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What we know about the deadly shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs parade

One person was killed and at least 21 injured in Kansas City, Mo., during celebrations for the Chiefs’ Super Bowl win.

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Officials sound alarm about new Russian ‘space threat’

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The plastics industry would like a word with your kids

School campuses are a new battleground in an increasingly bitter brawl over plastic’s impact on the environment.

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Better LivingEasy wins. Good habits.

7 paint colors for kitchen cabinets (that aren’t white or gray)

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The best travel-tested skincare tips, according to flight crews

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4 actually helpful uses for an AI chatbot

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They say oysters are an aphrodisiac. Here’s what the science says.

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The day Silicon Valley rode Trump’s escalator to nowhere

Did tech titans have an option? I thought so.

Opinion by Kara Swisher

Three crises that give Biden a chance to prove the doubters wrong

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New York special election shows where the center is on immigration

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Team Biden struggles to reassure Europe the U.S. won’t abandon Ukraine

Opinion by Josh Rogin

It’s an exciting time in space exploration. But U.S. leadership is at risk.

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Four signs Trump’s weaknesses are deepening

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Cartoon: The conveyor belt of style, and more highlights from NYFW

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SpaceX launches a commercial lander to the moon in historic mission

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Elon Musk claims driver in 2022 Tesla crash did not have Full Self-Driving

By Trisha Thadani, Faiz Siddiqui and Rachel Lerman

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Israeli forces raid Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza

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These babies were rescued from Gaza. What future awaits them?

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Election 2024

Democrats look to Nebraska to shore up Biden’s blue wall

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Scientists warn of looming ‘ecosystem collapse’ in Louisiana’s wetlands

Rapid sea level rise could cause the loss of three-quarters of Louisiana’s coastal wetlands — the state’s natural buffer against hurricanes and storms — by 2070, new research shows.

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Young Chinese, fed up with family pressure, opt out of Lunar New Year

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Teen cornhole players got athletic scholarships. Even they were shocked.

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What we know about the shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs parade

One person was killed and at least 21 injured in Kansas City, Mo., during celebrations for the Chiefs’ Super Bowl win.

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Democrats see 2024 blueprint in N.Y. election that centered on immigration

But the run-up to November is still strewn with obstacles for President Biden and his party, some strategists and nonpartisan analysts said.

By Colby Itkowitz, Hannah Knowles and Michael Scherer

Rep. Mark Green, Homeland Security Committee chairman, will not seek reelection

By Maegan Vazquez

Lindsey Graham, a longtime foreign policy hawk, bows to Trump on Ukraine

By Liz Goodwin and Leigh Ann Caldwell

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Republicans have slim path to keep the majority in House

By Leigh Ann Caldwell, Theodoric Meyer and Tobi Raji

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Carolyn Hax: Do superlative compliments start to feel insincere?

A letter writer likes to be generous with big, enthusiastic compliments but worries they come across as insincere.

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Miss Manners: Is there a polite way to tell people to get to the point?

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These 5 science-based tips can improve your relationship

By Richard Sima

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

By Hallie Levine

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

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

The thermostat wars are real. Here’s why women often get colder than men.

By Lindsey Bever

Can chocolate be a health food? What to look for in your favorite candy.

By Marlene Cimons

ClimateExpanded coverage of a changing planet

Coral bleaching is now so extreme, scientists had to expand their scale for it

By Amudalat Ajasa

Analysis

Why the plan to save nature has one big flaw

By Harry Stevens

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Solar water heaters were cool in 1980s. They could be again.

By Michael J. Coren

This unexpected material might be in your next sweater

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The plastics industry would like a word with your kids

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The Midwest is experiencing a ‘lost winter.’ Here’s what that means.

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New York City just posted its snowiest day in more than two years

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Heavy snow blankets New York City as strong nor’easter sweeps Northeast

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In Photos: Snow blankets the Northeast as millions brace for powerful nor’easter

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4 actually helpful uses for an AI chatbot

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Review

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

Technology

Analysis

The biggest online threat to 2024 elections isn’t AI

By Will Oremus

Microsoft, OpenAI say U.S. rivals use artificial intelligence in hacking

By Joseph Menn

Another private company to make historic try to land on the moon

By Christian Davenport

National

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ICE considers mass releases to close budget gap after border bill failure

By Nick Miroff

Deputy scared by an acorn hitting his cruiser opens fire in street

By Ben Brasch

Oklahoma principal forced out after being targeted for drag career

By Maham Javaid

Brooke Ellison, resilient disability rights activist, dies at 45

By Emily Langer

Indiana AG’s site to report school content ignites fear for teachers

By Praveena Somasundaram and Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff

WORLD

Caribbean oil spill blackens beaches, but mystery apparently cleared up

By Laris Karklis

Prabowo, accused of rights abuses, claims victory in Indonesia election

By Rebecca Tan and Winda Charmila

How millions of young people broke Pakistan’s rules of politics

By Rick Noack

Notre Dame’s new spire unveiled after 2019 fire, complete with golden rooster

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Ukraine and its allies face off against America’s tribal politics

By Adam Taylor

Middle East Conflict

What is the Radwan force, Hezbollah’s elite unit on the Israeli border?

By Sarah Dadouch

Biden shields Palestinians in U.S. from deportation for 18 months

By Sammy Westfall and Kelsey Ables

U.S., Arab nations plan for postwar Gaza, timeline for Palestinian state

By Karen DeYoung, Susannah George and Loveday Morris

Israel hits Lebanon with longest, heaviest attack since Gaza war began

By Sarah Dadouch

Israel-Gaza war coverage

StyleNews from the front lines of culture

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Michael Cera came of age on-screen. Now he’s all grown up.

As the ever-boyish Michael Cera matures, his cinematic personas — from “Life & Beth” to “Barbie” — follow suit.

By Thomas Floyd

‘How to Have Sex’: A movie made to get audiences talking about consent

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New marketing push by Ozempic and others sparks body-positive backlash

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‘Madame Web’: Spider-Verse-adjacent action flick has low-key appeal

By Michael O'Sullivan

Perspective

The most promising theater to see in D.C. and N.Y. this spring

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TV Review

‘The New Look’ isn’t as new as one might wish

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Museum Review

A national art show of ‘American places’ shows off lots of D.C.

By Mark Jenkins

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Black History Month

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

By Rachel Hatzipanagos and Emmanuel Felton

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

By Samantha Chery

Health

Aggressive fungus caused meningitis outbreak tied to clinics in Mexico

By Sabrina Malhi

CDC plans to drop five-day covid isolation guidelines

By Lena H. Sun

The bubonic plague is still around in 2024. How is that possible?

By Adela Suliman

Science

Anthony Epstein, pathologist behind Epstein-Barr virus find, dies at 102

By Brian Murphy

Do apes joke around?

By Kasha Patel

Robot set to perform simulated surgeries in space

By Erin Blakemore

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In Kansas City, a tragic end to Super Bowl parade shocks community

By Praveena Somasundaram and Reis Thebault

What we know about the shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs parade

By Niha Masih, Praveena Somasundaram and Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff36 minutes ago

How ESPN, Kansas City reporters reacted to the Chiefs parade shooting

By Des Bieler and Cindy Boren23 minutes ago

The 49ers’ latest near miss costs defensive coordinator Steve Wilks his job

By Mark Maske

Tiger Woods is playing, hosting and talking LIV this week at Riviera

By Chuck Culpepper

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