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China’s most vocal critic is Hong Kong’s staunchest defender

Jimmy Lai at the Stanley Prison in Hong Kong on July 28. (Louise Delmotte/AP) Listen 4 min Share Comment on this...

26.09.2023 8

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Dressing down for the Senate is just bad manners

Dressed for their job: Sens. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Raphael G. Warnock (D-Ga.) and Rep. Joe Neguse (D-Colo.). (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington...

22.09.2023 6

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Jury-tampering charges in the Murdaugh trial now haunt South Carolina

Alex Murdaugh with his legal team in March before he was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences for the murders of his wife and son. (Joshua...

09.09.2023 2

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Who are we kidding? Nikki Haley won on brains and experience.

Former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley, a Republican candidate for president, says the Pledge of Allegiance at Wednesday's presidential debate in...

25.08.2023 8

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A new puritanism is turning Catholics into Salem’s witches

In this painting, "Witch Hill/ The Salem Martyr" by Thomas Satterwhite Nobel in 1869, the town girl has been found guilty of witchcraft and is now...

18.08.2023 10

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As paradise burned, DeSantis fiddled with climate-change education

Homes and buildings completely destroyed by wildfires this week in Lahaina, Hawaii. (Patrick T. Fallon/Getty Images) Listen 6 min ...

11.08.2023 10

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Jared and Ivanka are slinking back to Gomorrah

Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump walk on the South Lawn of the White House in November 2020. (Oliver Contreras/For The Washington Post) ...

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Mitch McConnell has the ‘Potomac Fever.’ It’s time to let go.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is helped from the lectern by Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) during a news conference on Wednesday. (J....

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‘Sound of Freedom’ puts the adrenaline hormone to work

Jim Caviezel in Angel Studios' “Sound of Freedom.” (Angel Studios) Listen 5 min Comment on this story Comment ...

22.07.2023 50

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Bud Light started a fight it was bound to lose

Cans of Bud Light sit in a cooler during an Baltimore Orioles game at Camden Yards. (Rob Carr/Getty Images) Listen 5 min ...

15.07.2023 7

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Will the real Lindsey Graham please stand up?

Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) was repeatedly booed last weekend at a rally for former president Donald Trump in Pickens, S.C. (Sean Rayford/Getty...

07.07.2023 10

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AI doesn’t care about diversity — yet

(Photo by iStock) Listen 5 min Comment on this story Comment Gift Article Share ...

30.06.2023 8

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In life, as in the movies, lighting is everything

LED lightbulbs use more than 75 percent less energy than incandescent bulbs. (iStock) Listen 6 min Comment on this story ...

23.06.2023 7

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When Queen Elizabeth left, she took the happiness with her

King Charles III stands aboard the Flying Scotsman train in celebration of its 100th anniversary on June 12 in Pickering, England. (WPA Pool/Getty...

16.06.2023 3

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In presidential politics, South Carolina wins diversity sweepstakes

Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) waves to members of the New Hampshire Federation of Republican Women on Thursday. (Nicholas Pfosi/Reuters) ...

27.05.2023 8

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America’s gerontocracy is getting too old

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on Capitol Hill on Thursday. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP) Listen 5 min Comment on this story ...

19.05.2023 10

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It’s absurd to try to protect readers by limiting what novelists write

Jeanine Cummins signed copies of "American Dirt" in January 2020 before her book tour was canceled. (Ron Charles/The Washington Post) ...

12.05.2023 10

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Convicted of one crime, Alex Murdaugh changes his story on another

Alex Murdaugh stands before being sentenced to two consecutive life sentences for the murder of his wife and son on March 3 in Walterboro, S.C....

05.05.2023 5

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Soon, 14 Revolutionary War soldiers will finally rest in peace

29.04.2023 20

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To protect wildlife, Delia Owens has been willing to make enemies

Delia Owens is well known for her popular first novel, “Where the Crawdads Sing.” But she is also a renowned wildlife conservationist who spent 23...

21.04.2023 10

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TikTok might be part of a plot to make us dumber

The icon for the video-sharing TikTok app is displayed on a smartphone. (Matt Slocum/AP) Listen 5 min Comment on this story ...

14.04.2023 10

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Mitt Romney reminds us of what we’ve lost in American politics

President-elect Donald Trump calls out to the news media as Mitt Romney leaves after their meeting at Trump International Golf Club in Bedminster...

07.04.2023 9

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In post-Roe America, weird changes might be coming to abortion law

An abortion rights activist holds a sign during a rally last year in Columbus, Ohio. (Brooke LaValley/AP) Listen 5 min Comment on...

31.03.2023 7

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Waiting for a Trump indictment has become an arresting comedy

Donald Trump arrives at Quad Cities International Airport in Moline, Ill., on March 13. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) Listen 5...

24.03.2023 10

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Women who have abortions may be headed to prison — or worse

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) talks to reporters after a vote on Capitol Hill on Jan. 26. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) Listen 5 min ...

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Wild hogs are awful, but do we have to try to shoot them all?

A herd of wild boars in a meadow. (iStock) Listen 6 min Comment on this story Comment Gift Article ...

10.03.2023 10

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Alex Murdaugh’s conviction rested on a fateful phone video

Alex Murdaugh is in handcuffs Friday as he is sentenced to two consecutive life sentences for the murder of his wife and son. (Joshua Boucher/AP) ...

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Alex Murdaugh’s ‘tangled web’ is a tragedy without a hero

Defendant Alex Murdaugh is cross-examined during his murder trial in Walterboro, S.C., on Friday. (Joshua Boucher/The State via AP, Pool) ...

25.02.2023 30

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Alex Murdaugh trial reveals a sloppy investigation

David Owen, an investigator with the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, or SLED, testifies during Alex Murdaugh's murder trial in Walterboro,...

17.02.2023 20

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Murdaugh murder trial desperately needs a closing surprise

Alex Murdaugh listens to testimony during his double murder trial in Walterboro, S.C., on Thursday. (Joshua Boucher/The State/Pool/AP) ...

10.02.2023 30

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In Murdaugh murder trial, the path to conviction remains unclear

Alex Murdaugh, center, on trial for murder, listens to evidence taken from his cellphone on Wednesday in Walterboro, S.C. (Joshua Boucher/AP) ...

04.02.2023 30

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The Murdaugh trial begins with conflicting tales of murder

Alex Murdaugh cries as the deaths of his wife and son are described during testimony in his double-murder trial at the Colleton County Courthouse in...

27.01.2023 8

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Want to be happy? Then don’t be a lawyer.

Leather ferns have been part of a redwood forest restoration project in Usal, Calif. (Michael Macor/San Francisco Chronicle via AP) ...

20.01.2023 9

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Harry’s truth may be too true to protect against regret

Families with dark secrets are rarely pleased when one of their own decides to seek therapy, especially when the couch happens to be on a global stage...

13.01.2023 50

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