Articles filed under Washington Post
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How to see two bright, once-in-a-lifetime comets with your naked eyeOct 11, 2025 3:12 pm - Two rare bright comets are visiting our neighborhood this month, making for once-in-a-lifetime viewing. The comets, C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) and C/2025 R2 (SWAN), are already s...
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Are people happy? One man has been asking, and this is what he learnedOct 11, 2025 1:44 pm - Five years ago, filmmaker Atdhe Trepca quit his job and drove across the country with a camera, asking strangers if they were happy.People seemed surprised by his question, but most answered earnestly.
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A one-click button to protect your privacy is finally realOct 10, 2025 4:50 pm - It’s taken wobbly fits and starts, but California shows what can be accomplished with a relentless focus by citizens, companies, consumer advocates and government officials on giving you real, simple power over your privacy. You can get some of those privacy powers now even if you don’t live in California.
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This man thrifts all year to create free Halloween costumes for kidsOct 10, 2025 4:32 pm - For the past nine years, Christophe Waggoner has collected thousands of Halloween costumes, and every fall, he hosts an event in Austin, Texas, where children — plus adults and dogs — can pick out Halloween costumes for free.
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Cold-water immersion offers both health benefits — and risksOct 10, 2025 8:49 am - Claims about the benefits of cold-water immersion date back centuries. While evidence is building around the positive health effects of swimming in chilly water, bathing in ice or taking cold showers, scientific confirmation is still lacking. But there are strong signs that people can derive mental health benefits from the activity.
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‘John Candy: I Like Me’ is Colin Hanks’ love letter to the comedianOct 10, 2025 8:45 am - “That’s the problem when you talk about John: People don’t really have a lot of negative things to say about him,” Bill Murray says in the opening scene of “John Candy: I Like Me,” the new documentary about the late actor and comedian.
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Hip pain as a teen leads to life-threatening diagnosisOct 10, 2025 8:44 am - Lauren Casey lived with crippling neck and back pain for over 8 years - until doctors at Endeavor Health Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights discovered a bone was impaling her brain stem.
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White House declines to engage Democrats as shutdown drags into second weekOct 09, 2025 8:29 pm - In the eight days since the government shut down, President Donald Trump and his allies have engaged in a furious public campaign against Democrats, blaming them for the closure, trolling political opponents online and urging party leaders to accede to their demands.Behind the scenes, Trump and his aides have still not engaged with Democrats at all. The stance comes despite the potential political ramifications of the closure, which polling has shown the public blames more so on Republicans than Democrats.
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Judge orders halt to DHS agents’ targeting of journalists in ChicagoOct 09, 2025 6:47 pm - A federal judge Thursday temporarily blocked federal agents with the Department of Homeland Security from using riot control weapons against journalists covering protests and immigration enforcement operations in the Chicago area.
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Russia severely damages Ukrainian gas networks ahead of winterOct 09, 2025 4:35 pm - Russia has intensified its efforts to plunge millions of Ukrainians into darkness and cold ahead of winter, forcing Kyiv to scramble to import additional natural gas and procure enough air defenses to at least soften the Kremlin’s annual energy-focused blitzkrieg.