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Quake’s toll passes 5,000 in Turkey, Syria

Crews scour rubble amid rising fears of a new humanitarian crisis

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After the balloon, China works on fixing U.S. ties while still looking tough

By Christian Shepherd and Lyric Li

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Electric vehicles can now power your home for three days

Some automakers are now promising anyone with an EV that the enormous battery on wheels can reverse the flow of electricity to power the entire home.

By Michael J. Coren

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Carolyn Hax: Family treasures in ‘storage’ actually went to the dump

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Live briefing: War in Ukraine

Ukraine vows to defend Bakhmut as Russia claims successes in combat

By Andrew Jeong and Jennifer Hassan

Toxic chemicals burn over Ohio derailment site during controlled release

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As Southwest, FAA probes begin, fallout could shape flying for years

By Lori Aratani, Ian Duncan and Michael Laris

Harry Whittington leaves the hospital in 2006. (AP)

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The thing Harry Whittington refused to lie about

Whittington, the man shot by Dick Cheney in a hunting accident, remained gracious about what happened — and discreet.

By Paul Farhi

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RetropolisThe Past, Rediscovered

Enter our time machine to 1969, the last time unemployment was this low

From the labor force to music and TV, American society looked very different in 1969, the last time the jobless rate in the U.S. was at 3.4 percent.

By Ronald G. Shafer and Hamza Shaban

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On routine house call, pest control finds 700 pounds of acorns in the walls

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Her car died, so she walks to work. One day on the walk, she found $15,000.

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Quake in Turkey and Syria follows a deeper history of disaster

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Analysis

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Science

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