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Former president Trump’s treasury secretary is planning to launch a fund based in Washington, D.C., and would focus on areas including financial technology and entertainment, people familiar with the project said. 
Yet again, conservatives accuse Democrats and the media of hypocrisy on detaining children at the border. Yet again, the charge doesn’t hold up.
Poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti at a 1998 reading in Prague. His City Lights bookshop was a center for Beat Generation writers in San Francisco. (AP)
Lawrence Ferlinghetti became a household name in the 1950s when he stood trial on obscenity charges for publishing Allen Ginsberg’s hallucinatory anti-establishment manifesto “Howl.”
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It's a nearly incomprehensible number, but one way to consider what 500,000 deaths means is to put it in a scale we’re familiar with: time.
The president made a comparison that was widely cited in the news media — but it's wrong, as he said it.
Canada's Justin Trudeau speaks by phone with President Biden in January. (Reuters)
Nika Melia was dragged from his party headquarters early Tuesday, less than a week after Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia suddenly resigned over the plans to arrest him.
Local-level officials face disqualification as Beijing reshapes the electoral system and requires candidates to swear allegiance to the Communist Party.
Protests became violent Saturday in Barcelona after Pablo Hasél was jailed. (Reuters)
Since Pablo Hasel's arrest a week ago, there have been protests every night in major Spanish cities.
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The event provides a glimpse of a "hellscape" future if we don’t build resilience.
This Black History Month, as history struggles to keep up with current events, we can remember how we got here as we keep our eyes on the future.
Rapid tests showed some positive results among lawmakers or staff, Senate President Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore City) said. A number of senators missed the in-person floor session — apparently because they were infected or quarantining. 
Virginia reported single-day highs for coronavirus-related deaths  two days in a row — but Tuesday’s total reflected a backlog of previously unreported deaths.
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The issue was caused by a vendor that is handling system updates required to extend several of the city’s unemployment programs, a city official said.
A change in the weather pattern arrives during the next few days, with the warmest conditions seen in weeks, and more sunshine.
For America’s most highly valued company and some wealthy individuals in their 70s, it’s like money is falling from the skies.
The Bethesda-based hotel giant named Tony Capuano to replace Arne Sorenson, who died unexpectedly last week.
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Russell Westbrook had six of his 32 points in overtime Monday. (Mark J. Terrill/AP)
Bradley Beal and Russell Westbrook have paved the way through Washington's win streak, but the Wizards have been turning in well-rounded performances.
Rare February non-conference games have the potential to influence how the bracket is constructed in mid-March.
Twenty-one teams began full-squad workouts Monday, and the pandemic did not prevent the business of baseball from rolling right along.
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