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Biden convenes congressional leaders as federal shutdown deadline nears

The White House meeting will also focus on funding for Ukraine, where officials say they need U.S. help urgently.

By Jacob Bogage

Airman who set self on fire grew up on religious compound, had anarchist past

D.C. police confirmed the man was pronounced dead at a hospital Sunday night and identified him as 25-year-old Aaron Bushnell of San Antonio.

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The reviled electric scooter is back. Does it deserve a second chance?

Whether you love them or hate them, the scooters are seeing a resurgence. Here’s what you need to know to decide whether to hop on — or get out of the way.

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Better LivingEasy wins. Good habits.

Is coffee a liquid vegetable? Here’s how it can help lower your risk of diabetes.

By Anahad O’Connor

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7 rules for red-eye flights: No bare feet or lavatory hogging

By Andrea Sachs

How to keep your kid’s toys from taking over your home

By Christina Sturdivant Sani

You may be cleaning your counters wrong. Here’s how to tackle 7 types.

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MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT

Biden says temporary cease-fire in Gaza could come next week

Negotiators have been working for months to secure a deal to release more than 100 Israeli hostages.

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Carolyn Hax: Mom feels like a failure as her teens struggle with mental health

After teens’ mental health diagnoses, a mom feels she failed at “the one … important thing I was supposed to be doing.”

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The reviled electric scooter is back. Does it deserve a second chance?

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

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Why industry is blocking the push for more energy efficient homes

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What a lab-made meat-rice hybrid says about the future of food

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Winter heat wave pushes temperatures as high as 100 degrees in Texas

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I used AI work tools to do my job. Here’s how it went.

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

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

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Technology

Meet the Amazon ‘influencers’ making money off everything they own

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Kara Swisher once again punctures the puffed-up egos of Silicon Valley

By Will Oremus

New Biden order would stem flow of Americans’ sensitive data to China

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National

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Justices skeptical of Tex., Fla. laws that bar platforms from deleting content

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Bronx medical school receives $1 billion donation to make tuition free

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Fears of witch hunts over Utah ban on trans athletes in girls’ sports

By Karin Brulliard

Pentagon probe finds no ‘attempt to obfuscate’ Austin hospitalization

By Missy Ryan

Judge orders Biden informant Alexander Smirnov to remain in jail

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WORLD

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Taliban sets sights on making Afghanistan a global cricketing power

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Russian activist from Nobel-winning organization gets prison term

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Sweden is set to join NATO: What to know about the military alliance

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South Korea needs more doctors. A massive strike shows it won’t be easy.

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Shanghai’s feral cat population has exploded. One response: Cat Island.

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Netanyahu’s ‘day after’ plan for Gaza is unviable

By Ishaan Tharoor

Palestinian Authority shake-up paves way for postwar governance of Gaza

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What to know about Palestinian Authority government resignation

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

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AI has come to the gender culture war, yielding some truly dumb content

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This designer is trash!

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Review

Kara Swisher once again punctures the puffed-up egos of Silicon Valley

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The rhythmic world of Koji Kondo, maestro of Mario

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Fans flock to ‘Saltburn’ mansion after TikTokers show the way

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

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‘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

More eye products recalled over infection risk worries

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U.S. launches probe into possible fraud by organ collection groups

By Lenny Bernstein, Mark Johnson and Lisa Rein

Alabama embryo ruling may have devastating effect on cancer patients

By Sabrina Malhi

Science

Indigenous people accuse radiologists of secretly studying their organs

By Leo Sands1 hour ago

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

By Erin Blakemore

Perspective

A 13-year-old beat Tetris, but there’s more to the game than winning

By Leah McCoy

SPORTS

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Perspective

At Nats camp, listen for James Wood’s power and watch for his maturity

By Barry Svrluga

Analysis

What to expect from Kliff Kingsbury’s offense? Not the ‘Air Raid.’

By Sam Fortier

Shorthanded Capitals keep pushing, start back-to-back with dominant win

By Bailey Johnson

Perspective

He’s a top-20 talent, a Duke commit and Paul VI’s most gigantic fan

By Candace Buckner

For the Bears, a tricky question looms: Caleb Williams or Justin Fields?

By Mark Maske

Business

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Regulators sue to block merger of supermarket giants Kroger and Albertsons

By Jaclyn Peiser

Congressional Democrats urge U.S. to block Capital One-Discover deal

By Tony Romm

Charles D. Ferris, a champion of deregulation at the FCC, dies at 90

By Harrison Smith

Macy’s to close 150 stores as it bets on luxury brands

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Biden supercharged these Michigan unions. Will workers return the favor?

By Jeff Stein

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