Articles filed under Washington Post
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Congress ignores looming shutdown to focus on tax cuts, agency layoffsFeb 22, 2025 5:35 pm - With President Donald Trump and GOP leaders distracted by other issues, Congress is on the verge of bungling its way into a shutdown of federal agencies in less than thre...
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A judge ordered foreign aid to resume. Aid groups say it’s not happening.Feb 21, 2025 4:33 pm - Despite a federal judge’s order for U.S. foreign aid to resume, humanitarian groups said this week that global response efforts to needy countries are in chaos, with mill...
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Carolyn Hax: Husband wants to erase wife’s Indian roots after marriageFeb 21, 2025 6:00 am - Woman thinks her husband placated her Indian background to marry her but now wants her to conform to his white Christian identity, making her question the marriage. Carolyn Hax says it’s time to ask why he changed.
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Narcissists feel more excluded and experience ‘social pain,’ scientists sayFeb 21, 2025 12:00 am - Are narcissists just misunderstood? Spare a thought for narcissists, who can experience “social pain” from being excluded, according to new research.
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Is my cortisol high? What people get wrong about the ‘stress hormone.’Feb 20, 2025 11:42 pm - Wellness influencers blame high cortisol for a host of ailments, including bloating, fatigue, irritability and overly “puffy” faces and waists. But science says those claims are simplistic and don’t hold water.
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These feds took Trump’s ‘fork’ deal. Then they got fired.Feb 20, 2025 8:47 pm - Dave Elmstrom knew what he would do when the Trump administration’s resignation offer, titled “Fork in the Road,” landed in his inbox: take it. Elmstrom, a probationary e...
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Trump expected to take control of USPS, fire postal board, officials sayFeb 20, 2025 7:38 pm - President Donald Trump is preparing to dissolve the leadership of the U.S. Postal Service and absorb the independent mail agency into his administration, potentially thro...
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Airlines seek to overturn Biden rules for travelers with wheelchairsFeb 20, 2025 4:13 pm - Major U.S. airlines are seeking to overturn a sweeping set of Biden-era rules that offered consumer protections to passengers with disabilities — including people who dep...
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Appeals court denies Trump’s bid to reinstate birthright citizenship orderFeb 20, 2025 4:11 pm - A federal appeals court panel denied a Justice Department bid to reinstate President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at curbing birthright citizenship, edging the ba...
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Action movie ‘Cleaner’ is ‘Die Hard’ with a squeegeeFeb 20, 2025 12:15 pm - “Cleaner” is a “Die Hard” knockoff with just enough fresh elements to make it watchable on a slow streaming night. Chief among those elements are Daisy Ridley in the classic John McClane role.