Articles by Washington Post
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World
She thought her runny nose was allergies or a cold. It signalled something more serious
Sunday, 8 September 2024, 4:26pmShemika Rodriguez was frustrated and getting nowhere. An employee of a bicycle-based food-delivery service in New York City,...
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World
Donald Trump loses $6.4 billion in potential wealth
Sunday, 8 September 2024, 2:05pmFormer US president Donald Trump’s shares in the parent company of his social media platform Truth Social have plunged in...
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World
'Emergency': Mum of US teen shooter says she called school before mass killing
Sunday, 8 September 2024, 2:00pmThe mother of the suspected Apalachee High School gunman told family members that she called the Georgia school in the United...
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World
'Mommy im scared': Mum, daughters exchange frantic texts during US school shooting
Thursday, 5 September 2024, 1:29pmAt 10.23am on Wednesday, Abby Turner texted her mother from her second-period biology class at Apalachee High School, east...
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Entertainment
Controversial Trump biopic to hit cinemas before US election
Sunday, 1 September 2024, 4:39pmAfter months of delays and threatened legal action by the former president, the movie starring Sebastian Stan and Jeremy...
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Lifestyle
Marmoset monkeys call each other by name, study suggests
Saturday, 31 August 2024, 4:55pmMarmoset monkeys use distinctive, whistle-like “phee calls” to address specific monkeys, similar to how humans use names,...
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Lifestyle
7 myths about sugar in cooking and baking
Saturday, 24 August 2024, 4:46pmFew ingredients are as loved, loathed and feared as sugar. We adore it for its starring role in many of our favourite desserts....
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World
She died in a hospital. Her mum wasn’t told for a year, lawsuit alleges
Thursday, 22 August 2024, 9:00pmJessie Peterson, 31, died at Mercy San Juan Medical Centre but her family were not informed. Peterson’s body was found a...
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World
Iran bides its time over promised strike on Israel
Thursday, 22 August 2024, 1:41pmIranian officials are signalling this week that an attack against Israel may not be imminent, pulling back for now from some...
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World
'Humiliated': Judge sued after putting sleepy teenager in handcuffs
Thursday, 22 August 2024, 12:11pmThe mother of a teenage girl has sued a Detroit judge who detained and handcuffed her daughter after she fell asleep during...
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World
Watch: 'I swore an oath': Biden gives rousing speech at Democratic National Convention
Tuesday, 20 August 2024, 1:42pmThe Democratic National Convention kicks off in Chicago today NZT, and many are wondering what celebrities might pop up to...
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World
Global warnings after Oropouche virus turns deadly
Sunday, 18 August 2024, 4:44pmThe United States Centres for Disease Control and Prevention is warning clinicians to be on the lookout for a viral disease...
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World
JD Vance's plane makes emergency landing due to door malfunction
Saturday, 17 August 2024, 4:42pmThe charter plane carrying former president Donald Trump’s running mate Senator JD Vance (R-Ohio) made an emergency landing...
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World
Trump’s return to X marred by glitches ahead of Elon Musk interview
Tuesday, 13 August 2024, 2:00pmFormer United States President Donald Trump’s much-anticipated interview on X with owner Elon Musk was marred by technical...
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World
FBI probing alleged Iran hack attempts targeting Trump, Biden
Tuesday, 13 August 2024, 12:48pmThe FBI is investigating suspected hacking attempts by Iran targeting both a Trump associate and advisers to the Biden-Harris...
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Science
'Running out of time': A big asteroid is coming close, should we be excited or afraid?
Tuesday, 6 August 2024, 1:43pmA massive space rock will go hurtling past Earth in a few years, zooming by 10 times faster than a bullet. This is the first...
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Business
Teenager sues Meta over ‘addictive’ Instagram features
Tuesday, 6 August 2024, 8:24amA minor from New York on Monday filed a lawsuit seeking class-action status against Meta, alleging the social media giant...
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World
Trump congratulates Putin over prisoner swap deal
Monday, 5 August 2024, 12:25pmFormer President Donald Trump congratulated Russian President Vladimir Putin over a prisoner swap that took place this week,...
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Lifestyle
The cardboard Olympic beds aren’t ‘anti-sex’ - but are they comfy?
Sunday, 28 July 2024, 4:25pmThe cardboard beds in the Paris Olympic Village are touted as both sustainable and recyclable. But do athletes like them? When...
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World
Priest sues Grindr after he was outed, his lawsuit says
Sunday, 28 July 2024, 4:07pmWhen Monsignor Jeffrey Burrill began using queer dating app Grindr in 2017, there was no indication that people outside of...
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World
Son of ‘El Chapo’, top cartel leader taken into US custody
Friday, 26 July 2024, 4:09pmA longtime senior leader of the Sinaloa cartel, Ismael Zambada Garcia, or “El Mayo,” and a son of famed drug lord Joaquin...
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World
Man who lost flip-flops in Death Valley hospitalised for burned feet
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 1:46pmA Belgian man who was visiting Death Valley National Park in the United States was rescued via helicopter at the weekend...