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Russian troops advance in Ukraine as Kyiv runs low on air defenses

Ukraine’s situation on the battlefield has deteriorated while Republicans in Congress, for more than six months, have blocked a $60 billion aid package proposed by President Biden.

By Isabelle Khurshudyan and Serhii Korolchuk

MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT

Biden administration clings to cease-fire talks with no Plan B

The U.S. strategy is first to get the fighting to stop, with the hope that a hostage release and humanitarian aid could lead to a longer cease-fire.

By Karen DeYoung

Israeli police stand guard as relatives of hostages held in Gaza and their supporters protest outside the U.S. Embassy branch office in Tel Aviv on Friday. (AP)

Pentagon sends more troops to Middle East as Israel braces for Iranian threat

By Andrew Jeong

Police cordon off the Westfield Bondi Junction shopping mall in Sydney after a stabbing incident on Saturday. (David Gray/AFP/Getty Images)

Man kills five in stabbing attack at mall in Sydney’s Bondi Junction

The attacker stabbed several people at Sydney’s Westfield Bondi Junction mall before being shot dead by police. A small child is among those injured, police say.

By Victoria BissetUpdated 46 minutes ago

Dark skies out the window of Delta flight 1010 on Monday. (Jabin Botsford/The Post)

Delta eclipse flight from Dallas veered off path of totality

The airline said the eclipse flight had to change its plans because air traffic control would not allow a special maneuver.

By Hannah Sampson

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By Natalie B. Compton

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Robert MacNeil, urbane anchor who founded ‘PBS NewsHour,’ dies at 93

By Harrison Smith

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In Arizona, Democrats remind voters Trump, GOP led to revival of abortion ban

Democrats in Arizona went on the attack against Republicans over their apparent about-face on abortion rights.

By Mariana Alfaro and Sabrina Rodriguez

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Archeologists in Italy found a banquet hall with frescoes showing mythological figures, including Helen of Troy and Apollo.

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Russian troops advance in Ukraine as Kyiv runs low on air defenses

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Abortion rights activists gather in front of the White House in July 2022. (Astrid Riecken for The Post)

Biden team increasingly hopes to ride abortion-rights issue to victory

The Biden campaign plans to spend every day until Nov. 5 reminding voters of Republican Donald Trump’s record on abortion, hoping the issue will mobilize their core voters and make inroads with voters whom Democrats have often struggled to win.

By Tyler Pager

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Trump’s influence looms large over congressional Republicans

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House GOP manages to reauthorize surveillance bill, but divisions remain

By Marianna Sotomayor and Ellen Nakashima

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The dishonest ‘noncitizen voting’ issue melds Trump’s two favorite things

By Philip Bump

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FDA faces scrutiny on Capitol Hill

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Democratic Party has helped Biden cover his legal bills

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Trump’s the likely GOP nominee. He can serve even if convicted of a crime.

By David Nakamura

New prosecutor to decide fate of Georgia lieutenant governor in Trump case

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Carolyn Hax: Sister-in-law wants time with family — but not with their kids

The letter writer’s sister-in-law wants to see family only on her terms — and resents the kid-centric itinerary.

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Alexandra Fuller’s new book is not your typical grief memoir

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How did Ian Fleming create James Bond? He looked in the mirror.

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

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A silent killer stalks sea turtles. A small town is trying to stop it.

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Mapping America’s access to nature, neighborhood by neighborhood

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Biden hikes cost of drilling on federal lands as Trump courts oil donors

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Biden plans to expand two national monuments in California

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Delta eclipse flight from Dallas veered off path of totality

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Powerful storm causes damage from Texas to Pennsylvania

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Apple will approve used parts in iPhone repairs, in long-awaited reversal

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Biden administration cancels another $7.4 billion in student loans

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Amid relentless school shootings, scrutiny extends beyond the shooter

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A baby had no home after a stay in the NICU. Her nurses adopted her.

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Vietnamese court sentences tycoon to death in multibillion-dollar fraud case

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In the Arctic, American commandos game out a great-power war

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Norm Macdonald relentlessly mocked O.J. Simpson on “Saturday Night Live” and may have lost his job for it. Years later, they made an odd connection.

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Tiger Woods will make the cut at the Masters for a record 24th straight time

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