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WAR IN UKRAINE

Second Russian invasion of Kharkiv caught Ukraine unprepared

Despite months of complaints from troops over shortages and fatigue, Kyiv has been slow to mobilize, leaving some areas critically understaffed.

By Isabelle Khurshudyan, Serhii Korolchuk and Mary Ilyushina

MORE COVERAGE

Russia seizes more land than Ukraine liberated in 2023 counteroffensive

House speaker criticizes shouting match involving Greene, Crockett, Ocasio-Cortez and others

By Maegan Vazquez

Upside-down flag flew at Justice Alito’s house after neighbor dispute

By Justin Jouvenal and Ann E. Marimow

If Red Lobster’s butter-bathed ship is sinking, blame the endless shrimp

The chain is facing a potential bankruptcy as locations shutter around the country, and some experts are pointing to a shrimp promotion gone wrong.

By Emily Heil

Better LivingEasy wins. Good habits.

Perspective

My quest to unlock the key to Grandma B’s chicken and dumplings

By Joan Niesen

Advice

6 Airbnb red flags to spot before you make a booking mistake

By Natalie B. Compton

Tanning oils vs. self-tanner: What dermatologists say about this trend

By Amudalat Ajasa

How to reduce your exposure to plastics in food (and everywhere else)

By Lauren F Friedman

THE 7 MORNING BRIEFING

Opinions

‘Salacious’ and other words that don’t quite mean what people think

Certain words — “coruscating,” “pulchritude,” “bemused” — don’t mean what many people think they do.

Opinion by Benjamin Dreyer

J.D. Vance wasn’t just some hillbilly after all

Opinion by Matt Bai

Harrison Butker doesn’t only kick footballs

Opinion by Kathleen Parker

Trump promises tax cuts and fewer rules. CEOs shouldn’t fall for it.

Opinion by the Editorial Board

D.C. has a CFO for a reason. The council would be wise to remember it.

Opinion by Colbert I. King

Cartoon: How impressive is your Cannes superyacht?

Opinion by Edith Pritchett

Readers critique The Post: Whitewashed hogwash

Letters to the Editor

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How do you mend a broken Heart? Ann and Nancy Wilson know.

We tried to pet all 200 breeds at the Westminster dog show

After a borderland shootout, a 100-year-old battle for the truth

The 26 best new restaurants in the D.C. area

Senior-care referral site ‘A Place for Mom’ stays mum on neglect

Are home prices still rising? See how prices have changed in your area.

What actually happens within your lawn when you don’t mow it

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On the Record

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Mini Meta Crossword

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Sudoku

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Keyword

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Son of prominent conservative family sentenced to nearly 4 years for Jan. 6

By Spencer S. Hsu

Hotel video appears to show Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs beating Cassie in 2016

By Janay Kingsberry and Anne Branigin

Dabney Coleman, actor who portrayed comic scoundrels, dies at 92

By Adam Bernstein

Why Sonos may be the most hated app in America right now

When software runs your car, home theater, thermostat and more, one botched update can ruin everything.

By Shira Ovide

El Califa is the first Mexican taco stand to receive a Michelin star. Foodies say it’s long overdue.

Since 1968, El Califa has served tacos from the same 10-by-10-foot establishment in Mexico City. It’s menu hasn’t changed in nearly six decades.

By María Luisa Paúl and Anumita Kaur

Style

Why the makers of ‘Back to Black’ think we need an Amy Winehouse biopic

Director Sam Taylor-Johnson and star Marisa Abela say the goal of “Back to Black” was a portrait of Winehouse that feels like “an embodiment of someone’s soul.”

By Sonia Rao

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REVIEWS

Scottie Scheffler’s day started in a jail cell. It ended among leaders at the PGA.

After being charged with second-degree felony assault of a police officer and released, the world’s top-ranked golfer shot a 5-under par round.

Biden and Trump cut a deal on debates. Then the fighting started.

Advice

Carolyn Hax chat: I was the other woman. Can I befriend the ex-wife who didn’t know?

Upside-down flag flew at Justice Alito’s house after neighbor dispute

If Red Lobster’s butter-bathed ship is sinking, remember the shrimp

Politics

Biden has installed the most non-White judges of any president

By Nick Mourtoupalas

Biden asserts executive privilege on special counsel Hur’s tapes

By Perry Stein and Jacqueline Alemany

Menendez says wife, a co-defendant in corruption case, has cancer

By Salvador Rizzo

Pro-Trump lawyer John Eastman pleads not guilty to Arizona charges

By Yvonne Wingett Sanchez

Trump Cases

Will Trump testify? Your questions on the hush money trial, answered.

By Alexandra Pannoni, Shayna Jacobs, Devlin Barrett, Mark Berman, Rachel Weiner and Tom Jackman

Texts, lies and other takeaways from Cohen’s cross-examination

Trump’s lawyer charges Michael Cohen lied to jury

By Devlin Barrett, Rachel Weiner, Shayna Jacobs and Hannah Knowles

Advice

(Illustration by Nick Galifianakis for The Washington Post)

Carolyn Hax: Is it weird to ask other people to care about you?

How do you balance asking for what you need in relationships and accepting that people are who they are?

By Carolyn HaxMay 18

Ask Amy: Can’t a single woman eat alone without interruption?

May 18

Miss Manners: Miss Manners: Gag gift falls flat

May 18

Ask Sahaj: I live with my parents and generational trauma ‘runs the house’

May 16

Work Advice: Is this male boss patronizing or just considerate?

May 16

YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED

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Carolyn Hax chat: I was the other woman. Can I befriend the ex-wife who didn’t know?

Will Trump testify? Your questions on the hush money trial, answered.

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Will Trump testify? Your questions on the hush money trial, answered.

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Well+BeingNews and advice to live well every day

(George Wylesol for The Washington Post)

Why gardening can grow your mental well-being and cultivate friends

By Richard Sima

MSG recipes are popular on social media. Is the ingredient safe?

By Lindsey Bever

Advice for picky eaters: Liking a variety of foods linked with brain health

By Teddy Amenabar

Moms help solve a medical mystery: The week in Well+Being

By Tara Parker-Pope

Review

Ozempic is the ‘it’ drug. A new book tries to explain what it means.

By Marion Winik

The Home You Own

8 red flags for renters — and how to detect them

By Annie Midori Atherton

Advice

I think I have carpenter ants in my house. What should I do?

By Jeanne Huber

Perspective

You get the cat the world gives you

By Tom Scocca

No dining table? You can still throw a grown-up dinner party.

By Michelle Brunner

BOOK WORLDNews, reviews and big ideas for all things fiction and nonfiction

Review

How ‘Scarface’ started slow but conquered the world

By Philip Booth

Review

Racism simmered in a Texas school district. Culture war made it boil.

By Rachelle Hampton

Review

Cancer stalked his family. It took years to find the culprit.

By Laurie McGinley

Perspective

Alice Munro’s stories had a depth most novelists only dream of

By Justin Taylor

Review

Shedding his Lemony Snicket persona, Daniel Handler lets off some steam

By Mark Athitakis

Climate

(Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

A water war is brewing between the U.S. and Mexico. Here’s why.

By Scott Dance

The U.S. just took its biggest step yet to end coal mining

By Maxine Joselow

Record heat hits Florida, where DeSantis scrubbed ‘climate change’ from state laws

By Ian Livingston

A mountainous country loses its last glacier

By Ana Vanessa Herrero and Matthew Hay Brown

Orcas again sink yacht near Strait of Gibraltar as high-risk season looms

By Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff

What made the deadly thunderstorms in Houston so violent?

By Dan Stillman and Matthew Cappucci

Extreme heat is punishing South Florida and poised to scorch Texas

By Ian Livingston

Wildfires keep thousands evacuated in Canada, even as conditions improve

By Justine McDaniel

See rare video of northern lights dancing over the Washington Monument

By Jason Samenow

Why this company’s biggest fans turned against it

By Shira Ovide

Even remote and hybrid work can burn you out. Here’s how to avoid it.

By Danielle Abril

Everything TikTok users need to know about a possible ban in the U.S.

By Shira Ovide, Tatum Hunter and Heather Kelly

Technology

These ISIS news anchors are AI fakes. Their propaganda is real.

By Pranshu Verma

Analysis

Youth activists call on world leaders to set AI safeguards by 2030

By Cristiano Lima-Strong

Cruise settles with person dragged under one of its robotaxis

By Gerrit De Vynck

Artificial intelligence

National

(Gabriella Demczuk/For The Washington Post)

CFPB readies crackdown on predatory lending after Supreme Court win

By Tony Romm

Paul Pelosi’s attacker sentenced to 30 years in prison

By Azi Paybarah

Dow closes above 40,000 for the first time

By Aaron Gregg

Mercedes workers in Alabama vote against union effort

By Lauren Kaori Gurley

Paul Parkman, an inventor of the rubella vaccine, dies at 91

By Emily Langer

WORLD

StyleNews from the front lines of culture

(Scott A Garfitt/Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)

‘Megalopolis’ is about U.S. heading in ‘fascist’ direction, Coppola says

Director Francis Ford Coppola said at a Cannes news conference that he wasn’t thinking about Donald Trump per se, but “Megalopolis” certainly has MAGA parallels.

By Jada Yuan

Jim VandeHei has had a pretty good life. But what’s the takeaway?

By Kara Voght

Journalists sue Chicago Tribune owner alleging pay discrimination

By Laura Wagner

Scottie Scheffler’s day started in a jail cell. It ended among leaders at the PGA.

By Chuck Culpepper, Rick Maese and Scott Allen

Gymnast Sunisa Lee won gold in Tokyo. Now she’s back to silence her doubts.

By Emily Giambalvo

In just two starts, Paul Skenes has made himself appointment viewing

By Chelsea Janes

Joey Gallo returns, but Nats endure another quiet offensive night

By Spencer Nusbaum

D.C. United prepares for two different versions of Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami

By Steven Goff

Food