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Trump asks Supreme Court to keep Jan. 6 trial on hold, citing 2024 election

In a filing on Monday, Donald Trump’s lawyer said putting him on trial during the 2024 election season would “radically disrupt” his effort to win another term in the White House.

By Ann E. Marimow

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Unprecedented assignment: Defending Trump in criminal court

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee. (Elijah Nouvelage for The Post)

Trump plans to attend Georgia hearing on misconduct allegations against prosecutors

By Amy Gardner, Holly Bailey and Shayna Jacobs

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. (EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)

See which NATO countries spend less than 2% of their GDP on defense

NATO’s guidelines say countries should spend 2 percent of their GPD on defense each year. Here’s the breakdown of spending by NATO members.

By Derek Hawkins

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Republicans sidestep criticizing Trump’s attack on NATO

House speaker rejects Israel, Ukraine aid package ahead of Senate vote

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said the package’s failure to address U.S. border security makes it a nonstarter in the House.

By Liz Goodwin

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Why are Republicans more likely to suffer hearing loss?

A new government effort to map hearing loss in America inspired us to dig deeper, revealing a surprising explanation for the partisan gap in hearing loss.

By Andrew Van Dam

Better LivingEasy wins. Good habits.

10 pink drinks for a rosy Valentine’s Day

By Kari Sonde

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Why do we hold hands? Here’s what the science says.

By Trisha Pasricha, MD

How to take good care of your teeth as you age

By Hallie Levine

10 Lunar New Year recipes, including dumplings, noodles and soup

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Trump suggests daughter-in-law and two others for RNC leadership

By Josh Dawsey

Austin undergoes new procedures in third hospitalization

By Missy Ryan and Fenit Nirappil

San Francisco crowd sets self-driving car on fire

By Maham Javaid

Election 2024

Immigration heats up N.Y. special election, testing Democrats’ tougher talk

By Hannah Knowles

Biden and Jordanian king warn about planned Israeli invasion of Rafah

The president appeared alongside an Arab leader at the White House for the first time since the Israel-Gaza war began.

By Yasmeen Abutaleb and Matt Viser

Live: Middle East conflict

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Analysis: As Trump spooks Europe, Biden stirs global anger over Gaza war

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Beyoncé’s new country songs salute the genre’s Black cultural roots

By Janay Kingsberry

Venice likes a good party, just not the crowds

The ancient city is hosting its last Carnival festivities before starting to charge an entrance fee to combat overtourism.

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NATO’s guidelines say countries should spend 2 percent of their GPD on defense each year. Here’s the breakdown of how much NATO members spend on defense, by GDP.

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RFK Jr. Super Bowl ad highlights the paradox that is his campaign

The voters most likely to wax nostalgic about the Kennedys are the ones who dislike Robert F. Kennedy Jr. the most. But his impact on the race is more muddled.

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Pro-RFK Jr. super PAC refashions vintage JFK ad for the Super Bowl

Republicans sidestep criticizing Trump’s attack on NATO

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Trans women should be arrested over bathroom use, N.C. gubernatorial candidate says

By Jonathan Edwards

Michigan House disciplines lawmaker over his tweets on racist theory

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Carolyn Hax: When is it okay to weigh in uninvited on a friend’s relationship?

A letter writer has opinions about a friend’s relationship problem, but the friend didn’t directly ask for advice.

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Ask Amy: People grimace when I’m honest about dad’s declining health

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Miss Manners: What do I do with all this Valentine’s candy?

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How to stay friends for 50 years? Ask the women of Sugar Hill.

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A pandemic legacy: Majority of mental health appointments stay remote

By Linda Searing

Dental problems may harm your heart. Here’s how to take care of your teeth as you age.

By Hallie Levine

My pets have stolen my heart again and again. I know I’m not alone.

By Marlene Cimons

How your memory really works, and how it changes as you age

By Caitlin Gilbert, Gretchen Reynolds, Richard Sima and Teddy Amenabar

ClimateExpanded coverage of a changing planet

Earth breached a feared level of warming over the past year. Are we doomed?

By Shannon Osaka

Why this is one of the planetary shifts scientists are most worried about

By Sarah Kaplan

Famed climate scientist wins million-dollar verdict against right-wing bloggers

By Dino Grandoni

You may not be getting the fish you paid for. Here’s how to spot seafood fraud.

By Allyson Chiu

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This unexpected material might be in your next sweater

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Northeast braces for heavy snow but forecasters nudge amounts downward

By Dan Stillman and Jason Samenow

Meteorologists on cloud 9 after film trailer of ‘Twisters,’ coming this summer

By Matthew Cappucci

Big storm to dump heavy rain and snow along East Coast in coming days

By Dan Stillman

It’s so warm in Wisconsin that it just had its first-ever February tornado

By Matthew Cappucci

I lived inside a Vision Pro for two weeks. Here’s what it was like.

By Chris Velazco

Everyone is using the Apple Vision Pro all wrong

By Shira Ovide

AI professional headshots are quick and easy. But should you use one?

By Danielle Abril

Technology

Trump dreamt of a ‘Huawei killer.’ Biden is trying to unleash it.

By Eva Dou

‘Boycott Tesla’ ads to air during Super Bowl

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Biden campaign joins TikTok in an effort to reach younger voters

By Taylor Lorenz

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Texas megachurch shooter had troubled past, police say

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Colleges, students and states reeling from FAFSA setbacks

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Bob Moore, founder and face of Bob’s Red Mill, dies at 94

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Medicaid’s prescription for health includes food and housing in some states

By Amy Goldstein

Retropolis

‘One continual roar of cannon’: Battlefield diary from Yorktown sold

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World

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After Pakistan’s shocking election result, all eyes are on the generals

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Rebel leader who ousted Aristide sets sights on Haiti’s current leader

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King Charles heartened as cancer disclosure raises awareness in U.K.

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In Indonesia, an admired president faces sharp criticism over election

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55 dead in Philippines landslide that buried a village

By Regine Cabato

Middle East Conflict

Panic mounts in Rafah over looming Israeli offensive after night strikes killed dozens

By Miriam Berger, Louisa Loveluck and Hajar Harb

U.S. strikes on militias, some backed by Iran, rile key ally in Iraq

By Kareem Fahim, Mustafa Salim, Missy Ryan and Abigail Hauslohner

Young Israelis block aid to Gaza while IDF soldiers stand and watch

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U.N. agency struggles to serve Gaza as scrutiny mounts over alleged Hamas links

By Miriam Berger

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With the death of Seiji Ozawa, classical music loses a guiding light

Remembering acclaimed conductor Seiji Ozawa, who died on Feb. 6 at age 88.

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Fashion’s problematic fave is Elena Velez

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10 of the most promising movies on tap this spring

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Bob Edwards, radio host who built NPR’s ‘Morning Edition,’ dies at 76

By Brian Murphy

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Bob Marley biopic turns a complicated subject into the Messiah

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How Billy Dee Williams cried himself into show business

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Black History Month

Black history is ‘being attacked.’ These parents found alternatives.

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He unearthed his roots. Now he digs up lost stories of enslaved people.

By Sydney Page

A learning kit misidentified civil rights leaders. Here’s who they were.

By Tobi Raji

New ‘Peanuts’ special will finally let Franklin sit by White friends

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Health

King Charles’s cancer was caught early. His subjects often have to wait months.

By Victoria Bisset

Lifesaving diarrhea cure for kids is underprescribed, researchers say

By Erin Blakemore

A death sentence: Native Americans have least access to liver transplant system

By Annie Gilbertson and Ben Tanen

Science

Pliosaur, T. rex of the sea, is the Jurassic monster of the moment

By William Booth

Which dog breeds live the longest? Take our quiz.

By Adela Suliman, Samuel Granados, Júlia Ledur and Helier Cheung

Congressional budget gridlock leads to stunning NASA layoffs

By Joel Achenbach

SPORTS

Kyle Shanahan blew it by taking the ball first in overtime. Or did he?

By Adam Kilgore

A great Super Bowl ending was overwhelmed by Tony Romo’s commentary

By Cindy Boren

In the end, Patrick Mahomes took the Super Bowl into his own hands

By Adam Kilgore

With a spring training call-up, a female umpire inches closer to history

By Chelsea Janes

Business

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Welcome to Silicon Desert: How Biden helped boost an Arizona boomtown

By Jeanne Whalen

Perspective

2024 Super Bowl commercials: The good, the bad, the unsettling

By Sonia Rao and Maura Judkis

Congress agrees on how much to spend — but not on how to spend it

By Jacob Bogage

No job? No shame. Younger workers are opening up about unemployment.

By Taylor Telford

U.S. investigates alleged Medicare fraud scheme estimated at $2 billion

By Dan Diamond, Lauren Weber and Dan Keating

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