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500,000 dead, a number almost too large to grasp

A little less than a year ago, covid-19 had killed just a handful of people in the United States. Now, the pandemic’s official death toll equals the size of a major city, more than the population of Kansas City and nearly as many as Atlanta or Sacramento. It can be hard to grasp the enormity — half a million people, gone. What if we imagined them traveling as one group? Or killed in action? Or all buried together?

By Artur Galocha and Bonnie Berkowitz ●  Read more »

 

Texas officials alarmed at the enormous power bills customers faced after last week’s storm

By Paulina Firozi and Amy B Wang ●  Read more »

 

Trump to speak at CPAC, in first public appearance since leaving office

By Amy B Wang and Josh Dawsey ●  Read more »

 

The youngest victims of a national calamity, and the people they left behind

By Marc Fisher, Ariana Eunjung Cha, Annie Gowen, Arelis R. Hernández and Lori Rozsa ●  Read more »

 

Ted Cruz wants to be a populist. But he can’t get it right.

Opinion ●  By Joel Stein ●  Read more »

 
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SNL lampoons Ted Cruz in a sketch featuring Chloe Fineman as Britney Spears

By Bethonie Butler ●  Read more »

 

Sen. Graham said ‘Count me out’ after Capitol riot. But now he’s all in with Trump again.

By Josh Dawsey ●  Read more »

 

North Korea’s economy is ravaged by sanctions and pandemic isolation. Kim Jong Un is lashing out.

By Simon Denyer ●  Read more »

 

More teachers are asked to double up, instructing kids at school and at home simultaneously

By Hannah Natanson, Donna St. George and Perry Stein ●  Read more »

 

The eclectic estate of Roberta McCain — John McCain’s mother — went up for auction. So did a piece of Old Washington.

By Roxanne Roberts ●  Read more »

 
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Merrick Garland says that as attorney general he will fight discrimination, domestic terrorism

By Devlin Barrett ●  Read more »

 

New watchdog report condemns Chicago police, mayor for responses to protests, riots

By Mark Guarino ●  Read more »

 

Solve the dinner dilemma with our new Eat Voraciously recipe newsletter

By G. Daniela Galarza ●  Read more »

 

Six months after massive Beirut explosion, official investigation has been upended

By Sarah Dadouch and Nader Durgham ●  Read more »

 

Pundits are wrong. We don’t need a functional GOP.

Opinion ●  By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »

 

Novak Djokovic, still dominant at the Australian Open, claims his 18th Grand Slam singles title

By Liz Clarke ●  Read more »

 

‘Front of the pack’: Off-duty Pa. officer charged at police during the Capitol riots, FBI says

By Hannah Knowles ●  Read more »

 
 

Weekend reads

(Sergio Flores for The Post)

Five days in Texas as millions went without power amid a record cold snap

At the height of the record-shattering cold snap, millions were without power. As temperatures rise, many still don’t have access to drinking water while some grocery stores’ shelves remain bare.

By Meryl Kornfield and Karly Domb Sadof ●  Read more »

 

For younger job seekers, diversity and inclusion in the workplace aren’t a preference. They’re a requirement.

By Jennifer Miller ●  Read more »

 

Vaccine envy is real. Here’s how to tame it.

By Angela Haupt ●  Read more »

 
 

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