“My father passed away peacefully tonight” his daughter, Mika Brzezinski, said on her Twitter account.
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Zbigniew Brzezinski, foreign policy intellectual who served as Carter’s national security adviser, dies at 89
By Jim Hoagland, The Washington Post on May 27, 2017, at 8:40 a.m.
EDITORIALS
Memorial Day: A time for reflection and gratitude
on May 27, 2017, at 7:46 a.m.
This Memorial Day, Americans should have no trouble finding time, or reason, to honor their comrades.
Rodriguez, Red Sox relievers combine for shutout of Mariners
By The Sports Xchange on May 26, 2017, at 10:48 p.m.
Russia diplomat: Kushner sought secret channel
By Ellen Nakashima, Adam Entous and Greg Miller, Washington Post on May 26, 2017, at 9:08 p.m.
Jared Kushner and Russia’s ambassador to Washington discussed the possibility of setting up a secret and secure communications channel between Donald Trump’s transition team and the Kremlin.
Trump’s views on climate are ‘evolving,’ aide says
By Philip Rucker, Washington Post on May 26, 2017, at 7:54 p.m.
Trump is considering remaining in the 2015 Paris environmental accord, a decision that would be a striking turnabout for a president who has routinely labeled climate change a “hoax.”
Boehner unloads on Trump: A ‘complete disaster’
By Mike DeBonis, Washington Post on May 26, 2017, at 7:45 p.m.
Among other remarks, Boehner said Trump should not be allowed to tweet.
Ariana Grande to return to Manchester for benefit concert
By Caitlin Gibson, Washington Post on May 26, 2017, at 7:01 p.m.
“We will not quit or operate in fear. We won’t let this divide us. We won’t let hate win.”
An etiquette refresher for wedding season
By Megan McDonough, Washington Post on May 26, 2017, at 1:14 p.m.
Weddings are complicated. So how can you avoid or address sticky and sometimes stressful situations? Here are a few tips.
Five myths about beer
By Theresa McCulla, Washington Post on May 26, 2017, at 1:09 p.m.
The sheer number of options could confuse even the most enthusiastic consumer. No wonder myths about beer’s past and present abound. Here are five.
ANALYSIS
Why the FBI is likely to be interested in Jared Kushner’s meeting with Russians
By Amber Phillips, Washington Post on May 26, 2017, at 12:27 p.m.
While it’s not weird for presidential campaigns to meet with foreign officials, under this context, it was.
Wild horses could be sold for slaughter or euthanized under Trump budget
By Karin Brulliard and Juliet Eilperin, Washington Post on May 26, 2017, at 11:59 a.m.
The change could lead to sales of wild horses to slaughterhouses in Mexico or Canada, as well as to the culling of herds, to address what the bureau calls an “unsustainable” situation.
A look back at Wonder Woman’s feminist (and not-so-feminist) history
By Michael Cavna, Washington Post on May 26, 2017, at 11:52 a.m.
Psychologist William Moulton Marston had a plan to combat superhero comic books’ worst crime of “bloodcurdling masculinity” — in the star-spangled form of a female warrior who could, time and again, escape the shackles of a man’s world of inflated pride and prejudice.
The surprising role where women consistently earn more than men
By Jena McGregor, Washington Post on May 26, 2017, at 11:49 a.m.
But in one occupation — one at the very tiptop of Corporate America — the median woman has consistently earned more than the median man. It’s the corner office of the country’s largest public companies: chief executives of S&P 500 corporations.
Why the FBI is likely to be interested in Jared Kushner’s meeting with Russians
By Amber Phillips, Washington Post on May 26, 2017, at 11:39 a.m.
While it’s not weird for presidential campaigns to meet with foreign officials, under this context, it was.
Duterte justified martial law over the ‘beheading’ of a police chief – who is still alive
By Emily Rauhala, Washington Post on May 26, 2017, at 11:33 a.m.
When President Rodrigo Duterte explained his decision to declare martial law across a wide swathes of the southern Philippines, he described one of the most chilling scenes imaginable: a beheading.
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Jim Bunning, Hall of Fame baseball pitcher and former US senator, dies at 85
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Gregg Allman, Southern rock trailblazer who co-founded band marked by tragedy, dies at 69
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