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OpenAI in chaos as nearly all employees threaten to quit and join Altman at Microsoft

OpenAI is now in turmoil after hundreds of employees threatened to follow the company’s ousted CEO, Sam Altman, who was hired by Microsoft to lead its AI research.

By Nitasha Tiku, Pranshu Verma and Gerrit De VynckUpdated 12 minutes ago

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Caught in fighting: Another Gaza hospital, where many were sent after al-Shifa ceased functioning

Strikes against Gaza’s Indonesian hospital in the north and residential neighborhoods in the south have left an increasingly miserable population with few places to hide.

By Heba Mahfouz and Sarah Dadouch

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Appeals panel grills both sides on Trump’s D.C. gag order

The government and an attorney representing Donald Trump faced intense questioning from a three-judge panel over whether a limited gag order imposed on the former president unfairly limits his speech.

By Washington Post staff

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Many former Trump aides say he shouldn’t be president. Will it matter?

By Josh Dawsey

Beneath NCAA gymnastics’ glow, a familiar ‘toxic’ culture

To young gymnasts, women’s college gymnastics looked like a joyous reprieve from the elite youth version of the sport, where injury, body-shaming and verbal abuse were expected. Then they arrived on campus and found the same toxicity.

By Molly Hensley-Clancy and Emily Giambalvo

Daily Mix

18 holiday appetizers and drinks for parties big and small

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Napoleon’s hats were a fashion statement. One has sold for $2.1 million.

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How to build a nonalcoholic bar so everyone feels included

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Biden turns 81, pardons turkeys, confuses Britney for Taylor

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Large storm to cause Thanksgiving travel trouble in eastern U.S.

By Ian Livingston

Do you talk like a millennial or boomer at work? Take this quiz to find out.

What your communication habits at work say about you and how that might differ from your boss and colleagues.

By Danielle Abril and Alyssa Fowers

A fading coal town hitches its hopes to Bill Gates’s clean-energy dream

With a $4 billion plant on the horizon, Kemmerer, Wyo., symbolizes both its state’s changing energy landscape and the country’s nuclear-power ambitions.

By Karin Brulliard

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Jimmy Carter’s most exciting moment was ‘when Rosalynn said she’d marry me’

After the former president won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002, he said getting Rosalynn to marry him was the happiest moment of his life.

By Timothy Bella

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With Rosalynn’s passing, Jimmy Carter faces life alone

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Opinion

Evidence confirms Israel’s al-Shifa claims, so critics move the goal posts

Election 2024

Vulgarities, insults, baseless attacks: Trump backers follow his lead

Many GOP voters are not just tolerating but relishing and emulating Trump’s often crass and cruel approach to politics.

By Hannah Knowles

The FixAnalysis

A judge says Trump incited insurrection. Other judges have come close.

By Aaron Blake

Analysis

Young voters are not interested in the institutions Biden needs

By Philip Bump

Analysis

Voters must take Trump seriously and literally. The stakes are that high.

By Dan Balz

Politics

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With a new speaker, the old MTG is back

By Leigh Ann Caldwell, Theodoric Meyer and Tobi Raji

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Biden administration nibbles at the maternal health crisis

By Phil Galewitz and McKenzie Beard

Hunter Biden’s career of benefiting from his father’s name

By Matt Viser

Lawmakers bracing for many congressional retirements, even from younger members

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Carolyn Hax: He tires of the ‘constant picking up’ involved with husband’s ADHD

His husband has ADHD — and perpetual lateness, forgetfulness and messiness that are starting to wear him out.

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Your tiredness may be a sign of anemia. These iron-rich foods can help.

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Serving kale for Thanksgiving? Here’s how to make it easier to digest.

By Trisha Pasricha, MD

Seniors made up 63 percent of covid hospitalizations earlier this year

By Linda Searing

A rift over ‘profound autism’ reveals a community’s deeper divide

By Katherine Ellison

Study undercuts premise for excluding women from medical research

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Weather & Sky

Severe storms predicted in the South with a risk of strong tornadoes

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Why it’s so hot in Brazil, where a Taylor Swift concertgoer died

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Thanksgiving week storm could stymie travel in Eastern U.S.

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Tremors keep rocking Iceland as probable volcanic eruption looms

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With Rosalynn’s passing, Jimmy Carter faces life alone

By Mary Jordan and Kevin Sullivan

Rosalynn Carter, first lady who championed mental health, dies at 96

By Joe Holley and Kevin Sullivan

New college grads are more likely to be unemployed in today’s job market

By Abha Bhattarai

After I-10 closure, America’s car capital grapples with freeway future

By Reis Thebault

A job? Check. A place to live? Not so much.

By Rachel Siegel

WORLD

Brazil reckons with dark side of açaí: Rampant, dangerous child labor

By Terrence McCoy

As Ukraine fears U.S. will cut off aid, White House sends reassurances

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Argentina set for sharp right turn as Trump-like radical wins presidency

By Samantha Schmidt and David Feliba

Who is Javier Milei, Argentina’s far-right president-elect?

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Tolkien’s biggest fan? Italy’s Giorgia Meloni opens new exhibit.

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For Usher, outdoing himself is the only way forward

With his Las Vegas residency drawing to a close and his Super Bowl halftime show on the horizon, what’s next for Usher?

By Chris Richards

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New John Singer Sargent show unites Madame X and Dr. Pozzi. Sparks fly.

By Sebastian Smee

Review

Is Sexyy Red the most outrageous new voice in rap?

By Chris Richards

Shakira strikes last-minute deal in Spanish tax fraud case

By Anne Branigin

Review

At the Portrait Gallery: ‘Forces of Nature,’ for good and ill

By Mark Jenkins

Theater Review

The Alicia Keys musical, ‘Hell’s Kitchen,’ is nice, and nothing more

By Peter Marks

TV Review

‘The Crown’ gives the story of Diana’s death some surprising twists

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Health

China vows to crack down on fentanyl chemicals. The impact is unclear.

By David Ovalle and John Hudson

CDC releases 77,000 more doses of RSV shot for infants

By Sabrina Malhi

Biden picks Vanderbilt physician to lead National Cancer Institute

By Dan Diamond

Science

Send your name to space via NASA’s ‘Message in a Bottle’

By Erin Blakemore

The terrifying, true tale of ‘zombie ants,’ and what it teaches

By Marlene Cimons

Don Walsh, Navy officer who reached ocean’s deepest spot, dies at 92

By Brian Murphy

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Sam Howell’s next task: Help the Commanders move past this debacle

By Sam Fortier

Hail or Fail: Commanders gave away footballs at their sad sack party

By Scott Allen

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What to know from NFL Week 11: The Lions can trust Jared Goff’s resilience

By Adam Kilgore

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It doesn’t matter who coaches the Commanders now. It matters who’s next.

By Barry Svrluga

D.C. United announces hiring of Ally Mackay to run soccer operations

By Steven Goff

Business

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UAW workers ratify contracts with Big 3 automakers

By Jeanne Whalen

Cruise CEO resigns weeks after pulling entire driverless fleet

By Trisha Thadani

The fierce battle over junk fees that cost consumers billions of dollars a year

By Tony Romm

Here’s which stores are open and closed on Thanksgiving, Black Friday

By Jaclyn Peiser

Consumers tighten spending habits ahead of holiday shopping season