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Biden highlights Navalny’s death in effort to shame GOP on Ukraine aid

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The best times to visit the world’s most popular destinations

Fewer tourists plus nice weather equals peak pleasure in these top places to visit.

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Better LivingEasy wins. Good habits.

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Your brain may not want you to save money. Here’s why.

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5 ways to build or enhance one close friendship this year

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Confessions of a serial gym pass user

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5 senators: The U.S. should immediately mobilize ‘Operation Gaza Relief’

Given Israel’s lack of a meaningful response to appeals for humanitarian aid, the responsibility to lead falls upon the United States.

Opinion by Jeff Merkley, Dick Durbin, Elizabeth Warren , Chris Van Hollen and Peter Welch

The best way to avenge Navalny

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Mike Johnson needs a cognitive test

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Alexei Navalny in 2022: This is what a post-Putin Russia should look like

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The Trump gravy train is about to run over the RNC. Good.

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Five patients die during outage in Nasser Hospital raid, Gaza officials say

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How much is a baby worth? A $75,000 bonus, this South Korean firm says.

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Yale University apologizes for its role in slavery

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Kansas City Parade Shooting

Two juveniles charged after Kansas City Super Bowl parade shooting

The teens were detained on gun-related and resisting arrest charges, and additional charges are expected, police said.

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People take cover Wednesday following a shooting near Kansas City’s Union Station. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

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The crowd acted in a way gun debaters never have: Collectively

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Election 2024

Inside Trump’s ouster of Ronna McDaniel as RNC chair

“Loyalty is a one-way street” for the former president, one party committeeman said.

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Paul McCartney’s bass guitar was missing for 51 years. Fans helped find it.

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The broken promises of the NFL’s concussion settlement

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Live updates: Judge orders Trump to pay more than $350 million in N.Y. civil fraud trial

New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron on Friday handed down a hefty penalty following a civil trial in which Trump and others were accused of financial fraud.

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Mike Johnson needs a cognitive test

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Former FBI informant charged with lying about Biden business

The prosecutor who charged Hunter Biden with gun and tax crimes has now accused a former informant of making false claims of corruption against the Bidens.

By Devlin Barrett and Jacqueline Alemany

Election 2024

Haley on the trail: Lively events amid little chance of stopping Trump

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Ukraine backers in House explore bypassing Johnson to secure more aid

By Abigail Hauslohner and Marianna Sotomayor

Fact CheckerAnalysis

‘Drill, baby, drill’ and other nonsensical Trump claims about inflation

By Glenn Kessler

Trump Cases

Fani Willis accuses defense of lying in fiery testimony at Georgia hearing

By Holly Bailey and Amy Gardner

Analysis

4 takeaways from Trump’s dueling court hearings

By Aaron Blake

Trump’s first criminal trial set for March in N.Y. on hush money charges

By Shayna Jacobs and Devlin Barrett

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Carolyn Hax: Husband is furious at not being told of daughter’s secret marriage

Husband is furious at his spouse for keeping a promise not to tell him about his daughter’s secret wedding.

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Ask Amy: My new wife got angry when I asked for my share of a wedding gift

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Miss Manners: ‘Is there a particular gift for a couple celebrating 27 months’?

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These 5 science-based tips can improve your relationship

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Is it true that oysters can be an aphrodisiac?

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

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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

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Parts of Amazon rainforest could tip toward collapse by 2050, study warns

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A ‘collapse’ is looming for Louisiana’s coastal wetlands, scientists say

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

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

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A dead whale raises a fresh question: Should you eat lobster?

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Midwest’s ‘lost winter’ to persist with mild weather as February ends

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A trio of storms will deliver another soaking to California

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Why a hot Atlantic has hurricane forecasters very worried

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

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Apple’s app store is a digital nanny state. Do we like it that way?

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4 actually helpful uses for an AI chatbot

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

By Chris Velazco

Technology

OpenAI shows off lifelike videos generated by Sora, its new AI tool

By Gerrit De Vynck and Will Oremus

Truth Social merger deal wins key approval, a victory for Trump

By Drew Harwell

Senate poised to pass biggest piece of tech regulation in decades

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Harvard leaders to be subpoenaed in House antisemitism investigation

By Susan Svrluga

Border Patrol’s acting deputy chief suspended for alleged misconduct

By Nick Miroff

Trans adults on edge as legislatures broaden focus beyond children

By Casey Parks

A woman rented designer clothing. Then she made $750K selling it, feds say.

By Maham Javaid

Florida law blasted after permission slip sent to hear Black author’s book

By Kim Bellware

WORLD

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Kamala Harris seeks to reassure wary allies at Munich Security Conference

By Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Emily Rauhala, Michael Birnbaum and Souad Mekhennet

The River Thames is a London landmark. Police keep pulling out bodies.

By Jennifer Hassan

With a dire warning, concerns rise about conflict in space with Russia

By Christian Davenport, Ellen Nakashima, Abigail Hauslohner and Shane Harris

Greece becomes first Orthodox Christian country to legalize same-sex marriage

By Kelsey Ables

Prince Harry says, yeah, he has considered becoming a U.S. citizen, maybe

By William Booth

Middle East Conflict

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As Israel corners Rafah, Netanyahu defies the world

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Standoff over Rafah assault tests Israel’s most important alliances

By Steve Hendrix, Claire Parker and Miriam Berger

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

By Claire Parker and Heba Farouk Mahfouz

Doctors recount Israeli raid on Gaza hospital

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Jennifer Lopez dives into her love life with “This is Me ... Now,” streaming Feb. 16 on Prime Video, and starring Ben Affleck, Jane Fonda, Fat Joe and more.

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A professional whistler blows onto the scene

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Ralph Nader is on the line. Yes, he’ll hold.

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At Fashion Week, a new millennial style

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The surprise appearances and snowy stilettos of New York Fashion Week

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The kids of New York Fashion Week

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The sidewalk turns into a catwalk during New York Fashion Week

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Sinclair’s recipe for TV news: Crime, homelessness, illegal drugs

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Zen masters: How ‘Perfect Days’ connects to ‘The Matrix,’ and ‘Barbie’

By Ty Burr

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

By Des Bieler and Cindy Boren

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A stirring and provocative musical about a deaf sharpshooter in wartime

By Chris Klimek

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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

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VA considers using psychedelic drugs to fight PTSD among veterans

By Joe Davidson

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

Science

SpaceX launches a commercial lander to the moon in historic mission

By Christian Davenport

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

By Brian Murphy

Remember Gaia, the cute-but-deadly cat? Here’s how she’s doing.

By Justine McDaniel

SPORTS

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American cities and American sports need each other, but the link is fraying

By Candace Buckner

Bilal Coulibaly is a rare NBA rookie with the wisdom of a veteran

By Ava Wallace

Perspective

A Kansas City crowd acted in a way gun debaters never have: Collectively

By Sally Jenkins

Mike Rizzo doesn’t care how fast the Nationals throw ball four

By Spencer Nusbaum and Andrew Golden

Lionel Messi and Argentina to face Guatemala at FedEx Field this summer

By Steven Goff and Nicki Jhabvala

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