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Once-feared Russian brigade decimated by months of war

The bloody fate of Russia’s 200th Motor Rifle Brigade in Ukraine is emblematic of Vladimir Putin’s derailed invasion plans.

By Greg Miller, Mary Ilyushina, Catherine Belton, Isabelle Khurshudyan and Paul Sonne

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‘Massive’ missile attacks reported across Ukraine, residential building hit

Russia is destroying Ukraine’s economy, raising costs for U.S. and allies

By Jeff Stein and David L. Stern

Elon Musk suspends journalists from Twitter, claims ‘assassination’ danger

Many of the journalists, including from The Washington Post and New York Times, had written about dramas surrounding Musk's takeover of Twitter.

By Paul Farhi

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The 7 morning Briefing

7 things to know today: Ukraine strikes; police killing; Twitter suspensions; Harvard history; ‘Avatar’; and more

‘Space hurricanes’ swirling over the Earth surprise scientists

Over 600 miles in diameter with multiple arms that rotate counterclockwise, space hurricanes contain a calm center, or eye, and “rain” electrons.

By Kasha Patel

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Rigged: The undoing of America’s premier bodybuilding leagues

Jim Manion subverted the National Physique Committee’s nonprofit mission by establishing a parallel for-profit company, The Post found.

By Desmond Butler and John Sullivan

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How a viral siege is making some people sick for weeks, even months

It’s like “a big bomb of viruses went off,” said pediatrician treating kids with flu, RSV, strep and covid.

By Ariana Eunjung Cha

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13 holiday cookie recipes to bring color and joy to the season

By Becky Krystal

Trump downplayed drumbeat of intelligence warnings on covid, report finds

By Shane Harris

A rape survivor’s careful activism in a place where #MeToo feels taboo

By Michelle Boorstein

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Meghan and Harry made a fairy-tale escape. They still seem trapped.

By Monica Hesse

A first look at the trains that will replace Amtrak’s 50-year-old rail cars

By Luz Lazo

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The seven best goals scored in this World Cup

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Argentina, beset by domestic woes, sees salvation in Qatar

Soccer, likely more than any other sport, has a capacity for delivering moments of transcendence. Argentines are hoping for a reprieve.

By Ishaan Tharoor

Retropolis The Past, Rediscovered

When a murderous dictatorship hosted the World Cup

By Frederic J. Frommer

Perspective

For my Moroccan American sons, this World Cup was about more than soccer

By Jackie Spinner

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