Bad news right now for anyone who needs a constant chat stream with their co-workers: Google Talk is malfunctioning this morning, and Google, while aware of the outage, isn’t saying when it might come back online.

According to WMATA, the individual who was struck by a train at the Clarendon Metro station last night — causing a huge rush hour disruption — is still alive.

The 13th and G Streets NW entrance to the Metro Center Metro station has been temporarily closed due to a suspicious package. Several streets (namely, 13th Street between F and H Streets NW and G Street between 12th and 14th Street NW) have been cordoned off in the proximity. Rail service has not been affected by the disruption, but riders should use alternate stations, if possible. Police are currently investigating; we’ll keep you updated when…