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Expect major traffic delays this weekend 06/28/2014 08:37am • WASHINGTON -- Give yourself some extra time on the roads and rails Saturday. It's a perfect weekend to head to the beach but there will be some traffic delays. In Maryland, two lanes will be closed on Eastbound Route 50 near the Aris T. Allen Boulevard starting at 8 p.m. All eastbound lanes will b Who's that Aussie? Newbie Goss tied for lead 06/27/2014 07:21pm • JOSEPH WHITE AP Sports Writer BETHESDA, Md. (AP) -- The young Australian at the top of the leaderboard is so new to the PGA Tour that he couldn't get into the clubhouse.Playing in his second event as a professional, 20-year-old Oliver Goss shot a bogey-free, 5-under 66 Friday in the second round of Pope Francis again cancels event, citing ailment 06/27/2014 02:47pm • NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Francis canceled a planned visit to one of Rome's main hospitals Friday, the third time this month the 77-year-old has skipped or scaled back an event due to illness or fatigue.Francis had been due to visit the Gemelli hospital to celebrate Dolcezza opens on 14th Street, plans for e-store and then a speakeasy? 06/27/2014 01:18pm • D.C. gelato maker Dolcezza is gearing up for a busy summer — and not just because of all the people looking to beat the heat with frozen treats. The company will open its sixth location Saturday at one of the busiest corners in the city’s popular Logan Circle neighborhood, at 14th and P Morning Notes 06/27/2014 08:30am • Take A Ride In A Blimp Above Bethesda – The PGA Tour stop this week at Congressional Country Club means two MetLife blimps overhead providing TV views of the action. The Washington Post went up in the blimp to take a look at what Congressional looks like from way above. Heritage Montgom Richards-Ross encouraged by finish in 200 06/27/2014 12:46am • MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Three months into her comeback from toe surgery, four-time Olympic champion Sanya Richards-Ross is already making significant strides.She also is poised to add to her collection of national titles in the women's 400 meters.Richards-Ross ran Panthers have plenty of options with No. 1 pick 06/26/2014 08:50pm • DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- The NHL may as well put out a casting call for a movie set in Philadelphia.The league sent its top draft prospects to all the tourist areas for photos and interviews, from the Rocky statue, to the baseball stadium, and, yes, the obligatory cheesestea Durant, Frost, Garwood share Senior Players lead 06/26/2014 06:07pm • WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Joe Durant is trying desperately to hold onto his old job on the PGA Tour.If it doesn't work out, his new gig is looking more promising all the time.The Champions Tour rookie shot a 6-under 64 on Thursday in the first round of the Senior Players Champi For US fans stuck at work, a streaming milestone 06/26/2014 10:02am • RACHEL COHEN AP Sports Writer RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- The first two U.S. games at this World Cup kicked off at favorable times for watching on television back home.The Americans' group finale Thursday will be smack in the middle of the workday. The match against Germany, which could determine whether Higher weekend traffic expected on Md. Bay Bridge 06/26/2014 09:11am • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- Maryland transportation officials say drivers should expect more traffic than normal this weekend on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. Officials say the Dew Tour skateboarding event is drawing thousands of people to Ocean City from Thursday through Sunday.The Maryland Transportatio ABC says Muir replacing Sawyer at 'World News' 06/25/2014 11:44pm • DAVID BAUDER AP Television Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- ABC News is making a generational change at the top of its evening newscast, replacing Diane Sawyer with 40-year-old understudy David Muir in an attempt to take a run at longtime ratings leader Brian Williams at NBC's "Nightly News."ABC also announc Kenseth aims for 1st win of season at Kentucky 06/25/2014 06:11pm • DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer Matt Kenseth wanted to put a road-course wreck behind him and focus on chasing his first win.Dale Earnhardt Jr.? He hoped there were no hard feelings for the accident before the Sprint Cup series shifted this weekend to Kentucky Speedway.Earnhardt blamed himself for an i Tagliani finds happy place, speed in NASCAR 06/25/2014 05:09pm • CHRIS JENKINS Associated Press ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (AP) -- An accomplished veteran in open-wheel racing, Alex Tagliani probably could find a full-time ride in the IndyCar series if he wanted it badly enough.So what's he doing driving stock cars?Having the time of his life, apparently."You need to thr On-demand groceries: Fill your fridge in 1 hour 06/25/2014 04:59pm • WASHINGTON -- Craig Auster studies his iPhone in Magruder's, a small, family-owned grocery store in the Chevy Chase section of D.C., and navigates his way to a crate of sugar snap peas. He rips a plastic produce bag off the stand and meticulously sifts through the green peas, checking for any fla NYC islands: Governors by ferry, Roosevelt by tram 06/25/2014 04:26pm • BETH J. HARPAZ AP Travel Editor NEW YORK (AP) -- New York is a city built on water. Four of its five boroughs -- Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island -- are located on islands, and the city's rivers and bays are dotted with many more. Two of New York's lesser-known islands make terrific des