The presidents and prime ministers gathering at the United Nations this week have six weeks to go until a crucial global climate summit in Scotland where they must join forces to slow the warming of the planet — something they have struggled to do in the past.
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Since January more than 70 people have been killed inside northeast Syria’s al-Hol camp as fanatics enforce strictures, settle scores. The killings have taken on a creeping sense of inevitability, guards say, and no one admits to hearing them, let alone knowing who is responsible.
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As large insurance providers stop fully covering covid-related hospital stays, an uneven patchwork of patient billing has emerged. In some cases, patients in the same ICU can be hit with very different charges.
An FDA advisory panel on Friday voted unanimously to approve booster shots for a limited population of those who had received the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
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A series of deadly blasts hit Jalalabad over the weekend in the latest challenge to the Taliban as it consolidates power.
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The city’s effort to remove lead pipes shows what’s possible with funding and political will. But along with relief, residents express distrust and exhaustion from years of crisis.
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The case was discovered during a quarantine period required upon arrival in American Samoa. Officials say the individual, who was fully vaccinated, tested negative before traveling and was asymptomatic.
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D.C. parents are frustrated by how campuses are handling coronavirus quarantines, and data shows that the city has failed to reach its goals for testing students for the virus.
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Antinia Robinson peruses the options at Good Food Markets in Seat Pleasant, Md., on Wednesday. (Lola Fadulu/The Post)
Good Food Markets, a nonprofit chain that aims to bring grocery stores to low-income neighborhoods, had its soft opening in Addison Plaza, filling a gap left by a Safeway that departed in 2016.
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Parents counseled boy on safety before trip with judge later accused of sexual exploitation of child
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Get ready for Oktoberfests, outdoor festivals, including the H Street Festival, and free admission at local museums.
Lamar Jackson finishes his second TD run of the fourth quarter, which proved to be the game-winner against the Chiefs. (Julio Cortez/AP)
The Ravens overcame an 11-point deficit entering the fourth quarter and beat the Chiefs for the first time in the teams’ past five meetings.
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Washington needed a victory over Minnesota to reach the WNBA postseason as the No. 8 seed; instead, it will miss the playoffs for just the second time since 2012.
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