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Economy added 216,000 jobs in December, capping off a year of solid gains See how your net worth stacks up against your peers and the country Conservative anti-DEI activists claim victory in Harvard leader’s fall The plagiarism allegations against ex-Harvard president Claudine Gay, explained Trump wins back antiabortion movement as activists plot 2025 crackdowns Your brain needs more rest than you’re giving it. These 9 tips can help. A wildly imaginative novel about humans and other ‘problematic animals’ Victor Wembanyama is a star. The Spurs shouldn’t wait to get him help. Man resumes marathon streak after friends won’t let him give up Christmas is over, and these elephants are feasting on leftover trees Looking for a bright spot on the Wizards? Watch Tyus Jones. A fanny pack is the only travel bag you need A beautiful, tricky novel questions the way we tell love stories Election 2024 latest news: Trump returning to Iowa, Biden to speak out on democracy 7 things to know today: Baghdad strike; Iowa school shooting; Jan. 6; wild weather; Tetris; and more Will voters know the verdict on Trump before November? Why the United States needs to stop being a nation of losers I killed a deer in my bathroom Why a Taiwan election upset could be a U.S. blessing Claudine Gay gave far-right activists exactly what they needed An NCAA football championship free of all that ‘amateurism’ nonsense The Checkup With Dr. Wen: The top 10 health policy issues for 2024 On the Record Mini Meta Crossword Sudoku Keyword As Gazans return to destroyed homes, Israeli ministers push resettlement Entering Paris Games, the top U.S. male Olympian isn’t a swimmer How TikTok and Instagram supercharged stand-up comedy The world’s deadliest cat is deceptively cute. Meet Gaia. No one had ever ‘beat’ Tetris. Then came a 13-year-old phenom. ‘Tunnel girl’ gets heart emojis, sneers over mining project beneath Va. home When the Roman Empire was African ‘Money Heist’ was a thriller. ‘Money Heist: Berlin’ is the opposite. ‘The Waters’ is pure magic Attacks in Beirut and Baghdad, and fears of a wider war What’s your favorite Post article of the week? Venture capitalist Hemant Taneja on investing in the future and governance of AI Are you rich? Carolyn Hax: Their anti-gay comments hurt a relative they don’t know is gay I killed a deer in my bathroom The world’s deadliest cat is deceptively cute. Meet Gaia. Your brain needs more rest than you’re giving it. These 9 tips can help. What’s your reader type? Find out in your Newsprint. 5 takeaways from Haley and DeSantis in dueling televised town halls He defended the Capitol on Jan. 6. Now he’s running for Congress. Ramaswamy increasingly embraces fringe theories, far-right claims in Iowa Could the Supreme Court actually disqualify Trump? Trump’s businesses received $7.8 million in foreign payments during presidency, House Democrats report There’s new evidence of foreign money going to a president: Trump A historian who lunched with Biden talks the meaning of Jan. 6 New bomb threats prompt evacuations in several state government buildings Carolyn Hax: Their anti-gay comments hurt a relative they don’t know is gay Ask Amy: How to tell new friends my husband isn’t up for social outings Miss Manners: Who gets the leftover fish? A family can’t decide. Ask Sahaj: My sister married a difficult man. How do I support her? Work Advice: Can’t keep younger workers? Try offering what they value. Do any Biden alternatives have Black voters’ support? Perry Bacon Jr. answered your questions. Cooking chat: My husband died, and I don’t know how to cook for one What’s your favorite Post article of the week? How to start indoor rock climbing Tune up your body: A health checklist for every age Is standing up getting harder? These exercises and tips can help. To resist temptation, think short term Wearing hearing aids could reduce your risk of dying earlier Can you guess how crazy last year’s weather was? Try this game. A flood-prone historic site decides to live with rising water rather than fight it Great Lakes start 2024 with smallest amount of ice in at least 50 years ‘Forever chemicals’ contaminate America’s freshwater fish Siberia’s ice is melting, revealing its past and endangering its future Virtually the entire Lower 48 is about to experience extreme weather How long we will see total solar eclipses — before the moon ditches us Mountains in the West have a lot less snow than they should right now Spectacular stars and Wolf Moon: What to spy in January’s night skies Work reset: 13 tips to make your job less stressful this year Trying to break a phone habit in 2024? Skip the life hacks. What to do (and avoid) after you’ve been scammed AI’s future could hinge on one thorny legal question States looking to 2024 to pass revised kids’ online safety bills Six tech legal battles to watch in 2024 Terror in small-town Iowa as gunfire erupts at Perry High School Jan. 6 rioter who skipped earlier sentencing hearing gets 10-year term Trump allies fixate on Jeffrey Epstein documents — despite few revelations Her kidney stone was infected. She’ll lose her legs and arms to survive. Army officer alleges reprisal for his account of Capitol riot response North Korea fires shells toward South, sending islanders to bomb shelters Oscar Pistorius released on parole 11 years after murdering girlfriend Russia fires missiles supplied by North Korea into Ukraine, says U.S. intelligence Ukraine Marines recount deadly mission to free towns east of Dnieper River Ukraine, Russia exchange nearly 500 prisoners of war Dan Crenshaw has some harsh words for Fox News host Jesse Watters Harvard resignation is a win for conservative Washington Free Beacon What category does ‘Barbie’ belong in? Here’s what the Oscars said. ‘Love Is Blind’ contestant sues Netflix, says she felt ‘like a prisoner’ on show Barbara Fendrick, one of Washington’s premier art dealers, dies at 94 Glynis Johns, impish British actress of stage and screen, dies at 100 Vincent D’Onofrio is the Kingpin of Marvel’s next gritty gamble, ‘Echo’ D.C. Housing Authority wrongly omitted from city financials, auditor says Md. man charged with murder but police are still searching for the victim Dog illness spreads through Pr. George’s animal shelter, halting most canine adoptions ‘Tunnel girl’ gets heart emojis, sneers over mining project beneath Va. home NTSB says Metro missed chances to address wheel problem in 2021 derailment D.C.-area forecast: Sunny chill today. Rain Saturday after starting as snow. The 20 best things to do in D.C. this weekend and next week Another covid wave hits U.S. as JN.1 becomes dominant variant Seniors are embracing marijuana, which offers relief — and risk From bitter bark to wonder drug — exhibit explores aspirin’s history Why does Japan have so many earthquakes and tsunamis? Happy 191st (or so) birthday to the world’s oldest living land animal Game of clones: Science is immortalizing Argentina’s top polo horses It’s hard to build home-field advantage in the NFL. Can the Commanders do it? The disastrous ripple effects of the Commanders’ QB carousel Capitals’ Tom Wilson is named to the NHL All-Star Game Looking for a bright spot on the Wizards? Watch Tyus Jones. Oscar Pistorius released on parole 11 years after murdering girlfriend U.S. debt eclipses $34 trillion for first time Pepsi, Lay’s dropped by one of the world’s biggest grocers over price hikes Democrats urge DOJ to get tougher on white-collar criminals Work Advice: Can’t keep younger workers? Try offering what they value. See the states where minimum wage jumped in 2024