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Can the U.S. actually ban TikTok? Here’s what legal experts think.

The Biden administration has worked to distance itself from past ill-fated TikTok ban attempts. Legal scholars say its new law might be just as legally flawed.

By Drew Harwell

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How a TikTok ban could devastate some online communities

By Kelsey Ables and Jennifer Hassan

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Inside the long-odds push to undo an abortion ban in ruby red Arkansas

After winning campaigns in both red and blue states, abortion rights activists are facing a test of the limits of their success in what is sometimes ranked as the most “pro-life state in America.”

By Hannah Knowles

Trump plans pair of campaign rallies during day off from court next week

COLLEGE PROTESTS

Secret meetings, social chatter: How the Columbia protest sparked a student revolt

The protests over the war in Gaza are the culmination of months of activism and covert planning. Social media and smartphones have supercharged the growing revolt.

By Tim Craig, Hannah Natanson and Richard Morgan

USC cancels main commencement ceremony, citing new safety measures

By Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Jennifer Hassan, Richard Morgan and Karin Brulliard

Criticism, praise of Texas governor after dramatic use of troopers on protesters

By Molly Hennessy-Fiske and Patrick Svitek

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Where campus protests have led to arrests across the U.S.

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Asia’s next war could be triggered by a rusting warship on a disputed reef

China claims the vast majority of the South China Sea and has ramped up efforts to prevent the Philippines from providing supplies to the Sierra Madre.

By Rebecca Tan, Regine Cabato and Laris Karklis

Better LivingEasy wins. Good habits.

This new rule protects retirement savers from costly advice

By Michelle Singletary

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How to deal with the 3 levels of gaslighting

By Robin Stern and Marc Brackett

6 ways to make a small bathroom look and feel larger

By Kathryn O'Shea-Evans

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Cleaning product chemicals called ‘quats’ may affect the brain

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THE 7 MORNING BRIEFING

7 things to know today: Trump immunity; student protests; Harvey Weinstein; NFL draft; and more

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Blinken warns China to address its support for Russia or ‘we will’

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Regulators launch new review of Tesla after 2 million cars recalled

By Ian Duncan and Trisha Thadani

How ‘vampire facials’ at an unlicensed spa left three women with HIV

By Fenit Nirappil

TRUMP N.Y. HUSH MONEY CASE

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Former National Enquirer publisher set for cross-examination

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Frontier myth vilified the California grizzly. Science tells a new story.

“Pretty much everything that I thought I knew about these animals turned out to be wrong,” one scientist said after studying California grizzly bears.

By Ian Rose

This NFL draft, like the league itself, is all about offense

Even when NFL teams zagged from what was expected in Thursday night’s first round, they still wound up drafting for offense.

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On a night that was all about QBs, the Commanders hope they found theirs

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Key moments from Day 7 of the New York hush money trial

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Takeaways from the Supreme Court argument on Trump’s immunity claim

By Devlin Barrett and Ann E. Marimow

Supreme Court seems poised to allow Jan. 6 trial, but not immediately

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Competing agendas and cover songs: Inside Trump’s talks with foreign leaders

It’s unclear whether the conversations will have an effect on a former president who is impulsive with his decision-making.

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The Supreme Court justice who actually picked a president

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As usual, views of Trump guide views of his actions, not vice versa

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Republican Jewish Coalition takes on GOP who voted against Israel aid

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McConnell fights the isolationists

Secret Service agent on Harris detail involved in altercation before flight

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Eighty percent of Ukraine-Israel bill will be spent in U.S. or by U.S. military

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Carolyn Hax: Mom’s boyfriend literally takes the back seat to her daughter

He’s stuck in the back seat when his single-mom girlfriend has her 12-year-old daughter in the car.

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Ask Amy: A neighbor is a sex offender. Should I tell my other neighbors?

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Miss Manners: Neighbor texted my wife that he has feelings for her

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Ask Sahaj: My mom won’t vent her frustrations to my dad. So she dumps them on me.

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Why the internet can help people cope with hypochondria

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What is ‘oil pulling,’ and is it good for your teeth?

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Why people without diabetes use glucose monitors to track their health

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Do women who live together get their periods together, or is it a myth?

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Can corals be saved?

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U.S. solar companies, imperiled by price collapse, demand protection

Why the U.S. struggles to replace millions of lead pipes. ‘We’re just stuck.’

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Heavy rains and flooding kill dozens as extreme weather racks Kenya

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Forecast group predicts busiest hurricane season on record with 33 storms

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Why this summer may be especially hot in the United States

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Chinese province of Guangdong hit by historic floods

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Frustrations with FAFSA linger as groups rush to get students to apply

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Colleges are now closing at a pace of one a week. What happens to the students?

By Jon Marcus

Images of injured wolf, muzzled in a bar, draw fury over Wyo. hunting laws

Black college president says it’s time to fix Black-Jewish relations

By Emmanuel Felton

She never wanted an abortion, then she needed one to save her life

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StyleNews from the front lines of culture

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New York’s highest court overturns Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction

The court suggested a retrial, ruling that the judge in Weinstein’s original trial improperly allowed testimony about allegations that weren’t part of the case.

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Are Meghan and Buckingham Palace in a royal jam war?

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The Stare is a scourge of D.C. parties and ... hey, are you listening?

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The death of Participant Media is ‘grim news for serious movies’

By Ann Hornaday

Mike Pinder, Moody Blues founding member, dies at 82

By Tim Page

Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo takes charge at Opera Philadelphia

By Michael Andor Brodeur

Dani Levinas, champion and collector of contemporary art, dies at 75

By Emily Langer

Medtronic wins FDA approval for adjustable spine-pain implant

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As bird flu spreads in cows, fractured U.S. response has echoes of early covid

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Whatever happened to Biden’s public option?

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A dentist found an ancient human jawbone embedded in his parents’ tile floor

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New study offers hope for a rare and devastating eye cancer

By Mark Johnson

How humans are hurting Africa’s wildebeests

By Erin Blakemore

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Why Jayden Daniels? ‘He just kind of takes your soul as a defense.’

By Nicki Jhabvala1 hour ago

Welcome to Washington, Jayden Daniels. Now, save the franchise.

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The Capitals, down but not out, hope for a more disciplined Game 3

By Bailey Johnson

This NFL draft, like the league itself, is all about offense

By Adam Kilgore

NFL draft 2024: Quarterbacks taken with six of the top 12 picks in offensive extravaganza

By Mark Maske, Des Bieler and Adam Kilgore

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Buying a house? In this economy? 9 stories of people pulling it off.

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U.S. economic growth slows sharply, raising questions for the rest of 2024

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By Karla L. Miller

Groups sue to block FTC’s new rule barring noncompete agreements

The FTC banned noncompetes. What that means for workers and companies.

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