Articles filed under Washington Post
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'The Boys of Pointe du Hoc': the Reagan D-Day speech that moved a nationJun 05, 2019 1:00 am - The famous words are scribbled across a paragraph in an early draft of the speech - short, powerful sentences that read like poetry and were added at the last minute. "T...
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She hit 'record' before falling 7 stories to her death. The footage led to her husband's arrest.Jun 05, 2019 1:00 am - A week and a half after her wedding, Allissa L. Martin plummeted seven stories to her death. The 27-year-old had headed to Busch Stadium in St. Louis on Saturday to catc...
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How Illinois became the first state legislature to legalize marijuana salesJun 05, 2019 1:00 am - Ten states have legalized recreational marijuana use through ballot initiatives. On Friday, Illinois took things one step further, becoming the first state legislature t...
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74-year-old spins wildly in a basket under a rescue helicopter in ArizonaJun 05, 2019 1:00 am - The helicopter rescue at the Phoenix (Arizona) Mountain Preserve was supposed to be routine. A 74-year-old woman tripped and fell during an early-morning hike at Piestew...
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Is Hulu's 'The Handmaid's Tale' getting boring?Jun 04, 2019 2:00 pm - The headlines keep providing all the context Hulu's "The Handmaid's Tale" will ever need: There's a notable drop in birthrates; Bible classes are offered in public schoo...
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Trump dismisses London protests, says he would have sued EU over BrexitJun 04, 2019 1:00 am - LONDON - In a joint news conference on Tuesday with outgoing British Prime Minister Theresa May, President Donald Trump expressed confidence that Brexit would eventually...
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Meet Emma Boettcher, the Chicago librarian who dethroned 'Jeopardy!' champ James HolzhauerJun 04, 2019 1:00 am - Emma Boettcher has spent a lot of time thinking about what makes a “Jeopardy!” clue difficult. The 70-page final paper she wrote in 2016 as the capstone for her master's...
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Virginia governor will convene special session of legislature to take up gun controlJun 04, 2019 1:00 am - RICHMOND, Va. - Gov. Ralph Northam said Tuesday he is calling lawmakers back to Richmond for a special session of the General Assembly to take up a package of gun contro...
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A paramedic dad punched a shark '5 times' to save his daughter, who lost a leg in attackJun 04, 2019 1:00 am - A 17-year-old North Carolina girl has undergone surgery to amputate her leg and "some fingers" after a terrifying shark attack in which her paramedic father fended off t...
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As states try to restrict abortion, access in some parts of the South expandsJun 04, 2019 1:00 am - CHARLOTTE, N.C. - For nearly three years, Jill Dinwiddie worked quietly. She talked to potential donors about how desperately Planned Parenthood needed a new health cent...