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Placeholder while article actions load A somewhat subjective rating of the day’s weather, on a scale of 0 to 10. 7/10: Morning clouds are slow to exit, but it should be a nice afternoon with increasing sunshine, decreasing humidity and highs in the mid-80s to near 90. Today: Morning clouds, p.m. sun, decreasing humidity. Highs: …

D.C.-area forecast: Slow to see the sun today; warm and dry for the Fourth of July Read More »

Placeholder while article actions load Legal wrangling over abortions in Texas took a further twist late Friday, after the state Supreme Court blocked a lower court order issued just days earlier that had temporarily allowed the procedures to resume. The Texas Supreme Court in Austin granted an “emergency motion for temporary relief” that was filed …

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Placeholder while article actions load The Supreme Court on Thursday said it will consider what would be a radical change in the way federal elections are conducted, giving state legislatures sole authority to set the rules for contests even if their actions violated state constitutions and resulted in extreme partisan gerrymandering for congressional seats. The …

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WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday moved a step closer to approving bipartisan legislation aimed at keeping guns out of the hands of dangerous people, as a small group of Republicans joined Democrats to break through their party’s blockade and bring what would be the first substantial gun safety measure in decades to the brink …

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Placeholder while article actions load Two-time Olympics swimmer Anita Alvarez fainted and sank to the bottom of the pool during Wednesday’s World Aquatics Championships in Budapest. Her coach on Team USA, Andrea Fuentes, dived in to save her, scooping her limp body up and rushing her back to the water’s surface. A series of photographs …

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A New York City panel that regulates the rents for roughly one million rent-stabilized apartments approved the highest increases in almost a decade on Tuesday, after property owners said they were being pinched by taxes and rising expenses. At a raucous meeting at Cooper Union in Manhattan, the Rent Guidelines Board voted 5 to 4 …

Rents Will Rise by at Least 3.25 Percent for 2 Million New Yorkers Read More »