Aspects of U-Va. rape allegations cast into doubt
Key elements of the account of a gang rape offered by a student in Rolling Stone have been questioned, including the date of the alleged attack and details about an alleged attacker, according to interviews and a statement from the magazine.
Data put U.S. on track for best job growth in years
The economy added 321,000 jobs in Nov., a sign that the labor market is returning to pre-recession health.
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What would happen if government shut down — and didn’t reopen?
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THE FIX | It’s unlikely to happen, but here’s the worst-case scenario of next week’s worst-case scenario.
Alleged al-Qaeda operative detained in Jordan as U.S. probes Benghazi link
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Abd al-Baset Azzouz, a Libyan national, was reportedly captured Nov. 13 in an operation in Turkey.
Supreme Court to hear Texas Confederate-flag license plate case
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At issue is whether the rejection of the plate violated the free speech rights of the group that wanted it.
Mass resignations at New Republic follow the departure of 2 top editors
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The upheaval was touched off by the owner and new CEO’s decision to change the magazine’s mission.
Did Jenna Bush Hager do ‘a little hanky-panky’ at the White House?
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RELIABLE SOURCE | The former first daughter, once known as the naughty twin, has a candid moment.
Rolling Stone needs to come clean about its campus rape story
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The magazine would help itself and the effort to end campus sexual assault by detailing its choices.
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A jogger saved this columnist’s life. Here’s how he repaid his rescuer.
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On a cold January night, this Post staffer fell into the frozen-over C&O Canal. A jogger pulled him out.
Is it silly to keep her 20-year-old
from drinking before he’s 21?
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TRANSCRIPT | The advice columnist answered questions about the strange train we call life.
Starbucks plans swanky stores selling rare, expensive varieties of coffee
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Featuring upscale furnishings, the new line of stores “will heighten all the senses,” the company says.
Reports of Chris Christie’s political demise have been *greatly* exaggerated
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THE FIX | A Democratic-led inquiry turns up little.
For Americans exonerated in Qatar, the law worked. Eventually.
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The Huang case turned more on the withering of the evidence against them than on high-level international political pressure
Mixed reviews for task force leader Ramsey
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The veteran police chief has a lot of experience, but those years on the job haven’t been free of controversy.
Is there a Peter Principle for investors?
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What’s happening at the New Republic might be a parable about successful investors moving into less successful areas of endeavor.
Developer seeks to close part of I-395
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The plan would shut nearly a mile of highway near D.C.’s Third Street tunnel ramp for up to 18 months.
Jayson Werth sentenced to 10 days
in jail for reckless driving
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The Nationals outfielder was pulled over July 6 while driving 105 mph in a 55-mph zone in Fairfax County.
Taylor Swift, Sam Smith score Grammy nominations
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British artist Sam Smith and pop star Taylor Swift were among the early Grammy nominees in the top categories announced Friday.
White House shovel, used at the groundbreaking of the JFK living memorial and two others, was a star of the Kennedy Center ceremony.
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The historic shovel was used at the groundbreaking of the original Kennedy Center in 1964.
Crazy: At least 1 in every 10 robberies involves the theft of a phone
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Now, regulators want your wireless company to roll out new protections faster.
Millennials aren’t job hopping as much as previous generations. Here’s why that’s bad.
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Sticking with a job for too long can come at a cost.
Jet-setting postal regulator replaced amid scrutiny of travel habits
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FEDERAL EYE | The globetrotting chairman, Ruth Goldway, was criticized for years over frequent trips abroad that she charged to U.S. taxpayers.
House of the Week | Colonial Revival in Sandy Spring for $879K
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The 1898 home has been listed as a historic property by the Maryland Historical Trust.
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