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Former president Donald Trump in October. (Sarah Rice for The Post)

Preparations underway for Trump’s arraignment in N.Y. court on Tuesday

Donald Trump is expected to appear in court on Tuesday. No other former president has ever been charged with a crime.

By Carol D. Leonnig, Josh Dawsey, Shayna Jacobs and Perry Stein

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At least 8 killed as tornadoes batter Midwestern, Southern states

By Jennifer Hassan, Niha Masih, Jason Samenow and Timothy Bella3 minutes ago

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Caitlin Clark, Iowa’s incandescent star, was everything against South Carolina

Clark delivered an extraordinary performance against the reigning champions in what could turn out to be a landmark game for women’s basketball.

By Sally Jenkins

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American IconDeadly weapon, divided nation

As gun makers move to red states, a Southern town welcomes an AR-15 factory

The migration of the gun industry out of liberal states into conservative areas underscores the sharp divide among Americans over weapons like the AR-15.

Story by Ashley Parker and Josh Dawsey | Photography by Jabin Botsford

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Twitter’s blue check mark was loved and loathed. Now it’s pay for play.

By Rachel Lerman and Faiz Siddiqui

The sanctioned Petrel 8 cargo ship docked in China on April 8 in violation of a U.N. port entry ban. (Planet Labs)

A zombie ship that came back to life shows that North Korea sanctions are full of holes

The case of the Petrel 8, a zombie ship that came back to life, shows that the sanction regime on Pyongyang is full of holes.

By Ellen Nakashima, Cate Cadell and Dera Menra Sijabat

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To help Earth’s future, people are getting buried like it’s 1860

Green burials — the American standard until the Civil War — are coming back, as people ditch expensive caskets and decompose into the soil instead.

By Tara Bahrampour

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No, moderate drinking isn’t good for your health

Despite beliefs about the benefits of moderate alcohol use, like a daily glass of red wine, a new analysis finds early death risk increases the more you drink.

By Marlene Cimons

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