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With nuclear deal in tatters, Iran edges close to weapons capability

Six years after the Trump administration withdrew from the Iran nuclear accord, Tehran is rapidly accumulating enriched uranium, some of it very close to weapons-grade.

By Joby Warrick

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Inflation keeps coming in hot, likely delaying interest rate cuts

Policymakers are trying to answer whether their inflation fight is slowing, or if the start of 2024 simply brought predictable bumps in the road.

By Rachel SiegelUpdated 43 minutes ago

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ELECTION 2024

‘Catastrophic,’ ‘a shock’: Arizona’s abortion ruling threatens to upend campaign

The ruling allows a near-total ban from 1864 to take effect in a battleground state that could play an outsize role in the presidential election and help determine control of the U.S. Senate next year.

By Maegan Vazquez and Mariana Alfaro

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Abortion opponents still expect action from Trump. Here’s what it could look like.

The TakeAnalysis

Trump’s gambit on abortion comes undone with Arizona Supreme Court ruling

By Dan Balz

Climate LabAnalysis

We mapped nature across the U.S., neighborhood by neighborhood. Look up where you live.

Spending time in nature is linked to a longer, healthier life. But nature is not distributed fairly across the country.

By Harry Stevens

Better LivingEasy wins. Good habits.

Gen Z workers can take criticism. You’re just phrasing it wrong.

By Danielle Abril

Perspective

As a girl, I felt envy toward my brother. Then jealousy helped me thrive.

By Stacy S. Kim

Don’t trash those eclipse glasses. Do this instead.

By Nicolás Rivero

Advice

Even if you owe taxes and can’t pay, file a tax return. Or you’ll owe more.

By Michelle Singletary

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It’s not so ‘terribly strange to be 70’

Turning 70, and checking in on what is known so far.

Opinion by Anne Lamott

I was a teen in Virginia prison. Books were my lifeline.

Opinion by Reginald Dwayne Betts

Nervous Democrats tell Sotomayor a ‘lifetime’ appointment is temporary

Opinion by Jim Geraghty

The three kinds of swing voters — and why they aren’t with Trump or Biden

Opinion by Perry Bacon Jr.

Why the abortion fight will ease into split-the-difference agreement

Opinion by George F. Will

The ‘spine-tingling’ live music moments that live in readers’ memories

Letters to the Editor

I took refuge in an embassy. Ecuador’s unprecedented act is deranged.

Opinion by Ariel Dorfman

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5x5 bitesized crossword.

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Keyword

One word to spell them all.

Ex-Trump company executive Weisselberg sentenced to 5 months in jail

By Shayna JacobsUpdated 8 minutes ago

New whistleblower raises concerns about Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner

By Lori Aratani

Missouri executes Brian Dorsey despite pleas from 70 prison guards

By Ben Brasch

“Duke,” second from right, was kicked out of a militia group after talking about explosives. (Minh Connors for The Post)

Virginia militia member raised suspicion, then alarm with talk of bombs

A militia group’s rare public warning about a former member shows how concern around Justice Department prosecutions is changing extremist organizing.

By Hannah Allam and Razzan Nakhlawi

They’re young and athletic. They’re also ill with a condition called POTS.

The syndrome tends to strike suddenly, leaving previously healthy people unable to function, with no clear cause.

By Ariana Eunjung Cha

An illustration of the Earth orbiting YouTube — (Elena Lacey/The Post; iStock)

This is the most consequential technology in America

It is America’s most popular social app by a mile, the top way to listen to music, the healthiest economy on the internet — and essential AI training fuel.

By Shira Ovide

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April 9

‘Catastrophic,’ ‘a shock’: Arizona’s abortion ruling threatens to upend 2024 races

State Supreme Court rules a near-total ban from 1864 can go into effect in a battleground state that could play an outsized role in the presidential election and help determine which party controls the U.S. Senate next year.

Opinion

It’s not so ‘terribly strange to be 70’

Analysis

Mapping America’s access to nature, neighborhood by neighborhood

Anne Lamott’s meditations on life, love and the cycle of aging

Analysis

The Arizona Supreme Court just upended Trump’s gambit on abortion

election 2024

The FixAnalysis

Can Republicans even run on abortion anymore?

Some true believers say they can and they should. The evidence is less convincing.

By Aaron Blake

How Trump decided to go with ‘states’ rights’ on abortion

By Josh Dawsey and Hannah Knowles

Analysis

The partisan gap in U.S. politics continues to center heavily on age

By Philip Bump

How Donald Trump’s mug shot became a defiant and divisive 2024 symbol

By Marianne LeVine, Josh Dawsey and Isaac Arnsdorf

Politics

The Early 202Analysis

Inside the Republicans’ impeachment strategy

By Leigh Ann Caldwell, Theodoric Meyer and Tobi Raji

Johnson delays Mayorkas impeachment trial until next week

By Jacqueline Alemany, Leigh Ann Caldwell and Liz Goodwin

Greene renews threat to Johnson’s speakership with letter to House GOP

By Mariana Alfaro

Analysis

Fox News twists data on economy and crime to attack Biden

By Philip Bump

Trump Cases

After months, Judge Cannon agrees to shield Trump witness names

By Devlin Barrett

N.Y. appeals judge denies Trump’s second trial-delay bid in two days

By Shayna Jacobs

The FixAnalysis

Why Trump’s ‘hush money’ case is bigger than hush money

By Aaron Blake

Advice

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Carolyn Hax: When hanging out with a friend means just listening to her complain

Occasional lunches with a former co-worker have become endurance trials due to her relentless negativity.

By Carolyn HaxApril 10

Ask Amy: An update from a mom worried about video games

April 10

Miss Manners: Neighbor’s regifting leads to an awkward moment

April 10

How do I get my teen to stop snapping at his ‘annoying’ little sister?

April 10

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

April 4

YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED

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In a first, EPA sets limit for ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water

By Teddy Amenabar

How NBA star Sean Elliott switched to a kidney-friendly diet

By Anahad O’Connor

How pregnancy may speed up the aging process

By Gretchen Reynolds

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

By Kristyn Kusek Lewis

How to start tai chi

By Teddy Amenabar and Whitney Shefte

ClimateExpanded coverage of a changing planet

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Here’s how EVs could get 200 miles per gallon

By Shannon Osaka

EPA limits toxic air pollution from chemical plants

By Maxine Joselow and Amudalat Ajasa

Earth sees hottest-ever March, the 10th record-breaking month in a row

By Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff

Biden administration mulls tougher limits on new gas plants as 2024 election nears

By Maxine Joselow

European court rules Switzerland climate inaction violated human rights

By Ellen Francis and Chico Harlan

Weather & Sky

Spectacular and stunning: Top reader photos of the solar eclipse

By Ian Livingston and Dan Stillman

If you missed Monday’s solar eclipse, it’s a long wait until the next

By Matthew Cappucci

What to do if your eyes hurt after the eclipse and how to spot damage

By Daniel Wu

See how the eclipse transformed America, city by city

By Washington Post staff

Gen Z workers can take criticism. You’re just phrasing it wrong.

By Danielle Abril

The best tech to have in a natural disaster

By Heather Kelly

This $400 toothbrush is peak AI mania

By Shira Ovide

Technology

Analysis

Elon Musk picks his speech battle

By Will Oremus1 hour ago

Content creators ask Meta to reverse politics limits on Instagram, Threads

By Taylor Lorenz

New FCC rule requires internet service providers to display fees

By Eva Dou

National

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Some Jan. 6 rioters win early release, even before key Supreme Court ruling

By Spencer S. Hsu

Parents of Oxford school shooter sentenced to 10-15 years each

By Kim Bellware

Perspective

In the Oxford school shooting: historic punishment, familiar sadness

By Robin Givhan

In New York, top federal prosecutor Damian Williams preaches speedy justice

By Devlin Barrett and Shayna Jacobs

Woman who stole Ashley Biden’s diary is sentenced to a month in prison

By Anumita Kaur

WORLD

(AP)

Scotland’s hate speech law ignites culture war far outside its borders

By Leo Sands

Spain to eliminate ‘golden visas’ for wealthy foreign home buyers

By Kelsey Ables

At White House, Japanese prime minister will trumpet strength of U.S. alliance

By Michelle Ye Hee Lee

Colombia’s powerful former president set to become first to stand trial

By Samantha Schmidt

U.S. sends seized Iranian-made weapons to Ukraine

By Alex Horton

Middle East Conflict

Shifts in Israel bring Gaza cease-fire talks to a critical point — again

By Steve Hendrix, Susannah George and Claire Parker

Live

Gazans mark a somber Eid; Biden calls Netanyahu’s approach a ‘mistake’

By Niha Masih, Victoria Bisset and Mohamad El ChamaaUpdated 1 hour ago

Hamas says it is studying cease-fire proposal after negotiators leave Cairo

By Andrew Jeong, Jennifer Hassan and Bryan Pietsch

Gazans return to a Khan Younis devastated beyond recognition

By Miriam Berger, Adam Taylor, Hajar Harb and Júlia Ledur

StyleNews from the front lines of culture

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The deeply silly, extremely serious rise of ‘Alpha Male’ Nick Adams

Meet the Trump-backed raconteur who is teaching America’s young men the art of being hard to deal with

By Ben Terris

Furs are controversial. Some designers are finding a workaround.

By Rachel Tashjian

The Murdoch who wants to save the planet is here to say it’s not too late

By Laura Wagner

Alec Baldwin had ‘no control’ over emotions on ‘Rust’ set, prosecutors say

By Annabelle Timsit

Sami Michael, Iraqi-Israeli author who bridged divides, dies at 97

By Brian Murphy

Review

A satire of Nancy Reagan and astrology, among other things

By Celia Wren

Opera Review

Puccini’s lesser-known love story gets a stirring concert staging

By Michael Andor Brodeur

D.C., MD. & VA.

Health

Analysis

The NIH hopes to make TMJ ‘bearable.’ It has a long way to go.

By Brett Kelman and McKenzie Beard

Analysis

Becerra joins the fray over reproductive rights

By Daniel Chang and McKenzie Beard

Analysis

As Republicans wrestle with IVF, the Biden administration expands benefits

By Michelle Andrews and McKenzie Beard

Science

Peter Higgs, Nobel-winning physicist on a subatomic hunt, dies at 94

By Eryn Brown

Why this eclipse could really show Einstein was correct

By Kasha Patel

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

By Washington Post staff

SPORTS

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Perspective

Tiger Woods looks like a Masters afterthought. Just don’t tell him that.

By Barry Svrluga

As golf comes together for the Masters, a chasm still divides the sport

By Rick Maese

Josiah Gray’s trip to the IL casts a pall over Nationals’ win in San Francisco

By Andrew Golden

Capitals snap six-game skid with hard-fought win in Detroit

By Bailey Johnson

Alyssa Naeher’s penalty heroics lift USWNT to SheBelieves Cup win

By Steven Goff

Business

(CSA Images and Shelly Tan/The Washington Post)

Build your dream economy, and see how it compares to reality

By Chris Alcantara, Rachel Siegel and Shelly Tan

Falling parts and a ‘nosedive’: 6 probes involving Boeing planes this year

By Leo Sands

Inflation keeps coming in hot, likely delaying interest rate cuts

By Rachel Siegel43 minutes ago

Funding shortfall forces FCC to slash monthly broadband benefits in May

By Tony Romm

White House, Senate Democrats unveil bill to battle pandemic aid fraud

By Tony Romm

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