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I went to my neighbor’s house for something to eat yesterday. Think about this sentence. It’s pretty simple—English speakers would know precisely what it means. But what does it actually tell you—or, more to the point, what does it not tell you? It doesn’t specify facts like the subject’s gender or the neighbor’s, or what direction the speaker traveled, or the nature of the neighbors’ relationship, or whether the food was just a cookie or a complex curry. English doesn’t require speakers to give any of that information, but if the sentence were in French, say, the gender of...

My recommendation is "Forged In Crisis" by Nancy Koehn. Koehn, a historian at Harvard Business School, profiles five famous leaders: Ernest Shackleton, Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and Rachel Carson. Each of these individuals faced a profound and personal crisis. Koehn profiles how they navigated those crises and how their experience in crisis fueled their resolve; she does a great job articulating the specific—and often subtle—lessons each learned. It's a wonderfully engrossing example of how leaders are made and the deeply personal nature of leadership. I ...

beatrice is counting out for people she may not have, at her hyattsville restaurant, she lost power last friday because of storms. it was out all weekend and today in 102 degrees heat, she lost power again and no power means no customers. >> how do i pay my taxes? >> reporter: pepco said years were down across the street from the restaurant. >> and there was a flash, a ball of green, yellow and blue. >> crews got the power back on but the ac won't fire back up. not good, on a day where it's hotter here than her native cameroon. she said it feels like? >> africa and it's hot out here....

jummy olabanji is outside the supreme court with this case. what is happening now? >> the justices just wrapped up hearing the first 90 minutes of arguments in this case from both sides of the debate. now we have attorney generals from 26 states involved in this lawsuit speaking with reporters including virginia's attorney general ken cuccinelli. lot of people were outside the supreme court all morning trying to get inside. some were lucky and others were. were with historical legal arguments under way, hundreds of people remain camped outside the supreme court waiting to see if they...

as well. let's check in with adam caskey. it was mild and spring like four little while, but it is changing. >> we had clouds and rain on the weekend. we could use a few more showers. temperatures will take a nosedive tomorrow. it will be brief, but you will notice cooler conditions. 20 degrees cooler. 56 in arlington now, 55 in shepherdstown, 54 in winchester if. 52 in huntingtown 55 in chevy chase. 63 this afternoon with sunshine but you'll notice the north wind if steady at 15-20 miles an hour. gusting up to 35. tonight we have frost and freeze -- freeze watches and warnings. temp...