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Obamacare once cost Democrats elections. Now Biden’s hoping to win on it.

The Affordable Care Act, a law once derided and demonized by Republicans as a big government power grab, is becoming a politically untouchable part of the American safety net, with more than 45 million people now relying on its provisions for health coverage.

By Dan Diamond

March Madness

LSU’s Kim Mulkey holds grudges, battles everyone and keeps winning

As the women’s game finally takes center stage, Mulkey is viewed by some as college basketball’s cartoonishly ornery supervillain and an essential part of the show. But some former players say that her coaching approach takes a toll.

By Kent Babb

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U-Conn. men go on 30-0 run vs. Illinois; No. 1 USC holds off Baylor

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The last hours of Baltimore’s Key Bridge: Dark. Quiet. Then chaos and tragedy.

As the Dali drifted toward the bridge, a pilot ordered the anchor dropped. Police stopped traffic. But workers on the span couldn’t escape its collapse.

By Emily Davies, Peter Hermann, Tom Jackman, Jasmine Hilton, Justin Jouvenal and William Wan

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How Ralph Fiennes figured out why Macbeth would kill

As Laurence Olivier once did, now Fiennes, who has played Hamlet on Broadway, Coriolanus on film and Marc Antony at London’s National Theatre, defines for audiences how Shakespeare is heard and seen.

By Peter Marks

Better LivingEasy wins. Good habits.

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By Sophia Nguyen

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election 2024

Could Biden’s problems with Black voters help Trump win?

Black voters have long been the Democratic Party’s most loyal constituency, but the Trump campaign is trying to make inroads, and the Biden team is worried about turnout.

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Republican-appointed judges raise alarm over Trump attacks on law

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Carolyn Hax: Parents’ sudden divorce complicates plans for ‘dream’ wedding

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Technology

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GOP lawmakers replace trustees at historically Black college in Tennessee

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A conservative publisher actually had ties to Soros. Litigation ensued.

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