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After debt deal’s approval in House, Senate races to pass it before default deadline

The 99-page legislation brokered by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Biden cleared the House on Wednesday night on a bipartisan vote.

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Russia-U.S. Tensions

By arming Ukraine, Biden shows growing appetite to cross Putin’s red lines

Despite warnings that arming Ukraine would start a world war, President Biden continues to push Vladimir Putin’s limits — a strategy that brings risk and reward.

By John Hudson and Dan Lamothe

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Iran plans to escalate attacks on U.S. troops in Syria, part of Russian-backed strategy, leaks show

By Joby Warrick and Evan Hill

A rare look inside the notorious Russian jail holding an American journalist

By Mary Ilyushina, Francesca Ebel and Júlia Ledur

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A catatonic woman awakened after 20 years. Her story may change psychiatry.

New research suggests that a subset of patients with psychiatric conditions like schizophrenia may actually have autoimmune disease that attacks the brain.

By Richard Sima

Opinions

Politicians keep looking in the wrong place to fix the debt problem

Opinion by the Editorial Board

American life expectancy is dropping — and it’s not all covid’s fault

Opinion by Steven H. Woolf and Laudan Aron

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Romeo and Juliet, written by and for AI

Opinion by Edith Pritchett

Chris Christie is not in it to win it. His task is more important.

Opinion by Jennifer Rubin

Next pandemic, let Cuba vaccinate the world

Opinion by Achal Prabhala and Vitor Ido

In a deep red Florida county, a student-teacher revolt shames the right

Opinion by Greg Sargent and Paul Waldman

The real manhood crisis is conservatives whining about manhood

Opinion by Paul Waldman

Nuclear dangers are rising once more. Here’s how the U.S. should respond.

Opinion by the Editorial Board

Listen: How Erdogan won after a close call in Turkey

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FBI director Chris Wray to face contempt of Congress vote, Comer says

By Jacqueline Alemany and Perry Stein

High-profile Australian soldier loses ‘war crimes’ defamation case

By Michael E. Miller

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Prosecutors have recording of Trump discussing sensitive Iran document

Special counsel Jack Smith has obtained a 2021 recording in which former president Donald Trump appears to say he has a classified document about Iran, according to people familiar with the matter.

By Devlin Barrett, Josh Dawsey and Carol D. Leonnig

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The sublime brilliance of Nikola Jokic

Though the Nuggets star prefers to keep the public at arm’s length, his game is utterly magnetic — an ideal mix of substance and style.

By Ben Golliver and Artur Galocha

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