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Biden Aides and Saudis Explore Defense Treaty Modeled After Asian Pacts
Despite U.S. fatigue over Middle East wars, the White House sees a security agreement resembling those with Japan or South Korea as an incentive for Saudi Arabia to normalize relations with Israel.
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Billions to Connect Everyone to High-Speed Internet Could Still Fall Short
President Biden has promised to provide every American access to reliable high-speed internet. But some have raised concerns about whether the funds will achieve all of the administration’s goals.
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Hunter Biden to Plead Not Guilty to Gun Charges, His Lawyer Says
Mr. Biden, who was indicted on three charges related to a firearm purchase in 2018, also requested to submit his plea by videoconference.
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A Q&A With Delta Air Lines’s Meteorologist
Aviation meteorologists like Warren Weston connect the dots between severe weather and flight schedules by creating detailed forecasts to help planes and their travelers arrive at destinations safely.
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Is the Off Season Getting More Expensive?
The heat, mobs and high prices of recent summers are making off-season travel more popular — perhaps too popular, some say, as they watch prices rise and crowds grow.
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A Vanishing Nomadic Clan, With a Songlike Language All Their Own
New genetic research confirms the oral history of a small group of nomadic people living in Indonesia’s rainforest.
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7 container plants for fall that will pay off in the spring
Unlike pansies or mums, these vibrant container plants can survive the winter — then get planted directly into the ground.
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Nextdoor can be a hellscape. Nature photographers add beauty — and joy.
Four amateur photographers from a Northern Virginia Nextdoor page share their pictures — and their thoughts on brightening their little corner of the internet.
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Starbucks’s not-so-fruity fruit drinks, and other brands sued over labels
The class-action suit alleges Starbucks’s Refreshers lack the fruit they advertise, adding to the list of brands whose labels have prompted litigation.
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Fire Pit brings the best of Brazilian barbecue traditions to Maryland
The Rockville food truck is a family affair as mother and son serve up the barbecue traditions of their Brazilian homeland.