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STATE OF THE UNION

Biden ‘optimistic’ about America’s future

President heckled by GOP when he says some Republicans want to cut Social Security, Medicare

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DEADLY EARTHQUAKEs

An aerial view of Hatay, Turkey. (Reuters)

Rescue teams race against the cold as quake death toll rises to nearly 8,000

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In a Turkish town shattered by the earthquake, death is everywhere

By Kareem Fahim and Zeynep Karatas

Did animals in Turkey, Syria sense the quake early? Here’s the science.

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Chinese balloon part of vast aerial surveillance program, U.S. says

China’s spy balloon effort operates in Hainan province off China’s south coast and has for years collected information on military assets in several countries, U.S. officials say.

By Ellen Nakashima, Shane Harris, John Hudson and Dan Lamothe

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Stop the political blame game and start cutting the debt

Opinion by Joe Manchin

Turkey desperately needs our help. Let’s give it quickly and selflessly.

Opinion by Lee Hockstader

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State of disunion

Opinion by Michael de Adder

5 lessons from past earthquakes to navigate Turkey’s tragedy

Opinion by Judith Hubbard

Time for another Supreme Court revolution

Opinion by Hugh Hewitt

By retiring, Feinstein can make history one more time

Opinion by Jonathan Capehart

The federal workforce is aging. It’s time for a new generation.

Opinion by Anthony Fauci and Max Stier

Listen: Sifting through the rubble in Turkey and Syria

Track covid: Daily U.S. hospitalizations fell 8% in the past week

Ask a Doctor: How to know if your bowel movements are normal

Cook: Can I sub chicken breasts for thighs? Answers to your cooking questions.

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Heat pumps are defying Maine’s winters and oil industry pushback

Electric heat pumps are proving popular in Maine, despite frigid winters and an oil industry campaign to discredit the technology.

By Anna Phillips

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Trying Microsoft’s AI chatbot search engine, some answers are uh-oh

Try searching the web through an AI chatbot with our tech columnist.

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Surfing legend Bethany Hamilton is at odds with her sport over its transgender policy

Hamilton said she will skip World Surfing League competition if the policy, which aligns with that of the Olympics, goes forward.

Uvalde parents push for laws to prevent shootings in gun-friendly Texas

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Don’t file your taxes yet, IRS says amid confusion over state benefits

By Jacob Bogage

This historic Vermeer show will probably never happen again

By Philip Kennicott

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Electric vehicles can now power your home for three days

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As glaciers melt, sudden flood risks threaten 15 million people, study finds

Ohio train derailment: What are the risks of toxic vinyl chloride?

By Anna Phillips

California storms left behind a ‘generational snowpack.’ What that means.

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BP dials back climate pledge amid soaring oil profits

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These companies will pay you for your data. Is it a good deal?

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Finding love, sex and harassment on dating apps

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Microsoft is trying to push Bing into the future with OpenAI technology

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Will this Twitter hearing be the most hostile yet?

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What teens think parents should know about phones

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On routine house call, pest control finds 700 pounds of acorns in the walls

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Video captures giant panda cub’s adorable gymnastics at National Zoo

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It’s all over now: We found the kid who stole Brian Jones’s dulcimer

Getting married in Vegas? Pick up your license at the airport.

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BLACK HISTORY MONTH

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Education Dept. may miss Oct. 1 deadline for redesigned FAFSA form

By Danielle Douglas-Gabriel

FAA lags in response to known safety problems, House members say

By Michael Laris

Her car died, so she walks to work. One day on the walk, she found $15,000.

Live-streaming traffic stop is free speech, but protecting it is a challenge

By Rachel Weiner

As Southwest, FAA probes begin, fallout could shape flying for years

By Lori Aratani, Ian Duncan and Michael Laris

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Here comes spring TV, even if you’re not caught up on fall TV

By Travis M. Andrews

Cartoonish comedy is in the crabgrass in this ‘Native Gardens’

By Celia Wren

It took 3 playwrights to get to the truth of ‘The Lifespan of a Fact’

By Thomas Floyd

‘Cairo Conspiracy’: A web of lies, spun in a world much like our own

By Michael O'Sullivan

D.C., MD. & VA.

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Metro worker had gunman in chokehold to protect commuter during rampage, file shows

By Keith L. Alexander and Peter Hermann

Va. General Assembly faces stalemate on guns, abortion at ‘crossover’

By Gregory S. Schneider and Laura Vozzella

D.C. Council to spend $850,000 to design Taft Bridge suicide barriers

By Karina Elwood

HIV diagnoses up slightly in D.C. after testing dipped during pandemic

By Jenna Portnoy

Fairfax County to end its covid state of emergency

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Patients needing home IV nutrition fear dangerous shortages

By Arthur Allen

Sen. Cassidy shares his HELP Committee hopes this year

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Bobi is world’s oldest dog. Yours can live a long, happy life, too.

By Andrea Salcedo

Essential insects in East Asia have declined massively, study finds

By Meaghan Tobin

NASA and DARPA are working on a nuclear-powered rocket that could go to Mars

By Christian Davenport

How will ‘couch potato’ humans evolve? Idle cavefish offer clues.

By Mark Johnson

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The Super Bowl is a spectacle again after two years of covid restrictions

Patrick Mahomes played on a high ankle sprain. Here’s why that’s so rare.

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A Super Bowl lesson: Don’t fear the pricey franchise quarterback

By Jerry Brewer

A surfing legend is at odds with her sport over its transgender policy

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Photos, charts and playlists from 1969, the last time unemployment was this low

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Biden economy keeps defying predictions. Will it last?

By David J. Lynch

U.S. is not investigating Musk’s Twitter purchase despite reports of foreign investors’ special privileges

Stores are pushing vendors to cut prices, but your bill will stay the same

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Homemade garlic bread pizza is a snap thanks to store-bought staples

Roast chicken might be the most romantic dinner of all

This queso is a cheesy dip that begs for another scoop

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Arlington’s King of Koshary serves Egyptian food fit for royalty

Laptop battery fire forces United flight to land, hospitalizes 4

By Amanda Finnegan and Andrea Sachs

Airlines are getting tough on ‘personal items,’ and it could cost you

By Christopher Elliott

The new rules of travel

By Natalie B. Compton

Cargo plane nearly hits passenger flight, leading to FAA investigation

By Maham Javaid