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Fulbright scholars are trapped in a Catch-22

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We promised to go back to Russia, but we’re in danger if we do.

D.C.-area forecast: Becoming bright and breezy today. Super warm Sunday into next week.

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We’re mainly dry the next several days, other than the chance of a light shower this morning and perhaps a few light showers on Saturday.

Zoo ostrich known for her zany dances dies after swallowing keys

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Karen, a beloved ostrich at the zoo in Topeka, Kan., was euthanized Thursday after grabbing an employee’s keys and swallowing them.

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Live on air, a news anchor accused his family members of child abuse

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Argentine journalist Juan Pedro Aleart said he wanted to share what had happened to him to encourage other male survivors of sexual abuse to talk and seek help.

Why students are protesting at Columbia, other colleges over Israel-Gaza war

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Students were arrested during pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia, Yale and NYU, while encampments were launched at schools including MIT. Here’s what to know.

Columbia extends deadline for negotiations to clear campus encampment

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Columbia said it made “important progress” with students protesting the Israel-Gaza war after its initial deadline passed without an apparent police presence on campus.

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Blinken will urge China to stop sending military supplies to Russia

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The U.S. secretary of state is on his second visit to China in a year, but progress on issues including Ukraine and sparring in the South China Sea will be hard to make.

Middle East conflict live updates: Biden poised to sign bill that includes funding for Israel, aid for Gaza

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The Senate overwhelmingly passed the $95 billion foreign aid bill, which includes $26 billion in funds for Israel and humanitarian aid for Gaza and other places.

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What to know about TikTok owner ByteDance as Congress approves possible ban

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The bill would give TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, roughly nine months to sell the platform or see it banned from Apple and Google app stores in the U.S.

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The U.S. is in retreat in a crucial part of the world

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For boosters of U.S. interests in Africa, the past few days carried grim tidings.

Baked Fish Sticks With Tartar Sauce

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These fish sticks taste fresher and more flavorful than the packaged kind — and they’re better for you, too, because they are baked rather than fried.

Ask Amy: My unemployed son is a strain on my marriage

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Her 21-year-old unemployed son is living with her and her wife. Her wife can’t deal with him anymore.

Carolyn Hax: ‘Close’ friend kept daughter’s wedding a secret for almost a year

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They speak often, yet this letter writer’s “close” friend kept her daughter’s wedding a secret for almost a year.

Miss Manners: My friends vented to me… about me

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Friends complained about the letter writer to the letter writer.

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Jake Irvin literally trained like a dog. It led to a breakout with the Nats.

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Early this season, metrics say Jake Irvin’s curveball is sharper and his location is better, leading to fewer walks and weaker hits. His fastball has more horizontal break.

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Summer Lee beats primary challenger after facing pressure over Israel-Gaza

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The race in Pennsylvania’s 12th District was considered a first test for the “Squad” of left-wing, progressive Democrats in Congress.

How senators voted on a TikTok ban, aid to Ukraine and Israel

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Senate Democrats and Republicans approved a forced sale or ban of TikTok and a $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel, Gaza and Taiwan.

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Pennsylvania primary election: Summer Lee wins her competitive house race

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Highlights from the 2024 campaign trail with election results from the Pennsylvania primaries and the latest news on presidential candidates.

Senate passes Ukraine, Israel aid bill after months-long debate

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The bill will now go to President Biden to sign, helping him deliver on his promise to the nation’s NATO allies to continue to aid Ukraine as it enters its third year fending off Russia’s invasion.

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Tuesday’s p.m. temperatures in D.C. appeared ideal

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Clouds were thin and few, the air free of mists and vapors, and rain seemed out of the question.

FTC bans contracts that keep workers from jumping to rival employers

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The rule makes it illegal to include the agreements in employment contracts and requires firms with active noncompete agreements to inform workers they are void.

How Ukraine can make best use of the U.S. aid package

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The infusion of arms won’t end the war. But it averts the worst possible outcomes.

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A secret pact at Trump Tower helped kill bad stories in 2016

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Trump, the first former U.S. president to face a criminal trial, spent his day in the Manhattan courtroom fighting two pitched battles

Students rally, call for American University to divest from Israel

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Hundreds of American University students rallied to demand the administration divest from Israel and discontinue the school’s study abroad programs in Israel.

120 antiwar protesters arrested at NYU; Calif. students form barricade

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Students at Cal Poly Humboldt barricaded themselves in a building and encampments at NYU and the University of Minnesota were cleared as antiwar campus protests spread.

Alexis Ohanian makes an unprecedented investment in women’s track

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Seeing “tremendous upside” in the sport, the billionaire is funding a women-only event this fall that will offer a total purse of at least $500,000.