Subject: Afternoon Buzz: The elite world of Brett Kavanaugh
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Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2018 20:08:35 +0000

Afternoon Buzz from The Washington Post

Paul Manafort has phone, email, ‘VIP’ treatment in jail, prosecutors say; NOAA ‘heat island’ campaign to map which areas in D.C. and Baltimore swelter the most

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Updates since this morning's paper

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The elite world of Brett Kavanaugh <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/the-elite-world-of-brett-kavanaugh/2018/07/11/504d945e-8492-11e8-8f6c-46cb43e3f306_story.html?utm_term=.af054899bd39&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Trump’s Supreme Court nominee grew up in Washington and lives in one of its most affluent neighborhoods, among Democrats who avoid talking politics with him.

By Paul Schwartzman and Michelle Boorstein    •    Read more » <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/the-elite-world-of-brett-kavanaugh/2018/07/11/504d945e-8492-11e8-8f6c-46cb43e3f306_story.html?utm_term=.af054899bd39&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Paul Manafort has phone, email, ‘VIP’ treatment in jail, prosecutors say <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/paul-manafort-has-phone-email-vip-treatment-in-jail-prosecutors-say/2018/07/11/2b7201b6-851d-11e8-8f6c-46cb43e3f306_story.html?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

In arguing that the lobbyist’s trial should not be delayed, they say he is able to prepare from jail.

By Rachel Weiner   •    Read more » <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/paul-manafort-has-phone-email-vip-treatment-in-jail-prosecutors-say/2018/07/11/2b7201b6-851d-11e8-8f6c-46cb43e3f306_story.html?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>
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NOAA ‘heat island’ campaign to map which areas in D.C. and Baltimore swelter the most <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2018/07/11/noaa-heat-island-campaign-to-map-what-areas-in-d-c-and-baltimore-swelter-the-most/?utm_term=.2e801dea73ee&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Volunteers will drive all around Washington and Baltimore to find out where the hottest areas are to help communities better plan for heat waves.

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Review

Step inside the Taylor Swift biodome <https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/step-inside-the-taylor-swift-biodome/2018/07/11/d87ecfd0-8516-11e8-8553-a3ce89036c78_story.html?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Most of Swift’s performance at FedEx Field pulled from her latest album, “Reputation,” the singer’s most pronounced effort to dominate pop’s most typical center via big blasts of electronic bass and too much hip-hop pantomime.

By Chris Richards   •    Read more » <https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/step-inside-the-taylor-swift-biodome/2018/07/11/d87ecfd0-8516-11e8-8553-a3ce89036c78_story.html?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>
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Nancy Floreen to run for Montgomery County executive as an independent <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/nancy-floreen-to-run-for-montgomery-county-executive-as-an-independent/2018/07/11/68b37ff8-8506-11e8-8f6c-46cb43e3f306_story.html?utm_term=.bb78c29d8221&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Longtime Democrat says county needs an alternative to Marc Elrich, the progressive who won the Democratic primary.

By Rachel Chason   •    Read more » <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/nancy-floreen-to-run-for-montgomery-county-executive-as-an-independent/2018/07/11/68b37ff8-8506-11e8-8f6c-46cb43e3f306_story.html?utm_term=.bb78c29d8221&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>
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Once partners, ‘Game Change’ authors feuding over their shattered franchise <https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/once-partners-game-change-authors-feuding-over-their-shattered-franchise/2018/07/10/081a9ec8-8395-11e8-9e80-403a221946a7_story.html?utm_term=.a55e22364e68&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Mark Halperin and John Heilemann are in protracted negotiations over material about Trump’s 2016 campaign.

By Paul Farhi   •    Read more » <https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/once-partners-game-change-authors-feuding-over-their-shattered-franchise/2018/07/10/081a9ec8-8395-11e8-9e80-403a221946a7_story.html?utm_term=.a55e22364e68&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>
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Zoo presents map of plan for reduced entrances, and an email address for public comment <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/zoo-presents-map-of-plan-for-reduced-entrances-and-an-email-address-for-public-comment/2018/07/11/780884bc-851f-11e8-8553-a3ce89036c78_story.html?utm_term=.8ce43c708b21&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Opponents fear an extended fence could cut the zoo off from city neighborhoods.

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GOP candidate Corey Stewart supports Trump’s crackdown resulting in child separations <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/gop-candidates-corey-stewart-supports-trumps-immigration-crackdown-resulting-in-child-separations/2018/07/11/c2c65c9c-8522-11e8-9e80-403a221946a7_story.html?utm_term=.d712cf86a357&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

A shelter in Stewart’s home county of Prince William has housed migrant children

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Review

A chef who reveres the region brings his act to D.C. <https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/a-chef-who-reveres-the-region-brings-his-act-to-dc/2018/07/02/8ca8bc0a-7329-11e8-9780-b1dd6a09b549_story.html?utm_term=.4120d512c485&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Like his Baltimore original, Spike Gjerde’s restaurant in the Line hotel pays tribute to Mid-Atlantic bounty.

By Tom Sietsema   •    Read more » <https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/a-chef-who-reveres-the-region-brings-his-act-to-dc/2018/07/02/8ca8bc0a-7329-11e8-9780-b1dd6a09b549_story.html?utm_term=.4120d512c485&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>
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Perspective

Bryce Harper’s awful batting average doesn’t mean he’s an undeserving all-star <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fancy-stats/wp/2018/07/11/bryce-harper-is-a-deserving-all-star/?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Harper is batting .215 with a 24 percent strikeout rate, but that shouldn't lessen his value compared to the rest of the league's outfielders.

By Neil Greenberg   •    Read more » <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fancy-stats/wp/2018/07/11/bryce-harper-is-a-deserving-all-star/?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>
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Clear skies, new moon will be good for stargazing Thursday. Here’s what you could see. <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2018/07/11/clear-skies-new-moon-will-be-good-for-stargazing-thursday-heres-what-you-could-see/?utm_term=.6adf1da5dd74&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

You won't be able to see a sweeping view of the Milky Way, but there's still plenty to gaze up at.

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How a ’90s cover band started selling out the biggest clubs in Washington <https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/how-a-90s-cover-band-started-selling-out-the-biggest-clubs-in-washington/2018/07/10/15115766-8098-11e8-bb6b-c1cb691f1402_story.html?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

White Ford Bronco has sold out the 9:30 Club and the Rock and Roll Hotel — feats that some well-known “original” bands haven’t pulled off.

By Fritz Hahn   •    Read more » <https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/how-a-90s-cover-band-started-selling-out-the-biggest-clubs-in-washington/2018/07/10/15115766-8098-11e8-bb6b-c1cb691f1402_story.html?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>
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Dancing Virginia police officers make ‘lip sync challenge’ video viewed by millions <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/2018/07/11/dancing-virginia-police-officers-make-lip-sync-challenge-video-viewed-by-millions/?utm_term=.8847b722b9fc&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

A video showing officers dancing and lip-syncing to the song “Uptown Funk” by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars has become a hit on social media.

By Dana Hedgpeth   •    Read more » <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/2018/07/11/dancing-virginia-police-officers-make-lip-sync-challenge-video-viewed-by-millions/?utm_term=.8847b722b9fc&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>
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Fairfax County hires new fire chief amid department turmoil <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/fairfax-county-hires-new-fire-chief-amid-department-turmoil/2018/07/11/b78621ac-8516-11e8-8553-a3ce89036c78_story.html?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Board of Supervisors tapped Howard County’s fire chief, John S. Butler.

By Justin Jouvenal   •    Read more » <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/fairfax-county-hires-new-fire-chief-amid-department-turmoil/2018/07/11/b78621ac-8516-11e8-8553-a3ce89036c78_story.html?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

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