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washingtonpost. com > podcasts > impromptu > do-aliens-exist-i-asked-an-astrophysicist

Opinion | Do aliens exist? I asked an astrophysicist.

7+ hour, 24+ min ago  (222+ words) Are humans alone in the universe? The answer is more complicated than science fiction might suggest. Scientists have discovered billions upon billions of potentially habitable planets. But if life is possible elsewhere, why haven't we found it? Host Megan Mc…...

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washingtonpost. com > podcasts > make-it-make-sense > are-graham-platners-scandals-helping-him

Opinion | Are Graham Platner's scandals helping him?

11+ hour, 23+ min ago  (147+ words) Are Graham Platner's controversies actually helping him in the Maine Senate race? In this episode of "Make It Make Sense," Kate Andrews talks with Carine Hajjar about Platner's rise, his refusal to drop out amid multiple scandals, and why Democrats…...

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washingtonpost. com > politics > 06/09/2026 > trump-rails-gov-moore-over-pace-jack-nicklaus-golf-course-project

Trump rails at Gov. Moore over pace of Jack Nicklaus golf course project

13+ hour, 2+ min ago  (87+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. The president and the Maryland governor are at odds again " this time…...

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washingtonpost. com > world > 06/09/2026 > after-days-speculation-vatican-said-pope-leo-met-bad-bunny-spain

Bad Bunny's private audience: Latin trap megastar met Pope Leo in Spain

13+ hour, 5+ min ago  (99+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Bad Bunny and Pope Leo XIV may have radically different personas, but…...

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washingtonpost. com > opinions > 06/09/2026 > how-europe-became-iran-playground-terror

Opinion | Europe is becoming Iran's playground for terrorism

15+ hour, 15+ min ago  (147+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Adrian Shtuni is the CEO of Shtuni Consulting, and Colin P. Clarke is…...

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washingtonpost. com > opinions > 06/09/2026 > covid-pandemic-warned-virus-research-ebola-is-reminder

Opinion | How to stop the next pandemic before it begins

17+ hour, 38+ min ago  (135+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Steven Carl Quay, a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, is the…...

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washingtonpost. com > world > 09/22/2025 > serbia-protests-vucic-government-corruption

Sustained protests push Serbia toward a defining choice " democracy or drift

7+ mon, 3+ day ago  (81+ words) The Washington Post Months of student-led protests in Serbia, sparked by a train station disaster, are challenging President Aleksandar Vucic's government, accusing it of corruption. BELGRADE " What started with a silent vigil by a handful of students late last year…...

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washingtonpost. com > opinions > 06/09/2026 > american-revolution-shows-allies-matter-pete-hegseth-should-learn

Opinion | A "forgotten world war" helped forge America

21+ hour, 50+ min ago  (89+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. The Revolutionary War succeeded because of allies at home and abroad. As…...

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washingtonpost. com > nation > 06/08/2026 > he-grabbed-mic-riff-about-knicks-his-rhyme-became-an-anthem-unity

He grabbed a mic to riff about the Knicks. His rhyme became an anthem of unity.

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (75+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. A fan's street-corner ode to his beloved basketball team has been embraced…...

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washingtonpost. com > podcasts > make-it-make-sense > dc-has-a-teen-takeover-problem

Opinion | D. C. has a "teen takeover" problem

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (167+ words) Teen takeovers" are becoming a defining issue in the D. C. mayoral race. In this episode of "Make It Make Sense," James Hohmann and Rob Gebelhoff break down where the candidates stand on crime and policing, how they may approach the National…...