Sunday, May 14, 2017

Nationals finally back on the field after unexpected two-day layoff and other top stories.

  • Nationals finally back on the field after unexpected two-day layoff

    Nationals finally back on the field after unexpected two-day layoff
    Tanner Roark will face Philadelphia for the second straight start. (Katherine Frey/The Washington Post) Barring some unexpected weather developments, it appears the Nationals will finally play a baseball game Saturday night. After having their scheduled games the last two nights postponed due to rain, the Nationals will host the Phillies for the first of three games in 24 hours. The clubs will complete their series Sunday with a split doubleheader following Friday’s postponement. Nationals ..
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  • Candidates under consideration for FBI director

    Candidates under consideration for FBI director
    WASHINGTON — Candidates under consideration to replace fired FBI Director James Comey: __ SEN. JOHN CORNYN Cornyn is the No. 2 Senate Republican and a former Texas attorney general and state Supreme Court justice. He has been a member of the Senate GOP leadership team for a decade and serves on the Senate Judiciary Committee. In the aftermath of Comey’s dismissal, Cornyn said Trump was “within his authority” to fire him and said it would not affect the investigation of possible Russian ties to ..
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  • China's Xi says Silk Road plan boosts finance, security ties

    China's Xi says Silk Road plan boosts finance, security ties
    BEIJING — Pledging more than $100 billion in financing, Chinese President Xi Jinping called Sunday for closer cooperation across Asia and Europe in areas from anti-terrorism to investment as leaders from 29 countries gathered to promote a Chinese initiative that could increase Beijing’s global influence. The “Belt and Road Initiative” calls for building ports, railways and other facilities in a vast arc of 65 countries. Other countries welcome the investment, but governments including the Unite..
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  • Washington Nationals: City will grow into baseball town

    Washington Nationals: City will grow into baseball town
    As the Washington Nationals improve on the field, what will it take for the city to become a baseball town? Lets take a closer look.A recent article by Fox Sports on the best baseball cities does not include the Washington Nationals or the District of Columbia. And, they are right.For future lists, it needs to change.Yes, for generations, Washington ate, breathed and slept the Redskins. Three times in 10 seasons, the burgundy and gold brought championship glory to the city and region. Joe Gibbs ..
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  • On SNL, Melissa McCarthy's Sean Spicer emerges from the bushes ...

    On SNL, Melissa McCarthy's Sean Spicer emerges from the bushes ...
    VIDEO After such a busy news week, and with the White House press operation especially in the spotlight, there was plenty of anticipation ahead of Melissa McCarthy hosting “Saturday Night Live.” The buildup grew when cellphone video and photos emerged Friday showing McCarthy dressed as her breakout character this season, White House press secretary Sean Spicer, rolling around a busy Manhattan street on a mobile podium. Melissa McCarthy was spotted in New York on May 12, driving a podium fo..
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  • Trump's expected choice for USDA science job lacks hard-science ...

    Trump's expected choice for USDA science job lacks hard-science ...
    The Department of Agriculture building, which faces the Mall. (Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post) The Trump administration is planning to nominate Sam Clovis — the Department of Agriculture’s senior White House adviser — as head of USDA’s Research, Education and Economics division, according to individuals briefed on the decision. The move would mark a break with recent Republican and Democratic administrations alike, which have previously reserved the high-level position for scientists wi..
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  • The NBA playoff education of John Wall and Bradley Beal

    The NBA playoff education of John Wall and Bradley Beal
    Backcourt mates Bradley Beal and John Wall have evolved into “closers” says teammate Ian Mahinmi. (Geoff Burke/USA Today Sports) The evolution of John Wall and Bradley Beal can be best viewed from an outsider’s perspective. In May 2014, Ian Mahinmi was a key reserve player for the top-seeded Indiana Pacers, who faced the Washington Wizards in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Back then, the Wizards were making their first postseason appearance in six seasons. Wall was in his fourth year of ..
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  • DC United is routed by Philadelphia, 4-0; Luciano Acosta sent off ...

    DC United is routed by Philadelphia, 4-0; Luciano Acosta sent off ...
    Chris Pontius, left, and Taylor Kemp track ball in first half at RFK Stadium. (By Tony Quinn) D.C. United Coach Ben Olsen pinned the ludicrous margin of defeat Saturday on playmaker Luciano Acosta’s red card early in the second half. Undermanned and out of sorts, United couldn’t keep up with the Philadelphia Union and endured a 4-0 loss, matching the worst home setback in club history. But even before the ejection, which occurred with a one-goal deficit, United did not look good. After it, ..
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  • George Conway is the man at the center of everything

    George Conway is the man at the center of everything
    George Conway, seen with wife Kellyanne Conway at an inaugural party in January, “is somebody who likes to be in the mix, where the action is,” says a friend. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images) If it weren’t for George Conway, the nation might never have met Monica Lewinsky, and Donald Trump might never have met Kellyanne. In the 1990s, George was a quiet but critical presence in what Hillary Clinton would dub the vast right-wing conspiracy — a hotshot young attorney working to undermine Presiden..
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  • North Korea launches a ballistic missile that flies about 435 miles

    North Korea launches a ballistic missile that flies about 435 miles
    TOKYO — North Korea fired a ballistic missile early Sunday, sending it from a launch site near its border with China some 450 miles into the sea between the Korean Peninsula and Japan. It was launched from the same site where North Korea fired two mystery missiles that some analysts thought could have been intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of reaching the mainland United States. But the U.S. military said that the flight pattern was “not consistent” with an ICBM and did not threaten..
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