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The stopgap bill would fund the government until Feb. 18, and the House could vote on it as soon as Thursday. But it’s unclear whether the measure can be rushed through the Senate by midnight Friday.
Tyler Steinkamp prepares for a Twitch stream at his home in Missouri. (Joe Martinez for The Post)
Ten hours a day, Twitch streamers such as Tyler Steinkamp broadcast the intimate details of their lives for an unforgiving crowd. The pressure is fueling major burnout among this kind of Internet celebrity.
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The report is prompting concerns that Iran is not serious about reinstating the 2015 nuclear deal.
Scores of record highs were set Wednesday in the western half of the U.S. and Canada, and dozens more were predicted for Thursday.
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Zoom, Google, Microsoft and others say new tools will help improve the problems that ensue when some meeting attendees are in the office and others are at home.
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Previous research had suggested a possible increase in storm intensity in recent decades, tied to climate change. This study also finds that hurricanes are increasing in frequency, a more controversial idea.
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Only a few days after Trump tested positive for covid, his family sat maskless in the debate audience.
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Traditionally, it is a time to enjoy fried foods, which symbolizes the miracle of oil that was supposed to only last for one night but instead burned for eight. So, here are eight recipes from classic to perhaps new-to-you.
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Tear gas is released into a crowd of protesters at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)
Trump's former chief of staff tried to diminish a group that Trump's base often views positively.
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The presidential vote in late December could include two of the most divisive figures in recent Libyan history.
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The accounts, since removed, posted about Polish border guards allegedly violating migrants’ rights, Meta said.
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The meeting between Antony Blinken and Sergei Lavrov came amid mounting tensions over Russia’s military buildup along Ukraine’s border.
Some states are prohibiting the use of county jails for migrants, but Immigration and Customs Enforcement have simply relocated them, transferring dozens of detainees to other places, often run by private firms.
The current Fed board is exclusively White, and that is hardly a historical anomaly.
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Tom Marmet, an aspiring social worker, was hit by a stray bullet in the District. Now his family is decrying a plea bargain for the killer.
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Metro officials discuss problems with the wheel set on the new 7000 series. (Bill O'Leary/The Post)
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The lockout limits what the Nationals can do as an organization. (Jonathan Newton/The Post)
Any 40-man transactions are entirely frozen, meaning the Nationals can't sign major league free agents or trade with other clubs.
The move will undoubtedly be costly to the Women’s Tennis Association, but it is based on “right and wrong, period,” and it might just put the wheels of change into motion.
The greatest women’s freestyler of all time appeared in top form in her first competitive swim since the Tokyo Games.
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Ron King comforts Goose, one of the first donkeys to arrive at Oscar’s Place Adoption Center and Sanctuary. (Attila Toth-Bathori/StarrLive)
The nonprofit cares for abandoned donkeys that would otherwise be slaughtered.
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A working parent with no child care grows increasingly frustrated as "usually wise confidants" offer unrealistic advice.
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