Subject: Afternoon Buzz: Strong to severe storms are likely Friday, and heavily saturated soils make tree falls a big worry
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Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2018 20:19:41 +0000

Afternoon Buzz from The Washington Post

Warren Brown, Washington Post auto writer who chronicled his health struggle, dies at 70; Takeaways from the first days of Metro’s 6-week Red Line shutdown

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Updates since this morning's paper

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Strong to severe storms are likely Friday, and heavily saturated soils make tree falls a big worry <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2018/07/26/strong-to-severe-storms-are-likely-friday-and-heavily-saturated-soils-make-tree-falls-a-big-worry/?utm_term=.0a4cbd489ff7&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

A cold front crashing into our region sets the stage for a stormy late day.

By Jeff Halverson    •    Read more » <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2018/07/26/strong-to-severe-storms-are-likely-friday-and-heavily-saturated-soils-make-tree-falls-a-big-worry/?utm_term=.0a4cbd489ff7&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Warren Brown, Washington Post auto writer who chronicled his health struggle, dies at 70 <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/warren-brown-washington-post-auto-writer-who-chronicled-his-health-struggle-dies-at-70/2018/07/26/e2400a60-90c0-11e8-bcd5-9d911c784c38_story.html?utm_term=.e144fac7838e&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

He wrote a book about the donated kidney that he received from a colleague.

By Adam Bernstein   •    Read more » <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/warren-brown-washington-post-auto-writer-who-chronicled-his-health-struggle-dies-at-70/2018/07/26/e2400a60-90c0-11e8-bcd5-9d911c784c38_story.html?utm_term=.e144fac7838e&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>
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Takeaways from the first days of Metro’s 6-week Red Line shutdown <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dr-gridlock/wp/2018/07/26/takeaways-from-the-first-days-of-metros-6-week-red-line-shutdown/?utm_term=.8e969d2fb080&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

The first few days of the 45-day Red Line disruption have been far from a cakewalk. But it's not too late to consider more efficient alternatives to your go-to transit detour.

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Md. man with underground bunker of guns and child porn sentenced to 16 years <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/md-man-with-underground-bunker-of-guns-and-child-porn-sentenced-to-16-years/2018/07/25/3e789e8c-9049-11e8-bcd5-9d911c784c38_story.html?utm_term=.5356be4f7731&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

ATF agents raided Caleb Bailey’s home after a package of ammo he sent broke open in the mail

By Lynh Bui   •    Read more » <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/md-man-with-underground-bunker-of-guns-and-child-porn-sentenced-to-16-years/2018/07/25/3e789e8c-9049-11e8-bcd5-9d911c784c38_story.html?utm_term=.5356be4f7731&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>
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D.C.’s flip from bone-dry to waterlogged is the most extreme on record in July <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2018/07/26/d-c-s-flip-from-bone-dry-to-waterlogged-is-the-most-extreme-on-record-in-july/?utm_term=.467de8fb485c&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Washington has received 9.19 inches of rain this month, all in the past eight days.

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Michael Cohen’s Trump tapes and the secret history of secret recordings <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2018/07/26/michael-cohens-trump-tapes-and-the-secret-history-of-secret-recordings/?utm_term=.49677ac0acf0&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Secret recordings were first used by businesses and quickly proved a "viciously effective labor management tool."

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Perspective

The Summer of Pale: How I lost my children to Fortnite <http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/the-summer-of-pale-how-i-lost-my-children-to-fortnite/2018/07/26/ae586d0e-90e9-11e8-b769-e3fff17f0689_story.html?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

This gripping multiplayer video game has kept my boys on the couch when they should be outside playing. And I can’t stand it.

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No, this isn’t Florida: D.C. police find a 4-foot caiman in a storage bin in a home <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/no-this-isnt-florida-dc-police-find-a-4-foot-caiman-in-a-storage-bin-inside-a-home/2018/07/26/e54a3828-90ea-11e8-b769-e3fff17f0689_story.html?utm_term=.9e31b5baab30&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Why the caiman was in the home remains a bit unclear. It’s been taken by animal control.

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Man who barricaded himself in home with child dies after being shot by Md. police <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/man-who-barricaded-himself-in-home-with-child-dies-after-being-shot-by-md-police/2018/07/26/4af5ff60-90d5-11e8-b769-e3fff17f0689_story.html?utm_term=.3da70ce5d9cc&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Officers moved in on Silver Spring home Monday night when they heard boy, 3, screaming, Montgomery County officials said.

By Dan Morse   •    Read more » <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/man-who-barricaded-himself-in-home-with-child-dies-after-being-shot-by-md-police/2018/07/26/4af5ff60-90d5-11e8-b769-e3fff17f0689_story.html?utm_term=.3da70ce5d9cc&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>
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Nationals place Stephen Strasburg on disabled list (again) with pinched nerve <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/nationals-journal/wp/2018/07/26/nationals-place-stephen-strasburg-on-disabled-list-again/?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

The right-hander is back on the disabled list a few days after returning.

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12 things to do in the D.C. area this weekend <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/going-out-guide/wp/2018/07/26/12-things-to-do-in-the-d-c-area-this-weekend-7/?utm_term=.8ad60b96c267&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

The annual National Dance Day celebration at the Kennedy Center is one of the many events happening around D.C. this weekend.

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Review

Which D.C. monuments are the most effective? I mingled with the crowds to find out. <https://www.washingtonpost.com/express/wp/2018/07/26/which-d-c-monuments-are-the-most-effective-i-mingled-with-the-crowds-to-find-out/?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Monuments and memorials are built for a reason — to say something to future generations, and perhaps even future civilizations. Which ones are getting their message across loud and clear?

By Sadie Dingfelder   •    Read more » <https://www.washingtonpost.com/express/wp/2018/07/26/which-d-c-monuments-are-the-most-effective-i-mingled-with-the-crowds-to-find-out/?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>
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‘I don’t feel that I’m any safer’: Juror speaks out against 40-year sentence for drug dealer he helped convict <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/i-dont-feel-that-im-any-safer-juror-speaks-out-against-40-year-sentence-for-drug-dealer-he-helped-convict/2018/07/26/3e94be46-89fa-11e8-85ae-511bc1146b0b_story.html?utm_term=.d8b676ecd203&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Paul St. Louis said he was convinced of the man’s guilt but bothered by the punishment.

By Rachel Weiner   •    Read more » <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/i-dont-feel-that-im-any-safer-juror-speaks-out-against-40-year-sentence-for-drug-dealer-he-helped-convict/2018/07/26/3e94be46-89fa-11e8-85ae-511bc1146b0b_story.html?utm_term=.d8b676ecd203&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>
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