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Land mines return to Europe as front-line states fear Russian invasion

As policymakers reckon with Russia’s advances in Ukraine and Trump’s comments about defending NATO, the tools of 20th-century warfare are coming back in vogue.

By Michael Birnbaum

Russian authorities turn over Navalny’s body to mother for burial

By Robyn Dixon14 minutes ago

How two years of war has changed Ukrainian soldiers: ‘I think I’m going to die soon’

By Isabelle Khurshudyan and Anastacia Galouchka

Election 2024

Analysis

Why is Nikki Haley staying in an apparently unwinnable race?

This weekend is likely to reinforce that her path to victory in the GOP presidential nomination contest is somewhere between vanishing and non-existent.

By Aaron Blake

Trump says Black voters like him more after his indictments and mug shot

By Josh Dawsey

Evangelicals largely back Trump ahead of today’s S.C. primary

By Josh Dawsey

Prominent pathologist leaves Johns Hopkins after allegations of misconduct

By Steve Thompson and Katie Shepherd

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

By Jonathan Edwards and María Luisa Paúl

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

By Taylor Lorenz

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A deep-sea robot may have discovered more than 100 new species

Alien-looking lobsters, sponges, urchins, sea stars and sea lilies are among the creatures deep-sea explorers found off the coast of Chile.

By Dino Grandoni

Better LivingEasy wins. Good habits.

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Advice

5 ways to reduce stress in your body

By Jenny Taitz

Advice

What egg sizes mean, and whether it matters

By Aaron Hutcherson

Advice

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

THE 7 MORNING BRIEFING

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

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.

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

Opinion by Jesse Van Tol

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Style

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

By Will Sommer

The first all-Black rowing team faced doubts. Then they beat Georgetown and George Washington University.

Facing adversity, the Howard University men’s crew team made history as the first all-Black competitive rowing team in the United States — then won the Washington Regatta.

By Kim O'Connell

Visual Story

The week’s best photos

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

By Washington Post staff

Flaco, the beloved celebrity owl that escaped Central Park Zoo, is dead

By Helier Cheung

Teen risked her life to rescue disabled woman stuck on railroad tracks

By Sydney Page

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Advice columnist Carolyn Hax answers your questions about the strange train we call life.

Advice

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

Russian authorities turn over Navalny’s body to mother for burial

Trump says Black voters like him more because of his indictments and mug shot

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

Politics

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Election 2024

‘He has been almost invincible’: Why Trump is likely to dominate South Carolina

While both campaigns aggressively recruited pastors in recent weeks, Trump has far more evangelical support in Haley’s home state.

By Josh Dawsey

MORE COVERAGE

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

By Jacob Bogage

Trump and his allies scramble to close fundraising gap with Biden

By Michael Scherer, Josh Dawsey and Clara Ence Morse

Trump, GOP Senate candidates express support for in vitro fertilization

By Maegan VazquezUpdated 52 minutes ago

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

Advice

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

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

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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Dining chat: What’s a good way to introduce young kids to restaurants?

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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

Advice

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

Review

Is it possible to tell a new story about migrants?

By Joshua Keating

Review

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

By Malcolm Forbes

Review

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

By Talya Zax

Review

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

(Molly Hennessy-Fiske/The Post)

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

By Molly Hennessy-Fiske and Tim Craig

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

By Caroline Kitchener

Perspective

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

Smithsonian should speed up return of human remains, task force says

By Nicole Dungca and Claire Healy

WORLD

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

By David J. Lynch

U.S. imposes more than 500 new Russia sanctions after Navalny’s death

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

By Siobhán O'Grady and Kostiantyn Khudov

Russian authorities threaten to bury Navalny in prison colony, aide says

By Robyn Dixon

By bus, car and plane, women journey across Latin America for abortions

By Marina Dias and Terrence McCoy

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

By Kyle Melnick and Jonathan Edwards

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

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

By Boris Kachka

Perspective

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

By Monica Hesse

Analysis

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

By Jada Yuan

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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As its president met with reporters, the NCAA was losing (again) in court

By Jesse Dougherty

Analysis

College basketball’s best story is headed toward its first Dance since 2008

By Patrick Stevens

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

By Andrew Golden

With a new coach and GM, D.C. United begins MLS season in wait-and-see mode

By Steven Goff

Perspective

Golf is in trouble. Tiger Woods could be part of the solution.

By John Feinstein

Food