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Experts warn of a recession — but it still hasn’t arrived

Ever since the Fed started aggressively hiking interest rates in March, crucial pillars of the economy have stayed remarkably strong. For many businesses and households planning for the future, a slowdown just doesn’t seem imminent.

By Rachel Siegel

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How British architecture has made homes vulnerable to extreme heat and cold

An architectural tour of the country’s houses suggests that the lessons learned over the centuries about how to deal with weather may apply today.

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LIVE: U.S. Vs. Iran, England Vs. Wales

United States faces Iran in must-win Group B clash

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Carolyn Hax: New mom doesn’t want boyfriend’s ex to meet her baby

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Forecasters warn of intense tornado threat across the South

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Volcano eruption threatens Hawaii with dangerous lava ‘hair’ blowing in wind

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Senate poised to pass bill to protect same-sex, interracial marriages

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A Black coach is building a pipeline to bypass football’s biases

In Michigan State’s strict but close-knit world of “OGs” and “shorties,” Black coaches learn from Mel Tucker’s successes and failures

By Candace Buckner

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Kennedy Center Honors

Amy Grant conquered Christian music. That was just her first act.

Amy Grant will become the first contemporary Christian music star to receive the Kennedy Center Honors. The award caps a traumatic year for the beloved singer.

U.S. and Iran fans before a 1998 World Cup meeting. (AFP/Getty Images)

A generation after ‘the mother of all games,’ the U.S. and Iran meet again

By Frederic J. Frommer

On eve of World Cup match with Iran, U.S. team fields questions about governing body’s social media posts

Meet the U.S. team’s ‘grandpa.’ He’s 35.

The group stage is almost over. Who advances?

By Matt Bonesteel1 hour ago

How to watch the World Cup, even if you don’t have cable

By Tatum Hunter

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U.N. wants Great Barrier Reef labeled ‘in danger.’ Australia says ‘no need.’

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Sea levels are rising dramatically off Virginia, threatening a community — and the entire East Coast

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Hawaii’s Mauna Loa volcano erupts for first time in 38 years

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Air fryers are a healthy-eating game changer

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Nearly half of the world’s population has untreated oral diseases, WHO says

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Facebook hack victims lose time, money and peace of mind. The company does next to nothing.

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Top Democrat seeks financial data from Binance, Coinbase, other crypto firms

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Elon Musk says Apple threatened to remove Twitter from App Store

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Jill Biden’s White House holiday decorations once again strike a homier note than Melania Trump’s

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The rise of the roundabout and which state has the most

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Former Va. state trooper catfished a teen and killed her family, police say

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Houston lifts boil water order nearly two days after system failure

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Will Smith tells Trevor Noah ‘I’m a flawed human’ after Oscars slap

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U2 has stayed together since 1976. It hasn’t always been easy.

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How ‘Queen Sugar’ changed the lives of its female directors

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Martin Scorsese fans dub ‘Goncharov’ the best mafia film (n)ever made

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Assault charge dropped against former D.C. deputy mayor

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Maryland AG’s office has investigated 23 fatal encounters involving police

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D.C. Mayor Bowser taps consultants to help city Housing Authority

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Scientists ‘re-discover’ lost pigeon species in Papua New Guinea

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Kristaps Porzingis has a career night as the Wizards snap a three-game skid

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The Nationals are adding personnel to better use data and technology

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Inside Sam Bankman-Fried’s courtship of a Washington regulator

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Incentives can lead employees to cheat or lie at work

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Crypto bank BlockFi, its fate entwined with FTX, files for bankruptcy

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Her mac and cheese took more than 3.5 minutes to make. She’s suing.

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5 cookie baking tips for better batches every time

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Thanksgiving travel was not a fiasco. Is it a good sign for Christmas?

By Hannah Sampson and James Bikales

Private jet travel is booming. No, you still can’t afford it.

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Coast Guard saves overboard cruise passenger in ‘Thanksgiving miracle’

Woman found dead in Zion National Park during hiking trip with husband

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