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Breaking news: Leaders of the Kennedy Center have voted to close the venue. Critics have accused center leaders of exaggerating the building’s physical problems to justify a closure they say could conceal financial mismanagement under President Trump’s leadership.
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None of the 12 actors who took home major awards at last night’s Emmys were people of color, renewing discussion about diversity in Hollywood and reminding some viewers of the 2021 ceremony, which resulted in the viral #emmyssowhite hashtag.
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Column: Lead poisoning is not a one-time event. The metal may remain in your blood for a few months after exposure, but 70 to 95 percent of what isn’t excreted is locked up in your bones, often for decades.
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Breaking news: The Trump administration is preparing a $2.8 billion sale of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel, the largest single sale of the controversial munitions in recent years, a U.S. official told The Post.
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Iranian-backed Houthi militants’ advance along Yemen’s Red Sea coast has bolstered Tehran’s leverage against the U.S., threatening global shipping routes.
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