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In the age of texting and DMs, a ringing phone can sound like nothing but bad news, Ellen McCarthy writes.
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The pandemic has become a plague of the elderly, with nearly 9 out of 10 deaths in people 65 or older.
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There really was a Sunday Times poll with the abdication question, but most of the details have been changed, no doubt to add Hollywood drama. wapo.st/3gDmh8a
Russia has retreated on the battlefield but continues to strike Ukraine with Iranian-made Shahed drones, so Ukraine's drone hunters patrol at night to shoot them down. wapo.st/3gMbWa7
The U.S. and Iran met at the 1998 World Cup in France in a hyped-up match brimming with political and competitive importance. The nations back then derisively referred to each other as “The Great Satan” and an “outlaw state.” wapo.st/3u68qdR
Opinion by Karen Tumulty: Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago dinner with an antisemite and white nationalist wasn’t unordinary. Republicans cannot move past Trump, as long as they cannot bring themselves to confront him and, by association, the element he attracts. wapo.st/3F9YfLk
Advice: Be a better cookie baker by using ingredients in order, tweaking recipes with caution, trying superfine sugar, and preserving the shape of your dough log after each slice. wapo.st/3ANt4TJ
As demonstrations flared across China, participants raised white sheets of paper as a symbol — and protest — of government censorship, marking one of the greatest displays of public dissent in China in decades. wapo.st/3EMOyB7
In the animal world, the selection of certain traits has long been the biggest driver in how some sexual species will evolve. But as our planet warms to unthinkable temperatures, some are forced to rethink their dating habits. wapo.st/3XGQZOg
The Critique: “We the People” need some holiday cheer, and the White House has it wapo.st/3VAYAMu
Kwame Onwuachi, a James Beard Award-winning chef, talks about how the streets of his youth influenced his cooking for Tatiana inside Lincoln Center. wapo.st/3AN2s5h
As elected officials in Arizona’s most populous county met to approve the midterm election results Monday, they were heckled, called “traitors” and told that their handling of voting justified a “violent revolution.” wapo.st/3iewIzn
Opinion by Greg Sargent: How Trump is handing white supremacists huge propaganda victories wapo.st/3VrQnuk
Green Sprout’s voluntary recall affects about 10,500 cups. Bentex children's clothing recall involves about 87,000 pieces. Both contained lead. wapo.st/3ia15qG
As U2 approaches a staggering 50 years together and accepts the Kennedy Center Honors, the foursome has remained intact and, more compellingly, an active, creative unit. wapo.st/3UgDbr5
Dangerous storms with the potential for tornadoes are forecast to erupt Tuesday in Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas and Tennessee. wapo.st/3XHeDds
Some experts say a real tree is the more sustainable choice for Christmas, but you can reduce an artificial tree’s impact if you reuse it enough. wapo.st/3ATS8s2
An island community moved to the mainland.
Now the fast-rising sea is following — a warning for the rest of the East Coast. wapo.st/3OMw7kY
This year’s White House holiday decorations strike a homier note wapo.st/3VdCpwk
Twitter owner Elon Musk shared a photo of his bedside table littered with cans of Diet Coke, reminding us of the power the beverage has. wapo.st/3UfHkLJ
Calling out of the blue: Why would you do this to someone you love? In the age of texting and DMs, a phone ring can sound like bad news. “My mom will call me at 4 o’clock in the afternoon, and my first assumption is, ‘Oh, my grandma died.’” says Eric, 35. wapo.st/3GTuVdi
NEW: Documents show why Apple pulling its Twitter ads is devastating for Elon Musk: In the first quarter of 2022, Apple was Twitter's top advertiser, accounting for nearly $50M in revenue
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Retweeted by The Washington Post The outrage over "zero-covid" in China.
There are protests across China, the likes of which we haven't seen in a long time. We dig into it all on today's Post Reports, getting you up to speed to understand this moment and what's to come: washingtonpost.com/podcasts/post-…
Retweeted by The Washington Post New York Times, other media outlets call for end to Assange prosecution wapo.st/3XJfEBR
Analysis: Elon Musk has twice relied on social-media polls to make decisions. Elections both police and encourage participation in a way that makes them legitimate. Twitter polls do neither, and aren’t. wapo.st/3XIlCmL
The Supreme Court seemed likely to impose new restrictions on federal prosecutors battling public corruption, with the justices skeptical about the convictions of two men who profited during the administration of former New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo (D). wapo.st/3AS3mxl
Analysis: The dynamics aren't the same as the pivotal 2020 Georgia runoffs or other big Senate races held beyond Election Day. But the stakes are still significant. wapo.st/3VBMLFN
Analysis | Another Fox News-driven target of likely GOP probes: “Looting” wapo.st/3OIMbE8
There was a 1740 percent increase in searches for “gaslighting” in 2022, according to Merriam-Webster. The term fills a space between the word “lying,” which is typically among individuals, and “fraud.” It works in both personal and political references. wapo.st/3GRB8qg
The World Cup’s 32 teams have completed their second group-stage games, and the scenarios for advancement are now clear.
Here’s how the teams are ranked in the groups, as explained by FIFA’s 2022 World Cup regulations: wapo.st/3OLAnAZ
Whether you're shopping for him or her, mom or dad, your gamer, traveler, home cook or book lover, we've got all the gift ideas you'll need this holiday season.
Here's our 2022 Holiday Gift Guide, curated by Post reporters and editors: wapo.st/3XGYOUo
With less than two weeks from a railroad strike deadline, President Biden plans to call on Congress to take action to avert a shutdown of the country’s freight railroads, according to an official briefed on his plans. wapo.st/3UnlDcY
Dub Crochet was hospitalized through more than a year’s worth of milestones and holidays before emerging from the hospital this month. wapo.st/3APmw6R
Across the bay — Oyster, Va. — is now being threatened by a fast-rising ocean, as is much of the U.S. East Coast.
The menace today is different: human-caused climate change. But for some in Oyster, the question of the past echoes today: stay or go? wapo.st/3XHqQik
Historically, the ocean has risen about a foot in a human lifetime, said John Porter, a University of Virginia scientist who studies the barrier islands.
But because of climate change, that will be considerably higher going forward. wapo.st/3XHqQik
Three of the 15 sites in the contiguous United States where seas have risen fastest since 1993 are in Virginia, according to a Washington Post analysis of the data. wapo.st/3XHqQik
This is Hog Island today. The island’s southern end has massively eroded.
The remains of Broadwater have been lost to the Atlantic Ocean. wapo.st/3XHqQik
Historical maps show Hog Island’s shoreline was already retreating over a century ago. Seas were rising slowly then, in part due to sinking land, the legacy of the last major ice age. wapo.st/3XHqQik
A century ago, about 250 people lived on Hog Island, a seven-mile expanse off the Virginia coast. They raised livestock and gathered oysters. They lived in a town called Broadwater.
But that was back when there was still soil beneath their feet. wapo.st/3XHqQik
How to buy real art, even when you’re on a budget
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With the World Cup win over Switzerland, Brazil booked a breathe-easy third match in group play against Cameroon. wapo.st/3GSBtsJ
Ahead of their game against Iran, USMNT Coach Gregg Berhalter and Tyler Adams fielded questions fueled by a controversy created by their own governing body. wapo.st/3XHzM7F
The words “We the People” — the first lady’s theme this year — hang over the entrance to the East Wing, and a copy of the Declaration of Independence, printed in 1845, is on display in the library. wapo.st/3u85gpK
“That’s very purposeful, very intentional,” said Biden’s communications director, Elizabeth Alexander. “It’s important for the first lady that people see themselves in the decor.” wapo.st/3u85gpK
First lady Jill Biden revealed the White House's holiday decorations on Nov. 28, meant to make visitors feel warm and at home.
Students’ self-portraits, handwritten recipe cards and yes, the Bidens’ pets, play a starring role. wapo.st/3u85gpK
Perspective: Meet the loudest fan a Washington baseball team ever had wapo.st/3OFAa2a
Elon Musk went on a tear against top Twitter advertiser Apple, after he said the company threatened to block the social network from its App Store without explanation and mostly had stopped advertising on Twitter. wapo.st/3gGaK8d
In the first and only weekend of early voting in the Georgia Senate runoff, tens of thousands of voters cast ballots in the election pitting Democratic Sen. Raphael G. Warnock against Republican challenger Herschel Walker. wapo.st/3gJ0lZq
A federal probe began Monday into what caused a small plane to crash into a power line tower and power lines Sunday evening in Maryland, prompting a complex rescue effort to safely remove the pilot and passenger aboard. wapo.st/3VuAza0
Researchers are studying which exercises at what level of intensity provide the greatest gains against Parkinson’s disease. wapo.st/3OHLGtV
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