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Land under the country’s largest cities is sinking. Here’s where — and why.

(Naema Ahmed/The Washington Post)

The phenomenon threatens buildings, roads and rail lines, as cities compress like a deflated air mattress.

By Kasha Patel and Naema Ahmed

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New pope chosen, white smoke over the Vatican proclaims

Trump announces trade deal with United Kingdom, says final details in the works

Trump says he will replace D.C. U.S. attorney pick Ed Martin

Opinion Jennifer Finney Boylan

What two packs of weed gummies taught me about America

Pakistan says it downed Indian drones as India claims to strike Lahore

In wartime Russia, schools prepare the next generation of fighters

Republicans wage a tax war over SALT, stalling Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’

NOAA will stop updating database tracking costliest weather disasters

Neo-monarchist blogger Curtis Yarvin helped inspire DOGE. Now he scorns it.

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Small-time Trump coin buyers have seen their investments collapse

See how Shein outfits cost more under under new tariffs

Judy Blume wrote honestly about teen sex. At 50, ‘Forever’ endures.

Their mid-century house had lost its charm. They brought it back to 1966.

He was filming a prank for TikTok, friends told deputies. A man shot him.

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Column Carolyn Hax

Friends unaware of husband’s illness are shocked by talk of hospice

Opinion Philip Bump

How the House became this spineless

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‘A classic misdirection’ in today’s On the Record

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The world’s holiest wager: Betting on the next pope

(Washington Post illustration; iStock)

Sick of betting on college sports? Try the College of Cardinals. It’s a high-stakes game that has been played for centuries, but never quite as big as in 2025.

By Dan Michalski

A short history of weird papal conclaves, from open bribery to riots

What’s in a name? The meaning and history behind choosing a papal name.

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