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Trump’s guilty verdict sharpens the two big questions of this election

Former president Donald Trump’s conviction is a precedent-breaking outcome that has intensified the competition between him and President Biden to define the stakes and the choices for voters in November.

4 takeaways from the aftermath of Trump’s guilty verdict

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Boeing Starliner launch is scrubbed minutes before takeoff

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A former Israeli hostage recalls the brutality of Hamas captivity

Moran Stella Yanai was abducted on Oct. 7 and was sure that her life “would end,” she said.

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Investors, worried they can’t beat lawmakers in stock market, copy them instead

A loose alliance of investors, analysts and advocates is trying to let Americans mimic the trades elected officials make — but only after they disclose them.

By Jacqueline Alemany

Better LivingEasy wins. Good habits.

Illustration of the lower half of a person playing pickle ball. The ball overlaps the player's knee, highlighting it.

I prepared for my knee replacement surgery. But I had a lot to learn.

By Rebecca Theim

Yes, you need to wash fresh mushrooms. Here’s how.

By Kristen Hartke

You asked: Can I fly with weed gummies?

By Natalie B. Compton

Why dogs are going along with the viral ‘paws in’ challenge

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The jurors just rendered a verdict on Bragg’s critics, too

It turns out the Manhattan district attorney knew what he was doing all along.

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The Key Bridge welcomed me to a better life. The rebuilt span will do the same for others.

Opinion by Wes Moore

Democrats are taking Latinos for granted

Opinion by Luis Miranda

Why the Trump verdict matters

Opinion by Ruth Marcus, Dana Milbank and Karen Tumulty

Mexico can overcome its toxic populist politics

Opinion by León Krauze

Cartoon: Justice Alito responds to his critics

Opinion by Ann Telnaes

Appreciate clean water and rushing rivers while we still have them

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Marian Robinson, mother of first lady Michelle Obama, dies at 86

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Navy’s former second-highest-ranking officer arrested, charged with bribery

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A police officer shot a blind pet dog. This small town wants justice.

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The elite ancient Greek fighting force made up entirely of gay couples

As Pride Month kicks off, revisiting the story of how the Sacred Band of Thebes defeated Sparta and changed history.

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What AI thinks a ‘beautiful’ woman and an ‘ugly’ woman look like

Despite the growing profusion of AI image generators, they all had remarkably similar responses when The Post directed them to portray a beautiful woman.

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Joni Mitchell made music with the boys, but remained her own woman

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What’s playing in everyone’s headphones? We stopped people on the National Mall to ask.

And they were ready to share.

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‘Young Woman and the Sea’ claims its own lane alongside ‘Nyad’

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Beach house, check. Family drama, check. ‘Sandwich’ is that summer book.

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‘In a Violent Nature’ deconstructs the killer in the woods

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It fits a musical — maybe too much musical — into a story that lasts a minute

These essays brim with pleasure and curiosity about a life with books

By Becca Rothfeld

‘Summer Camp’: S’more servings of Diane Keaton and friends

By Amy Nicholson

What one man learned living alone in the wilderness for 40 years

By Laurie Hertzel

A father-son road trip, but they’re going two directions

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A stirring photography show captures the Middle East through a female lens

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‘Backspot’: Bring on the grim side of cheerleading

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Manchin changes party registration to independent, fueling speculation

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Chief Justice Roberts declines to meet with Democrats on court ethics

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Supreme Court rules that a state official likely violated NRA’s free speech rights

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Gender equity in college sports hampered by sluggish, underfunded oversight

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For Michael Cohen and Stormy Daniels, a ‘vindicating’ moment at last

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The other 54 criminal charges Trump faces

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With Trump convicted, his case turns toward sentencing and appeals

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Carolyn Hax: Family trips with spouse and daughter are ‘emotionally challenging’

Is this reader wrong to limit their family vacations just because spouse and daughter “dawdle, argue and take forever”?

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Miss Manners: I get confused for other people all the time

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4 ways to let go of grudges that can harm our health

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Little bugs live in our eyelashes. Should we be concerned?

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I still have hot flashes and insomnia. What to do? Your menopause questions, answered.

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These science-based tips can help you manage conflicts in relationships

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The Home You Own

7 tasks for your June home maintenance checklist

By Jeanne Huber

Why does ‘stainless’ steel stain, and what’s the best way to clean it?

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Why designers are using laminate in kitchens again

By Kathryn O'Shea-Evans

Former NFL linebacker’s McLean mansion on the market for $5.2 million

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BOOK WORLDNews, reviews and big ideas for all things fiction and nonfiction

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7 ways to take your book-reading experience to the next level

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Garth Risk Hallberg reminds us that every great novelist needs an editor

What one man learned living alone in the wilderness for 40 years

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How the first National Book Awards reflected 1950s America

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A realistic portrait of romance on the other side of 50

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Another N.C. beach house just fell into the ocean. Others may follow.

By Brady Dennis

How a simple fix could double the size of the U.S. electricity grid

By Shannon Osaka

The climate refugee crisis is here

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Hybrids vs EVs: What Americans are picking and why

By Nicolás Rivero

Amid roadkill epidemic, California builds world’s largest wildlife bridge

By Reis Thebault

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Massive hail storms keeping hitting the U.S. Here’s why.

Hurricane season starts today. What to know about the alarming forecasts.

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Twitch draws pro-Palestinian influencers as rival sites back off politics

By Taylor Lorenz

Google scales back AI search answers after it told users to eat glue

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OpenAI finds Russian and Chinese groups used its tech for propaganda campaigns

By Gerrit De Vynck

TikTok offered an extraordinary deal. The U.S. government took a pass.

By Drew Harwell

Tesla settles another defect case, avoiding jury for second time this year

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How to opt out of having your data ‘train’ ChatGPT and other AI chatbots

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Ex-prison guard tried to free a killer who saved his life. It didn’t work.

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Ecstasy’s path to approval for PTSD treatment faces doubts from FDA staff

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Florida deputy who shot Black airman is fired from his job

737 crash families make final appeal to hold Boeing accountable

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Houston hit by more severe weather as Texas closes out a May full of storms

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Dogs are doing the viral ‘paws in’ challenge. Here’s why.

Her brother got an associate’s degree at 11. She graduated even younger.

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Teen made app for peers who are anxious, lonely: ‘Stay hungry, stay foolish’

She graduated from Yale after raising 3 kids. Her son was her classmate.

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Office siren? Meet office demon.

What’s trending, exactly? It seems to be a new, chaotic iteration of the buttoned-up “office siren” look.

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Why does everyone want to dress like Katie Holmes?

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In Madrid, an essential museum for art lovers. (Not the Prado.)

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Workload concerns fuel labor fight at D.C.’s largest health clinic

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Hogan provokes ire within Trumpworld: ‘You just ended your campaign’

By Erin Cox and Paul Schwartzman

With an eye on speed, Maryland seeks private team to rebuild Key Bridge

By Michael Laris

U-Va., state to pay $9 million after deadly 2022 shooting on campus

By Gregory S. Schneider, Susan Svrluga and Karina Elwood

D.C. law licensing board recommends Rudy Giuliani be disbarred

By Keith L. Alexander

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D.C.-area forecast: Sun-filled today, but a return of clouds and showers Sunday

By Ian Livingston

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Catch up weekday mornings with a briefing of the seven most important and interesting stories from D.C., Maryland and Virginia.

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Sunisa Lee is looking like an Olympian again, just in time for Paris

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Negro League supporters hope MLB stat integration is merely a first step

In kaleidoscopic Houston, cricket thrives, as a first U.S. World Cup nears

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Emma Hayes doesn’t do ‘fast friends.’ The USWNT is learning that.

Nelly Korda’s bid to make cut at U.S. Women’s Open comes up just short

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