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By Frank Bajak | AP
BOSTON — A hacker who reportedly posed as the CEO of a financial institution claims to have obtained access to the more than 80,000-member database of InfraGard, an FBI-run outreach program that shares sensitive information on national security and cybersecurity threats with public officials and pri... | 2022-12-14T22:55:46Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Hacker claims breach of FBI's critical-infrastructure forum - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/hacker-claims-breach-of-fbis-critical-infrastructure-forum/2022/12/14/52fb0fc8-7bfb-11ed-bb97-f47d47466b9a_story.html | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/hacker-claims-breach-of-fbis-critical-infrastructure-forum/2022/12/14/52fb0fc8-7bfb-11ed-bb97-f47d47466b9a_story.html |
Rep. Hakeem Jeffrie (D-N.Y.), the House minority leader-elect, speaks at a news conference Dec. 13 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Mariam Zuhaib/AP)
House Democrats won two-thirds of the most competitive races in November, leaving them narrowly in the minority but with at least 10 GOP-held seats ripe for the taking in ... | 2022-12-14T23:15:57Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Jeffries, Schumer struggle to find next campaign chiefs, despite midterm success - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/12/14/jeffries-schumer-dscc-dccc/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/12/14/jeffries-schumer-dscc-dccc/ |
16-year-old charged with attempted murder in Suitland High shooting
Police released a 14-year-old who was arrested the day of the shooting after determining he was not involved in the incident
A 14-year-old boy arrested Thursday in a nonfatal shooting at Suitland High School was released after police determined he was ... | 2022-12-14T23:15:57Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Student charged with attempted murder in Suitland High shooting - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/12/14/student-charged-shooting-suitland-high/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/12/14/student-charged-shooting-suitland-high/ |
Don’t make the wrong mistakes on inflation
Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome H. Powell speaks following a Federal Open Market Committee meeting in Washington on Wednesday. The Federal Reserve announced that it will raise interest rates by a 0.5 percentage point to 4.5 percent. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
I was among thos... | 2022-12-14T23:37:45Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Opinion | Don’t make the wrong mistakes on inflation - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/14/inflation-dove-risks-overtightening-fed-jerome-powell/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/14/inflation-dove-risks-overtightening-fed-jerome-powell/ |
Stuart Margolin, Emmy-winning ‘Rockford Files’ actor, dies at 82
As James Garner’s pal Angel, he won back-to-back Emmy Awards for the NBC detective drama. He was also a prolific television director.
James Garner and Stuart Margolin in a scene from “The Rockford Files.” Mr. Margolin played Angel, the weaselly sidekick t... | 2022-12-15T00:08:16Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Stuart Margolin, Emmy-winning ‘Rockford Files’ actor, dies at 82 - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/12/14/actor-stuart-margolin-dead/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/12/14/actor-stuart-margolin-dead/ |
Joint Direct Attack Munition kits incorporate global positioning devices for precision and can be bolted onto a variety of weapons and aircraft
A U.S. Air Force airman adjusts the Joint Direct Attack Munition fin interface to fit an F-16 fighter jet during an August military exercise in Italy. JDAMs can work together w... | 2022-12-15T00:12:39Z | www.washingtonpost.com | U.S. planning to give Ukraine smart-bomb kits - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/12/14/ukraine-smart-bomb-jdams/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/12/14/ukraine-smart-bomb-jdams/ |
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) accuses the industry of being ‘easy, too easy’ for corruption
Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of crypto exchange FTX, is escorted out of the Magistrate Court building after his arrest, in Nassau, Bahamas, on Tuesday. (Dante Carrer/Reuters)
Lawmakers on Wednesday attempted to grapple with the stun... | 2022-12-15T00:25:44Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Lawmakers grapple with sheer size of FTX’s missing billions - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/12/14/ftx-sbf-crypto-fraud-charges-hearing/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/12/14/ftx-sbf-crypto-fraud-charges-hearing/ |
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it is listing the whitebark pine as threatened under the Endangered Species Act
A young whitebark pine grows near a U.S. Forest Service research and restoration site at the Snowbowl ski area in the Lolo National Forest Sept. 19, 2019, in Missoula, Mont. (Chip Somodevill... | 2022-12-15T00:25:53Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Feds list whitebark pine as threatened under Endangered Species Act - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/12/14/whitebark-pine-threatened-endangered-species/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/12/14/whitebark-pine-threatened-endangered-species/ |
Survivors of the Club Q and Pulse nightclub shootings testified for more than three hours Wednesday on Capitol Hill
From left, Michael Anderson, a survivor of the Club Q shooting; Matthew Haynes, founding owner of Club Q; and James Slaugh, another survivor, on Wednesday. (Mary F. Calvert/Reuters)
LGBTQ activists and su... | 2022-12-15T00:25:53Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Club Q, Pulse nightclub shooting survivors testify on anti-LGBTQ hate - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/12/14/lgbtq-club-q-pulse-shooting/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/12/14/lgbtq-club-q-pulse-shooting/ |
Tunisia’s leader defiantly rejects U.S. rebuke on democratic erosion
The country’s status as an Arab Spring success story and close U.S. ally is in jeopardy as its president consolidates power
Tunisian President Kais Saied arrives to meet with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington on Wednesday. (Mandel N... | 2022-12-15T00:25:54Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Tunisian leader Kais Saied rejects U.S. rebuke on democratic erosion - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/12/14/tunisia-elections-kais-saied/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/12/14/tunisia-elections-kais-saied/ |
The Board of Regents decided on UCLA's move to the Big Ten on Wednesday. (Ashley Landis/AP)
UCLA’s move to the Big Ten remains on track after the University of California Board of Regents on Wednesday declined to block its exit from the Pac-12.
The closed-door meeting was the fourth time the panel, which is charged wit... | 2022-12-15T00:27:01Z | www.washingtonpost.com | UCLA gets board’s okay to join Big Ten despite concerns, opposition - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/12/14/ucla-joins-big-ten-regents/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/12/14/ucla-joins-big-ten-regents/ |
Destroyed homes, illuminated by fire engine lights, after a tornado struck near Arabi, La., on March 22. Another tornado hit the area Dec. 14. (Gerald Herbert/AP)
Amid a two-day outbreak of deadly storms across the South, a tornado roared across New Orleans on Wednesday evening — for the second time this year.
The Nati... | 2022-12-15T00:28:15Z | www.washingtonpost.com | tornado hits new orleans damaging - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2022/12/14/tornado-new-orleans-storm-weather/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2022/12/14/tornado-new-orleans-storm-weather/ |
Fans in Rabat, Morocco, watch Wednesday’s World Cup semifinal match. (Fadel Senna/AFP/Getty Images)
“A taste of victory against France would really make a lot of angry Moroccans happy,” Ali Hamioui said before the match. “They’ve been denying us visas left and right and treating us as second class. This would be a nice... | 2022-12-15T00:56:14Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Morocco mourns loss to France after World Cup run that energized region - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/12/14/world-cup-qatar-morocco-france/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/12/14/world-cup-qatar-morocco-france/ |
Atlanta rapper Gunna released from jail after plea
Rapper Gunna performs at the Wireless music festival in London on Sept. 10, 2021. (Scott Garfitt/AP)
Atlanta rapper Gunna was released from jail Wednesday after pleading guilty to a racketeering charge, though he maintains his innocence, according to his lawyer.
The ar... | 2022-12-15T05:00:30Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Gunna released from jail following plea in RICO racketeering case - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/12/14/gunna-jail-release-plea-rico/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/12/14/gunna-jail-release-plea-rico/ |
BATON ROUGE, La. — Angel Reese scored 21 of her career-high 32 points in the first half and had 15 rebounds to lead No. 11 LSU to an 88-42 victory over Lamar on Wednesday night.
SALT LAKE CITY — Alissa Pili scored 25 points, Gianna Kneepkens had 17 points, six rebounds and five assists, and Utah beat Colorado in the Pa... | 2022-12-15T05:01:56Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Reese scores career-high 32, No. 11 LSU women beat Lamar - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/reese-scores-career-high-32-no-11-lsu-women-beat-lamar/2022/12/14/39d0e8e2-7c32-11ed-bb97-f47d47466b9a_story.html | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/reese-scores-career-high-32-no-11-lsu-women-beat-lamar/2022/12/14/39d0e8e2-7c32-11ed-bb97-f47d47466b9a_story.html |
Carolyn Hax: Sister wants a baby with the married man she’s seeing
Dear Carolyn: My sister and I have always been very close, but our relationship has gotten complicated. She’s become very involved with a married man, and it includes every single trope you can think of. He’s being mistreated by his wife. He’s only stay... | 2022-12-15T05:26:47Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Carolyn Hax: Sister wants a baby with the married man she’s seeing - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/advice/2022/12/15/carolyn-hax-sister-married-man-baby/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/advice/2022/12/15/carolyn-hax-sister-married-man-baby/ |
Amid plenty of political and economic turmoil, Britain can still claim to be a global leader in at least one respect: Its universities are some of the world’s best. By luring students from all over, they provide a crucial source of intellectual capital, soft power and hard cash. Unfortunately, this system could soon be... | 2022-12-15T06:32:04Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Britain’s Best Export Needs Nurturing - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/britains-best-export-needs-nurturing/2022/12/15/8646ae44-7c3e-11ed-bb97-f47d47466b9a_story.html | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/britains-best-export-needs-nurturing/2022/12/15/8646ae44-7c3e-11ed-bb97-f47d47466b9a_story.html |
The European Parliament, Bribes and a Question
As many of us obsess over sordid details of fraud in the crypto world, let’s not forget about good old filth with tried-and-true cash. I’m thinking of the suitcases stuffed with €1.5 million ($1.6 million) — much of it in €50 bills — that Belgian police found this week as ... | 2022-12-15T06:32:28Z | www.washingtonpost.com | The European Parliament, Bribes and a Question - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/the-european-parliament-bribes-and-a-question/2022/12/15/875141a0-7c3e-11ed-bb97-f47d47466b9a_story.html | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/the-european-parliament-bribes-and-a-question/2022/12/15/875141a0-7c3e-11ed-bb97-f47d47466b9a_story.html |
Delaware visits Princeton after Nelson's 30-point game
The Tigers are 3-1 in home games. Princeton is the Ivy League leader with 36.4 rebounds per game led by Tosan Evbuomwan averaging 6.7.
The Fightin’ Blue Hens are 0-3 on the road. Delaware ranks sixth in the CAA with 31.7 rebounds per game led by Christian Ray avera... | 2022-12-15T08:04:43Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Delaware visits Princeton after Nelson's 30-point game - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/delaware-visits-princeton-after-nelsons-30-point-game/2022/12/15/547944de-7c49-11ed-bb97-f47d47466b9a_story.html | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/delaware-visits-princeton-after-nelsons-30-point-game/2022/12/15/547944de-7c49-11ed-bb97-f47d47466b9a_story.html |
Incarnate Word takes home win streak into matchup with Bethune-Cookman
BOTTOM LINE: Incarnate Word hosts Bethune-Cookman aiming to prolong its five-game home winning streak.
The Cardinals are 3-1 in home games. Incarnate Word is eighth in the Southland scoring 68.0 points while shooting 42.2% from the field.
The Wildca... | 2022-12-15T08:05:02Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Incarnate Word takes home win streak into matchup with Bethune-Cookman - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/incarnate-word-takes-home-win-streak-into-matchup-with-bethune-cookman/2022/12/15/5e5a68a2-7c49-11ed-bb97-f47d47466b9a_story.html | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/incarnate-word-takes-home-win-streak-into-matchup-with-bethune-cookman/2022/12/15/5e5a68a2-7c49-11ed-bb97-f47d47466b9a_story.html |
BOTTOM LINE: Middle Tennessee hosts the Chattanooga Mocs after Teafale Lenard scored 20 points in Middle Tennessee’s 85-75 overtime victory against the Belmont Bruins.
The Blue Raiders have gone 3-0 at home. Middle Tennessee ranks third in C-USA in team defense, giving up 62.9 points while holding opponents to 41.9% sh... | 2022-12-15T08:05:14Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Lenard and Middle Tennessee host Chattanooga - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/lenard-and-middle-tennessee-host-chattanooga/2022/12/15/70a2441c-7c49-11ed-bb97-f47d47466b9a_story.html | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/lenard-and-middle-tennessee-host-chattanooga/2022/12/15/70a2441c-7c49-11ed-bb97-f47d47466b9a_story.html |
BOTTOM LINE: Georgetown faces the Xavier Musketeers after Amir “Primo” Spears scored 22 points in Georgetown’s 83-64 loss to the Syracuse Orange.
The Musketeers are 1-0 in road games. Xavier ranks seventh in the Big East with 8.5 offensive rebounds per game led by Jack Nunge averaging 2.3.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jay Heath ave... | 2022-12-15T08:06:03Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Spears leads Georgetown against Xavier after 22-point game - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/spears-leads-georgetown-against-xavier-after-22-point-game/2022/12/15/664b468a-7c49-11ed-bb97-f47d47466b9a_story.html | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/spears-leads-georgetown-against-xavier-after-22-point-game/2022/12/15/664b468a-7c49-11ed-bb97-f47d47466b9a_story.html |
Stewart leads Santa Clara against UC Irvine after 24-point performance
BOTTOM LINE: Santa Clara faces the UC Irvine Anteaters after Carlos Stewart scored 24 points in Santa Clara’s 78-75 win over the Portland State Vikings.
The Broncos are 6-1 in home games. Santa Clara is third in the WCC in team defense, allowing 70.... | 2022-12-15T08:06:15Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Stewart leads Santa Clara against UC Irvine after 24-point performance - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/stewart-leads-santa-clara-against-uc-irvine-after-24-point-performance/2022/12/15/62d5a716-7c49-11ed-bb97-f47d47466b9a_story.html | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/stewart-leads-santa-clara-against-uc-irvine-after-24-point-performance/2022/12/15/62d5a716-7c49-11ed-bb97-f47d47466b9a_story.html |
The false claim about who committed 2 right-wing attacks
Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) falsely claimed Dec. 13 that the individuals behind the Buffalo shooting and the Paul Pelosi attack had liberal political leanings. (Video: U.S. House Oversight Committee)
“The Buffalo shooter, heinous, evil being, absolutely there can b... | 2022-12-15T08:42:49Z | www.washingtonpost.com | The false claim about who committed 2 right-wing attacks - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/12/15/false-claim-two-right-wing-attacks-were-committed-by-socialist-leftist/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/12/15/false-claim-two-right-wing-attacks-were-committed-by-socialist-leftist/ |
Purdue NW chancellor apologizes for mocking Asian languages at commencement
Purdue University Northwest’s Chancellor Thomas Keon mocked Asian languages at the school’s commencement ceremony on Dec. 10. (Video: The Washington Post)
A chancellor in Indiana’s Purdue University system apologized Wednesday for making “offen... | 2022-12-15T09:30:46Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Purdue Northwest Chancellor Thomas Keon apologizes for racist remarks - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/12/15/purdue-chancellor-thomas-keon-asian-racist/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/12/15/purdue-chancellor-thomas-keon-asian-racist/ |
He flew a ‘thin blue line’ flag to honor his son. His HOA banned it.
Tom DiSario flew a “thin blue line” flag outside his house in Pataskala, Ohio, nearly every day for 5½ years to honor his police chief son who was gunned down in the line of duty.
On Nov. 16, he lowered the flag — begrudgingly. DiSario, who is in his ... | 2022-12-15T10:05:38Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Tom DiSario sues HOA over ban on ‘thin blue line’ flag honoring son - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/12/15/thin-blue-line-flag-lawsuit-father/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/12/15/thin-blue-line-flag-lawsuit-father/ |
President Xi Jinping’s insistence on adhering to a so-called Covid Zero policy isolated China as other countries that suffered far-worse outbreaks returned to a semblance of pre-pandemic life. Three years after the first documented case, the country has significantly loosened its stringent regime, which has undoubtedly... | 2022-12-15T11:06:45Z | www.washingtonpost.com | How China Looks to Be Easing Its Covid Zero Strategy - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/how-china-looks-to-be-easing-its-covid-zero-strategy/2022/12/15/d1c46c5e-7c5b-11ed-bb97-f47d47466b9a_story.html | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/how-china-looks-to-be-easing-its-covid-zero-strategy/2022/12/15/d1c46c5e-7c5b-11ed-bb97-f47d47466b9a_story.html |
A person is dead after a shooting in Prince George’s County
A person was killed on Walker Mill Road in Prince George's County. (iStock)
A person was fatally shot Wednesday night in Prince George’s County.
Few details were immediately available, and the person’s name was not released, pending the notification of relativ... | 2022-12-15T11:06:59Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Person fatally shot in Prince George's County - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/12/15/person-fatally-shot-prince-george/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/12/15/person-fatally-shot-prince-george/ |
Five friends died from fentanyl in Colorado. (Jorge Ribas/The Washington Post; Photo: Salwan Georges/The Washington Post)
Meryl Kornfield
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — From the doorway of Apt. 307, District Attorney Brian Mason could see the five bodies inside. They lay awkwardly on the floor and couch, their arms and legs co... | 2022-12-15T11:15:22Z | www.washingtonpost.com | A mass fentanyl poisoning tests a Colorado prosecutor - Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/interactive/2022/fentanyl-poisoning-colorado/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/interactive/2022/fentanyl-poisoning-colorado/ |
Georgia Republicans, suddenly losing runoffs, float nixing runoffs
A sign depicting former president Barack Obama, the late Rep. John Lewis and Martin Luther King Jr. appears outside a polling location during last week's runoff election in Georgia. (Dustin Chambers/Bloomberg)
Republican Georgia Secretary of State Brad ... | 2022-12-15T13:21:48Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Georgia Republicans, suddenly losing runoffs, float nixing runoffs - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/12/15/georgia-runoff-republicans-advantage/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/12/15/georgia-runoff-republicans-advantage/ |
The announcement comes as Gunn announces a new project after taking over DC Studios leadership
Henry Cavill in Los Angeles on Monday. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
DC Studios has a new “Superman” movie in the works — but it will not feature Henry Cavill as the eponymous hero of the franchise, according to the studio’s c... | 2022-12-15T13:47:57Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Henry Cavill not returning as Superman in new James Gunn film - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/12/15/henry-cavill-dropped-superman/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/12/15/henry-cavill-dropped-superman/ |
Ask Sahaj: How do I tell family I’m not coming home for the holidays?
Hi Sahaj: I’m not going home for the holidays, and I’m not sure how much of the truth to tell my extended family. I know that in theory simply saying I have other plans should work, but my family struggles with enmeshment. The truth is, I have a boun... | 2022-12-15T14:09:45Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Ask Sahaj: How do I tell family I’m not coming home for the holidays? - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/advice/2022/12/15/ask-sahaj-family-not-coming-home-holidays/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/advice/2022/12/15/ask-sahaj-family-not-coming-home-holidays/ |
Analysis by Alexis Leondis | Bloomberg
If you think high-yield savings accounts offer juicy rates to park some cash, wait until you see what money-market funds are paying.
Yields paid by the typically staid mutual funds, which invest mostly in short-term government bonds, spiked from 0.02% earlier this year to more tha... | 2022-12-15T14:10:01Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Starving for Yield? Check Out Money-Market Funds - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/starving-for-yieldcheck-out-money-market-funds/2022/12/15/63b86ed2-7c7d-11ed-bb97-f47d47466b9a_story.html | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/starving-for-yieldcheck-out-money-market-funds/2022/12/15/63b86ed2-7c7d-11ed-bb97-f47d47466b9a_story.html |
From 1940 to 1960, the population of the nine counties surrounding the San Francisco Bay more than doubled to 3.6 million. In a 1959 report, the US Commerce Department’s Office of Area Development projected that it would double again by 1990, and yet again by 2020, when the region was expected to house 14.4 million peo... | 2022-12-15T14:10:18Z | www.washingtonpost.com | What Happened When the Bay Area Rejected Growth - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/what-happened-when-thebay-area-rejected-growth/2022/12/15/334ab060-7c79-11ed-bb97-f47d47466b9a_story.html | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/what-happened-when-thebay-area-rejected-growth/2022/12/15/334ab060-7c79-11ed-bb97-f47d47466b9a_story.html |
Pakistan confronts the collapse of its friendship with the Taliban
By Hamid Mir
Manzoor Pashteen, head of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement, talks with supporters during a protest in Pakistan on Nov. 27. (Saood Rehman/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)
On Dec. 11, Taliban government forces in Afghanistan shelled a town just across the b... | 2022-12-15T14:10:48Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Opinion | Pakistan and Afghanistan are almost at war - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/15/pakistan-afghanistan-taliban-border-war/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/15/pakistan-afghanistan-taliban-border-war/ |
Here's what's next in the Senate on cybersecurity
Welcome to The Cybersecurity 202! We’re not publishing on Friday or Monday, so we look forward to next seeing you again Tuesday.
Below: Meta removes accounts linked to an Indian hacking-for-hire firm, and the agency that runs the Medicare program says a subcontractor wa... | 2022-12-15T14:11:00Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Here's what's next in the Senate on cybersecurity - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/12/15/here-what-next-senate-cybersecurity/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/12/15/here-what-next-senate-cybersecurity/ |
Senate passes bill to ban TikTok on U.S. government-issued devices
The Senate passed a bill late Wednesday banning federal employees from using TikTok on government devices, marking the latest attempt by Republicans to clamp down on the popular, Chinese-owned video-sharing app, and suggesting the existence of bipartisa... | 2022-12-15T14:11:06Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Senate passes bill to ban TikTok on federal government-issued devices - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/12/15/us-tiktok-ban-federal-devices-senate/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/12/15/us-tiktok-ban-federal-devices-senate/ |
The Dallas Cowboys can clinch a playoff berth with a win over the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 15. (Tony Gutierrez/AP)
Only one NFL team has clinched a playoff berth through 14 weeks of the season, but more will probably punch their tickets in Week 15. Here’s a look at the postseason clinching scenarios.
The Vikings wi... | 2022-12-15T14:11:31Z | www.washingtonpost.com | NFL playoff clinching scenarios in Week 15 - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/12/15/nfl-playoff-clinching-scenarios-week-15/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/12/15/nfl-playoff-clinching-scenarios-week-15/ |
Sinema’s plan is worth embracing. (Bloomberg)
For all the acrimony surrounding immigration politics, a majority of Americans have long supported two goals: giving undocumented immigrants who came to the US as children a pathway to legal status; and securing the country’s southern border. With only days remaining in the... | 2022-12-15T15:41:28Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Congress Can’t Waste This Immigration Opportunity - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/congress-cant-waste-this-immigration-opportunity/2022/12/15/9aad2398-7c81-11ed-bb97-f47d47466b9a_story.html | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/congress-cant-waste-this-immigration-opportunity/2022/12/15/9aad2398-7c81-11ed-bb97-f47d47466b9a_story.html |
The ceremonial lighting of the National Menorah usually includes a high-profile political figure, such as then-Vice President Joe Biden (2014) or second gentleman Doug Emhoff (2021). (Astrid Riecken for The Washington Post)
AFI Holiday Classics at AFI Silver Theatre: Holiday movies have been flooding streaming services... | 2022-12-15T15:42:09Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Holiday markets, concerts and Hanukkah celebrations in the D.C. area - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/12/15/holiday-markets-hanukkah-events/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/12/15/holiday-markets-hanukkah-events/ |
Up to a foot of snow could fall in the interior Northeast after the storm delivered killer tornadoes in the South and a blizzard in the Upper Midwest and Plains
Anna Chiasson on Wednesday sweeps her neighbors porch, which was damaged by a tornado in Gretna in Louisiana’s Jefferson Parish, which borders New Orleans. (Ma... | 2022-12-15T15:43:59Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Storm lumbering into Northeast after unleashing a blizzard and tornadoes - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2022/12/15/northeast-storm-tornadoes-south-blizzard/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2022/12/15/northeast-storm-tornadoes-south-blizzard/ |
Thousands demonstrated in Paris in May of 1978 before Argentina's World Cup. (MICHEL CLEMENT/AFP via Getty Images)
The 2022 World Cup, nearing its conclusion after four weeks of thrilling soccer and off-field controversies, has a snug place in the history of the sport’s biggest showcase. The human rights concerns, drum... | 2022-12-15T16:38:19Z | www.washingtonpost.com | When Argentina hosted the 1978 World Cup, human rights were left behind - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/12/15/1978-world-cup-argentina/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/12/15/1978-world-cup-argentina/ |
Alex Ovechkin celebrates after scoring his 800th career goal Tuesday. (Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
Will never ever forget it. An incredible moment. https://t.co/C2dMW5KshU
“This is not about me,” Beninati told the Team 980′s Kevin Sheehan on Wednesday. “Selfishly, you’d love to be there. More than anything, I want our... | 2022-12-15T16:38:25Z | www.washingtonpost.com | ESPN's call of Alex Ovechkin's 800th goal was lacking - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/12/15/alex-ovechkin-800th-goal-call/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/12/15/alex-ovechkin-800th-goal-call/ |
The Board on Professional Responsibility preliminarily found Giuliani violated the terms of his license but is still weighing what discipline he should face
Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani speaks to reporters after a court hearing in New York. (Michael Sisak/AP)
An arm of the D.C. Bar found Thursday that Rudy Giuli... | 2022-12-15T17:08:54Z | www.washingtonpost.com | D.C. Bar lawyer calls for Giuliani’s disbarment, as board weighs case - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/12/15/dc-bar-giuliani-law-license/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/12/15/dc-bar-giuliani-law-license/ |
A new look at Marguerite Duras, who, at 70, shocked the literary world
A new translation of the French novelist’s second novel, ‘The Easy Life,’ is an exercise in experimentation — and melodrama
Review by Marion Winik
At age 70, Marguerite Duras published, to much acclaim, “The Lover,” an autobiographical novel about h... | 2022-12-15T17:13:16Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Book review: 'The Easy Life,' by Marguerite Duras - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2022/12/15/marguerite-duras-easy-life/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2022/12/15/marguerite-duras-easy-life/ |
A North Atlantic right whale in Cape Cod Bay, off the coast of Plymouth, Mass., in 2018. (Michael Dwyer/AP)
Saving whales is probably a good way to save the planet, according to a group of scientists who examined the animals’ potential to act as a carbon sink — something that helps reduce carbon in the Earth’s atmosphe... | 2022-12-15T17:14:05Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Whales may help reduce carbon in Earth’s atmosphere, scientists say - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/12/15/whales-carbon-sink-climate-change-sequestration/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/12/15/whales-carbon-sink-climate-change-sequestration/ |
NCAA names Mass. Gov. Charlie Baker to succeed Mark Emmert as president
Mass. Gov. Charlie Baker will take over as president of the NCAA in March. (Elise Amendola/AP)
Charlie Baker, whose second term as governor of Massachusetts ends next month, has been selected to replace NCAA President Mark Emmert when his term ends... | 2022-12-15T18:01:18Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Mass. Gov. Charlie Baker will be next NCAA president - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/12/15/charlie-baker-ncaa-president/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/12/15/charlie-baker-ncaa-president/ |
The Commanders are headed up, but is it sustainable? (Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post)
This is without question rarefied air for the Washington Commanders. Television executives, who know everything about the viewing habits of red-blooded, football-thirsty Americans, decided those red-blooded, football-thirsty Amer... | 2022-12-15T18:31:55Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Are the Washington Commanders built to last? - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/12/15/washington-commanders-playoffs/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/12/15/washington-commanders-playoffs/ |
Prince Harry and Meghan. (Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex/Netflix)
The series, produced under the Archewell Productions banner as part of the couple’s Netflix deal, claims that the palace planted negative stories about Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, in British tabloids after her popularity threw off... | 2022-12-15T18:45:01Z | www.washingtonpost.com | ‘Harry & Meghan’ on Netflix: 5 standout revelations from Volume 2 - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/12/15/meghan-harry-netflix-part-2/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/12/15/meghan-harry-netflix-part-2/ |
The Roffignac is one of the classic cocktails featured in 'Cure: New Orleans Drinks and How to Mix ’Em,' by Neal Bodenheimer and Emily Timberlake. (Scott Suchman for The Washington Post; food styling by Lisa Cherkasky for The Washington Post)
“Which all makes it sound like I’m … insane … but it wasn’t meant to be that ... | 2022-12-15T18:45:06Z | www.washingtonpost.com | New cocktail book is the Cure for tired New Orleans cocktail recipes - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2022/12/15/cure-cookbook-roffignac-recipe/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2022/12/15/cure-cookbook-roffignac-recipe/ |
Joaquina Kalukango poses for a portrait on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022, in New York. Kalukango has been named one of The Associated Press’ Breakthrough Entertainers of 2022. (Matt Licari/Invision/AP)
NEW YORK — Winning a Tony Award as best lead actress in a musical cemented Joaquina Kalukango’s place in the Broadway firma... | 2022-12-15T18:45:21Z | www.washingtonpost.com | AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Joaquina Kalukango, in paradise - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/ap-breakthrough-entertainer-joaquina-kalukango-in-paradise/2022/12/15/dadd5c16-7c9b-11ed-bb97-f47d47466b9a_story.html | https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/ap-breakthrough-entertainer-joaquina-kalukango-in-paradise/2022/12/15/dadd5c16-7c9b-11ed-bb97-f47d47466b9a_story.html |
American elections are getting much closer
New Hampshire Ballot Law commissioners David Campbell, left, and Christopher Messier review ballots that were challenged during a recount in a state House race. (Holly Ramer/AP)
Almost everyone knows how closely decided the 2016 election was. Many people don’t realize how clos... | 2022-12-15T18:45:46Z | www.washingtonpost.com | American elections are getting much closer - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/12/15/american-elections-are-getting-much-closer/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/12/15/american-elections-are-getting-much-closer/ |
Biden announces presidential visit to Africa next year
The president also formally announced U.S. support for the African Union to permanently join the G-20
President Biden announced Thursday he would make his first presidential visit to Africa next year as he seeks to convince African leaders that the United States is... | 2022-12-15T18:45:52Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Biden announces presidential visit to Africa next year - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/12/15/biden-africa-visit-2023/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/12/15/biden-africa-visit-2023/ |
Who convinced Donald Trump that Trump NFTs were a good idea?
President Donald Trump gives a thumbs-up during a campaign rally in Goodyear, Ariz., on Oct. 28, 2020. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)
It’s very easy to see how NFTs — non-fungible tokens; bits of digital art created to be unique — would appeal to Donald Trump. Peop... | 2022-12-15T18:46:04Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Who convinced Donald Trump that Trump NFTs were a good idea? - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/12/15/trump-nft-digital-cards-presidency/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/12/15/trump-nft-digital-cards-presidency/ |
Transcript: 117th Congress: The Lame-Duck Session
Joining me today is Representative Jim Clyburn of South Carolina, who is also right now the Democratic whip.
Representative Clyburn, thanks so much for joining us today.
REP. CLYBURN: Well, thank you for having me.
MS. CALDWELL: And to our audience, we, of course, love ... | 2022-12-15T18:48:01Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Transcript: 117th Congress: The Lame-Duck Session - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2022/12/15/transcript-117th-congress-lame-duck-session/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2022/12/15/transcript-117th-congress-lame-duck-session/ |
Armed men claiming to be FBI agents invade home in Southeast D.C.
A police vehicle at a crime scene in Southeast Washington. (Peter Hermann/The Washington Post)
Men armed with guns, dressed in tactical gear and claiming to be FBI agents forced their way into a residence near Capitol Hill on Tuesday, assaulted residents... | 2022-12-15T19:33:08Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Armed men claiming to be FBI agents invade home in Southeast D.C. - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/12/15/dc-home-invasion-fbi/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/12/15/dc-home-invasion-fbi/ |
Va. students with disabilities win legal right to request masking in class
A discarded mask lies on the grounds of the Park View High School in Sterling, Va., in February. (Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post)
Parents of students with disabilities in Virginia public schools have won the right to require that their c... | 2022-12-15T19:33:22Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Masking can be required in classes for Virginia students with disabilities - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/12/15/virginia-students-disabilities-mask-requirement/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/12/15/virginia-students-disabilities-mask-requirement/ |
A person holds a Puerto Rican flag in front of the Capitol building during a protest of teachers demanding salary increase and better working conditions in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Feb. 9, 2022. (Ricardo Arduengo/Reuters)
The House on Thursday passed a bill that would allow Puerto Ricans to decide their future governin... | 2022-12-15T19:41:53Z | www.washingtonpost.com | House passes bill calling for binding vote on statehood for Puerto Rico - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/12/15/puerto-rico-house-territory-independence/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/12/15/puerto-rico-house-territory-independence/ |
Perspective by Jackie Spinner
The author's son, waving a towel from his birth country of Morocco, during the World Cup. (Jackie Spinner)
My 8-year-old came home from school this week with some bad news. His third-grade teacher, he told me, was an Argentina fan.
In fact, among his close peers, my Moroccan-born son could... | 2022-12-15T19:54:59Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Watching my Moroccan-American boys savor the World Cup - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/parenting/2022/12/15/world-cup-adopted-sons-morocco/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/parenting/2022/12/15/world-cup-adopted-sons-morocco/ |
López Obrador’s proposed overhaul of Mexican elections sparks protests
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador greets supporters at a Nov. 27 rally in Mexico City for his proposal to overhaul the country's electoral institute. (Jeoffrey Guillemard/Bloomberg)
MEXICO CITY — After months of debate and huge demonstrations, M... | 2022-12-15T20:08:08Z | www.washingtonpost.com | López Obrador draws backlash over electoral reform - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/12/15/lopez-obrador-electoral-reform-mexico/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/12/15/lopez-obrador-electoral-reform-mexico/ |
Fla. pastor, son scammed $8 million in covid aid to buy Disney home, feds say
Authorities say the men got a PPP loan by falsely claiming their ministry had hundreds of employees.
Police in Florida arrested Evan and Josh Edwards, pictured above, on Wednesday on suspicion of scamming the government out of more than $8 mi... | 2022-12-15T20:17:20Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Florida pastor Evan Edwards scammed $8 million in covid aid to buy Disney home, feds say - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/12/15/florida-pastor-disney-covid-ppp-fraud/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/12/15/florida-pastor-disney-covid-ppp-fraud/ |
A definition of ‘dreamers’ that strains belief
Susana Lujano, left, a "dreamer" from Mexico who lives in Houston, joins other activists to rally June 25 in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, also known as DACA, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
Ordinarily, I am... | 2022-12-15T20:17:50Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Opinion | Dreamers deserve a chance in the United States - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/15/dreamers-deserve-chance-united-states/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/15/dreamers-deserve-chance-united-states/ |
A Richmond restaurant was wrong to refuse to seat a Christian group
Metzger Bar and Butchery canceled a reservation for the Family Foundation, a conservative political organization. (Jay Paul for The Washington Post)
Regarding the Dec. 7 Style article “Restaurant in Va. refuses to seat Christian organization”:
Victoria... | 2022-12-15T20:18:02Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Opinion | Richmond restaurant was wrong to refuse to seat a Christian group - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/15/richmond-restaurant-was-wrong-refuse-seat-christian-group/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/15/richmond-restaurant-was-wrong-refuse-seat-christian-group/ |
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, who is leaving office next month, outlines preliminary budget recommendations he is making to the incoming administration of Gov.-elect Wes Moore during a news conference on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022 in Annapolis, Md. Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford is standing right, and Hogan’s budget chief, David B... | 2022-12-15T20:18:08Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Amid budget surplus, Hogan recommends his last spending plan - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/amid-budget-surplus-hogan-recommends-final-spending-plan/2022/12/15/a230e4b0-7cae-11ed-bb97-f47d47466b9a_story.html | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/amid-budget-surplus-hogan-recommends-final-spending-plan/2022/12/15/a230e4b0-7cae-11ed-bb97-f47d47466b9a_story.html |
Ben Brode and Hamilton Chu attend the 2022 Game Awards at the Microsoft Theater on Dec. 08, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Washington Post illustration; Leon Bennett/Getty)
Ben Brode, a co-founder of game development studio Second Dinner, recalls a moment that drove him to make a snappy Marvel card game: At least six years ago... | 2022-12-15T20:20:17Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Marvel Snap developer was inspired by friend's toilet gaming mishap - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2022/12/15/marvel-snap-ben-brode-game-awards/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2022/12/15/marvel-snap-ben-brode-game-awards/ |
Judge sentences three men in plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
The men, members of the Wolverine Watchmen, a far-right paramilitary group, received at least seven years in prison
Joanna Slater
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, seen last year, was the target of a kidnapping plot that prosecutors said was fuele... | 2022-12-15T20:38:59Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Judge sentences three men in plot of kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/12/15/michigan-gretchen-whitmer-kidnap-plot-sentencing/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/12/15/michigan-gretchen-whitmer-kidnap-plot-sentencing/ |
The social scientist will become the university’s 30th president on July 1.
Claudine Gay. (Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard University)
She will take office on July 1, succeeding Lawrence S. Bacow, the university’s retiring president, Harvard said. Gay will be the second woman to serve as president.
“Claudine has brought to ... | 2022-12-15T21:49:11Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Harvard University names Claudine Gay as its first Black president - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/12/15/harvard-president-claudine-gay/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/12/15/harvard-president-claudine-gay/ |
FILE - Michael Bivins, from left, Ronnie Devoe, Bobby Brown, Ricky Bell, Ralph Tresvant and Johnny Gill of New Edition appear in the press room at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles on Nov. 21, 2021. The group will perform on ABC’s “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve.” (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File) | 2022-12-15T21:49:17Z | www.washingtonpost.com | 'New Year’s Rockin’ Eve' to feature Duran Duran, New Edition - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/new-years-rockin-eve-to-feature-duran-duran-new-edition/2022/12/15/a86b0c76-7cb7-11ed-bb97-f47d47466b9a_story.html | https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/new-years-rockin-eve-to-feature-duran-duran-new-edition/2022/12/15/a86b0c76-7cb7-11ed-bb97-f47d47466b9a_story.html |
A skier was buried by an avalanche. Then an off-duty medic happened by.
Authorities rescued a skier buried up to the chest in snow following an avalanche in Utah on Wednesday. (Courtesy of Salt Lake County Search and Rescue, Utah Department of Public Safety and Utah Avalanche Center)
Tom Elbrecht and his cattle dog mix... | 2022-12-15T21:49:23Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Utah medic Tom Elbrecht rescues skier buried by avalanche - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/12/15/utah-skier-avalanche-rescue/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/12/15/utah-skier-avalanche-rescue/ |
The intelligence community repeatedly warned the president in early 2020 about the impending pandemic, a Democrat-led House committee report notes.
President Donald Trump, with Vice President Mike Pence, and the rest of the coronavirus task force, speaks about covid-19 in the briefing room at the White House on Monday,... | 2022-12-15T21:49:30Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Trump downplayed drumbeat of intelligence warnings on Covid, report finds - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/12/15/trump-covid-intelligence/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/12/15/trump-covid-intelligence/ |
Help us, auto-correct. You are the last best hop for democracy.
(Washington Post Staff illustration)
If the texts to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows that have been acquired by the House Jan. 6 committee reveal anything, it is that a lot of members of Congress wanted to overturn the results of the 2020 el... | 2022-12-15T21:50:06Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Opinion | Auto-correct is the last best hop for democracy - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/15/autocorrect-is-best-hop-for-democracy-satire/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/15/autocorrect-is-best-hop-for-democracy-satire/ |
In the ‘new scramble for Africa,’ Africans must come first
Secretary of State Antony Blinken, second from left, President Biden and Macky Sall, Senegal's president, center right, participate in a U.S.-Africa Summit leaders session in Washington on Thursday. (Oliver Contreras/Sipa/Bloomberg)
Much of this century’s histo... | 2022-12-15T21:50:13Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Opinion | Biden's "all in" on Africa. Africans get to decide what that means. - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/15/biden-africa-summit-colonialism/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/15/biden-africa-summit-colonialism/ |
Nancy Pelosi prepares for her exit — but her work will endure
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) at the Capitol on Tuesday. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post)
Nancy Pelosi has never been an easy person to interview. Especially when the subject turns to herself. In a new documentary about the speaker of the House stre... | 2022-12-15T21:50:19Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Opinion | Nancy Pelosi prepares for her exit — but her work will endure - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/15/pelosi-historic-speaker-exit-interview/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/15/pelosi-historic-speaker-exit-interview/ |
Disposable KN95 masks. (iStock)
After a brief lull, coronavirus cases are again on the rise. At the same time, hospitals are inundated with patients infected with RSV, influenza and other viral infections. New York City health officials have strongly recommended masking, and the Los Angeles area is considering a return... | 2022-12-15T21:50:25Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Opinion | Should mask mandates return? - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/15/should-mask-mandates-return-covid-risks/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/15/should-mask-mandates-return-covid-risks/ |
House Republicans who opposed 2020 electoral votes paid no price
The certification of electoral college votes for the state of Arizona is unsealed during a joint session of the House and Senate convened to confirm the electoral votes cast in the presidential election, at the Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021. (Andrew Harnik/AP)
In... | 2022-12-15T21:50:31Z | www.washingtonpost.com | House Republicans who opposed 2020 electoral votes paid no price - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/12/15/house-republicans-trump-elections/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/12/15/house-republicans-trump-elections/ |
President John F. Kennedy is seen riding in a motorcade approximately one minute before he was shot in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963. In the car with Kennedy are Jacqueline Kennedy, right, Nellie Connally, left, and her husband, Gov. John Connally of Texas. (Jim Altgens/AP)
A large number of the documents released Thursday b... | 2022-12-15T21:50:33Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Thousands of secret JFK assassination documents released - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/12/15/jfk-assassination-documents-released/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/12/15/jfk-assassination-documents-released/ |
As the Russian hockey star takes aim at the NHL’s greatest scorers, his off-ice legacy is becoming harder to define. And he’s still not ready to talk about it.
By Dave Sheinin
Ovechkin during the Washington Capitals' media day. (Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post)
One morning in the fall of 2001, players for HC Dynamo... | 2022-12-15T21:50:54Z | www.washingtonpost.com | The legacy of Alex Ovechkin, at 800 goals and counting - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/12/15/alex-ovechkin-gordie-howe-goals-russia/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/12/15/alex-ovechkin-gordie-howe-goals-russia/ |
U.K. airports will phase out tiny toiletries by 2024
High-tech scanning machines will allow travelers to bring up to two liters at a time
The United Kingdom government has set a June 2024 deadline for most major airports to install high-tech screening machines, which means travelers will no longer have to restrict thei... | 2022-12-15T21:52:21Z | www.washingtonpost.com | U.K. airports will make tiny liquids irrelevant by June 2024 - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2022/12/15/uk-airports-tiny-liquids-security-rules/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2022/12/15/uk-airports-tiny-liquids-security-rules/ |
Transcript: Race in America: Giving Voice with Elegance Bratton
MR. CAPEHART: Good afternoon. I’m Jonathan Capehart, Associate Editor at The Washington Post. Welcome to Washington Post Live in another in our series on Race in America, coproduced with the “Capehart” podcast
The Inspection is the beautifully written, act... | 2022-12-15T21:52:27Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Transcript: Race in America: Giving Voice with Elegance Bratton - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2022/12/15/transcript-race-america-giving-voice-with-elegance-bratton/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2022/12/15/transcript-race-america-giving-voice-with-elegance-bratton/ |
He doesn’t work there anymore.
Journalist Bill Spindle spent part of 2022 traveling throughout India to study the effects of climate change. Over some 5,000 miles, he visited struggling mangrove forests and tea plantations, massive petrochemical plants and coastal areas facing flooding from rising sea levels.
His concl... | 2022-12-15T23:07:25Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Semafor hired a climate writer. Then Chevron ran ads on his stories. - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/12/15/semafor-bill-spindle-chevron/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/12/15/semafor-bill-spindle-chevron/ |
Two court cases show the civil liberties toll of Jan. 6
Alaska state Rep. David Eastman (R) speaks on the floor of the Alaska House in Juneau on Jan. 31. Eastman faces having his November reelection overturned for being a member of the right-wing group Oath Keepers. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)
Is the answer to the attempte... | 2022-12-15T23:20:32Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Opinion | Two court cases show the civil liberties toll of Jan. 6 - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/15/civil-liberties-toll-from-january-sixth-cases/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/15/civil-liberties-toll-from-january-sixth-cases/ |
Fans celebrate Morocco’s win Saturday against Portugal in the World Cup quarterfinals. (Alberto Pizzoli/AFP/Getty Images)
This year’s World Cup has been mired in debates about its host country, Qatar. But it’s more complicated than that, according to Ishaan Tharoor: “I think being there helped me think a bit more deepl... | 2022-12-15T23:20:38Z | www.washingtonpost.com | The journey to Qatar's World Cup final - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/podcasts/post-reports/the-journey-to-qatars-world-cup-final/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/podcasts/post-reports/the-journey-to-qatars-world-cup-final/ |
A Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft lands on the flight deck aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli in August. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Malcolm Kelley)
A U.S. pilot ejected from a fighter jet following a bizarre slow-moving crash in Texas on Thursday, video shows.
The ai... | 2022-12-15T23:21:28Z | www.washingtonpost.com | F-35 ejection: Video shows pilot's escape after bizarre crash in Texas - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/12/15/f-35-ejection-video/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/12/15/f-35-ejection-video/ |
ATLANTA — Five people arrested on charges including domestic terrorism as authorities tried to remove the protesters from the site of a planned public safety training center will remain in custody without bond, a prosecutor said Thursday.
The arrests happened as agents from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Atlanta ... | 2022-12-15T23:21:30Z | www.washingtonpost.com | 5 protesters arrested at Atlanta police training center - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/5-protesters-arrested-at-atlanta-police-training-center/2022/12/15/5576e7a2-7ca7-11ed-bb97-f47d47466b9a_story.html | https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/5-protesters-arrested-at-atlanta-police-training-center/2022/12/15/5576e7a2-7ca7-11ed-bb97-f47d47466b9a_story.html |
Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry sustained a left shoulder injury during a road loss to the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday. (Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
Curry, 34, sustained the injury while defending Jalen Smith during a 125-119 road loss to the Indiana Pacers. As Smith drove to the hoop, Curry swiped down on the b... | 2022-12-15T23:22:27Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Stephen Curry out with should injury for at least two weeks - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/12/15/stephen-curry-shoulder-injury/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/12/15/stephen-curry-shoulder-injury/ |
The U.N.’s refugee agency has decided to send USD Coin to displaced Ukrainians for things like rent and heat. It’s sparking concern from crypto critics amid broader market turmoil.
People fleeing from Ukraine amid the war. (Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters)
The United Nations said Thursday it will start aiding people displaced ... | 2022-12-15T23:23:31Z | www.washingtonpost.com | The U.N.'s refugee agency is sending crypto to Ukrainian refugees - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/12/15/un-crypto-ukraine-refugees/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/12/15/un-crypto-ukraine-refugees/ |
A top public safety official committed to implementing a gun violence reduction plan published earlier this year
Linda Harllee Harper, director of the office of gun violence prevention, will be tasked with putting the gun violence reduction plan into effect. (Astrid Riecken/For The Washington Post)
Top D.C. public safe... | 2022-12-16T00:08:27Z | www.washingtonpost.com | As youth shootings soar, D.C. officials vow to bolster efforts - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/12/15/dc-gun-violence-reduction-plan/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/12/15/dc-gun-violence-reduction-plan/ |
The Vanguard building is being transformed into the Elle Apartments, a high-end complex with more than 160 residential units. (Karina Elwood/TWP)
For years, the Vanguard building in downtown D.C., once home to the Peace Corps, has sat empty. On Thursday, Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) celebrated the future of the 1960s-era... | 2022-12-16T00:52:14Z | www.washingtonpost.com | D.C. wants to turn vacant offices into housing - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/12/15/dc-office-residential-conversions-downtown/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/12/15/dc-office-residential-conversions-downtown/ |
Hogan urges new legislature not to ‘recklessly’ spend huge surplus
Outgoing governor proposed big investments in mental health services and urged Gov.-elect Wes Moore and the General Assembly to be judicious with the state’s surplus.
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, who is leaving office next month, outlines preliminary budg... | 2022-12-16T00:52:20Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Hogan proposes investments in mental health, urges spending restraint - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/12/15/hogan-maryland-budget-surplus/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/12/15/hogan-maryland-budget-surplus/ |
In this image provided by the Hawaii Department of Transportation, emergency personnel work at the scene of a plane crash in Lihue, Hawaii on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022. Two people were injured when a single-engine plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Lihue Airport on Kauai Island in Hawaii, authorities said Thursday.... | 2022-12-16T00:52:32Z | www.washingtonpost.com | 2 injured in single-engine plane crash on Kauai in Hawaii - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/2-injured-in-single-engine-plane-crash-on-kauai-in-hawaii/2022/12/15/327f112a-7cd9-11ed-bb97-f47d47466b9a_story.html | https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/2-injured-in-single-engine-plane-crash-on-kauai-in-hawaii/2022/12/15/327f112a-7cd9-11ed-bb97-f47d47466b9a_story.html |
Ken Balcomb, a champion of killer whales, dies at 82
His research helped orcas obtain endangered status
Ken Balcomb, senior scientist at the Center for Whale Research, in 2016. (Elaine Thompson/AP)
Ken Balcomb, a researcher who spent five decades studying the Pacific Northwest’s charismatic and endangered killer whales... | 2022-12-16T00:53:03Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Ken Balcomb, a champion of killer whales, dies at 82 - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/12/15/ken-balcomb-orcas-killer-whales-dead/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/12/15/ken-balcomb-orcas-killer-whales-dead/ |
The $858 billion legislation, directing more military aid for Ukraine and Taiwan, now heads to President Biden for his signature
The U.S. Capitol in Washington. (Patrick Semansky/AP)
The Senate on Thursday voted to approve the annual defense policy bill, sending the $858 billion legislation to President Biden for his s... | 2022-12-16T01:44:40Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Senate passes defense bill that ends Pentagon's covid vaccine mandate - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/12/15/senate-defense-bill-covid-vaccine-mandate/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/12/15/senate-defense-bill-covid-vaccine-mandate/ |
Youngkin wants to transform Va.’s struggling behavioral health system
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin participates in a roundtable discussion with education officials and school faculty at Colonial Forge High School in Stafford in September. (Craig Hudson for The Washington Post)
Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s proposed $230 millio... | 2022-12-16T01:48:41Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Youngkin proposes $230 million investment in behavioral health system - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/12/15/youngkin-virginia-mental-health-deeds/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/12/15/youngkin-virginia-mental-health-deeds/ |
Analysis by Ian Buruma | Bloomberg
WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA - NOVEMBER 15: DNC welcomes Donald Trump to the 2024 GOP Primary by driving a mobile billboard around Mar-A-Lago on November 15, 2022 in Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by Jason Koerner/Getty Images for DNC) (Photographer: Jason Koerner/Getty Images North America)... | 2022-12-16T02:23:44Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Was Trump or Brexit the Bigger Mistake? The Answer Is Clear - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/was-trump-or-brexit-the-bigger-mistake-the-answer-is-clear/2022/12/15/77201dae-7ce5-11ed-bb97-f47d47466b9a_story.html | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/was-trump-or-brexit-the-bigger-mistake-the-answer-is-clear/2022/12/15/77201dae-7ce5-11ed-bb97-f47d47466b9a_story.html |
The move is meant to protect an apex predator that keeps ocean ecosystems intact. But U.S. fishing operators say the ban will do nothing to curb overfishing overseas.
Workers remove shark fins at a fishing port in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on June 16. (Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP/Getty Images)
To save a fearsome predator from ... | 2022-12-16T02:23:44Z | www.washingtonpost.com | U.S. is about to ban the sale of shark fins - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2022/12/15/shark-fin-ban-us/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2022/12/15/shark-fin-ban-us/ |
Teacher sues school district after resigning over students’ pronouns
The middle-school English teacher said using transgender students’ pronouns violated her Christian beliefs
Jackson Memorial Middle School in Massillon, Ohio. (Courtesy of Google Maps)
Two of Vivian Geraghty’s students at Jackson Memorial Middle School... | 2022-12-16T03:33:17Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Teacher sues Ohio school district after resigning over students' pronouns - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/12/15/teacher-lawsuit-gender-pronouns-religion/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/12/15/teacher-lawsuit-gender-pronouns-religion/ |
A migrant shelter in Mexico. (Luis Torres/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)
President Biden had campaigned on putting an end to the policy. In June, the U.S. Supreme Court said that Biden had the right to end the program, but the case was sent down to Kacsmaryk’s court to determine whether the October 2021 memo that outlined how t... | 2022-12-16T03:37:39Z | www.washingtonpost.com | U.S. judge halts Biden from ending 'Remain in Mexico' immigration policy - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/12/15/remain-in-mexico-policy-immigration-texas-judge/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/12/15/remain-in-mexico-policy-immigration-texas-judge/ |
Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger stops Alex Ovechkin on the doorstep during the first period of Thursday's 2-1 Capitals loss at Capital One Arena. Oettinger had 45 saves and Ovechkin was held without a goal on a night many hoped he would match — or pass — Gordie Howe on the NHL's all-time list. (John McDonnell/The Washi... | 2022-12-16T03:55:23Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Stars rally past Capitals as Alex Ovechkin's bid for history on hold - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/12/15/capitals-stars-alex-ovechkin-gordie-howe/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/12/15/capitals-stars-alex-ovechkin-gordie-howe/ |
Drew Brees returns to Purdue as assistant coach ahead of Citrus Bowl
“I see it not only as an opportunity to coach and mentor this group of young men,” said Drew Brees, “but represent all the former Purdue players that care so much about our program.” (Tyler Kaufman/AP)
Unranked Purdue won’t be favored when it takes on... | 2022-12-16T03:55:29Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Drew Brees to serve as Purdue assistant coach vs. LSU in Citrus Bowl. - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/12/15/drew-brees-purdue-assistant-coach/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/12/15/drew-brees-purdue-assistant-coach/ |
Carlos Rodón is headed to the Yankees after reportedly signing a six-year deal worth $162 million. (Jim Mone/AP)
The best left-handed starting pitcher available this winter is available no more after Carlos Rodón agreed to a deal with the New York Yankees on Thursday.
The deal will pay the 30-year-old $162 million over... | 2022-12-16T03:55:35Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Yankees snag left-handed ace Carlos Rodón with a six-year deal - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/12/15/yankees-carlos-rodon/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/12/15/yankees-carlos-rodon/ |
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