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Surging Twitter antisemitism unites fringe and encourages violence, officials say

Federal officials are predicting that Twitter will contribute to more violence, citing the proliferation of extreme content, including support for Nazis by certain celebrities and the reemergence of QAnon proselytizers and white nationalists.

By Joseph Menn

WORLD CUP

U.S. team’s hopeful World Cup run fizzles out with loss to the Netherlands

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Why paid sick leave became a big issue in rail labor talks

Unions say rail carriers cut too much in the name of efficiency, leaving insufficient flexibility. Companies say workers already have sick leave options.

By Julian Mark

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Why are Americans fleeing public schools?

Parents share why they send their children to private or religious schools, a right protected by the 1925 Pierce v. Society of Sisters ruling.

By John D. Harden and Steven Johnson

Fonda is back on the Hill: ‘Cancer is scary, but the climate crisis is scarier’

After years away from Washington, the actress is reviving her Fire Drill Fridays rally — and occasionally still talking movies.

By Ann Hornaday

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A ‘Great British Baking Show’ favorite shares a recipe for simple shortbread animals

By Kim-Joy

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Reviews

Movies

Will Smith’s ‘Emancipation’: A spectacle of suffering or sanctimonious self-regard?

By Ann Hornaday

Movies

‘The Corridors of Power’: A devastating look at genocide and inaction

By Michael O'Sullivan

WORLD CUP

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Qatar is tiny. Here’s how they fit in several stadiums and hundreds of thousands of fans.

By Ruby Mellen, Jason Aldag, Lindsey Sitz, Ross Godwin and Lauren Tierney

Meet Haji Wright, the lone scorer for the U.S. against the Netherlands

For years, the American striker drifted around the European club scene without fulfilling the great promise he had shown at the youth national team level.

By Steven Goff

Highlights from the U.S.-Netherlands knockout game

By Glynn A. Hill, Noah Davis and Steven Goff

How to watch the World Cup without cable

By Tatum Hunter

The GOP is stuck in a doom loop begun 30 years ago

Republicans will continue to drift as a national party until they face up to what Pat Buchanan and Newt Gingrich wrought three decades ago.

In Georgia runoff, GOP worries about Walker, Trump and party’s future

Ukraine live briefing: Russian defense minister meets with Belarusian president; Kremlin decries price cap on oil

Opinion

Originalism is bunk. Liberal lawyers shouldn’t fall for it.

Pentagon reveals secretive B-21 bomber in California

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Politics

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In Georgia runoff election, GOP worries about Walker, Trump and party’s future

The Senate runoff between Sen. Raphael G. Warnock (D) and Republican Herschel Walker caps a turbulent midterm election in which voters rejected many candidates tied to the former president.

By Sabrina Rodriguez, Hannah Knowles and Dylan Wells

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