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Quake kills over 2,600 in Turkey, Syria

Death toll continues to climb after earthquakes of 7.8 and 7.5 magnitude, dozens of aftershocks

Buildings collapse in the Turkish cities of Sanliurfa and Diyarbakir. (The Post)

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Maps, photos and videos show widespread destruction

By Adam Taylor, Joe Snell, Olivier Laurent and Lauren Tierney

Why the Turkey earthquake was so deadly, according to science

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Biden economy keeps defying predictions. Will it last?

By David J. Lynch

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White people have flocked back to city centers — and transformed them

Urban cores have become Whiter in the last decade, bringing changes both sweeping and small.

By Tara Bahrampour, Marissa J. Lang and Ted Mellnik

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Neo-Nazi leader charged in plot to attack Md. power grid with girlfriend

By Rachel Weiner and Jasmine Hilton

China claims ownership of second suspected spy balloon over Latin America

By Christian Shepherd

Normally sleepy Jericho becomes hot spot in spiral of West Bank violence

By Miriam Berger, William Booth and Fatima Abdul Karim1 hour ago

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Buy Nothing groups and the culture of free stuff

In the “Buy Nothing” culture, there are scrimpers and savers, environmentalists, neighborhood do-gooders, benevolent hoarders — people who love stuff and hate waste and have a high threshold for risk, or just a quirky sense of adventure.

By Maura Judkis

(Adria Malcolm for The Post)

Small towns rebel against abortion rights in left-leaning New Mexico

In New Mexico, cities and counties near the Texas border are aiming to erect an invisible wall against abortion providers and medications.

By Karin Brulliard

(Video: Julie Yoon/The Post)

Beyoncé made Grammy history. Why does it feel like she still lost?

Beyoncé won her record-setting 32nd Grammy but the show’s most coveted prize, album of the year, eluded her for the fourth time — this time going to Harry Styles, the former One Direction heartthrob.

By Chris Richards

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