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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 2m
Artificial intelligence agents tried to hack into a Canadian government site, researchers said, adding to the growing list of incidents in which AI agents probed or hacked corporate and government computer systems without being told to do so.
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AI agents tried to hack a Canadian government website, researchers say
The finding follows OpenAI’s confirmation that its misbehaving AI agents probed U.S. government websites and hacked an Australian government site.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 17m
Dr. Sujoy Guha is leading research into an injectable male contraceptive that would temporarily block sperm from passing through. Companies in the U.S. are pursuing their own male birth control options.
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The era of male birth control may be nearing
An injectable contraceptive is under development in India, and U.S. companies are pursuing their own versions.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 32m
Senate Democrats’ attempt to bar President Trump from clawing back $810 million in funding approved by Congress was blocked by Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin), meaning the Trump administration will succeed in eliminating the funding it deemed “wasteful.”
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Democrats fail to stop Trump from canceling $810M in funds approved by Congress
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin) blocked the effort, meaning the Trump administration will succeed in eliminating the funding it deemed “wasteful.”
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 47m
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that Americans will be able to apply for their first passport online starting in 2027. While passport renewals are available online, first-time applicants have always had to go in person. Here are the updates Rubio highlighted:
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5 ways U.S. passports are changing
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the application change along with a new, more gilded design for 2028.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 1h
President Trump said the attendees of a National Hispanic Heritage Month celebration at the White House would be among the first people to walk the floor of his White House ballroom. “Don’t fall over the edge because it’s a long way down,” Trump said.
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Trump says ‘only Hispanic’ could survive fall at ballroom site
Trump invited attendees of a Hispanic Heritage Month to be among the first to walk on his ballroom floor.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 1h
The possibility of losing a 3-mile loop of road has stirred fears among the runners, cyclists, fishermen, birders and others who use it. Lawmakers are beginning to raise concerns about Ohio Drive in East Potomac Park, too.
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Trump’s upscale golf plan could destroy a D.C. haven for cyclists, runners
The president wants to eliminate the public road that loops around the Hains Point peninsula, allowing the golf course to stretch to the water’s edge.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 1h
Local leaders in Wyoming expressed opposition to the idea of hosting a Major League Baseball game in Grand Teton National Park. MLB approached the Trump administration about playing a game in a national park, which would require building a ballpark.
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Local leaders oppose baseball park in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park
MLB approached the Trump administration about playing a game in a national park, a move that would require building a ball park.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 1h
Dogs decked out in gold fits paraded through the hallways of a Texas children’s hospital, spreading smiles and cuddles to pediatric patients in honor of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 1h
During a six-week trial, Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer argued that she should be found not guilty of murder because she killed her children during an episode of postpartum psychosis. Now, he’s raising the question of whether she killed them at all.
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Why Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer is disputing whether she killed her children
Kevin Reddington says the prosecution didn’t prove she committed the crime. Legal experts say the strategy is routine, and unlikely to succeed.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 2h
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth unveiled six new initiatives in an address U.S. troops, including calling for the establishment of a new headquarters focused on drone warfare and soliciting bids for a new U.S. military base.
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Hegseth details new initiatives in partisan address to troops
In a fiery speech, the Pentagon chief solicited bids to build a new base, called for more focus on religion and said Elon Musk will help develop next-generation weapons.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 2h
President Trump acknowledged the competing pressures surrounding immigration, as his party grapples with public anger over his deportation campaign while his base demands aggressive enforcement.
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Trump acknowledges bind he faces on immigration policies
The president spoke at a Hispanic Heritage Month event as Latino voters abandon him.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 2h
Senators appear to have struck a deal aimed at tearing down regulatory roadblocks that can make building big things in the U.S. impossible. The proposal would rewrite project review rules and speed up legal challenges that stymie energy and transportation projects.
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Building big things in the U.S. is hard. A Senate deal aims to fix that.
A sweeping bipartisan plan takes aim at the bottlenecks scuttling new infrastructure.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 2h
Breaking news: The Supreme Court said Tennessee can move forward with the execution of 50-year-old Christa Pike. The decision appears to extinguish the last possible reprieve for Pike, who as an 18-year-old helped carry out the murder of Colleen Slemmer in 1995.
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Supreme Court allows execution of Tennessee woman to proceed after delay
An appeals court had paused Christa Pike’s execution to consider her claim that sexual abuse she faced as a child should impact her punishment.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 3h
Pennsylvania reported Wednesday that a fifth person who had measles has died as rising infections in the state continue to push up the country’s record-breaking count of cases.
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Pennsylvania reports 5th measles-associated death as outbreak continues
Cases in the state, home to the country’s largest ongoing measles outbreak, have climbed to 943 across 39 counties.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 3h
The DOJ filed judicial conduct complaints against all but one of Minnesota’s active federal judges, calling media interviews they gave discussing the impact of the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement crackdown in their state evidence of partisan bias.
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DOJ files complaint against Minn. judges for criticizing immigration surge
Several judges spoke to the New York Times about their concerns around the immigration crackdown. One judge Wednesday defended his decision to speak publicly as “well within the ethical rules.”
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A 3-year-old no receipts program allows House members to supplement their $174,000 base salary by expensing food and housing costs while in Washington on official business, no specifics disclosed. House members spent $6.7 million of taxpayer money last year — a 21 percent increase over 2024.
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The House reimburses lawmakers for D.C. expenses. See who spent the most.
Taxpayers spent 21 percent more last year on the program, which helps cover the costs of food and lodging in Washington, a Post analysis found.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 4h
The Trump administration bought advertising space on CNN and MS NOW, running taxpayer-funded ads promoting President Trump, even as the president barred both cable networks from the White House grounds — bans that have been paused by a federal judge.
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Trump buys ads on CNN, MS NOW as he fights to bar them from the White House
Taxpayer-funded ads denouncing the “deep state” and “globalists” aired locally on the two cable networks Trump has sought to ban from White House grounds.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 4h
As AI threatens to upend the white-collar job market, some young workers and recent graduates are reconsidering their career paths. They are, in some cases, leaving computer science studies for other college majors, or exploring a hands-on trade.
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Fearing AI, workers go back to school seeking jobs that still need a human touch
Some people are abandoning office jobs for teaching, health care and the trades. But switching to the new paths can come with trade-offs.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 4h
As Evan Gershkovich stood behind glass in court after being charged as a spy, he knew speaking up could make life in Russian prison worse. So how did he send a message about his state of mind? A smile. Watch the full interview: bit.ly/4AYW34z
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 5h
The University of Michigan has paused its plan to mask first-semester grades for students in its liberal arts college, which was announced in August and would have taken effect in fall 2027.
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University of Michigan pauses plan to stop issuing grades
The pilot plan, which aimed to address students’ mental health, was criticized by some students and alumni.
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Scott Nover @scottnover.bsky.social · 5h
New: Trump bought taxpayer-funded ads promoting himself on CNN and MS NOW even as he fought to ban the cable news outlets from the White House. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Trump buys ads on CNN, MS NOW as he fights to bar them from the White House
Taxpayer-funded ads denouncing the “deep state” and “globalists” aired locally on the two cable networks Trump has sought to ban from White House grounds.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 5h
Political advertisements created with AI are proliferating throughout this year’s midterm election races, transforming the way campaigns seek to energize voters. Critics have called it “slopaganda.”
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Secret weapon or ‘slopaganda’? How AI is revolutionizing campaign advertising.
The advancing technology offers campaigns the tools to make compelling, lifelike ads. That’s leading even seasoned political observers to take note.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 5h
The Federal Reserve failed to effectively oversee the renovation of its headquarters, letting construction costs more than double, the central bank’s inspector general found. The Fed’s watchdog found no evidence of criminal violations.
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Watchdog finds Fed mishandled renovations that Trump tried to oust Powell over
The Fed’s watchdog found cost overruns but no evidence of criminal violations after the Justice Department dropped an investigation into the renovations earlier this year.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 5h
FEMA is releasing $11 million to continue funding a disaster case management program that has been helping nearly 6,000 Los Angeles residents affected by last year’s wildfires navigate insurance, loans and rebuilding, according to an agency official.
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FEMA funds Los Angeles wildfire disaster aid program before it expires
The disaster case management program has been helping thousands of Los Angeles residents. It was set to run out of funding at the end of the month.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 6h
Pope Leo XIV sent a letter blessing his favorite baseball team before the Chicago White Sox brought the smoke in a playoffs-opening win over the Houston Astros. “I willingly invoke the Almighty’s abundant blessings upon you and your loved ones,” he wrote.
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Pope Leo sent a letter blessing the White Sox ahead of playoffs win
The Chicago-born pontiff sent the Chicago team the "Almighty’s abundant blessings."
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 6h
Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal reporter imprisoned in Russia in 2023 on espionage charges and released in August 2024 as part of a prisoner swap, has a new book detailing his capture and the deal that brought him home.
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What Evan Gershkovich wants you to know about his imprisonment in Russia
The Wall Street Journal reporter, whose book published this week, says he wants his story to be “instructive” for fellow journalists.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 6h
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is expected to address hundreds of U.S. troops, previewing forthcoming moves and touting his agenda one year after delivering an unorthodox, highly partisan lecture to nearly all of the military’s generals and admirals.
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Hegseth to map out forthcoming moves in address to hundreds of troops
Wednesday’s event in Quantico, Virginia, occurs a year to the day after the defense secretary gave a highly partisan lecture to the military’s generals and admirals.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 6h
Along with a risk of excessive rainfall, there is also an increasing risk of a couple of tornadoes on Wednesday in central and northern Kansas and adjacent southern/southeast Nebraska.
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There’s a risk of tornadoes in the Plains on Wednesday
Thunderstorms may form over central Kansas from late afternoon to early evening on Wednesday.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 7h
More than 100 former NFL players are trying to squash a class-action settlement struck with the league’s disability plan, saying the deal could cost them millions of dollars in payouts for injuries suffered during their careers, court records show.
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Former NFL players object to proposed settlement of lawsuit against disability plan
Multiple lawsuits by former players accuse the league’s disability plan of illegally denying benefits.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 7h
Six Flags Magic Mountain theme park in Southern California will permanently close its popular X2 roller coaster as it faces lawsuits from customers who allege they experienced brain damage from the ride.
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Six Flags Magic Mountain permanently shutters ride amid brain injury lawsuits
The popular X2 rollercoaster has been closed since July, when two women needed emergency surgery after separately taking the ride.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 8h
No explosives were found in vans driven by five men who were arrested Sunday on suspicion of planning a terrorism attack on a U.K. air base used by American bombers in the war with Iran, British police said.
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U.K. counterterrorism police say no explosives found in vans near air base
The failure to detect explosives adds to the uncertainty surrounding a suspected plot targeting Royal Air Force Fairford in the U.K.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 8h
Breaking news: The FTC has opened a broad investigation into the safety of artificial intelligence systems made by Anthropic and OpenAI, a senior agency official said. The full extent of the probe is not clear.
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FTC launches broad investigation into Anthropic, OpenAI
The probe reflects a focus by Trump administration officials on using existing laws to tame artificial intelligence safety risks.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 8h
Three employees were critically injured in a shooting at a United Rentals facility in Northern Virginia on Wednesday morning. Police said they were searching for another worker in connection with the incident.
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3 critically hurt in workplace shooting; suspect at large, Manassas police say
Police think the suspect, an employee of the same company, has fled the D.C. area.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 9h
A swath of significant rainfall, with totals in the 3-to-5-inch range, is possible in Central Texas, as the remnants of Hurricane Polo race across the state’s panhandle as well as into Oklahoma after days of Southwest flooding.
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Flood risk is targeting Central Texas
Localized 6-to-7-inch totals are possible. Flood watches are in effect along the Interstate 35 corridor.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 9h
Troy Jackson, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Maine, has campaigned with a focus on rejecting corporate PAC money. But as recently as two years ago, he previously led a PAC that accepted corporate donations, a Post analysis found.
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Maine Democrat who rejects special interests previously ran PAC that courted them
Troy Jackson is challenging Republican Sen. Susan Collins in a pivotal contest that has been dominated by campaign finance issues.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 9h
A flight carrying about 180 passengers to Tel Aviv from Dubai made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after one of the pilots stabbed another and sought to hijack the plane before being subdued, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. Read more: wapo.st/4dbTPV9
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 10h
President Trump’s pick for surgeon general cleared a major hurdle today as the Senate health committee voted to advance her nomination to the floor. Nicole Saphier is the third person the president has nominated to be surgeon general in his second term.
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Trump’s nominee to be nation’s top doctor clears key hurdle in Senate committee
Nicole Saphier, a radiologist and former Fox News contributor, is the third person the president has nominated to be surgeon general in his second term.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 10h
Hundreds of thousands of immigrants with legal status are at risk of losing government health coverage starting Oct. 1, state data shows, signaling that the impact of Medicaid changes in President Trump’s legislation may be greater than expected.
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Immigrants with legal status at risk of being dropped from Medicaid
The One Big Beautiful Bill ends eligibility for refugees, asylees, trafficking victims and others, and its impact could be larger than initially predicted.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 10h
A federal court blocked the execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee to allow more time to weigh whether her history as a sexual abuse victim was properly considered. In 1995, Pike and two other teens tortured and killed a classmate.
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Execution of Tennessee woman blocked by federal court with hours to spare
Christa Pike was scheduled to die Wednesday morning, but the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit intervened.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 11h
The Trump administration will end U.S. global health funding to Zimbabwe, including support for efforts to fight HIV and other infectious diseases, after the government in Harare rejected D.C.’s attempts to strike an “America First” foreign aid agreement.
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U.S. ends health aid to Zimbabwe after ‘America First’ deal is spurned
The African nation refused to make an agreement with the Trump administration, which has sought to slash foreign assistance and impose new terms on recipients.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 12h
Breaking news: U.S. military forces withdrew from bases in Iraq following two decades of American involvement that resulted in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Iraqi civilians and thousands of U.S. troops.
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U.S. withdraws forces in Iraq as balance of power shifts to Iran
U.S. military forces departed from bases in Iraq on Wednesday, a milestone in two bloody decades of American involvement.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 12h
Carnegie Mellon University will build a new campus in Miami funded by a historic $3 billion gift from entrepreneur Ken Griffin. The donation is believed to be the largest ever from an individual to a university.
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Carnegie Mellon nets $3 billion gift, most ever given to a university
Entrepreneur Ken Griffin’s donation will launch a new campus in Miami and support the school’s Pittsburgh campus.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 13h
Firefighters in New Jersey received an unexpected call during this weekend’s nor’easter: A doe had tried to run through a metal fence and became trapped. After they used an electric saw to cut the fence, the uninjured deer ran toward the woods. wapo.st/4ylNIWz
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 13h
Nearly all Senate Democrats, except Sen. John Fetterman (Pennsylvania), voted to require the State Department to report on Israeli settler violence in the West Bank, in a continuing sign of the party’s hardening stance toward Israel.
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Senate blocks measure requiring report on Israeli violence in West Bank
Nearly all Senate Democrats voted to require the State Department to report on Israeli settler violence in the West Bank.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 13h
The remnants of Hurricane Polo are racing across the panhandles of Texas and Oklahoma early Wednesday, following days of flooding in the Southwest.
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Risks of flooding stretch across the Plains as Polo’s remnants shift eastward
Swaths of the Plains and Rockies have a Level 3 out of 4 risk for excessive rainfall that could lead to flash floods on Wednesday.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 14h
With grocery prices going up, every extra day of freshness counts. Take our quiz to find out whether your storage habits are helping your food last or hurrying it toward the trash:
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Are you storing these foods wrong? Take our quiz.
Between rising grocery prices and produce-related illness, now is a good time to test your knowledge on food safety.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 14h
Breaking news: A flight carrying about 180 passengers to Tel Aviv from Dubai was diverted to Saudi Arabia after a midair altercation prompted a hijacking distress signal and Israel to scramble fighter jets, with the Middle East already on a knife edge.
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Flydubai flight to Tel Aviv diverted to Saudi Arabia after onboard altercation
Israeli war planes scrambled after an emergency signal raised fears of a hijacking. The jet, carrying 180 passengers, landed safely in Tabuk. The pilots had an altercation.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 14h
The votes are in, and a new fat bear champion has been crowned in Alaska: 89 “Backpack.” He earned his nickname by climbing on his mother’s back as a young cub 20 years ago, and won fans with his story of recovery after a leg injury in 2007.
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Fat Bear Week’s new winner is 89 ‘Backpack’
The adult male was hailed by fans for his gentle demeanor and “so much junk in the trunk.”
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 15h
In February, the Kansas state legislature passed a law that required all driver’s licenses to reflect sex at birth. Roughly 1,700 intersex and transgender Kansans received a letter saying to get new licenses, including Dakota West. Now, she’s suing. wapo.st/3VaB9yX
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 16h
Analysis: In an unpredictable election, with an unpopular president, anything could happen. We just ranked the Senate races most likely to flip party control. Here are five more to watch:
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Analysis | The Senate races that could surprise everyone in November
These races could be competitive in a wave election.
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