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Elon Musk is in charge of slashing the sprawling, 2.3-million person federal workforce.

Judge orders Trump officials rehire 1000s of fired workers

THE WASHINGTON POST: A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to immediately offer jobs back to thousands of probationary workers who were fired last month.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin remains determined to hold sway over Kyiv, US intelligence suggests.

Putin still intends Ukraine domination: US intelligence

THE WASHINGON POST: Classified US intelligence reports, including one earlier this month, cast doubt on Vladimir Putin’s willingness to end the war against Ukraine.

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From left, Oksana Harei, 26, and Karina Harei, 25, look for a place to put flags near the relevant brigade at a makeshift memorial in Kyiv for soldiers killed since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

Talk of ceasefire spurs hope in Ukraine, anger in Russia

Pro-Kremlin Russian analysts, politicians and nationalist military bloggers said Russia would probably reject the ceasefire as a trap that would harm Russian interests and benefit Ukraine.

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The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial is framed by cherry blossoms on March 22, 2012.

A guide to Washington DC’s stunning cherry blossom festival

The National Cherry Blossom Festival is one of Washington’s most popular tourist attractions, drawing more than 1.5 million visitors for three weeks of street parties, concerts and family activities.

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Nathan Scott, centre, and the New Groove Brass Band perform in the French Quarter in New Orleans after the Super Bowl in February.

Six American spring break destinations with cheap flights

You deserve a vacation. Not this summer, not later this year. Something much sooner, like an honest-to-goodness spring break. Here are six of the cheapest from the US.

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Living with time blindness.

Struck out by time blindness?

There is no formal diagnosis but the phenomenon is widely shared

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and France's President Emmanuel Macron embrace during the summit at Lancaster House/

Europe leaders ‘double down’ on Zelensky after Trump blow-up

Rattled leaders on the continent are scrambling to salvage US support for Ukraine after President Donald Trump’s explosive meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky.

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) tears up her advanced copy of President Donald Trump's State of the Union address at the end of the event on Feb. 4, 2020.

Nancy Pelosi’s seven-word message ahead of Trump speech

Nancy Pelosi, can still recall exactly how she ripped Donald Trump’s speech into shreds during his last State of the Union address. And she has a message for Democrats ahead of Trump’s return to Congress.

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President Donald J. Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meet at the White House on Friday in Washington.

What body language analysts say about Trump-Zelensky blow-up

As the world reels from a live-streamed argument between Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelensky and J.D. Vance, body language experts reveal the three things that helped fuel the unusual public flap.

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Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky.

Four takeaways from astonishing Trump-Zelensky blow-up

The Ukraine and the US jousted publicly and aggressively in a way that could upend already tenuous US support for the Zelensky government. Here are four key takeaways.

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Pups aboard K9 Konvoy's dog bus in Oconto, Wisconsin.

The internet is ‘obsessed’ with these customised dog buses

Dog walking and boarding businesses are jumping on board a growing trend of using customised buses to transport canine clients to and from adventure walks.

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Gene Hackman in Hoosiers.

The two movies that captured Gene Hackman’s everyman essence

Most people have a favourite Gene Hackman performance. But these were the two films that captured his essence as an actor ... and possibly a person.

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Leader of the Department of Government Efficiency Elon Musk addresses the first cabinet meeting of US President Donald Trump's second term.

Trump signs executive order to give Musk more power

Under the new order federal agency heads are directed to justify and publicise government payments and travel expenses as part of DOGE’s major cost-cutting efforts.

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Elon Musk holds a chainsaw given to him by Argentine President Javier Milei at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Maryland on Feb. 20. MUST CREDIT: Valerie Plesch/For The Washington Post

Elon Musk’s DOGE strategy: Move fast, break things, rebuild

THE WASHINGTON POST: Though the slogan ‘Move fast and break things’ was coined (and later abandoned) by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, it has found no clearer avatar than Elon Musk.

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Severe burning sensations and confusion were later attributed to rat lungworm, which is often transmitted through snails and slugs.

She thought it was jet lag. Doctors found worms in her brain

THE WASHINGTON POST: Suffering horrific symptoms, the woman sought help at three hospitals before she was diagnosed

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