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Russia and Ukraine are fighting the first full-scale drone war

The fight set off by a land grab befitting an 18th-century emperor has transformed into a digital-age competition for technological superiority in the skies.

By Isabelle Khurshudyan, Mary Ilyushina and Kostiantyn Khudov

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Drugs killed 8 friends, one by one, in a tragedy seen across the U.S.

Cascading deaths from fentanyl and other drugs transformed this small N.C. city and left indelible scars.

By Lenny Bernstein and Jordan-Marie Smith

State Dinner

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At state dinner, Biden and Macron stand ‘shoulder to shoulder’

By Dan Zak, Roxanne Roberts, Jada Yuan and Jura Koncius

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A state dinner throws everyone off, just a little. And that’s glorious.

By Robin Givhan

Jill Biden’s twinkling state-dinner dress revived a first lady tradition

By Ashley Fetters Maloy

Readers critique The Post: Remember what made the World Cup possible in Qatar

Letters to the Editor

Powell admitted he was wrong on interest rates. More officials should do that.

Opinion by Catherine Rampell

Biden can help Zelensky, and Ukraine, by pushing for peace

Opinion by Robert Wright

TikTok, not Twitter, is the real menace

Opinion by Marc A. Thiessen

Live: Reader Q&A

When will Trumpism end? Jennifer Rubin answers your questions.

Coming soon to your local police department: Killer robots

Opinion by Paul Waldman

From The Archives

Qatar’s glittery World Cup disguises a dark reality

Opinion by Natasha Iskander

Are federal judges violating the Constitution when they hire their clerks?

Opinion by Ruth Marcus

Listen: Iran is ramping up its secret kidnapping plots

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Carolyn Hax: Husband is awfully invested in colleague’s love life

Cook: 7 easy recipes for when you don’t feel like doing much

U.S. adds 263,000 jobs in November, complicating the fight against inflation

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Federal probe finds big solar firms illegally dodged trade rules

By Evan Halper1 hour ago

South Korea players celebrate after qualifying for the knockout round. (Matthew Childs/Reuters)

Portugal, South Korea advance from Group H; Uruguay stunned

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One of the biggest arguments against having kids is getting much more complicated

The question of having children in a warming world has started to shift — from fears over what the next generation will do to the climate to fears over what the climate will do to them.

By Shannon Osaka

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Elon Musk says Kanye West suspended from Twitter after swastika tweet

By Ellen Francis and Rachel Lerman

TSA now wants to scan your face at security. Here are your rights.

By Geoffrey A. Fowler

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Dear Christian Pulisic’s kid: This is what your dad did for U.S. soccer

By Candace Buckner

How the ‘MMA’ midfield sets the tempo for the U.S. at the World Cup

By Thomas Floyd

Gio Reyna has played seven minutes. This World Cup, he's the talk of Soccer Twitter.

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What it’s like being at the World Cup

By Ishaan Tharoor

On a queasy night in Group E, Japan exults, Spain exhales and Germany exits

By Chuck Culpepper

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As climate and other factors make milk and maple syrup harder to produce, a raft of new crops and farm businesses see an opportunity.

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Trump Mar-a-Lago special master struck down by appeals court

Judge Aileen M. Cannon had named an expert to say whether any documents recovered from Donald Trump's Florida Mar-a-Lago property should be shielded from criminal investigators.

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Antonio Brown faces battery charge after alleged domestic incident

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Millennials shut out of the housing market, again

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U.S. gas prices plunge toward $3 a gallon as demand drops worldwide

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