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U.S. faces possible default between July and September as deficit rises

The new estimate comes as the nonpartisan congressional budget-keeper warns about the country’s worsening finances.

By Tony Romm18 minutes ago

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Startling new images show how warming oceans could trigger large sea level rise

By Chris Mooney

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Gunman sentenced to life in prison for Buffalo massacre of Black victims

The gunman who killed 10 Black people in a shooting rampage at a Buffalo supermarket in May was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

By David Nakamura

For Native American chefs, recognition inspires a wider reckoning

Native American restaurants are gaining visibility around the country as chefs help their communities rediscover their cultures and identities through food.

By Richard Morgan

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Carolyn Hax: Agitated parent wants to ‘outthink’ toddler’s tantrums

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Khodorkovsky warns West of war with China if Russia wins in Ukraine

By Catherine Belton

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Rep. Gaetz won’t be charged in sex-trafficking probe, his lawyers say

By Devlin Barrett and Perry Stein1 hour ago

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Colleges want open doors. MSU shooting shows the risk.

As the nation absorbs the tragic shooting on the Michigan State University campus, one of the defining features of public higher education has again shown its vulnerability.

By Jack Stripling and Susan Svrluga

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Raquel Welch, 1960s film star, dies at 82

By Harrison Smith and Emily Langer1 hour ago

Scotland’s Nicola Sturgeon, flag-bearer for independence, to resign

By William Booth and Karla Adam

NPS closes D.C.’s McPherson Square park and clears homeless encampment

By Marissa J. Lang26 minutes ago

Banksy unveiled Valentine’s Day street art. A local council dismantled it.

By Adela Suliman

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Raquel Welch, 1960s actress and pinup star, dies at 82

She was vaulted to stardom after wearing a deerskin bikini for the film “One Million Years B.C.”

Warming seas are carving into massive Antarctic glacier that could trigger sea level rise

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Gunman sentenced to life in prison for Buffalo massacre of Black victims

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GOP targets drag shows with new bills in at least 14 states

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‘I’ll call an Uber or 911’: Why Gen Z doesn’t want to drive

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Election deniers face a nationwide wave of pushback

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FAA leader faces congressional heat over outage, near crashes

By Michael Laris and Ian Duncan

Bernie Sanders calls Moderna CEO to testify on proposed vaccine price increase

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Fact-checking Biden’s claim that covid led to a spike in violent crime

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Youngkin opposes effort to shield menstrual-tracking app data from law enforcement

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My child wants to quit piano lessons. Do I let her?

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Ask Elaine: My husband said he’s less attracted to me after I had our baby

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A new kind of bond is enlisting Americans in the fight against climate change

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Miss Manners: What do you say to, ‘Thanks for asking’?

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Researchers surveyed eating habits of centenarians the world over. Several commonalities emerged.

By Anahad O’Connor

Plant-based foods may reduce prostate cancer progression, study says

By Marlene Cimons

Lifelong couples told me their secrets. This is what they said.

By Nathan Gray, MD

More than 1 in 6 Americans now 65 or older as U.S. continues graying

By Linda Searing

Complaining about your partner? It might be you.

By Orna Guralnik

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Rising seas risk climate migration on ‘biblical scale,’ says U.N. chief

By Rachel Pannett

Scientists tangle over ‘wood wide web’ connecting forests and fungi

By Sarah Kaplan

Malaria mosquitos may already be spreading as a result of climate change

By Dino Grandoni

Researchers were surprised to find how much couples disagree over climate change

Floating ice around Antarctica just hit a record low

By Chris Mooney

Don’t wait for AI search. Get better results with what you have now.

By Heather Kelly

AI porn is easy to make now. For women, that’s a nightmare.

By Tatum Hunter

What are Temu and Shein, the latest Chinese apps shaking up your shopping?

The first national cyber director’s last day is today

By Tim Starks and Vanessa Montalbano

How lithium gets from the earth into your electric car

By Lee Powell and Ricky Carioti

Crypto scam aimed at online acquaintances costs victims billions

By Tory Newmyer

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Bribes, booze and bombs: The brazen plan to create a Pacific tax haven

By Pete McKenzie

Earthquakes left countless children orphaned. Age, trauma, politics hinder aid efforts.

By Louisa Loveluck and Salwan Georges

Police charge 15-year-olds with murder of trans teen girl Brianna Ghey

39 killed when U.S.-bound migrant bus goes over cliff in Panama

By Samantha Schmidt

Militant in Iran identified as al-Qaeda’s probable new chief in U.N. report

By Andrew Jeong

Venezuela claims nearly three-quarters of Guyana. Guyana wants help.

By Sammy Westfall and Ana Vanessa Herrero

Group demands reparations from Britain, U.S. for exiling Chagos islanders

By DeNeen L. Brown

Pharrell Williams ascends to one of the top leadership positions in men’s fashion

By Anne Branigin

Is a $70 corkage fee reasonable? Food critic Tom Sietsema takes your questions.

By Tom Sietsema

Why students at a Kentucky Christian school are praying and singing round the clock

By Bob Smietana

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Nitric acid spill on Arizona freeway prompts evacuation order

By Adela Suliman

FAA leader faces congressional heat over outage, near crashes

By Michael Laris and Ian Duncan

‘Finch-smuggling kingpin’ sentenced in plot to hide birds in hair curlers

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A guide to the 2023 Oscar shorts

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Cash stolen from Girl Scouts selling cookies in Rockville

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Man fatally dragged by Metro train after item becomes caught in door

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Unite the Right marcher captured in viral photo dies by suicide before trial

By Timothy Bella

Bus strikes affecting two Northern Virginia counties

By Justin George

Mom details how D.C. police shot son next to her while probing assault he didn’t do

By Peter Hermann

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D.C.-area forecast: Spring-like warmth continues before brief cold snap Friday into Saturday

By Dan Stillman

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Surgery removed this Nats prospect’s rib. It might also give him a career.

By Jesse Dougherty

Old friends and young risers highlight Nationals’ nonroster invitees list

By Jesse Dougherty

Alex Ovechkin announces death of his father, Mikhail

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Pinched pocketbooks are helping drive women back into workforce, outpacing men

By Abha Bhattarai and Luis Melgar

Inflation eases again, but bringing prices further down will take work

By Rachel Siegel

Shoichiro Toyoda, who led Toyota’s surge into U.S. market, dies at 97

By Brian Murphy

Lael Brainard’s White House move leaves major hole at the Fed

By Rachel Siegel

Gen Z, young millennials are normalizing dating co-workers

By Taylor Telford

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