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Column: Special diets are best reserved for cats with known issues. Here’s what you should focus on instead.

Guest column | Ask a Vet: Can a special diet help my cat avoid urinary problems?

Special diets are best reserved for cats with known issues. Here’s what you should focus on instead.

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In the Brazilian host city of Belém, a few remaining hotel rooms for the annual U.N. climate mega-conference, known this year as COP30 are going for 10 and 20 times their usual cost.

Many countries are saying no to ‘unthinkable’ room costs for U.N. climate talks

Brazil brought the U.N.’s COP30 climate conference to the Amazon. Then the price frenzy began.

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Wendy Osefo of “The Real Housewives of Potomac” faces multiple counts of insurance fraud and making a false statement to police.

She’s the second star of the show arrested in Maryland.

Wendy Osefo’s arrest is latest scandal for ‘Real Housewives of Potomac’

Authorities say Wendy Osefo and her husband, Edward Osefo, filed more than $450,000 in false insurance claims for a burglary that did not happen.

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Review: Movie musical “Kiss of the Spider Woman” is less macabre and more tender than its source material, with a J-Lo-size blank space where a magnetic title character ought to be.

Review | Jennifer Lopez has style but no sting in ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’

The movie musical is less macabre and more tender than its source material, with a J-Lo-size blank space where a magnetic title character ought to be.

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The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to María Corina Machado, the Venezuelan opposition leader who has become a symbol of democratic resistance against an increasingly authoritarian regime, even as she has been forced into hiding and barred from holding public office.

María Corina Machado, Venezuelan opposition leader, wins Nobel Peace Prize

The Nobel Prize committee recognized María Corina Machado, Venezuelan opposition leader in hiding, for keeping “the flame of democracy burning amid a growing darkness.”

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A Washington Post-KFF poll finds that pediatricians are the most trusted source for vaccine information and that confidence in them is a strong predictor of vaccination. https://wapo.st/4qa2rQY

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A woman who spat on Ed Martin, then the interim chief prosecutor for the nation’s capital appointed by President Donald Trump, will avoid prison time after a federal judge sentenced her to time served.

Woman avoids prison for spitting on Ed Martin, a top Trump DOJ official

Emily Gabriella Sommer, 33, pleaded guilty in August to assaulting three federal officers — Martin, plus two U.S. Marshals deputies involved in her arrest.

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Breaking news: President Trump will impose a new 100 percent tariff on goods from China, escalating tensions after Chinese leader Xi Jinping issued new export restrictions that upended months of trade negotiations between the two countries.

Trump announces new 100 percent tariffs on China

President Donald Trump said he is unhappy about China’s “hostile” move to limit access to rare minerals and may cancel an upcoming meeting with Xi Jinping.

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Feeling ready to giddy up for your first rodeo? There’s tricks to not looking like a cosplay cowboy.

Tap the link to read about what to expect: https://wapo.st/48DYT3d

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is sparking debate with claims linking circumcision and Tylenol to autism, but scientists say the evidence is lacking.

Here’s what the science actually says:

RFK Jr. linked circumcision and Tylenol to autism. Here’s what scientists say.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sparks debate with claims linking circumcision and Tylenol to autism, but scientists say the evidence is lacking.

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Nineteen people are missing after an explosion Friday demolished part of a munitions manufacturing plant in rural Tennessee, according to local authorities. Officials declined to specify how many people died, but said authorities are searching the area.

19 missing after blast rocked Tennessee military explosives plant

Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis called the site of the blast at Accurate Energetic Systems in McEwen “the most devastating scene that I’ve seen in my career.”

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President Trump is considering a triumphal arch at Memorial Circle in D.C. for America’s 250th anniversary.

It would represent Trump’s most audacious effort to remake the landscape of D.C.

Trump eyes a triumphal arch to mark America’s 250th anniversary

The arch would be constructed across from the Lincoln Memorial, on a small patch of federal land currently occupied by a traffic circle.

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You've probably seen the photos of the "Arc de Trump," spotted in the Oval Office.

Now read our story behind the models — and how initial plans for a temporary, triumphal arch have given way to Trump's desire to build a permanent monument.

Scoopy details at @washingtonpost.com:

Trump eyes a triumphal arch to mark America’s 250th anniversary

The arch would be constructed across from the Lincoln Memorial, on a small patch of federal land currently occupied by a traffic circle.

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Storm alerts for coastal flood and wind are set to cover nearly the entire near-coast region from the Florida Keys to southern Maine.

Here's what areas will see the most impact:

A long-lasting coastal storm will soon hit the East Coast

Widespread rainfall totals of greater than 2 inches are on tap from the Southeast shores to much of southern New England, with upward of 3 to 6 inches in some locations, the heaviest probably near the...

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President Trump will announce that pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has struck a deal to sell its drugs to the Medicaid program at a discount, making it the second company to publicly agree to the Trump’s administration’s push for lower drug prices.

Trump to announce drug-price deal with AstraZeneca

The pharmaceutical giant would be the second company to publicly agree to the Trump’s administration’s push for lower drug prices.

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Ahead of this year’s typical fire season, western states braced for the worst.

But much of the West has not burned as expected. Rain and colder weather could spell the end of high-risk conditions and the potential end of fire season for many of those states.

The West braced for a repeat of last year’s severe fire season. It hasn’t come.

In Oregon alone, about 340,000 acres of land have burned this year compared to the approximately 1.9 million acres that burned across the state in 2024.

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Maine Gov. Janet Mills, a two-term Democrat who drew the national spotlight after sparring with President Trump, plans to launch a campaign for Senate early next week, according to two people familiar with the decision.

Maine Gov. Janet Mills to run for Senate, seeking to dislodge Susan Collins

Mills, a two-term governor, will join an already crowded field of Democratic candidates hoping to challenge the Republican who has held the seat for nearly three decades.

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At D.C.’s Advanced Technical Center high school students can train to become either an EMT or a certified medical assistant.

A D.C. school promises to put kids on track for jobs. For most, it’s working.

The Advanced Technical Center is a career-focused high school that offers dual-enrollment programs in the medical field, preparing students for in-demand health care jobs.

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Eighty-five percent of parents said they trust their child’s pediatrician on vaccine information — a level of confidence that cuts across political divides, including among MAGA Republicans, according to a Washington Post-KFF poll.

In an age of vaccine skepticism, parents trust pediatricians most

A Washington Post-KFF poll finds that pediatricians are the most trusted source for vaccine information and that confidence in them is a strong predictor of vaccination.

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Breaking news: The Trump administration began laying off federal workers while the government is shuttered, fulfilling threats from President Trump to take advantage of the closure to shave off more parts of the federal workforce he dislikes.

Trump administration begins laying off federal workers amid shutdown

White House budget director Russell Vought said reductions-in-force were underway.

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Column: While mourning and joy are not two emotions that fit together, on Día de los Muertos we party with our dead. But this celebration of life in death could become another “Cinco de Mayo,” losing its homegrown significance.

Perspective | Día de los Muertos is not Mexican Halloween

In Mexico, on Nov. 1 we celebrate children who died at a young age. On Nov. 2, we celebrate all of our dead. It's holiday that deserves to be respected.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 13h

As criticism has rained down on President Trump from federal judges, White House officials have responded with increasingly heated rhetoric.

The provocative language has raised concerns that the White House might choose to defy courts that block his decisions.

Tensions mount between Trump administration, judges

Judges have increasingly shown exasperation with Trump administration court tactics. The White House has shot back, raising tensions to previously unseen levels

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Breaking news: President Trump threatened new tariffs on China and warned that he may cancel a meeting later this month with Chinese leader Xi Jinping after Beijing escalated trade tensions with new restrictions on rare earth minerals.

Trump threatens tariffs on China, says he may cancel meeting with Xi

President Donald Trump said he is unhappy about China’s “hostile” move to limit access to rare minerals used in manufacturing.

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A 24-hour ceasefire in Gaza began Friday after Israeli ministers approved a deal with Hamas. Many key details of the deal still remain unclear.

Here is what we know, and what we don’t, about the agreement and what could happen next.

What to know about the Gaza ceasefire deal as it takes effect

Israel began to reposition troops Friday as the clock started on the first phase of an agreement for the release of hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners.

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Breaking news: MIT’s president turned down the Trump administration’s offer of priority access for federal funding, publicly releasing a letter that emphasized the elite university’s values.

MIT rejects Trump administration deal for priority federal funding

MIT is one of the nine schools that were asked to agree to adopt conservative priorities and policies in exchange for funding perks.

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