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Retired Washington Post editor Martin Baron has book deal

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NEW YORK — Martin Baron, who retired recently as executive editor of The Washington Post, is working on a book about his leadership of...

Feds release videos of Jan. 6 riot showing police assault

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WASHINGTON — Federal authorities released videos Wednesday showing Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who died after defending the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, being...

DC police department hit by apparent extortion attack

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WASHINGTON — The Washington, D.C., police department said Monday that its computer network was breached, and a Russian-speaking ransomware syndicate claimed to have stolen...

Report: Pandemic gives rise to antisemitic ‘Zoom bombing’

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Antisemites adopted a new tactic for spewing their hate when the COVID-19 pandemic closed synagogues and Jewish schools and community centers: hijacking video conferences. ...

President Biden’s first address to Congress is invite-only

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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden's first address to Congress is an invite-only affair, no guests allowed. ...

Ex-Justice Cheri Beasley joins North Carolina Senate race

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RALEIGH, N.C. — The first Black woman to serve as chief justice on the North Carolina Supreme Court announced her entry Tuesday into the...

Ex-White House adviser charged in $200K theft from schools

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NEW YORK — The founder of a national charter school network who once served as a White House adviser under President Barack Obama was...

Defendant: Alleged threats against lawmakers were ‘blather’

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NEW YORK — A man charged with threatening to kill members of Congress testified on Tuesday that his disturbing social media rants were the...

Mondale family plans memorials in fall in Minnesota, DC

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MINNEAPOLIS — Public memorial services for former Vice President Walter Mondale are planned for September in Minnesota and in Washington, D.C., his family said. ...

Biden’s first address to Congress is invite-only

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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden's first address to Congress is an invite-only affair, no guests allowed. ...