Articles filed under Washington Post
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Carolyn Hax: Pushy mom won’t take ‘busy’ for an answerJan 20, 2025 10:24 am - Pushy mom wants to constantly set up playdates in advance even though she has often been told the other family is busy. She clearly isn’t taking the hint. Carolyn Hax says instead of deflecting, just be honest and tell her there will be no scheduled playdates.
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Trump to change Border Patrol leader to political appointeeJan 18, 2025 6:27 pm - As the incoming Trump administration prepares to install a political appointee to run the U.S. Border Patrol for the first time in the agency’s 100-year history, retiring...
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Trump officials haven’t decided on post-inauguration Chicago raids, Homan saysJan 18, 2025 5:10 pm - President-elect Donald Trump’s handpicked “border czar” Tom Homan said in an interview Saturday that the incoming administration is reconsidering whether to launch immigr...
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The mysterious illness that plagued a presidential inaugurationJan 17, 2025 5:55 pm - The inaugural parade of 1857, on a March day that was surprisingly warm, celebrated President-elect James Buchanan with something new to Washington parades: floats. There...
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US economy continues to outperform the rest of the world, IMF saysJan 17, 2025 3:53 pm - The U.S. economy will continue to be the developed world’s best performer in 2025, easily topping Europe and Japan and giving President-elect Donald Trump a running start...
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Israel’s Cabinet approves a deal for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of dozens of hostagesJan 17, 2025 8:48 am - JERUSALEM — Israel’s Cabinet approved a deal early Saturday for a ceasefire in Gaza that would release dozens of hostages held there and pause the 15-month war with Hamas...
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Carolyn Hax: Partner’s menopause symptoms taking a toll on familyJan 17, 2025 6:00 am - Partner’s untreated menopause symptoms are taking a toll on the family, especially the teen son. She stopped taking medications due to side effects, but now her partner wants her to reconsider for her son’s sake. Carolyn Hax says easier said than done when he’s not the one dealing with it.
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As bird flu affects more people and animals, CDC urges faster testingJan 16, 2025 3:55 pm - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an advisory Thursday urging health care workers treating patients hospitalized with the flu to perform an additional...
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What happens if TikTok is banned? Your guide to a possible shut down.Jan 16, 2025 2:09 pm - TikTok users, you’re going to be in limbo for now. TikTok, which is on the precipice of a nationwide ban in the United States as soon as Sunday, could avert a shutdown. I...
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‘September 5’ is gripping drama set at the ’72 OlympicsJan 16, 2025 5:30 am - On the morning of Sept. 5, 1972, members of the militant organization known as Black September attacked the Israeli Olympic team at the Summer Games in Munich. “September 5” is not really about that, though. Instead, it’s a tense ticktocker that dramatizes what went on inside the ABC command post at the Games when it happened.