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Perspective

College football’s chaotic calendar has produced a bowl season mess

The sport’s leaders have chosen chaos over order. The result is confusion, which benefits exactly no one.

By Barry Svrluga

Our 10 favorite destinations of 2023

From dinner in a floating orb to a surfer’s hideaway, here are our most loved places of the year.

By Gabe Hiatt and Amanda Finnegan

Daily Mix

Advice

How to give up smoking weed (or other toxic habits you’re tired of)

By Susan Shapiro

10 noteworthy books for January

By Becky Meloan

Analysis

NFL primer: Russell Wilson, Broncos seem poised for an offseason separation

By Mark Maske

For first time in 47 years, every animal at this Pa. shelter was adopted

By Cathy Free

Opinions

On the Record

One quote. Three chances.

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5x5 bitesized crossword.

Sudoku

Number. Order. Logic.

Keyword

One word to spell them all.

122 rescued from drifting ice floe on Minnesota’s Red Lake

By Frances Vinall

Michael Cohen used fake cases created by AI in bid to end his probation

By Pranshu Verma

A man sits on a broken section of road after Hurricane Ian in Matlacha, Fla., on Oct. 1, 2022. (AFP/Getty Images)

How ‘cherry-picking’ policies let one insurer win big in Florida’s insurance crisis

While Florida’s insurance system has been working for some top executives, it has been crippling for many residents and disaster victims.

By Brianna Sacks

LIVE: ISRAEL-GAZA WAR

U.S. approves $147M weapons sale to Israel; further strikes reported in Gaza

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Findings in hostage killings, Gaza deaths put Israeli tactics in focus

Octopuses help solve a long-standing mystery of West Antarctica demise

Octopus DNA reveals the collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet may be nigh.

By Kasha Patel

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Massive waves hammer West Coast, with more storms expected

Powerful cyclones over the Pacific and abnormally high tides are generating waves as high as 25 feet and flooding from southern California to Oregon.

By Nicolás Rivero and Diana Leonard

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Extreme heat far outpaced cold in U.S. during record-warm 2023

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The year in power: Mistruth and consequences

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Perspective

There are three types of ‘fun.’ Which kind was this year?

By Monica Hesse

Perspective

The 10 best movies of 2023: ‘The Holdovers,’ ‘Oppenheimer’ and more

By Ann Hornaday

Notable deaths of 2023

By Washington Post staff

Analysis

Extreme heat far outpaced cold in U.S. during record-warm 2023

By Ian Livingston

Yes, Trump should be removed from the ballot

In the 14th Amendment, we have a provision that could keep Trump from ever being president again. We should use it.

Our 10 favorite destinations of 2023

Perspective

College football’s chaotic calendar has produced a bowl season mess

We told their stories in 2023. Here’s what happened after we published.

Supreme Court faces pressure to decide if Trump is on the 2024 ballot

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Your year in news

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Here are the key states where Trump’s ballot status is being challenged

There’s a nationwide push to block Trump from running again under Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution’s 14th Amendment.

By Patrick Marley, Janice Kai Chen and Anumita Kaur

Newly blue Va. Capitol could send gun-control bills to Youngkin’s desk

By Laura Vozzella

HHS plan to revitalize U.S. primary care falls short, experts say

By Frances Stead Sellers

Politics

Ohio’s GOP governor vetoes ban on gender-affirming care for minors

By Anumita Kaur

Nikki Haley acknowledges Civil War was ‘about slavery’ after facing criticism

By Meryl Kornfield, Maegan Vazquez and Hannah Knowles

Rep. Lauren Boebert switches Colo. districts, avoiding likely tough rematch

By Jennifer Hassan and Azi Paybarah

Advice

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Carolyn Hax: His tall date just asked him to wear lifts next time they go out

He’s offended that his considerably taller date just asked him to “start wearing heels or lifts” when they’re in public.

December 30

Ask Amy: How do I avoid inviting my neighbors to a party they know about?

December 30

Miss Manners: When is it okay to use vulgar language and make risqué jokes?

December 30

Ask Sahaj: Sister-in-law excludes me from gatherings and invites my husband’s ex

December 28

Work Advice: More standoffs over return-to-office mandates loom in 2024

December 28

Well+BeingNews and advice to live well every day

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Want a healthier body and mind? Join our 5-Day New Year’s Tuneup.

By Tara Parker-Pope

Here’s a better way to make New Year’s resolutions

By Lindsey Bever

If ‘dry’ January sounds daunting, try ‘damp’ January instead

By Anahad O’Connor

Feeling nostalgia is good for our present and future well-being

By Richard Sima

What is ‘normal’ body temperature? Some experts say it’s not really 98.6.

By Marlene Cimons

The Home You Own

Advice

How to find a replacement mattress for a sofa bed

By Jeanne Huber

Store holiday decorations like a professional organizer

By Jamie Killin

Picking a houseplant that will live for decades

By Lauren David

7 things to know about protecting your car from thieves

By Laura Daily

BOOK WORLDNews, reviews and big ideas for all things fiction and nonfiction

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Book Tour: Celeste Ng shows us her personal library

By Sophia Nguyen

Review

‘Making It in America’ calls for a manufacturing revival

By Nick Romeo

A Hawaiian paradise, built by a revered modern poet

By Adam Chandler

Review

Bonnie Jo Campbell’s ‘The Waters’ is pure magic

By Ron Charles

Perspective

What can we look forward to in 2024? Books, always books.

By Michael Dirda

ClimateExpanded coverage of a changing planet

Why these homes in the hottest places don’t need AC

By Philip Kennicott

Many on Gulf Coast say time is running out for EPA to act on toxic air

By Anna Phillips, Amudalat Ajasa and Timothy Puko

Want to know if your future home might flood? These states are requiring disclosure.

By Brady Dennis

Seven easy climate actions that I learned many people aren’t doing

By Michael J. Coren

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Scientists unravel the big mystery of a beached whale

By Dino Grandoni

Extreme heat far outpaced cold in U.S. during record-warm 2023

By Ian Livingston

Here’s an early look at your New Year’s Eve city-by-city forecast

By Matthew Cappucci

This is now one of the wettest Decembers on record in Washington

By Ian Livingston

Five way-too-early weather predictions for 2024

By Matthew Cappucci

What to do (and avoid) after you’ve been scammed

By Heather Kelly

Apple wins temporary reprieve from the ban on Apple Watch sales

By Chris Velazco

Posting kids online is risky. Here’s how to remove their images.

By Heather Kelly

Technology

Director Christopher Nolan reckons with AI’s ‘Oppenheimer moment’

By Cat Zakrzewski

Tesla strike in Sweden is biggest test yet of Elon Musk’s anti-union stance

By Gerrit De Vynck

Google settles lawsuit alleging Chrome’s ‘Incognito’ mode tracks users

By Caroline O'Donovan

National

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A racist mob destroyed her home. She was given the land 84 years later.

By Timothy Bella

Deportations of migrants rise to more than 142,000 under Biden

By Maria Sacchetti

Her story fueled anti-trans bills. Now, she’s fighting them.

By Casey Parks

NASA drones offer glimpse of a future with self-piloted ‘air taxis’

By Erin Blakemore

A campaign to prod students into college tries a new tack: Making it simple

By Jon Marcus

WORLD

Visual Story

Portrait of a year in migration turmoil, with more uncertainty ahead

By Maria Sacchetti

Deportations of migrants rise to more than 142,000 under Biden

What China’s new defense minister tells us about Xi’s military purge

By Christian Shepherd1 hour ago

Chinese Swifties are ready to shake it off at the Eras movie

By Meaghan Tobin and Pei-Lin Wu

Russia shatters Ukraine holiday season with massive missile barrage

By Isabelle Khurshudyan, Lizzie Johnson and Anastacia Galouchka

Ahead of New Year holiday, Russia sentences more people to prison

By Francesca Ebel

ISRAEL-GAZA WAR

StyleNews from the front lines of culture

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How Michael Mann filmed the incredible racing scenes in ‘Ferrari’

Michael Mann built “Ferrari” with real cars, incredible speeds, months of meticulous planning and a real racecar driver in actor Patrick Dempsey.

By Jada Yuan

No, I don’t want to know how many burritos I ate this year

By Travis M. Andrews

NBA 2K stays silent after gamers exploit massive mistake

By Herb Scribner

These 11 questions will shape sports in 2024

By Washington Post staff

Analysis

The best and worst of D.C. sports in 2023: Bye-bye, Daniel Snyder

By Scott Allen

Perspective

College football’s chaotic calendar has produced a bowl season mess

By Barry Svrluga

The venerable Rose Bowl has a lush neighbor you’ve probably never heard of

By Chuck Culpepper

Analysis

New Year’s Six bowl best bets: Oregon will score, Florida State will not

By Matt Bonesteel

Food