Randy Wittman didn’t get any sleep the night before he made his debut as the 23rd coach in Washington Wizards franchise history. After taking over as a midseason replacement in Minnesota nearly four years ago, Wittman vowed that he would never do it again, and he wasn’t especially eager to step in for his longtime friend, Flip Saunders . Read full article > >

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This is the night the hammer comes down, you’ve decided. This is the night to call out the brain lock and the boneheadedness — everything embodied by their starting center’s inability to understand that you don’t throw down a showboat dunk when you’re down six points and about to be 1-12 on the season. Read full article > >

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JaVale McGee ‘is not a knucklehead;’ just ask his mom

Emergency crews work through the night around wreck of a stricken cruise ship, but say there is just a “glimmer of hope” for the 29 people still missing.

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When you’re named after one of the biggest constellations in the night sky, the pressure is on to display a little star power — and the young pianist Orion Weiss did exactly that in a high-powered and often ferocious recital Saturday afternoon at the Terrace Theater. Weiss has been racking up an impressive string of triumphs lately (he filled in at the last minute for an ailing Leon Fleischer last summer, turning in a raved-about performance with the Boston Symphony), and Saturday’s recital showed why. Just 30, the pianist has an exceptionally clean technique with virtuosity to spare. And although Saturday’s program — which revolved around a selection of demanding toccatas — sometimes fell a little flat emotionally, it showed Weiss to be a gifted musician well worth keeping an eye on. Read full article > >

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After another night of fires, officials said a “person of interest” had been detained in connection with the case.

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SEATTLE — The release of Nike’s new Air Jordan basketball shoes caused a frenzy at stores across the nation Friday as scuffles broke out and police were brought in to stamp out unrest that nearly turned into riots in some places. Shoppers stood in long lines through the night to get their hands on a retro version of one of the most popular models of Air Jordans ever made. The fights were reminiscent of violence that broke out in the early 1990s on streets across America as the shoes became popular targets for thieves. Read full article > >

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Engineers are working into the night to reconnect thousands of homes left without electricity by severe storms in Scotland.

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Joseph E. Robert Jr., who rose from a troubled childhood to become one of Washington’s wealthiest financiers and most generous philanthropists, known for his raucous annual “Fight Night” boxing event that raised millions of dollars for children’s charities, died late Wednesday at age 59. He had a glioblastoma, a form of brain cancer. Read full article > >

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The video for Lady Gaga ’s “Marry the Night” has hit the Web. The 13-minute epic opens on Mama Monster in some sort of hospital, bruised up and declaring, “I’m gonna be star. You know why? (Pause for dramatic crying.) Because I have nothing to lose.” Cut to Gaga as a ballerina, then as a French speaker in a flat getting a call from a “director” who delivers some unspecified bad news. The singer loses her mind — in an artsy way — tearing the apartment apart, covering her naked (but censored) body in cereal and dying her hair in the bathtub. Read full article > >

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The video for Lady Gaga ’s “Marry the Night” has hit the Web. The 13-minute epic opens on Mama Monster in some sort of hospital, bruised up and declaring, “I’m gonna be star. You know why? (Pause for dramatic crying.) Because I have nothing to lose.” Cut to Gaga as a ballerina, then as a French speaker in a flat getting a call from a “director” who delivers some unspecified bad news. The singer loses her mind — in an artsy way — tearing the apartment apart, covering her naked (but censored) body in cereal and dying her hair in the bathtub. Read full article > >

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Every week we gather a list of the best events for the weekend . Check out some highlights, including a holiday bar crawl, a Repeal Day celebration and a performance by rising rap group G-Side. Grab that thrift store sweater you brought for tacky holiday sweater parties of Christmas past and head to Dupont Circle for the Christmas Crawl . The 13 participating bars offer drink specials and the night ends with a Best Dressed contest at McFadden’s . Read full article > >

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Plan your weekend: The Christmas Crawl, G-Side

Late Wednesday, GOP presidential candidate Michele Bachmann reportedly received the apology she thought NBC owed her after late-night house band the Roots performed the tune “Lyin’ A– B—-” to introduce her on Monday’s “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon” show. A Bachmann spokeswoman told the Associated Press late Wednesday that an NBC programming executive sent a personal letter to the Minnesota congresswoman. According to the AP, the letter said that the Roots had been “severely reprimanded.” Read full article > >

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On Tuesday, Wilson Ramos pulled on his Aragua Tigers uniform in Maracay, Venezuela, and took batting practice, a mundane act that had taken on new significance. During the lowest points of his kidnapping ordeal — the time he spent in captivity between his abduction the night of Nov. 9 and rescue 51 hours later — Ramos wondered if he would ever play baseball again. Read full article > >

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Mark Turgeon ’s coaching debut at Maryland got off to a rocky start Sunday at Comcast Center but closed with a feel-good finish, as the Terrapins handled UNC Wilmington, 71-62 . While it’s far too early to characterize the personality of the 2011-12 Terps, a few traits were undeniable as the season opener unfolded before an appreciative crowd dominated by students who stood and cheered much of the night, despite the fact that the outcome was never in doubt after an ugly first half. Read full article > >

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“Saturday Night Live” devoted its opening sketch last night to Wednesday’s CNBC Republican debate , and unsurprisingly, focused on Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s now-famous “oops” gaffe . During the debate, Perry was unable to name all three of the federal departments he says he would eliminate as president. Read full article > >

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