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Officials knew of health system’s vulnerability but failed to impose requirements

Federal officials and industry executives knew for years that the system was vulnerable to hacking but failed to make improvements that might have stopped attacks like the one that has crippled pharmacists and other medical providers.

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Forget impeachment. Watch this Biden investigation.

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The government may shut down this weekend. Here’s what to know.

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Cannon tells lawyers to weigh if Trump conduct can’t be reviewed by courts

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They panic-bought bidets during the pandemic. It changed their lives.

Four years after the toilet paper shortage of 2020, bidet converts say they’re never going back — and bidet manufacturers say U.S. sales have never been better.

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Better LivingEasy wins. Good habits.

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Is your backyard birdhouse a death trap? How to give birds safe shelter.

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13 new and weird travel gadgets we actually want to try

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You can filter Boeing out of your flight search

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The intermittent fasting trend may pose risks to your heart

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How the Black female head of a top D.C. school was ‘punished for leading’

Nearly 120 years ago, educational pioneer Anna Julia Cooper was pushed out of her job, through tactics all too familiar today.

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The case for a 32-hour workweek with no loss in pay

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America’s racial politics are changing. The big question is how much.

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Why Israel must go into Rafah and finish Hamas

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‘Duty to warn’: Ex-Trump advisers can alert voters to his unfitness

Opinion by Jennifer Rubin

Mike Johnson’s ‘political stance is actually costing lives’ in Ukraine

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Trump can’t find anyone to spot him $464 million. Would you?

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MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT

Palestinians break their Ramadan fast Monday outside their destroyed home in Rafah. (AP)

White House says Israel lacks ‘coherent and sustainable strategy’ in Gaza

President Biden summoned senior Israeli military, intelligence and humanitarian officials to Washington for consultations over Israel’s plans to launch a major military operation in Rafah.

By Karen DeYoung and Toluse Olorunnipa

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Israel to send team to D.C. to discuss Rafah; Blinken will return to Mideast

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‘It sounds like insanity’: Changes to SAT, ACT requirements add stress to college admissions

Some colleges are reinstating SAT and ACT mandates. Others remain test-optional, for now. The mix of policies is wreaking havoc on students, parents and counselors.

By Hannah Natanson and Susan Svrluga

Style

RBG Award gala canceled after Ginsburg family criticizes honorees

By Maura Judkis

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Stephen Breyer’s new book sheds light on Supreme Court cases on abortion, guns

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5 key moments from Elon Musk’s interview with Don Lemon

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Today marks the spring equinox — and it’s a day early this year

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Cannon tells lawyers to weigh if Trump conduct can’t be reviewed by courts

In Donald Trump’s classified documents case, Judge Aileen Cannon’s order about jury instructions seems to take precedence over numerous other pretrial issues.

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Congress, White House agree on spending but may still miss deadline

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Carolyn Hax: Teen sees new stepsiblings as ‘too Brady Bunch for me’

Mom remarried a man with older kids, and this teen is annoyed by how hard the new stepsiblings are trying.

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What can my blinking tell me about my health?

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Medical Mysteries: A rolled ankle set this runner down a painful path

By Sandra G. Boodman

Spring means allergy season for 81 million people in the U.S.

By Linda Searing

Are all olive oils equally healthy for you? A look at the research.

By Jennifer Cook

Healthy habits may shield against dementia even after brain changes

By Erin Blakemore

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It’s never been cheaper to buy an EV. Here’s why.

By Nicolás Rivero

How to go vegan in South Korea, a meat lover’s paradise

By Min Joo Kim

Georgia could greenlight a mine near one of the South’s last wild places

By Brady Dennis

Why Americans pay so much more than anyone else for weather disasters

By Shannon Osaka

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U.S. fully bans asbestos, which kills 40,000 a year

By Anna Phillips

Today marks the spring equinox — and it’s a day early this year

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‘Devil comet’ could soon be visible to the naked eye. How to see it.

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Four ways total solar eclipses helped us learn more about our universe

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Old gadgets aren’t just nostalgic. Sometimes they’re just better for you.

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Technology

Supreme Court likely to reject limits on White House social media contacts

By Ann E. Marimow and Cat Zakrzewski

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E.U. antitrust chief previews a new era of Big Tech oversight

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Schools get sudden donations after ‘The Last Repair Shop’ wins Oscar

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Lawsuit details 1993 sexual assault allegation against New York mayor

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Michigan lawyer who claimed election fraud arrested after Dominion hearing

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Mother who left baby at home for 10-day vacation gets life for murder

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Supreme Court hears free speech case that united the NRA and the ACLU

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In Gambia, parliament moves toward overturning ban on female genital cutting

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Hong Kong fast-tracks law that once drew protests, cementing Beijing’s hold

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Blinken boosts U.S. ties to Philippines amid China maritime aggression

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Lindsey Graham, visiting Kyiv, urges Ukraine to pass mobilization law

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‘Banksy came overnight’: A neighborhood wakes up to world-famous street art

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Middle East Conflict

Israeli forces raid Gaza City hospital; U.S. confirms death of top Hamas leader

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Israel’s war on Hamas brings famine to Gaza

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Famine may already be in northern Gaza, aid groups say

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On Fox News, Steve Doocy has become the unexpected voice of dissent

Steve Doocy, the affable longtime “Fox & Friends” host, is challenging GOP orthodoxy to the dismay of Sean Hannity, Donald Trump and other Republicans leaders

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Beyoncé has a country hit. How will country radio handle that?

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Perspective

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By Rachel Tashjian

Stormy Daniels doc is a portrait of a woman destroyed by Donald Trump

By Jada Yuan

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Climate activists disrupting Jeremy Strong was the best part of the play

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How TV’s ‘Maine Cabin Masters’ tries to preserve a tradition

By Olivia McCormack

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At the Met, exquisite singing in a confounding staging of ‘La Forza’

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Health

Analysis

Under fire for massive health system hack, Biden team leans on insurers

By Darius Tahir and McKenzie Beard1 hour ago

Two-thirds of Chicago kids under 6 exposed to lead in water, study estimates

By Frances Vinall

AstraZeneca will cap inhaler costs at $35 per month

By Aaron Gregg

Science

While Earth enjoys an eclipse, a NASA probe is ready to ‘touch the sun’

By Joel Achenbach

Scientists discover fossilized remnants of earliest known forest

By Erin Blakemore

‘Monumental’ experiment suggests how life on Earth may have started

By Mark Johnson

SPORTS

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Perspective

Nothing about Howard’s season went as planned — except the result

By Candace Buckner

The Mountain West enters the NCAA tournament with grit and grievance

By Chuck Culpepper

Analysis

After a strange free agent winter, Blake Snell finds a home with Giants

By Chelsea Janes1 hour ago

Capitals close trip with win over Flames, move back into playoff spot

By Bailey Johnson

Wizards lose Bilal Coulibaly (fractured wrist) for the rest of season

By Ava Wallace

Business

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Fed weighs future rate cuts as inflation picture looks murky

By Rachel Siegel

Flood of Chinese imports could renew trade tensions, threaten U.S. jobs

By David J. Lynch

Joann files for bankruptcy as consumers pull back on nonessentials

By Jaclyn Peiser

AstraZeneca will cap inhaler costs at $35 per month

By Aaron Gregg

See what’s fueling the return of supersonic passenger flights

By Lori Aratani and Monica Rodman

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