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Palestinian prime minister, cabinet offer to resign in step toward post-Gaza war overhaul

Active-duty airman sets himself on fire outside D.C.’s Israeli Embassy

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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

He builds lifelike replicas of D.C. landmarks — brick by Lego brick

Richard Paules looks at the Capitol, the White House, the Kennedy Center and thinks, “I could build that.” And so he has. From Legos, in his D.C. basement apartment.

By Joe Heim

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

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

By Rachel Kurzius

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

By Jonathan O'Connell, Shayna Jacobs and Josh Dawsey

Koch network ends financial support for Nikki Haley’s presidential bid

By Praveena Somasundaram

Deal to dodge government shutdown appears to stall amid GOP policy demands

By Jacob Bogage

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

By Cat Zakrzewski and Ann E. Marimow

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

An uptick in hate crimes and anti-LGBTQ legislation has some Tennessee churches on edge — even as they provide sanctuaries for those who fear being attacked.

By Jessica Bateman

These giant, invasive spiders appear built to thrive in the U.S.

The Joro spiders, first confirmed in the United States in 2014 in northeast Georgia, have since spread across the Southeast.

By Erin Blakemore

Man forfeits $1.7M he made after overhearing wife’s remote work for BP

By Kyle Melnick

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

By Annabelle Timsit and Jennifer Hassan

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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.). (Jabin Botsford/The Post)

Republicans who say they support IVF backed a bill protecting life ‘at conception’

House Republicans have introduced a measure that would virtually ban abortion nationwide and that has no carveout for processes like in vitro fertilization.

By Mariana Alfaro

Analysis

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

By Paul Kane

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

By Sabrina Rodriguez

With potential vote on abortion rights looming, Missouri GOP advances slanted ballot rules

By Aaron Blake

election 2024

Thune, No. 2 Senate Republican, endorses Trump

By Mariana Alfaro

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

By Hannah Knowles

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

Trump Cases

The Trump Trials

Key hearing looms in Trump documents case

By Devlin Barrett and Perry Stein

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

By Shayna Jacobs

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Carolyn Hax: Since her ADHD diagnosis, her spouse keeps trying to manage her

She was recently diagnosed with ADHD. Now her spouse thinks she must be constantly managed.

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Ask Amy: I’m worried about moving in with my hoarder boyfriend

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Miss Manners: Older grad student faces condescending attitudes

February 26

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

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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

The tense final moments as Intuitive Machines pulled off a moon landing

By Christian Davenport

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

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

By Laura Meckler and Karina Elwood

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

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31,000 Ukrainian troops have been killed in the war, Zelensky says

By Serhiy Morgunov, Siobhán O'Grady and David L. Stern

Russian authorities hand Navalny’s body to mother for burial

By Robyn Dixon

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

By Rachel Chason and Michael Birnbaum

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

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

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

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

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

Cillian Murphy and Lily Gladstone took home lead film acting prizes, while Pedro Pascal (“The Last of Us”) and Elizabeth Debicki (“The Crown”) got TV drama awards.

By Samantha Chery

Perspective

The reality and delusion of Milan Fashion Week

By Rachel Tashjian

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

By Olivia McCormack

Kenneth Mitchell, ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ actor, dies at 49

By Niha Masih

Book Review

The shared dilemma of Jill, Melania, Michelle and Hillary

By Karen Heller

Art Review

The deliriously beautiful art of India’s master court painters

By Sebastian Smee

Video Game Review

‘Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’ is so good, it nearly wrecked my life

By Gene Park

D.C., MD. & VA.

Black History Month

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

Health

FDA approves treatment for severe frostbite

By Erin Blakemore

Hydeia Broadbent, young activist for HIV/AIDS awareness, dies at 39

By Emily Langer

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

By Amudalat Ajasa

Science

Ants’ ability to heal comrades may hold lessons for human infections

By Marlene Cimons

The tense final moments as Intuitive Machines pulled off a moon landing

By Christian Davenport

Scientists have studied a peculiar fossil since 1931. It was a fake.

By Kyle Melnick

SPORTS

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Perspective

It’s clear the young Nats are on the way. Less clear: Who will lead them.

By Barry Svrluga

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

By Andrew Golden

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

By Cindy Boren

NFL competition committee considers version of XFL kickoff for next season

By Mark Maske

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

By Bailey Johnson

Business

(Sophie Park for The Post)

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

By Rachel Siegel

AT&T says massive cell outage caused by technical error, not cyberattack

By Aaron Gregg and Kendra Nichols

Smithsonian Latino museum sued over internship’s ‘pro-Latino discrimination’

By Julian Mark

Advice

Why should you pay the IRS on time? The underpayment penalty is 8%.

By Michelle Singletary

Labor Dept. seeks injunction banning child labor at cleaning company

By Salvador Rizzo

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