NATION
U.S. to open talks with Taliban
The U.S. hopes the formal dialogue in Qatar will be the first step toward a negotiated end to the Afghan war.
( by Karen DeYoung , The Washington Post)
How an e-mail address disrupted plots in Britain and U.S.
NSA’s ability to monitor a Yahoo account helped stop attack on NYC subways, officials said.
( by Peter Finn and Greg Miller , The Washington Post)
U.S. military team in Jordan makes plans for Syria’s chemical weapons
The team is focusing on how to keep the banned munitions from spreading outside Syria’s borders.
( By Ernesto Londoño , The Washington Post)
Push is on to promote health law
A coalition with ties to the White House launched a multimillion-dollar effort to sign up the uninsured.
( by Sandhya Somashekhar , The Washington Post)
Kenneth G. Wilson dies at 77; won Nobel Prize for physics
Dr. Wilson’s work pointed the way to a detailed understanding of some of the most familiar phenomena in nature.
( by Martin Weil , The Washington Post)
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LOCAL
Youth is killed in school accident
The incident occurred at Fox Mill elementary school in the Herndon area of Fairfax County.
( by Martin Weil , The Washington Post)
Bad bridges have hidden cost
When weight restrictions on old spans require truck detours, the cost of getting goods to market goes up.
( by Ashley Halsey III , The Washington Post)
Report: Humanities, social sciences just as important as STEM
U.S. economic competitiveness should lean on humanities as much as science, tech, engineering, math.
( by Lynh Bui , The Washington Post)
Arlington, airport police to share new firearms training range
Facility to be built at Dulles
( by Patricia Sullivan , The Washington Post)
2 shot in DC; 1 in critical condition
The shooting occurred late Tuesday night in NE Washington.
( by Martin Weil , The Washington Post)
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POLITICS
Obama to call for nuclear weapon reduction in Berlin speech
He is expected to echo previous U.S. presidents’ historical speeches near the former location of the Berlin Wall.
( by Scott Wilson , The Washington Post)
Full transcript of interview with IRS manager released
Rep. Elijah Cummings says the interview “debunks conspiracy theories” about the IRS controversy.
( by Josh Hicks , The Washington Post)
Park Service, Pr. William tie future of parkway with another road
Pr. William supervisors reaffirm 2005 position on Manassas National Battlefield Bypass.
( by Jeremy Borden , The Washington Post)
Brown-Ulman ticket plans first major fundraiser in Md. race
Entry into next week’s event in Baltimore starts at $250 per person. It’s $4,000 for “VIP” access.
( by John Wagner , The Washington Post)
Delay of Fort Hood trial rejected; FDA looks into Zyprexa patients’ deaths
A roundup of news from across the nation.
(, The Washington Post)
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STYLE
Journalist Michael Hastings dies in car crash
Hastings was best known for his Polk Award-winning 2010 story for Rolling Stone, “The Runaway General.”
( Associated Press , The Washington Post)
Istanbul’s sights: The bazaar, Bosporus and tear gas
The ongoing turmoil in Turkey added a political flavor to a family vacation.
( by Roger Catlin Special to The Washington Post , The Washington Post)
AFI Docs director Sky Sitney a calm presence in the midst of change
The festival director is navigating with assurance a nerve-racking transition at a renowned local film showcase.
( by Ann Hornaday , The Washington Post)
High-fructose corn syrup vs. sugar
A reader wants to know which one to avoid, but the real issue isn’t which added sugar, it’s how much.
( by Hope Warshaw , The Washington Post)
Going against the grain
Gluten-free buckwheat is packed with nutrients.
( by Elaine Gordon , The Washington Post)
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BUSINESS
Climate change threatens trouble in near future, World Bank says
Invests in mitigation as Asian cities, African farmland are seen at risk over the next 10 to 20 years.
( by Howard Schneider , The Washington Post)
SEC to make defendants admit guilt in some settlements
The SEC moved away from its neither-admit-nor-deny policy for some settlements.
( by Dina ElBoghdady , The Washington Post)
Financial digest
Chrysler to recall 2.7 million Jeeps; Deloitte advisory unit to pay penalty; Starbucks to post drinks’ calories
(, The Washington Post)
Can state laws protect you from being watched by drones?
More than 40 states have considered legislation this year that would regulate the use of drones.
( by Timothy B. Lee , The Washington Post)
Rising mortgage rates elicit fears they could hurt housing recovery
In the short term, the jump in rates is spurring home buyers to action, but economists worry about long term.
( by Amrita Jayakumar , The Washington Post)
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SPORTS
Venus Williams will miss Wimbledon with back injury
(, The Washington Post)
Heat rally, outlast Spurs in OT
LeBron James had one of two huge three-pointers in the closing seconds of regulation as the Heat extended the NBA Finals to a Game 7.
( by Michael Lee , The Washington Post)
LeBron silences critics — for now
COLUMN | The Heat star rises to the occasion in Game 6 with his second triple-double of the series.
(, The Washington Post)
TV and radio listings: June 19
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U.S. stays on course for World Cup
The U.S. takes another step toward the World Cup with a 1-0 victory over Honduras in a qualifier in Sandy, Utah.
( by Steven Goff , The Washington Post)
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TECHNOLOGY
FCC nominee Tom Wheeler touts telecom industry ties
Wheeler testifies in his confirmation hearing that his priority would be carrying out an airwaves auction.
( by Cecilia Kang , The Washington Post)
Nokia stock rises Tuesday on rumors of Huawei acquisition
Since unveiling its Ascend P6, the Chinese smartphone maker is pushing harder for global presence.
( by Hayley Tsukayama , The Washington Post)
Google challenging U.S. gag order, citing First Amendment
The search giant asks a secretive U.S. court to let it reveal how many government data requests it receives.
( by Craig Timberg and Cecilia Kang , The Washington Post)
Yahoo joins competitors in releasing request data
The firm released broad numbers of requests it receives from the government.
( by Hayley Tsukayama , The Washington Post)
Want to 3D print your next home? It’ll take you 220 years to finish.
A 3D printed White House would cost $5,070,696 and take more than 3,357 years, a real estate blogger calculated.
( by Lauren Hockenson | GigaOM.com , gigaom.com)
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WORLD
Karzai suspends talks with U.S.; Taliban rockets kill 4 Americans
Afghan president apparently angered by U.S. overtures to Taliban, establishment of office in Qatar.
( by Tim Craig and Ernesto Londoño , The Washington Post)
World Digest: June 18, 2013
Suicide bombers strike Shiite mosque in Iraqi capital; blast at funeral in northwestern Pakistan kills 29.
(, The Washington Post)
Brazil protesters keep up pressure on government
Thousands of demonstrators flooded into a square in Brazil’s economic hub, Sao Paulo, for the latest in a historic wave of protests against the shoddy state of public services.
( by Bradley Brooks , The Washington Post)
U.S. to open talks with Taliban
The U.S. hopes the formal dialogue in Qatar will be the first step toward a negotiated end to the Afghan war.
( by Karen DeYoung , The Washington Post)
How an e-mail address disrupted plots in Britain and U.S.
NSA’s ability to monitor a Yahoo account helped stop attack on NYC subways, officials said.
( by Peter Finn and Greg Miller , The Washington Post)
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EDITORIAL
Fighting racism in Cuba
Communist egalitarian rhetoric is belied by reality.
(, The Washington Post)
Sarah Palin flaunts her fertility
The former governor exemplifies a strange shift among female politicians.
(, The Washington Post)
So long, oversight
On the NSA, checks and balances have vanished.
(, The Washington Post)
Dropping the last barriers
A U.S., E.U. transatlantic trade pact would cement strategic ties.
(, The Washington Post)
Talking to the Taliban
A fragile step towards peace.
(, The Washington Post)
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