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- Propulsion expert is probably right that interstellar travel is still at least five centuries away. Bummer. [Wonkbook]
- Northeast D.C. woman worries about shoes dangling from power lines. [Post]
- Tall ships coming to Baltimore tomorrow. That’s bad for traffic. [Dr. Gridlock]
- The Examiner is using Pinterest to hunt down D.C.’s fugitives. [City Desk]
- Public schools aren’t doing enough to cut down chronic absenteeism. [WAMU]
- Consultants sign off on prospect of casino in Prince George’s County. [Associated Press]
- Actually, there’s a very specific and identifiable reason why we don’t like LeBron James. [Post]
- That Bryce Harper has lived up to expectations is a good thing for the Nationals, complete with Gladwellian footnotes. [Grantland]