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General-election polls show that voters trust Donald Trump more than Hillary Clinton on the economy, and her campaign has been told by donors and advisers that she must strip down her message.
"I have to be honest to myself," Evan Redmond said. (Melina Mara/Post)
Over four days, one 18-year-old delegate from rural North Carolina watched as the Democratic Party rolled out celebrities and musicians, pastors and presidents to convince skeptical Americans that they could trust Hillary Clinton. It worked. Until the final night.
Hours after a federal appeals court struck down North Carolina's voting restrictions, saying they were intended to blunt the clout of black voters, a judge said Wisconsin’s voter-ID law is “a cure worse than the disease.”
A Maryland woman told lawyers that a key witness and jailhouse informant said he lied about his testimony, according to defense attorneys for the man accused in the 2001 death of the Washington intern.
Army documents said the weapon was found in Micah Xavier Johnson's sleeping bag. He also had a female soldier's undergarments and a prescription belonging to another soldier.
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Republicans make up only a third of the state's electorate, so the GOP nominee has to widen his base.
Antonio Armstrong, who also played for Texas A&M, was found shot in the head early Friday. A 16-year-old boy was charged as a juvenile with murder in the slayings.
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Rio 2016
The Female Muslim Athlete
Women in Middle Eastern cultures are finding sports so essential that they compete in hijab headscarves, loose-fitting abaya robes or other covering — and have fostered such a demand for more breathable fabrics that they’ve spawned a new industry.
Google Maps has drawn the ire of Russia for updating both its Russian and Ukrainian maps of the Crimean peninsula with new names.
Like the nation's current leader, Adnan Menderes was a center-right nationalist with tremendous popular support. But before his downfall, he became increasingly autocratic.
Corrections staff in Florida said Antwon Pitt repeatedly exposed himself and made threats. When he returned to Washington, he cut off his GPS bracelet.
A Marylander was forced to confront her feelings about Virginia.
The medium-size plate — a portion between appetizer and entree — is rapidly becoming the standard.
Their 6-year-old is an angel at school but a devil at home. Why is he so sassy with his loved ones?
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