Writer-filmmaker Nora Ephron dies at 71
Among the injustices about the death of Nora Ephron is that she isn’t around to tell us about it. “She was so, so alive,” says her friend Carrie Fisher. “It makes no sense to me that she isn’t alive anymore.”
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Va. woman claims exorcism turned to sexual abuse
A woman who claims a priest molested her during a more than two-year exorcism is suing the Catholic Diocese of Arlington. The lawsuit in Arlington County Circuit Court also names Bishop Paul Loverde and Front Royal-based Human Life International Inc. as defendants. It seeks more than $5.3 million in damages.
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How clean is beachwater where you vacation?
Beachwater doesn’t get any better than in Dewey Beach, Rehoboth and Bethany Beach, according to an environmental group’s annual assessment of surf at the nation’s beaches.
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‘The Biking Comedian’ comes to Arlington
Stand-up comedian Tom Snyders, known as “The Bicycling Comedian,” has been on the road for 25 years riding a bike from gig to gig. Snyders has bicycled more than 162,000 miles to every state and nearly three dozen countries, while loaded down with 100 pounds of gear.
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More than 32,000 ordered to flee Colorado wildfire
A stubborn and towering wildfire jumped firefighters’ perimeter lines in the hills overlooking Colorado Springs, forcing frantic mandatory evacuation notices for more than 32,000 residents, including the U.S. Air Force Academy, and destroying an unknown number of homes.
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