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Many emerging markets are enjoying some of the lowest lending costs on record, but a move by the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates sooner than expected could shake both those borrowers and the U.S. economy.
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Border Patrol agents process undocumented migrants on June 25 in Del Rio, Tex. (Sergio Flores for The Post)
Migrants of certain nationalities are entering the United States at specific border sectors, channeled by smuggling organizations attempting to exploit uneven enforcement policies.
The Defense Department, citing evolving requirements and industry advances, said the cloud computing contract awarded to Microsoft no longer meets its needs.
At the time of his arrest, defendant Fi Duong had several guns, including an AK-47, and the material to make 50 molotov cocktails, court documents said.
President Biden on Tuesday took an urgent tone regarding the highly contagious delta variant. Mass vaccination sites are closing, replaced by a push to weave vaccines into Americans’ daily destinations.
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Much of Florida and the Southeast are bracing for impacts from the storm, which could bring heavy rain, strong winds and tornadoes, as well as an ocean surge along the coast.
Writer Ta-Nehisi Coates will also join the Howard faculty, a major recruiting win for the historically Black D.C. university.
Gwen Levi is seen in April after being released from prison during the pandemic. (Bill O’Leary/The Post)
Gwen Levi, 76, was conditionally set free during the pandemic. Her release, however, was revoked after she attended a computer word-processing class in Baltimore on June 12 and didn’t return calls from officials monitoring her. Now she's been ordered released.
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Temperature anomalies simulated across the West over the next five days. (WeatherBell)
Temperatures 20 degrees above normal could bring record-challenging heat to the West once again this weekend into next week.
Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, condemned a conservative “culture campaign” that restricts lessons on race.
The vast majority of new cases and new hospitalizations that month also were among the unvaccinated. Experts say the numbers prove the effectiveness of vaccines.
A state-commissioned study set to begin this month will examine whether to alter a funding formula that awards jurisdictions with more felony convictions.
In a game against Northwestern High in October 1970, DeMatha's Kevin Costello (74) made a block that his teammates still remember. (DeMatha Catholic High School)
Could the game film from 1970 DeMatha-Northwestern contest still be out there?
The National Museum of Natural History’s “Unsettled Nature” uses art — yes art — to deliver a grim yet disturbingly beautiful message about the environment.
Navigating timed tickets and mask requirements at the Smithsonian, National Gallery of Art and other attractions.
The fast-food chain Jollibee is hugely popular in its native Philippines. One bite of its fried chicken, and you'll understand why.
A restaurant in Los Angeles advertises for help in May. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images)
More than 900,000 people quit their jobs in June, the highest number since 2016.
Many people saved money during the pandemic and saw their home values increase, which meant they could purchase a second home where they could work remotely and spend time with their families.
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Director Richard Donner, right, with actor Mel Gibson in 1994. (Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)
Richard Donner1930–2021
Donner was also known for wrangling a cast of talented child actors in “The Goonies.”
If you have ever shaken your fist at the heavens and wailed, “This is the worst day ever!,” D.C. author Michael Farquhar would beg to disagree.
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