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N.Y. Fed quiet on Barclays' admission of rigging Libor
As head of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Timothy F. Geithner did not communicate to top regulators that British bank Barclays had admitted that it was rigging Libor, according to people familiar with the matter.
(By Jia Lynn Yang and Danielle Douglas)
Baltimore puts out welcome mat for immigrants
With immigrant-friendly policies, the city is hoping to attract foreigners and reverse decades of population loss.
(By Carol Morello and Luz Lazo)
Syrian aircraft bomb Aleppo
Syrian warplanes on Tuesday bombed the country's largest city as rebel forces fought for several neighborhoods, activists said.
(By Babak Dehghanpisheh)
A new chapter in U.S. mass murder
While the homicide rate has declined by half in the past two decades, there has been no corresponding drop in killing sprees such as the one in Aurora, Colo, on Friday.
(By Joel Achenbach)
Romney, speaking to VFW, slams Obama on leaks, possible defense cuts
Mitt Romney, set to depart late Tuesday for a six-day trip abroad, sharply criticized President Obama on foreign policy.
(By Nia-Malika Henderson and Scott Wilson)
NATION
U.S. plan will harness the power of solar energy
The Obama administration announced its final plan for fast-tracking large-scale solar energy projects in a vast portion of the West.
( by Darryl Fears , The Washington Post)
New Orleans agrees to police reforms
The changes negotiated by the Justice Department are intended to clean up a police force plagued by corruption and mismanagement.
( Associated Press , The Washington Post)
U.N.: Drones over Somalia pose danger to air traffic
The skies over Somalia have become so congested with drones that the unmanned aircraft pose a danger to air traffic and potentially violate a long-standing arms embargo against the war-torn country, according to United Nations officials.
( by Craig Whitlock , The Washington Post)
CDC study: Black teenagers taking fewer risks
Fewer black high school students are engaging in risky sexual behavior than 20 years ago, but overall rates have have declined only slightly.
( by Lena H. Sun , The Washington Post)
A new chapter in U.S. mass murder
While the homicide rate has declined by half in the past two decades, there has been no corresponding drop in killing sprees such as the one in Aurora, Colo, on Friday.
( by Joel Achenbach , The Washington Post)
More National: Breaking National News & Headlines - Washington Post
LOCAL
Prince William teachers disciplined after test inquiry
Some Prince William teachers will undergo retraining after giving students inappropriate help on testing, a school official said. Some students had to retake tests.
( by Jeremy Borden , The Washington Post)
Complaints say Thomas Jefferson High School stacks deck against whites — and blacks and Latinos
Two complaints allege racial discrimination at Fairfax County's prestigious Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. However, one complaint claims white students are the victims, while the other says black and Latino students face bias.
( by Emma Brown , The Washington Post)
Baltimore puts out welcome mat for immigrants
With immigrant-friendly policies, the city is hoping to attract foreigners and reverse decades of population loss.
( by Carol Morello and Luz Lazo , The Washington Post)
Amtrak proposing $7 billion Union Station overhaul
The plan calls for doubling the number of trains, tripling passenger capacity and transforming the station into a hub for high-speed rail.
( by Jonathan O'Connell and Ashley Halsey III , The Washington Post)
Pannell to make another run at office
Philip Pannell still believes an openly gay black male can get elected to office.
(, The Washington Post)
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POLITICS
FDA, contractor bicker over Web posting of scientists' e-mails
A government contractor that posted 80,000 pages of confidential FDA files on the Internet had been told that the data were not sensitive, documents show in an outbreak of finger-pointing.
( by Lisa Rein , The Washington Post)
D.C. heading wrong way? Residents' grades say no, Gray says
Mayor Vincent C. Gray pushes back against suggestions that the District is heading in the wrong direction by releasing results from a new service that allows residents to grade the performance of city agencies.
( by Tim Craig , The Washington Post)
After Colorado shooting, Democrats reluctant to talk gun control
Courting rural voters and fearful of the NRA, the party is quiet on an issue on which it once took the lead.
( by Paul Kane , The Washington Post)
Obama attacks Romney on tax cuts
The message has become a cornerstone of the president's strategy, but it disappeared in the aftermath of the movie-theater shooting in Colorado.
( by Amy Gardner , The Washington Post)
Baker proposes ethics legislation
The measure would expand the Pr. George's County ethics office, beef up its staff and create a tipline.
( by Miranda S. Spivack , The Washington Post)
More Post Politics: Breaking Politics News, Political Analysis & More - The Washington Post
STYLE
Carolyn Hax: Tell Me About It
A husband says his wife's tendency to "one-up" everyone has, after more than 30 years of marriage, become like nails on a chalkboard. What to do?
(, The Washington Post)
Splicing comedy into genetics
Sam Kean writes with humor and humanity about the double helixes that make us who we are.
( by Monica Hesse , The Washington Post)
Good to Go: Orange Spoon in the West End
Pan-Asian items star at this salad bar/hot buffet spot near Foggy Bottom.
(, The Washington Post)
Wellness: Ice cream with a peel
A sliced and frozen banana, whipped up in a blender and with chocolate, fruit or other flavors added, is a delicious, healthy alternative to soft serve ice cream.
( by Casey Seidenberg , The Washington Post)
First Bite: Turmeric in Vienna
The spicy name has goodwill behind it, and the design and food are fetching.
(, The Washington Post)
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BUSINESS
The Color of Money: The case for transparent college costs
The Temptations weren't too proud to beg, but students and their families shouldn't have to ask universities for transparent cost sheets when deciding where to attend college.
(, The Washington Post)
N.Y. Fed quiet on Barclays' admission of rigging Libor
As head of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Timothy F. Geithner did not communicate to top regulators that British bank Barclays had admitted that it was rigging Libor, according to people familiar with the matter.
( by Jia Lynn Yang and Danielle Douglas , The Washington Post)
Sides trade barbs on eve of Senate tax-cut vote
On the eve of a test vote in the Senate, Vice President Biden says that an array of tax cuts scheduled to expire in January should be extended for the middle class but permitted to lapse for the rich.
( by Lori Montgomery , The Washington Post)
Report: Reliance on imports leaves U.S. vulnerable
Reliance on imports, combined with the fraying of the power grid, highways and rail lines, leaves the United States more vulnerable to natural disasters and terrorist attacks, according to a report.
( by Peter Whoriskey , The Washington Post)
Google, E.U. near deal in antitrust probe
Both sides have expressed an eagerness to reach a negotiated settlement instead of a protracted legal battle.
( by Craig Timberg , The Washington Post)
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SPORTS
Kastles extend their win streak to 27
The Washington Kastles, playing without three-fourths of their usual four-player rotation, earn their 27th straight win behind Bobby Reynolds (shown earlier this season).
( by Matt Breen , The Washington Post)
Back home, Orioles lose ground
Wei-Yin Chen has a solid start, but Baltimore's return to Camden Yards is spoiled by a loss to AL East rival Tampa Bay.
( by Eduardo A. Encina , The Washington Post)
TV and radio listings: July 25
(, The Washington Post)
Gonzalez looks like old self in win over Mets
Gio Gonzalez rebounds from one of his worst starts of the season to deal seven sterling innings against R.A. Dickey and the Mets as the Nats win their fourth straight.
( by Adam Kilgore , The Washington Post)
Maryland to require concussion training
The Maryland state school board passes emergency regulations Tuesday requiring coaches to be trained in how to identify traumatic head injuries.
( by Liz Bowie , The Washington Post)
More Sports: Sports News, Scores, Analysis, Schedules & More - The Washington Post
TECHNOLOGY
Apple shares fall on missed earnings
Apple misses analyst estimates across the board.
( by Hayley Tsukayama , The Washington Post)
Facebook's IPO casts a long shadow over Silicon Valley, survey shows
Bay Area investors are plagued with doubts this summer due to Facebook's disappointing IPO and the deepening debt crisis in Europe.
( by VentureBeat.com , VentureBeat.com)
Apple earnings: Expecting big iPad, slow iPhone sales
Apple is expected to have slow iPhone sales as users anticipate the next phone.
( by Hayley Tsukayama , The Washington Post)
Apple earnings preview: iPad sales expected to shatter records
Could the iPad finally be rivaling the iPhone in terms of sales and significance to Apple's bottom line?
( by Erica Ogg | GigaOM.com , gigaom.com)
Why did VMware buy Nicira?
VMware will shell out $1.26 billion in cash to buy the company that has built software to do for networking what VMware has done to virtualize computing.
( by Stacey Higginbotham | GigaOM.com , gigaom.com)
More Technology News - The Washington Post
WORLD
Syrian aircraft bomb Aleppo
Syrian warplanes on Tuesday bombed the country's largest city as rebel forces fought for several neighborhoods, activists said.
( by Babak Dehghanpisheh , The Washington Post)
Amid energy shortages, Japan suffers a record first-half trade deficit
The nuclear-averse country imports fossil fuels to meet its energy needs as exports decline.
( by Chico Harlan , The Washington Post)
New Orleans agrees to police reforms
The changes negotiated by the Justice Department are intended to clean up a police force plagued by corruption and mismanagement.
( Associated Press , The Washington Post)
U.N.: Drones over Somalia pose danger to air traffic
The skies over Somalia have become so congested with drones that the unmanned aircraft pose a danger to air traffic and potentially violate a long-standing arms embargo against the war-torn country, according to United Nations officials.
( by Craig Whitlock , The Washington Post)
John Atta Mills, president of Ghana, dies at 68
Ghanaian President John Atta Mills, 68, died July 24, 51 / 2 months short of completing his first term in office.
( by Francis Kokutse and Krista Larson , The Washington Post)
More World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post
EDITORIAL
A drought exploited
Farm-belt boosters try to rush a bad bill.
(, The Washington Post)
If voter suppression works
A Romney presidency would be illegitimate.
(, The Washington Post)
Tawdry tactics
How low did the Gray campaign go?
(, The Washington Post)
Remembering Oswaldo Payá
He devoted much of his life to the conviction that things can change.
(, The Washington Post)
Israel confronts a flood
Jewish state responds poorly to African influx.
(, The Washington Post)
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LIVE DISCUSSIONS
The Going Out Gurus discussed concerts, rooftop happy hours, weekend getaways and other ideas for summer fun.
Got Plans? Discuss great ideas for local entertainment, dates and family fun.
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Eugene Robinson Live: The GOP's crime against voters
Eugene Robinson discussed his latest columns and political news.
(, vForum)
Got Plans: Advice from the Going Out GurusGot Plans:
Got Plans? Discuss great ideas for local entertainment, dates and family fun.
(, vForum)
Brad Hirschfield: Did the NCAA get it right or did they go too far in punishing Penn State. Was their response ethical? Wise?
Brad Hirschfield discussed the NCAA's punishment of Penn State, which included a $60 million fine and bowl ban.
(, vForum)
Free Range on Food: Grilling fruit, corn many ways and more
Have cooking questions? We have answers. Ask us now.
(, vForum)
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