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The Washington Post
washingtonpost.com > obituaries > 12/22/2025 > betty-reid-soskin-oldest-us-national-park-ranger

Betty Reid Soskin, oldest U.S. park ranger, dies at 104

Betty Reid Soskin, oldest U.S. park ranger, dies at 10444+ min ago 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. Ms. Soskin worked as a file clerk in a segregated union during…...

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The Washington Post
washingtonpost.com > opinions > 12/22/2025 > post-editorial-board-state-of-year

Opinion | The Post’s State of the Year

Opinion | The Post’s State of the Year1+ hour, 38+ min ago 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 simple antidote to pessimism about the state of politics in Washington…...

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The Washington Post
washingtonpost.com > opinions > 12/22/2025 > putin-russia-trump-war-ukraine

Opinion | Russia isn’t winning its war on Ukraine

1+ hour, 39+ min ago 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. Putin's hope is that U.S. will somehow convince itself that Ukraine can't succeed....

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The Washington Post
washingtonpost.com > politics > 12/22/2025 > congress-affordability-democrats-republicans

Republicans and Democrats pitch competing plans to tackle affordability

2+ hour, 39+ min ago 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. Affordability is topic No. 1 with midterms looming, but economists are skeptical that…...

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The Washington Post
washingtonpost.com > opinions > 12/22/2025 > maryland-bay-bridge-replacement-expansion-widening

Opinion | Americans are too numb to infrastructure projects that take forever

4+ hour, 44+ min ago 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 timeline for the Chesapeake Bay Bridge replacement project is an indictment…...

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The Washington Post
washingtonpost.com > opinions > 12/22/2025 > terrorism-antifa-cartels-islamic-state-trump

Opinion | Trump is losing sight of America’s real terrorist threat

Opinion | Trump is losing sight of America’s real terrorist threat6+ hour, 8+ min ago 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 Trump administration has been reallocating scarce federal resources to combating drug…...

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The Washington Post
washingtonpost.com > nation > 12/22/2025 > santa-school-joy-loss-retirement

After retirement or loss, these men found purpose learning to be Santa

After retirement or loss, these men found purpose learning to be Santa6+ hour, 38+ min ago 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. Men who began portraying Santa, and joined an online Santa school, say…...

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The Washington Post
washingtonpost.com > advice > 12/22/2025 > carolyn-hax-beloved-dog-grieving

Column | Carolyn Hax: Second-guessing choices after putting down a beloved dog

Column | Carolyn Hax: Second-guessing choices after putting down a beloved dog7+ hour, 39+ min ago 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. After the death of a dog raised from a puppy, the grieving…...

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The Washington Post
washingtonpost.com > advice > 12/22/2025 > miss-manners-holding-place-line

Column | Miss Manners: Fellow shopper accused me of being a ‘Grinch’

Column | Miss Manners: Fellow shopper accused me of being a ‘Grinch’7+ hour, 39+ min ago 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. Letter writer wouldn't agree to hold a stranger's place in line. Dear…...

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The Washington Post
washingtonpost.com > opinions > 12/21/2025 > diversity-hiring-white-men

Opinion | The diversity overcorrection in the workplace

Opinion | The diversity overcorrection in the workplace1+ day, 39+ min ago 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. Discrimination against young White men was an open secret in hiring. Everyone…...