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The daring housewives and coffee fetchers behind America’s spy agency

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Swifties are falling in love with Travis Kelce’s old tweets

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Even the best-written accounts cannot fully convey the carnage of mass shootings. Pictures help tell the full story of what assault rifles can do.

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Don’t just be horrified. Ban AR-15s, bump stocks and large magazines.

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Shame isn’t working. George Santos must go.

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Q&A; with Mitch Landrieu: Why doesn’t Biden get credit for his achievements?

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Post Grad: I’m not embarrassed to tell people I’m sober anymore. Here’s why.

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The Xi-Biden summit accomplished little. But it really mattered.

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I didn’t want to watch ‘The Golden Bachelor.’ Now I need Kleenex to get through it.

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Charissa Thompson under fire for admitting she fabricated sideline reports

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Jury finds Kaitlin Armstrong guilty of killing pro cyclist

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Sean Combs accused of rape, sex trafficking by R&B; singer Cassie

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‘The Crown’ gives the story of Diana’s death some surprising twists

In the first part of its final season, “The Crown” takes care to nail all the details of Princess Diana’s death — and brings a bit of imagination.

By Ashley Fetters Maloy

Cops in the trenches: Ukrainian police key to fight against Russia

In Ukraine, a special brigade of police officers called Lyut, or “Fury,” is now deployed on the front and taking on some of the riskiest missions in the war.

By Siobhán O'Grady and Kostiantyn Khudov

He won a Nobel Prize. Then he started denying climate change.

Physicist John F. Clauser’s recent denial of global warming has alarmed top climate scientists, who warn that he is using his stature to mislead the public about a planetary emergency.

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11 of the most scathing allegations in the House ethics report about Santos

A new effort to expel Santos is afoot after a brutal House ethics report. Here’s what’s pushing and pulling at the Republicans whose votes could doom him.

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The Biden impeachment inquiry nears its end game, while also not moving

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Senate passes bill to avert shutdown, sending it to Biden to sign

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Oregon’s new bar-exam alternative is the first of its kind

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Rep. Daniel Kildee (D-Mich.) says he will not seek reelection to the House

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Virginia Del. Suhas Subramanyam joins race to succeed Rep. Jennifer Wexton

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New Hampshire announces first-in-the-nation presidential primary, defying DNC

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Republicans have an ‘electability’ alternative. Democrats, not so much.

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Judge bars public release of ‘sensitive’ evidence in Trump Georgia case

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Gag order against Trump temporarily lifted in New York fraud trial

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FTC cracks down on food industry for paid dietitian ‘influencer’ posts

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UTIs can lead to cognitive dysfunction, but there are ways to reduce risks

By Richard Sima

Are you a chronic people-pleaser? Here’s how to be kinder to yourself.

By Juli Fraga

Hard-nosed legal reporter Meghann Cuniff has become a social media star due to her coverage of trials involving Tory Lanez, A$AP Rocky, DJ Envy and more.

Should I take a magnesium supplement? Here’s what the science says.

By Trisha Pasricha, MD

8 things you can do this fall to help ease winter depression

By Richard Sima and Chelsea Conrad

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Southern California utility responsible for deadly 2022 fire, state officials say

By Vanessa Montalbano and Brianna Sacks

Greenhouse gases soared to another record and there’s ‘no end in sight’

By Justine McDaniel

A river is clogged with plastics bags and bottles. Officials blame Pepsi.

By Dino Grandoni

Wind and solar energy are booming in surprising places

By Shannon Osaka

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Earth is taking a pounding from bigger ocean waves. Why this matters.

By Kasha Patel

Matts Creek Fire sends smoke through Mid-Atlantic, lowers air quality

By Ian Livingston

Record rainfall drenches Southeast Florida as high winds down trees around Miami

By Ian Livingston

Why your weather forecasts may soon become more accurate

By Dan Stillman

Possible tropical storm lurks in Caribbean amid rough hurricane season

By Matthew Cappucci

1 in 10 teens already use ChatGPT for school. Here’s how to guide them.

By Geoffrey A. Fowler

From TV to TikTok, how we get the news is changing fast

By Heather Kelly

Coming soon: A fix for the Android green-bubble problem

By Chris Velazco

Technology

These lawyers used ChatGPT to save time. They got fired and fined.

By Pranshu Verma and Will Oremus

Musk fails in legal bid to void Federal Trade Commission consent order

By Joseph Menn

How Sam Altman is pushing OpenAI into the ‘Big Tech’ pantheon

By Nitasha Tiku

National

Mistrial declared for ex-Louisville officer charged with violating Breonna Taylor’s civil rights in fatal raid

By Perry Stein and David Nakamura

Teen gets life in prison for killing Spanish teacher over bad grade

By Timothy Bella

A toddler was taken in a carjacking. VW wanted $150 for GPS coordinates, lawsuit says.

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Fired prelate Strickland appears near — but not at — bishops gathering

By Jack Jenkins

Man who attacked Paul Pelosi with hammer found guilty of all charges

By Michael Finnegan

WORLD

Encountering my activist great-grandfather — and his bones

By Michelle Ye Hee Lee

South Korea unveils plan to ban dog meat by 2027

By Min Joo Kim

Deported Afghans return home by the thousands to unexpected welcome

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She breastfed a crying baby after Hurricane Otis, earning a promotion

By Andrea Salcedo

Tijuana bans cartel-praising ballads after threat to Peso Pluma

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The rise of ‘Meghann Thee Reporter,’ the internet’s favorite court insider

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The Post publishes photos from mass shootings and draws mixed reaction

By Paul Farhi

How Osama bin Laden’s ‘Letter to America’ reached millions online

By Drew Harwell and Victoria Bisset

Back on Broadway, ‘Spamalot’ is funnier than ever

By Peter Marks

The MCU isn’t dead, but it’s hurting. Help is on the way.

By David Betancourt

5 ways the strikes might change Hollywood

By Michael Cavna and Herb Scribner

Movie Review

Hunger Games prequel sings an edgier tune in ‘Songbirds & Snakes’

By Thomas Floyd

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Health

Amazon removes 7 eye-drop products after FDA warning

By Julian Mark

Abortion ‘until the day of birth’ is almost never a thing

By Julie Rovner and McKenzie Beard

Lung cancer survival rates have risen, but data show racial inequality

By Sabrina Malhi

Science

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Why do trees have differently shaped leaves?

By Leslie Shapiro

FAA gives SpaceX go-ahead for second Starship test flight

By Christian Davenport

Scientists have discovered what may be the first ‘vampire’ virus

By Carolyn Y. Johnson

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Jim Harbaugh mess shows the risk when TV execs run conferences

By Barry Svrluga

Of course Jimbo Fisher’s buyout is insane. But so is college football.

By Steven Godfrey

Shohei Ohtani earns AL MVP honors amid his blockbuster free agency

By Chelsea Janes

USMNT pummels Trinidad and Tobago late to close in on Copa America berth

By Steven Goff

Joe Burrow leaves Bengals’ loss to the Ravens with a right wrist injury

By Mark Maske

Business

UAW workers at General Motors ratify contract with record wage gains

By Jeanne Whalen, Lauren Kaori Gurley and Wali Khan

Mattel backed out of $49 million pledge to UCLA children’s hospital, lawsuit says

By Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff and Kim Bellware

Starbucks baristas strike on ‘Red Cup Day’ over schedules, staffing

By Lauren Kaori Gurley

The four-decade rise and fall of Chuck E. Cheese’s animatronic band

By Ben Brasch