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A Washington Post examination of video and police records, along with other documents, sheds new light on the mindsets of the two people principally involved. (Brian Monroe/The Post)
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In an exclusive interview, Kyle Rittenhouse said he bought a gun with stimulus money. The first man he shot had just left a psychiatric hospital.
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A memorial brings long overdue recognition to the tens of thousands who have served in peace and war for two and a half centuries.
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A collection of .50-caliber rifles seized from criminals or handed over by Mexican citizens for destruction, in Mexico City in August 2017. (Bernardo Montoya/AFP/Getty Images)
In the United States, the .50 caliber sniper rifle — the stuff of YouTube celebrity — is among the most destructive weapons legally available. In Mexico, drug cartels have used them to shoot down government helicopters and target senior officials.
The doctor, who now lives in Virginia, said in court filings that when the woman was inseminated, in the late 1970s and early ’80s, frozen sperm was less reliable.
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Your guide to Georgia's Senate runoff elections
The races between Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.) and Jon Ossoff (D) as well as Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) and Rev. Raphael Warnock (D) will be decided on Jan. 5.
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Here is a comparison of what President Trump has said and what his lawyers have said about the same subjects.
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Labor, management groups called on President-elect Joe Biden to resume forums that facilitated workplace relations under the Clinton and Obama administrations.
Gwinnett County election workers handle ballots in the recount in Lawrenceville, Ga. (Getty Images)
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A Palestinian shepherd herds her flock at Givat Hamatos settlement on the outskirts of Jerusalem. (Mahmoud Illean/AP)
After a sympathetic Trump administration, Israeli settlers predict a return to the old game in which they push to expand their communities until the White House pushes back.
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The president has begun his final battle against open-ended U.S. conflicts.
The longest war in U.S. history remains a problem nearly four years after President Trump took office pledging to bring U.S. troops home from conflicts overseas.
Inviting allies of the president to speak or teach at Harvard University would legitimize subverting democratic norms, the signatories warned.
New York intensive care nurse Darya Haurylava, left, with respiratory therapist Fred Ashton. (Intermountain Healthcare)
“I think the surge in New York City changed all of us healthcare workers and gave us an incredible feeling of being united, and because of that, being stronger together,” said Darya Haurylava, an intensive care nurse in New York City.
An investigation found that Martin Philbert had harassed multiple women over many years.
“Hey, Pete, where’s your mask? Where’s your mask, Pete?” the server said in a video posted to social media. “What are you doing, Pete? We’re in a pandemic, Pete.”
The organization did not announce a reopening date. The greater Washington region reported more than 5,000 new coronavirus infections Thursday, a record for a single day.
The action comes as the state is facing a two-week-plus stretch of record-setting numbers of new coronavirus ­cases.
The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library was recently renovated. (Bill O'Leary/The Post)
The multimillion-dollar plan would replace small libraries with bigger ones, and perhaps add a branch.
Virtual film festivals, streaming concerts and socially distanced events offer escapes during the coronavirus pandemic.
The R&B mainstay’s new album pays tribute to Marvin Gaye by aiming to continue his work.
We Happy Few adapts tale of detective Loveday Brooke for home listening, with extras sent by mail.
Santa Claus stands outside Mulhall's Nursery in Omaha, Neb. (Calla Kessler for The Post)
The pandemic has forced retailers to rethink just about every part of the busy shopping season.
Authorities will allege that the purchases of Instagram and WhatsApp helped create an anti-competitive social networking juggernaut that has left users with few quality alternatives.
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) sent senators home through Thanksgiving despite no progress with Democrats on new relief, as the pandemic spirals out of control and forces new shutdowns.
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Maryland also had to cancel its game against Ohio State last week. The football team has now had 23 players test positive for the coronavirus in two weeks.
James Harden, left, and Russell Westbrook share a light moment before a 2019 preseason game in Japan. (AP)
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Amid wider uncertainty, roster shake-ups promise to be even more volatile as teams focus on the present.
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Sorting through the top takeaways from the draft, from top prospects like Anthony Edwards, James Wiseman and LaMelo Ball to trades made by the Philadelphia 76ers and Milwaukee Bucks.
The two will team up in a tournament for the first time at the PNC Championship, a competition comprising two-person parent-and-child teams from the PGA and LPGA tours.
Singer Raheem DeVaughn is about to unveil his new album, “What a Time to Be In Love.” (Jean Marc)
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There are a number of early glitches and a different multiplayer pacing than "Modern Warfare," but nothing new shines particularly brightly.
Brooks, who is releasing a new album on Friday, called the Internet the “misinformation highway.”