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Trump faces a cash crunch as time runs out to post half a billion dollars in bonds

Former president Donald Trump is contending with the results of two legal battles that have thrust his business empire into greater uncertainty than it has seen in decades.

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How Justice Engoron’s numbers add up for Trump’s penalty in the N.Y. fraud trial

By Shayna Jacobs

U.S. hopes cease-fire agreement in Gaza can be reached ‘in coming days’

By Niha Masih, Leo Sands, Mariana Alfaro and Silvia Foster-Frau

31,000 Ukrainian troops were killed since Russian invasion, Zelensky says in first official public estimate

By Serhiy Morgunov and David L. Stern

Sales of EVs slow as skeptical consumers turn to hybrids, plug-ins

By Jeanne Whalen

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AI ‘dream girls’ are coming for porn stars’ jobs

Artificial intelligence will change porn forever, adult entertainment companies claim. It’s unclear who will benefit.

By Tatum Hunter

MLB rolled out new uniforms this year. It’s not going great.

This spring training, Major League Baseball has been mired in a sartorial controversy of unprecedented proportions.

By Chelsea Janes

Better LivingEasy wins. Good habits.

This simple tool could keep your fruits and vegetables fresh

By Allyson Chiu

Perspective

How to make your hearing aids more effective and less frustrating

By Judith Graham

Bacon and eggs are cooked in a cast iron pan. Meanwhile, a figure in the image seasons the same cast iron pan with an oil, another holds the pan, and a third walks inside the pan.

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Are you using and cleaning your cast-iron skillet correctly? Test your IQ.

By Becky Krystal

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

By Kelly Conaboy

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Haley may have lost, but she’s not finished

Nikki Haley is the quintessential American story. She should be the next president of the United States. And she could be if she were the Republican nominee.

Opinion by Kathleen Parker

Now Nikki Haley is running a protest campaign, and that’s just fine

Opinion by Jim Geraghty

Mike Johnson reveres the Bible. Rosa DeLauro wants him to read it carefully.

Opinion by E.J. Dionne Jr.

Dim or disloyal? Republicans again ensnared in possible Russian plot.

Opinion by Jennifer Rubin

Ukraine’s secret weapon: Art

Opinion by Anna Husarska and Mikhail Reva

Ukraine remains stronger than you might think

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Fairfax County officer who killed man had drawn gun on suspected shoplifters twice before

By Olivia Diaz

As Trump continues to trounce Haley, she presses on as MAGA antagonist

By Hannah Knowles

Supreme Court offers possible road map for schools to diversify top programs

By Laura Meckler and Karina Elwood

Book Review

The shared dilemma of Jill, Melania, Michelle and Hillary

“American Woman,” a history of the modern first lady, explores the evolution of a thankless job.

By Karen Heller

Lily Gladstone won outstanding performance by a female actor in a leading role for her part in “Killers of the Flower Moon.” (EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)

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‘Oppenheimer,’ ‘The Bear’ win at the 30th SAG Awards

By Samantha Chery

Amy Schumer says she has Cushing’s syndrome. What to know about the illness.

By Annabelle Timsit and Jennifer Hassan

SNL host Shane Gillis tells audience not to Google why he was fired in 2019

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Clock is ticking for Trump to post bonds worth half a billion dollars

Experts say a cash crunch in coming weeks could thrust the former president’s business into greater uncertainty than it has seen in decades.

AI ‘dream girls’ are coming for porn stars’ jobs

Opinion

Dim or disloyal? Republicans again ensnared in possible Russian plot.

Opinion

The case of Clarence Thomas’s new clerk taints the entire judiciary

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Carolyn Hax: When does a parent stop trying to connect with distant daughter?

Politics

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Supreme Court to decide if states can control fate of social media

The Supreme Court will decide if the First Amendment blocks a pair Florida and Texas social media laws tackling conservatives’ allegations of Big Tech censorship

By Cat Zakrzewski and Ann E. Marimow

Analysis

GOP elder statesmen’s message to House Speaker Johnson: Stop dithering

By Paul Kane

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Missouri GOP advances slanted ballot rules amid abortion rights fight

By Aaron Blake

In Arizona, Biden’s handling of immigration fuels frustration among key voters

By Sabrina Rodriguez

election 2024

Analysis

3 takeaways from the South Carolina GOP primary

By Aaron Blake

How different groups voted, according to exit polls

By Chris Alcantara, Janice Kai Chen, Emily Guskin, Scott Clement and Sonia Vargas

RFK Jr. says he didn’t read Alabama IVF ruling, won’t say when he thinks life begins

By Meryl Kornfield

Trump, allies scramble to close fundraising gap with Biden

By Michael Scherer, Josh Dawsey and Clara Ence Morse

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Carolyn Hax: When does a parent stop trying to connect with distant daughter?

A parent is ready to stop trying to be close with a young adult daughter who rebuffs all attempts to connect.

By Carolyn HaxFebruary 25

Ask Amy: My wife won’t have sex with me. What do I do?

February 25

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?

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

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How (and why) to peacefully coexist with squirrels

By Kate Morgan

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

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

By Rachel Kurzius

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Review

Tommy Orange is back with a hypnotic new novel

By Ron Charles

Review

‘Troubled’ is a mystifying book about elite hypocrisy

By Emi Nietfeld

Review

What Lincoln’s thoughts on democracy can teach us during troubled times

By Martha Hodes

5 new works of historical fiction offer a window into other times

By Carol Memmott

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Revisiting the brilliant short stories of a writer who died too young

By Jackie Thomas-Kennedy

ClimateExpanded coverage of a changing planet

Why industry is blocking the push for more energy efficient homes

By Anna Phillips

How this simple tool could keep your fruits and vegetables fresh

By Allyson Chiu

See the dozens of new species this deep-sea robot just discovered

By Dino Grandoni

Car shoppers aren’t electrified by electric vehicles

By Jeanne Whalen

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How ‘zombie fires’ are burning under the snow in Canada

By Joshua Partlow

Come rain or shine, the eclipse is on its way. Will you have fair skies?

By Lauren Tierney

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

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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Lab spaces boomed during the pandemic. Then the experiment took a turn.

By Rachel Siegel

Alabama justice who quoted Bible in IVF case often invokes religion

By Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff

Man found guilty of killing trans woman in historic hate crime verdict

By Daniel Wu

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

By Helier Cheung

How Libs of TikTok became a powerful presence in Oklahoma schools

By Taylor Lorenz

World

Lt. Col. Assimi Goïta, the leader of Mali’s ruling junta, center, in 2022. (AP)

U.S. struggles for influence in West Africa as military juntas rise

By Rachel Chason and Michael Birnbaum

Russian authorities hand Navalny’s body to mother for burial

By Robyn Dixon

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

By Missy Ryan and Emily Rauhala

Ira von Fürstenberg, socialite princess of the jet set age, dies at 83

By Brian Murphy

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

By Kyle Melnick and Jonathan Edwards

Middle East Conflict

As Lebanon teeters on the edge, a war with Israel would be catastrophic

By Mohamad El Chamaa and Suzan Haidamous

Israel mulls hostage deal as Netanyahu plans ‘action’ in Rafah

By Bryan Pietsch, 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

Israel-Gaza war coverage

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Perspective

The reality and delusion of Milan Fashion Week

The clothes are uniformly out of reach of almost everyone, which can make Fashion Week feel exceptionally irrelevant.

By Rachel Tashjian

‘Oppenheimer,’ ‘The Bear’ win at the 30th SAG Awards

By Samantha Chery

They found spiritual joy. They won’t have it taken away.

By Jessica Bateman

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

By Kim O'Connell

‘Spoonbread and Strawberry Wine’ still sets the bar for cookbook memoirs

By Kristen Hartke

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

SPORTS

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When it comes to court storming, something’s ‘gotta change.’ But will it?

By Cindy Boren

Duke’s Kyle Filipowski collides with fan, suffers knee injury in court storm

By Glynn A. Hill

After 1,400 games and counting, Alex Ovechkin still doesn’t break

By Bailey Johnson

With his first spring training homer, James Wood made a young fan’s year

By Andrew Golden

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

By Chelsea Janes

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