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The parents who stared down Zuckerberg

Matthew Minor died at age 12 doing a TikTok challenge. His parents were among those who showed up to demand action from social-media moguls

Matthew Minor died at age 12 doing a TikTok challenge. His parents were among those who showed up to demand action from social-media moguls

• Feb 05, 2024 7:59 AM

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Staring down torturers and human traffickers

Agnieszka Fryszman, camera-shy and averse to attention, is among the most feared and celebrated human rights lawyers in the world

Agnieszka Fryszman, camera-shy and averse to attention, is among the most feared and celebrated human rights lawyers in the world

• Jul 13, 2023 7:59 AM

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Land of the free? Not where bullets fly at schools, parties and parades

A mass shooting that injured 30 and killed two at a Baltimore block party before the Fourth of July tells us how captive we are to the tyranny of gunfire, writes Petula Dvorak

A mass shooting that injured 30 and killed two at a Baltimore block party before the Fourth of July tells us how captive we are to the tyranny of gunfire, writes Petula Dvorak

• Jul 05, 2023 8:00 AM

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Pride backlash targets Catholics

Petula Dvorak comments after protesters disrupt a Mass in Georgetown

Petula Dvorak comments after protesters disrupt a Mass in Georgetown

• Jun 17, 2023 7:55 AM

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Something to dance about

The inauguration of Wes Moore, Maryland’s first Black governor, was a raucous celebration for those who previously had no hope

The inauguration of Wes Moore, Maryland’s first Black governor, was a raucous celebration for those who previously had no hope

• Jan 21, 2023 8:00 AM

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New environmentalist for next generation

There’s a new environmentalist in town, and she could become bigger than Greta Thunberg with America’s little girls. She is a DC-based American Girl doll. And s...

There’s a new environmentalist in town, and she could become...

• Nov 03, 2021 7:58 AM

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Blue lives matter: death by suicide the quiet epidemic

Fireboats shot glorious arcs of water as the remains of Officer George Gonzalez were driven across the Potomac River last Friday, on the way to the funeral home...

Fireboats shot glorious arcs of water as the remains of Offi...

• Aug 11, 2021 8:00 AM

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Arrogance and entitlement of American policing

"Humbled"? That's not what comes to mind when you watch the viral video of two tiny-town Virginia police officers harass, humiliate, power-play and pepper spray...

"Humbled"? That's not what comes to mind when you watch the ...

• Apr 14, 2021 8:00 AM

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Even in small, single-stoplighttowns, they’re saying his name

The silver pick-up truck with a passenger-side rust spot passed the railroad tracks, then slowed down as it rolled past the crowd of demonstrators in this tiny ...

The silver pick-up truck with a passenger-side rust spot pas...

• Jul 14, 2020 8:00 AM

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Who would want to be a ‘quaranteen’?

For teens whose home lives are already tough, this shutdown can be devastating. The hottest job in the next year? Youth mental health therapist. It has to be. B...

For teens whose home lives are already tough, this shutdown ...

• May 16, 2020 8:00 AM

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What truly ails us isn’t just a virus

It has been just a month since America went into pandemic lockdown and exposed our inequities so starkly. In a single day of reporting, I talked to an executive...

It has been just a month since America went into pandemic lo...

• Apr 14, 2020 8:00 AM

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No pride felt in transgender murders

“They’re just getting so blunt,” Ruby Corado said. “It’s just out there. It used to be more isolated.” Corado could be talking about support for the LGBT commun...

“They’re just getting so blunt,” Ruby Corado said. “It’s jus...

• Jun 19, 2019 8:00 AM

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Hate does not have a zip code

As we have learnt in Charlottesville, Pittsburgh and Orlando, hate is not about geography. The Clark brothers grew up in a dynamic and diverse neighbourhood in ...

As we have learnt in Charlottesville, Pittsburgh and Orlando...

• Nov 21, 2018 7:00 AM

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Black chief putting out fires even before first day

Even before he arrives in Northern Virginia, the new fire chief for one of the country’s wealthiest suburbs heard the reason some people do not want him there: ...

Even before he arrives in Northern Virginia, the new fire ch...

• Aug 04, 2018 8:00 AM

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Will we finally end the silence around suicide?

About 123 people die of it every day, but we still don’t want to talk about it. Those left behind often don’t receive casseroles or cards, flowers or fundraiser...

About 123 people die of it every day, but we still don’t wan...

• Jun 12, 2018 8:00 AM

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A police chase, a brain-damaged child, a family changed for ever

She never saw it coming. There was no boom. No crash. No crunch of metal on metal like in the movies. It was just Filsan Duale and five children in the minivan ...

She never saw it coming. There was no boom. No crash. No cru...

• Mar 06, 2018 7:00 AM

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Time for common sense to make a difference

Maybe this time will be different. Maybe the sheer number of people killed and injured at a country music festival in Las Vegas — at least 59 dead and more than...

Maybe this time will be different. Maybe the sheer number of...

• Oct 03, 2017 8:00 AM

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America’s missing slave memorials

This has happened before. A monument erected in a prominent place was removed in the darkness of night. The Ku Klux Klan was invoked. But this memorial, install...

This has happened before. A monument erected in a prominent ...

• Aug 29, 2017 8:00 AM

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President’s executive order is a shameful stain on America

When they came through the arrivals gate at John F. Kennedy Internationl Airport in 1968, my parents could have been seen as a threat. It was the middle of the ...

When they came through the arrivals gate at John F. Kennedy ...

• Jan 31, 2017 7:00 AM