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Biden announces he is running for reelection

President Biden made the announcement in a video, saying that he wanted to “finish the job” he started when the country was racked by a deadly pandemic, a reeling economy and a teetering democracy.

By Toluse Olorunnipa, Tyler Pager and Michael Scherer

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Tucker Carlson’s abrupt Fox News exit fits with Murdoch playbook

Employees of Rupert Murdoch dating back to the 1980s have described being suddenly removed from top positions at his businesses.

By Frances Vinall

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Harry Belafonte with his son, David, and second wife, Julie, in 1958. (Harry Naltchayan/The Post)

Harry Belafonte, barrier-smashing singer of ‘Day-O’ and human rights activist, dies at 96

Belafonte, whose dynamic shout of “Day-O!” from “The Banana Boat Song” and other music from world folk traditions propelled him to stardom, helped bankroll the civil rights movement at home and human rights causes worldwide.

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Why we must read fiction even as terrible times loom

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Opinion by Leana S. Wen

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Opinion by Brett Christophers

Tammy Baldwin has picked the lock on split-ticket voters

Opinion by Jennifer Rubin

A closer look at the U.S. pandemic response reached an unsettling conclusion

Opinion by the Editorial Board

How the NFL draft epitomizes a national obsession with the big buildup

Opinion by Richard Zoglin

Tucker Carlson, a terrible individual, leaves Fox News

Opinion by Erik Wemple

How state legislatures went off the rails

Opinion by Karen Tumulty

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Ask Sahaj: How do I stop getting into imaginary arguments about politics?

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GOP readies debt ceiling vote as Wall Street begins to panic

Cease-fire makes Sudan’s capital a patchwork of war and calm

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Conceding missteps, College Board pledges to revise AP Black studies course

By Nick Anderson

Prince Harry suit against Murdoch reveals secret Prince William settlement

By Karla Adam1 hour ago

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These 4 free apps can help you identify every flower, plant and tree around you

Naturalist apps, designed and managed by scientists with world-class data, help us reconnect with the world around us.

By Michael J. Coren

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How CNN addressed Don Lemon’s firing on air

There were warm words but few details after what appears to be an acrimonious split.

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She was a sex-trafficked teen. Then she was arrested as a trafficker.

At 17, Tiffany Simpson was being sold for sex when she was accused of trafficking a 13-year-old girl. Would Georgia ever see her as a victim?

By Jessica Contrera

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Harry Belafonte, barrier-smashing entertainer and activist, dies at 96

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Schumer announces Senate will vote on the Equal Rights Amendment this week

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THE DISCORD LEAKS

A restaurant worker in Samandag, Turkey, throws out trash near a towering pile of rubble. (Nicole Tung for The Post)

A new threat rises in earthquake-battered Turkey: Mountains of rubble

By Kareem Fahim

Russia’s Lavrov spars with Western officials at U.N.

By Karen DeYoung

Live briefing: War in Ukraine

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By Andrew Jeong, Adela Suliman and Adam Taylor46 minutes ago

Political crisis overshadows Israel’s most sacrosanct national holiday

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Restored estate shows Jefferson’s complex relationship with Sally Hemings’s brother

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North Dakota governor signs near-total abortion ban into law

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Ky. sheriff’s office hires detective who fatally shot Breonna Taylor

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Jury selection to begin in E. Jean Carroll lawsuit against Donald Trump

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Adams Morgan’s beloved Amsterdam Falafelshop is closing for good

Moore signs Md. bill to transfer control of troubled 529 savings agency

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Successor to outgoing Maryland Del. Darryl Barnes to be named this week

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They endured covid. But some health-care workers mistrust the future.

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