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Senate careens toward failed vote on Ukraine aid as GOP pushes for border measures

The fate of the $110.5 billion national security package has looked dim since Republicans began demanding politically fraught changes to asylum and other immigration policies.

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U.S. files its first war-crimes charges related to Russia-Ukraine war

Supreme Court case could spark rush of reverse-discrimination claims

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AP African American studies adds lesson on sports and racial justice

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Israel touts civilian warning system, but for Gazans, nowhere is safe

A high-tech hub in Israel aims to protect civilians, but the experiences of Gazans in a densely packed enclave with no escape reveal the limits of its efforts.

By Steve Hendrix, Miriam Berger and Hazem Balousha

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Norman Lear, who brought social commentary to the sitcom, dies at 101

Archie Bunker, Maude Findlay and George Jefferson were among the characters he brought to America’s living rooms.

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Go ahead. Think about the thing that’s keeping you up.

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The Telfar Shopping Bag creates so many unexpected moments of Black joy and connection.

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What kind of boss gets the FBI to tap your home phone? Henry Kissinger.

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Any way you slice it, Elizabeth Warren’s war on Big Sandwich is crummy

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Here’s a realistic path to protecting the Amazon rainforest

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The fourth GOP primary debate in all possible universes, pre-capped

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No, Liz Cheney. You should not run for president.

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In praise of Hillary Clinton’s defense of Israel

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Election 2024

Trump says he wouldn’t be a dictator ‘except for Day One’

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With ‘conversion switch’ devices, machine guns return to U.S. streets

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Arlington man whose house exploded had history of rambling lawsuits

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‘Detransitioners’ wield influence in shaping conservative transgender laws

Prisha Mosley transitioned from female to male in her teens. Last year, she detransitioned and joined with conservative activists trying to ban gender-affirming treatment.

By Molly Hennessy-Fiske

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Deep Reads

A beloved orca was about to be freed when her life ended. Then a reckoning began.

On Aug. 18, 53 years after she arrived at the Miami Seaquarium and just months before she was due to leave it, Tokitae died there.

By Caitlin Gibson

In Australia, the mullet isn’t just a hairstyle – it’s a lifestyle

The haircut, which enjoyed cult status in the 1980s, made a comeback during the covid-19 pandemic, when Australians endured some of the world’s most restrictive lockdowns.

By Michael E. Miller

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Ahead of the Republican debate at the University of Alabama, young conservatives differed over candidates but were united in calling on the party to pay more attention to their generation.

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Republicans set to tank Ukraine, Israel supplemental today

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Sean Hannity demonstrates how to help an authoritarian gain power

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Special counsel alleges Trump ‘sent’ supporters on path to Jan. 6 violence

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Carolyn Hax: Her 18-year-old’s boyfriend is 34. How does a worried mom respond?

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Scientists studied twins’ diets. Those who ate vegan saw fast results.

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What a teaspoon less of salt did for blood pressure in study

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Wintry blast in Europe has brought record snow and bitter cold

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Two people were killed by sharks in encounters that are very rare

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The surprisingly simple way to convince people to go green

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There’s a crisis in the Yukon River

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‘A complete lobby fest’: Why the U.N. climate talks grew so big

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Mountain snow coming to Mid-Atlantic, conversational flakes possible in D.C.

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Intense atmospheric rivers to drench Pacific Northwest; flooding possible

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Technology

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The congressional free-for-all over 702 is well underway

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Ousted propaganda scholar Joan Donovan accuses Harvard of bowing to Meta

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National

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Off-duty pilot accused of trying to cut plane’s engines faces 84 counts

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Las Vegas-S. California high-speed rail gets $3 billion federal grant

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YouTuber gets six months in prison after staging plane crash

By Daniel Wu

Michigan fan sues to keep ‘G0BLUE’ license plate after state reassigned it

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WORLD

In Ukraine, a war of incremental gains as counteroffensive stalls

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Miscalculations and divisions marked offensive planning by U.S. and Ukraine

‘Bombing mishap’ by Nigeria military kills 85 civilians

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23 hikers presumed dead after Indonesian volcano erupts

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U.S. seeks extradition of man accused of helping indicted Russian flee home

By Devlin Barrett

Mpox surge in Congo raises concerns world will ignore warnings again

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‘Price Is Right’ host Drew Carey taps into the quiet power of the platonic ‘I love you.’

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The best singles of 2023: Top pop songs from Olivia Rodrigo to Kylie Minogue

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At home and abroad, one of America’s best painters is having a moment

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Two Smithsonian shows spotlight the topical video art of John Akomfrah

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Health

Analysis

Correcting the record on pneumonia cases in kids

By Fenit Nirappil and McKenzie Beard

Biden ban on menthol cigarettes to be delayed amid political concerns, officials say

By Dan Diamond and David Ovalle

Analysis

Colorado says drug industry blocked its Canada dreams – and Biden hasn’t helped

By Phil Galewitz and McKenzie Beard

Science

The strange tale of Scotland’s buried Egyptian treasures

By Erin Blakemore

Rare lobster found in Maine is two sexes and two colors

By Sydney Page

Astronomers discover six planets orbiting a nearby sun-like star

By Joel Achenbach

SPORTS

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By telling the truth, Dave Roberts sparks Shohei Ohtani free agency frenzy

By Chelsea Janes

Nats’ new scouting director knows his job is ‘bigger than one person’

By Andrew Golden

Lakers beat Suns amid NBA tournament’s first big officiating controversy

By Ben Golliver

Analysis

There are no clear-cut solutions to the NFL’s latest officiating crisis

By Mark Maske

What is the golf ball rollback and why is it happening?

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Business

Job openings fall to 32-month low, as the labor market tightens from boom times

By Lauren Kaori Gurley

CVS plans to overhaul how drugs are priced

By Aaron Gregg and Daniel Gilbert

Alaska Airlines reaches deal to buy Hawaiian Airlines for $1.9 billion

By Lori Aratani

JetBlue, Spirit merger case in the hands of a federal judge

By Stephanie Morales and Lori Aratani

Bipartisan senators seek information about Russian oil flows to U.S. supplier

By Evan Halper, Dalton Bennett and Jonathan O'Connell

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