Forty years ago, a young Irishman named Tony Culley-Foster sprinted 2,986 miles across the United States — averaging 39 miles a day from San Francisco to Washington, D.C. — to
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When Patrick Hayes, then 32, came to Washington in 1941 to manage the National Symphony Orchestra, the city was unquestionably a cultural backwater. He thought they’d need police to control
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Saudi Arabia and Iran are currently locked in a regional proxy war, buttressed by their respective oil reserves. Relations between the two Mideast heavyweights took a hit in January following
As the Islamic State retreats from parts of Iraq and Syria, the group is looking to expand in other areas, perpetuating a tug of war for territory and influence that
When many people think of America’s national parks, they think of the battlefields and monuments of the east, or the majestic landscapes of the west. But walk through Dupont Circle
The Folger Theatre's current production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" is a matchless, inspired invention that tickles the imagination. This is not your momma's "Midsummer." In this one, Puck rules
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Algeria Martín Lousteau became ambassador of Argentina to the United States on Jan. 28, 2016. In October 2013, he was elected a member of Parliament representing the city of Buenos
