcare, where the average family of four pays more than $30,000 per year. Martha’s Table is fighting for D.C. families because we believe that every child, no matter their race or background, deserves the opportunity for their brightest future. We are a community dedicated to the success of children and

their families, and we need your help. In 2018, Martha’s Table will make the biggest move in our 37-year history of supporting neighbors. We will move our headquarters to The Commons, a brand-new facility in Southeast D.C. The Commons will be a one-stop shop for access to healthy food, high-quality education for children of all ages and support for parents. We are thrilled to be bringing this hub for resources to a neighborhood that has been underinvested in for far too long. Sarah, who has been teaching at Martha’s Table for 10 years and grew up in Southeast D.C., can’t wait to welcome families to The Commons. “When I was growing up, the community center gave us a safe place to play and do homework,” Sarah said. “I’m excited that Martha’s Table’s comprehensive approach will be bringing all that and so much more to Southeast!” Join us in taking this big, bold

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Build a Brighter Future in D.C. with Martha’s Table

step by supporting Martha’s Table’s work with your Combined Federal Campaign contribution this year (CFC #29262; UW #8445). Your generosity will make an immediate difference in the lives of children while paving the

way for our future. In addition to The Commons, your contribution will support: • More than 39 pop-up grocery markets where thousands of elementary school students and their families shop for healthy food at no cost. • High-quality early education and outof-school-time programs for children of all ages. • McKenna’s Wagon, a daily mobile food truck where individuals experiencing homelessness can receive a warm meal. • Martha’s Outﬁtters, which supplies more than 10,000 neighbors annually with free clothing, toiletries and household essentials. Dedicate Martha’s Table as your charity of choice for your workplace’s giving campaign this year, and help build a brighter future in the District of Columbia. Story by Martha’s Table CFC# 29262

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To military personnel, “breaking through” means forcing through the opposition’s lines to exploit weakness. To the lupus community, it’s a similar strategic victory: pushing through obstacles to claim victory over a formidable enemy – an immune system that attacks the body’s organs and tissues instead of offering protection. People with lupus often compare its effects to a bout of the flu that never goes away. Most common symptoms include: severe fatigue, swollen and painful joints, fevers, mouth sores, unusual hair loss and sensitivity to the sun. Lupus can affect any part of the body including the heart, lungs, kidney and the brain, which can lead to dangerous complications. With 16,000 Americans diagnosed each year, lupus is an autoimmune disease that particularly discriminates against women of color – 90 percent are women, and people of color are two to three times more likely to develop the disease. Since women make up one fifth of America’s military and almost half the federal work force, lupus is of critical concern for our armed forces. Better diagnostic methods and treatment options for lupus are desperately needed. Frequently overlooked or misdiagnosed, lupus can take years to detect. Currently there is no cure, and the few available medications often

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u Alison Lee, a young woman with lupus, cuts the ribbon

at the Walk With Us to Cure Lupus event. have severe side effects. Only one new drug has been approved for lupus in nearly 60 years. But potential new treatments are in development – many because of breakthroughs funded by the Lupus Research Alliance. Leading a cohesive force of top researchers, the Lupus Research Alliance is driving scientific discovery to better detect and treat lupus. Our troops are on the ground – people with lupus and people like you who are committed to keeping

all Americans safe – sparking disease awareness and raising research dollars at Walk With Us to Cure Lupus events throughout the country. Our advocates are effectively convincing Congress of the urgent need for increased allocations to medical research. And healthcare providers are getting the necessary education to recognize lupus more quickly because of an innovative program the Lupus Research Alliance developed with a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health. Please use the CFC campaign to show your support for people living with this prototypical autoimmune disease. Your contribution will help fund the research needed to push progress further. Because the Board of Directors funds all administrative and fundraising costs, 100 percent of all public donations goes directly to supporting lupus research programs. Marshaling our forces, we can triumph. Together, the Lupus Research Alliance can keep breaking through. Together we can fulfill our quest for better treatments and, ultimately, a cure for lupus. Visit LupusResearch.org for more information and support lupus research with CFC #37283. Story by Margy Meislin, Lupus Research Alliance CFC #37283

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The Lupus Research Alliance was born from the merger of three organizations with a common belief in the potential for science to overcome lupus (Lupus Research Institute, Alliance for Lupus Research, and SLE Lupus Foundation).

the healing process. With your help, we will continue to meet the needs of our military community today, and long into the future. Show your love by making a donation to Fisher House. Fisher House Foundation

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CFC Supporter Story: The Impact of a Charity’s Assistance

nita M. Washington didn’t lose her passion for the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) or charitable giving when she retired from the Department of Defense three years ago. “I stay motivated and will continue to support these causes because I will never forget how much I appreciated the support we received during that period in our lives,” Washington says, referring to the time when she and her family turned to a charity to help them through a difﬁcult experience. Washington is thankful that her family hasn’t been in a position where they have needed charitable services again. “However, it is comforting to know that they are there for me, my family or anyone if the need arises,” she says. Having worked with the CFC in a variety of roles over a period of more than 30 years, Washington knows that sharing her story can have an impact and hopefully inspire others. “I found that telling my personal story allowed persons the opportunity to say that they actually knew someone who had used these services and how much it was appreciated,” Washington says. We talk to Washington to learn more about the two main causes she supports – children and hospitals – and what motivates her to continue her generosity into retirement.

Why are children and hospitals the two main causes you support? As I look back 26 years, I see a worried mother (my daughter) concerned about leaving her 5-year-old daughter in a hospital approximately 45 miles away from home. We knew this was the best place for my granddaughter. We certainly wanted to stay at the hospital every possible moment with her. We felt that driving back and forth from the hospital to our home, sometimes twice a day, was too much driving for either of us. My daughter contacted one of the organizations in CFC whose mission is to support families who have children in the hospital, and the rest is history. We were able to ‘live’ within walking distance of the hospital. What a blessing it was to have a home away from home until she recovered. We could not afford to have stayed in a hotel for almost a month. My granddaughter recovered beautifully and is giving back by taking care of the sick as a registered nurse.

Why do you continue to support charities, and why would you encourage others to as well? I am excited and honored as a former employee and a retiree to play a part in promoting these wonderful organizations. They are as effective today as they were approximately 30 years ago when I was introduced to CFC. My motto has always been: Since no one has a clue what the future holds for you or your loved ones, I strongly suggest that when asked, please give to the CFC. What sort of impact do CFC donations have? When I was assigned the position of keyworker for CFC, my training gave me a good understanding of the impact that donations have on services provided. One signiﬁcant fact that I passed on to my audience was that these non-proﬁt organizations try very hard to keep their overhead at a minimum. Keeping their overhead at a minimum and soliciting volunteers allow these charities to provide as much assistance as possible to persons that need their help. Story by Tara Shubbuck

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“If I don’t tell you something, I’m going to kill myself.” Sergeant Eric Weaver (retired) said these words to his then-wife in the fall of 1995. He had been working for his police department for nine years and had been a police sergeant for the last three. He was a sniper, entry team leader and training coordinator for the SWAT team, and he commanded his own platoon of ofﬁcers. Over the next two years, Weaver attempted suicide several times and sought treatment in various inpatient and outpatient programs. He told his colleagues that he was on medical leave due to a back injury because he feared what people would say if they found out he was struggling with mental illness. Speaking Up and Helping Out Nearly six months later, Weaver returned to work. But within two years, Weaver’s mental health took another turn. He became belligerent and forceful. He was suspended for 15 days and removed from patrol to

serve administrative duty for a full year. Once more, Weaver found himself attempting suicide. “I was sitting on the locker room floor of my department’s office, ready to pull the trigger of my gun, when I heard someone walk in the door and turn on the water,” Weaver said. He left work that day and admitted himself to a psychiatric hospital. When Weaver returned to work once more, he continued to work privately on his recovery. But when a colleague died by suicide in 2002, Weaver knew he had to speak up. At the next command staff meeting, Weaver opened up about his experience with mental illness. It was then that he realized how many of his colleagues were facing similar challenges. Weaver began working with officers and their families, developed New York’s first Crisis Intervention Team and later became his department’s full-time mental health coordinator.

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Teaching Others That Recovery is Possible In 2012, Weaver was certiﬁed as a Mental Health First Aid Instructor, and later as an instructor for the specialized Public Safety version of the course, which teaches law enforcement how to recognize signs of mental health challenges within their communities and among their peers. He recently helped update the Mental Health First Aid for Public Safety curriculum to include a section on ofﬁcer wellness.

“As I continue to work through my own mental health issues, I strive to be a living example that recovery is available to everyone,” Weaver said. “Life is a continuous challenge, but the fact is lives can be saved, marriages can be saved and careers can be saved if we are aware of the mental health problems afﬂicting our communities.” Story by National Council for Behavioral Health, CFC #11231

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u The Rohman family, swimming for Jack.

I leapt into the San Francisco Bay on a beautiful June morning. I was competing in the 2017 Sharkfest Swim from Alcatraz Island to San Francisco. I had tucked a laminated picture of my son Jack into my wetsuit. Jack had schizophrenia and took his own life at age 21. I swam in Jack’s memory and to raise money for NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness. San Francisco Bay is notorious for cold water, treacherous currents and sharks. Movies and books have captured stories of prisoners trying to swim to freedom from Alcatraz, the now-shuttered prison. Yet many competitive swimmers have completed the swim with the help of proper training, planning and a wetsuit. I hoped to be among them. When Jack died in 2011, our family entered a long period of grief and mourning. While the grief continues to this day, somewhere in the second year after Jack’s death, I started to reenter life. I had always been a swimmer, and my therapist encouraged me to keep exercising as part of healing. I started working in the pool with a swim coach, who asked if I had ever considered open-water swimming. A few months later, I did my ﬁrst one-mile race in the Santa Monica Bay. I was hooked. Taking on this challenge helped me come back into the world. This was how I came to be standing in a wetsuit on a ferry anchored east of Alcatraz, preparing to jump into

59-degree water. I was accompanied by my cousin, who had suggested we swim to raise money in Jack’s memory. I was hesitant to tie so much emotion to an already challenging athletic endeavor, but I’m glad we did; the fundraising was a remarkable experience. We raised more than $22,000 for NAMI from more than 140 donors around the world. The swim became the largest “Do It Yourself” fundraising event in NAMI’s history. Along with donations came messages of support that filled my family’s heart, including from people who shared their experiences with mental illness and how they found help and hope through NAMI. I finished the mile-and-a-half swim in 50 minutes, placing 541 out of 830 swimmers. I’m 59 years old, and almost every swimmer who finished after me was younger; those are all the bragging rights I need as a competitive swimmer. I came out of the water and embraced my wife and daughter. I held up Jack’s photo. My family was together again, if only symbolically, in this moment of joy, exhaustion and sadness. I wept for Jack and for the millions of others who have a mental illness. Please learn more at ifundraise.nami.org/campaign/HonoringJack. Story by Keith Rohman National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) CFC# 10562

You can make a difference for the millions of people living with mental illness and their families.

Designate WETA: For you, your family and the community. WETA Television and Classical WETA 90.9 FM recognize viewers’ and listeners’ intelligence, curiosity and interest in the world around them.

A Capitol Fourth • Victoria on Masterpiece • Antiques Roadshow • Midsomer Murders Curious George and Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood on WETA Kids Classical Music for Greater Washington • Classical WETA Opera House Front Row Washington featuring local concerts Individual contributors like you make great television and radio programs possible for everyone. Thank you for doing your part to support public broadcasting through CFC. WETA • P.O. Box 96100 • Washington, D.C. 20090-6100 www.weta.org

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“Amazing Hard Work” Energizes Brandon During SEAL Wish

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They may be fed up with being cold, wet and hungry. Some may return later, better prepared for the physical and psychological challenges. It’s their choice. Brandon doesn’t have that choice. Every day of his life, he contends with the effects of cystic fibrosis. He faces a constant regimen of therapy, treatment and medication. There is no way to opt out. That, explains a SEAL medic, is why he wrote “You’re my hero” on a U.S. flag the team presented to Brandon. The medic is one of many SEAL operators who worked with Make-A-Wish® to make Brandon’s wish of being a Navy SEAL for a day come true. Since he was 6 years old, Brandon has looked up to elite military personnel.

u Brandon, 15, cystic fibrosis. I wish to be a Navy SEAL. A row of green helmets on the deck of the Naval Special Warfare Training Center stretches more than 50 feet. White numbers and names are stenciled on them with care. They belonged to the latest class of prospective Navy SEAL operators who opted out of the training.

A SEAL Team Becomes a Wish-Granting Team A SEAL team is a close-knit family. They pull together when there’s any need for the skills they offer. Brandon’s visit gave them a different-from-usual reason to rally. From snipers to troop chiefs, every operator was motivated to welcome Brandon. The team dressed him in digital camouflage in preparation for a visit to the legendary Obstacle Course. He faced a 50-foot net obstacle, among others. “I’ve never gotten to challenge myself like that and I

loved it,” Brandon said. “That’s the most-amazing hard work I’ve ever put into anything.” At no time during the O Course did Brandon hear anyone say “maybe you shouldn’t do this.” The SEAL team gave him every chance to do the obstacles, and they came together as a family to help him conquer any he couldn’t complete on his own. Understanding and Encouragement The team medic had a great understanding of Brandon’s challenges. There’s a condition brought about by extreme stress while swimming that is similar to Brandon’s symptoms. “They go through an exercise that puts the operator in a state much like what Brandon endures, but his condition is much more progressed and extreme,” he said. The medic was astounded that someone who faces that condition every day would be so willing to endure the O Course. “It means a lot to me that someone would make this wish,” he said. “I wouldn’t have passed this up for anything.” You can help us continue to grant more wishes like Brandon’s. Choose CFC #11375. Story by Make-A-Wish® CFC# 11375

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This Christmas Remember Those in Need with a Designation to Catholic Charities DC Christmas has always been a favorite time of year for Dara Whitley. Growing up, she knew the presents she asked for would find their way under her family’s tree. She had a fortunate upbringing and knew her parents bent over backward to ensure she and her siblings had whatever they asked for. For many families in the area, Christmas does not come with the same fond memories and blessings Dara experienced. There is no guarantee of gifts under a tree, or a warm place to sleep and a hot meal. How could she make a difference? Dara is no stranger to giving back; she had been volunteering in the community for years as part of a school requirement. But after graduating, she realized she needed to make more of an effort to continue helping those in need. Living in Washington, D.C., there is no shortage of people in need. This

region is home to thousands of poor and vulnerable residents facing challenges every day. Through a friend, Dara found Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington and the Angel Tree program. Knowing that not every child experiences the same childhood she did, Dara knew this was a program she wanted to support. It was also a way to share some of the joy and blessings she received with those who are less fortunate. For the last two years, Dara and her fiancé have done more than just choose a deserving child to give a gift to; they also volunteer to accept and sort gifts brought to Catholic Charities for the Angel Tree program. Seeing the excitement of the community as they bring carefully selected gifts for some of the most deserving children in the region brings back some of that Christmas magic for Dara. The Angel Tree program is just one

example of the many ways Catholic Charities serves the community. They deliver life-saving programs and services to individuals and families year-round, through 58 programs in 36 locations throughout Washington, D.C. and Montgomery, Prince George’s, Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary’s counties in Maryland. Catholic Charities is here to serve those most in need regardless of social, economic or religious background. Catholic Charities has been doing this work for more than 80 years, serving those most vulnerable in the community by offering legal services, food assistance, healthcare, housing and shelter programs, immigrant and refugee services, job training, emergency help and much more. Like Dara, you can give back by supporting the vital work of Catholic Charities. Designate Catholic Charities

u Last year, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington’s Angel Tree program helped more than 800 kids have an extra special Christmas.

DC for your United Way (#8054) or Combined Federal Campaign (#83997) contribution. The needs of those most vulnerable continue beyond the holiday season, and your gift will help inspire hope and build futures. Story by the Catholic Charities Archdiocese of Washington CFC# 83997

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One freezing winter day, Shanice came to SOME’s Medical Clinic. Living on the streets, she was wrapped in layers of dirty clothing and suffering from severe mental illness. Our caring staff treated Shanice and encouraged her to accept a bed at SOME’s psychiatric crisis shelter. She declined, but agreed to go there for a snack. Two sandwiches later, Shanice asked if there was any syrup. She stayed at Jordan House that night. In the coming days, the depth of Shanice’s pain emerged. Under her many layers of clothing she was extremely malnourished, and she was severely traumatized. Thanks to SOME’s generous donors, our skilled staff was able to give Shanice the care and services that she desperately needed. Today, her mental health is stable and she lives in safe, permanent housing. As a community-based nonproﬁt

organization, SOME (So Others Might Eat) relies on the support of caring individuals to restore hope and dignity to hundreds of folks like Shanice, every day of the year. Founded in 1970, SOME meets the immediate, daily needs of the people we serve with food, clothing and health care, and helps them to break the cycle of homelessness by offering services, such as affordable housing, job training, addiction treatment and counseling. Last year, SOME served more than 388,000 meals to hungry men, women and children. We housed 146 homeless families with 336 children, as well as 543 homeless single adults. More than 8,000 medical and dental visits were provided to homeless adults in our health clinic; more than 2,000 homeless and low-income adults received case management and mental health services; and more than 150 men

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and women were trained for living wage careers at the SOME Center for Employment Training. Please make a contribution to SOME through your workplace giving campaign to help us to continue to provide these services to the poor and homeless in Washington, DC. You can be conﬁdent that a contribution to SOME will be used

to help those who need it most. More than 90 percent of SOME’s revenue goes directly to our programs for the homeless, and SOME has been named a Four-Star Charity by Charity Navigator for the past eight consecutive years. Thank you for your support. Story by SOME (So Others Might Eat) CFC #74405

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TO SOME YOUR HELP MEANS EVERYTHING Hunger takes many forms. Hunger for food, hunger for affordable housing, hunger for jobs, hunger for hope. For those who hunger for a fresh start, you can make a difference. Help SOME restore hope and dignity one person at a time. To make a tax-deductible contribution to SOME, call 202.797.8806 or go to www.some.org. Please designate SOME. CFC #74405 United Way #8189

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Four years after hosting the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia is barred from the 2018 Games.

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Russia gets Olympic ban IOC bars nation from 2018 Games, but clean athletes can compete independently WINTER OLYMPICS The International Olympic Committee banned the Russian federation from the upcoming Winter Olympics on Tuesday but left the door open for individual Russian athletes to compete. In a historic act of punishment, Russia’s flag and anthem will be absent from February’s PyeongChang Games in South Korea as consequence for widespread doping Olympic officials believe was supported by the country’s government. Russia’s doping program “represents an unprecedented attack on the integrity of the Olympic Games,” IOC President Thomas Bach said Tuesday. Bach was joined by Samuel Schmid, the former president of Switzerland, who led a commission investigating the allegations against Russia. Schmid’s report confirmed “the systemic manipulation of the anti-doping rules and system in Russia.” Russian lawmakers and other officials quickly rejected the

IOC decision, saying it was influenced by politics. “We won’t apologize … We have nothing to apologize for and neither do our athletes,” said Pyotr Tolstoy, a leading member of Russia’s lower house of legislature. The absence of Russian athletes would sap many events of top competitors. In the 2014 Winter Games in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia led the medal count, with 33 overall and 13 golds. But Russia’s success at those Olympics, according to former Moscow anti-doping lab director Grigory Rodchenkov, came with some assistance behind the scenes. Rodchenkov has said he oversaw a state-run doping system that provided hundreds of athletes with banned performanceenhancing substances for years. When the Olympics came to Russian soil, according to Rodchenkov, he ran a clandestine effort, with the assistance of

Athletes with no flag Russian athletes who can prove their innocence of drug cheating will be permitted to compete under the designation of an “Olympic Athlete from Russia (OAR),” the IOC announced Tuesday. The Olympic Anthem will be played in any ceremony for medals won by these athletes. Mikhail Fedotov, a Russian official who chairs the country’s Presidential Council on Human Rights, called the decision to have Russian athletes compete under the Olympic flag “strange” and said it’s “a clear show of discrimination.” W.H.

government agents, to replace tainted urine samples taken from cheating Russian athletes during the 2014 Games with clean samples he collected months before. Rodchenkov’s testimony, bolstered by two other Russian whistleblowers, was supported by a series of investigations by the World Anti-Doping Agency

Steelers LB Ryan Shazier (back injury) remained in Cincinnati hospital Tuesday

that have concluded more than 1,000 Russian athletes involved in at least 30 sports across summer and winter events were involved in doping that dated back to at least 2011. Dozens of anti-doping organizations had previously called for a blanket ban of all Russian athletes. Russia’s anti-doping agency has been suspended since 2015, calling into question how the IOC will verify athletes who have trained in Russia have managed to stay clean. Russian sports ministry officials have apologized for widespread doping among athletes but forcefully denied allegations of government involvement. Last month, a Russian court issued an arrest warrant for Rodchenkov, who fled the country for the U.S. in 2015 after two colleagues at Russia’s anti-doping agency died suddenly. Rodchenkov is living somewhere in America under the protection of federal authorities.

A 23-year-old woman is accusing Oklahoma’s leading rusher of rape. In a petition for a protective order filed Monday, she says Rodney Anderson, 21, took her home after she was drinking on Nov. 16. She says she remembered kissing him and vomiting and later recalled him forcing himself on her and “feeling like I couldn’t get away.” Anderson denied the allegations through an attorney, who said allegations came only after Anderson “did not reciprocate a desire to pursue a relationship.” OU officials said they are aware of the case and are working with Norman, Okla., police. Anderson has run for 960 yards and 11 TDs for OU, which faces Georgia in a Jan. 1 playoff semifinal. (AP)

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Stephenson, Chiasson in the mix to take place of second-line forward CAPITALS Forward T.J. Oshie is expected to miss his first game of the season when the Capitals host the Blackhawks tonight (8, NBCSN). “He’s very doubtful,” coach Barry Trotz said after practice Tuesday. Oshie left Washington’s 4-1 win

over the Sharks on Monday with an upper-body injury. San Jose’s Joe Thornton crunched Oshie’s head against the glass with a hip check in the second period. Oshie has played all 28 games this season and ranks second on the Capitals with 10 goals. He’s third on the team with 23 points. His likely absence tonight is the latest in a string of injuries for Washington, which has already lost 60-man games due to injury this season — referring to the

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Oshie ‘doubtful’ after hit to head T.J. Oshie is helped off the ice Monday after taking a hit from Joe Thornton.

cumulative loss of games by players — compared to 49-man games lost due to injury all of last year. Brett Connolly assumed Oshie’s spot on the No. 1 power play Monday and scored with that unit

AP: Oregon coach Willie Taggart agrees to replace Jimbo Fisher at Florida State

late in the second period. Chandler Stephenson and Alex Chiasson rotated as the secondline right winger next to Jakub Vrana and Evgeny Kuznetsov at practice Tuesday. Stephenson

missed Monday’s game with an upper-body injury, but is expected to return against Chicago. According to Trotz, Stephenson is the perfect example of a player taking advantage of a roster opening due to injury. Stephenson was recalled from Hershey in October, soon after Andre Burakovsky underwent surgery for a fractured thumb. In 18 games since, Stephenson has two goals and six points. The Capitals may be without Oshie, but Trotz said there’s a “slim possibility” that Burakovsky plays against Chicago. Burakovsky was a full participant at practice Tuesday but said he’s still working on his timing before returning to game action. BEN RABY (FOR EXPRESS)

Central Florida hires Missouri offensive coordinator Josh Heupel to replace Scott Frost as coach

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‘Tell Me You Love Me’

No fear, Bono is here? U2’s ‘Songs of Experience’ brims with optimism but the message sounds thin

MUSIC REVIEW Our planet is on fire, so thank goodness Bono is here to smother the flames with a new collection of cross-stitched pillows that boldly declare, “It’s children who teach” and “Free yourself to be yourself” and “When you think you’re done, you’ve just begun.” Yes, these are lyrics from U2’s 14th album, “Songs of Experience,” which means rock ‘n’ roll’s most worldly sage now sounds like a Hallmark copywriter locked inside his doomsday bunker. “Songs of Experience” was originally scheduled for release last year, but after the double whammy of the Brexit vote and the election of Donald Trump, the group decided to retreat,

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reboot and retool their songs for the brave new world they’ve always aspired to heal. A year later, Bono has come to the conclusion that we can solve the Earth’s most complicated problems with the simplest thing: love. Love! It’s glorious stuff, that love. If you choose to spend the apocalypse in the company of this perversely optimistic rock album, you’ll hear love wafting through the entirety of it, sweet and oppressive, like Cinnabon at the airport. “Love has got to fight for its existence,” Bono sings in “Get Out of Your Own Way,” positing a basic act of decency as a great act of courage.

In these new songs, Bono is clearly trying to chisel away at the cynicism that has hardened our American hearts, but he needs to give us a teeny-tiny glint of anger if he expects us to believe that he’s taking the collapse of civilization seriously. That’s what made “Sunday Bloody Sunday” and “New Year’s Day” and “Pride (In the Name of Love),” and all of those other early U2 mega-anthems burst so beautifully — the breadth of Bono’s voice communicated hope, but his latent anger signaled his sincerity. Now, he’s chosen to outsource the anger. “I know the rage in you is strong,” he sings during “Love Is Bigger Than Anything in Its Way,” calling on the young and furious to march alongside

him in the love parade. Where Bono’s message sounds thin, the music sounds even thinner. For decades, U2 has proved itself capable of achieving a monumental sound, but here, Adam Clayton’s bass is on autopilot, Larry Mullen Jr.’s rhythms have been recycled and the Edge’s guitar solos sound like they’re being played by one of those Nashville studio musicians who makes a living ripping him off. Rock trio Haim and rapper Kendrick Lamar show up for separate cameos, bringing youth and celebrity, but nothing to thicken the sound. So it’s the end of the world as we know it, and U2 is making rock ‘n’ roll out of particle board. Throw it on the fire and see what happens. CHRIS RICHARDS (THE WASHINGTON POST)

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The number of streams Ed Sheeran’s music earned on Spotify this year, becoming the platform’s most-streamed artist of 2017. Sheeran also has Spotify’s biggest album of 2017 with “÷ (Divide),” streamed 3.1 billion times, as well as the top song with “Shape of You,” which logged 1.4 billion streams. No female acts made the top five most-streamed artists: Sheeran is followed by Drake, The Weeknd, Kendrick Lamar and The Chainsmokers. Rihanna is the most-streamed female performer, followed by Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez. (AP) Netflix fires Danny Masterson from “The Ranch” after multiple rape allegations

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Demi Lovato

OK, let’s unpack this sevenminute journey through hell. We get from a too-long intro that Demi Lovato and Jesse Williams from “Grey’s Anatomy” are getting married. They love each other, as well as the F-word, but have trust issues. Cue the music. Demi is walking down the aisle. Jesse is tearing up. Flashback to them fighting. Flashback to them canoodling. Ad for a Google phone. Jesse leaves Demi at the altar. Credits roll. BRYANNA CAPPADONA (EXPRESS)

‘One Last Song’ Sam Smith

It’s extremely possible Very Sad Song creator Sam Smith has never felt happiness in his life — except for “One Last Song,” which could be Sam Smith’s closest thing to a post-breakup power anthem. The video follows Sam Smith through a beautiful London venue clad with flowers and ballerinas, but if anything, it’s a really great advertisement for whoever designed Sam Smith’s dashing floral suit. B.C.

ABC developing Alec Baldwin talk show based on his “Here’s the Thing” radio show/podcast

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Chris Stapleton’s simple sound earned him three Grammy nods this year.

For Stapleton, less means more The country crooner takes a minimalist approach to his music MUSIC The past few years, Chris Stapleton is often surprised by earlymorning texts of congratulations from his friends. Take last week, when the Grammy Award nominations were announced. “That’s how I usually find out. People go, ‘Congratulations’ and I go, ‘What for?’ ” Stapleton says. He eventually discovered he was nominated for three awards: best country album, best country song and best country solo performance. Since his sensational debut solo album, “Traveller,” was released in 2015, he’s won two Grammy Awards and scores of Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music awards. The album dominated the country album sales chart this year and has been certified double platinum. And that’s despite the fact that he released two new albums this year: the Grammy-nominated “From a Room: Volume 1,” which was released in May, and “From a Room: Volume 2,” which came

out last Friday. Stapleton’s success lies in his bold simplicity: His recordings are cut live in the studio with his band, and his wife, Morgane, sings harmony. Stapleton isn’t verbose and neither are his lyrics, so it’s no surprise that everyone from Adele to Luke Bryan has recorded his songs. “Either Way,” which is nominated for best country solo performance, is just his voice and a guitar. “I think simple is harder to do than making overly complicated things,” Stapleton says. “Much in the way that I think lyrically in songwriting less words can mean more, the same can be true of music. If you can, for lack of a better term, sell a song without putting in extraneous instrumentation … then that’s what serves the song the best.” Stapleton says he just wants his fans to attach some meaning to his songs that he didn’t always intend when he wrote them. “I want them to have ownership in it because they do,” he says. “The songs don’t really mean as much without them and without people listening to them and investing in them.” KRISTIN M. HALL (AP)

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@MCJESSE, Jesse McLaren, an internet prankster who works for BuzzFeed, tweeting about his effort to trick Google’s algorithm into believing that he is Time’s 2017 Person of the Year. McLaren shared his process in a BuzzFeed article, detailing how he realized that a fake cover he put online of himself as the Person of the Year was showing up in search results. He then encouraged people to retweet his photo so it would reach a higher ranking in search results.

“ ‘Millennial,’ like ‘fake news,’ started out as a useful term with a descriptive purpose but became, essentially, a slur.” @JOELCIFER, reacting to the announcement in The Wall Street Journal’s style blog that the paper will cut back on its use of the term “millennial,” in an effort to be more specific and not to alienate part of its readership base. In the blog, WSJ encouraged its writers to “resist the temptation to use stereotypes [or] apply a blanket label.”

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“Patagonia deserves to be at the top of everybody’s holiday shopping lists after this.”

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Ed Sheeran is featured on a song on Eminem’s upcoming album. People have mixed feelings about the collab: “My life is about to be completed,” @ImMattyTaylor tweeted. @FearTheKirch wrote: “Eminem featuring Ed Sheeran … 2017 is weird.”

@ADAMCBEST, tweeting in support of Patagonia, which launched a massive campaign against President Trump’s decision to shrink the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments. The outdoor brand blanketed its homepage with the message, shared it on social media and also emailed it to customers.

“Stop trying to make people e hug you Joey. No one wantss your hugs or hyperbolic racist comparisons or unbuttoned top button. Keep it all to yourself, Joey.”” @CHANCETHERAPPER, in a takedown n

of Twitter user @joeynemati. Chancee shared an article saying it may be best st for men to avoid hugging women, and @joeynemati asked if “cutting off ff all human contact” wasn’t “Sharia law,” w,” leading Chance to call him out.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You may find yourself looking for something you haven’t thought about in quite some time. Where has it gone? CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) You can add something to a routine activity that ups the ante — and makes it possible for you and a friend to have much more fun. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) The question of size is likely to arise today. At some point, you must be willing to accept less than you had hoped for. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) It’s time for you to put your money where your mouth is, as a rival has pressed forward and threatens to show you up in a significant way. ARIES (March 21-April 19) You will want to take a little extra time today to prepare for something that is on the docket for tomorrow. You can’t simply improvise.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Now is no time to share your frustrations with a loved one, as he or she has enough to worry about right now. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Something that seems inordinately difficult is likely to prove quite manageable today, once you examine each component closely.

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CANCER (June 21-July 22) You are once more waiting for the sort of information that has been slow in coming in the past — but today it may come to you rather quickly.

TODAY: Breezy with some early morning showers possible and generally colder under partly sunny skies with temperatures holding in the 40s through the day, and dropping into the 30s by early evening. West winds from 5-10 mph with some higher gusts are possible at times. Partly cloudy to mostly clear tonight.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) You mustn’t sabotage your efforts today because you’re frustrated about peripheral issues. Focus on the central concern. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You can make adjustments today that benefit others as well as yourself. During evening hours you can show someone exactly how you feel.

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AVG. HIGH: 50 AVG. LOW: 34 SUNRISE: 7:12 a.m.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) You may take longer today to do something routine simply because you are not feeling quite “up to par.”

RECORD HIGH: 78 RECORD LOW: 11 SUNSET: 4:46 p.m.

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DAILY CODE

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1865: The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, abolishing slavery, is ratified as Georgia becomes the 27th state to endorse it.

1917: Some 2,000 people are killed when an explosivesladen French cargo ship, the Mont Blanc, collides with the Norwegian vessel Imo at the harbor in Halifax, Nova Scotia, setting off a blast that devastates the Canadian city.

1957: America’s first attempt at putting a satellite into orbit fails as Vanguard TV3 rises about four feet off a Cape Canaveral launch pad before crashing down and exploding.

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A source close to Lindsay Lohan has debunked the rumor that she is dating Korean bodybuilder Je-yong Ha, spread this week by the weightlifting website Liftn. Though the actress has made frequent appearances on his Instagram of late, the source told Vanity Fair, “Lol they are 100 percent not dating at all. They’re just friends.” (EXPRESS)

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Katie is supportive, but not THAT supportive Jamie Foxx and Katie Holmes took another step toward confirming their relationship by appearing at the same event on Monday. TMZ reported that Holmes made an appearance at a New York event for Prive sunglasses, for which Foxx is a representative. They arrived separately and did not pose for photos together. (EXPRESS)

Huh: Man actually held accountable

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Katy Perry was awarded $3.3 million in punitive damages on Monday in her suit against a woman who tried to thwart the pop singer’s attempts to purchase an 8-acre Los Angeles property that formerly housed a convent. Perry and the archdiocese said the woman “fraudulently” convinced some of the nuns who lived there to back a rival bid. Perry was previously awarded $1.6 million in compensatory damages. (AP)

GIGI? LEO?

New member arriving for vowel-heavy family Coco Rocha is expecting a baby, according to an Instagram post the supermodel shared Monday. In the video, Rocha’s 2-year-old daughter, Ioni, stands beside her mother and shouts, “There’s a baby in mommy’s tummy!” This will be the second child for Rocha and husband James Conran, who married in 2010. (EXPRESS)

A discussion of the film “Wag the Dog” turned testy Monday day when moderator John Oliver confronted Dustin Hoffman n about a recent allegation of sexual harassment. Oliver speecifically addressed Hoffman’s immediate response that his behavior at the time — on the set of the 1985 movie “Death th of a Salesman” — was “not reflective of” who he really is.. “It’s that kind of response to this stuff that pisses me off,” ” Oliver said. “It is reflective of who you were. If you’ve given no evidence to show it didn’t [happen], then there was a period of time for a while when you were a creeper around women.” Hoffman accused Oliver of “putting me on display” and said he felt blindsided because no one had told old him the subject would be raised. (AP/THE WASHINGTON POST)

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