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Wednesday, Nov 15

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Tom Brady, Patriots rally to beat Falcons in overtime to win fifth Super Bowl

Tom Brady passes for 466 yards, leading New England to a 34-28 victory for the greatest comeback in Super Bowl history.

Saturday, Sep 30

03

Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Palmer long wondered if he’s related to JFK. At 72, he learned the truth.

Adopted in 1945 and raised in privilege, Palmer never thought too hard about his origins during his legendary MLB career. But his wife’s curiosity led to a discovery.

Friday, Apr 14

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Prichard Colón has been in a vegetative state since 2015 bout, but his parents fight on

Head injuries suffered in a controversial fight in Northern Virginia altered the life course for the Puerto Rican boxer, as well as his father Richard and mother Nieves.

Monday, Apr 10

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7-foot-7 basketball player Robert Bobroczkyi is a star attraction despite rarely playing

Romanian teenager Robert Bobroczkyi’s extraordinary height has given him opportunity, and a long list of physical and social challenges, at a sports academy in Ohio.

Friday, Nov 12

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For ‘low level volunteer,’ Papadopoulos sought high profile as Trump adviser

The Trump foreign policy adviser, who pleaded guilty this week to lying to federal agents investigating Russia’s interference in the 2016 election, traveled the world touting his campaign ties.

Tuesday, Nov 2

22

Trump calls Medgar Evers a hero at the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum. Here’s why.

The museum pays tribute to the courage of Evers, who was killed by a white supremacist, and other civil rights martyrs. But Trump's decision to attend the museum's debut Saturday sparked outrage among African American leaders.

‘Deaths Laid to Act of God’: The devastating 1935 hurricane that surprised the Florida Keys

The Labor Day hurricane was the last major storm to decimate the Florida Keys. It killed more than 400 people and wiped out a railroad track.

The deadliest bridge collapses in U.S. history

A look at some of the country’s deadliest bridge collapses.

Monday, Jun 14

19

A high school cheerleader gave out pot brownies to win homecoming votes, police say

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School officials say the teen was barred from participating in homecoming ceremonies after the alleged plot was discovered.

Thursday, Mar 18

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Fifty years ago some called D.C. ‘the colored man’s paradise.’ Then paradise erupted.

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Riots erupted after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., but decades of segregation and discrimination heightened the pain.

Wednesday, Mar 17

Judge dismisses Virginia day-care center assault case

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The former defendant, Heather Whitfield, was director of the child-care facility, Heather’s Kids in Lovettsville.

Thursday, Nov 29

River Plate-Boca Juniors match reportedly moved to Madrid after bus attack in Buenos Aires

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The bus attack on Saturday left some Boca players with "corneal abrasions."

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Paul Ryan isn’t saying there was voter fraud in California. But . . .

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Ryan stopped short of accusing the state of any wrongdoing but called the system there “bizarre" in a Washington Post Live interview.

20

Ryan says he does not support Senate measure to end U.S. backing for Saudi-led war in Yemen

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The departing House speaker said U.S.-imposed sanctions on the Saudis are a “smarter” way to go.

Capitals could have Evgeny Kuznetsov back Friday vs. Devils

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In other developments, Alex Ovechkin didn't practice on Thursday, but is expected to play Friday.

After winning party’s nomination, Pelosi still has work to do to reclaim speaker’s gavel

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Rep. Ron Kind (D-Wis.) said Thursday that he will not back Pelosi for speaker. Pelosi needs to persuade about half of the 32 Democrats who opposed her Wednesday to support her in January’s floor vote.

How Waymo is trying to get people used to self-driving cars

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Waymo’s early rider program in Phoenix has 400 volunteers riding in self-driving taxis. One volunteer and the product manager of Waymo explain how it works.

Doug Williams says Redskins’ front office was united in decision to claim Reuben Foster

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Williams also said the franchise talked to two of Foster's former Alabama teammates before making its decision.

19

Analysis: Confused about how we got here? Our timeline breaks it down.

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Here are the events that led to Trump’s abandoned Moscow deal and Michael Cohen’s latest plea agreement.

The West may be wrong about China’s social credit system

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It may not be as Orwellian as the West thinks.

17

Enrollment in Va.’s expanded Medicaid program beating projections

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In Richmond, the higher-than-expected enrollments have been seen in starkly different ways: Either as proof of how desperately expansion was needed, or as a worrisome sign the program could swell beyond expectations.

The Daily 202: ‘We won women.’ GOP governors who survived the blue wave in blue states share advice.

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At the RGA meeting in Arizona, most governors downplay midterm results and say the party doesn’t need to change.

As Cohen pleads guilty, raging Trump blows up GOP’s Mueller spin

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The walls of accountability are closing in.

Teen charged in robberies of people met on online sales app

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D.C. officers are reminding app users that they can conduct such sales transactions at police stations.

A little girl named Abcde was mocked by a Southwest gate agent. The airline has apologized.

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Traci Redford said a Southwest Airlines gate agent made fun of her 5-year-old daughter, Abcde, at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, Calif., and then posted a picture of the child’s boarding pass on social media.

16

Both the collusion and obstruction cases get stronger

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The special counsel is zeroing in, while the president is barely holding his head above water.

My mother has forgotten everything, including me. But her love is still here.

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For a long time, I thought the hardest part would be when she forgot me. But when you are loved so much for so long, that outlasts memory.

15

NFL playoff scenarios for Week 13: Saints, Rams, Chiefs are on the verge of the postseason

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At long last, teams can start clinching spots in the postseason this week.

09

Uganda breached arms embargo in funneling European weapons to South Sudan, report says

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A new report details how South Sudan's neighbors contravened international agreements to arm both sides in its civil war.

08

Jeremy Corbyn wants to schedule the Brexit debate around a celebrity reality show

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Prime Minister Theresa May's political rival wants the debate to air before the finale of ITV's “I’m a Celebrity . . . Get Me Out of Here.” Theresa May prefers the BBC.