The Washington Post

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Byron Allen has big ambitions for BuzzFeed. After announcing a $120 million deal to buy a controlling stake in the once high-flying digital media company, the billionaire says he can turn it into something altogether different: a competitor to YouTube.

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Washington, D.C.’s Fourth of July celebration aims to surpass Manila’s 2016 world record for the largest fireworks show. The Trump-aligned Freedom 250 group is reportedly seeking to launch over 809,000 shells, roman candles and rockets.

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Multiple states including Georgia, South Carolina and Florida have put in place statewide burn bans during parts of this spring. While massive and destructive blazes in the West capture attention, the Southeast is among the nation’s most active wildfire hot spots.

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Gov. DeSantis said population growth necessitated redistricting Florida’s House map. But a splintering of Osceola County, a majority-Hispanic area, sparked backlash. Some say the redistricting effort threatens Hispanic representation in Washington. https://wapo.st/4dojCIJ

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Breaking news: President Trump said his administration had selected Washington’s West Potomac Park as the site of his planned “National Garden of American Heroes,” raising questions about whether Congress would need to approve the project.

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Over two days of meetings in China, the carefully choreographed pageantry and gestures of respect between President Trump and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, displayed a geopolitical dynamic that the Chinese have long craved and Americans had resisted.

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President Trump was months late in disclosing tens of millions of dollars in stock trading, according to his latest investment filings, pushing the legal limits of a financial practice Americans have largely opposed from their elected officials.

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Public opposition to data centers is hardening as overwhelming majorities of Americans now oppose the facilities in their communities, according to a new Gallup poll. The survey found that opposition is especially intense among Democrats. https://wapo.st/4nt6cA1

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Exclusive: The Trump administration planned to start work at the site of the president’s proposed 250-foot Triumphal Arch by piggybacking on an existing, unrelated contract for engineering services at the White House grounds more than a mile away. https://wapo.st/49LCRuK

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Column: Most of the plastic waste in California may lose the recycling symbol. The mark was intended to inform waste processors what polymers a plastic item was made from. But the public reasonably assumed anything stamped with the symbol was recyclable. https://wapo.st/42tW3JM

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As Israel and Hezbollah exchange fire, dozens of volunteers eat, sleep and pray at a small hospital, waiting to respond to the next airstrike. Their responsibilities have expanded beyond emergency medical care to distributing humanitarian aid.

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Beyoncé’s “Single Ladies,” Taylor Swift’s “1989” and music from Weezer, Reba McEntire and the video game “Doom” have been added to the National Recording Registry this year. https://wapo.st/42DnIb8

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The House Ethics Committee confirmed it is investigating allegations regarding the conduct of Rep. Chuck Edwards toward female staffers. The probe involves his remarks, purchases and hiring decisions, according to a person familiar with the matter.

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The House failed to advance a resolution requiring the Trump administration to end its war in Iran — the first time it considered such a measure since the lapsing of a legal deadline for lawmakers to authorize the conflict.

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Sitting atop a hill at Glenstone museum, “Split-Rocker,” the 37-foot-tall sculpture by contemporary artist Jeff Koons, features the heads of toy rockers and is adorned all over with blooms. Each spring, over 24,000 flowers are planted on the sculpture.

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Vice President JD Vance visited Maine to support Republican Paul LePage's congressional bid. The state’s most prominent Republican, Sen. Susan Collins, was absent as Vance offered measured praise for the moderate who, at times, has crossed President Trump.

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President Trump promised to bring inflation down. But his policies keep pushing prices up. The war on Iran increased gas prices by over 50 percent. Higher energy costs drove up the price of airfares and goods that move by truck, including groceries. https://wapo.st/4tzgtMi

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A panel of judges expressed skepticism about President Trump’s efforts to punish law firms, pressing a Justice Department lawyer about sanctions that have been blocked by lower courts. Law firms argued the sanctions were retaliatory and unconstitutional.

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“Elsbeth” actor Wendell Pierce, now starring in “Othello” at D.C.’s Shakespeare Theatre, stays sharp by regularly toggling among film, television and theater. To watch Pierce work is to witness a master class in fierce focus.

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Wearable technology, like glasses and socks, may soon be helping people with dementia live more independently. CrossSense, a U.K. company, is developing glasses that prompts wearers to safely carry out tasks at home.

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Scientists warn that rising global temperatures have dramatically increased the risk of dangerous heat and humidity this year’s World Cup games, making conditions during less safe for players and spectators.

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Merla, a federal employee with the Beagle Brigade, detected 100 illegal sandwiches at an airport. “Merla earned what her canine handler likes to call the Jackpot Award,” a CBP agriculture specialist said. “It’s multiples of favorite treats all at once.”

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For years, patients were told that coming off antidepressants was straightforward. But some have described intense and prolonged symptoms. Now, doctors and health officials are reckoning with the challenges of getting off SSRIs.

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Breaking news: The Supreme Court ruled that patients can, for now, continue to access the most commonly used abortion pill by mail, handing antiabortion advocates a defeat in their push to restrict medication abortion.

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Breaking news: The DHS is moving forward with its plan to convert warehouses around the country into immigration detention centers, despite mounting legal challenges and a government watchdog probe into the agency’s purchases of the buildings.

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A severe weather outbreak, with the potential for large, destructive hail and tornadoes, is expected this weekend across portions of the central U.S. The Great Plains and the Corn Belt are at greatest risk, but additional storms could blossom next week.

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A new installation in New York City turned millions of pages of the Epstein files into thousands of bound books, creating a physical archive meant to show the scale of the documents released by the U.S. Department of Justice. https://wapo.st/4dosGxw

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Republican state senators in Louisiana approved a congressional map designed to give the party another seat, continuing the GOP’s sprint to remake districts to protect its fragile House majority.

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Column by Elazar Sontag | Enjoy a solo dinner. Skip the steak. Drink dessert. After all this time happily spent in other people’s dining rooms, here are takeaways from Washington’s most overstuffed diner:

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