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Overview

Israel pounds Gaza Strip, prepares for ground assault

Amid war, Palestinian Authority struggles to be heard

Blinken flies to Israel as Gaza humanitarian crisis worsens

Gambling on a ‘pragmatic’ Hamas was a deadly mistake, analysts say

HOUSE SPEAKER

Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) speaks after a House Republicans meeting. (Matt McClain/The Post)

Republicans fail to coalesce around speaker choice, leaving House in limbo

Steve Scalise was nominated by a majority of the conference, but did not have the support of 217 lawmakers needed to claim the gavel on the House floor.

By Marianna Sotomayor, Leigh Ann Caldwell and Jacqueline Alemany

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U.S. intensifies push to use Moscow’s $300 billion war chest for Kyiv

Considerable amounts of Kremlin funds are frozen in Western nations, and the Biden administration is increasingly interested in using them to benefit Ukraine.

By Jeff Stein, John Hudson and Amanda Coletta

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The first National Coming Out Day 35 years ago took on Reagan and AIDS stigma

On Oct. 11, 1988, at the height of the AIDS crisis and a wave of homophobia, people were asked to take a daring step by declaring publicly that they were gay.

By Nora Neus

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Analysis

War in Gaza complicates Ukraine battle for both Zelensky and Putin

Steve Scalise can avoid repeating Kevin McCarthy’s mistakes

Congress can’t afford gridlock in the face of immediate crises.

Opinion by the Editorial Board

The Hamas horror is also a lesson on the price of populism

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Trump drew a red line with Iran on killing Americans. Biden must enforce it.

Opinion by Marc A. Thiessen

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Why Paris is bugging out over ‘punaises de lit’

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The pandemic changed us in so many ways. Here are just a few.

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Today’s Opinions: A heartbreaking window into life in Gaza

Opinion by Drew Goins

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In Bankman-Fried trial, Caroline Ellison offers explosive testimony

By Eli Tan and Tory Newmyer

Winning ticket for $1.73 billion Powerball jackpot bought in California

By Ben Brasch and Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff

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Analysis

The camera on Google’s new phone uses AI to make everyone smile

A new AI function called Best Take in Google’s Pixel 8 lets you replace people’s faces, saving memories of moments that never actually happened.

By Geoffrey A. Fowler

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Argentina wildfires create apocalyptic scene of blazes at city’s edge

The wildfires came amid unseasonably hot, dry and windy weather, with temperatures in the 90s and winds exceeding 35 mph in some areas.

By Scott Dance

Jada Pinkett Smith says she and husband Will Smith separated years ago

By Samantha Chery

9 recipes inspired by famous literary meals

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The Hamas horror is also a lesson on the price of populism

Our leader is a public-relations genius but an incompetent prime minister. His behavior over many years enabled a calamity to strike Israel.

In photos: The scene as the Israel-Hamas war continues

Massive prehistoric solar storm is warning for Earth, researchers say

‘Every Hamas member is a dead man,’ Netanyahu says in fiery speech, as Israel masses troops near Gaza Strip

Republicans fail to coalesce around speaker choice, leaving House in limbo

Politics

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Supreme Court seems inclined to reinstate disputed South Carolina map

The congressional map drawn by the GOP-majority legislature moved Whites into one district and Blacks out. But the legislature said those decisions focused on political party, not race.

By Robert Barnes

Analysis

Why George Santos and Bob Menendez are unlikely to resign … yet

By Philip Bump

Analysis

What a Speaker Scalise might mean for the GOP

By Aaron Blake

Why Trump casts himself as a martyr, and why his supporters go along

By Marc Fisher

Election 2024

Mitt Romney urges his donors to coalesce behind one challenger to Trump

By Maeve Reston

Democrat Thomas Suozzi launches bid to take back George Santos’s House seat

By Maegan Vazquez

Former baseball star Steve Garvey running for Feinstein’s Senate seat

By Amy B Wang

Analysis

Sean Hannity’s predictable heel turn on RFK Jr.

By Philip Bump

Trump Cases

The FixAnalysis

A tantalizing detail in a new Trump legal filing

By Aaron Blake

After years of exaggerating his business assets, Trump confronts them in court

By Jonathan O'Connell and Shayna Jacobs

Advice

Carolyn Hax: Children of divorce more excited about mom’s new baby than dad’s

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Miss Manners: Co-workers’ inappropriate comments make me uncomfortable

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Ask Amy: My biological dad is also the father of a ‘very famous entertainer’

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California isn’t banning Skittles, but four additives will be removed

By Marlene Cimons

Why some people don’t feel the buzz of caffeine

By Hannah Seo

Advice

The simple, science-backed routine for more youthful skin

By Trisha Pasricha, MD

Why disabled people struggle to book hotels

By Amanda Morris

1 percent of children had long covid through last year, CDC says

By Linda Searing

ClimateExpanded coverage of a changing planet

How climate change is threatening your beer

By Maggie Penman

These are the places that could become ‘unlivable’ as the Earth warms

By Scott Dance

A watchdog group found a big flaw in a major environmental policy

By Maxine Joselow

Rich countries promised poor nations billions for climate change. They aren’t paying.

By Timothy Puko

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Massive prehistoric solar storm is warning for Earth, researchers say

By Kasha Patel

Category 5 typhoon in Pacific sees winds leap 95 mph in 24 hours

By Matthew Cappucci

Five things to look for during Saturday’s ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse

By Matthew Cappucci

Category 4 Hurricane Lidia slams into western coast of Mexico

By Ian Livingston

Historic warmth grips Europe as summerlike weather refuses to relent

By Ian Livingston

Flawless or fake? Google’s AI now fixes smiles.

By Geoffrey A. Fowler

How to limit graphic social media images from the Israel-Hamas war

By Shira Ovide

How to avoid falling for misinformation, AI images on social media

By Heather Kelly

Technology

Virtual reality has expanded into a new field: Job training

By Eric Adelson and N. Kirkpatrick

Analysis

The largest cyberattack of its kind recently happened. Here’s how.

By Tim Starks and David DiMolfetta

Why TikTok videos on the Israel-Hamas war have drawn billions of views

By Taylor Lorenz

National

At colleges, violence in Israel and Gaza ignites a war of words

By Jack Stripling and Laura Meckler

More presumed human remains found in Titan submersible wreckage, Coast Guard says

By Jonathan Edwards

Florida approved an SAT alternative, but experts say the test is unproven

By Nick Anderson

Atlanta officer terminated after Taser-related death was ruled a homicide

By Praveena Somasundaram

Texas boy, 13, convicted for killing Sonic worker with AR-style rifle

By Timothy Bella

WORLD

StyleNews from the front lines of culture

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In Vegas, the only thing we have to Sphere is Sphere itself

The future is a mutating dome in the desert. Let us show you around.

By Maura Judkis

Washington Post cuts follow rapid expansion, unmet revenue projections

By Elahe Izadi and Will Sommer

Perspective

Nancy Mace gives herself an ‘A’

By Monica Hesse

Joan Baez documentary: A spellbinding study of a revolutionary talent

By Ann Hornaday

Review

Julia Fox tries to make sense of her notorious past

By Sonia Rao

Book Review

A personal and stirring guide to the great Dutch painters

By Sebastian Smee

TV Review

‘The Fall of the House of Usher’ is a Halloween ‘Christmas Story’

By Lili Loofbourow

Taylor Swift

With ‘The Eras Tour,’ Taylor Swift’s empire conquers the movie industry

By Emily Yahr and Michael Cavna

Taylor Swift fans solve 33 million Google puzzles to unlock new song titles

By Jennifer Hassan

How Taylor Swift fans turned a mysterious book into a bestseller

By Jacob Brogan and Emily Yahr

The unprecedented weirdness of Taylor Swift

By Chris Richards

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SPORTS

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Perspective

How do the Wizards find their leader? Start with stature, not salary.

By Candace Buckner

Wizards rookie Bilal Coulibaly is ready for the moment but isn’t in a rush

By Ava Wallace

Bryce Harper embraces his moment as Phillies push Braves to brink

By Chelsea Janes

Athletes’ advocacy for voting rights garners broad support, poll finds

By Sapna Bansil and Emily Guskin

Analysis

The Capitals were once playoff regulars. Those days might be over.

By Neil Greenberg

Business

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ExxonMobil doubles down on fossil fuels with $59.5 billion Pioneer deal

By Aaron Gregg and Evan Halper

FTC proposes rule to ban hidden and ‘bogus’ fees

By Julian Mark

UAW strike hits Ford’s biggest factory, as 8,700 walk out in Kentucky

By Jeanne Whalen

Edward Blum group drops suit after Perkins Coie expands diversity program

By Julian Mark

Global economy faces new risks from Middle East crisis

By Abha Bhattarai and Evan Halper

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