The Washington Post

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The Pentagon is investigating the high likelihood that a strike in Iran that destroyed a home hosting a wedding celebration was caused by a U.S. bomb, killing at least four civilians and injuring dozens more, a person familiar with the operation said. https://wapo.st/4r4zLcX

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Exclusive: President Trump gave $45,000 cash gifts to his executive assistant Natalie Harp and two of his other young, loyal White House employees, according to financial disclosures. https://wapo.st/4xGl9mr

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“South Park” is now “South America.” The show’s creators announced they’ve renamed “South Park” after tech companies heeded President Trump’s call to rename various geographic entities to include the word “America.”

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At an event where he awarded the Medal of Freedom posthumously to a man who died saving multiple people on Sept. 11, 2001, President Trump repeated a disputed account of his own role in Ground Zero recovery efforts.

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Analysis: Ohio is a state that voted for President Trump in the past three presidential elections, but this November, Democrats have a shot to retake a Senate seat, win big House races and even claim the governor’s office for the first time in decades.

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Adam Hamilton, a Democrat challenging Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kansas), criticized the incumbent over a report that he sued hundreds of patients over unpaid bills while working as an obstetrician-gynecologist.

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“Mr. President, I would hope that you would consider this young lady ... and consider a pardon,” Lindsay Clancy's attorney Kevin Reddington said on “Good Morning America.” But President Trump cannot pardon state-level crimes. https://wapo.st/4xIqXvL

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Iranian forces captured a U.S. Navy sea drone in the Strait of Hormuz, the country’s semiofficial state news agency said. U.S. officials downplayed the significance of the incident, saying the drone was “defective” and lacked secretive technology.

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An Indiana prosecutor declined to file criminal charges against the woman who made a false child welfare complaint against former transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg, which resulted in his brief separation from his children.

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President Trump said the U.S. would ban imports of some Canadian alcohol, motorcycles, molasses and other products starting later this month, a major escalation of the trade war between the two countries.

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“Widow’s Bay,” the horror comedy about a small New England town dealing with a curse, won multiple categories at the early Emmys including cinematography, sound, music and production design. https://wapo.st/4iTAN9v

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A man accused of forcing his way through a crowd toward the Democratic nominee for Ohio governor while carrying two pistols has pleaded not guilty to several counts.

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New York City registered voters give Mayor Zohran Mamdani high job approval ratings, and the vast majority say the democratic socialist is doing better as mayor than they expected, according to a new poll.

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New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte (R) easily defeated two challengers in Tuesday’s primary. Ayotte, a moderate Republican first elected in 2024, will face Cinde Warmington (D) in November.

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Rep. Chris Pappas, a four-term Democrat, defeated Karishma Manzur, a scientist who recently joined the Democratic Socialists of America, in New Hampshire's U.S. Senate primary. He will face Trump-backed former senator John E. Sununu (R).

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Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh blocked a Missouri congressional map favoring Republicans, a rare defeat for the GOP in a nationwide redistricting war ahead of the midterms. https://wapo.st/3ViSQvY

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You don’t need to give up dessert entirely to still eat healthily. Experts say it’s fine to indulge from time to time. We asked six top nutrition and health experts to share their favorite dishes. https://wapo.st/3VdV7IN

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Oil soared near $100 per barrel, a price not seen since July, after the U.S. struck three Iranian tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and Iran announced it will stop vessels traveling through the area without its permission.

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Bedbugs tend to stay in areas where many people sleep, such as apartment buildings, hotels, cruise ships and dorm rooms. If you’re worried you may have them, here’s how to check your space for signs of an infestation:

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The Norfolk Botanical Garden opened a $50 million conservatory with a renewed commitment to reckon with its past: identify and honor all 220 workers who built it. https://wapo.st/4gIBpgX

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The Supreme Court denied a New York woman’s bid to send her son to kindergarten without receiving state-required vaccines, in a case that highlights the limits of the court’s push to expand religious rights.

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The Justice Department charged an officer deployed to aid President Trumps's immigration enforcement efforts with a felony. To date, the agency has taken few visible steps to investigate the dozens of documented shootings involving DHS personnel.

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A new report argues that it’s too hard to get a mortgage in the U.S. — and that lenders should be offering loans to people with weaker credit scores, despite the specter of the 2008 housing crash that was caused by extensive lending.

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If you’d like to protect your heart, walk an extra 1,000 steps today, especially if you have high blood pressure. A recent study added more research on the importance of step counts and heart health:

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As Secretary of State Marco Rubio heads to Latin America to tour recently elected conservative U.S. allies, he is not scheduled to stop in Venezuela. His support for the oil deal is rankling some in the region.

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The U.S. Treasury Department placed sanctions on more than two-dozen Iranian airlines and their service providers as part of an effort to choke Tehran off from the global economy.

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A candidate in one of this fall’s most competitive House races is taking a novel approach to the issue of good government, reminding voters of the time she helped send a fellow Democratic official to jail.

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The core of Hurricane Lowell was passing just west of Niihau, Hawaii, on Tuesday, bringing rough surf, strong winds and torrential downpours to the Aloha State. Lowell prompted Hawaii’s first-ever tornado watch late Monday night.

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