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What egg sizes mean, and whether it matters

By Aaron Hutcherson

Khan Academy has come up with a safe and accurate ChatGPT tutor. It’s also the best model we have for how to develop and implement AI for the public good.

What should I do if I get covid while traveling these days?

By Natalie B. Compton

Can tart cherries help reduce inflammation and pain?

By Lindsey Bever

7 bona fide blondie recipes, featuring brown butter, coconut and more

By Becky Krystal

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Opinions

An ‘education legend’ has created an AI that will change your mind about AI

Opinion by Josh Tyrangiel

Why not pay teachers $100,000 a year?

Opinion by Daniel Pink

Does it matter which party nominated a judge? Here’s why it does.

Opinion by Ruth Marcus

‘Build, baby, build!’: Governors take a walk on housing’s supply side.

Opinion by the Editorial Board

Will you join the supermajority for constitutional democracy?

Opinion by Danielle Allen

This ‘cringy’ term is helping defeat the tampon tax

Opinion by Laura Strausfeld

Congress could solve a 150-year-old mistake with these reparations

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He led an anti-gay Catholic site. Staffers say he sent them racy selfies.

By Will Sommer

Embryos are vessels of hope, pain and love. But they are not children.

By Monica Hesse

Lynette Woodard scored 3,649 points at Kansas from 1978-1981. The NCAA did not recognize or fund women’s sports until 1982. (AP)

The greatest scorer in major-division women’s collegiate history is not Iowa’s Caitlin Clark, but Lynette Woodard of Kansas. You’d never know this, however, because the old NCAA had no respect for Woodard’s era, so it canceled it, and asterisked it.

The NCAA erased an entire generation of women’s sports

By Sally Jenkins

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During times of stress, we often sense our heart racing, jaw tightening or stomach churning — feelings that end up heightening our negative emotions. Soon, it becomes a vicious cycle. The good news is that you don’t have to let that happen.

5 ways to reduce stress in your body

By Jenny Taitz

Visual Story

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See 13 of the week’s most interesting images from around the world, as selected by Washington Post photo editors.

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How ‘Libs of TikTok’ became a powerful presence in Oklahoma schools

Far-right activist Chaya Raichik splits her time between California and Florida. But it’s Oklahoma where she’s arguably had the biggest impact.

Russian authorities hand Navalny’s body to mother for burial

Live updates: Trump, Haley face off in South Carolina primary

Prominent pathologist leaves Johns Hopkins after allegations

Police videos posted in investigation into Okla. nonbinary teen’s death

Politics

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The FixAnalysis

With abortion rights looming, Missouri GOP advances slanted ballot rules

The proposal would make it much more difficult for the left — but not the right — to pass amendments to the state constitution. And it comes as abortion rights activists aim to get something on the November ballot.

By Aaron Blake

Government funding bills not ‘home runs’, Johnson says, but include GOP policies

By Jacob Bogage

Trump, GOP Senate candidates express support for in vitro fertilization

By Maegan Vazquez

Trump Cases

Wisconsin ethics commission refers Trump fundraising arm for prosecution

By Patrick Marley

Trump lawyers: Cell data may show Georgia prosecutors meeting late at night

By Amy Gardner and Holly Bailey

A reader wonders whether gaslighters know they’re being manipulative.

(Nick Galifianakis/For The Washington Post)

Carolyn Hax: Do gaslighters realize what they’re doing?

By Carolyn HaxFebruary 24

Ask Amy: Parents struggle with daughter’s decision to stay with cheating husband

February 24

Miss Manners: I’m not cancelling plans just because you didn’t RSVP

February 24

Carpet stains seem to go away, then they reappear. What can I do?

February 23

Ask Sahaj: My mom’s upset I don’t take her parenting advice

February 22

YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED

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Carolyn Hax chat: Is it a good idea to restart a friendship that ended badly?

Is it better to recycle cans, glass or paper? Our climate coach took your questions.

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The Home You Own

How (and why) to peacefully coexist with squirrels

By Kate Morgan

These renters aren’t afraid to renovate — security deposits be damned

By Rachel Kurzius

Why skipping your dog’s walk is a bigger deal than you think

By Kelly Conaboy

Carpet stains seem to go away, then they reappear. What can I do?

By Jeanne Huber

BOOK WORLDNews, reviews and big ideas for all things fiction and nonfiction

5 utterly addictive new science fiction and fantasy novels

By Charlie Jane Anders

Is it possible to tell a new story about migrants?

By Joshua Keating

A whodunit about a missing novelist takes a bizarre, brilliant turn

By Malcolm Forbes

‘The Ukraine’ is more interested in the human than the heroic

By Talya Zax

Tommy Orange is back with a hypnotic new novel

By Ron Charles

ClimateExpanded coverage of a changing planet

These wildfires never went out — they just moved underground

By Joshua Partlow

Clifftop mansions stand on the brink after severe storms inundate California

By Joshua Partlow

Air pollution tied to signs of Alzheimer’s in brain tissue, study finds

By Amudalat Ajasa

The decades-long fight to give these farmworkers a 10-minute break

By Nicolás Rivero

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Car shoppers aren’t electrified by electric vehicles

By Jeanne Whalen

February to end with record-smashing warmth in Midwest, Eastern U.S.

By Ian Livingston

The sun just launched three huge solar flares in 24 hours. Here’s what it means.

By Matthew Cappucci

February’s full ‘snow’ moon rises Friday night. What you need to know.

By Ian Livingston

Five ways to have a unique eclipse-viewing experience

By Kasha Patel

Phones are getting packed with AI features. But how helpful are they?

By Chris Velazco

Cellphones fail. Should you have a landline phone for emergencies?

By Shira Ovide

Apple’s new Sports app offers scores, stats and interesting caveats

By Chris Velazco

Technology

A cyclist, a gate and a pickup truck: Waymo cars keep hitting things

By Trisha Thadani

Google takes down Gemini AI image generator. Here’s what you need to know.

By Gerrit De Vynck and Nitasha Tiku

Here’s how AI experts think ChatGPT might help the military

By Eva Dou

National

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With Alabama’s IVF court ruling, a scary future for women’s health care

By Molly Hennessy-Fiske and Tim Craig

NRA and ex-leader found liable after being sued over lavish spending

By Jonathan Edwards and María Luisa Paúl

She begged Texas doctors to end her life-threatening pregnancy. They refused.

By Caroline Kitchener

The L.A. fundraiser featuring Adam Carolla, Jeremy Piven and others seemed to appeal to Kennedy-curious voters who might otherwise support the Republican

My teen talks to me now that she’s 200 miles away for college

By Cheryl Maguire

Dartmouth, other elite universities settle financial aid suit for $166 million

By Danielle Douglas-Gabriel

WORLD

Forging press operators Eero Kylven, left, and Timo Makinen in Sastamala, Finland, this month. (Juho Kuva for The Post)

With U.S. aid in doubt, Europe struggles to rearm Ukraine

By Missy Ryan and Emily Rauhala11 minutes ago

Bobi, once named the world’s oldest dog, stripped of title after review

By Kyle Melnick and Jonathan Edwards

Front-line Ukrainian commander pleads with Senate leader Schumer during visit

By Siobhán O'Grady and Kostiantyn Khudov

With Russian economy far from collapse, U.S. opts for tougher punishment

By David J. Lynch

Middle East Conflict

U.N. experts urge embargo on Israel for arms that would be used in Gaza

By Andrew Jeong and Victoria Bisset

A Gaza doctor’s fear: Displacement, detention or death

By Miriam Berger

White House reverses West Bank policy, calling Israeli settlements illegal

By John Hudson and Karen DeYoung

Netanyahu presents hard-line ‘day after’ vision for Gaza for the first time

By Steve Hendrix and John Hudson

Israel-Gaza war coverage

StyleNews from the front lines of culture

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RFK Jr.’s comedy night: Barbs for Biden, but the joke may be on Trump

By Boris Kachka

Analysis

Why ‘The Traitors’ is one of the greatest reality TV shows ever

By Jada Yuan

WAMU shuts down local news site DCist, lays off reporters

By Elahe Izadi and Will Sommer

Justice Dept. says D.C. police response may violate rights of mentally ill

By Rachel Weiner

How the first all-Black rowing team went from pioneers to D.C. champions

By Kim O'Connell

New website will let law clerks judge their judges

By Rachel Weiner

Family blasts plea deal for D.C. officer who fatally shot a man driving away

By Spencer S. Hsu

Home explosion caused by leaking propane tank, preliminary probe finds

By Justin Jouvenal

Capital Weather Gang

PM Update: Bright, tranquil Sunday; slight shower chance tonight, tomorrow night

By A. Camden Walker38 minutes ago

Going Out Guide

The 22 best things to do in D.C. this weekend and next week

By Washington Post staff

Black History Month

Charles V. Hamilton, scholar who helped define ‘Black Power’, dies at 94

By Brian Murphy

How Virginia Ali made Ben’s Chili Bowl, and herself, a symbol of D.C.

By Tim Carman

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

SPORTS

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The talk of spring training this year? Somehow, it’s the pants.

By Chelsea Janes1 hour ago

Josiah Gray tinkers with his game often. At what point is it too much?

By Andrew Golden