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Evan Honeycutt was 18, saving up for a semiautomatic rifle, and the one his teenage brain was dreaming of was an AR-10. His cousin Skylar Honeycutt was 23 and ...

“I’m sorry,” Skylar said sharply. “Not all guns are going to fire the same.” “If he’s right in front of me,” Skylar said, imagining an active shooter, “I would like to think that I would pull out my gun and shoot. “Sometimes it can seem like civilization is crumbling,” he was saying to Skylar now. “It’s not a fun feeling.” “It raises a certain alertness,” Evan said. “I went to see a buddy in the sticks,” he said. “I felt like a kid who got a new PlayStation,” he said. And, I mean, even so, there’s the point that in case it ever needs to be used in a militia, I need to know how to use it.” “If you ask me, it makes perfect sense.” “I just thought: ‘Danger,’ ” he said, recalling the moment a few days before Evan’s visit. “If you ask me, the problem is mental illness,” Skylar said.

The U.S. Naval Academy's plan to build a new golf course on Greenbury Point has triggered a campaign by hikers, birders and environmentalists to preserve ...

“It’s a rare, rare resource for people to use,” said Dunn, who heads the Chesapeake Conservancy. “We all care about the Severn River and the Chesapeake Bay, we want people to invest in its future, and we’re devoting billions of dollars to restoring it. Much of the 827 acres was purchased in 1909 by the Navy as farmland to support the academy’s dining hall. NAGA had revenue of more than $2.5 million in 2018 from greens fees, initiation fees, golf cart rentals and membership dues of more than $1.6 million, according to the most recent public financial statements. It also would have to take into account a binding, decades-long agreement by the Environmental Protection Agency and state governments located in the watershed to restore the bay. Ed Zeigler, a spokesman for Naval District Washington, said nothing has changed since Gladchuk’s letter and referred further questions to the Navy’s FAQ page. Members of the public are welcome to play for a fee or become members. “We looked at Greenbury Point and said, ‘Gee, wouldn’t it be interesting to study the feasibility of creating a magnificent recreational facility on the point?’ ” The overhaul, which began in 2020 and cost $10 million, also includes plans for a new clubhouse with a dining area. In his Feb. 15 letter, Gladchuk — who is president of the Naval Academy Golf Association (NAGA) and the academy’s athletic director — urged Del Toro to back the project. So the threat of taking it away with a private golf course is really disconcerting to all of us here.” A poll commissioned by the Severn River Association and the Chesapeake Conservancy found more than two-thirds opposed the idea. Opponents fear that an additional 18-hole golf course on the peninsula will destroy important wetlands and forest habitat, pollute the bay and cut off the public’s access to the shore.

College applicants know how important high school extracurricular activities are in selective admissions. Hardly anyone is telling them, however, ...

The managing editor I pursued in college eventually agreed to marry me on graduation day. The mega-success Facebook began when an undergraduate created an online guide to the campus community, one of many internet ideas erupting on his campus. “I don’t know of a resource on extracurriculars at state schools specifically, nor of one for private colleges,” said Connie Livingston, a former admissions director at Brown who is now a lead counselor at the Empowerly college admissions counseling service. But once I started at The Post I discovered some of our biggest talents came from schools I had never heard of, such as the State University of New York at Buffalo. Where you go to college is less important than how hard your favorite extracurricular activity inspired you to work. On the web sites of any large state university you will find clubs and associations that bring together students and faculty with fresh ideas. (Perhaps you have seen one in a museum.) At 9 p.m. I slipped into the managing editor’s office and closed the door so I could kiss her.

Maybe there was a bit less spending one winter, signaling the start of a rebuild. Maybe a beloved veteran or two was moved at the trade deadline. Or maybe the ...

And it’s hard to see a club wanting Franco, Adrianza and Clippard, currently on the injured list with a groin strain, for the stretch run. And Antuna, 22 and lingering on the 40-man roster, is walking more but otherwise not producing much. At the major league level, that puts the focus on starter Josiah Gray, catcher Keibert Ruiz and shortstop Luis García, with Gray and Ruiz having arrived in the four-player package for Scherzer and Turner. Gray, 24, entered Sunday’s start with a 4.45 ERA in 18 outs, flashing a chance to be a middle-of-the-rotation arm or slightly better. Then in the minors, in the Nationals’ still-thin farm system, there’s a whole lot of players to keep an eye on. There’s a chance that includes Juan Soto — their best player, one of the best players on the planet — which would turn a “reboot,” Rizzo’s preferred word, into a full-on rebuild. Cishek, 36, has been inconsistent and searching for the right shape of his slider. The Nationals reached Sunday deep in last place with a 35-67 record. That just hasn’t unfolded to the Nationals’ liking. But it was years in the making. Maybe there was a bit less spending one winter, signaling the start of a rebuild. Maybe a beloved veteran or two was moved at the trade deadline. That night, after Washington traded Max Scherzer, Trea Turner, Kyle Schwarber, Daniel Hudson, Yan Gomes, Josh Harrison, Brad Hand and Jon Lester in a 28-hour teardown, the upper deck at Nationals Park broke out in a slow, reluctant chant.

If you're an aspiring constructor who hasn't been published in the New York Times, you might also consider submitting a themeless puzzle to Boswords for their ...

- 60A: [Steel appendage for Doctor Octopus] is TENTACLE. Okay, to be honest, this was one extra animal I didn’t even remember I’d included until now. The animals in this puzzle turn the celebrities’ names into utterly bizarre phrases that you’re unlikely to ever write or say aloud in conversation. So many animals that didn’t create wacky phrases but ended up in the puzzle anyway. Adding letters or words to familiar phrases is tried-and-true crossword territory, but I always forget how tough it is to find workable answers when adding the word forces you to re-parse the entire phrase into something completely different. For instance, a pun like JACKRABBIT NICHOLSON is a fairly easy addition of RABBIT to JACK NICHOLSON, but it doesn’t really change the meaning of the original phrase that much. Last weekend was the Boswords Summer Tournament. I couldn’t attend it in person, but I competed virtually with a few hundred others … and I managed to finish in seventh place out of all individual online solvers! If you’re an aspiring constructor who hasn’t been published in the New York Times, you might also consider submitting a themeless puzzle to Boswords for their upcoming Fall Themeless League. Once again, there’s more information at that link. - 12D: [Eel in a sushi roll] is UNAGI. This fish is placed safely out of the way of the octopus. In other personal news, I hit a milestone earlier this week: July 26 marked exactly 10 years since I got my first puzzle acceptance. In this puzzle, seven famous people have “adopted” different animals by inserting them into their names, creating wacky phrases. Or in there, to be exact. - 99A: ["A Beautiful World” painter adopting a large bird / Those who inspire a family matriarch named after one of the Stooges?]. GRANDMA MOSES adopts an EMU to make GRANDMA MOE MUSES.

National Landing, the combined umbrella name for this set of Northern Virginia neighborhoods of Crystal City, Pentagon City and Potomac Yard, was subject to ...

When they finally made the announcement, “we sort of forgot that the rest of the world did not know we had created this moniker,” Landrum said. It is a very trendy thing to do,” Callahan pointed out. “North of Massachusetts Avenue” was successfully rebranded “NoMa,” with a stop on the Red Line to seal the deal. Neither SoNYA (South of New York Avenue), the GaP (Georgia Avenue and Petworth), nor SoMo (Southern Adams Morgan) seemed to stick. But the changes that have come with these names are hardly a bother. It did not hurt that the new name evoked a hip part of London, and copycat versions followed across Lower Manhattan with Tribeca and FiDi (Financial District). “It is the destination we are building.” “It is very silly, but it is branding. But some others have also adopted the abbreviation: A dental office in Old Town Alexandria, officially outside the bounds of National Landing, has changed its name to NaLa Smiles, in part to attract some new Amazon workers as patients. “I don’t know what the hell ‘NaLa’ means.” “I had to try to figure that one out. “I guess it’s a name for a female.

As the Rehoboth Beach Patrol celebrated its 100th anniversary, generations of guards who descended on the town shared their stories.

“When I was on the stand, I took it very seriously.” “ ‘I’ve really got to get back out there.’ And so that first couple of days was definitely a changing point for me in my life.” And she would occasionally sit on the stand and pretend to guard. “It’s great to have somebody my age still involved,” said Rapkin, who after being a guard went on to graduate from the Naval Academy and serve 27 years in the Navy before retiring as a captain. “The first day somebody said, ‘Stupid girl, who let them on the patrol?’ ” remembers Marson, who now lives in Falls Church. “It was not welcoming, but it changed shortly thereafter. Wellington “Buddy” Hicks Jr., a Rehoboth lifeguard from 1955 to 1962, was one of the first Black lifeguards on the force. But there was one order Miller and the other guards didn’t exactly want to enforce. Don’t jump off the stand to talk to people on the beach. “You had the opportunity to be around people who were all doing what we wanted to do.” Collick, who would later go on to be the head football coach and athletic director at Delaware State University, said he never felt anything but welcomed as a member of Rehoboth’s beach patrol. Rehoboth Beach, a town where President Biden has a summer home and that bills itself as the nation’s summer capital because of the many Washingtonians who vacation there, has changed a lot in 100 years, and the patrol has changed with it. But after retiring, the pull of the beach was strong.

"Crew from HMNZS Canterbury also helped with security patrols around the Lyttelton town centre and fed local residents whose homes were badly damaged and who ...

“It is an honour to receive this HMNZS Canterbury bell on behalf of the city. HMNZS Canterbury was berthed in Lyttelton Port when the 6.3 magnitude equake struck. The bell carries the inscription: HMNZS Canterbury L421. Presented to the City of Ōtautahi Christchurch by the Sailors of Te Taua Moana O Aotearoa, in commemoration of the whanaungatanga between the Navy and the City following the earthquake of 22 February 2011.

Oklahoma lost one of its six LGBTQ elected officials when Adam Graham announced he was stepping down, citing harassment and fear for his safety.

“It’s the divisiveness,” he said. “Let’s pretend that all the harassment occurred,” Cummings said. “As a Black woman, I can tell you,” she said. Graham said he was heading to his car in the parking lot behind the Starbucks in Nichols Hills on July 16 when a man said, “You’re the f----t mayor” and tossed an iced drink at his pants. “It is not easy to be gay, especially openly gay in Oklahoma — and especially as an elected official.” “I had a choice," he said. The next week, he said, he discovered a four-inch gash in one of his tires. “Okay,” the officer says. Graham told the city council that he did not want to comment. A man who had identified himself as the mayor of The Village was “extremely rude and confrontational" to the point where Edwards doubted he was actually the mayor, “considering how unbecoming his actions were." “I worry about them.” “In my mind, anything could have happened.”

The executive editor opens up about her first frenetic year atop the masthead—tackling everything from newsroom restructuring to Twitter tumult—and ongoing ...

It “just kind of took me longer” to figure out “the geography of the Post newsroom.” “So to not have that, I think, is very unsettling to a lot of people.” Some staffers have grumbled that it took staff infighting over Twitter to get Buzbee to prioritize new social media guidelines. “It’s a perfect Sally thing,” said Ginsberg. “Bring the whole newsroom together, get everyone to be engaged on it.” “It’s a place that is perhaps unusually attached to taking direction from the very top,” said one Post reporter. There was Ben Bradlee, immortalized in All the President’s Men and The Post, as well as Buzbee’s predecessor, Marty Baron, in Spotlight. Though Buzbee, 57, came into the job with stellar journalism credentials, having spent her entire career at the Associated Press, of which she had run since 2017, she was comparatively less well known in the industry—absent from the gossipy shortlists that this outlet and others published about potential Baron successors. On a recent July morning, roughly 250 Washington Post staffers met to discuss the state of democracy, and specifically, how the paper is covering it.

Kazuhiro Sakurai admits his project of building a brewery in New York for Dassai, arguably Japan's most famous sake brand, wasn't the best timed or most ...

He said a New York outpost, now expected to be completed this December, will be crucial to market the brand to a global clientele which he expects will eventually account for 90% of the company’s business. Last year, shipments outside Japan overtook domestic sales for the first time in its 74-year history. But even after running nearly three years behind schedule due to COVID and costing six or seven times more than an initial $7 million budget, he says the new venture is worth it.

An influencer who claimed on Facebook her herbal teas reduce flab and remove tattoos has managed to dodge a telling-off thanks to a slight edit to her post ...

The teas were said to contain senna leaf herb, which is a pharmacy-only medicine. Lilly response to those comments "Since when did April Fools only last till midday?" and explained that the results were achieved in only seven days.