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City Paper staff photographer Darrow Montgomery captured the world, and all its changes, in photos. Check out 2022 through his eyes in this roundup of his 15 favorite images from the year.
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Because DC doesn’t yet have #DCStatehood and the senators that come with it, DC was denied tens to hundreds of millions of dollars in earmarks in the final FY 23 appropriations bill.
Release: bit.ly/3joPmFu
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Amna Nawaz is stepping into history at PBS, and she hopes to make room for others like her 19thnews.org/2022/12/amna-n via
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Hygiene Kits are available at DC Public Library.
Looking for a way to give back this holiday? is currently raising funds to help provide necessities to the District's most vulnerable residents. Hygiene kits, available at all DCPL locations. dcplfoundation.org/yearend
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Anyone else love the wrapping more than the gifts? It’s my favorite part.
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Hundreds of Walt Whitman students walked out of class this morning to protest against antisemitism, after someone vandalized a sign outside of the school to say, “Jews Not Welcome.”
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Documents regarding tax returns from former President Donald Trump arrive on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 20, 2022. The held a hearing Tuesday to publicly release a report on Trump’s tax returns, which he has long tried to shield. ( Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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BREAKING: The Taliban have banned women from universities.
This is a shameful decision that violates the right to education for women and girls in Afghanistan. The Taliban are making it clear every day that they don't respect the fundamental rights of Afghans, especially women.
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1. This high school English teacher is trying to ban 150 books from school libraries in Florida
I talked to her to find out why
Buckle up
This one gets a bit wild
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I will deliver my Farewell Address on the Senate Floor at 11:15 this morning. You can watch live on C-SPAN2.
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HAPPENING IN AN HOUR: Please join us on Zoom today at 10am EST for a conversation with photographers and .
They will share and discuss their picks for most important images from 2022. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist
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Gorgeous.
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KAREN CARPENTER’S stunning isolated vocals for…
…(THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU.
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In 2022, photographers captured how climate change is changing our planet. Take some time with this package:
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As the year comes to a close, we look back at the best #datajournalism published. From Venezuela to Berlin and across multiple languages, we’ve found some remarkable #ddj masterpieces that’ve been a source of inspiration this year. Come take a look: datajournalism.com/read/blog/best
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Incredibly important and impactful reporting on the use of child labor in the U.S. With images from
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NEW: Today we are publishing a year-long investigation into child labor used by parts suppliers to Hyundai and Kia across Alabama. With @kristinacooke and @jschney, we learned kids some as young as 12 assembled parts for some of the US' most popular cars reut.rs/3uWznRn
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US based folks - free Covid tests just started today again. Each address can get FOUR FREE
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I'm usually disappointed with the gender ratios of lists of tech leaders. But this one is somewhat fascinating. Just sayin'.
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WHO IS THE WORST PERSON IN TECH? 
2022 saw tech leaders move further to the right, crack down on workers, scam people out of their money, and find new many ways to make the world a worse place — but who was the worst?
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🗳️ WHO IS THE WORST PERSON IN TECH? 🏆
2022 saw tech leaders move further to the right, crack down on workers, scam people out of their money, and find new many ways to make the world a worse place — but who was the worst?
Make your voice heard and get your choice to the top!
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"In about 500 American counties, nearly a third of adults struggle to read basic English, according to analysis of federal literacy data."
Truly extraordinary and devastating reporting by &
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You've probably taken a tour of D.C.'s historic monuments & landmarks, but have you ever gone on an excursion of the city's rich donut history? Introducing #TheUndergroundDonut tour, featuring stops at , , and .
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I consider December 14th, 2012 the single darkest day of my presidency. The news from Sandy Hook Elementary was devastating, a visceral blow, and like so many others, I felt not just sorrow but anger at a world that could allow such things to happen.
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Tomorrow, WaPo hosts a company “town hall.” Employees sent questions in advance, but our publisher Fred Ryan rarely answers the hard ones. None are taken live.
But after brutal layoffs, we want answers about WaPo’s future. Democracy Dies in Darkness, right? Here’s what we asked:
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348. The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Out
This jazz album as released 63 years ago and was originally panned for its unusual time signatures.
Standout tracks:
- Blue Rondo à la Turk
- Take Five
- Pick Up Sticks
Which are your favourites?
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NBA player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar at his home in Los Angeles, California. Photo by Walter Iooss Jr. (1973)
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Sadly, cockblock is also a no-go
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'The Wood Cabin' by Jayne Stokes, contemporary multimedia artist who includes found objects in her artworks, inspiring themes #womensart
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Very best bites of 2022 thread! Get out & support your favorite restaurants in 2023! Let’s kick things off with suya-spiced wings in Brentwood, Maryland.
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How can photography-based mixed media contribute to our understanding of a story?
In ‘The Flower of Time. Guerrero’s Red Mountain,’ intervened with the image to represent the community’s trauma, as a form of ritual practice. Learn more: bit.ly/3nUf9oN
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Wowza!! I just saw this incredible interpretation of SWEET DREAMS…
Gentlemen..You’re AMAZING!!!
Thanks for choosing our song!
ps.. Who ARE you????
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Many of the computing pioneers, the ones who programmed the first digital computers, were women. But today, most of the big names in technology are men. So what changed?
We first aired this ep in 2014, and unfortunately it still largely holds true today.
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Imagine having to work almost TWO FULL CALENDAR YEARS to catch up with what white men were paid in 2021 alone. Because of the gender pay gap, Latinas are the lowest-paid women of any race in 2022. #LatinaEqualPay bit.ly/3h8wBV
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'Give them their flowers!' — Lizzo honored women activists during her People's Choice Award speech. Watch the touching moment here.
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The city right now might be more brazenly itself than it has been in decades. Presenting our 18th annual list of reasons to love New York #RTLNY nym.ag/3F1DsID
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Sesame Workshop mourns the passing of Bob McGrath, a beloved member of the Sesame Street family for over 50 years.
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An unconventional shade for an unconventional time:
a new vision. Color of the Year 2023: PANTONE 18-1750 Viva Magenta
Vibrating with vim and vigor, a shade rooted in nature descending from the red family demonstrating a new signal of strength.
bit.ly/3ujPus8
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The best of 's 2022 photos capture a planet bursting at the seams. Truly stunning work of my brave colleagues from around the world.
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