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October 8, 2025
Opinion | The most important Nobel prizes
This week’s awards underscore the mighty power of hard sciences.
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October 8, 2025
Opinion | We worked in Gaza. The level of violence and starvation surprised us.
Post readers on Gaza, polling and more.
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October 8, 2025
A long ‘journey’ for Nobel chemistry winner born to Palestinian refugees
Omar Yaghi, 60, an U.S. citizen born in Jordan, whose parents were Palestinian refugees, say he was raised with a dozen others in one room.
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October 8, 2025
A quarter of FBI agents are assigned to immigration enforcement, per FBI data
Nearly a quarter of FBI agents are currently reassigned to immigration enforcement, with the number climbing above 40 percent in the bureau’...
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October 8, 2025
Opinion | Trump is turning the ‘war on drugs’ from metaphor into an actual war
Beyond the question of whether blowing up boats off Venezuela is legal, what’s the military objective?
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October 8, 2025
Paul Toboni starts to clean house with Nats’ front office shake-up
Assistant GMs Eddie Longosz and Mark Scialabba were among those affected by the organizational overhaul in Washington.
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October 8, 2025
Here’s what’s under negotiation in Gaza ceasefire talks
Trump’s framework to end the war in Gaza is the basis for talks between Israel and Hamas in Egypt, with Qatari, Turkish and the U.S. officia...
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October 8, 2025
Why Democrats are slow-walking their 2024 autopsy
The party’s chairman has already said it would not include scrutiny of how Joe Biden’s late withdrawal from the race was handled.
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October 8, 2025
Man arrested, accused of starting deadly Palisades fire in California
The fire killed 12 and destroyed more than 23,000 acres, part of a series of firestorms that devastated the Los Angeles area in January.
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October 8, 2025
Opinion | Russia’s feral adventurism against the West is too bellicose to ignore
From sabotage to election meddling, Moscow’s “grey zone” attacks increasingly test NATO’s resolve.
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October 8, 2025
Meet this year’s MacArthur grant ‘geniuses’
“There There” novelist Tommy Orange and photographer Matt Black are some of the 22 new fellows who will each receive $800,000.
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October 8, 2025
That’s no schnitzel! E.U. moves to ban using meat names for veggie fare.
More and more European shoppers are buying imitation schnitzel, bratwurst and steak made from plants but some politicians say only real meat...
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October 8, 2025
Joan Kennedy, first wife of Sen. Edward Kennedy, has died
Joan Kennedy has died
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October 8, 2025
Conservative push for Charlie Kirk statues revives debate on memorials
Lawmakers’ rapid calls for memorialization, especially on public college campuses, are controversial among students and unusual in the U.S.,...
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October 8, 2025
Russia’s warnings grow more stark as Trump considers new missiles for Ukraine
The warning is part of a concerted Russian effort to deter President Donald Trump from giving Ukraine access to the missiles, repeating a ta...
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October 8, 2025
Texas National Guard troops arrive in Illinois over leaders’ objections
The arrival of Texas National Guard troops came ahead of a Thursday hearing in Illinois’s lawsuit seeking to stop the Trump administration f...
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October 8, 2025
Trump says Chicago mayor, Illinois governor should be jailed for response to ICE
Trump, without providing evidence, said Brandon Johnson and JB Pritzker should go to jail for “failing to protect” immigration agents.
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October 8, 2025
Professor who teaches about antifascism moves to Europe after death threats
A Rutgers University professor who wrote a book about antifa received the threats after he commented on President Donald Trump designating t...
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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