The Air Force said Monday that it had fined the former commander of the Dover Air Force Base mortuary $7,000 and suspended his top deputy for 20 days without pay for retaliating against whistleblowers, but it allowed both men to keep their jobs. Read full article > >

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MIAMI – LeBron James didn’t hesitate. He didn’t massage his answer. Asked after a workout Monday whether he and Dwyane Wade could continue to serve up the otherwordly excellence they offered in the third quarter of Sunday’s series-salvaging defeat of the Indiana Pacers , he said . . . well, heck no. Read full article > >

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NBA playoffs: Can LeBron James and Dwyane Wade carry the load for the Miami Heat?

Facebook’s debut on Wall Street last week may have been so-so. But on Monday, it officially flopped. Shares dropped 11 percent from the original starting price. For the social networking company, which declares that its mission is to “make the world more open and connected,” the investors had a pointed response: Put up or shut up. Read full article > >

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I heard from transgendered senior citizens who lamented their decades living a lie. I got e-mails from confused parents who had their aha moment when they read Tyler’s story . And sure, I heard from the haters. The Internet troll employment benefits package apparently doesn’t offer vacation days, so they’re always there. Read full article > >

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Transgender at five: Tyler’s story leads to outpouring of other stories

Click, click, click. That’s the precision with which practically every jubilant act of irreverence registers in Shakespeare Theatre Company’s deliriously happy-making version of Carlo Goldoni’s “The Servant of Two Masters.” Read full article > >

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The Supreme Court will decide next term whether a group of lawyers, human rights activists and journalists may challenge the federal government’s widespread use of electronic surveillance to monitor suspected terrorist activities overseas. Read full article > >

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It was a little over two years ago that John Mayer soaked his career in kerosene and lit a match, sitting for a Playboy interview in which he compared a certain part of his anatomy to David Duke, and gratuitously overshared about his relationships with ex-girlfriends Jennifer Aniston and Jessica Simpson. It was one of pop history’s most spectacular (and purposeful? Freud would say yes) acts of self-sabotage. Read full article > >

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Over the past half-century, the amount of time college students actually study — read, write and otherwise prepare for class — has dwindled from 24 hours a week to about 15, survey data show. And that invites a question: Has college become too easy? Read full article > >

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The federal lawsuits filed Monday by Catholic institutions against the contraception mandate under the health care law are not surprising, but they are unfortunate. The Bishops’ Conference and many — though not all — Catholic organizations are acting as if the Obama Administration had never backed down from its original, broad mandate and had never offered to negotiate. Read full article > >

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E.J. Dionne Jr.: Did the Catholic organizations have to sue over the health care mandate?

“The Butler,” Lee Daniels’s adaptation of Wil Haygood’s 2008 Washington Post article about long-time White House butler Eugene Allen, has gained considerable heat at the Cannes Film Festival , where Nicole Kidman is said to be joining a cast that includes Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Jane Fonda. (Fonda will play Nancy Reagan; no word on who Kidman would portray.) Read full article > >

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Nicole Kidman said to star in White House butler movie

When George Washington University’s Class of 2012 marched across the Mall to accept its degrees Sunday morning, the nation’s back yard was transformed into an eco-fashion runway. Sure, the men wore dress shirts and slacks while the women donned colorful spring dresses and shoes that wouldn’t sink in soft soil. But on top of these outfits, each GWU student sported the newest trend: gowns made from plastic bottles. Read full article > >

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The documents, photographs and audio recordings in the case against George Zimmerman for the slaying of Trayvon Martin fill significant gaps in our previous understanding of what happened the night of Feb. 26. They’ve bolstered the narrative presented by supporters of both Zimmerman and Trayvon. They’ve cleared up inaccuracies in earlier reporting. And, with the exception of one paragraph in a document seeking Zimmerman’s arrest, they’ve gotten us no closer to the clarity we desperately want. Read full article > >

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Recall the reasons for the current euro panic: Greece is getting bailed out and, in return, it’s supposed to cut spending and raise taxes even further. But Greek voters don’t enjoy this austerity and are rebelling against politicians who agree to the deal. So Germany’s now hinting that Greece might get booted from the euro. Disaster, right? Read full article > >

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Perhaps Greece won’t leave the euro, after all

With the ear-popping crack of a bat, shouts of “Shabash!” rang out on a recent Sunday afternoon at Silver Spring’s Galway Park. “Shabash!” “Shabash!” The Urdu word for “excellent,” shabash also is a term among cricket players worldwide — whether from India or Pakistan, England or Australia, Jamaica or Guyana — to cheer on outstanding batting, bowling and fielding, the game’s essential skills. Read full article > >

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The fashions seen on the Billboard Music Awards’s red carpet Sunday ran the gamut from traditional full length gowns to dresses that seemed to be missing a bottom half. At an event like this, outlandish outfits are encouraged — nay — expected. And while stars like Zooey Deschanel and Taylor Swift played it safe, a handful of the more adventurous celebrities pushed the boundaries of good taste — with mixed results. Check out a few notable looks below. Read full article > >

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