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Recovery efforts to begin as 6 are presumed dead

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Election 2024

Florida donors with state business fueled final months of DeSantis presidential run

A large share of the money brought in during Gov. Ron DeSantis’s final months as a presidential candidate came from donors who had businesses that benefited from state decisions.

By Michael Scherer, Josh Dawsey and Hannah Knowles1 hour ago

Abortion Pill Case

Supreme Court skeptical of efforts to restrict access to abortion pill

A majority of justices questioned whether the antiabortion doctors challenging the government’s loosening of regulations have sufficient legal grounds to bring the lawsuit limiting access to mifepristone.

By Ann E. Marimow and Caroline Kitchener

MORE COVERAGE

Periods, ‘live tissue’: Female justices get specific about women’s health

By Caroline Kitchener

NBC reverses decision to hire Ronna McDaniel after on-air backlash

Political analyst Chuck Todd and MSNBC hosts Rachel Maddow and Joe Scarborough were among those who lambasted the hiring of the former Republican National Committee chair.

By Jeremy Barr

Better LivingEasy wins. Good habits.

Advice

This $20 fix will improve your shower and cut your water bill

By Michael J. Coren

A personified carton of milk, potato and block of cheese stand outside of a freezer door that leads to "Club Freeze." There is a bouncer at the door, clad in a hat and gloves, rejecting the trio. The three food items look downtrodden under the glow of the neon club signs.

Advice

8 foods your freezer can ruin, if you’re not careful

By Becky Krystal

Southwest’s first red-eye flights are coming. Here’s where and when.

By Edward Russell

Side by side images of bathrooms, before and after renovations

How much does it cost to renovate a bathroom? Three homeowners answer.

By Sophia Solano

THE 7 MORNING BRIEFING

7 things to know today: Bridge collapse; abortion pill; Ronna McDaniel; NFL kickoffs; eclipse; and more

Opinions

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A bridge collapses, and a vital port expires

Until the wreckage of the Key Bridge can be cleared, the Port of Baltimore is at a standstill.

Opinion by Will Englund

The unexpected upside to New Jersey’s shocking political scandal

Opinion by Karen Tumulty

Should anti-Trump Republicans endorse Biden?

Opinion by Alexi McCammond

Today’s Opinions: America celebrates a prince today. Did you know?

Opinion by Drew Goins

Baltimore’s tragic bridge collapse is a test for American leadership

Opinion by the Editorial Board

How to counter vaccine misinformation in political discourse

Opinion by Leana S. Wen

Too slow! Too fast! Biden’s EPA sets up the electric car transition.

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Democrat who ran heavily on abortion rights, IVF wins Alabama special election

By Colby Itkowitz

Kari Lake won’t defend her statements about Arizona election official

By Yvonne Wingett Sanchez and Maegan Vazquez

Lawsuit accusing Matt Schlapp of sexual misconduct comes to an end

By Patrick Svitek and Isaac Arnsdorf

Israeli soldiers along the southern border with the Gaza Strip on Tuesday. (AFP/Getty Images)

Hamas ‘dismantled’ but not destroyed, IDF says, as Gaza war enters new phase

The IDF says it has “dismantled” 20 of the original 24 Hamas battalions in Gaza, but its remaining fighters are still capable of waging a lethal insurgency.

By William Booth and Hazem Balousha

Live: Middle East conflict

Style

What we know about Diddy’s sex trafficking allegations

Before federal agents raided Sean Combs’s homes on Monday, the famed producer had been accused of sex trafficking in several recent lawsuits.

By Anne Branigin and Herb Scribner

Big Oil may not want a second Trump term. The reasons are surprising.

Some of the world’s biggest oil and gas companies are not as excited about a possible Trump victory in the 2024 election as one might expect.

By Maxine Joselow

Birds, bees and even plants might act weird during the solar eclipse

Plenty of scientists see eclipses as rare opportunities to bolster anecdotal reports by studying how nature responds — or doesn’t — to a few minutes of dusk in the middle of the day.

By Carolyn Y. Johnson

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‘Mayday’ call from ship stopped Baltimore bridge traffic, saved lives

A massive container ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge early Tuesday, causing a large section of the bridge to collapse and crippling the Port of Baltimore.

Periods, ‘live tissue’: Female justices get specific about women’s health

NBC reverses decision to hire Ronna McDaniel after on-air backlash

Six people presumed dead after Baltimore Key Bridge collapses, Coast Guard says

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election 2024

Was the 2020 election stolen? Job interviews at RNC take an unusual turn.

Prospective hires said agreeing with Donald Trump’s false election claim appears to be a new litmus test for being hired by the party.

By Josh Dawsey

The Early 202Analysis

What Kennedy’s VP pick means for 2024

By Theodoric Meyer, Leigh Ann Caldwell and Tobi Raji48 minutes ago

Analysis

An all-American Bible — with a cut of the sales going to Trump

By Philip Bump

Biden plays up his money edge in taking feistier shots at Trump

By Toluse Olorunnipa

Politics

The House GOP thought it was moving past internal drama. Then more showed up.

By Marianna Sotomayor1 hour ago

Texas AG Ken Paxton makes deal to avoid felony securities trial

By Molly Hennessy-Fiske

Congressman sued over tweet wrongly IDing man as Super Bowl parade gunman

By Jonathan Edwards

The FixAnalysis

Why the Supreme Court abortion pill case is so fraught for the right

By Aaron Blake

Trump Cases

Trump placed under limited gag order ahead of N.Y. hush money trial

By Shayna Jacobs

Analysis

Trump’s ‘runt’ criminal case goes first. It’s a big test.

By Aaron Blake

Former DOJ official Jeffrey Clark could face disbarment for aiding Trump

By Keith L. Alexander

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Carolyn Hax: Over-attentive couple give new meaning to ‘neighborhood haunt’

They’re regulars at a neighborhood eatery, and an intrusive couple seem to be tracking when they’ll be there.

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Ask Amy: Young son worries about growing up

March 27

Miss Manners: How to respond when telemarketers ask how I’m doing?

March 27

My 16-year-old twins’ attitudes are a ‘full-blown problem.’ What can I do?

March 27

Ask Sahaj: My husband’s constant micromanaging is wearing me down

March 21

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Young people are getting Botox to prevent wrinkles. Does it work?

By Amanda Morris

Study finds 3 big risk factors for dementia

By Teddy Amenabar1 hour ago

Advice

Why is my gas so smelly? Gender, diet and plane rides can play a role.

By Trisha Pasricha, MD

IUD placement can be painful. These women used their phones to record it.

By Lindsey Bever

How to keep your kidneys working well

By Ashley Abramson and Halle Levine

ClimateExpanded coverage of a changing planet

Why Tennessee lawmakers are pushing a bill to keep government from spraying the sky

By Shannon Osaka30 minutes ago

The surprising reasons why Big Oil may not want a second Trump term

By Maxine Joselow

Steel, cement and — cheese? U.S. spends big to cut these carbon footprints.

By Maxine Joselow

Northern Lights slash a surprising amount of winter energy bills. Here’s why.

By Kasha Patel

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Climate change threatens snow cover at ski destinations worldwide

By Erin Blakemore

‘Bigger than the Super Bowl’: Americans are spending big on eclipse tourism

By Abha Bhattarai1 hour ago

Record snow falls in Minneapolis after historically warm winter

By Matthew Cappucci

Fastest-moving solar storm in years triggered beautiful green and purple aurora

By Kasha Patel

Advice

Visiting an eclipse city? Here’s what to do after the sun reemerges.

By Virginia Brown

Ramona Edelin, who helped popularize the term ‘African American,’ dies at 78

By Harrison Smith

One winning ticket sold for $1.13 billion Mega Millions jackpot

By Justine McDaniel

Flaco, New York’s famous owl, had rat poison in his system when he died

By Kyle Melnick

Sick of flat tires, he’s picked up 400 pounds of metal bits with his bike

By Cathy Free

Federal officials say 20 have been charged for threatening election workers

By Yvonne Wingett Sanchez and Perry Stein

WORLD

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Qatari royal invested about $50 million in pro-Trump network Newsmax

By David Kenner, Sarah Ellison and Jonathan O'Connell

Germany set to add citizenship test questions about Jews and Israel

By Kate Brady

U.K. High Court delays Julian Assange extradition pending U.S. assurances

By Karla Adam and Salvador Rizzo

Today’s WorldViewAnalysis

Putin sees Kyiv in Moscow terrorist attack. But ISIS is its own story.

By Ishaan Tharoor

Moscow rampage reveals ambition, deadly reach of ISIS successor groups

By Joby Warrick, Robyn Dixon and Souad Mekhennet

Middle East Conflict

Amid U.S.-Israeli strains, Pentagon pushes for a new approach in Gaza

By Missy Ryan

What the U.N. cease-fire resolution means for Gaza and how countries voted

By Rachel Pannett and Kelsey Ables

Today’s WorldViewAnalysis

U.S. allows U.N. cease-fire vote, but it’s too late for many in Gaza

By Ishaan Tharoor

Israel-Gaza war coverage

StyleNews from the front lines of culture

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Perspective

Is Young Thug on trial for using his imagination?

In America, sadly, being Black means your imagination can be used against you in a court of law.

By Chris Richards1 hour ago

‘The Truth vs. Alex Jones’: How Sandy Hook lies got peddled for profit

By Jada Yuan

Perspective

Drake helped rescue an art theme park. It should belong to the world.

By Philip Kennicott

Richard Serra, sculptor of massive masterworks, dies at 85

By Fred A. Bernstein

Matthew Broderick among stars coming to Shakespeare Theatre next season

By Thomas Floyd

Rubell Museum won’t replace director after leadership shakeup

By Kriston Capps

Music Review

Tierra Whack wants more than 15 minutes of fame

By Chris Richards

D.C., MD. & VA.

Health

DNA test says it can predict opioid addiction risk. Skeptics aren’t so sure.

By David Ovalle

Bird flu detected in milk from dairy cows in Texas and Kansas

By Andrew Jeong

Alito and Thomas kept bringing up Comstock. That scared abortion rights supporters.

By Dan Diamond

Science

Nature enthusiast, 10, makes rare find: A pink grasshopper

By Cathy Free

62-year-old receives gene-edited pig kidney in milestone transplant surgery

By Mark Johnson

A supervolcano erupted 74,000 years ago. Here’s how humans survived it.

By Carolyn Y. Johnson

SPORTS

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12 bold predictions for the 2024 MLB season

By Scott Allen and Neil Greenberg

As Opening Day nears, Nats prospects get a taste of the big leagues

By Andrew Golden

Perspective

For the Orioles and Commanders, new owners mean it’s safe to dream

By Thomas Boswell

In a showdown full of playoff significance, Caps beat Red Wings in OT

By Bailey Johnson

NFL approves a new ‘hybrid’ kickoff for next season

By Mark Maske

Business

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Mnuchin tried to force a sale of TikTok. Now he’s a possible bidder.

By Tony Romm1 hour ago

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun will step down amid management shakeup

By Lori Aratani, Aaron Gregg and Ian Duncan

Advice

IRS has $1 billion in 2020 tax refunds. Time is running out to collect.

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‘Bigger than the Super Bowl’: Americans are spending big on eclipse tourism

By Abha Bhattarai1 hour ago

Krispy Kreme doughnuts are coming to McDonald’s

By Andrew Jeong

Food