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Intelligence leak exposes U.S. spying on adversaries and allies

U.S. and European officials scrambled Saturday to understand how classified documents covering all manner of intelligence gathering had made their way online with little notice.

By Shane Harris and Dan Lamothe

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Tiger Woods withdraws from the Masters with injury

By Matt Bonesteel, Adam Kilgore, Barry Svrluga, Chuck Culpepper and Cindy Boren2 minutes ago

Tenn. GOP deepens racial tension after expelling Black lawmakers

By Annie Gowen and Hadley Green

A 17-year-old murdered 3 people. Have 34 years in prison been enough?

By Jasmine Hilton

The Great Salt Lake seemed like it was dying. But there’s been a ‘miraculous’ shift.

By Dan Stillman1 hour ago

Judge in Texas abortion pill ruling has long been part of a community now celebrating his decision

Matthew Kacsmaryk has lived his adult life surrounded by friends and relatives who are staunchly antiabortion, while holding the same views himself.

By Caroline Kitchener

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A flag seen by millions now sits in a Marine vet’s basement, and he’s unsure what to do with it

As millions watched the statue fall in Baghdad’s Firdos Square, Tim McLaughlin’s American flag came to symbolize victory in Iraq.

By Greg Jaffe

Opinions

Bill Clinton: Why has peace endured in Northern Ireland? Hope and history rhymed.

Opinion by Bill Clinton

The worst federal judge in America now has a name

Opinion by Ruth Marcus

Alexandra Petri presents: Real or fake? A history quiz!

Opinion by Alexandra Petri

Vladimir Kara-Murza seeks a free Russia. The Kremlin gives him jail.

Opinion by the Editorial Board

Let me upgrade you ...

Opinion by Karen Attiah

With some of my fellow Stanford Law students, there’s no room for argument

Opinion by Tess Winston

How to fight book bans — and win

Opinion by Alyssa Rosenberg

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The pillars of democracy

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Brazil is obsessed with youth. Why are women going gray?

In the country that leads the world in plastic surgery, some prominent women are embracing gray hair.

By Marina Lopes

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You don’t always need to preheat your oven. Here’s when it matters.

What you're cooking and how your oven preheats are the main factors in determining if it's necessary to preheat your oven.

By Aaron Hutcherson

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Reviews

The best movies of 2023 so far

When it comes to movies, why wait for the end-of-year best-of lists? These movies have all make our evolving critics’ list of 2023′s best.

By Ann Hornaday, Michael O'Sullivan, Thomas Floyd and Mark Jenkins

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Christian worshippers attend Easter Sunday mass in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem’s Old City. (Reuters)

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