| | | | NATION U.S. wary of N. Korea's hostile rhetoric Pyongyang's traditionally bellicose tone is becoming ever more menacing and difficult to ignore. ( by Ernesto Londoño and Karen DeYoung , The Washington Post) A Holy Week at the Supreme Court After two days of light being shown on our plight, we should celebrate this moment. And then we should get back to work! ( by Gene Robinson , The Washington Post) Excerpt: Mary at the cross "He was the boy I had given birth to and he was more defenseless now than he had been then." ( by Colm Tóibín , The Washington Post) Why MOOCs are just the beginning COLUMN | Massive open online courses (MOOCs) are a baby step in the path forward for education innovation. ( by Vivek Wadhwa , The Washington Post) More National: Breaking National News & Headlines - Washington Post LOCAL Rash of vehicle break-ins in Mount Pleasant area Police say thefts occurred from at least nine vehicles between Wednesday night and Thursday morning. ( by Martin Weil , The Washington Post) Local Digest: Bank robbed near FBI's home; Woman groped in Alexandria (, The Washington Post) Md. Senate approves gas tax increase; gun-control bill survives panel fight Under the transportation bill, headed to the governor, drivers could expect to pay up to 20 cents more per gallon. ( by John Wagner and Aaron C. Davis , The Washington Post) Suit filed to stop D.C. school closures Activists' lawsuit alleges city's plan to close 15 schools discriminates against poor and minority students. ( by Emma Brown , The Washington Post) Assault weapons ban survives in Md. gun-control bill House panel that had threatened to weaken ban votes 27-18 to advance tough bill to House floor. ( by Aaron C. Davis , The Washington Post) More Post Local: Washington, DC Area News, Traffic, Weather, Sports & More - The Washington Post POLITICS Md. Senate approves gas tax increase; gun-control bill survives panel fight Under the transportation bill, headed to the governor, drivers could expect to pay up to 20 cents more per gallon. ( by John Wagner and Aaron C. Davis , The Washington Post) Epithets against Latinos, gays hamper Republicans' outreach efforts GOP consultant says the "wetback" comment by Rep. Don Young of Alaska "hurts us" as a party. ( by Aaron Blake and Juliet Eilperin , The Washington Post) National digest: Navy SEAL killed in accident; La. health secretary resigns (, The Washington Post) Assault weapons ban survives in Md. gun-control bill House panel that had threatened to weaken ban votes 27-18 to advance tough bill to House floor. ( by Aaron C. Davis , The Washington Post) GOP could be its own worst enemy in 2014 Senate races Democrats are rooting for, and expect, ugly GOP primaries in up to five key races that will leave the Republican nominee poorly positioned to compete in the general election. ( by Paul Kane and Aaron Blake , The Washington Post) More Post Politics: Breaking Politics News, Political Analysis & More - The Washington Post STYLE Taming an urgency to marry A 30-something woman in a hurry to tie the knot is encouraged to reflect on her motivation. (, The Washington Post) The District's own 'Music Man' Music Man George Whitlow cruises his tricked-out "boombox bikes" to bring D.C. residents together. ( by Emily Wax , The Washington Post) TV highlights: Jeremy Piven takes a turn as 'Mr. Selfridge' Also: "Doctor Who" returns to BBC America. (, The Washington Post) Hints From Heloise: Knickknacks might get whacked A reader adds a few caveats to a recent column on washing knickknacks in the dishwasher. (, The Washington Post) Ask Amy: Is this marriage worth another 'big talk'? She's checked out of their young marriage and tired of talking; Amy says: This is a hard time. Try again. 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( by Steven Mufson , The Washington Post) IMF's initial public statements on Cyprus clashed with private doubts The fund endorsed a broad deposit tax in public, but feared what it might mean in practice. ( by Howard Schneider , The Washington Post) More Business News, Financial News, Business Headlines & Analysis - The Washington Post SPORTS TV and radio listings: March 30 (, The Washington Post) Clock strikes 12 on Florida Gulf Coast FGCU's Cinderella run ends as the Eagles lose to Florida in the South Region Sweet 16. ( by Liz Clarke , The Washington Post) Burke, Michigan stun Kansas Trey Burke sends the game into OT after a frantic rally, and the Wolverines advance to Elite Eight. ( by Liz Clarke , The Washington Post) Wizards health improves, results don't John Wall scores a game-high 35 points but didn't have enough support as Washington falls to Orlando. ( by Michael Lee , The Washington Post) Syracuse is in a zone of its own Despite all its success, Syracuse's zone defense is rarely emulated and never duplicated. ( by Barry Svrluga , The Washington Post) More Sports: Sports News, Scores, Analysis, Schedules & More - The Washington Post TECHNOLOGY Upworthy's Eli Pariser shares his lessons on viral video The site that tries to make meaningful videos, graphics and pictures go viral, recently celebrated its anniversary. ( by Hayley Tsukayama , The Washington Post) Is the new T-Mobile too good to be true? This all sounds too good to be true. LTE? No contracts? The iPhone? How can the distantly fourth place T-Mobile possibly pull all of this off ? ( by VentureBeat.com , VentureBeat.com) Mark Zuckerberg could be looking at a $1B tax bill A panel of California CPAs say the Facebook CEO's capital gains bill will probably be around $1.1 billion. ( by Jolie O'Dell | VentureBeat.com , VentureBeat.com) Apple hiring 'ground truth managers' to make sure iOS Maps match reality Job requires a "Bachelor's degree in any field with CS or Geography/ GIS preferred" and a willingness to travel around the United States. ( by Sean Ludwig | VentureBeat.com , VentureBeat.com) SEC ruling gives boost to online funding tool for startups The prospects of a new era of crowd-funded startups takes another jump forward. ( by Jeff John Roberts | GigaOM.com , gigaom.com) More Technology News - The Washington Post WORLD U.S. wary of N. Korea's hostile rhetoric Pyongyang's traditionally bellicose tone is becoming ever more menacing and difficult to ignore. ( by Ernesto Londoño and Karen DeYoung , The Washington Post) Tepco takes blame for nuclear disaster Japanese utility says "safety culture, skills and ability were all insufficient" in preventing and dealing with crisis. ( Associated Press , The Washington Post) At newly transferred Afghan prison, a strong American role still remains In prison at heart of Karzai's sovereignty quest, still no stand-alone Afghan justice system. ( by Kevin Sieff , The Washington Post) World Digest: Protest, clashes roilCairo and 2 other Egyptian cities A roundup of news from around the world. (, The Washington Post) North Korea responds with bluster to sanctions, military drills Coverage and analysis from the Post of the situation on the Korean peninsula. ( by Max Ehrenfreund , The Washington Post) More World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post EDITORIAL SOCOM steps up A new role for Special Operations Forces. (, The Washington Post) White men with guns Why do they perpetrate so many shootings? ( by Charlotte Childress and Harriet Childress , The Washington Post) Mexico's grand bargain The nation's gridlock-busting reforms can serve as a positive example for Washington. (, The Washington Post) D.C.'s magical thinking A bill that would establish an $11.75 minimum wage for big stores will scare off would-be investors. (, The Washington Post) Too-candid camera A family finds a camcorder in a Starbucks restroom. (, The Washington Post) More Opinions: Washington Post Opinion, Editorial, Op Ed, Politics Editorials - The Washington Post LIVE DISCUSSIONS The Latest in TV with Lisa de Moraes Post TV columnist Lisa de Moraes will discuss all the latest in TV news - on and off the screen. (, vForum) The Latest in TV with Lisa de Moraes Post TV columnist Lisa de Moraes discussed all the latest in TV news - on and off the screen. 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