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U. S. fertility rate hits a new low as teenage births fall, CDC says
1+ hour, 22+ min ago (139+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Experts point to economic pressures and delayed marriages as two factors in…...
Opinion | Never subsidize a sports stadium
2+ hour, 42+ min ago (114+ words) An upcoming Washington Post Opinions show. Stay tuned. 00: 00 - Monologue 02: 22 - Never subsidize a sports stadium 13: 53 - Is the Iran ceasefire over already? 25: 39 - VA spending spiked. Are veterans better off? An upcoming Washington Post Opinions show. Stay tuned. 00: 00 - Monologue 02: 33 - Biggest TACO yet? Trump…...
Opinion | Students are asking the wrong questions about advanced degrees
1+ min ago (137+ words) The Washington Post The report highlighted in the April 5 Business article "Study: Advanced degrees in some popular fields often don't pay off" not only mischaracterized the vast and complex field of psychology but also excluded data from psychologists, who have…...
Justice Department opens antitrust probe into NFL broadcasting deals
5+ hour, 39+ min ago (157+ words) The Washington Post Football fans have voiced growing frustration that many games are now available only on subscription TV services. The Justice Department has launched an investigation into whether the National Football League has engaged in anticompetitive practices, amid growing…...
Opinion | What Trump can learn from America's cosmic voyagers
5+ hour, 23+ min ago (155+ words) The Washington Post The Artemis II astronauts described a view that could clearly benefit the president. Most people who fire off profane or embarrassing messages do it after a long night of boozing and wake up full of regret. Not…...
Israel to open direct talks with Lebanon but not halt attacks on Hezbollah
1+ hour, 55+ min ago (145+ words) The Washington Post Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that his country was ready for direct negotiations amid international calls for Israel to stop its bombing in Lebanon. JERUSALEM " While insisting that Israel's attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon would continue,…...
USDA secretary's "He is Risen' Easter email unnerves some staff members
8+ hour, 11+ min ago (338+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. The email was the latest in a string of unprecedented expressions of…...
Tako? Takou? TACO-ru? Decoding the Trump TACO meme around the world.
3+ hour, 19+ min ago (204+ words) The Washington Post A Washington Post reporter's doctor in Seoul had a question " how to translate "chicken out" into Korean? SEOUL " I arrived at my health checkup on Wednesday morning with a list of questions. It turned out my doctor,…...
Opinion | The private economy is winning the space race, not NASA
5+ hour, 59+ min ago (157+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Space X has made greater leaps in space tech than NASA at…...
Opinion | How Trump could still get a strategic win from the Iran war
11+ hour, 28+ min ago (218+ words) The Washington Post An end to the war would hasten the regime's decay. Dennis Ross, a former special assistant to President Barack Obama, is the counselor at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. President Donald Trump's announcement of a…...