I learned yesterday that my story about a woman fighting cancer during the pandemic (that accompanied incredible photos) was honored in November as one of the best newspaper narratives of the year
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National correspondent for The Washington Post, based in the Midwest. India Bureau Chief 2013-2018. Jayhawk forever.
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Mahomes practicing today.. plenty of rehab and rest to get to being “excited” to see how practice goes. #Chiefs
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Sun setting over a restored Mughal tomb in Delhi’s extraordinary heritage park, Sunder Nursery
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NEWS: Kansas lawmakers have introduced a bill that would allow cities + counties to ban abortion -- despite the August referendum where Kansans voted overwhelmingly in favor of protecting abortion rights.
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Doing the most is what we do. But don’t take our word for it…
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Election-fraud conspiracies behind plot to shoot at New Mexico Democrats’ homes, police say
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Clarks all dressed up to receive guests @JaipurLitFest
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INCREDIBLE SHOT 😍 Enjoy this stunning photo courtesy of Carol Stalun, snapped in Alexandria. 🦅🇺🇸
"I was so lucky to have two eagles land together," she said.
Send us your nature photos: wjla.com/chimein
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When his little girl was born Elvis called me. He was so excited his voice was whispery. He said his baby was born blessed and would live a life of privilege, but there are "so many babies born in the ghetto who will have hard lives and struggles. It isn't fair."
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NEW; A proposal that protects Social Security, Medicare, veterans benefits and the military would still leave out huge swaths of critical federal expenditures on things such as Medicaid, food safety inspections, border control and air traffic control
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Missouri House Republicans approve stricter dress code - but just for women
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Every time I hear “Carolina” by i think about how he screwed THOUSANDs of fans cancelling his concert so he could go to Final Four game. They lost anyway!
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I hope “Naatu Naatu” from the Tollywood epic “RRR” that just won the Golden Globe wins an Academy Award for India.
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Aba, my grandfather, lost most of his hearing by the time he turned 95. Then, a little-known AirPods feature let us have conversations again.
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Pressure is mounting on D.C. police to name the resident who fatally shot a 13-year-old he claimed he saw breaking into cars. Read to the end for a heartbreaking account from the youth's friend.
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Far from the chaos in his homeland, former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has found refuge among a swell of supporters in an unexpected location: An Orlando suburb near Disney World.
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A six year old shoots and wounds his teacher in a deliberate act
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Happy publication day to deepti kapoor- I can’t think of another novel I have published that has received the kind of love that this gripping, cynical and dark novel has received: from wash po to guardian, Zoya Akhtar to Anurag Kashyap, and countless reviewers and readers
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The most hilarious thing is the color coordinated orange blouse
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Republicans vs. Democrats during the Speaker vote tonight.
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Did you miss the dramatic vote last night where Kevin McCarthy won the speakership after 15 rounds of votes? Let WaPo it down for you, including the “Near Fight” on the House floor
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican from Georgia, holds her smart phone with former US President Donald Trump on the line, as Rep. Matt Rosendale, a Republican from Montana, waves it off during a meeting of the 118th Congress in the House Chamber on Friday.
#SpeakerVote
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Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) walks away from Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) as an altercation with Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) breaks out during a session of the House of Representatives to elect a Speaker of the House. Jack Gruber-USA TODAY @guygruber @usatoday
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“Amid a uniquely dysfunctional speaker election, Johnson has attained the highest profile of any House clerk in U.S. history, as a once unremarkable political process became political theater in the most literal sense of the phrase.”
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Blood on President Zachary Taylor’s bust in U.S. Capitol after January 6 terrorist attack:
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“We all know a rooster that takes credit for the sunrise …. “ answering the question: will Trump take credit if Kevin McCarthy pulls it out tonight?
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“Everybody is raising money off them,” says . “We don’t know where the money is going but … this is just a fantastic moneymaking opportunity.”
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"The NFL treats its problems as things to be endured rather than solved..Hamlin’s stilled heart was no different from Ray Rice knocking his wife out or Tom Brady deflating a football, or revelations that the NFL suppressed evidence of brain damage in former players."
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Wrote about Damar Hamlin and how nothing about the NFL will change in the wake of his brush with death defector.com/theres-nothing
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"The Lang family has raised more than $335,000 through two GiveSendGo accounts, and Jake has his own personal assistant to manage his interview requests and podcast schedule — from jail." via
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Newly elected freshman Rep. George Santos (R-NY) makes White power gesture as he casts his vote for House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy.
*Reuters Photo by Evelyn Hockstein @evelynpix
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