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Kids, high school, college age kids and i have taken to giving them some advice maybe is a little depressing to them but i say, look, i, like you, have seen a lot of pain and a lot of bad things and i know that life is cruel and short and bad things happen to good people. So i say to these young people, look, you need to do the things youre doing, whats next . How do i get into this school . How do i get into this job . Sometimes you need to turn the telescope around and in your mind look at you...

Later, the Washington Post reporter will discuss the arraignment of former Virginia Governor bob mcdonald and his wife following their 14count indictment this week. You can also join the conversation on facebook and twitter. Washington journal, live each more at 7 00 eastern on cspan. Next, the speaker of iraqs council of representatives talks about the violence, security concerns and political challenges facing iraq. Usama alnujafyi spoke at the brookings institution. His is just under an hour....

Otherwise people think i will just get through this meeting. We are not going away. In the 70s. There was a bill on president nixons desk for childcare. People thought he might sign it. That he didnt for cultural reasons. You can just imagine. [laughter] it is similar to immigration. We are not going away. Background checks. We are not going away. Womens issues. We are not going away. Impact. L have an frankly, we would rather have a change in the law that improves the lives of people. If we hav...

Hiking after a miscarriage, grief walks with me Kiana Butler Jabangwe © (Dani Choi / For The Times) (Dani Choi / For The Times) Grief walks with me now in the mountains. Sometimes it hangs back, letting me forget it’s even there. Other days, it rests on my shoulders, reminding me of everything I lost last year. I’ve hiked on weekends since 2018. My husband wakes me before the sun rises. We make the hourlong trek from our Inglewood apartment to one of the many trails snaki...