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Time to tank?

With Wall out, maybe the Wizards should just aim for draft position 17

Volatile outlook While few forecast a recession, more market turmoil is likely in 2019 7

It’s a hit, man The assassin comedy ‘Barry’ was the best show on TV in 2018 19 YEAR IN REVIEW

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Climate change-fueled natural disasters were a constant theme throughout a year when the world seemed both literally and figuratively on fire. We take a look back at a tumultuous 2018 through the top stories, trends and lives lost. 9-14

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People pile up wooden pallets Sunday prior to the New Year’s Eve bonfire on Scheveningen beach in The Hague, Netherlands.

Little-known fact: Diamond bracelets reproduce asexually

‘What’s a guy gotta do to get a bit of gosh-darn Christmas cheer?!’

Police officer shockingly unclear on just what constitutes a crisis

A Mississippi man who ordered his wife a $2,000 diamond bracelet for Christmas found 48 bracelets when he opened the box. Olive Branch Alderman Dale Dickerson ordered a bracelet from Jewelry Unlimited. When the box arrived, it contained dozens of bracelets but no paperwork. Dale called the company; the manager thanked him for his honesty and the company sent diamond earrings as a thank-you for the bracelets’ return. (AP)

Authorities say an armed man who held off SWAT members for 10 hours surrendered after one sang him a Christmas carol. Nathaniel Lewis was taken into custody in East Vincent Township, Pa., early on Dec. 26. Lewis allegedly fired at police officers who responded when a relative reported him acting erratically. Police returned fire. Eventually, a negotiator got Lewis to agree to surrender after singing “White Christmas” to him. (AP)

A 7-year-old boy in Ontario, Canada, called 911 after his parents gave him snow pants for Christmas, CTV News reported Wednesday. Ontario Provincial Police Sgt. Kerry Schmidt called it “an awareness and educational moment” and urged parents to teach children that 911 is only for true emergencies.

Schmidt also tweeted the boy was “added to the naughty list,” which seems harsh, as disappointing Christmas gifts are no laughing matter. (EXPRESS)

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Quiz: 2019 crystal ball O, me of little faith. In last year’s predictions, I was mistakenly pessimistic about the Washington region’s potential. I forecast the DMV would fail to agree on dedicated funding for Metro. I prognosticated that we would make the shortlist for Amazon HQ2 but lose in the end. I’m happy to have been wrong on both. I also said that Larry Hogan and Muriel Bowser would win re-election, and that Barbara Comstock would lose her seat in Congress in an anti-Trump backlash. I’m making the 10th Annual Predictions Quiz more challenging.

As always, the format is a multiple-choice questionnaire. My selections are at the end. ROBERT MCCARTNEY (THE WASHINGTON POST) 1 The federal government’s

partial shutdown will end: A. By Jan. 5, two days after Democrats take over House.

B. By Jan. 7, because they need an extra weekend to work it out.

C. By Jan. 15, because compromise is difficult.

D. By Jan. 31, because compromise is nearly impossible.

E. Feb. 1 or later, because the End Days have begun.

2 Dan Snyder will reach a deal to build his new NFL stadium in: A. The District, on the RFK site where the Burgundy and Gold had its glory years (sigh).

B. Maryland, at the Oxon Cove site

favored by Gov. Larry Hogan.

C. Maryland, at the current Landover site of FedEx Field — because no place else will have it.

D. Virginia, where most of the team’s fans live.

E. There won’t be an agreement, because of opposition from local authorities and Congress.

3 With all seats up for grabs in Virginia’s General Assembly elections in November, the results will be: A. Republicans retain control of both chambers, though barely.

B. GOP holds Senate, but Democrats win House.

C. Democrats seize Senate, but

Republicans keep House.

D. Blue wave keeps rolling as Democrats win both chambers.

4 Highlights of the year in Maryland politics will include which of the following?

(Choose all that apply)

A. Approval of Hogan’s proposal to use $1.9 billion in casino money for school construction.

B. Passage of an amendment to legalize sports betting.

C. Legalization of recreational pot.

D. Agreements reached to widen the Beltway, I-270 and the American Legion Bridge.

5 Highlights of the year in District politics will include which of the following?

(Choose all that apply)

A. Recreational marijuana market is fully legalized, thanks to Democratic

control of the House.

B. Agreement is reached to build a new hospital east of the Anacostia.

C. Popular pressure forces the D.C. Council to accept the results of Initiative 77, requiring full minimum wage to be paid to tipped workers.

D. Zoning board prevents strict new regulations on Airbnbs.

6 These pro teams will make the playoffs: (Choose all that apply)

A. Capitals B. Nationals C. Redskins D. Wizards 7 Fairfax County voters will elect which of the following to succeed Sharon Bulova as Board of Supervisors chair: A. Supervisor Jeff McKay, D, whom Bulova has groomed for the job.

B. Reston developer Timothy Chapman, D, who seems to want to challenge McKay from the left.

C. Supervisor Pat Herrity, R, who favors less spending and lower taxes.

D. Somebody else.

8 Not strictly a local topic, but who cares? On New Year’s Day 2020, Donald J. Trump will be: A. Firmly in office after his legal troubles withered.

B. Still in office, but on the defensive from multiple investigations.

C. Impeached by House but acquitted by Senate.

D. Impeached, convicted and removed from office.

E. Out of office via another route, such as resignation.

MY PREDICTIONS: 1. D; 2. E; 3. C; 4. B (only); 5. A and B; 6. A and B; 7. A; 8. E (out on a limb). Happy New Year!

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Shutdown squeeze tightens

ROCKVILLE

Man arrested in mother’s killing outside church

THE DISTRICT By all accounts, Saturday was a near-perfect day to be a tourist in Washington. It was unseasonably warm, and the sun cast a soft orange glow on the monuments and cupola, creating the postcard-like scene that draws so many visitors to the city. Legions of strollers took to the winding paths of the National Zoo. But the partial government shutdown cast a shadow on the day.

So far, the Smithsonian Institution’s museums, research center and zoo have been spared from the shutdown that has furloughed thousands of federal employees. But if the closure continues beyond New Year’s Day, all Smithsonian institutions will shutter, locking visitors out of tourism mainstays like the National Zoo, the National Museum of American History and the National Museum of African American History and Culture. The National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden ice rink, where visitors can skate in the shadow of the National Archives building, will also close.

“We have no control over this,” said Linda St. Thomas, spokeswoman for the Smithsonian Institution.

She lamented that closures this week were bound to disappoint visitors, many of whom make visiting the free museums a

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Tourists get in last few days of sightseeing as museums set to close

Ice skaters get in their last bit of fun Thursday at the rink outside the National Gallery of Art before it’s set to close.

central part of their trips to the nation’s capital.

“The Smithsonian museums are a big part of a person’s trip to Washington,” St. Thomas said.

Luckily, it is the slow season, she said, so a closure will affect far fewer travelers.

The partial shutdown is set to be one of the longest in history, the result of an impasse between President Trump, who is demanding billions for a border wall, and congressional Democrats, who refuse to authorize the funding. There were few signs the shutdown would end anytime soon, with Trump tweeting threats to shut down the entire southern border if he did not get funding for the wall. Lawmakers are not scheduled to return until

at least Wednesday.

The shutdown has meant about 800,000 federal workers are without paychecks during the holiday season, plunging many low-wage workers into economic peril.

The Smithsonian Institution employs about 4,000 federal employees, many of whom will be furloughed after Tuesday, joining the 350,000 others who have been off the job since the start of the shutdown. As in other federal departments, essential staff will remain on the job.

At the National Zoo, that means caretakers — including veterinarians and nutritionists — will remain on hand for the lions, tigers, bears and other creatures. Museum security staff will also stay on the job,

as will the approximately 2,000 Smithsonian staff whose work is not funded by the federal government.

Lucy Asmat, a 53-year-old nurse visiting from Lima, Peru, watched prairie dogs peek out of dirt holes in their moundlike habitat Saturday. She said a closure would be deeply disappointing for tourists who had traveled great distances to see Washington.

“I understand there are priorities,” Asmat said. The attractions “are not just for Americans.

They are for foreigners, like us, who want to see all the beautiful things that you have in the United States. The wall should not be a priority.” EMILY WAX-THIBODEAUX AND MORIAH BALINGIT (THE WASHINGTON POST)

GROWTH SLOWS IN VIRGINIA

The amount personal income grew in Virginia in fiscal year 2018, compared to 4.5 percent in the U.S. Virginia’s latest Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, which is issued annually, says the state continues to fall behind the nation in most areas. Housing prices in Virginia rose 5 percent compared to 6.8 percent nationally. Virginia also lagged behind the national average in employment growth. The report said the economic indicators reflect, in part, Virginia’s reliance on slower-growing federal employment. (AP)

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Two plead guilty to writing racist, Nazi graffiti on Glenelg, Md., high school

A 21-year-old man has been arrested on a charge he killed his mother outside a church McGuigan and school in Rockville. The Montgomery County Police said Kevin Justin McGuigan faces a first-degree murder charge in killing of his mother, 49-year-old Jaclyn McGuigan. Officers found the woman on Friday evening outside the St. Raphael Catholic Church and School after responding to a report of an assault. The police statement says her wounds appeared to be from a “cutting type of instrument.” (AP) CHINCOTEAGUE, VA.

Four wild ponies with ‘swamp cancer’ put down Authorities have euthanized the last four wild ponies on a Virginia island that were diagnosed with a fungus-like disease known as “swamp cancer.” The Salisbury Daily Times reports that a total of seven wild Chincoteague ponies have died since October. Officials announced the most recent deaths of four ponies on Friday.

“Swamp cancer” isn’t cancer, but rather pythiosis, caused by an organism similar to fungus. The disease leaves ponies with lesions on their bodies. (AP) CHARLOTTESVILLE

Public can view evidence from rally attack trial The public can now view video evidence used in the trial of the man who drove his car into counter-protesters at a 2017 white nationalist rally in Virginia. Various kinds of video footage submitted in the case against James Alex Fields Jr. can be viewed at the courthouse in Charlottesville.

The footage shows various angles of Fields driving his Dodge Challenger into a crowd. There’s also video from a police helicopter and footage from members of the crowd Fields slammed into. (AP)

Warehouse fire Saturday in Pr. George’s County causes estimated $1.5M in damage

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People line up to vote Sunday in what Congo hoped would be the first peaceful transfer of power there since 1960.

Ebola fear, power woes mar Congolese election In some places, vote is delayed until after new leader’s inauguration CONGO Congo’s election officials began counting ballots Sunday, although many polling stations stayed open into the night to make up for lengthy delays in voting.

Numerous problems marred the presidential election the country hoped would be its first peaceful, democratic transfer of power since independence in 1960.

The election had been delayed since late 2016, prompting the opposition to charge that President Joseph Kabila, who has been in power 17 years, was trying to stay on past his mandate.

While many polls closed in

70%

the evening, others stayed open to allow those waiting in line to cast their ballots.

At least one polling station, at Les Anges school in Kinshasa, did not have battery cables to power the voting machines, nor did it have a voters’ roll. At midday, frustrated voters looted the polling station, ripping up ballot papers and burning some voting machines. Police restored order with no casualties.

Election unrest had been feared after a last-minute decision to bar an estimated 1 million people from voting because of a deadly Ebola virus outbreak in the east. The decision was widely criticized as threatening the credibility of the election and putting health workers in danger.

Voting in the Ebola-affected

cities of Beni and Butembo was delayed until March, long after Congo’s new leader will be inaugurated in January.

More than 10,000 people lined up in Beni on Sunday to stage their own election, vowing to deliver the results to the electoral commission.

They washed their hands before voting as a protection against Ebola. “We do not have Ebola.

Kabila is worse than Ebola,” said Jacob Salamu, 24, who said he was voting for the first time.

Some 21 candidates are challenging Kabila’s preferred successor, Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary, who is under European Union sanctions for a crackdown on people protesting delays to the election. MATHILDE BOUSSION AND SALEH MWANAMILONGO (AP)

Turtle beats odds after eel it ate bit back A 112-pound loggerhead sea turtle that required surgery to remove a 2-foot-long eel from its body cavity has been released back into the waters off the Florida Keys. The turtle, named “Shelmore,” was returned to the ocean Saturday off Islamorada not far from the spot where it was discovered in September, floating and unable to dive.

Veterinarians likened the incident to a horror movie, saying the eel ate through the turtle’s intestinal tract to get to the body cavity, where it died. Turtle Hospital veterinarian Brooke Burkhalter performed a three-hour procedure to remove the dead goldspotted eel from the critically ill turtle.

It’s not clear why the turtle ate the eel, which is not a normal part of the reptile’s diet. (AP)

MIXED VIEWS ON GENE EDITING

The proportion of Americans who favor one day using gene-editing technology to create babies protected against a variety of diseases, such as cystic fibrosis or Huntington’s disease, according to a poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. The poll found people are torn between the medical promise of gene editing and concerns over whether it will be used ethically. It found 7 in 10 oppose using gene editing to alter capabilities such as intelligence or athletic talent, or to alter physical features such as eye color or height. (AP) Man fires into family’s car outside Houston Walmart, killing 7-year-old

Electric utility Con Edison was working to figure out what caused a high-voltage equipment failure that unleashed an otherworldly flash of bright blue light in the night sky over New York City. The event Thursday caused power outages, briefly grounded flights at LaGuardia Airport and filled social media feeds with eerie photos, questions and jokes, to the point that the New York Police Department tweeted that there was “no evidence of extraterrestrial activity.” (AP) EGYPT

Security forces kill 40 militants in raids Egypt said Saturday its security forces have killed 40 militants in raids on their hideouts in the Sinai Peninsula and the greater Cairo area. The statement came just hours after a roadside bomb targeted a tourist bus in the capital, killing three Vietnamese tourists and their Egyptian guide.

The Interior Ministry said 10 of the militants were killed when forces stormed their hideout in el-Arish, north of Sinai. Another 14 were killed in a Cairo suburb Oct. 6, and 16 more in a housing project outside Cairo. (AP) PORTLAND, ORE.

Hotel fires 2 employees who evicted black guest An Oregon hotel said it fired two of its employees for mistreatment of a black guest who was talking on his phone in the lobby when he was asked to leave a week ago. Jermaine Massey accused the DoubleTree

by Hilton hotel in Portland of racially profiling him after a security guard called police to remove him from the lobby Dec. 22. He was staying at the hotel. (AP)

In New Year’s letter, Russia’s Putin tells Trump Kremlin is “open to dialogue” between the two countries

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Market volatility may persist BUSINESS U.S. stocks were poised to end 2018 turning in their worst performance in a decade, offering a stark warning that the forces powering the market’s seemingly unstoppable rise are giving way to a more volatile reality.

The past three months have been brutal for stocks, with key markets down 15 to 20 percent from their peaks. Analysts are predicting that the roller-coaster is likely to continue into 2019.

Nobody can say for sure whether the stock market will sink further, and whether the broader economy will merely soften, as widely expected, or whether it will fall into a recession. But analysts see a greater risk of downturns than at any point in recent years.

The Federal Reserve is pushing forward interest rate hikes that will slow economic growth.

President Trump’s trade conflicts, particularly with China, could escalate. The global economy is slowing. And the turmoil engulfing the White House appears to be intensifying.

“We aren’t in a good spot, and

RICHARD DREW (AP)

After a historic 2018, stocks’ recent dips could run into 2019

The stock market has fallen 15 to 20 percent since hitting its all-time high in September. Market forecasters expect to see more volatility in 2019.

Bear market in sight?

Since stocks hit an all-time high in September, the Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index has dropped 15 percent. Declines in stocks have slashed $4 trillion in wealth from shareholders and reduced the historic bull market’s gain to $15 trillion. On Christmas Eve, the S&P 500 came within an inch of entering an official bear market, which is when there is a 20 percent decline from the recent peak. (TWP)

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DAMASCUS, SYRIA

16 people die in violence linked to Sunday’s election

Assad authorizes Iraqis to attack ISIS in Syria

Bangladesh’s leading Englishlanguage newspaper, the Daily Star, said 16 people were killed in election-related violence Sunday as voters went to the polls to decide whether to give Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina a third consecutive term. Opposition leader Kamal Hossain called Sunday’s vote “farcical,” demanding that a new election be held under a “nonpartisan government.” (AP)

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad authorized Iraqi forces Sunday to attack ISIS inside Syria without waiting for permission from authorities in Damascus, the state news agency SANA said. The action came as the allies coordinate their fight against extremists ahead of a planned U.S. withdrawal from Syria. ISIS has been defeated in Iraq but still holds a small area in Syria near the Iraqi border. (AP)

there aren’t many cushions left if we fall further,” said Joseph LaVorgna, chief U.S. economist at Natixis. “The Fed can’t cut interest rates as much as it did in past slowdowns. We just passed a tax cut, so we aren’t going to do that again.”

One thing almost all agree on is that 2019 will not be the home run that 2018 was. Annual growth in 2018 is likely to hit 3 percent, the best in over a decade. Meanwhile, inflation was

restrained, wage growth picked up and unemployment was at its lowest level in nearly 50 years.

“2019 will be slower, but not recessionary,” said Roger Altman, founder of the investment banking firm Evercore and a former Clinton Treasury official.

But in this context of slower growth, the disruptions from Washington might prove more significant. The markets are watching a partial government shutdown with no end in sight, the losses of key members of Trump’s team in public disputes over policy, a presidential threat to shut down the border with Mexico, incessant attacks on the Fed and a potential constitutional conflict as Washington prepares to digest the end of the special counsel investigation.

The White House is pushing back on that narrative, arguing that the underlying economy remains robust and that this is a normal stock market correction.

“The bottom line is that the fundamentals are strong,” Kevin Hassett, chairman of Trump’s Council of Economic Advisers, said Thursday on the Fox Business Network. “There are a lot of reasons to be optimistic about the upside next year, too.” HEATHER LONG AND THOMAS HEATH (THE WASHINGTON POST)

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“I don’t believe ISIS is defeated. I think ISIS is as much an idea as it is a number of ISIS fighters.”

RETIRED ARMY GEN. STANLEY M CCHRYSTAL,

refuting on ABC News’ “This Week” President Trump’s claim that ISIS has been defeated in Syria. McChrystal also said he believes Trump is immoral.

Afghanistan postpones presidential elections originally scheduled for April to July 20

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Kelly: Trump’s border barrier is ‘not a wall’ The partial federal government shutdown entered its second week Sunday, and there were no signs of direct negotiations involving the president, Republicans and Democrats as hundreds of thousands of federal employees remained furloughed.

The conflict still is centered on Trump’s wish for a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border, but even the nature of that demand became freshly mired in controversy following comments from John Kelly, the outgoing White House chief of staff, in a Los Angeles Times story published Sunday.

“To be honest, it’s not a wall,” he said, adding that “we left a solid concrete wall early on in the administration, when we asked people what they needed and where they needed it.” Recently, Trump has taken to describing a wall made of “steel slats.”

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., said congressional Democrats are “certainly prepared to provide additional funding for enhanced fencing, technology, drones, satellites, lighting, censors, cellphone towers and the things the experts have clearly indicated would improve our border security,” but held firm against a physical wall.

“What Donald Trump and the Republicans want to do is waste $5 billion in taxpayer money on an ineffective medieval border wall that is a fifth-century solution to a 21st-century problem,” Jeffries said Sunday on ABC. MIKE DEBONIS

Man testifies that ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick abused him during confession

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‘People die and things burn’ ENVIRONMENT Just off the top of his head, climate scientist Kevin Trenberth can recount many of the weather disasters that hit the planet in 2018. Record rainfall and flooding in Japan, followed by a heat wave that sent tens of thousands of people to the hospital. Astonishing temperature records set across the planet, including sweltering weather above the Arctic Circle. Historic, lethal wildfires in Greece, Sweden and California, terrible flooding in India, a super typhoon with 165 mph winds in the Philippines, and two record-setting hurricanes that slammed the southeast U.S. “Climate change is adding to what’s going on naturally, and it’s that extra stress that causes things to break,” said Trenberth, a scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colo. “It takes the experience well outside anything that’s been experienced before.

It crosses thresholds. As a result, things break, people die and things burn.”

There is no single metric for measuring extreme weather globally and comparing 2018 to previous years. The American Meteorological Society puts out an annual report on extreme weather, but it just published the 2017 results and won’t issue its report on 2018 until 2019.

But it was definitely a hot and perilous year. Perhaps most striking were the temperature extremes. It was not the hottest year on record in terms of overall global temperature — the three previous years were slightly warmer — but many places around the planet set hightemperature records.

For example, Africa may have endured the hottest temperature ever reliably measured since record-keeping began: 124.3 degrees Fahrenheit in the city of Ouargla, Algeria, on July 5.

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Extreme weather in 2018 was a raging, howling signal of intensifying climate change across the globe

Scientists say widespread wildfires and intense flooding in the U.S. in 2018 can be attributed to a warming planet.

That same day, temperatures may have reached 90 degrees F on the coast of the Arctic Ocean in northern Siberia. And in the Middle East, the hottest low temperature of the day was 109 degrees F in Quriyat, Oman, on June 28.

Among the many striking events of 2018 was the late intensification of Hurricane Michael in early October in the Gulf of Mexico. Normally, when

“I think the climate costs in the future are greatly underestimated.”

KEVIN TRENBERTH, a scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colo., on projections by scientists of the economic impact of climate change.

a hurricane moves north in the Gulf, it weakens somewhat. But Michael exploded from a tropical depression into a major hurricane with startling speed, and then strengthened all the way to landfall, when it was nearly a Category 5 storm. After shredding coastal areas, the storm remained a full-blown hurricane deep into Georgia.

Just weeks earlier, Hurricane

Florence triggered record flooding on numerous rivers in the Carolinas after it came ashore as a broad, soggy Category 1 storm and slowed to a crawl, setting many records for high water.

Natural disasters cost the world $155 billion in 2018, and several of them struck the U.S. particularly hard. Michael and Florence, the California wildfires and Hawaii’s volcano eruption are all on that list, according to reinsurance company Swiss Re. But it didn’t match 2017. That was the costliest weather year in U.S. history, with more than $300 billion in damage, according to Woods Hole Research Center senior scientist Jennifer Francis.

Matthew Kelsch, a hydrometeorologist at the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, said the world is experiencing many more hydrological extremes — record rainfall, record drought. That makes sense given the warmer atmosphere, which can hold more moisture.

The slow-moving or stalled hurricanes may also be carrying a climate signal, in the same way that unusually long droughts — and the associated wildfires — do. One striking feature has been the behavior of the jet stream in the Northern Hemisphere. The jet stream is caused by the sharp temperature gradient between the Arctic and the tropics.

But as the Arctic has warmed, there is less of a gradient, Francis noted. This wavy pattern in the jet stream has the direct effect of locking down weather patterns for weeks or even months, extending droughts or periods of unusually heavy rain.

“People are being affected directly by these events, and increasingly they’re asking, ‘What’s up with this? Is climate change playing a role?’

Scientists can now answer a confident ‘yes,’ ” Francis said.

JOEL ACHENBACH (THE WASHINGTON POST)

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The 10 stories that shaped ’18 The mass shooting at a Parkland, Fla., high school — which killed 17 students and staff, and

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2018 rewind

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Trump-Russia probe

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Mass shootings

Throughout 2018, Robert Mueller’s team investigated whether Donald Trump’s campaign colluded with Russia ahead of the 2016 election and whether the president obstructed the investigation. The evidence so far shows a broad range of Trump associates had Russia-related contacts during the campaign and transition period; some former Trump aides have been indicted for lying. In a separate case in New York, prosecutors say Trump directed his personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, above, to make illegal hush money payments to two women in a bid to quash potential sex scandals during the campaign.

sparked nationwide student-led marches for gun control — was the top news story of 2018, according to The Associated Press’ annual poll of U.S. editors and news directors. And the continuing momentum of the #MeToo movement — voted the top news story of 2017 — made

#MeToo

The #MeToo movement, which surfaced late in 2017, maintained its momentum throughout 2018 as many more powerful men were forced to account for past instances of sexual assault and misconduct. Oncerevered comedian Bill Cosby, above, was sentenced to prison; so was Larry Nassar, the former Michigan State and USA Gymnastics sports doctor convicted of molesting hundreds of young women.

Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein was charged with rape.

And Les Moonves was ousted as top executive at CBS after a dozen women accused him of sexual misconduct.

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the list again this year. Here are 2018’s top 10 stories. DAVID CRARY (AP)

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It happened on Valentine’s Day — an act of senseless hate by a gunman with a semi-automatic rifle who killed 14 students and three staff members at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

Previous mass shootings had prompted passionate calls for tighter gun control laws, but this time was different. A group of student survivors at the school, soon joined by allies nationwide, launched the March for Our Lives movement, which organized massive walkouts and peaceful protests at schools across the country.

The movement remains active, and has helped energize the broader campaign for tougher gun laws.

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Parkland school shooting

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When a Marine combat veteran shot dead 12 people at a country music bar in California in November, above, it was a grim “Not again” moment for many Americans — the fifth mass shooting of the year in the U.S. that produced nationwide shock and sorrow. In May, three months after the Parkland shooting, eight students and two teachers were killed at a high school in Santa Fe, Texas. In June, a gunman shot dead five employees at the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis. And in October, 11 people were killed at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh during Shabbat morning services.

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With Donald Trump on the minds of many voters, Democrats managed to flip about 40 seats in the House of Representatives to seize control of that chamber from Republicans. Democrats also flipped several governorships around the country. But the GOP boosted its slim majority in the Senate and will have a 53-47 edge in the next session of Congress.

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Climate change

Worsening natural disasters around the world intensified the focus on climate change; delegates at a global summit in Poland negotiated an agreement on the next steps to minimize harm. In the U.S., a government report warned of devastating impacts, prompting pushback from President Trump.

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Events at the U.S.-Mexico border produced drama and controversy throughout the year. At the height of the midterm election campaign, President Trump deployed thousands of Army troops to the border, warning of threats from a caravan of migrants who had journeyed from Central America. Earlier, a zero-tolerance order from Trump resulted in more than 2,500 migrant children being separated from their families. The practice sparked global outrage from politicians, humanitarians and religious groups; images of weeping children and anguished parents were splashed across newspapers and television.

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Trump nominee Brett Kavanaugh was narrowly confirmed to fill a vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court after explosive Senate hearings on allegations of sexual harassment and assault stemming from his high school and college years. While millions of Americans watched on TV, senators heard testimony from Kavanaugh, who denied any wrongdoing, and accuser Christine Blasey Ford, who said he attempted to rape her during a party when they were in high school. Kavanaugh’s presence on the high court gives its conservative bloc a 5-4 majority.

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California wildfires

The most populous state endured an epic year for wildfires, culminating with devastating November fires occurring simultaneously 450 miles apart. The Camp Fire in Northern California swept through the city of Paradise, killing at least 86 people — the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century. Nearly 14,000 homes and hundreds of businesses were destroyed. In Southern California, three people died and 1,500 structures were destroyed by the Woolsey Fire. The two fires and a third, smaller blaze led to $9 billion in initial insurance claims; debris cleanup is expected to cost $3 billion.

Khashoggi killing

For weeks, Saudi authorities issued a variety of denials. But eventually it became clear that Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was killed on Oct. 2 inside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul. Khashoggi, a native of Saudi Arabia, was fiercely critical of its royal regime and the Saudi role in the catastrophic war in Yemen. The murder has had major diplomatic repercussions, in part because of the widespread belief that Saudi Arabia’s powerful crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, was involved. The U.S. Senate passed a measure blaming the crown prince for the death, a move opposed

by President Trump as he tries to preserve close U.S.-Saudi ties.

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Among the many influential figures who died in 2018 were civil rights activists, authors, a former president and first lady, and a physicist whose work changed how we understand the universe. (AP/THE WASHINGTON POST/EXPRESS)

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Died Nov. 30 at age 94

Died April 17 at age 92

The 41st president was also a vice president, congressman, CIA director and World War II Navy pilot. He was voted out of office after one term, but reinvented himself in later years, becoming a fundraiser for disaster relief and forming an unlikely friendship with his onetime rival, former President Bill Clinton.

The matriarch of an American political dynasty, she spent a halfcentury in the public eye. Noted for her plainspoken manner and utter lack of pretense, she championed causes including literacy and AIDS awareness.

During four years as first lady, she consistently ranked among the nation’s most-admired women.

Aretha Franklin Died Aug. 16 at age 76

John McCain Died Aug. 25 at age 81

Linda Brown Died March 25 at age 75

All she wanted was to go to the Sumner School. But Linda Brown was black, and the Topeka, Kan., school was open only to white students. The third-grader became the center of Brown v.

Board of Education, the 1954 Supreme Court decision that bore her father’s name and helped dismantle racial segregation.

Died April 2 at age 81

One of South Africa’s most prominent and polarizing figures, she was still called “the Mother of the Nation” long after her divorce from Nelson Mandela. Her bravery under the brutal apartheid regime won her lasting respect and adulation; allegations that she was the kingpin of a deadly vigilante group during the 1980s earned her fear and mistrust.

Other notable deaths in 2018: Roger Bannister, 88 (March 3); Raymond Chow, 91 (Nov. 2); Billy Graham, 99 (Feb. 21); Elbert Howard, 80 (July 23); Joseph Jackson, 89 (June 27); Asma Jahangir, 66 (Feb. 11); Ursula Le Guin, 88 (Jan. 22); Penny Marshall, 75 (Dec. 17); Mac Miller, 26 (Sept. 7); V.S. Naipaul, 85 (Aug. 11); Dolores O’Riordan, 46 (Jan. 15); Burt Reynolds, 82 (Sept. 6); Kate Spade, 55 (June 5); Sridevi, 54 (Feb. 24).

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Stan Lee Died Nov. 12 at age 95

The writer and editor revolutionized comics and helped make billions for Hollywood by introducing human frailties in superheroes such as Spider-Man and the Incredible Hulk. Lee was known for collaborating with artists rather than simply providing them with a script.

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He faced down his captors in a Vietnam prisoner of war camp with defiance and later turned his rebellious streak into a 35-year political career that took him to Congress and the Republican presidential nomination. A man who seemed his truest self when outraged, Sen. McCain reveled in going up against orthodoxy.

Her exceptionally expressive singing about joy, pain, faith and liberation earned the Detroit diva her title as the “Queen of Soul.” One of the most influential singers in the history of American popular music, she secured lasting fame in the late 1960s and early 1970s by exploring the sweet spot between rhythm and blues and the gospel music she’d grown up singing.

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Died March 14 at age 76

The British theoretical physicist overcame a devastating neurological disease to probe the greatest mysteries of the cosmos. He spent much of his career searching for a way to reconcile Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity with quantum physics and produce a “theory of everything.”

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The Ghanaian’s popular, influential reign as secretarygeneral of the United Nations was marred by White House anger at his opposition to the American invasion of Iraq. Annan shared the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize with the body he led from 1997 to 2006.

He was the first black African to hold the job.

Anthony Bourdain Died June 8 at age 61

The celebrity chef inspired millions to share his delight in food and the bonds it created.

Bourdain overcame an addiction to heroin and cocaine to remake himself as an observant writer with a lively prose style and a taste for the absurd. On his show “Parts Unknown,” he often touched on human rights issues and visited journalists around the world.

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A year to shape the region Last year brought several developments that are sure to have a major effect on the region for years to come. From Amazon announcing that it is splitting its second headquarters between Crystal City and New York City to women staging a political takeover in Virginia, here are a few of the stories that helped to shape 2018 around the region. (EXPRESS/THE WASHINGTON POST/AP)

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In November, Amazon announced it will build new headquarters in the Crystal City area of Arlington and in New York City, pledging to create 25,000 jobs at each site and ending a year of intense speculation and competition. The tech giant’s choice of Crystal City helps cement Northern Virginia’s reputation as a magnet for business and will potentially reshape the region into an eastern outpost of Silicon Valley over the next decade. (Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos owns The Washington Post and Express.)

A poll in December found that 68 percent of Virginia voters strongly favor the Amazon deal.

In June, D.C. voters approved a ballot initiative by more than 10 percent that would have raised the base wages for servers, bartenders and others who rely on tips for income. However, in October, the D.C. Council voted to repeal Initiative 77 after receiving heavy pressure from the restaurant industry. Activists in December submitted 35,000 signatures to force a referendum vote on the council’s repeal of Initiative 77. But a D.C. Superior Court judge blocked election officials from considering the qualifying petitions because of a technicality.

Activists plan to appeal that court order.

On June 28, a gunman fatally shot five employees — Gerald Fischman, Rob Hiaasen, John McNamara, Wendi Winters and Rebecca Smith — at the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis. The man charged with killing them had a history of harassing the newspaper’s journalists. The shooting also came as President Trump has increasingly ramped up his own verbal attacks against the news media, calling it “the enemy of the people.” In December, the newspaper’s staff was included by Time magazine among its 2018 Person of the Year honorees.

So, just how rainy was it in D.C. in 2018?

If you’re in D.C., you may be building an ark. The volume of water that fell on the city was mind-boggling. Here are some numbers to put it in perspective. (Note: All of the calculations are rough approximations.) (TWP)

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The total number of inches of rain that fell in D.C. in 2018, shattering the record of 61.33 inches, which had stood since 1889.

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The number of gallons of water that have come down on D.C. since Jan. 1. That could overflow 690 million large bathtubs or 115,000 Olympic-size swimming pools.

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In October, Cardinal Donald Wuerl, above, stepped down early from his position as archbishop of Washington, faced with a Pennsylvania grand jury investigation that condemned him for his mixed record on handling abusive priests. Prior to that, Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, the former archbishop of Washington who’s been accused of sexually abusing adults and minors, resigned from the College of Cardinals in July. While McCarrick has been ordered to remain in seclusion, Wuerl presided over Christmas Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.

Ellicott City was hit with a “1,000-year flood” in 2016 that sent water roaring down its historic Main Street. Many were still rebuilding from that disaster when more torrential flooding in May devastated the area for the second time in two years. Eddison “Eddie” Hermond, a 39-year-old National Guard sergeant, was killed after he tried to rescue a woman trapped by rising water.

County officials are currently looking at ways to mitigate flooding in the area, including a plan to raze 10 buildings on Main Street. New County Executive Calvin Ball has said that he hopes to come up with a solution to keep the buildings.

A trio of female Democrats defeated Republican incumbents in House races around Virginia in November as voters turned out in strong numbers. State Sen. Jennifer Wexton, above, topped incumbent Rep. Barbara Comstock, newcomer Elaine Luria unseated Rep. Scott Taylor and Abigail Spanberger pushed past Rep. Dave Brat in a closely decided race. The wins exceeded expectations of even Democratic leaders. Female candidates again delivered big for Democrats in Virginia, just a year after another slate of women made huge gains in House of Delegates races.

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The number of times the rain could fill up the Empire State Building. We could top off the Great Pyramid of Giza 112 times.

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The weight — in pounds — of all the water that fell on D.C. Distributed equally across the globe, this water alone would sustain the thirst of the entire human population for nearly three weeks (assuming each person drinks half a gallon per day).

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Highs and lows of D.C. sports HIGHS

Capitals win the Stanley Cup With a 4-3 victory over the Golden Knights in Las Vegas on June 7, the Capitals won the franchise’s first Stanley Cup. Alex Ovechkin took home the Conn Smythe Trophy, shedding the label as the best hockey player to never win the Cup. And D.C. sports fans were able to celebrate the first title from one of the city’s four major sports team since the Redskins won it all in 1992. One night seemingly erased decades of hardships for a city, a fan base and, in particular, one of the NHL’s biggest stars. “It doesn’t matter what happened before,” Ovechkin said after the Caps’ Game 5 victory.

“We just won it.”

‘The Save’ Many championship runs have one defining moment that fans refer to with a simple moniker like “The Catch” or “The Flu Game.” If you talk to any Caps fan about their team’s run to the Cup and mention “The Save,” they’ll know exactly what you’re talking about.

Caps goalie Braden Holtby’s miraculous game-saving stick save with two minutes left in Washington’s 3-2 Game 2 win on May 31 will live on forever

in D.C. sports lore. Vegas forward Alex Tuch looked like he had a wide-open net when a diving Holtby stabbed at the puck with his stick and erased the Knights’ chance of tying the game and potentially taking a 2-0 series lead in the Stanley Cup Final.

“Holts just makes the save of the year,” Capitals forward Jay Beagle said after the game. “Maybe the save of a lifetime. It’s unreal.”

Virginia upset by No. 16 seed UMBC

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The parade Tens of thousands of Caps fans packed Constitution Avenue NW to celebrate the District’s first major professional sports title in 26 years. The Caps ended their championship parade with a beer-soaked, profanity-laced rally on the Mall in what was the perfect culmination for the players’ wild dayslong drunken binge.

“Sorry about my voice. We’ve been partying in the streets for a couple of days,” Caps forward T.J. Oshie said on stage before starting a “backto-back” chant.

Audi Field opens with Rooney July 14 was the beginning of a new era for D.C. United, with the opening of Audi Field and the debut of English star Wayne Rooney. United had the fewest points in

If you’re a Retrievers fan, you’d file this in the “highs” column. But this game will haunt Cavs fans for years, as Virginia became the first No. 1 seed to lose to a No. 16 seed in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. On March 16, Virginia, a 20.5point favorite, lost 74-54 to UMBC, which was making its second NCAA tourney appearance. UMBC senior guard Jairus Lyles scored 28 points in one of the biggest upsets in sports history.

MLS when it defeated the Vancouver Whitecaps 3-1 in its first night in the new stadium. Fueled by its big midseason acquisition, United went 12-2-1 at Audi Field to make the playoffs and host a knockout-round game, which it lost to the Columbus Crew in penalty kicks. In 20 games with United, Rooney had 12 goals and seven assists.

Harper wins the Home Run Derby Wearing a D.C. flag bandanna, Bryce Harper stepped to the plate in front of a roaring crowd of more than 43,000 people at Nationals Park and crushed towering blasts into the stands July 16 to win his

first career Home Run Derby title. During a 90-second span in the final, Harper hit nine homers on 10 swings to tie Kyle Schwarber in regulation.

Then, Harper hit a shot to straightaway center during bonus time to top the Cubs slugger, flipping his bat in celebration. “Just having the crowd out there and really feeding off them [helped],” Harper said. “We have some of the best fans in all of baseball. … That’s an incredible moment, not only for me but for the organization and the Nationals fans.”

Mystics reach WNBA Finals For the first time in the franchise’s 20-year history,

the Mystics advanced to the WNBA Finals with an 86-81 victory over the Atlanta Dream in Game 5 of the semifinals Sept.

4. Elena Delle Donne averaged 19.6 points per game in the playoffs and fought through a knee injury to eliminate the Dream. “We’re here because we’re persistent, we’re resilient and we play together,” coach Mike Thibault said after the Game 5 victory. But Washington was unable to get past Breanna Stewart and the Seattle Storm, getting swept in the WNBA Finals.

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The year in D.C. sports will mostly be remembered for one thing: The Capitals ending the District’s decades-long title drought by winning the Stanley Cup. But there was so much more that happened.

Here’s a refresher of the most memorable highs and lows of 2018. JEFFREY TOMIK (EXPRESS)

LOWS

Maryland offensive lineman Jordan McNair, 19, collapsed during a practice May 29 and died of heatstroke two weeks later. An independent investigation found that Maryland’s training staff failed to properly diagnose and treat McNair’s heatstroke. An ESPN report in August also alleged a toxic coaching culture.

Coach DJ Durkin, who had been on administrative leave, was fired Oct. 31. A day earlier, the University System of Maryland Board of Regents recommended his reinstatement.

Redskins QB carousel After botching any chance to re-sign Kirk Cousins, the Redskins decided to trade with the Chiefs to acquire Alex Smith on Jan. 30, giving up corner Kendall Fuller and a third-round pick and signing Smith, now 34, to a four-year, $94 million extension. Cousins, 30, decided to sign a three-year deal with the Vikings worth $84 million on March 15. In his first season in Washington, Smith suffered a career-threatening leg injury Nov. 18, and the Redskins ended the season with fourth-string QB Josh Johnson under center.

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Redskins QB Josh Johnson completed 12 of 27 passes for 91 yards and was sacked four times Sunday.

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Optimistic look at 2018 The Redskins’ injuryriddled, roller-coaster season wasn’t all bad … right? Here’s a look at a few positive takeaways from an otherwise forgettable 2018.

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Redskins finish 7-9 after getting shut out at home in stadium filled with Eagles fans EAGLES 24, REDSKINS 0 On a chilly Sunday afternoon, before a near-sellout crowd of mostly green-clad Eagles fans, the Redskins’ season ended with a dreary 24-0 loss to the Eagles.

The defeat doomed the Redskins to a 7-9 record and a thirdplace finish in a season during which they started 6-3 and led the division for more than two months. But that was before quarterback Alex Smith broke his leg and his backup Colt McCoy did too, and Washington tumbled to a miserable finish.

Now coach Jay Gruden awaits his fate, which is expected to be delivered soon by team owner Dan Snyder. Indications are that Gruden will come back for his sixth season, but no announcement was immediately made.

Given the Redskins were playing with their fourth quarterback, a patchwork offensive line and a defensive secondary stripped of most of its top players, Sunday’s loss was not much of a surprise.

Nelson Agholor scores a late TD to help the Eagles clinch a playoff berth.

The Eagles were fighting for the NFC’s final playoff spot, while Washington was merely finishing a forgettable season.

Still, the Redskins could do little against Philadelphia’s aggressive defense. Quarterback Josh Johnson, who was playing pickup basketball back home in Oakland a month ago, completed just 12 of 27 passes for 91 yards,

Buccaneers fire coach Dirk Koetter after 5-11 season

and was sacked four times. So ineffective was Washington’s offense that it ran just nine plays in the second quarter, and eight in the third.

The team looked lost for much of the afternoon.

The previous week had been a bad one for the Redskins.

Their playoff hopes were extinguished last weekend after

a heartbreaking loss at Tennessee. After the game, safety D.J. Swearinger blasted defensive coordinator Greg Manusky, and Gruden responded by releasing Swearinger on the day before Christmas. Two days later, Snyder fired president of business operations Brian Lafemina and two executives Lafemina had been hired just months before.

Through the chaos, Gruden tried hard to maintain normalcy, much as he has done in the season’s tumultuous final seven weeks, a 1-6 run that started with Smith’s broken leg and saw the team go through three more quarterbacks, two sets of starting guards and a number of controversies. Late last week, cornerback Josh Norman sighed and said: “Every week was a circus for the last six weeks.”

The next day, the Redskins placed their 24th player on season-ending injured reserve, surpassing last year’s total of 23.

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3 Special teams Dustin Hopkins made 26 of 29 field goals, and Tress Way became the third punter since touchbacks were first recorded in 1991 to go an entire season without punting a ball into the end zone.

2 Defensive line The last two first-round picks — Daron Payne and Jonathan Allen — combined for 13 sacks. They’ll be giving Washington’s NFC East foes headaches for a long time.

1 Peterson’s resurgence Adrian Peterson, 33, found the fountain of youth in Washington, breaking 1,000 yards rushing for the first time since 2015 as he worked his way up the record books.

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Browns’ Baker Mayfield sets NFL record for TD passes (27) by a rookie

Redskins have No. 15 pick in 2019 NFL draft

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Brandin Cooks and Josh Reynolds caught two TD passes apiece, and the Rams secured a first-round playoff bye with a win over the visiting 49ers (4-12). The Rams (133) forced four turnovers, and Cory Littleton returned one of his two interceptions for a TD. The 49ers’ Nick Mullens passed for 282 yards with three TDs and three picks. (AP)

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Ravens win AFC North for first time since 2012 Jackson-led offense rushes for 296 yards in win over the Browns RAVENS 26, BROWNS 24 The Ravens squeezed past the Browns and into the playoffs, using two rushing TDs by rookie quarterback Lamar Jackson and a late defensive stand to beat visiting Cleveland 26-24 on Sunday and claim the AFC North title.

Kenneth Dixon accounted for 117 of Baltimore’s season-high 296 yards on the ground, Jackson had 90 and the rejuvenated Ravens (10-6) ended a three-year playoff drought with their sixth win in seven games. Fourth-seed Baltimore will open the postseason next weekend at home against the Los Angeles Chargers.

A year ago, Baltimore missed the playoffs by losing its finale at home to the Bengals, who rallied with a last-minute touchdown.

Remembering that disappointing finish quite well, most of the announced crowd of 70,925 was

on its feet as the Browns moved closer to field-goal range with the clock winding down. A 19yard completion from Baker Mayfield to Breshad Perriman and a 16-yarder to Jarvis Landry pushed the ball to the Baltimore 39 with 1:30 left.

Following three straight incompletions, the Ravens blitzed Mayfield on fourth down and linebacker C.J. Mosley picked off a pass to clinch it. Baltimore finished a half-game ahead of the Pittsburgh Steelers, who beat Cincinnati 16-13.

It’s been quite a turnaround for the Ravens, who were 4-5 before Jackson took over for injured Joe Flacco, the team’s starting quarterback since 2008. Flacco was under center in 2012, when Baltimore captured its last division crown and ultimately won the Super Bowl.

The Jackson-led running attack was too much for Cleveland (7-8-1), which was denied its first winning season since 2007.

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NFC 1. Saints (13-3) 2. Rams (13-3) 3. Bears (12-4) 4. Cowboys (10-6) 5. Seahawks (10-6) 6. Eagles (9-7)

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NFC No. 6 Eagles at No. 3 Bears No. 5 Seahawks at No. 4 Cowboys Playoff schedule and the result of the Colts-Titans game were not available at Express’ press time.

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Deshaun Watson threw for 234 yards and ran for a TD, and DeAndre Hopkins had 147 receiving yards as the Texans (11-5) defeated the Jaguars (5-11) in Houston to clinch the AFC South. Houston won its last nine regular-season games, and Watson became the first player in NFL history to throw for at least 4,000 yards (4,165) and 25 TDs (26) and rush for 500 yards (551) and five TDs in a season. (AP)

Wild-card weekend No. 6 Colts/Titans at No. 3 Texans

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Tom Brady threw for three firsthalf touchdowns and the Patriots (11-5) clinched their ninth straight first-round bye in the playoffs, finishing the season undefeated at home. The Patriots scored on three straight drives, and Brady completed 24 of 33 passes for 250 yards and four TDs overall, bouncing back from his worst performance since 2006. The Jets (4-12) lost nine of their last 10. (AP)

Playoff seeds 1. Chiefs (12-4) 2. Patriots (11-5) 3. Texans (11-5) 4. Ravens (10-6) 5. Chargers (12-4) 6. Colts-Titans winner

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Jordan Howard ran for 109 yards and two touchdowns, and the relentless defense of the visiting Bears (12-4) kept the Vikings (8-71) out of the playoffs. Tarik Cohen scored the last touchdown to cap a 16-play drive for the Bears, who posted their best regular-season record since 2006. (AP)

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Sebastian Janikowski made a 33-yard field goal on the final play to give the Seahawks (10-6) a postseason berth. The visiting Cardinals (3-13) sacked QB Russell Wilson six times, and kicker Zane Gonzalez hit two field goals from 50 or more yards out. Seahawks running back Chris Carson rushed for a career-high 122 yards and a TD. The Cardinals’ Larry Fitzgerald became the third NFL player with 1,300 career receptions. (AP)

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Ben Roethlisberger passed for 287 yards and a touchdown, and newly acquired kicker Matt McCrane booted three field goals for the Steelers (9-6-1). Roethlisberger finished the season with a careerbest and NFL-high 5,129 yards passing. The visiting Bengals (6-10) mustered just 196 total yards to drop seven of their last eight. (AP)

OTHER GAMES Chargers 23, Broncos 9 Chiefs 35, Raiders 3 Cowboys 36, Giants 35 Panthers 33, Saints 14 Lions 31, Packers 0 Falcons 34, Buccaneers 32 Bills 42, Dolphins 17 Colts at Titans (late)

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Should the Wizards just tank?

PERSPECTIVE Time and again, the Wizards have exhibited and admitted to problems with effort this season.

The Wizards’ front office, though, has suffered from a different problem over the past 12 months: Vision.

They’ve tried to rearrange the deck chairs around John Wall and Bradley Beal. And Washington finds itself entering 2019 in familiar territory: with Wall on the shelf, with its salary cap clogged, and with no hope of contending in the immediate future.

Wall, 28, will undergo season-ending surgery on his left heel. Even when healthy, Wall is arguably the league’s most untradeable player because of his declining efficiency and his $170 million contract extension that starts next season and runs through 2022-23. Now, with a sixto eight-month recovery ahead, he’s doubly untradeable.

Wall underwent left knee surgery last year that cost him two months. The Wizards responded by winning eight of the first 10 games after his surgery and squeezing into the playoffs as the

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Wall’s absence could be blessing in disguise for this spiraling franchise

The Wizards are 11-21 with John Wall on the court this year. Now that his season is over, the franchise has to question its direction.

East’s eighth seed. Their reward: a first-round exit.

Trying to repeat 2017-18’s plucky late-season run would be a fool’s errand. The Wizards (14-23) are 3 1/2 games back of the East’s eighth seed — and 0-6 against the East’s top five teams.

The Wizards should look back

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Miami coach Richt retires after Hurricanes finish 7-6

Notre Dame’s McGraw gets 900th career win

Mark Richt stepped down as Miami coach Sunday, an announcement that caught the school off-guard and came just days after the Hurricanes lost 35-3 to Wisconsin in the Pinstripe Bowl. Richt, 58, said he was not forced out. He was 26-13 at Miami, and 171-64 in 18 seasons between Georgia and the Hurricanes, who had lost nine of their last 16 games and finished the season 7-6. (AP)

With a 95-68 home victory Sunday, Notre Dame’s Muffet McGraw became the ninth Division I women’s basketball coach to win 900 games. Her opponent Sunday: Lehigh, the university where McGraw won the first 88 games of her coaching career. McGraw (900-272 overall) has coached two Notre Dame teams to national championships — in 2001 and 2018. (AP)

Nuggets waive former Wizards guard Nick Young

to 2009-10, when franchise guard Gilbert Arenas was suspended for his infamous locker-room gun incident. With Arenas on the court that year, Washington went 11-21. The Wizards’ record with Wall this year? 11-21.

Washington finished 200910 with a bottom-five record

— 26-56. But their reward for that painful season was the No. 1 draft pick, which they used on Wall.

Wizards president Ernie Grunfeld needs to embrace this Wall injury as a moment of clarity.

Wall hasn’t consistently performed like a franchise player since 2017. Beal is very good, but not talented enough to be the best player on a title team. And huge commitments to Wall, Beal and Otto Porter Jr. — more than $92 million worth next season alone — will make it next to impossible to acquire another veteran star in the foreseeable future.

Shouldn’t they be angling, then, to draft Wall’s heir apparent? The 2018-19 Wizards are set up beautifully to tank.

First, they need to cut Beal’s workload and protect his body.

Next, veterans on one-year deals should be moved at any price, while Thomas Bryant and rookie wing Troy Brown Jr. should be given as many minutes as they can handle. If the right deal for Porter finally emerges, all the better.

Following those two steps should virtually guarantee Washington a top-five slot in the draft lottery. That pick, not the No. 8 playoff seed, should be the franchise’s new goal. BEN GOLLIVER (THE WASHINGTON POST)

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“He’s either going to be a Major League Baseball star or he’s going to be a Pro Bowler. He just needs to decide which one.”

OKLAHOMA COACH LINCOLN RILEY, whose Heisman-winning quarterback Kyler Murray was also drafted by the Oakland A’s

Capitals play at home vs. Nashville at 12:30 p.m. today (NBCSWA)

Tide-Tigers final may have been fate this season COLLEGE FOOTBALL Top-ranked Alabama and No. 2 Clemson are set to meet Jan. 7 for the fourth consecutive year in the College Football Playoff.

All but last year’s meeting determined the champion, and this matchup will crown the first 15-0 FBS champ.

It’s not so much that these are the last two teams standing. It’s the margin by which they got here. Clemson dispatched No. 3 Notre Dame 30-3 on Saturday, while Alabama jumped out to a 28-point lead against No.4 Oklahoma before cruising to the eventual 45-34 result.

Before the Crimson Tide rallied to beat Georgia 35-28 in the SEC championship game, its closest margin had been 24 points in a shutout over thenNo. 18 Mississippi State on Nov. 10 — the second consecutive week Alabama held an opponent scoreless.

Since winning 28-26 at Texas A&M and 27-23 against Syracuse in the first month of the season, the Tigers had won their last nine games by an average margin of 37 points. The closest game in that stretch was a 20-point win at then-No. 17 Boston College.

Alabama beat Clemson for the championship in 2015-16, but the Tigers bested the Tide for their own title in 2016-17. The last time the same two teams started and ended the season 1-2 in the AP poll was in 2005. USC was No. 1 all season until losing to Texas in the national championship game.

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“Kidding”

1 ‘The Masked Singer’

“The Americans” “Killing Eve” “Barry”

“Escape at Dannemora”

YEAR IN REVIEW

Screening 2018’s best TV Forget the days when a lone TV critic could honestly claim to have watched everything in the past year. This list is more about taking a minute to salute the shows that rose above the streaming/cable/broadcast glut and impressed with their stories, performances, structure and, most of all, left this viewer with a sense of satisfaction. HANK STUEVER (THE WASHINGTON POST)

1

‘Barry’ (HBO)

Wickedly funny, deeply felt and unnervingly tense, Bill Hader and Alec Berg’s dramedy about a tormented hit man who accidentally winds up in acting school is a terrific example of how to push a viewer’s preconceptions: Funnyman Hader turns out to be a remarkably versatile protagonist, and Henry Winkler’s tremendous work in the series redefines the concept of a comeback.

Sometimes a terrific “comedy” turns out to be one of the year’s best dramas.

2

‘The Americans’ (FX)

There’s little left to say, except to salute creators Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg, their writers and certainly their cast — especially Keri Russell, Matthew Rhys, Holly Taylor and Noah Emmerich — for a near perfect and emotionally draining send-off to this superb Cold War family drama, the final scenes of which left just enough room for viewers to supply their own epilogues. (My takeaway is that I’ll never listen to U2’s 1987 hit “With or Without You” quite the same way.)

3

‘Killing Eve’ (BBC America)

It was sort of a sleeper hit at first, but word quickly spread about Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s splendidly paced, six-part action thriller about a deskbound American (Sandra Oh) working in a London intelligence office who begins obsessively hunting for a wily and weird assassin (Jodie Comer) who leaves a trail of bodies across Europe. As it charges toward a confrontation, the series soars on Oh’s and Comer’s performances as two women thoroughly absorbed in a game of chase.

4

‘Escape at Dannemora’

(Showtime)

Brett Johnson and Michael Tolkin’s adaptation (with director Ben Stiller) of this story of two convicted murderers (Benicio Del Toro and Paul Dano) who escaped prison in 2015 with the help of a besotted employee (Patricia Arquette) is striking for its unadorned quality. It’s a disciplined example of how a masterful true-crime miniseries can skip the need to play up a theme or suss out a larger meaning.

What if remorseless people are just bad and get exactly what’s coming to them?

5

‘Kidding’ (Showtime)

Despite an initial worry that David Holstein’s dramedy about a troubled but beloved kids TV host (Jim Carrey as Jeff, aka “Mr. Pickles”) might bump too close to the sacred memory of Mister Rogers, “Kidding” stands on its own. The conception of Mr. Pickles’ imaginary world — with puppets and songs — shows top-notch creativity. Carrey gives his best performance in years as a grieving father and estranged husband who re-examines everything he thought he knew about love and feelings.

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Nick Cannon hosts the U.S. version of a Korean hit as a dozen disguised celebrities take part in a reality singing competition, featuring judges Ken Jeong, Jenny McCarthy, Robin Thicke and Nicole Scherzinger.

2 The Golden Globes 8 p.m. Sunday on NBC

Sandra Oh and Andy Samberg host the Hollywood Foreign Press’ star-studded awards ceremony, which will see Carol Burnett and Jeff Bridges accept lifetime achievement honors.

3 ‘A Series of Unfortunate Events’ Tuesday on Netflix

Neil Patrick Harris returns as the devious Count Olaf for the black comedy series’ third and final season, which will adapt the last four books from Lemony Snicket’s iconic children’s saga. (EXPRESS)

The next five: 6. “Insecure” (HBO) 7. “The Fourth Estate” (Showtime) 8. “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Amazon) 9. “Atlanta” (FX) 10. “Forever” (Amazon) Netflix: “Bird Box” viewed by record 45 million accounts in first week

Original Woodstock site to host 50th anniversary concert

Actress June Whitfield died Friday at 93

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entertainment

“90 Day Fiance”

“Ultraviolet”

“A Very English Scandal”

MARC SILVER | BROADCAST MUSE

For belated bingeing: Let’s consider 2018’s under-the-radar gems A sad-sack junior executive in training named Matt needs to secure a goose for a company party. But the supermarket just sold its last one to a little old lady. Matt tries to wrangle it away from her — so she tases him.

That’s one of many memorable moments from underthe-radar TV in 2018 — shows that didn’t draw a huge audience but were entertainingly offbeat. From a year’s worth of Broadcast Musing, I offer up my favorite series that you (and millions of others) might have missed.

In Comedy Central’s “Corporate,” which returns for Season 2 on Jan. 15, goosehunting Matt (who ends up killing a swan in the park) and pal Jake toil for a heartless corporation. The show has dead-on deadpan humor and a real feel for the absurdities of the 21st-century office.

COMEDY CENTRAL, TLC, NETFLIX AND AMAZON

“Corporate”

“90 Day Fiance” (TLC), which concluded its current season Sunday, deserves the Emmy for best schadenfreude. You may feel guilty watching, but how can you turn away from the seemingly doomed love stories of six couples, each consisting of an American and an international partner? They must wed within 90 days to secure a visa for the foreign mate-to-be, who may be in it solely for U.S. citizenship.

Nothing freshens up an old formula like a new setting, and that’s the beauty of the shows from other lands. The Netflix drama “Ultraviolet” is set in Lodz. Unlucky in love, Ola drives for the Polish version of Uber and solves crimes as part of an online network of sleuthers who step in when the police opt out. The appeal of the show is in getting to know the lost soul Ola and seeing her find herself as she’s finding online clues.

“A Very English Scandal” (Amazon) is a reminder that truth

is always stranger than fiction, because if I told you that a British member of Parliament (Hugh Grant) tried to kill his gay lover (Ben Whishaw) and the hired gun ended up shooting the lad’s dog instead, you’d go, “Naw, couldn’t happen.”

But it did, and is told with a very dry sense of understated humor.

My last two picks are so under the radar that they will not be back in 2019, even though they got critical praise and social buzz.

“American Vandal” is a Netflix mockumentary about crimes in high school. Season 2 presented a new mystery but remained a sly spoof of the true-crime genre infused with high school clique wars.

And in NBC’s “Trial & Error,” Kristin Chenoweth finally got the TV role she deserves as madcap and seemingly broke heiress Lavinia Peck-Foster, who can sing opera like nobody’s business and who possibly murdered her husband and stuffed him in a suitcase.

If you love Chenoweth at her zany best, you will no doubt be smitten. The series finale seemed like a setup for another season, but NBC tragically gave it the ax.

Read Marc’s previous columns at washingtonpost.com/muse

Tom Hanks-starring Fred Rogers biopic titled “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”

Israeli author, peace advocate Oz dies at 79 1939-2018 Israeli author Amos Oz, one of the country’s most widely acclaimed writers and a preeminent voice in its embattled peace movement, died Friday after a battle with cancer, his family announced. He was 79.

His daughter, Fania Oz-Salzberger, announced her father’s death on Twitter.

“May his good legacy continue to amend the world,” she wrote.

Oz was known around the world for his dozens of novels, essays and prose about life in Israel, including his memoir, “A Tale of Love and Darkness.”

He won some of the literary world’s most prestigious honors, including the Goethe Prize and the Knight’s Cross of France’s Legion D’Honneur, and was a perennial candidate for the Nobel Prize in literature.

In a career spanning half a century, Oz published more than 35 books, including 13 novels, children’s books and collections of short stories, and hundreds of articles on literary and political topics.

He was among the founders of Peace Now, a leftist organization that opposes Israeli settlements in the West Bank, and was a leading voice in the 2003 Geneva Initiative, an unofficial peace plan reached by leading Israeli and Palestinians.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who was in Brazil on Friday, remembered Oz as “one of the greatest authors” in Israeli history. JOSEF FEDERMAN (AP)

“City on Fire” director Ringo Lam died Saturday at 63

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JANUARY

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APRIL

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Fergie tweaks the national anthem

Emma Stone slips up at the Oscars

Mason Ramsey yodels into fame

2018 started off with teenagers sharing videos on Twitter and YouTube of themselves “eating” Tide Pods — only to spit the laundry detergent pods out. The meme prompted Proctor & Gamble, Tide’s parent company, to release a PSA against consuming the product.

The “Fergalicious” singer’s inventive vocal runs at the All-Star Game on Feb. 18 amused players, celebrity guests and Twitter, as she attempted to jazz up “The Star-Spangled Banner.” She apologized for her rendition a day later, saying, “[I] honestly tried my best.”

While presenting the Oscar for best director, Stone introduced the nominees as “these four men, and Greta Gerwig.” Her dig was meant to point out gender imbalance of the nominees, but ignored the two men of color, Guillermo del Toro and Jordan Peele, up for the award.

The yodeling Walmart boy toe-tapped his way into the internet’s heart in April, after video of him singing “Lovesick Blues” in an Illinois Walmart went viral. The 11-year-old’s crooning became an instant hit, landing him on “Ellen” and a show at the Grand Ole Opry.

LAUREL YANNY MAY

JUNE

JULY

AUGUST

Trippy recording vexes the internet

FLOTUS’ fashion faux pas

Forbes redefines ‘self-made’

Madonna rambles at the VMAs

Social media users became bitterly divided after a mysterious recording of a man’s voice popped up on Twitter. Some heard “Yanny,” while others were adamant the voice was saying “Laurel.” The audio disconnect has to do with individual hearing range.

Melania Trump sparked outrage on June 21 when she wore a Zara jacket emblazoned with the phrase “I really don’t care, do u?” on her way to visit migrant children in Texas.

President Trump later tweeted that the phrasing was a jab at the “Fake News Media.”

There’s no denying 21-year-old Kylie Jenner’s impressive $900 million estimated net worth. But Forbes was called out for calling the makeup mogul the “youngest-ever self made billionaire,” since her Kardashian-Jenner dynasty origins gave her a financial leg up.

When Aretha Franklin died on Aug. 16, the VMAs scrambled to assemble a tribute for the Queen of Soul. The result was a puzzling speech from Madonna about her own career — with few mentions of Franklin. The singer later said she “did not intend to do a tribute.”

SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER

NOVEMBER

DECEMBER

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Megyn Kelly’s panel goes awry

#ThisIsMyLane silences the NRA

‘Hot Jafar’ unites the internet

The Philadelphia Flyers’ new mascot created chaos outside the rink as the internet tried to figure out the tall orange being. But Gritty’s ongoing antics, such as crashing a wedding, made him Twitter’s sweetheart — and gained him 14 votes in New Jersey on Election Day.

NBC cancelled “Megyn Kelly Today” just days before Halloween, after Kelly assembled an all-white panel to discuss blackface — and insisted that the racist makeup was totally OK for Halloween. Kelly and NBC are said to have agreed to a $30 million exit package.

Doctors across the U.S. started the above hashtag after the NRA tweeted that they should “stay in their lane” after the American College of Physicians called for gun safety.

Medical professionals replied with stories and photos of attempts to save gunshot victims.

With Will Smith’s non-blue Genie and Mena Massoud’s shirt-inclusive wardrobe, Twitter reactions to the first look at the live-action “Aladdin” were divided. But Marwan Kenzari’s absurdly attractive Jafar had many happily rooting for evil. BRIANA ELLISON (EXPRESS)

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) You have more than one good reason for doing what you must do today — but someone will surely object despite the strength of your position.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) Your outlook is good, and your vision of the future is clear. All you have to do right now is put things in motion.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20) An

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FRIDAY’S SOLUTION

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Your ability to put things in the plainest possible terms comes in handy all day as you persuade others of the value of your position.

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TODAY: It wouldn’t be proper if we didn’t get one last shot of rain before we put an end to this wet and wild 2018. It’s not as much of a soaker as our past few episodes, but occasional light-to-moderate showers are likely mid-morning through afternoon, with temperatures stuck in the mid-40s to as high as 50.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You may be flooded with information throughout the day, but only some of it is truly pertinent and can be applied to your situation.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) You may receive news from a friend that requires you to reconsider your plans for the next few days.

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face a certain inevitability, all options must be on the table today. A friend alerts you to a surprising turn of events.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) News you receive today may not sit well at first, but you will soon recognize an opportunity where at first there seemed to be none.

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1972: Major League baseball player Roberto Clemente, 38, is killed when a plane he chartered and was traveling on to bring relief supplies to earthquake-devastated Nicaragua crashes shortly after takeoff from Puerto Rico.

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The best (and worst) of the year

The celebrity news cycle dependably endures as a source of sensational headlines. But even by the tabloid world’s standards, 2018 felt like a whirlwind of a year — packed with roller-coaster romances, drama-fueled feuds and plenty of political ventures.

To look back at the year that was, we’re handing out our superlatives for 2018 celebrity gossip. THOMAS FLOYD (EXPRESS)

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Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson

Kanye West

The royals

Where to begin? The rapper said he thought slavery was a “choice,” ranted on Twitter about mind control and voiced many a nonsensical political opinion — eventually meeting with President Trump in the Oval Office — before, of course, retracting it all.

We got a royal baby in April (Prince William and Kate Middleton’s third child, Louis); the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in May; a falling-out between the bride and her, um, vocal father; and news in October of a pregnancy for the newlyweds. Top that, 2019!

The pop star and “Saturday Night Live” comic reportedly became an item in May, got engaged in June, committed to a series of couples’ tattoos over the summer and called it quits in October. If nothing else, give them credit for efficiency.

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Having long avoided the realm of politics, Swift took that step with an October post on Instagram in which she endorsed Democratic candidates in Tennessee’s midterm races and pushed people to the polls — contributing to a spike in voter registration, according to vote.org.

The rappers grabbed a slew of headlines in 2018, welcoming a baby girl and revealing they had secretly gotten married. Then, in early December, Cardi announced the couple had split — though there’s reason to believe the breakup may not stick. To be continued in 2019.

We’ll never look at Ambien the same way again. After the rebooted “Roseanne” turned out to be a ratings hit, Barr got her ABC show canceled in May due to a racist tweet — which the creator and star later blamed on her sleep medication — about political adviser Valerie Jarrett.

Most celebrity feuds involve matters that are, let’s say, trivial. Then there’s this beef, which saw Pusha drop a diss track — May’s “The Story of Adidon” — in which he revealed that Drake had been hiding a secret son.

A month later, Drake confirmed as much on his album “Scorpion.”

Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin

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