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Democracy Dies in Darkness

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FBI searched Trump’s home to look for nuclear documents and other items, sources say

By Devlin Barrett, Josh Dawsey, Perry Stein and Shane Harris1 hour ago

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CDC loosens coronavirus guidance, signaling strategic shift

The recommendations signal the Biden administration has decided the lower covid fatality rate in a heavily vaccinated nation allows less demanding guidelines.

By Lena H. Sun and Joel Achenbach

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‘At least it wasn’t the Yankees’: For young Soto fans, an early lesson in a cruel business

This summer, parents of die-hard Nationals fans found themselves explaining the tough business of baseball and why Washington would trade Juan Soto.

By Jesse Dougherty

Gunman killed after trying to breach FBI office in Ohio, authorities say

By Meryl Kornfield, Spencer S. Hsu and James Bikales

Charlottesville hired a Black police chief to heal. Then it fired her.

By Justin Jouvenal

Ex-Va. police officer gets more than 7 years for role in Jan. 6 riot

By Rachel Weiner

Track covid: U.S. cases are down 13% in the past week

Listen: The right-wing rise of tech billionaire Peter Thiel

Carolyn Hax: Parents fight grown child’s career change and relocation ‘tooth and nail’

Bake: Make peach Melba shortcakes with vanilla cream and fresh raspberries

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As India marks its first 75 years, Gandhi is downplayed, even derided

A more muscular, chauvinistic India is casting aside the “father of the nation” for other heroes.

By Gerry Shih1 hour ago

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The corporate minimum tax could hit these ultra-profitable companies

The House is expected to approve the Inflation Reduction Act on Friday. It includes a minimum tax rate of 15 percent on some companies.

By Kevin Schaul

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A dog was missing. Cavers found her two months later 500 feet underground.

"If we didn’t get her out, she would die in there," one of the rescuers said.

The Army is making its first uniform bra. Vets say it’s long overdue.

By Janay Kingsberry

This CEO posted a crying selfie on LinkedIn. It didn’t go over well.

By Taylor Telford

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As India marks its first 75 years, Gandhi is downplayed, even derided

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Russia becomes China’s ‘junior partner’

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Tom Brady to miss 10-plus days in what Bucs call a pre-planned absence

Florida to bar Medicaid coverage for those seeking gender-affirming care

D.C. United’s Victor Palsson is a ‘very different person’ from his first MLS stint

Lawsuit accuses Youngkin of tax avoidance, draws political fire

Virginia center is first stop in U.S. for thousands of Afghan refugees

D.C. general election ballot takes shape as November approaches

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Facebook bans hate speech but still makes money from white supremacists

Food prices are still rising. Here’s how Americans are coping.

By Hamza Shaban

What parents should know before letting their kids play in a bounce house

By Zach Rosenthal

Historians privately warn Biden that America’s democracy is teetering

By Michael Scherer, Ashley Parker and Tyler Pager

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Merrick Garland’s surprise announcement calls the Trump-GOP bluff

A dog was missing. Cavers found her two months later 500 feet underground.

Ex-Va. police officer gets more than 7 years for role in Jan. 6 riot

Garland has a political duty to explain the circus perpetrated at Mar-a-Lago

Climate & Environment

Biden finally has a climate bill. What happens next?

President Biden finally has a strong tail wind as he begins to shape the climate policy for the rest of his term.

By Dino Grandoni

Extreme drought is gripping Europe, intensifying heat and fueling fires

Months of scant rainfall and above-average temperatures have entrenched the region in drought, becoming the worst on record in some countries.

By Matthew Cappucci

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Arctic is warming faster than expected, study finds

By Chris Mooney, Brady Dennis and Sarah Kaplan

Massachusetts passes massive climate and clean energy bill targeting transportation, fossil fuels

By Allyson Chiu

Guide to the Pandemic

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How agents get warrants like the one used at Mar-a-Lago, and what they mean

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The FixAnalysis

Fox News and Trump debut new baseless defense after FBI search: What about Obama?

Google gets green light to exempt campaign emails from spam detection

By Isaac Stanley-Becker

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Beto O’Rourke confronts heckler laughing during speech on Uvalde shooting

By Jonathan Edwards

Group with GOP ties targets liberals on Democratic spending bill

By Yeganeh Torbati

166 infrastructure projects awarded billions in federal funding

Administration officials are traveling to key states to herald the grants.

By Michael Laris

Fact CheckerAnalysis

Targeting spending bill, GOP makes hyperbolic claims about the IRS

By Glenn Kessler

Investigations of Trump: More coverage

The Georgia criminal investigation into Trump and his allies, explained

By Matthew Brown

Inside the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago

Why Trump’s accounting firm ditched him

By Amber Phillips

How the political probe of Trump intertwines with a likely criminal one

Russia confirms prisoner swap talks as U.S. hopes for Griner, Whelan release

A Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman said talks are ongoing, but he warned the United States against conducting diplomacy in public.

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How Estonia is coping with the worst inflation in Europe

This Baltic nation represents extreme examples of the price pressures sweeping Europe.

By David J. Lynch

The uneasy detente between the Taliban and the people they rule

Terrorist attacks and mixed signals on girls’ education have disrupted Afghans’ calm with the Taliban regime.

By Pamela Constable

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China’s growing reach is transforming a Pacific island chain

Beijing's beachhead in the Solomon Islands has sparked fears of a loss of sovereignty and warnings of trouble ahead in the strategically located country.

By Michael E. Miller

Chinese navy ship near Sri Lanka sparks diplomatic standoff

By Gerry Shih, Hafeel Farisz and Niha Masih

A man took hostages at a bank in Lebanon. People came to support him.

By Sarah Dadouch, Nader Durgham and Suzan Haidamous

Legoland Germany roller coaster collision injures more than 30

By Sammy Westfall

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Girl vanished 2 years before police found out. Now they say she was killed.

By Marisa Iati and Brittany Shammas

Florida to bar Medicaid coverage for those seeking gender-affirming care

By Anne Branigin and Annie Gowen

New Mexico man knew the 2 Muslim men he’s charged with killing, police say

By Bryan Pietsch

A supermoon may diminish views of the ‘best meteor shower of the year’

By Zach Rosenthal

Rev. Carl Kabat, nuclear arms opponent with Plowshares Eight, dies at 88

By Brian Murphy

D.C., MD. & VA.

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Pedestrian, bike and transit projects in D.C. area get federal boost

Lawsuit accuses Youngkin of tax avoidance, draws political fire

By Gregory S. Schneider

Library public safety director submits resignation after officer is shot

By Peter Hermann and Julie Zauzmer Weil

D.C. general election ballot takes shape as November approaches

By Michael Brice-Saddler

Here’s how extreme the D.C.-area rainstorm was Wednesday night

By Jason Samenow

Capital Weather Gang

PM Update: Blissful summertime conditions take hold through Friday

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Going Out Guide

The best things to do in the D.C. area the week of Aug. 11-17

By Fritz Hahn, Sophia Solano, Haben Kelati and Adele Chapin

Known coronavirus cases and deaths per 100,000 in the D.C. region

Health & Science

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William ‘Marty’ Martin, authority on eastern timber rattlesnakes, dies at 80

By Brian Murphy

WHO asks people not to attack monkeys over monkeypox

By Jennifer Hassan

What you need to know about the monkeypox vaccine

By Fenit Nirappil and Meryl Kornfield

How to protect teen athletes from high heat and humidity

By Susan Yeargin

Democrats need to sell a health package that doesn’t kick in right away

By Rachel Roubein and McKenzie Beard

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The Commanders’ defensive front disappointed last year. Can it rebound?

NBA permanently retires Bill Russell’s No. 6

By Ben Golliver

The succession plan for the Mystics is looking like a father-son affair

By Kareem Copeland

Carson Wentz, Commanders starters to play 15 to 20 snaps vs. Panthers

By Nicki Jhabvala

Mets’ TV broadcast made Edwin Díaz’s trumpet entrance look like a movie

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Moving in together? Here’s how to marry clashing styles.

By Megan Buerger

What parents should know before letting their kids play in a bounce house

By Zach Rosenthal

As Pokémon is ‘just getting started,’ parents are passing the game’s traditions to their kids

By Teddy Amenabar

Ready to start entertaining again? An expert host answered your questions.

By Jura Koncius

10 years after Austin Tice’s abduction in Syria, his parents still fight for him

By Manuel Roig-Franzia

Carolyn Hax: Dad dismisses teaching career as a waste of time

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Ask Sahaj: My mom can’t deal with emotions. How do I stop resenting her?

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Miss Manners: Is this email to my co-worker rude?

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Ask Amy: I keep getting cut in line at work

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

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How James Franco as Castro highlights exclusion of Latinos in Hollywood

By Paulina Villegas

Judith Durham, who sang with Australia’s the Seekers, dies at 79

By Harrison Smith

‘Cult of the Lamb’ is cute, but it didn’t make me a convert

By Alyse Stanley

Sam Gooden, founding member of the Impressions soul group, dies at 87

By Terence McArdle

‘The Man Who Could Move Clouds’ is a memoir full of magic

By Rosa Boshier

More wine sellers make representing diverse vintners a priority

By Dave McIntyre

McDonald’s to reopen in Ukraine to create a small sense of ‘normalcy’

World Central Kitchen CEO abruptly exits amid nonprofit’s rapid growth

Quinoa vegetable salad is your road map for using what’s on hand

By Ellie Krieger

TravelIncluding news and tips from By The Way

They braved Barcelona with kids this hot, busy summer and lived well

By Graham H. Cornwell

How can bad weather ruin your flight? Let us count the ways.

By Hannah Sampson

For a dad from Cuba, a Disney cruise into uncharted waters

By Terry Ward

In the Dolomites, South Tyrol is a treasure worth exploring

By Gina Rich