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The U.S. supply of weapons has never been enough for Kyiv. But for Washington and the Pentagon, there are broader concerns.
Pallets of ammunition, weapons and other equipment are loaded and bound for Ukraine on a commercial airline at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Del., on Oct. 12. (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Po... | 2022-12-23T11:22:13Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Inside the monumental, stop-start effort to arm Ukraine - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/12/23/ukraine-weapons-biden/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/12/23/ukraine-weapons-biden/ |
Fuel costs are still rising in Jordan, and people want to know why
Jordanian bus drivers in the southeastern province of Ma’an lift a “dignity” sign during a strike to protest fuel prices on Dec. 16. (Khalil Mazraawi/AFP/Getty Images)
BEIRUT — A rise in fuel prices in Jordan has set off nationwide demonstrations, snarl... | 2022-12-23T11:22:25Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Jordan's dignity protesters demand action on rising fuel costs - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/12/23/jordan-protests-fuel-prices-dignity/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/12/23/jordan-protests-fuel-prices-dignity/ |
Amid drought, Arizona contemplates a fraught idea: Piping in water from Mexico
Proposal by a private consortium to build Mexican desalination plant comes as surprise to some on state’s water authority
Water flows through Navajo Canyon in Page, Ariz. The water in Navajo Canyon connects with Lake Powell, which feeds into... | 2022-12-23T11:26:45Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Amid drought, Arizona to study project that pipes in water from Mexico - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/12/23/arizona-mexico-water-pipeline-project/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/12/23/arizona-mexico-water-pipeline-project/ |
Mike Witmer’s holiday lights always include a tribute to his beloved young neighbor who died of cancer
Mike Witmer's Christmas light display in Gaithersburg, Md. Every year, he includes a tribute to his late neighbor, Kevin. (Courtesy of Mike Witmer)
Every year before Christmas, Mike Witmer decorates his home in Gaithe... | 2022-12-23T11:31:02Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Maryland man writes ‘Hi Kevin’ in Christmas lights each year - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2022/12/23/mike-witmer-kevin-christmas-lights/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2022/12/23/mike-witmer-kevin-christmas-lights/ |
A photographer set out to connect with Italy’s abandoned horses
Perspective by Chloe Coleman
Cinzia Canneri
Horses abandoned in rural northern Italy near the city of Ferrara. Many of these horses died; others entered a Horse Angels recovery program that offered them for adoption. (Cinzia Canneri)
Italian photojournalis... | 2022-12-23T11:31:12Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Horses are one of Italy's most abandoned animals - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/photography/2022/12/23/photographer-set-out-connect-with-italys-abandoned-horses/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/photography/2022/12/23/photographer-set-out-connect-with-italys-abandoned-horses/ |
What Indians think about China, and the border clashes
How will the Modi government respond? Public opinion may hamper the government’s moves to downplay the tensions after the latest skirmish.
Analysis by Aidan Milliff
Paul Staniland
Indians take part in a protest against China in Mumbai, India, on Dec. 13. (Rafiq Maq... | 2022-12-23T11:31:16Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Along the India-China border, troops are fighting again. - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/12/23/china-india-border-clash-modi/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/12/23/china-india-border-clash-modi/ |
Pittsburgh Steelers running back Franco Harris eludes a tackle by Oakland Raiders defensive back Jimmy Warren en route to the end zone after Harris’s “Immaculate Reception” on Dec. 23, 1972. (Harry Cabluck/AP)
“There’s still that unbelievable feeling, a little chill in the air,” he told WESA, Pittsburgh’s NPR news stat... | 2022-12-23T11:31:22Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Franco Harris’s ‘Immaculate Reception’ turns 50 - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/12/23/franco-harris-immaculate-reception-anniversary/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/12/23/franco-harris-immaculate-reception-anniversary/ |
At festive events, give them light tasks, set aside a space to relax and make adaptations for physical activities. These and other considerations will make them feel welcome.
Christmas party with focus on foreground decorations. (iStock)
1Invite people with chronic illnesses to holiday parties, and be okay with hearing... | 2022-12-23T11:31:28Z | www.washingtonpost.com | 10 tips to help loved ones with chronic illnesses enjoy the holidays - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2022/12/23/chronic-illness-holiday-tips/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2022/12/23/chronic-illness-holiday-tips/ |
Spring Valley English Tudor house on the market for $5.25 million
HOUSE OF THE WEEK | The recently finished five-bedroom, six-bathroom house includes multiple outdoor spaces
French doors on the first floor let in natural light. (Photos by Nathan Stewart)
The house on Fordham Road was falling apart. The roof leaked, the... | 2022-12-23T11:31:34Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Spring Valley English Tudor house on the market for $5.25 million - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/12/23/3701-fordham-rd-nw/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/12/23/3701-fordham-rd-nw/ |
Although its themes may be timeless, retail shopping has been completely transformed
Perspective by Vaughn Joy
Vaughn Joy is a PhD candidate at University College London and co-host of the "Impressions of America" and "Hollywood in Focus" podcasts. She is currently studying the cultural ramifications of political press... | 2022-12-23T11:31:41Z | www.washingtonpost.com | The retail world at the heart of ‘Miracle on 34th Street’ no longer exists - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/made-by-history/2022/12/23/miracle-34th-street-department-stores/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/made-by-history/2022/12/23/miracle-34th-street-department-stores/ |
New Mexico has remained a -- mostly -- reliably blue state in recent elections
By Leigh Ann Caldwell
Sen. Ben Ray Luján says his state could be a model for other Southwestern states Democrats are trying to win over. (Sarah Silbiger for The Washington Post)
New Mexico Sen. Ben Ray Luján’s confidence that his state can s... | 2022-12-23T11:32:05Z | www.washingtonpost.com | New Mexico Democrats push their state as a model for winning Latino voters and in Southwest - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/12/23/new-mexico-democrats-latino/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/12/23/new-mexico-democrats-latino/ |
House prepares to vote on $1.7 trillion omnibus bill amid GOP objections
A day after a bipartisan Senate vote, lawmakers have hours before government funding runs out at midnight Friday
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) arrives on the House floor Wednesday before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's s... | 2022-12-23T11:32:29Z | www.washingtonpost.com | House prepares to vote on $1.7 trillion omnibus bill amid GOP objections - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2022/12/23/omnibus-bill-house/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2022/12/23/omnibus-bill-house/ |
Fans find nostalgia in the wreckage of RFK stadium
The decrepit stadium is being torn apart, and those who went to games there are taking home pieces of history.
Larry Spalding, 65, holds the ventilator duct his dad helped install at RFK Stadium. (Emily Davies/The Washington Post)
Its beams are rusting. Its concrete sl... | 2022-12-23T11:52:44Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Fans claim pieces of history from RFK stadium - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/12/23/rfk-demolition-seats-memorabilia/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/12/23/rfk-demolition-seats-memorabilia/ |
The perils of teaching a child to poop in the toilet
Why poop is the trickiest hurdle in potty-training
By the time parents contact Jen L’Italien, they are desperate for guidance. They’re frustrated; they’re overwhelmed; they worry that they’ve failed. Sometimes they’re in tears.
The source of their distress? A small c... | 2022-12-23T12:27:44Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Potty training tips for one of the biggest obstacles: Pooping - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/parenting/2022/12/23/potty-training-tips-poop/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/parenting/2022/12/23/potty-training-tips-poop/ |
Commanders running back Brian Robinson Jr. celebrated after moving the pile for a first down against the Giants on Sunday. (Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post)
Robinson’s production and rushing efficiency have improved each week, which has helped to reinvigorate an offense that lagged in nearly all facets. Over the pa... | 2022-12-23T12:45:06Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Brian Robinson Jr. jolted the Commanders’ offense. Now he needs the ball more. - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/12/23/brian-robinson-commanders-rushing-offense/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/12/23/brian-robinson-commanders-rushing-offense/ |
The omnibus bill is proving to be a Grinch for companies and families
Lawmakers appear prepared to let some popular tax breaks disappear in the omnibus tax deal reached by both parties this week. (Elizabeth Frantz for The Washington Post)
1No expansion of the child tax credit
2Companies won’t get to immediately deduct ... | 2022-12-23T13:02:35Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Congress will not extend 4 popular tax cuts in 2023. Here's what we know - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/12/23/tax-breaks-congress-ends-extension/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/12/23/tax-breaks-congress-ends-extension/ |
Ben & Jerry’s Tests the Limit of Altruism Versus Profit
Who knew ice cream could be so fraught.
Last week, Ben & Jerry’s independent board and its parent, British consumer giant Unilever Plc, resolved a highly unusual legal dispute that had been churning between them since last year. It began when Ben & Jerry’s announc... | 2022-12-23T13:02:38Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Ben & Jerry’s Tests the Limit of Altruism Versus Profit - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/ben-and-jerrys-tests-the-limit-of-altruism-versus-profit/2022/12/23/231f2abc-82ba-11ed-8738-ed7217de2775_story.html | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/ben-and-jerrys-tests-the-limit-of-altruism-versus-profit/2022/12/23/231f2abc-82ba-11ed-8738-ed7217de2775_story.html |
Cultivate a new you in the new year with 7 D.C.-area classes
As 2022 draws to a close, embrace the “new year, new you” mantra by picking up a hobby. Here are seven classes in January where you can learn something new, whether it involves creative writing, wine tasting, knitting or bonsai pruning.
Jan. 3-25: Introductio... | 2022-12-23T13:02:59Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Learn to knit, dance, bake and taste wine at these D.C.-area classes - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/12/23/new-years-resolutions-classes/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/12/23/new-years-resolutions-classes/ |
Displaced Hurricane Ian survivors brace for a holiday without a home
By Derek Hawkins
Thomas Simonetti
Kate Gauntt, left, in front of her family's destroyed home in Fort Myers Beach, Fla., nearly three months after Hurricane Ian ravaged the area. (Thomas Simonetti/For The Washington Post)
FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. — The b... | 2022-12-23T13:03:31Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Displaced Hurricane Ian survivors brace for the holidays without a home - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/12/23/florida-hurricane-ian-housing-holidays/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/12/23/florida-hurricane-ian-housing-holidays/ |
Her dispute over tenure at the San Francisco Symphony in the 1970s focused national attention on equality in the arts
Percussionist Elayne Jones in 1965. (Sam Falk/New York Times)
Ms. Jones nevertheless became an in-demand freelance musician in New York in the 1950s and ’60s. She was the first African American orchestr... | 2022-12-23T13:03:43Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Elayne Jones, pathbreaking timpanist, dies at 94 - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/12/23/elayne-jones-african-american-timpani-dead/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/12/23/elayne-jones-african-american-timpani-dead/ |
Biden has turned around U.S. foreign policy. But the road ahead is perilous.
President Biden speaks during a joint news conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House on Wednesday. (Oliver Contreras/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)
Changing foreign policy from one administration to another isn’t like fl... | 2022-12-23T13:03:49Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Opinion | Biden's foreign policy has a perilous road ahead - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/23/biden-foreign-policy-china-russia-ukraine-iran/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/23/biden-foreign-policy-china-russia-ukraine-iran/ |
Open up — and help clean up — the Chesapeake Bay
A tree killed by rising salt water and eroding soil lies on its side near where the Honga River empties into the Chesapeake Bay on Nov. 12 near Bishops Head, Md. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Federal, state and local governments have spent billions of dollars on the Ch... | 2022-12-23T13:03:55Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Opinion | The Chesapeake Bay needs a national recreation area - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/23/chesapeake-bay-national-recreation-area/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/23/chesapeake-bay-national-recreation-area/ |
The grand strategy behind Japan’s defense buildup
A live-fire exercise conducted by Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force in a training area in May 2020. (Charly Triballeau/AFP/Getty Images)
There are two ways to think about Japan’s announcement this month that it will surge defense spending by more than 50 percent in the ... | 2022-12-23T13:04:07Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Opinion | Why is Japan building up its military? - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/23/japan-military-buildup-explained/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/23/japan-military-buildup-explained/ |
Winter storm live updates Hundreds of thousands without power as frigid air overtakes eastern U.S.
Hundreds of thousands without power as winds over 40 mph set to blow across half Lower 48
The developing Great Lakes storm is about to ‘bomb out’
Extreme wind chills in the double digits below zero reach across U.S.
Winte... | 2022-12-23T13:05:09Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Winter storm live updates: Blizzard conditions, arctic blast snarl U.S. holiday travel - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2022/12/23/winter-storm-snow-forecast-live-updates/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2022/12/23/winter-storm-snow-forecast-live-updates/ |
D.C.’s population grew last year, reversing pandemic-related decline
People shop this month at the Downtown Holiday Market in D.C. Washington's population declined during the pandemic but resumed growing this past year, new census data shows. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)
The District’s population grew slightly last yea... | 2022-12-23T13:24:22Z | www.washingtonpost.com | D.C. population grew since 2021, reversing pandemic-related decline - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/12/23/dc-census-2022-growth/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/12/23/dc-census-2022-growth/ |
Local residents and onlookers gather following a shooting incident on 'Rue d'Enghien', near a Kurdish cultural center in Paris, 23 December 2022. (Teresa Suarez/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)
Three people were killed and at least three more injured in an attack in central Paris on Friday, according to a local mayor.
Speaking to... | 2022-12-23T13:46:10Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Three killed, at least three more injured in central Paris shooting - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/12/23/central-paris-shooting/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/12/23/central-paris-shooting/ |
Charlie Kirk delivers a warning to the RNC, and sparks a backlash
Kirk’s Turning Point Action debuted an initiative designed to pick off GOP committee members insufficiently attentive to the ‘grassroots voice’
Charlie Kirk speaks Nov. 5 at a rally in Florida for Gov. Ron DeSantis and congressional candidate Anna Paulin... | 2022-12-23T14:29:48Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Charlie Kirk delivers a warning to the RNC, and sparks a backlash - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/12/23/charlie-kirk-rnc-ronna-mcdaniel-harmeet-dhillon/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/12/23/charlie-kirk-rnc-ronna-mcdaniel-harmeet-dhillon/ |
Ask Damon: Should I talk to my daughter about her weight gain?
Dear Damon: My 23-year-old daughter, “Kim,” started gaining weight and losing her hair a year ago. She attributes the hair loss to a stressful final two years of college, followed by having to move suddenly and find a new job. She suspects the weight gain i... | 2022-12-23T14:34:09Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Ask Damon: Should I talk to my daughter about her weight gain? - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/advice/2022/12/23/ask-damon-talk-daughter-weight-gain/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/advice/2022/12/23/ask-damon-talk-daughter-weight-gain/ |
In famously snowy Buffalo, New York, forecasters predicted a “once-in-a-generation storm” because of heavy lake-effect snow, wind gusts as high as 65 mph (105 kph), whiteouts and the potential for extensive power outages. Mayor Byron Brown urged people to stay home, and the NHL postponed the Buffalo Sabres' home game a... | 2022-12-23T14:34:12Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Massive winter storm brings frigid temps, snow and ice to US - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/massive-winter-storm-brings-frigid-temps-snow-and-ice-to-us/2022/12/23/95868b34-82c1-11ed-8738-ed7217de2775_story.html | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/massive-winter-storm-brings-frigid-temps-snow-and-ice-to-us/2022/12/23/95868b34-82c1-11ed-8738-ed7217de2775_story.html |
Nothing Says ‘Christmas’ Like a Lawsuit
Let’s start in the Arkansas, where the mayor of Eureka Springs (population 2,171) has reversed himself and decided to allow a Nativity scene to remain in a public park. Originally, the town had asked that the privately owned exhibit be removed, evidently because of a threatened l... | 2022-12-23T14:34:12Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Nothing Says ‘Christmas’ Like a Lawsuit - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/nothing-says-christmas-like-a-lawsuit/2022/12/23/834fc510-82c2-11ed-8738-ed7217de2775_story.html | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/nothing-says-christmas-like-a-lawsuit/2022/12/23/834fc510-82c2-11ed-8738-ed7217de2775_story.html |
Sid High knew some Christians hurt transgender kids who, in turn, reject Christianity. But, for him, his faith and his identity were equally important.
Sid High, 18, near his home in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on September 18, 2022. (Rachel Mummey for The Washington Post)
“This is just something you’re going through,” he told ... | 2022-12-23T14:34:13Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Iowa teen is trans — and devoutly Christian. Would he have to choose? - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/12/23/trans-christian-iowa-sid-high/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/12/23/trans-christian-iowa-sid-high/ |
Readers critique The Post: Stop trying to show political equivalence
I must take issue with how the Dec. 14 Politics & the Nation article “Biden signs bill to protect same-sex and interracial marriages” characterized the recent congressional votes for the Respect for Marriage Act. It reported that 12 Republican senator... | 2022-12-23T14:34:36Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Opinion | Readers critique The Post: Stop trying to show political equivalence - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/23/free-for-all-republican-democrat-equivalence/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/23/free-for-all-republican-democrat-equivalence/ |
How Christian nationalism seeped into home schooling
Some educators who produce home-schooling materials are trying to change that
Emily MacFarlan Miller
The Rev. Jesse Johnson speaks at Immanuel Bible Church in Springfield, Va. (Courtesy of Rev. Jesse Johnson)
The Rev. Jessie Johnson, a teaching pastor at Immanuel Bib... | 2022-12-23T14:34:54Z | www.washingtonpost.com | How Christian nationalism seeped into home schooling - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2022/12/23/how-christian-nationalism-seeped-into-home-schooling/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2022/12/23/how-christian-nationalism-seeped-into-home-schooling/ |
Friday’s bowl betting preview: Wake Forest can light it up in the Gasparilla Bowl
Sam Hartman will play what is likely to be his final game at Wake Forest in the Gasparilla Bowl. (Ben McKeown/AP)
We kick off our Christmas weekend with two bowl games Friday. Here’s a look at the matchups, including any players and coach... | 2022-12-23T14:35:00Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Gasparilla Bowl preview, Independence Bowl preview - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/12/23/independence-bowl-gasparilla-bowl-best-bets/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/12/23/independence-bowl-gasparilla-bowl-best-bets/ |
The ‘tripledemic’ looms over schools as illnesses spike
Infections surged and some campuses closed. More may face troubles in the new year.
Donna St. George
A surge in respiratory infections has forced some schools to close and many children to miss days or weeks of school this fall. (Matt Slocum/AP)
Student absences i... | 2022-12-23T17:37:45Z | www.washingtonpost.com | A spike in RSV, flu and other infections forced some schools to close - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/12/23/rsv-covid-flu-schools-close/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/12/23/rsv-covid-flu-schools-close/ |
Updated January 4, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. EST|Published December 23, 2022 at 11:04 a.m. EST
Every Wednesday at noon Eastern — except for Dec. 28 for a holiday break — Aaron Hutcherson and Becky Krystal provide practical cooking advice that you can’t find on Google. We try to answer questions like “How do I get my pizza dou... | 2022-12-23T17:37:47Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Q&A: Ask The Post's Aaron Hutcherson and Becky Krystal about your recipes and kitchen dilemmas - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2022/12/23/questions-recipe-cooking-advice/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2022/12/23/questions-recipe-cooking-advice/ |
FILE - Musicians Kenneth Gamble, left, Leon Huff, center, and Thom Bell stand together at Gamble and Huff Music, on Broad Street, in Philadelphia, on Thursday, May 30, 2013. Bell, the Grammy-winning producer, writer and arranger who helped perfect the “Sound of Philadelphia” of the 1970s with the inventive, orchestral ... | 2022-12-23T17:38:02Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Thom Bell, an architect of 1970s Philadelphia soul, dies - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/thom-bell-an-architect-of-1970s-philadelphia-soul-dies/2022/12/23/aa681e2c-82db-11ed-8738-ed7217de2775_story.html | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/thom-bell-an-architect-of-1970s-philadelphia-soul-dies/2022/12/23/aa681e2c-82db-11ed-8738-ed7217de2775_story.html |
Durham’s probe of Russia investigation has cost taxpayers at least $6.5 million
The special counsel’s work appears to be winding down, after one guilty plea for for altering an email and two trials that led to acquittals
Special counsel John Durham leaves federal court in Washington in May. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)
The... | 2022-12-23T17:38:14Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Durham probe of Russian investigation cost nearly $2.1. million April-Sept. - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/12/23/durham-special-counsel-russia-costs/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/12/23/durham-special-counsel-russia-costs/ |
Rural hospitals, climate refugees, and other non-political political stories
Welcome to The Daily 202! Tell your friends to sign up here. This will be the last installment of The Daily 202 until Jan. 3, 2023. We hope your holidays are lovely and mostly news-free!
Rural hospitals, climate refugees and other non-politica... | 2022-12-23T17:38:26Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Rural hospitals, climate refugees, and other non-political political stories - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/12/23/rural-hospitals-climate-refugees-other-non-political-political-stories/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/12/23/rural-hospitals-climate-refugees-other-non-political-political-stories/ |
D.C. hospital staff busy on phones when patient was killed, advocates say
Crystal Gale Davis holds a photo of her father's final Facebook profile photo. David Dowdell was killed at St. Elizabeths Hospital in March. (Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post)
An advocacy group said in a report Wednesday that staffers at D.C.’... | 2022-12-23T18:39:04Z | www.washingtonpost.com | D.C. hospital staff busy on phones when patient was killed, advocates say - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/12/23/dc-st-elizabeths-patient-death/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/12/23/dc-st-elizabeths-patient-death/ |
D.C. covid-19 rates climb ahead of Christmas celebrations
Jenna Portnoy
People shop for holiday gifts and other items at the annual Downtown Holiday Market in Washington on Dec. 8. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)
As a very chilly Christmas approaches, coronavirus cases and hospitalizations are up across much of the DMV re... | 2022-12-23T19:09:41Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Covid is rising in the DMV as people gather for the holidays - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/12/23/dc-covid-spike-christmas/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/12/23/dc-covid-spike-christmas/ |
Peace on earth, but not just for some
A sign displayed at Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda on Thursday. Students walked out in support of Jewish students who attend the school. (Robb Hill/The Washington Post)
“Joy to the world the Lord is come” will be sung with gusto on Christmas Day by many sharing my faith tradi... | 2022-12-23T19:10:20Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Opinion | Antisemitism and violence have no place this Christmas - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/23/christmas-peace-antisemitism-violence/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/23/christmas-peace-antisemitism-violence/ |
Faith-based groups on border unfazed by lawmakers’ call to investigate them
By Alejandra Molina
Pastor Elias Rodriguez of Casa Nueva Voz greets migrants as they seek refuge from winter weather in a shelter near the U.S. border in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, on Thursday. (Morgan Lee/AP)
When four Republican congressmen accus... | 2022-12-23T19:10:51Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Faith-based groups on border unfazed by lawmakers’ call to investigate them - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2022/12/23/faith-based-groups-border-unfazed-by-lawmakers-call-investigate-them/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2022/12/23/faith-based-groups-border-unfazed-by-lawmakers-call-investigate-them/ |
Spirit passengers flying out of Philadelphia had their holiday plans for Mexico thrown off track
A Spirit Airlines flight headed to Cancún International Airport returned to Philadelphia on Friday morning after crew reported “multiple lightning strikes,” the Federal Aviation Administration confirmed.
Flight-tracking sit... | 2022-12-23T19:11:10Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Lightning strikes on Spirit flight ground plane en route to Cancún - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2022/12/23/multiple-lightning-strikes-hit-spirit-flight-ground-trip-cancn/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2022/12/23/multiple-lightning-strikes-hit-spirit-flight-ground-trip-cancn/ |
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Charles Fulle... | 2022-12-23T20:41:33Z | www.washingtonpost.com | notable deaths 2022 celebrities world leaders artists authors athletes - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/12/23/notable-deaths-2022/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/12/23/notable-deaths-2022/ |
Boycotts are dangerous — even against Russian culture
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Dec. 21 in Moscow. (Mikhail Klimentyev/AP)
Though Philip Kennicott didn’t suggest a boycott of Russian culture in his Dec. 18 Critic’s Notebook, “Putin’s brutality against Ukraine complicates our appreciation of Russian culture” [... | 2022-12-23T20:41:39Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Opinion | Boycotts, even against Russian culture, are dangerous - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/23/boycotts-against-russian-culture-are-dangerous/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/23/boycotts-against-russian-culture-are-dangerous/ |
For Cassidy Hutchinson, ‘I don’t remember’ wasn’t good enough
Cassidy Hutchinson, former aide to Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, testifies before the House's Jan. 6 committee on June 28. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)
Cassidy Hutchinson knew better than to put herself in debt to what she called “Trump world.” As ... | 2022-12-23T20:41:46Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Opinion | How Trump aide Cassidy Hutchinson decided to tell the truth - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/23/cassidy-hutchinson-trump-jan-6-perjury/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/23/cassidy-hutchinson-trump-jan-6-perjury/ |
To slow antisemitism, put a menorah in every window
The Dec. 19 Metro article “Fear in the Festival of Lights” highlighted the distressing rise in antisemitism in the United States, specifically in Bethesda. It is noteworthy that the story of Hanukkah recounts the oppression of a religious minority and its subsequent r... | 2022-12-23T20:42:04Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Opinion | Community solidarity in defeating antisemitism - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/23/community-solidarity-fight-antisemitism/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/23/community-solidarity-fight-antisemitism/ |
D.C.’s affordable housing rules should include downtown, too
A sign at 1629 K St. NW, one of many downtown D.C. buildings with major vacancies. (Heather Long/The Washington Post)
The Dec. 16 Metro article “Officials offer tax relief to turn vacant offices into apartments,” which covered D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser’s (D... | 2022-12-23T20:42:10Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Opinion | D.C.'s affordable housing rules should include downtown - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/23/dc-affordable-housing-apply-rules-downtown/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/23/dc-affordable-housing-apply-rules-downtown/ |
D.C. parents should be held responsible for their children’s violence
Regarding the Dec. 19 front-page article “D.C. leaders vexed by rise in juvenile shootings”:
The current situation mirrors the state of affairs while I was commanding officer of the D.C. homicide branch during 1988 and 1989, as reported by The Post i... | 2022-12-23T20:42:16Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Opinion | D.C. parents should be held responsible for their children’s violence - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/23/dc-parents-responsible-childrens-violence/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/23/dc-parents-responsible-childrens-violence/ |
Social media should follow the same rules as legacy media
The Dec. 20 editorial “How Twitter’s been destroyed, and how it might be saved,” urging Twitter (and presumably other similar “social media” sites) to ensure that what’s posted is “fair and credible,” was whistling in the dark: It’s just not going to happen.
All... | 2022-12-23T20:42:29Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Opinion | Social media should follow the same rules as legacy media - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/23/social-media-follow-same-rules-legacy-media/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/23/social-media-follow-same-rules-legacy-media/ |
If adopted, VA proposal would put veterans’ lives at risk
The headquarters of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Washington in July 2019. (iStock)
Veterans across the country experience numerous barriers to health care, and a change being considered by the Department of Veterans Affairs could leave them without acce... | 2022-12-23T20:42:41Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Opinion | Veterans Affairs proposal would put veterans’ lives at risk - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/23/veterans-affairs-helicopter-transport-risks-veterans-lives/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/23/veterans-affairs-helicopter-transport-risks-veterans-lives/ |
Winter storm conditions should gradually ease this weekend in most places, followed by a major thaw next week
A Chicago Transit Authority train arrives at the Roosevelt train station in Chicago on Thursday. (Charles Rex Arbogast/AP)
Travel remained substantially compromised across the nation Friday as an Arctic front a... | 2022-12-23T20:44:26Z | www.washingtonpost.com | When will weather and travel conditions finally improve? - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2022/12/23/end-of-blizzard-winter-storm-arctic/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2022/12/23/end-of-blizzard-winter-storm-arctic/ |
The Russian commissioner for children’s rights, Maria Lvova-Belova, right, takes part in an event to meet children who Russia says were orphans from the occupied Luhansk region of Ukraine and transfer them to foster parents at the Tolmachevo airport in Novosibirsk, Russia. (Alexandr Kryazhev/Sputnik/AP)
“It was kidnapp... | 2022-12-24T06:14:08Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Russia's top child welfare official is also its kidnapper-in-chief - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/12/24/ukraine-stolen-children-maria-lvova-belova/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/12/24/ukraine-stolen-children-maria-lvova-belova/ |
WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin scored his 801st and 802nd goals to pass Gordie Howe for second on the NHL career list and the Washington Capitals beat the Winnipeg Jets 4-1 on Friday night.
NEW YORK — The NFL and NFLPA have determined spotters assigned to watch players for concussions were aware New England wide receiver D... | 2022-12-24T07:24:18Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Friday's Sports In Brief - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/fridays-sports-in-brief/2022/12/24/5c4d41bc-8354-11ed-8738-ed7217de2775_story.html | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/fridays-sports-in-brief/2022/12/24/5c4d41bc-8354-11ed-8738-ed7217de2775_story.html |
LAS VEGAS — Michael Amadio’s stay in the Vegas Golden Knights’ top line will end once Jack Eichel returns from a lower-body injury. He has made the most of his opportunity.
Blues leading scorer Jordan Kyrou didn’t play for the second game in a row because of an upper-body injury, but he took part in Friday’s morning sk... | 2022-12-24T07:24:43Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Golden Knights rally to beat Blues 5-4 in shootout - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nhl/golden-knights-rally-to-beat-blues-5-4-in-shootout/2022/12/24/86828a64-834f-11ed-8738-ed7217de2775_story.html | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nhl/golden-knights-rally-to-beat-blues-5-4-in-shootout/2022/12/24/86828a64-834f-11ed-8738-ed7217de2775_story.html |
Bradley Beal scored 24 points on 10 of 16 shooting as the Wizards took down the Kings in one of their most complete games of the season Friday. (AP Photo/Randall Benton)
SACRAMENTO — More than two hours before the Wizards and Kings tipped off Friday, two men stood on a corner a block away from Golden 1 Center sporting ... | 2022-12-24T08:07:53Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Wizards handle Kings with ease to close bruising six-game road trip - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/12/24/wizards-kings-road-trip-finale/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/12/24/wizards-kings-road-trip-finale/ |
D.C.-area forecast: Record cold highs possible today, and frigid for Santa
Wind chills are in the single digits to around 10 through tonight.
Many record low maximums are possible today, including in the D.C. area. (weatherbell.com)
* Wind chill advisory until 10 a.m. *
3/10: Feels like today’s at least a little better... | 2022-12-24T10:28:02Z | www.washingtonpost.com | D.C.-area forecast: Record cold highs possible today, and frigid for Santa - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2022/12/24/dc-area-forecast-record-cold/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2022/12/24/dc-area-forecast-record-cold/ |
Who pulls the financial strings at Twitter? These are Musk’s backers
(Emma Kumer/The Washington Post; Robyn Beck/Pool/Reuters; iStock)
Prince Alwaleed bin Talal al Saud
The Qatar Investment Authority
Elon Musk’s $44 billion Twitter takeover has so far been marked by turmoil.
After slashing half the company’s 7,500 memb... | 2022-12-24T11:24:45Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Here’s who helped Elon Musk buy Twitter - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/12/24/elon-musk-twitter-funders/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/12/24/elon-musk-twitter-funders/ |
Tori Amos fought for her songs 30 years ago. Now she’s celebrating them.
The singer is marking the anniversary of her album “Little Earthquakes” with a graphic novel version, which has Margaret Atwood and Neil Gaiman among its contributors
Artist David Mack created the illustrated cover for a new graphic-novel version ... | 2022-12-24T11:59:44Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Tori Amos revisits ‘Little Earthquakes’ with a graphic album 30 years later - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/comics/2022/12/24/tori-amos-little-earthquakes-graphic-album/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/comics/2022/12/24/tori-amos-little-earthquakes-graphic-album/ |
U.S. and German soldiers shared Christmas Eve dinner at height of WWII
By Dave Kindy
German prisoners of war carry the body of an American soldier through deep snow during the Battle of the Bulge, in the Ardennes sector of Belgium in late 1944. Nearby, German and U.S. soldiers shared a Christmas Eve dinner. (AP)
On Chr... | 2022-12-24T11:59:50Z | www.washingtonpost.com | U.S., German soldiers shared Christmas Eve dinner at height of WWII - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2022/12/24/christmas-eve-truce-1944/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2022/12/24/christmas-eve-truce-1944/ |
Donna Reed’s daughter plays guardian angel for ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’
Mary Owen has made it her mission to ensure that small-town theaters can play the beloved Christmas classic
Mary Owen at an IFC Center screening of “It's A Wonderful Life.” (Julie Gold)
Since 1974, when a copyright lapse sent it into the public doma... | 2022-12-24T11:59:56Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Donna Reed’s daughter plays guardian angel for ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/movies/2022/12/24/donna-reed-wonderful-life-theaters/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/movies/2022/12/24/donna-reed-wonderful-life-theaters/ |
NFL Week 16 primer: Gardner Minshew tries to help Eagles clinch No. 1 seed
Gardner Minshew takes over at quarterback for the Eagles for their road game against the Cowboys. (Charles Rex Arbogast/AP)
Gardner Minshew takes over for the injured Jalen Hurts at quarterback as the Philadelphia Eagles attempt to secure the No... | 2022-12-24T12:00:02Z | www.washingtonpost.com | NFL Week 16: Gardner Minshew to start in place of Jalen Hurts for Eagles - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/12/24/nfl-week-16-analysis-takeaways/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/12/24/nfl-week-16-analysis-takeaways/ |
We’re in a golden age of board games. It might be here to stay.
Despite our addiction to screens, the card and table top games industry is thriving
As he quarantined during the height of the pandemic with his wife at home in Frederick, Md., Jared Bryan would look longingly at one of the many shelves of card and table t... | 2022-12-24T12:21:37Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Why board games are quickly regaining popularity - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/12/24/board-game-popularity/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/12/24/board-game-popularity/ |
It’s an example of what social scientists call ‘priming’
Analysis by Thomas Gift
Andrew M. Bell
The Fox News logo outside News Corp. headquarters in Manhattan on Feb. 26, 2021. (Jeenah Moon for The Washington Post)
When Donald Trump dined with noted white nationalist Nick Fuentes at Mar-a-Lago recently, CNN and MSNBC c... | 2022-12-24T13:31:44Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Does Fox News encourage racial bias? - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/12/24/just-seeing-fox-news-logo-prompts-racial-bias-new-research-suggests/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/12/24/just-seeing-fox-news-logo-prompts-racial-bias-new-research-suggests/ |
'We won that’: How Shelby beat the FBI, Ethics Committees and Trump
The senator was the ultimate survivor, winning every race he ran whether as a Democrat or Republican
Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), left, with Sen. Richard C. Shelby, (R-Ala.) (Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/For The Washington Post)
In 1992, running as a conservat... | 2022-12-24T13:31:50Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Sen. Richard Shelby evolved and thrived over 44 years in Congress - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/12/24/richard-shelby-senator-retirement/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/12/24/richard-shelby-senator-retirement/ |
Alex Ovechkin holds his 798, 799, and 800th career goal pucks in the dressing room after the Capitals’ win over the Blackhawks on Dec. 13. (Charles Rex Arbogast/AP)
Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record of 894 career goals was once considered unbreakable. Now, after Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin passed Gordie Howe to ... | 2022-12-24T13:32:03Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Wayne Gretzky's goals record was once considered unbreakable - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/12/24/most-unbreakable-sports-records/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/12/24/most-unbreakable-sports-records/ |
Children who might have otherwise received nothing for Christmas were able to fill their arms with puzzles, stuffed animals and other used toys.
A young child picks a toy during an event held by Food Justice DMV on Dec. 17. (Denise Woods /Food Justice DMV)
The young boy in the red and black jacket didn’t need to look t... | 2022-12-24T14:24:07Z | www.washingtonpost.com | They put out an SOS for toys for migrant kids. Thousands responded. - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/12/24/toy-donations-migrant-children/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/12/24/toy-donations-migrant-children/ |
The statue of Freedom on top of the dome of the U.S. Capitol. (Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post)
By John Kelly
It’s time again for my annual Fiendishly Difficult Washington Trivia Quiz! And I’m delighted to say that this year, it’s both extra fiendish and extra trivial.
A historic Georgetown sign is on display in th... | 2022-12-24T14:24:08Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Perspective | John Kelly's 2022 D.C. trivia quiz - Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/interactive/2022/2022-dc-trivia/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/interactive/2022/2022-dc-trivia/ |
A fallen tree branch lies on the hood of a vehicle in Buffalo on Friday. Sub-zero temperatures and white-out conditions shut down most operations in the city on Friday. (Malik Rainey For The Washington Post)
The brutal winter storm conditions that are continuing to batter most of the United States brought one of the ci... | 2022-12-24T16:35:36Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Winter storm updates: Blizzard conditions, arctic freeze sweeps Buffalo - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2022/12/24/winter-storm-blizzard-eastern-us/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2022/12/24/winter-storm-blizzard-eastern-us/ |
Judge rules against Kari Lake in bid to overturn election results
The defeated GOP candidate for Arizona governor claimed that illegal voting and printer malfunctions had cost her the November election
Republican candidate for Arizona governor Kari Lake on election night event on Nov. 8 in Scottsdale, Ariz. (Joshua Lot... | 2022-12-24T19:39:05Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Kari Lake loses bid to overturn election results in Arizona - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/12/24/kari-lake-election-lawsuit/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/12/24/kari-lake-election-lawsuit/ |
The punishing combination of heavy snow, extreme winds and bitter cold temperatures may be unparalleled
Analysis by Jacob Feuerstein
Neighborhoods in Buffalo experience whiteout conditions Saturday. (Malik Rainey for The Washington Post)
Buffalo is experiencing a blizzard labeled by the National Weather Service as “lif... | 2022-12-24T19:39:28Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Why this blizzard could be the worst in Buffalo’s history - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2022/12/24/buffalo-blizzard-history/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2022/12/24/buffalo-blizzard-history/ |
Afghan university students chant slogans and hold placards during a protest of the ban on university education for women in Quetta, Pakistan on Dec. 24. (Arshad Butt/AP)
ISLAMABAD — The Taliban has issued another sweeping ban on women in public life, barring female Afghan employees from working at international organiz... | 2022-12-24T20:18:24Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Taliban bans Afghan women from working for NGOs. - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/12/24/taliban-women-ngo/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/12/24/taliban-women-ngo/ |
Charlene Mitchell on July 8, 1968, after being selected as the Communist Party candidate for president. (New York Daily News Archive)
In raw numbers, Ms. Mitchell’s impact on the 1968 race was sharply limited by rules in many states that raised obstacles for the Communist Party and other smaller groups to get on the ba... | 2022-12-24T21:10:59Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Charlene Mitchell, first Black woman to run for president, dies at 92 - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/12/24/charlene-mitchell-communist-black-dies/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/12/24/charlene-mitchell-communist-black-dies/ |
Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson was discharged from the hospital Saturday morning. (John McDonnell/The Washington Post)
Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson was discharged from the hospital Saturday and will be out indefinitely after taking a puck to the face during Friday’s win over the Winnipeg Jet... | 2022-12-24T21:11:05Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Capitals' John Carlson out indefinitely after taking puck to the face - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/12/24/john-carlson-capitals-puck-face/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/12/24/john-carlson-capitals-puck-face/ |
Arlington police investigate medical emergency as possible cause of crash
Arlington police said Saturday they were investigating a car crash in which an 84-year-old driver died after apparently suffering a medical emergency.
Police said the man had been driving eastbound on Langston Boulevard near North Harrison Street... | 2022-12-24T21:32:45Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Arlington police investigate medical emergency as possible cause of crash - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/12/24/arlington-crash-medical-emergency/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/12/24/arlington-crash-medical-emergency/ |
Two women arrested after police say they drove at off-duty officer
Two women were taken into custody Friday evening after they evaded an off-duty police officer at a shopping center who was trying to stop them after they were accused of shoplifting.
The women were suspected of theft at a store in the Pike & Rose shoppi... | 2022-12-24T21:32:57Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Two women arrested after police say they drove at off-duty officer - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/12/24/women-arrested-pike-rose/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/12/24/women-arrested-pike-rose/ |
Four University of Idaho students were found dead in their Moscow, Idaho, home last month. Police have not publicly identified any suspects. (Ted S. Warren/Associated Press)
Ashley Guillard claims she knows who killed four University of Idaho students in a grisly crime that has shocked the country and stumped police. H... | 2022-12-24T22:29:35Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Idaho killings: Professor Rebecca Scofield sues TikToker Ashley Guillard - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/12/24/idaho-killings-rebecca-scofield-ashley-guillard-/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/12/24/idaho-killings-rebecca-scofield-ashley-guillard-/ |
FILE - Disney television star Orlando Brown of the show “That’s So Raven,” talks with Smith Middle School principal Carol Batiste at the school in Beaumont, Texas, Jan. 27, 2007, to help celebrate the school’s new status as the Science and Medical Technology Magnet middle school of the Beaumont Independent School Distr... | 2022-12-24T22:42:42Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Actor Orlando Brown pleads not guilty to assault charges - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/actor-orlando-brown-pleads-not-guilty-to-assault-charges/2022/12/24/fa938ec0-83d2-11ed-8738-ed7217de2775_story.html | https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/actor-orlando-brown-pleads-not-guilty-to-assault-charges/2022/12/24/fa938ec0-83d2-11ed-8738-ed7217de2775_story.html |
It’s cold out there! D.C. area bundles up as pipes freeze, power goes out
A person walks down Pennsylvania Avenue SE in D.C. during the bitterly cold weather on Saturday. (Robb Hill for The Washington Post)
A layer of ice covered the Capitol Reflecting Pool in D.C. on Saturday as 8-year-old James Taylor ventured to the... | 2022-12-24T22:55:49Z | www.washingtonpost.com | It’s cold out there! D.C. area bundles up as pipes freeze, power goes out - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/12/24/dc-cold-christmas-weather/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/12/24/dc-cold-christmas-weather/ |
Cold in D.C. misses one record, sets another
The mercury didn’t sink to record level, but it didn’t climb very high
For cold days, such as Washington experienced on Christmas Eve, the question for many is how cold did it get — did we set a record?
As it turns out, we’ve had colder Christmas Eves, in terms of how far in... | 2022-12-25T03:18:13Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Christmas Eve cold sets a record of sorts - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/12/24/record-cold-washington-christmas-eve/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/12/24/record-cold-washington-christmas-eve/ |
Illustrations by Kate Pullen for The Washington Post
… which begins with the world entering the third or possibly eighth year — nobody remembers anymore — of the pandemic. The American public is seriously divided: Everybody who is wearing a mask hates everybody who is not wearing a mask, and vice versa. Both sides are ... | 2022-12-25T05:38:18Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Dave Barry’s 2022 Year in Review - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/2022/12/25/dave-barrys-2022-year-review/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/2022/12/25/dave-barrys-2022-year-review/ |
Md. woman donated kidney to stranger after seeing request on Internet mailing list
Liza Porat, a 57-year-old mother of five, answered a message that read, ‘Please help me save a life’
Marianna Ilyasova, of New York, left, after she received a kidney from Liza Porat, of Silver Spring. (Chaya Lipschutz)
So began her mont... | 2022-12-25T10:53:18Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Md. woman donated kidney to stranger who needed transplant - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/12/25/silver-spring-kidney-donor-stranger/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/12/25/silver-spring-kidney-donor-stranger/ |
Parks in Fairfax’s Franconia district scrap the Confederate ‘Lee’ name
The soon-to-be changed signage at the entrance to Lee District Park on Dec. 21. (Olivia Diaz/The Washington Post)
John Krantz moseyed through the neighborhood streets near Lewis High Park on a gusty 40-degree day. He and his dog, Hazel, have lived i... | 2022-12-25T12:11:40Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Parks in Fairfax’s Franconia district scrap the Confederate ‘Lee’ name - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/12/25/fairfax-parks-lee-franconia-names/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/12/25/fairfax-parks-lee-franconia-names/ |
Commanders quarterbacks Carson Wentz and Taylor Heinicke talk on the sideline during the game against the San Francisco 49ers Saturday. Wentz entered the game to replace Heinicke in the second half. (Katherine Frey/The Washington Post)
The inevitable finally happened. Taylor Heinicke, the backup quarterback with a comb... | 2022-12-25T12:11:46Z | www.washingtonpost.com | The Commanders need a jolt at quarterback. Will Carson Wentz do? - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/12/25/carson-wentz-taylor-heinicke-commanders/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/12/25/carson-wentz-taylor-heinicke-commanders/ |
One woman thought she had made $2.8 million after a hot day of trading on the Singapore exchange. It was a lie, authorities say.
The mobile application showed a profit of $2.8 million on what appeared to be a hot day of trading on the Singapore exchange. But whenever the trader tried to withdraw funds back home in the ... | 2022-12-25T12:29:15Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Officials warn of crypto scam where genuine-looking sites show fake profit - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/12/25/crypto-scam-pig-butchering/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/12/25/crypto-scam-pig-butchering/ |
That patriotic painting of George Washington on Christmas? It was German.
Visitors at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York view “Washington Crossing the Delaware,” by Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze. (Richard Drew/AP)
When the painting “Washington Crossing the Delaware” was first revealed to the public in the early 1850s... | 2022-12-25T12:29:33Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Patriotic Christmas painting of George Washington was actually German - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2022/12/25/washington-crossing-delaware-germany-christmas/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2022/12/25/washington-crossing-delaware-germany-christmas/ |
Lizzie Johnson
A migrant at a bus station near the U.S.-Mexico border in McAllen, Tex., on Tuesday. (Jordan Vonderhaar/Bloomberg)
Three buses full of migrants arrived at Vice President Harris’s residence in Washington, D.C., from Texas on Christmas Eve amid bitingly cold temperatures, the latest in an influx of newcome... | 2022-12-25T17:04:36Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Migrants sent from Texas arrive in frigid D.C. on Christmas Eve - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2022/12/25/migrants-dc-christmas-eve/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2022/12/25/migrants-dc-christmas-eve/ |
Police dismissed Black leaders’ claims of a serial killer. Then a woman escaped.
Police Lt. Ryan Dowdy walks by the home of Timothy Haslett in Excelsior Springs, Mo., on Nov. 21, 2022. Haslett has been charged with rape, kidnapping and aggravated assault after a woman said she escaped from his home where she was being ... | 2022-12-25T17:04:42Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Black leaders say Kansas City police ignored claims of missing women - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/12/25/missing-black-women-kansas-city/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/12/25/missing-black-women-kansas-city/ |
Arctic cold and snow conditions began to ease across the United States on Sunday, but travel disruptions from the sprawling winter storm continued
Updated December 25, 2022 at 12:03 p.m. EST|Published December 25, 2022 at 10:31 a.m. EST
A lone pedestrian in snow shoes near St. John’s Grace Episcopal Church during a bli... | 2022-12-25T17:05:19Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Fierce blizzard leaves 7 dead in Buffalo by Sunday; more flights cancelled - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2022/12/25/buffalo-winter-storm-blizzard-us/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2022/12/25/buffalo-winter-storm-blizzard-us/ |
A family in Liverpool, England, watches Britain’s King Charles III deliver his first Christmas Day message on Sunday. (Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty Images)
Britain's King Charles III and members of the royal family attended a Christmas service on Dec. 25 at St. Mary Magdalene's church on the Sandringham estate. (Video: Reuters... | 2022-12-25T17:05:25Z | www.washingtonpost.com | King Charles III pays homage to Queen Elizabeth II in Christmas speech - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/12/25/king-charles-christmas-message-queen-elizabeth/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/12/25/king-charles-christmas-message-queen-elizabeth/ |
Kevin Payne helped build D.C. United into an MLS power at RFK Stadium. (Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post)
Kevin Payne, a National Soccer Hall of Fame inductee who oversaw D.C. United’s rise into an early MLS dynasty as the club’s founding president and general manager, died Sunday of a long-term lung illness. He was... | 2022-12-25T18:10:13Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Kevin Payne, ex-D.C. United president, dies at 69 - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/12/25/kevin-payne-dies-dc-united/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/12/25/kevin-payne-dies-dc-united/ |
Washington Capitals goaltender Charlie Lindgren has been the backbone for the team in the last month. (John McDonnell/The Washington Post)
While virtually all the recent attention surrounding the Washington Capitals has revolved around captain Alex Ovechkin, backup goaltender Charlie Lindgren has quietly put on a show.... | 2022-12-25T18:36:39Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Charlie Lindgren has keyed the Capitals in December - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/12/25/charlie-lindgren-capitals/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/12/25/charlie-lindgren-capitals/ |
Arlington already carries a housing burden
The Sycamore Gardens neighborhood in Arlington on Dec. 11. (Craig Hudson for The Washington Post)
The Dec. 17 editorial “More housing is needed in the D.C. region” called Arlington County a “beacon” because the County Board proposes to loosen zoning’s “iron grip” and allow con... | 2022-12-25T19:59:31Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Opinion | Arlington already carries a housing burden - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/25/arlington-housing-missing-middle/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/25/arlington-housing-missing-middle/ |
Democracy is failing, and our textbooks show us why
Kudos to the Dec. 22 Politics & the Nation article “Study: Textbooks lag behind on climate change,” about the failure of our higher education teaching materials to adequately address climate change and the political connection to this failure. This is what happens whe... | 2022-12-25T19:59:37Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Opinion | Climate change missing from textbooks shows that democracy is failing - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/25/democracy-is-failing-our-textbooks-show-us-why/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/25/democracy-is-failing-our-textbooks-show-us-why/ |
Major accounting firms can help the IRS scrutinize Trump’s taxes
The Internal Revenue Service building in D.C. (Susan Walsh/AP)
That the Internal Revenue Service doesn’t have the expertise to audit tax filings from wealthy individuals isn’t news. As the Dec. 22 editorial “Revealing records” stated, “even if the agency ... | 2022-12-25T19:59:43Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Opinion | The IRS should employ big accounting firms to scrutinize Trump taxes - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/25/irs-helps-major-accounting-firms-scrutinize-trump-taxes/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/25/irs-helps-major-accounting-firms-scrutinize-trump-taxes/ |
Ukrainian refugees face a perilous return to war
Ukrainians seeking asylum in the United States walk at the El Chaparral port of entry on April 7. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Thousands of Ukrainians who arrived in the United States between April 12 and 24 find ourselves in jeopardy. We and thousands of Ukrainians like us... | 2022-12-25T20:00:02Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Opinion | Ukrainian refugees face a perilous return to war - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/25/ukrainian-refugees-face-perilous-return-war/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/25/ukrainian-refugees-face-perilous-return-war/ |
Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas for the first time on Dec. 25 at a church in Dnipro, Ukraine. (Heidi Levine)
KYIV, Ukraine — Nadiya Zalenetska rushed into the small chapel with a pink bundle in her arms — her 2-month-old daughter, Lyubov, wrapped in a thick blanket. Zalenetska had covered her hair with a red sh... | 2022-12-25T21:05:05Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Early Christmas in Ukraine signals split with Russian Orthodox Church - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/12/25/christimas-orthodox-ukraine-russia-war/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/12/25/christimas-orthodox-ukraine-russia-war/ |
19-year-old dies after falling through ice into pond, police say
A 19-year-old died after falling through the ice of a pond in Virginia, police said.
Police said they received a call on Saturday for an adult male who fell through the ice of a pond near the 6000 block of Erinblair Loop, in the Piedmont community in Haym... | 2022-12-25T21:14:10Z | www.washingtonpost.com | 19-year-old dies after falling through ice into pond, police say - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/12/25/haymarket-va-ice-pond-death/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/12/25/haymarket-va-ice-pond-death/ |
Vern Brischke, a furniture maker most of the year, donned his Christmas suit on Friday to visit a center for adults with intellectual disabilities
Vern Brischke, a furniture builder, dons his Santa Claus suit at his Monterey home as he prepares to deliver presents and spread holiday joy on Christmas Eve to people throu... | 2022-12-26T00:13:05Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Vern Brischle's Santa visits to the disabled seem especially bright this Christmas - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/12/25/california-santa-visits-vern-brischle-special-needs/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/12/25/california-santa-visits-vern-brischle-special-needs/ |
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