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Supreme Court delivered big conservative wins, and a mixed message

A recent trio of ideologically divided, 6 to 3 decisions showed the abiding dominance of the court’s conservative supermajority. But they were among only a handful of decisions — five, as opposed to 14 last term — in which those ideological lines held.

By Robert Barnes

Man cited in Supreme Court LGBTQ rights case says he was never involved

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Bitter rivals. Beloved friends. Survivors.

After decades as rivals and friends, tennis greats Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova found themselves more intertwined than ever as they battled cancer.

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Baltimore shooting kills 2 and leaves 28 injured, including 3 critically, police say

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San Francisco may soon get 24/7 driverless cabs. City leaders are fuming.

Officials have written letters of protest to state regulators, fixating on a recent spike in incidents: driverless cars that have snarled traffic, interrupted emergency scenes, disrupted bus routes and clashed with bicycles and pedestrians.

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