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Israeli war cabinet resumes hostage deal discussions, official says

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An Egyptian delegation plans to travel to Israel after the cabinet’s deliberations, an Israeli official told The Post, signaling a resumption of efforts to secure a deal.

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At Columbia, excuse the students, but not the faculty

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I was a campus radical in 1968. My professors put up guideposts that are missing today.

Alicia Keys, Sufjan Stevens and Huey Lewis all have pretty great Broadway musicals

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The Broadway musicals “Hell’s Kitchen,” “Illinoise” and “The Heart of Rock and Roll” offer distinct pleasures.

D.C. police rejected GWU’s plea to sweep out university protesters

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City officials worried about the optics of moving against a small number of peaceful protesters, people familiar with the talks said.

Is the sun slowly setting on U.S. power? That depends on us.

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A Rand study foresees a diminished future — unless we can find a way to work together.

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Utah man who recorded fatal Jan. 6 Capitol shooting sentenced to 6 years

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John Earle Sullivan recorded himself inciting violence and breaking a window before filming the fatal shooting of Ashli Babbitt outside the House Chamber on Jan. 6.

Virginia man convicted in crash that killed 2 Oakton High School teens

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Usman Shahid, 20, was convicted on two counts of manslaughter in the June 7, 2022, deaths of Ada Gabriela Martinez Nolasco and Leeyan Hanjia Yan.

How D.C.-area college students launched their own Gaza protest encampment

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Hundreds of students protested on George Washington University’s campus Thursday, the culmination of months of tension at colleges throughout the D.C. region.

The grim history of using troops against student protesters

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A look back at the deadly episode at Kent State University in 1970.

Friday, Apr 26

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Social media drew mass of teens together for ‘skip day’ before shooting

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A social media post circulating the morning of senior skip day drew students from across Prince George’s County together before they landed at a Greenbelt park where 5 were shot.

GOP urges Secret Service to move protesters from park near convention arena

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The Republican Party is urging the Secret Service to move protesters further away from the arena in Milwaukee where the party will hold its convention in July.

Secrets, lies and payoffs laid bare in Week 1 of Trump trial testimony

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The Trump trial in New York: Witness David Pecker faces cross-examination.

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GW University threatens to suspend students involved in protest encampments

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George Washington University threatened to discipline students who set up a pro-Palestinian encampment on campus as demonstrations entered their second day.

How Trump’s trial is playing, politically

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A new poll provides some of the best hints yet.

The Fed’s fight against inflation needs to lose the dot plot

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The Fed should stop releasing the “dot plot” to the public. It’s usefulness is over, at least for now.

PM Update: Cloudier Saturday with a couple showers, and much warmer Sunday

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A warm front passes the area tomorrow, delivering clouds and some showers. Then it’s into the 80s Sunday.

Pick a favorite tree. You’ll thank yourself.

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Plus: Campus protests over Gaza. Trump’s immunity.

Claiming high user satisfaction, IRS will decide on renewing free tax site

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In the first year, more than 140,000 households in 12 states did their taxes with Direct File.

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Simple solution

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Michael Ramirez cartoon on a simple solution to deal with the protesters at Columbia.

Hospitals evacuated in Kyiv after threat from Belarus

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Two hospitals in the Ukrainian capital evacuated patients and medical staff after the head of the Belarusian KGB made comments suggesting an imminent airstrike.

Are college protests for Palestine a reason for despair or hope?

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Readers debate the pro-Palestinian protests taking place at Columbia University and other campuses across the country.

A heartbreaking Passover

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Readers mourn the theft of religious meaning, ponder ground rules for the presidential debates and debate adoption.

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The dishonest — and ironic — push to blame campus protests on George Soros

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Linking things to George Soros is a classic antisemitic ploy. Here it’s used to criticize protests described as antisemitic.

Supreme Court wants clarification of official and personal acts

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Ann Telnaes cartoon on what constitutes an official act in the Trump trial.

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Trump’s hush money trial, brought to you by the New York media

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Donald Trump foresaw the troubles with journalistic ‘catch and kill’ operations.

Baltimore principal’s racist rant was an AI fake. His colleague was arrested.

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The case raises fresh concerns about easily accessible AI tools that can allow users, with only a few seconds of real audio footage, to create believable clones of people.

What to know about Pr. George’s schools changing bell times, bus stops

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Some schools in Prince George’s County will have different start and end times next school year. Here’s what families need to know about the changes.

King Charles to ease back into public role, three months after cancer diagnosis

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Britain’s King Charles III will resume public engagements starting with a visit to a cancer-treatment center on Tuesday.