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November 20, 2024
Terps crush Canisius for second-most-lopsided win in program history
One game after coming up just short against a ranked Marquette squad, Maryland was not challenged in its 108-37 victory.
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November 20, 2024
Thomas Kurtz, co-inventor of BASIC computer language, dies at 96
His programming language replaced inscrutable numbers and glyphs with intuitive commands, translating the exhilarating power of computer sci...
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November 20, 2024
Trump taps transition co-chair Linda McMahon to be education secretary
McMahon led the Small Business Administration from 2017 to 2019, is the wife of Vince McMahon and co-founder of World Wrestling Entertainmen...
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November 20, 2024
Linda McMahon made a fortune with WWE. Wrestling scandals now shadow her rise.
Donald Trump’s transition co-chair and Education Department pick, along with her husband, are named in a recent lawsuit claiming they ignore...
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November 20, 2024
Richard V. Allen, first national security adviser under Reagan, dies at 88
Mr. Allen was part of the Reagan inner circle but stepped down after a year amid an ethics investigation that brought no charges but did bri...
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November 20, 2024
Charles Dumont, who wrote a signature song for Édith Piaf, dies at 95
The French songwriter wrote the music to “Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien,” an operatic love song Piaf first performed in 1960. He also worked with...
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November 20, 2024
Boise State rises and BYU falls in the latest CFP bracket projections
Boise State would get a first-round bye in the College Football Playoff if the season ended today.
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November 20, 2024
Biden approves antipersonnel mines for Ukraine, undoing his own policy
The controversial White House move to send Kyiv land mines comes as Russia’s advances in eastern Ukraine threaten to overwhelm front-line de...
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November 20, 2024
Analysis | The diciest Trump Cabinet picks, ranked
Evaluating the factors that could give enough Republican senators pause in confirming Trump’s picks.
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November 19, 2024
Ex-Oath Keeper who pleaded guilty to seditious conspiracy gets probation
Brian Ulrich was sentenced to three years of probation after he severed ties with the Oath Keepers following the January 6 attack and became...
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November 19, 2024
Head of elite D.C. preschool arrested on child sex charge in FBI sting
James S. Carroll, the head of the National Child Research Center, is accused of instructing an undercover officer in ways to abuse a young b...
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November 19, 2024
At the end of his term, Biden seizes the day
Two weeks after an election he warned would change America forever, Biden has said little about it
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November 19, 2024
DEA faces legal challenge as uncertainty clouds plan to reclassify marijuana
Cannabis-reform advocates this week asked a judge to remove the DEA from its own hearing.
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November 19, 2024
Iraq bans alcohol in hotels and clubs, bringing country close to near-total ban
Alcohol has long been easily accessible in Baghdad, but a crackdown in recent years has made booze much more difficult to find.
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November 19, 2024
Drought warning declared in New York City for first time in two decades
The warning comes as a record-breaking dry spell and abnormally high temperatures have lowered reservoirs and fueled wildfires in the northe...
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November 19, 2024
Trump picks Dr. Oz to oversee Medicare, Medicaid and Affordable Care Act
Mehmet Oz is a well-known TV physician and former Republican Senate candidate.
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November 19, 2024
PM Update: Mild tonight ahead of a potentially turbulent Wednesday
A storm will wrap up nearby late tomorrow into Thursday. It could cause some brief weather excitement locally.
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November 19, 2024
Opinion | Congress should be one big slumber party
Plus: Blue state sanctuaries. Climate change. Trump the truth-teller.
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November 19, 2024
As feds investigate Sonya Massey’s death, her community calls for change
The U.S. Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into Massey’s fatal shooting by a sheriff’s deputy inside her Illinois h...
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November 19, 2024
Man arrested in shooting of coworker on Interstate 95 in Maryland
Maryland State Police arrested and charged 46-year-old Kevin Gross in the shooting of a man along a Maryland highway.
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November 19, 2024
Beyoncé didn’t make the CMA Awards final ballot. Voters explain why.
The annual country music trophy show, airing Wednesday, saw Beyoncé shut out while Post Malone was nominated in four categories. Voters shar...
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November 19, 2024
Opinion | Immigrants dominated this election, but not how you think
Readers push back against “Latino vote” stereotypes and recount their own immigration experiences.
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November 19, 2024
Trump ignores transition rules. It’s a ‘hostile takeover,’ ally says.
Donald Trump’s transition team has begun what a close ally calls a hostile takeover of the federal government, ignoring the rules for the ha...
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November 19, 2024
Texas officials support Bible-based lessons in elementary schools
Critics say the curriculum, which would be optional, unfairly promotes Christian beliefs in public schools.
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November 19, 2024
Gaetz, Hegseth to start Capitol Hill meetings this week as opposition mounts
Nominations to the incoming administration are moving on an “accelerated schedule,” Trump team says
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November 19, 2024
Former Wisconsin justice accused of ethics violations over 2020 election probe
Legal regulators filed a 10-count ethics complaint against a former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice who oversaw a review of the 2020 preside...
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November 19, 2024
Caps star Alex Ovechkin week-to-week with leg injury, disrupting record chase
Ovechkin’s injury, which came during the Capitals’ win over Utah on Monday night, disrupts what has been a remarkable season for the 39-year...
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November 19, 2024
With Trump on hand, SpaceX’s Starship to try another risky rocket catch
The Starship program promises to help SpaceX, which has launched an unprecedented number of rockets, remain ahead of its rivals for governme...
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November 19, 2024
Congressional committee advises revoking China’s trade status
Bipartisan group recommends end to Beijing’s decades-long permanent normal trade status and calls for “Manhattan Project-type” American AI f...
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November 19, 2024
She bought a tourniquet just in case. She used it on a D.C. street.
Ronita Oxley is recognized by the D.C. Council after she helped two teen boys who were victims of gun violence in September.
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November 19, 2024
Documents with damaging Gaetz testimony accessed in apparent breach
President-elect Donald Trump’s attorney general pick was investigated on allegations of sexual misconduct; he was never charged.
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November 19, 2024
Rep. Nancy Mace introduces measure to ban transgender women from female bathrooms
The South Carolina Republican’s resolution comes two weeks after the historic election of Democrat Sarah McBride, a trans woman, to Congress...
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November 19, 2024
3 ways TikTok might survive a ban, with or without Trump’s help
Donald Trump or the Supreme Court could be TikTok’s best hopes for survival. But there’s no guarantee.
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November 19, 2024
Spirit midfielder Croix Bethune claims NWSL rookie of the year honors
The 23-year-old playmaker tied the league’s assists record despite suffering a season-ending knee injury in August.
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November 19, 2024
Amid nine-game skid, Wizards coach questions team’s competitiveness
Brian Keefe takes the blame after back-to-back blowout losses to the Pistons and Knicks.
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November 19, 2024
A record-setting bomb cyclone — as intense as a hurricane — to lash the Northwest
A record-strong low pressure system will steer an atmospheric river into California, create blizzard conditions in Washington, and bring str...
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November 19, 2024
Walmart sees higher-income shoppers as a key to holiday sales growth
Households earning more than $100,000 made up 75 percent of its Walmart’s market share gains in the third quarter, chief executive Doug McMi...
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November 19, 2024
Column | Sports should keep their distance from Trump and his endless drama
President-elect Trump has disrupted the world of sports before, and he will again.
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November 19, 2024
Pentagon misstated how Special Operations troops died off Cyprus last year
A Special Operations helicopter deployed in response to fighting in Gaza crashed during target practice, not aerial refueling, as the Pentag...
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November 19, 2024
Trump expected to name Howard Lutnick, Wall Street CEO, as commerce secretary
The chief executive of Cantor Fitzgerald would be the Trump administration’s top economic policy official if confirmed.
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November 19, 2024
As Senate committee advances RFK site bill, Maryland rallies opposition
The Senate now stands in the middle of the Washington Commanders’ stadium search, which has become a regional competition between D.C. and M...
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November 19, 2024
Israel’s war on Hezbollah takes terrible toll on Lebanon’s children
At least 231 children have been killed and 1,330 injured, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry.
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November 19, 2024
Truth Social investors hoped to get ‘very rich’ after Trump’s win. Not quite.
Trump Media’s revenue and share price have sagged as its losses have piled up. The president-elect’s return to the White House could complic...
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November 19, 2024
Storm will bring the season’s first snow to parts of Northeast and Great Lakes
A multifaceted storm will bring snow, rain, wind and chilly temperatures to the Northeast and Great Lakes.
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November 19, 2024
Roger Federer pays emotional tribute to Rafael Nadal as retirement nears
Roger Federer wrote a heartfelt note, a reminder of how Rafael Nadal was with him with he retired in 2022.
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November 19, 2024
Analysis | The NBA’s three-point revolution has gotten extreme. How many is too many?
With the defending champion Boston Celtics leading the way, three-point shooting in professional basketball has reached game-changing height...
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November 19, 2024
U.S. Soccer gets $30 million from Michele Kang to boost women’s, girls’ teams
The latest endeavor by the Washington Spirit owner will increase youth national team opportunities and expand access for female players.
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November 19, 2024
Germany suspects sabotage after undersea internet cables are severed
The C-Lion1 cable between Finland and Germany was severed in the Baltic Sea, its operator said, after damage was reported to another cable l...
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November 19, 2024
Opinion | Making cowardly Senate Republicans pay a political price
Voters must understand who is causing their pain
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November 19, 2024