The District is about to declare its independence — from Congress
The Washington Post's Aaron Davis explains why D.C. is fighting Congress to control its own budget, and why Congress says that is a violation of the Constitution. (Ashleigh Joplin/The Washington Post) When the District sends its $13 billion budget to Congress this year, it might as well affix a sticky note that reads “Dare you.” For the first time since the Founding Fathers carved out the nation’s capital from swampland, the District will not ask the federal government for permission to sp..>> view originalThis unusual test reveals how smart you are
Last summer, a couple of researchers ran a funny experiment about honesty. They went to an Israeli shopping mall and recruited people, one-by-one, into a private booth. Alone inside the booth, each subject rolled a six-sided die. Then they stepped out and reported the number that came up. There was an incentive to lie. The higher the number, the more money people received. If they rolled a one, they got a bonus of about $2.50. If they rolled a two, they got a bonus of $5, and so on. If they roll..>> view originalThe Wizards were a disaster, plain and simple
The Washington Wizards won 41 games and missed the playoffs. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) The Washington Wizards, fresh off playoff success the previous two seasons, were supposed to contend with the Cleveland Cavaliers for Eastern Conference supremacy. Then things went south, starting with a number of injuries and ending with the firing of Coach Randy Wittman. [The NBA’s most desirable coaching jobs … and then there’s the Nets] Through last week, the Wizards had lost 284 man games to injury..>> view originalCapitals want Tom Wilson to be physical, but also smart
(Alex Brandon/AP) As the Washington Capitals describe their expectations for a first-round series against the Philadelphia Flyers, the words “hard” and “emotional” are often used. Those words also describe right wing Tom Wilson, who plays on the brink of both. In the postseason, the Capitals want Wilson to be physical, but to also be smart about it. “I think the coaches work with him constantly,” General Manager Brian MacLellan said. “I know [Coach Barry Trotz] talks to him regularly about ..>> view originalMurder charge filed in dismemberment death of Seattle-area mom
A 37-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder after the body parts of single mother Ingrid Lyne were found in a recycling container. Lyne's neighbors were stunned, with one saying, "I almost got sick. I just talked to her." (Reuters, Photo: Grant Hindsley/seattlepi.com via AP) A man suspected of dismembering a Washington state woman who vanished after a planned date night has been charged with first-degree murder, days after her head and other body parts were discovered in a ..>> view originalMaryland Trooper Hurt in Crash That Partially Closed Beltway
News4's Pat Collins talks with drivers who got stuck in massive traffic backups after a crash on the Capital Beltway critically injured a Maryland state trooper. (Published 9 minutes ago)The Capital Beltway was partially closed in Maryland for nearly four hours Thursday after a crash involving at least three vehicles left a Maryland State Police trooper with critical injuries.The Outer Loop of the Beltway (I-495) reopened about 6 p.m. between Annapolis Road and Baltimore-Washington Parkway after..>> view originalInside Ted Cruz's novel strategy for winning from behind
IRVINE, Calif. — Eight days before Republican voters in the state of New York would award a massive trove of 95 delegates, Ted Cruz was nowhere near the Empire State. Instead, he was three time zones away in a California ballroom, where supporters applauded as a list of local officials backing Cruz was read to the crowd. “We give the names and we give them one clap, and if you also want to say Cruz at the same time I will not object,” Michael Schroeder, a Republican dignitary from the area, to..>> view originalPutin says Panama Papers are authentic but show no wrongdoing
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday acknowledged the authenticity of recent disclosures about offshore companies owned by prominent Russians, including one of his oldest friends, but said they were not proof of any wrongdoing. Putin, in a nearly four-hour question-and-answer session, also took aim at the international team of journalists that produced the Panama Papers report detailing shell companies, tax havens and financial dealings by political figures and others around t..>> view originalWizards make Randy Wittman's dismissal official
Randy Wittman’s Wizards shot just 33 percent from the floor in the first half Saturday. (AP Photo/Darren Hauck) As first reported Wednesday night, the Washington Wizards have fired Coach Randy Wittman, making the official announcement in a statement released Thursday morning. Wizards President Ernie Grunfeld is scheduled to address the media at noon at Verizon Center. “There were high internal and external expectations for this team coming into this season based on the momentum we had gener..>> view originalMortgage rates hit lows not seen in nearly three years
(Photo by Jason Reed/Reuters) Mortgage rates continued to fall this week, pushed down by jitters over the global economy and oil prices. Earlier this week, the International Monetary Fund became the latest organization to express concern about the global economy, joining the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank. These worries have led many observers to predict that home loan rates will remain low for the near term. The International Monetary Fund cut its global growth forecast f..>> view original
Thursday, April 14, 2016
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