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Kansas town weighs racial justice as ex-officer faces charges of abuse

Former detective Roger Golubski is charged with raping Black women in Kansas City, Kan., two decades ago. Residents are asking how far did the corruption go?

By David Nakamura

War in Ukraine

Western sanctions catch up with Russia’s wartime economy

The establishment of a new council to coordinate military supplies reflects the Kremlin's grave concerns over the economy.

By Catherine Belton and Robyn Dixon

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World Cup

For the young USMNT, it’s ‘we win, we’re in’ at the World Cup

By Steven Goff

Live: Argentina vs. Mexico

Opinions

Artemis says, to the moon! But it might simply prove our human limits.

Opinion by David Von Drehle

Cartoon

Bullets over America

Opinion by Michael de Adder

Reparations for Black Americans can work. Here’s how.

Opinion by Andrew Delbanco

Forget about Kari Lake’s loss. Here’s the biggest sign of Arizona’s moderation.

Opinion by Fernanda Santos

For evidence that GOP ‘angertainment’ isn’t working, take a look at Colorado

Opinion by Jim Geraghty

3 reasons Yale Law was right to quit the U.S. News rankings

Opinion by James Forman Jr.

Why artificial intelligence is now a primary concern for Henry Kissinger

Opinion by David Ignatius

In Belarus, a champion of democracy suffers solitary confinement

Opinion by the Editorial Board

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Florida’s beaches were already low on sand. Then Ian hit. Then Nicole.

Local officials and residents are struggling to find sand to support oceanfront buildings and rebuild eroded beaches.

By Lori Rozsa

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RetropolisThe Past, Rediscovered

A Black boating tradition on the Chesapeake ran into racism — then tragedy

A March gale sank the Claud W. Somers, and that’s not all it destroyed. It ended a tradition of Black skipjack captain-owners on the Chesapeake Bay.

By Rona Kobell

Would you buy a made-in-China electric car? They’re coming.

China is already a major manufacturer of electric vehicles for its own market. Now it's starting to export to the U.S. and Europe.

By Jeanne Whalen

RetropolisThe Past, Rediscovered

Fact-checking ‘The Crown’: Did Britain want Queen Elizabeth to abdicate?

By Gillian Brockell

Irene Cara, Oscar-winning singer of hits including ‘Fame,’ dies at 63

By Victoria Bisset

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America’s gun violence and the incalculable toll of empty seats

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WORLD CUP

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Fitting the World Cup into tiny Qatar

Qatar is the smallest country ever to hold the games, dwarfed by prior hosts Russia and Brazil, and a future host: the entire continent of North America.

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Your GROUP STAGE guide

Western sanctions catch up with Russia’s wartime economy

The establishment of a new council to coordinate military supplies reflects the Kremlin's grave concerns over the economy.

Opinion

Forget about Kari Lake’s loss. Here’s the biggest sign of Arizona’s moderation.

Trump criticized for dining with far-right activist Nick Fuentes and rapper Ye

Kansas town weighs racial justice as ex-officer faces charges of abuse

Opinion

For evidence that GOP ‘angertainment’ isn’t working, take a look at Colorado

Politics

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Analysis

Steny Hoyer sought ‘consensus.’ The next Democratic leaders may find that hard.

Hoyer hopes the new top Democrats can replicate the balance of the outgoing three, but the new guard must contend with the polarization of the Republican Party.

By Paul Kane