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Millions anticipate total solar eclipse, which will not return to U.S. for two decades

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A mile-by-mile map of the total solar eclipse

By Dylan Moriarty and Kevin Schaul

Election 2024

Trump says abortion should be left to states, declines to endorse national limit

Donald Trump campaigned in 2016 on appointing Supreme Court justices who would overturn Roe v. Wade and became a champion of the antiabortion movement.

By Hannah Knowles and Marianne LeVineUpdated 38 minutes ago

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States where abortion is legal, banned or under threat

By Caroline Kitchener, Kevin Schaul, N. Kirkpatrick, Daniela Santamariña and Lauren Tierney

WAR IN UKRAINE

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Russian trolls target U.S. support for Ukraine, Kremlin documents show

By Catherine Belton and Joseph Menn

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Better LivingEasy wins. Good habits.

How to keep your garden simple and fuss-free

By Karen Hugg

Want a mood boost? Get out there and try something new.

By Kristyn Kusek Lewis

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Advice

Pelvic exam guidelines have changed. Here’s what to expect.

By Trisha Pasricha, MD

Why you should spend more money on underwear

By Anna Kramer

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The ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ finale fixed the last episode of ‘Seinfeld’

Larry David closed out his long-running HBO show, “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” by revisiting one of TV’s most infamous endings.

By Avi Selk

Caitlin Clark’s next steps include the WNBA draft and maybe the Olympics

The WNBA draft, possibly the Paris Olympics and more recognition at Iowa are in Caitlin Clark’s immediate future.

By Ben Golliver1 hour ago

MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT

Israel withdraws most troops from south at six-month mark of Gaza war

Israel said it was withdrawing all but one brigade from southern Gaza, describing the move as an opportunity for troops to prepare for the next phase of the war.

By Louisa Loveluck, Abigail Hauslohner, Claire Parker, Hajar Harb, Niha Masih and Jennifer Hassan

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They were thought to be hostages in Gaza. Israeli raids found they were dead.

With U.N. agency broke and under siege, West Bank refugees fear for the future

By Claire Parker

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Residents return to Khan Younis as Israel pulls most troops from south Gaza

Italy’s Mount Etna captivates visitors on with volcanic vortex rings. (Etna Walk)

Mount Etna, Europe’s largest volcano, puffs giant ‘smoke rings’ into sky

“The rings look pretty much like the ‘smoke rings’ produced by an able smoker,” a volcanologist said of the phenomenon at Mount Etna.

By Leo Sands

Jonathan Majors avoids jail time for assaulting ex-girlfriend

By Anne Branigin and Wesley Parnell1 hour ago

Vatican says ‘sex-change intervention’ risks threatening human dignity

By Anthony Faiola and Stefano PitrelliUpdated 1 hour ago

Biden’s proposed student debt relief plan could help more than 30 million

By Danielle Douglas-GabrielUpdated 45 minutes ago

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Trump’s Cabinet was in flux. Biden’s has barely changed.

A record number of Cabinet officials were fired or left during Donald Trump’s presidency. President Biden has had some of the lowest turnover in recent decades.

By Nick MourtoupalasUpdated 1 hour ago

Americans will find voting easier — or harder — depending where they live

By Patrick Marley

Ohio warns Democrats that Biden may miss deadline for November ballot

By Maham Javaid and Kyle Melnick

Analysis

Trump revives his wish that immigrants came from rich White countries

By Philip Bump1 hour ago

Politics

Speaker Johnson’s job is on the line as the House returns

By Marianna Sotomayor

‘Increasingly chaotic’: Why House Republicans are heading for the exits

By Marianna Sotomayor

The Health 202Analysis

Abortion and New York’s electoral state of play

By McKenzie Beard

Top Republican warns pro-Russia messages are echoed ‘on the House floor’

By Yvonne Wingett Sanchez and Abigail Hauslohner

Trump Cases

What to know about Trump’s New York charges — and any potential sentence

By David Nakamura

The Trump Trials: Cannon brawl

By Devlin Barrett and Perry Stein

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Carolyn Hax: Cancer patient hopes to limit texts and calls after surgery

A cancer patient is having surgery, and the thought of texts and calls from genuinely supportive people “exhausts me already.”

By Carolyn HaxApril 8

Ask Amy: Old affair partner reached out on Facebook

April 8

Miss Manners: I’m tired of people talking about their DNA results

April 8

Ask Sahaj: My son’s 5-month relationship ended 3 years ago. He’s still reeling.

April 4

Work Advice: Is that chill in the air retaliation from my employer?

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Perspective

How feeling envy helped me in life — mostly

By Stacy S. Kim

How to start tai chi

By Teddy Amenabar and Whitney Shefte

Racial segregation hurts access to kidney transplants, study suggests

By Erin Blakemore

An Ozempic baby boom? Some GLP-1 users report unexpected pregnancies.

By Amy Klein

Advice

Why countering shame can help build a healthy sense of self

By Jason Wu

ClimateExpanded coverage of a changing planet

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The unassuming material that could soak up carbon emissions

By Dino Grandoni

Even Disney’s beloved Autopia ride is giving up on gas-powered cars

By Allyson Chiu

Want an elephant? Botswana’s president says his country has too many.

By Kate Brady

America’s new high-risk, high-reward $20 billion climate push

By Maxine Joselow

Weather Service radar, warning systems fail during severe storm outbreak

By Scott Dance

Help Desk

The best tech to have in a natural disaster

By Heather Kelly

This $400 toothbrush is peak AI mania

By Shira Ovide

Elon Musk’s X restores free blue check marks. Here’s what it means.

By Chris Velazco

Technology

In 2018 crash, Tesla’s Autopilot just followed the lane lines

By Faiz Siddiqui and Trisha Thadani

Meet the 25-year-old who TikToked his way onto RFK’s campaign team

By Taylor Lorenz and Meryl Kornfield

Lawmakers unveil sprawling plan to expand online privacy protections

By Cristiano Lima-Strong

National

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As Florida restricts treatment for trans adults, one clinic presses on

By Casey Parks

Engine cover of Southwest Boeing plane falls off during takeoff

By Praveena Somasundaram

He helped the enslaved flee to Mexico. Now he’s buried by Trump’s border wall.

By Carlos Sanchez

After abortion attempts, two women now bound by child

By Amber Ferguson

Perspective

We should be talking more about dumbed-down grades in schools

By Jay Mathews

WORLD

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Ukrainian nuclear plant hit by explosive drones, U.N. monitor says

By Kostiantyn Khudov and Robyn Dixon

Elon Musk challenges Brazilian judge over order to block X accounts

By Niha Masih

Trump’s secret plan to end Ukraine war would yield territory to Russia

By Isaac Arnsdorf, Josh Dawsey and Michael Birnbaum

Mexico breaks relations with Ecuador after embassy raid

By Mary Beth Sheridan

Rescuers scramble to save orphaned orca calf dubbed ‘Brave Little Hunter’

By Andrew Jeong

Middle East Conflict

They were thought to be hostages in Gaza. Israeli raids found they were dead.

By Shira Rubin

Why Israel may reopen a key crossing with Gaza

By Bryan Pietsch and Hazem Balousha

U.S. scrambles to finalize Gaza pier plans as famine looms

By Dan Lamothe

Before World Central Kitchen strike, aid groups had warned of peril to relief workers

By Claire Parker, Loveday Morris, Karen DeYoung and Louisa Loveluck

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Art Review

She invented Peter Rabbit, then used the money to buy acres of sheep

A Beatrix Potter exhibition at the Morgan Library is about more than just storybooks.

By Philip Kennicott

The brazen optimism of Kathryn Murdoch’s plan to save Earth

By Laura Wagner

Can fur make a comeback?

By Rachel Tashjian

Two weeks after raid on Diddy’s homes, it’s quiet on the news front

By Samantha Chery

Review

Alisa Weilerstein’s curious ‘Fragments’ struggles to come together

By Michael Andor Brodeur

An oral history of Mrs. Lovett, one of theater’s greatest, bloodiest roles

By Thomas Floyd

Does ‘Scoop’ get Prince Andrew’s disastrous BBC interview right?

By Olivia McCormack

D.C., MD. & VA.

Health

Only 2 U.S. states report covid increases, CDC says

By Linda Searing

Analysis

As Republicans wrestle with IVF, the Biden administration expands benefits

By Michelle Andrews and McKenzie Beard

Scientists urge FDA to rescind approval of test for opioid addiction risk

By David Ovalle

Science

Spectacular nature and science images from Sony’s world photo awards

By Washington Post staff

Modern ants evolved alongside their ancient ancestors, study suggests

By Erin Blakemore

What to do — and not do — in an earthquake

By Justine McDaniel

SPORTS

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A national championship could be decided in the post. What year is it again?

By Chuck Culpepper

Purdue joined Virginia in ignominy. Now it’s near the same mountaintop.

By Gene Wang

Caitlin Clark’s next steps include the WNBA draft and maybe the Olympics

By Ben Golliver1 hour ago

Perspective

This Purdue-Connecticut final has the makings of a heavyweight rumble

By Candace Buckner

Caitlin Clark is gone. Where does women’s college basketball go next?

By Jesse Dougherty

Business

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Analysis

A sports stadium boom is coming to America. Is that a good thing?

By Alyssa Fowers and Andrew Van Dam

Shop at Walmart? You could be eligible for up to $500 in new settlement.

By Annabelle Timsit

United States will not accept flood of cheap Chinese products, Yellen says

By Christian Shepherd

Bad tax advice is multiplying on TikTok

By Jacob Bogage and Julie Zauzmer Weil

Biden administration announces major expansion for Ariz. chip facility

By Matt Viser

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