Democracy Dies in Darkness
Travelers walk through Newark International Airport in New Jersey on Saturday. (AFP/Getty Images)
More than 1 million people went through Transportation Security Administration checkpoints in airports across the country on Friday.
Public health experts and hospital administrators say the abrupt rise in new cases could foreshadow a more difficult December, followed by an even rougher January and a darker February.
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The decades-old pact is meant to reduce the chances of an accidental war by allowing mutual reconnaissance flights by parties to the 34-nation agreement. The withdrawal comes six months after President Trump announced his intention to exit, saying Russia has been violating the pact.
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As infections overwhelmed eastern cities, Los Angeles officials outlawed public gatherings before the contagion arrived. A century later, the city hasn’t fared as well against the coronavirus.
Leaders attending the virtual summit hosted by Saudi Arabia represent nations hit hardest by the coronavirus, including the United States, India, Brazil and France.
Pentagon regulations implemented last year prohibit anyone with gender dysphoria from enlisting after April 12, 2019, but allow transgender service members who enlisted before then to stay in uniform.
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A Republican member’s willingness to consider discredited voting fraud claims — along with his wife’s role as a witness in one of Trump’s lawsuits — has brought additional attention to the panel.
Those close to President-elect Joe Biden insist the ceremony must still have the august feeling of past inaugurations, but that quest is complicated by another urgent demand: to adhere to health guidelines that Biden embraced during his campaign and wants to showcase at the start of his administration.
Reps. Adam B. Schiff (D-Calif.) and Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), the House Intelligence Committee’s top Democrat and Republican, oversee a 2019 impeachment inquiry hearing. (Matt McClain/The Post)
The House Intelligence Committee must overcome deep divisions to restore a culture of bipartisan functionality. Some members don’t think it can be done.
A total solar eclipse in Chile on July 2, 2019. (Matthew Cappucci)
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Most stargazers will miss December’s total solar eclipse, which coincides with the peak of the Geminids meteor shower, due to travel restrictions into Chile and Argentina.
One of the Brazilian president’s top congressional allies was found with wads of cash stuffed into his underpants, while his sons have been accused of embezzlement and money laundering.
Jeffrey A. Hirschfield, a pediatrician in St. Petersburg, Fla., has shared his reservations about a coronavirus vaccine on Twitter. (Octavio Jones for The Post)
Health-care leaders say they have heard concerns about President Trump’s politicization of the vaccines, their rapid development and a lack of information about longer-term safety and effectiveness.
Typically, incumbent judges have dominated ballots in the state. From 1986 to this year’s election — a period that covered hundreds of judges’ races — only nine outside challengers have unseated incumbent, appointed judges, according to officials.
A commemorative slave quarter created to honor the enslaved peoples of southern Maryland stands on the St. Mary’s College of Maryland campus. (Michael Robinson Chavez/The Post)
The discovery of artifacts on the grounds was heartbreaking. “... In my heart of hearts, I had hoped we had no hand in slavery,” the school’s president said.
More than 85 percent of those surveyed by AAA in all three jurisdictions said they perceive traveling during the pandemic as a risk. Of those who are still planning to travel, more than 60 percent plan to drive, according to the survey.
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Colonial building techniques are revealed in a house in Arlington and one in Alexandria.
Kevin Tien, formerly of Emilie’s and Himitsu, explores more of his Vietnamese roots at his new restaurant.
Some markets will remain in-person events with precautions in place, but others have moved online.
Virtual film festivals, streaming concerts and socially distanced events offer escapes during the coronavirus pandemic.
Pierpaolo Piccioli, creative director for Valentino. (Marco Girolami/City Artists Management)
The creative powerhouse behind Valentino believes we all need beauty now — even if we can’t afford it.
The pandemic has forced developers to cut rents and offer perks like covering your moving costs and buying furniture.
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Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman presents President Trump with a jersey in 2019. (Toni L. Sandys/The Post)
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Even under Biden, athletes should continue to use White House invitations to make their voices heard.
If nothing else, Ohio State’s win reminded that very young people play college football, which can sustain its unpredictability even when times seem predictable.
It’s difficult to make the case that any of the NBA’s top contenders have narrowed the gap on the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers.
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A feeling of absence is touching D.C.’s photographic community after the sudden passing of the photographer. 
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Theater of War’s project for front-line medical workers provides a poignant place to gather.
A new compliation is the latest reminder of the political, syrupy and quick-burning breed of pop that took over London in the ’80s.