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New rules reduce liver transplants in some states as number of wasted organs rises

The number of life-saving liver transplants has plummeted in some poorer states that already struggled with higher death rates from liver disease and less access to health care.

By Malena Carollo and Ben Tanen

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McCarthy downplays N.Y. case against Trump, dismisses it as ‘personal money’

By Marisa Iati and John Wagner

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The porn star, the checks and the president: Trump’s tawdry path to peril

By Rosalind S. Helderman

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Deeply, truly, very sorry: How tech CEOs talk when they lay off workers

The Post looked at dozens of layoff memos from tech companies ranging from Microsoft to start-ups to see how leaders spin their stories and justify their decisions.

By Hamza Shaban, Luis Melgar and Leslie Shapiro

Video shows Va. deputies pile on top of Black man before his death

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Rise of deadly fungus spotlights hospital infection-control challenges

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3 intersecting truths drive the Trump hush-money case

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Why so many Americans feel left out

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Here's the real lesson from the showy Xi-Putin meeting

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How to explain the covid baby boom

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Only one thing will solve the fentanyl crisis

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Congress loves to play a disastrous game that erodes trust

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How to make the sanctions on Russia really hurt

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Scrap the $250,000 bank deposit insurance limit

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Xi and Putin showcase alliance but offer no path to peace in Ukraine

By Robyn Dixon and Lily Kuo

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Shou Zi Chew’s ‘death wish’ mission: Defend TikTok on Capitol Hill

The app’s chief executive helped invest in the Chinese engineers who founded its parent company. Now, he’s a lonely defender of one of Washington’s most pummeled punching bags.

By Drew Harwell

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