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Recruits train at the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office academy in Daytona Beach, Fla. (Thomas Simonetti for The Post)

Police agencies are desperate to hire. But they say few want the job.

As departments across the country seek fresh recruits, they are getting fewer qualified applicants than in past years — leading some to make the risky move of lowering the bar for hiring to fill their ranks.

By Robert Klemko

Debt Ceiling

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What’s in the Biden-McCarthy deal? Here are 6 takeaways.

The agreement would accomplish much for both sides, enabling them to claim a victory that appeared elusive just days ago.

By Jeff Stein

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This low-profile committee could sink or save the Biden-McCarthy deal

By Paul Kane

Will it pass in Congress? Questions now turn to selling the debt ceiling deal.

By Marianna Sotomayor, Jeff Stein, Azi Paybarah and Tobi Raji

Rules for using the pool are posted at a home in Damascus, Md. (Amanda Andrade-Rhoades for The Post)

In one suburb, a backlash against homeowners renting out private pools

An app allows people to rent out their pools to strangers, causing conflicts with neighbors who say the rentals turn quiet residential neighborhoods into bustling business districts, without the infrastructure to support the activity.

By Katie Shepherd

Erdogan on track for reelection in Turkey runoff, extending his polarizing rule

By Kareem Fahim and Louisa Loveluck

Ukrainians fighting outside Bakhmut see Russian mercenaries withdrawing

By Adam Taylor, Anastacia Galouchka and Heidi Levine

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Unknown WWI soldier, found a century later, will now be buried with honors

By Michael E. Ruane

No, yacht-sinking orcas don’t hate the rich. Here’s what scientists think is going on.

By Dino Grandoni

From left, Sarah Snook, Jeremy Strong and Kieran Culkin in “Succession.” (HBO)

The best things to read about ‘Succession’ before it ends

A curated list of “Succession” takes and interviews ahead of tonight’s finale: from which media baron really inspired the show to which Roy is the absolute worst.

By Avi Selk

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Myrtle Beach, S.C., in 2020. (Brett Lemmo for The Post)

Most rip current deaths are preventable. Yet people keep drowning.

Beach safety experts are expressing frustration as rip current fatalities trend higher despite awareness campaigns and improved forecasts. Here are some things you can do to stay safe.

By Dan Stillman

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