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Garland asks judge to unseal search warrant for Trump’s Fla. home

By Perry Stein and Devlin Barrett

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CDC loosens coronavirus guidance, signaling strategic shift

The recommendations signal the Biden administration has decided the lower covid fatality rate in a heavily vaccinated nation allows less demanding guidelines.

By Lena H. Sun and Joel Achenbach37 minutes ago

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The Met shows Greek and Roman sculptures in vivid, unsettling color

Antiquities reproduced in vivid color, now on view in the “Chroma” exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, may look garish to modern eyes.

By Philip Kennicott

Gunman killed after trying to breach FBI office in Ohio, authorities say

By James Bikales and Meryl Kornfield33 minutes ago

Charlottesville hired a Black police chief to heal. Then it fired her.

By Justin Jouvenal

Ex-Va. police officer gets more than 7 years for role in Jan. 6 riot

By Rachel Weiner9 minutes ago

Track covid: U.S. cases are down 13% in the past week

Listen: The right-wing rise of tech billionaire Peter Thiel

Carolyn Hax: Parents fight grown child’s career change and relocation ‘tooth and nail’

Bake: Make peach Melba shortcakes with vanilla cream and fresh raspberries

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The corporate minimum tax could hit these ultra-profitable companies

The House is expected to approve the Inflation Reduction Act on Friday. It includes a minimum tax rate of 15 percent on some companies.

By Kevin Schaul

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China’s growing reach is transforming a Pacific island chain

Beijing's beachhead in the Solomon Islands has sparked fears of a loss of sovereignty and warnings of trouble ahead in the strategically located country.

By Michael E. Miller

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A dog was missing. Cavers found her two months later 500 feet underground.

"If we didn’t get her out, she would die in there," one of the rescuers said.

The Army is making its first uniform bra. Vets say it’s long overdue.

By Janay Kingsberry

NBA permanently retires Bill Russell’s number

By Ben Golliver

This CEO posted a crying selfie on LinkedIn. It didn’t go over well.

By Taylor Telford

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Florida to bar Medicaid coverage for those seeking gender-affirming care

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Lawsuit accuses Youngkin of tax avoidance, draws political fire

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Virginia center is first stop in U.S. for thousands of Afghan refugees

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D.C. general election ballot takes shape as November approaches

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The Commanders defensive front disappointed last year. Can it rebound?

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Historians privately warn Biden that America’s democracy is teetering

By Michael Scherer, Ashley Parker and Tyler Pager

When you have covid, here’s how you know you are no longer contagious

By Lena H. Sun and Joel Achenbach

Antarctica’s ‘sleeping giant’ risks melting, threatens spike in sea levels

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Imagine the Smithsonian is under attack. This ‘army’ is ready.

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Justice Dept. seeks to unseal motion for search warrant at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago

Ex-Va. police officer gets more than 7 years for role in Jan. 6 riot

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CDC loosens coronavirus guidance, signaling strategic shift

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Garland is no gambler. My bet is he’s acting on more than a hunch.

Merrick Garland seeks to call Trump’s bluff

Climate & Environment

Biden finally has a climate bill. What happens next?

By Dino Grandoni

An electric vehicle charging station in Bozeman, Mont. (Bloomberg News)

Climate Solutions

Buy now or wait? What the new electric vehicle credits mean for you.

Many of the stipulations in the Inflation Reduction Act have sparked confusion among car buyers.

By Allyson Chiu

Arctic is warming faster than expected, study finds

By Chris Mooney, Brady Dennis and Sarah Kaplan

Massachusetts passes massive climate and clean energy bill targeting transportation, fossil fuels

By Allyson Chiu1 hour ago

Guide to the Pandemic

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How agents get warrants like the one used at Mar-a-Lago, and what they mean

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The FixAnalysis

Fox News and Trump debut new baseless defense after FBI search: What about Obama?

Google gets green light to exempt campaign emails from spam detection

By Isaac Stanley-Becker

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Beto O’Rourke confronts heckler laughing during speech on Uvalde shooting

By Jonathan Edwards

Group with GOP ties targets liberals on Democratic spending bill

By Yeganeh Torbati

166 infrastructure projects awarded billions in federal funding

Administration officials are traveling to key states to herald the grants.

By Michael Laris

Fact CheckerAnalysis

Targeting spending bill, GOP makes hyperbolic claims about the IRS

By Glenn Kessler

Investigations of Trump: More coverage

How agents get warrants like the one used at Mar-a-Lago, and what they mean

The Georgia criminal investigation into Trump and his allies, explained

By Matthew Brown

Inside the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago

Why Trump’s accounting firm ditched him

By Amber Phillips

Russia confirms prisoner swap talks as U.S. hopes for Griner, Whelan release

A Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman said talks are ongoing, but he warned the United States against conducting diplomacy in public.

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How Estonia is coping with the worst inflation in Europe

This Baltic nation represents extreme examples of the price pressures sweeping Europe.

By David J. Lynch

A man took hostages at a bank in Lebanon. People came to support him.

The incident reflected a deep frustration in Lebanon over an ever-worsening economic crisis.

By Sarah Dadouch, Nader Durgham and Suzan Haidamous

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Extreme drought is gripping Europe, intensifying heat and fueling fires

Months of scant rainfall and above-average temperatures have entrenched the region in drought, becoming the worst on record in some countries.

By Matthew Cappucci

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Alleged ISIS ‘Beatles’ member charged with terrorism offenses

By Jennifer Hassan

Chinese navy ship near Sri Lanka sparks diplomatic standoff

By Gerry Shih, Hafeel Farisz and Niha Masih

Legoland Germany roller coaster collision injures more than 30

By Sammy Westfall

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Girl vanished 2 years before police found out. Now they say she was killed.

By Marisa Iati and Brittany Shammas1 hour ago

New Mexico man knew the 2 Muslim men he’s charged with killing, police say

By Bryan Pietsch

A supermoon may diminish views of the ‘best meteor shower of the year’

By Zach Rosenthal

Rev. Carl Kabat, nuclear arms opponent with Plowshares Eight, dies at 88

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Capitol rioter claimed he was elsewhere on Jan. 6, handing out Bibles

D.C., MD. & VA.

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Pedestrian, bike and transit projects in D.C. area get federal boost

By Luz Lazo1 hour ago

D.C. attorney general starts grant program to aid bused-in migrants

By Julie Zauzmer Weil

Here’s how extreme the D.C.-area rainstorm was Wednesday night

By Jason Samenow

D.C. wins $4 million judgment against ‘ghost gun’ parts maker

Md. county petitions Navy for a park, not a golf course, at disputed site

By Fredrick Kunkle

Capital Weather Gang

PM Update: Blissful summertime conditions take hold through Friday

By Ian Livingston2 hours ago

Going Out Guide

The best things to do in the D.C. area the week of Aug. 11-17

By Fritz Hahn, Sophia Solano, Haben Kelati and Adele Chapin

Known coronavirus cases and deaths per 100,000 in the D.C. region

Health & Science

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William ‘Marty’ Martin, authority on eastern timber rattlesnakes, dies at 80

By Brian Murphy

WHO asks people not to attack monkeys over monkeypox

By Jennifer Hassan

What you need to know about the monkeypox vaccine

By Fenit Nirappil and Meryl Kornfield

How to protect teen athletes from high heat and humidity

By Susan Yeargin

Democrats need to sell a health package that doesn’t kick in right away

By Rachel Roubein and McKenzie Beard

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Mets TV broadcast made Edwin Díaz’s trumpet entrance look like a movie

NBA permanently retires Bill Russell’s No. 6

By Ben Golliver

The succession plan for the Mystics is looking like a father-son affair

By Kareem Copeland

‘Field of Dreams’ game was a hit last season. Can MLB keep it going?

By Chelsea Janes

Carson Wentz, Commanders starters to play 15 to 20 snaps vs. Panthers

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Moving in together? Here’s how to marry clashing styles.

By Megan Buerger

What parents should know before letting their kids play in a bounce house

By Zach Rosenthal

As Pokémon is ‘just getting started,’ parents are passing the game’s traditions to their kids

By Teddy Amenabar

Ready to start entertaining again? An expert host answered your questions.

By Jura Koncius

10 years after Austin Tice’s abduction in Syria, his parents still fight for him

By Manuel Roig-Franzia

Carolyn Hax: Parents fight grown child’s career change and relocation ‘tooth and nail’

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Ask Sahaj: My mom can’t deal with emotions. How do I stop resenting her?

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Miss Manners: Can I ask patients not to take calls during visits?

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Ask Amy: What do I say when asked about my estranged family?

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

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How James Franco as Castro highlights exclusion of Latinos in Hollywood

By Paulina Villegas

Judith Durham, who sang with Australia’s the Seekers, dies at 79

By Harrison Smith

‘Cult of the Lamb’ is cute, but it didn’t make me a convert

By Alyse Stanley

Sam Gooden, founding member of the Impressions soul group, dies at 87

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‘The Man Who Could Move Clouds’ is a memoir full of magic

By Rosa Boshier

More wine sellers make representing diverse vintners a priority

By Dave McIntyre

McDonald’s to reopen in Ukraine to create a small sense of ‘normalcy’

World Central Kitchen CEO abruptly exits amid nonprofit’s rapid growth

Quinoa vegetable salad is your road map for using what’s on hand

By Ellie Krieger

TravelIncluding news and tips from By The Way

They braved Barcelona with kids this hot, busy summer and lived well

By Graham H. Cornwell

How can bad weather ruin your flight? Let us count the ways.

By Hannah Sampson

For a dad from Cuba, a Disney cruise into uncharted waters

By Terry Ward

In the Dolomites, South Tyrol is a treasure worth exploring

By Gina Rich