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Funeral director Mike Czup sees more Ashtabula, Ohio, residents dying in their prime. (Salwan Georges/The Post)

Dying EarlyAmerica’s life expectancy crisis

How red-state politics are shaving years off American lives

Along Lake Erie, three states show how Republican lawmakers’ decisions over decades on cigarettes and seat belts are shortening life spans.

By Lauren Weber, Dan Diamond and Dan Keating

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Biden administration to build new border barriers, citing safety needs

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Fallout of speaker fight appears to increase risk of a November shutdown

By Jeff Stein and Jacob Bogage

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A coordinated ‘swatting’ effort may be behind school shooting hoaxes terrorizing kids across U.S.

Over the past year, more than 500 schools have faced active shooter hoaxes, a campaign of fear exploiting the all-too-real American danger of school shootings.

By Joanna Slater

The Duttons are fake, but the ‘Yellowstone’ tourism boom is very real

Fans are coming to Montana to live their best cowboy life. That comes with positive economic effects but also misconceptions.

By Maggie Doherty

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Man with a gun demands to see Wisconsin governor, is arrested, and returns with rifle

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Pat Fitzgerald sues Northwestern, seeks hundreds of millions in damages

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Elon Musk strips news headlines from X, posing challenge for media outlets

By Leo Sands

Strike in Ukraine’s northeast Kharkiv region kills at least 51

Dozens were killed, including a 6-year-old, in a strike near Kupyansk, officials said. The attack came as President Volodymyr Zelensky attended a summit in Spain.

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The NFL is riding shotgun with Las Vegas, a city once a pariah to the league

In the five years since the federal ban on sports betting fell, the NFL has changed its attitude with a careful, complicated embrace of gambling.

By Adam Kilgore

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The big omissions at the renovated Smithsonian American Art Museum

By Philip Kennicott

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Coordinated ‘swatting’ effort may be behind hundreds of school shooting hoaxes

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Sen. Dianne Feinstein lies in state in San Francisco City Hall

Mourners from around the country paid their final respects to the longtime U.S. senator, who died Sept. 28 at age 90, at the place where her political ascent began.

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McCarthy thought he could harness forces of disruption. Instead they devoured him.

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Vote to oust McCarthy is a warning sign for democracy, scholars say

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A second Biden dog, Commander, is banished from White House after biting

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Arizona recount law could delay certifying 2024 election, officials say

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DeSantis campaign moves staff to Iowa, announces $15 million in fundraising

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Red Cross officials want civilian hackers to follow rules amid war. Here’s why.

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ChatGPT provided better customer service than his staff. He fired them.

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A woman was struck in a hit-and-run. An officer responding hit her again.

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From Paula Deen to Julia Roberts, the Georgia drawl is fading, y’all

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Hawaiian Electric’s insurance would cover a fraction of Maui fire claims

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Supreme Court seems inclined to punt case on online hotel accessibility

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Trump’s violent rhetoric is getting muted coverage by the news media

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In anti-drag Texas, ‘The Rocky Horror Show’ is now a political act

By Peter Marks

Actress Julia Ormond sues Harvey Weinstein for battery

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‘Strange Way of Life’: Good, but not nearly long enough

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‘Exorcist’ sequel is scary enough for fans but may not make converts

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The Phillies, vibes kings of October, are at it again

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An unlikely display of ‘brotherly love’ sparked Trea Turner’s turnaround

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Uber will now deliver returned packages

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Prosecutors paint Bankman-Fried as a liar; defense says he was ‘reasonable’

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More than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers begin multistate strike

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