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October 8, 2025
School offers hikes instead of detention. Teachers are seeing results.
“People seem really different in a good way at the end,” said Leslie Trundy, a Maine high school counselor and avid hiker.
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October 8, 2025
Opinion | How I almost wrote a biography of Tom Wolfe
The publishing world seems oddly uninterested in the life of “The Bonfire of the Vanities” author.
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October 8, 2025
For the European Union, political trouble rises in the east
A populist victory in the Czech Republic, protests in Lithuania, obstruction in Slovakia and Hungary — all show the E.U. faces political tur...
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October 8, 2025
Dolly Parton’s sister ‘didn’t mean to scare anyone’ with prayer request
Dolly Parton’s sister Freida triggered a wave of concern for the star’s health with a Facebook post. Freida later said she never meant to ma...
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October 8, 2025
The Yankees were dead. Then Aaron Judge finally had his October moment.
Judge blasted an impossible three-run home run off the left field pole, extending New York’s season and conjuring images of old ghosts at Ya...
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October 8, 2025
Opinion | What if a Russian victory in Ukraine were only the beginning?
This isn’t a Russian “gray zone” war with Europe. It’s a real war. And the West is dithering.
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October 8, 2025
Kristi Toliver, an assistant in these Finals, could soon take over a WNBA team
The former Maryland and Mystics star knows how to connect with players. That is serving her well with the Phoenix Mercury, which hosts Game...
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October 8, 2025
Column | Why this one area of cities is usually the poorest
Research reveals industrial pollution’s historical link to urban poverty, with eastern parts of cities often more impoverished because of pr...
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October 8, 2025
Opinion | AI isn’t smart enough to destroy us
The real threats AI poses will come from the humans who wield it.
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October 8, 2025
A storm will form near the East Coast this weekend. Here are the possible scenarios.
A storm could hit the East Coast with heavy rain, strong winds and big waves starting this weekend, with impacts potentially stretching from...
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October 8, 2025
Hundreds of Mount Everest hikers rescued from snowstorm, 10 remain
Some 580 hikers and over 300 mountain guides, yak handlers or support staff were rescued, Chinese state media said, after heavy snows strand...
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October 8, 2025
Nobel in chemistry awarded to 3 scientists for molecular breakthroughs
Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi’s work has led to structures that can harvest water from air, pull pollutants from water and...
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October 8, 2025
The future of white-collar work may be unionized
Law firms, banks and tech companies are seeing an uptick in employees choosing to join unions.
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October 8, 2025
Scientists seek to turbocharge a natural process that cools the Earth
Terradot, a carbon removal company, is using “enhanced rock weathering” to sequester carbon by spreading crushed volcanic rock over farmland...
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October 8, 2025
Column | Layoffs are traumatic. Here are some things you should never say.
Platitudes or jokes will only add to the hurt of unemployment. Offer real help instead.
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October 8, 2025
Longtime Bowser confidant Beverly Perry departs mayor’s administration
Beverly Perry was a senior Bowser adviser who played key roles in negotiations to bring back the Washington Commanders and in D.C.’s push fo...
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October 8, 2025
Don Phillips, go-to reporter for trains, planes and crashes, dies at 83
While working at The Post, he became “the dean of transportation reporters,” known for his coverage of major accidents. His 9/11 reporting r...
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October 8, 2025
Their bodies were snatched. Now actors resurrect their stories.
Soul Strolls transforms the cemetery into immersive theater and brings interred residents to life. This year’s theme: grave robbing and resu...
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October 8, 2025
Analysis | Democrats really don’t want to talk about Jay Jones
The Washington Post’s essential guide to power and influence in D.C. Jones’ recently revealed violent texts from 2022 have roiled Virginia’s...
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October 8, 2025
A beloved shop cat disappeared. Security footage solved the mystery.
Francine, the beloved cat from a Richmond Lowe's, was found in Garysburg, North Carolina, after a two-week search.
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October 8, 2025
Column | Is this it for Alex Ovechkin? It’s his call, and there’s a lot to consider.
The Washington Capitals captain has earned the right to determine his own retirement timeline. He’s on the clock.
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October 8, 2025
Opinion | Can competence trump color? South Africa faces a test.
“Iron Lady” Helen Zille hopes to become Johannesburg’s first White mayor since apartheid ended.
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October 8, 2025
Column | How do I deal with my mom criticizing my 8-year-old daughter’s clothes?
He lets his 8-year-old wear what she likes — but her grandma criticizes “her clothing choices nearly every time she sees her.”
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October 8, 2025
Democrats’ response to Jay Jones violent texts worries some in party
Party leaders are largely standing by their nominee for Virginia attorney general after revelations that he once mused about killing a GOP l...
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October 8, 2025
The government shutdown is putting D.C.-area races in jeopardy
Organizers of the Army Ten-Miler and the Marine Corps Marathon said the government shutdown could affect their abilities to proceed with rac...
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October 8, 2025
Senior U.S. officials join Gaza ceasefire talks as momentum builds
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will join talks over a U.S.-backed Gaza ceasefire plan, signaling some hope for a breakthrough though major...
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October 8, 2025
Why Trump, who declared English the official language, is going to bat for Univision
Trump pressed YouTube to resolve a dispute with the Spanish-language network, the latest example of the president using his position to pres...
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October 8, 2025
What a gut microbiome scientist wants you to eat every day
Focus on eating fiber-rich foods, especially those high in a special type of fiber called resistant starch.
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October 8, 2025
Is Taylor Swift a tradwife?
Dissecting the absurd tradwife discourse as it applies to Taylor Swift, with lessons from the brilliant sitcom “English Teacher.”
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October 8, 2025
Comey to make first court appearance in false statements case
James B. Comey will make his first court appearance in a case that has become a focus of concern about pressure by President Trump to prosec...
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October 8, 2025
CWG Live updates: Skies clear and winds gust after early raindrops
Turning much cooler with classic fall weather arriving for several days.
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October 8, 2025
Advice | What makes a man? The internet is defining it for teen boys.
A new study examines the nature of masculine content online and how it is affecting adolescent boys.
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October 8, 2025
Trump threatened shutdown layoffs. So far, he hasn’t followed through.
One week into a shutdown that shows no sign of ending, there’s also no sign of the dire consequences that President Donald Trump predicted.
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October 8, 2025
How Israel’s invasion has shattered lives, livelihoods and learning in Gaza
Visualizing the devastating impact of the Israel-Gaza war on schools, homes, croplands and heritage sites, two years on from Hamas’s deadly...
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October 8, 2025
Bob Ross artwork to be sold to help public television after funding cuts
Thirty of the late painter’s works will be auctioned starting next month. The net proceeds will benefit stations threatened by reductions in...
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October 8, 2025
Column | Miss Manners: I saw a ‘relative in the news for something nefarious’
The letter writer wonders if reaching out to troubled relative is the right move.
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October 8, 2025
Column | Carolyn Hax: Siblings buffeted by mom’s cruelty take one last hit with her will
Once-estranged siblings had just rebuilt their relationship when their mother’s will left one of them almost nothing.
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October 8, 2025
Column | Asking Eric: 'My girlfriend is constantly seeking attention from other men’
He thinks his girlfriend strikes up conversations with men she doesn’t know for attention.
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October 8, 2025
How to stop the No. 1 killer of Americans long before any symptoms
Cardiovascular disease experts propose a new approach to treating heart disease, focusing on atherosclerosis prevention and early detection
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October 8, 2025
Analysis | Joe Flacco to the Bengals means Shedeur Sanders’s chance could be coming
The Browns agreed to trade Flacco to the Bengals on Tuesday for an exchange of draft picks.
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October 7, 2025
Fueled again by doubters, the Caps know they need ‘a little bit more’
The Washington Capitals open their season against the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night at Capital One Arena.
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October 7, 2025
Senate confirms Herschel Walker as ambassador to the Bahamas
The Trump ally was confirmed as part of a larger batch of nominees for various executive branch roles, following a change the chamber made t...
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October 7, 2025
White House offers ‘concierge’ service to fossil fuel firms, official says
Brittany Kelm, a senior policy adviser for the National Energy Dominance Council, detailed in a podcast how the council works to advance fos...
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October 7, 2025
Opinion | Government shutdowns wouldn’t happen if they caused more pain
Democratic leaders play a dangerous game as Trump threatens not to pay furloughed federal workers.
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October 7, 2025
Timothée Chalamet’s ‘Marty Supreme’ electrifies in surprise screening
Timothée Chalamet and Josh Safdie brought their table tennis movie “Marty Supreme” to the New York Film Festival for a surprise screening th...
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October 7, 2025
Police seek information about killing of 14-year-old in Greenbelt, Md.
14-year-old killed in drive-by shooting in Greenbelt, Md. Police are urging witnesses to come forward.
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October 7, 2025
John Gurdon, Nobel laureate who laid groundwork for cloning, dies at 92
One of his early teachers called his scientific ambitions “ridiculous.” Undeterred, Dr. Gurdon went on to transform the understanding of DNA...
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October 7, 2025
Column | LeBron James is selling his credibility, one Decision at a time
With an insatiable thirst for attention, the King is devaluing his legacy with every silly social media post and thoughtless advertising cam...
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October 7, 2025
Trump administration intervenes to secure woman’s rescue from Gaza
The mother of a U.S. sailor was extracted from the war-ravaged enclave through a quiet, extraordinary collaboration of the U.S., Israeli and...
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October 7, 2025