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Labor market adds 236,000 jobs in March, powering economy on

American workers, and their spending prowess, have driven the U.S. economy through incredible obstacles.

By Lauren Kaori Gurley and Abha Bhattarai18 minutes ago

Tennessee House expels two Democrats in historic act of partisan retaliation

The lawmakers, who are both Black, halted proceedings last week to join protesters demanding gun-control legislation after a mass shooting at a Nashville school. A third lawmaker, who is White, was allowed to keep her seat.

By Claire Gibson, Praveena Somasundaram, Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, María Luisa Paúl and Andrea Salcedo3 minutes ago

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Israel strikes Lebanon, Gaza after rockets fired; 2 killed in West Bank shooting

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Will “Akuna” Robinson. (Ilana Panich-Linsman for The Post)

In 2016, he set off on the Pacific Crest Trail. Several trails and 11,000 miles later, he’s still going.

Will Robinson, an Iraq War veteran, discovered relief for his anxiety, depression and PTSD by hiking thousands of miles.

By Andrea Sachs

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Firing squads make executions look brutal. Good.

Opinion by Molly Roberts

I’m no genius with genuses, but your garden is killing the Earth

Opinion by Dana Milbank

Every second on the yacht I wished I were in a Walmart parking lot

Opinion by Alexandra Petri

Once near extinction, the tribe called Samaritans lives on

Opinion by Steven Fine

How the grim Waco siege anniversary echoes with Trump

Opinion by George F. Will

Ukraine’s children are being deported in full view of the world

Opinion by Anna Husarska

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Mickalene Thomas on Black women’s place in the western art canon

Opinion by Jonathan Capehart

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Opinion by Michael de Adder

Listen: Why American cities are getting Whiter

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Carolyn Hax: Estrangement with mom has the busybodies circling

Cook: This deviled ham spread is the simple answer to Easter leftovers

Salary packages approached $1 million as Meta paid to play in metaverse

By Naomi Nix

Probe widens into federal watchdog over missing Jan. 6 Secret Service texts

By Lisa Rein

Elite troops died being sucked out of planes. Critics blame their parachutes.

By Kyle Rempfer

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Clarence Thomas has reported receiving only two gifts since 2004

Eighteen years ago, the Los Angeles Times detailed how the Supreme Court justice had reported receiving thousands of dollars’ worth of gifts. That story appears to have marked a turning point for Thomas’s public disclosure of gifts.

By Emma Brown and Shawn Boburg

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Eight bills targeting trans rights were sent to North Dakota’s GOP governor. Will he sign or veto?

If Gov. Doug Burgum (R) signs the bills, medical professionals would be prohibited from providing gender-affirming care to minors, among other restrictions on school sports, workplace rights and more.

By Kimberly Kindy

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