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Rare protests against China’s ‘zero covid’ policy erupt across country

Demonstrations were sparked by accusations that pandemic restrictions had hampered rescuers trying to reach a deadly fire in Xinjiang.

By Lily Kuo

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Climate & EnvironmentExpanded coverage of a changing planet

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An island community moved to the mainland. Now the fast-rising sea is following.

The story of Oyster, Va., is a warning for the rest of the East Coast.

By Chris Mooney, Zoeann Murphy and Simon Ducroquet

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The 7 morning Briefing

7 things to know today: China protests; Georgia runoff; coronavirus deaths; rising seas; remote work; and more

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Calling out of the blue: Why would you do this to someone you love?

In the age of texting and DMs, a ringing phone can sound like nothing but bad news.

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Readers critique The Post: What have we become?

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D.C.’s downtown is comatose. Here’s how to revive it.

Opinion by the Editorial Board

California greenlights jaywalking. It’s a step in the right direction.

Opinion by Bruce Feirstein

After more than 600 mass shootings this year, let’s be honest about guns

Opinion by the Editorial Board

There’s an upside to crypto’s collapse

Opinion by Katrina vanden Heuvel

How the pandemic ended America’s bad romance with work

Opinion by Helaine Olen

Divided government demands creativity. Here are 3 ways to get things done.

Opinion by E.J. Dionne Jr.

The West is finally waking up to the real problem in Iran

Opinion by Masih Alinejad

Listen: Black Friday is now more than a month long. What’s changed and why.

Track covid: Daily U.S. hospitalizations rose 7% in the past week

Ask Damon: My boss brought in political signs. I don’t share his views.

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Pilot, passenger rescued after plane gets tangled in high-voltage lines in Maryland

The terrifying oddity of the incident had drawn hundreds of onlookers to a nearby shopping center. They milled about and gazed up at the white airplane stuck in the tower, at times barely visible through the nighttime fog.

By Dan Morse and Martin Weil

High-profile Republicans gain followers in first weeks of Musk’s reign

By Gerrit De Vynck, Jeremy B. Merrill and Luis Melgar1 hour ago

Post Politics Now

UC-Berkeley can’t use race in admissions. Is it a model for the country?

The University of California at Berkeley’s demographics, and its efforts to shape them, illuminate the stakes as the Supreme Court weighs a potential ban nationwide on affirmative action in admissions.

By Nick Anderson