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Former president Donald Trump at a rally last month. (Jabin Botsford/The Post)

Shocked and defiant: How Trump is responding to unprecedented indictment

Since a grand jury issued charges related to hush money to an adult film star, the former president has cycled through a range of emotions and postures.

By Ashley Parker and Josh Dawsey

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Deadly tornadoes charge through South, Midwest; 700,000 without power

More than 60 tornado reports across several states were recorded by the National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center on Friday and Saturday. At least 18 people were killed, officials said.

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Men’s Final Four tips off with San Diego State vs. Florida Atlantic

By Glynn A. Hill, Jerry Brewer, Emily Giambalvo and Chuck Culpepper

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The AR-15 has been marketed for 50 years. See how the ads have changed.

By Alex Horton, Monique Woo and Tucker Harris

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House GOP off to slow start, at odds with early Republican majorities past

A STEVE sighting in Alberta in 2018. (Alan Dyer/VWPicks/AP)

How to find STEVE, the purple streak that looks like an aurora but isn’t

Scientists say there could be good opportunities to spot STEVE, a distant cousin of the aurora borealis, as solar activity increases over the next few years.

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The Post ruins April Fools’ Day, 2023 edition

As a public service, we are debunking every brand- or celebrity-related April Fools’ prank we can find today.

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An orangutan struggled to nurse her baby. A human new mom taught her how.

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‘A Thousand and One’: A film worth not just seeing — but celebrating

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Shocked and defiant: How Trump is responding to unprecedented indictment

Since a grand jury issued charges related to hush money to an adult film star, the former president has cycled through a range of emotions and postures.

The Post ruins April Fools’ Day, 2023 edition

The political leanings of people who go on cruises, and more!

An orangutan struggled to nurse her baby. A human new mom taught her how.

Over 24 hours, rumblings of a reckoning for the right

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7 tasks for your April home-maintenance checklist

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Miss Manners: I don’t want to keep buying cakes for office birthdays

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The cause of a young runner’s intense leg pain wasn’t what it seemed

By Sandra G. Boodman

Making a telehealth appointment? You might still pay a facility fee.

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How to make healthy foods Instagram-ready — researchers have advice

By Erin Blakemore

No, moderate drinking isn’t good for your health

By Marlene Cimons

Fatigue is common among older people. Finding its cause is important.

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The Home You Own

Five roommates. One fridge. Much drama.

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Get easy decluttering tips and more with our new text message course

By Washington Post Staff

Clever laundry room upgrades — whether you have $300 or $3,000

By Annie Midori Atherton

7 tasks for your April home-maintenance checklist

By Jeanne Huber

How ‘live, laugh, love’ and Rae Dunn took over American homes

By Courtney Vinopal

12 things to know about wallpaper before you try it in your home

By Jennifer Barger

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

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To re-release her 1974 novel, she had to make peace with her younger self

By Sophia Nguyen

Joan Baez: How I found refuge in drawing

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The epic life of Nicholas Said, from Africa to Russia to the Civil War

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Curtis Sittenfeld’s ‘Romantic Comedy’ finds love in an SNL-like place

Edith Wilson: The first lady who fooled D.C. and ran the White House

By Barbara A. Perry

ClimateExpanded coverage of a changing planet

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To help Earth’s future, people are getting buried like it’s 1860

By Tara Bahrampour

New list of EVs eligible for tax credits to be released next month

By Jeanne Whalen and Steven Mufson

Climate LabAnalysis

Drilling has been a lose-lose-lose for Biden, big oil and environmentalists. Here’s why.

By Harry Stevens

Tornado season is here. Here is what you need to know.

By Matthew Cappucci and Jason Samenow

Which are some of America’s most climate-friendly colleges? This list might surprise you.

By Amudalat Ajasa

How to spot the Trump and Pope AI fakes

3 things everyone’s getting wrong about AI

By Tatum Hunter

Customizing some laptops can be needlessly tricky. Not this one.

By Chris Velazco

Lemon8 is a Chinese-owned app. Can it survive the hype cycle?

By Taylor Lorenz

Google to cut some of its perks to cut costs amid AI race

By Gerrit De Vynck

Italy temporarily bans ChatGPT over privacy concerns

By Claire Parker and Cat Zakrzewski

David Beasley, the outgoing executive director of the World Food Program. (Domenico Stinellis/AP)

350 million are ‘marching toward starvation,’ says outgoing U.N. food chief

By Andrew Jeong

Bodies of 8 believed to be migrants recovered in Canada near U.S. border

By Adela Suliman

Mexican military accused of hindering probe of 43 missing students

By Oscar Lopez and Mary Beth Sheridan

Pope Francis leaves hospital: ‘Still alive,’ he quips

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Arresting a U.S. journalist, Kremlin ruthlessly pursues its wartime aims

By Robyn Dixon and Natalia Abbakumova

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FAA warns of staff shortages in trying to head off summer delays

Survivors of a mass killing face another in Nashville

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Funerals begin in Nashville school shooting, as 9-year-old is mourned

By Kim Mueller

What to know about the Trump-E. Jean Carroll case set for an April trial

By Mark Berman and Shayna Jacobs

He was released from prison. Florida wants him sent back for life.

By Brittany Shammas and Angela M. Hill

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

The dramatic tale of how ‘Tetris’ became a phenomenon

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Weekend road closures planned near downtown, Mall for Cherry Blossom runs

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Congressman calls D.C. schools ‘inmate factories’ and unites a city

By Theresa Vargas

Gov. Moore’s nominee to lead the Maryland State Police is confirmed

By Ovetta Wiggins

Youngkin blasts ‘manufactured’ Trump indictment, stirs partisan rancor

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Convincing Gen Z to work in the federal government

By Andrew Zaleski

Getting to know the federal government

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Every NFL player should support Lamar Jackson’s fight for a fully guaranteed contract

By Kevin B. Blackistone

Josiah Gray and the Washington Nationals face the Atlanta Braves

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Basketball Hall of Fame calls for Gregg Popovich, Dwyane Wade, Dirk Nowitzki

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NBA, players union reach tentative agreement on seven-year labor deal

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Anthony Volpe is the Yankees’ shortstop of the future — and the present

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Move over, unlimited buffet. Now there’s an all-you-can-cruise pass.

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We asked: Can you bring weed on a cruise?

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