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Hoyas move on to Texas after anemic outing against Tennessee Dec 4th 2012, 00:16 As a four-year standout at Georgetown Prep, Markel Starks has received his share of congratulations after hitting winning shots. But not for a winner made with more than four minutes remaining in a game. Read full article >> Defending champion Miami Heat accustomed to being a target Dec 4th 2012, 00:15 MIAMI —LeBron James finally has that massive piece of championship jewelry to match his otherworldly talents. His hand is now the home of a monstrosity of a ring that is size 13½, features 219 diamonds and an image of the Larry O'Brien trophy, and covers the space between his upper knuckle and middle knuckle. Read full article >> Barricade suspect live-streams police negotiating his surrender for arrest Dec 4th 2012, 00:14 He calls himself an "urban combat correspondent": He hops from one Baltimore crime scene to another in a beat-up taxi, using a blog and social media to discuss crime and police misconduct that he claims the mainstream media ignore. Read full article >> Metro to retain night service on bus routes in Southeast Dec 3rd 2012, 23:56 Metro has withdrawn a plan to discontinue night bus service in parts of Southeast Washington where the transit agency says buses are routinely pelted with rocks. The contentious proposal to cut service after 8 p.m. to neighborhoods served by the W6 and W8 routes was widely criticized by city officials, while Metro said the change was necessary to reduce attacks that have injured riders and drivers and damaged buses. Read full article >> Uber triumphant Dec 3rd 2012, 22:32 The New York Times has a long article today on Uber, the luxe-car-dispatch app, and its battles with regulators across the country. The article notes the fights have only intensified of late, with a "Smartphone Apps Committee" drafting model legislation that would essentially outlaw Uber in cities that adopt it. Read full article >> PM Update: Record warmth today, with another shot at 70 tomorrow Dec 3rd 2012, 22:05 As noted earlier, we soared to a new record high in D.C. today thanks to readings rising near and past 70 across the area. You can't ask for much better weather if you're headed out to the Redskins game tonight, or if you're just enjoying an evening outing to the porch. Best part for warmth fans? We do it all again tomorrow. Public meeting in SE to address rock-throwing attacks on Metrobuses Dec 3rd 2012, 21:40 A public meeting on Monday night will address potential service changes in a Southeast Washington area where Metro says buses are routinely hit with rocks and bricks. As Luz Lazo reported last month, officials with the Metro Transit Police and the D.C. police will offer testimony about the problem at this meeting. Read full article >> Long range look: Pattern to remain warmer than normal next two weeks Dec 3rd 2012, 21:27 The weather during the next two weeks is again expected to average above seasonal norms which would have the highs averaging in the upper 40s and the lows in the low-to-mid 30s. Capital Bikeshare expansion stalls due to lack of materials Dec 3rd 2012, 21:26 The District's long-planned expansion of Capital Bikeshare this fall has hit a snag because the city has been unable to get all of the needed equipment from its supplier, officials said Monday. For much of the year, D.C. Department of Transportation officials have pledged that the city would be adding an additional 54 bike share stations throughout the city this fall. But with fall almost over, officials are recalibrating their timeline for the expansion. Read full article >> Metro launches Twitter feed for the Inauguration Dec 3rd 2012, 20:59 Metro is ramping up its inauguration preparations -- and as part of that has launched a Twitter feed, @MetroInaug, and a Web site that offers details on service hours as well as information on how to purchase special edition SmarTrip cards, WMATA is offering for the occasion. Read full article >> Life in prison without parole for killer of 12-year-old Jessica Nguyen Dec 3rd 2012, 20:43 David R. Hang sat quietly in his blue-and-white-striped polo shirt as Jessica Nguyen's sobbing mother described the daily pain of seeing other children at the bus stop on her way to work. "I have to eat with my tears and sleep with my tears," said Khen Kim Vu. Read full article >> 'Twilight,' 'Skyfall' extend box office streak Dec 3rd 2012, 20:38 It was a less than optimal week for new movies at the box office. The "Twilight" finale and "Skyfall," which were both released weeks ago, remain at the top of the box office. In contrast, Brad Pitt's new action thriller, "Killing Them Softly," ranked only seventh for the weekend. "Lincoln," "Rise of the Guardians" and "Life of Pi" all continue to fare well (the AP has more information on the week's numbers). Read full article >> Washington, D.C. sets new December 3 record high, soars to 71 degrees Dec 3rd 2012, 20:35 At 2:50 p.m., Reagan National Airport's temperature climbed to 71 degrees, breaking the old record high of 70 set in 1950. Frontline' will examine Michelle Rhee's D.C. legacy Dec 3rd 2012, 20:23 "Frontline," the tremendously fabulous PBS news documentary program, will air an episode next month examining the legacy of former D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee. The episode, titled "The Education of Michelle Rhee" and set to air Jan. 8, is billed as such: "FRONTLINE was granted unprecedented access to Rhee during her tumultuous three-year tenure as she attempted to fix a broken school system. As Rhee returns to the national stage, FRONTLINE examines her legacy in Washington, DC, including her battles with the teachers' union and her handling of a cheating scandal in the District." Read full article >> Beastly super typhoon Bopha bears down on Philippines (IMAGES) Dec 3rd 2012, 20:20 Packing winds to 160 mph, equivalent to a category 5 hurricane, super typhoon Bopha is hours away from landfall in the southern Philippines. It is targeting the Philippine island of Mindanao. The storm is traveling west-northwest at about 15 mph and should make landfall early Tuesday morning (between 20 UTC December 3 and 0 UTC December 4) local time. Remembering Rick Majerus, college basketball's clown prince Dec 3rd 2012, 20:11 Beneath the clown's mask that Rick Majerus wore so willingly beat the damaged heart of a man who made others laugh often but rarely found real happiness himself. Majerus died on Saturday at the age of 64, 23 years after undergoing septuple-bypass open-heart surgery. After coming face-to-face with death at the age of 41, Majerus famously said this: "They did seven bypasses on me — one for each of the major food groups." Read full article >> Readers chose the D.C. area's best coffee shop. And the winner is ... Dec 3rd 2012, 19:58 Now that the scientific world is finally confirming what coffee drinkers always knew — that it's okay to drink as much coffee as you like — allegiance to a single purveyor seems like a moot point. Yet as of this writing, nearly 1,000 votes poured in for last week's reader poll to name the area's best coffee shop. The winner? With more than a quarter of the votes, it was Blind Dog Cafe. The Shaw cubbyhole, which occupies Darnell's Bar during daytime hours, opened in February and has since won loyalists with its PT's coffee, warm pimento-cheese-and-egg croissant sandwiches and shabby-chic decor. Read full article >> After full face transplant, Virginia man comes out of hiding Dec 3rd 2012, 19:26 After a gun accident took off half his face, Richard Lee Norris spent 15 years living as a recluse in Hillsville, Va. Horribly disfigured, he hid indoors. When he ventured out, it was behind a baseball cap and surgical mask. He didn't pursue a career and never married. Read full article >> State police spent close to $100,000 traveling with O'Malley outside Maryland Dec 3rd 2012, 19:22 The Maryland State Police spent nearly $100,000 on out-of-state travel to provide executive protection services for the politically ambitious Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) during the first nine months of the year, according to state officials. Read full article >> Better pregnancy gossip: Kate Middleton or panda? Dec 3rd 2012, 19:15 The Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, is pregnant. Cue the excessive punctuation! This being Washington, however, we wonder: If you find yourself siding with the Duchess — for whom boozy drinks are now temporarily off-limits — check out some of these house-made, flavored sodas. Read full article >> November recap: First cold month since October 2011 in D.C., 6th driest (tie) on record Dec 3rd 2012, 19:07 November 2012 for Washington, DC can best be described as a notably cool and dry month. Looking for a lavish end to 2012? CityZen to celebrate 8 years on New Year's Eve Dec 3rd 2012, 18:30 Chef Eric Ziebold is looking to the past for inspiration for New Year's Eve — the past eight years of CityZen restaurant, that is. Diners who reserve in his four-star dining room at the Mandarin Oriental on Dec. 31 will be feted with eight courses, one from each year of the restaurant's life, beginning at 8 p.m. Helping him winnow down the possibilities are his customers, "several thousand" diners contacted from CityZen's mailing list, he says. Read full article >> Mendelson: No time left for campaign finance reform this session Dec 3rd 2012, 18:13 D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson (D) on Monday all but declared campaign finance reform dead for the session, saying there is almost no chance the body can complete work on the issue before the Christmas recess. Read full article >> Chartered Health Plan on cusp of sale to AmeriHealth Mercy Dec 3rd 2012, 17:36 It appears embattled businessman Jeffrey E. Thompson is about to be out of the health-care business altogether. His Chartered Health Plan, a longtime city provider of government-paid health care for the needy, is in final purchase negotiations with AmeriHealth Mercy, a Philadelphia firm that runs many similar plans across the country. Michael Flagg, a spokesman for the D.C. insurance department, and Michelle Davidson, an AmeriHealth spokesman, confirmed the talks. Read full article >> Creative kids need your vote to win the Weekend wrapping paper design contest Dec 3rd 2012, 17:30 Will it be the aliens and astronauts? How about a maritime scene with Santa on a tug boat? Or maybe some funky snowmen? It is up to you, readers, to vote for the winner of this year's Weekend/Going Out Guide holiday wrapping paper contest. Read full article >>

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