Articles filed under Washington Post
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US targets China’s shadow trade with Iran in sweeping sanctionsApr 24, 2026 8:57 pm - The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday imposed sweeping sanctions on 40 shipping firms and vessels, as well as a Chinese oil refinery, in a widening crackdown on maritime business with the Iranian regime.
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White House loosens rules for preserving presidential recordsApr 24, 2026 5:51 pm - The White House quickly embraced a new records-preservation policy after the Justice Department deemed a presidential records law unconstitutional, dismissing decades-old requirements in favor of discretionary guidelines.
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What’s the best bottled Italian dressing? 12 top brands rankedApr 24, 2026 9:25 am - When it comes to Italian dressing, grocery store aisles are filled with a dizzying array of options. But which bottles are dressed to impress, and which ones should simply be tossed? Here’s how they shook out in a blind taste test.
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How one pantry ingredient can transform a soup into a filling mealApr 24, 2026 9:25 am - Made with savory-sweet tomatoes and fluffy eggs, this substantial, brothy soup shares the same key ingredients as a classic Chinese stir-fry. With just a little flour and water, it’s a reliable way of turning whatever bits and bobs you have on hand into a satisfying meal.
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5 ways to get more magnesium without taking a supplementApr 24, 2026 8:47 am - Magnesium supplements are among the most popular dietary supplements in America. Experts say that’s because magnesium plays an important role in our health.
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5 tips for when you’re wide awake at 3 a.m.Apr 24, 2026 8:45 am - Do you ever find yourself lying in bed wide awake at 3 a.m., tossing and turning, unable to get back to sleep? Tens of millions of adults experience insomnia, which can manifest in a variety of ways. But middle-of-the-night awakenings — where you wake up and have difficulty falling asleep again — are the most common symptoms of insomnia.
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Why these treatments for one of the deadliest cancers are stirring hopeApr 24, 2026 8:37 am - Experimental therapies with radically different approaches are stirring a wave of optimism that survival rates could substantially improve for pancreatic cancer, one of the most stubbornly lethal forms of the disease.
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Thinking of using a chatbot for medical advice? Read this first.Apr 23, 2026 8:59 pm - When researcher Nicholas Tiller began to feed health questions into chatbots as a test, he expected some imperfections — but not this level of failure. Five AIs, 250 questions and a total score of just over 50% correct responses.
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What a 5,000-mile-long marine heat wave means for summer in the USApr 23, 2026 4:32 pm - A massive ocean hot spot is stretching across a 5,000-mile swath of the Pacific — from Micronesia to the coastal waters of California. Across this zone, waters are as much as 6 to 8 degrees above average.
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The unflattering secrets revealed so far in Elon Musk’s latest legal feudApr 23, 2026 9:59 am - Hundreds of court filings have revealed cringey texts, emails or private diary entries of Elon Musk, Sam Altman, other OpenAI founders and other public figures.