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A man and child look at fire damage in Lahaina, Hawaii, last week. (Matt McClain/The Post)
As the president prepares to visit Maui on Monday to survey the damage and console distraught residents, both his government’s response and his personal reaction to the disaster are under intense scrutiny.
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Ukraine’s inability to demonstrate decisive success on the battlefield is stoking fears that the conflict is becoming a stalemate and international support could erode.
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The Aug. 11 police raid of the Marion County Record’s offices sparked outrage among First Amendment advocates and news organizations across the nation.
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Many parents believe they should raise self-reliant kids. But we should really be teaching a more profound lesson.
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Two years after taking power, the Taliban is overseeing its first major infrastructure project: A 115-mile canal that will divert water from the Amu Darya river.
Sand banks line the beach in Long Beach, Calif., on Saturday ahead of the storm’s approach. (Caroline Brehman/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)
While the monster storm will weaken during its northward march, it is nonetheless expected to bring extreme and wide-reaching impacts to California, the Desert Southwest and Baja California in Mexico.
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(Stephen Hufman/Leavenworth Summer Theater)
Welcome to Leavenworth, Wash., a Bavarian wonderland where a production of “The Sound of Music” is a mainstay, along with a reindeer farm, a nutcracker museum and a stunning view of the Cascade mountain range.
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