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Even as Tanner Martin faced cancer that would cut his young adulthood short, he and his wife lived life with joy. Read this piece by @arianaeunjung @jaheezus @dtkeating and @DreaCornejo now that Shay, their baby girl, and other family members must move on. washingtonpost.com/health/20…

He broadcast his young cancer journey. His last message: ‘Life was awesome.’

Tanner Martin died at 30. The Washington Post chronicled his fight against cancer as he and his wife, Shay Martin, awaited the birth of their daughter.

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One of Trump’s IG picks is a former GOP Rep. accused of putting his mistress + fiancée’s daughter on the payroll. Another is a GOP lawyer once accused of mishandling taxpayers’ $. A 3rd advised the secretary she’d be a watchdog of. Past IGs have concerns. washingtonpost.com/politics/…

Trump oversight picks include scandal-hit ex-lawmaker, antiabortion lawyer

Several nominees have clearly partisan backgrounds, including two with controversial histories and two with ties to the agency they would be investigating.

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A poultry giant, crypto companies, and tech leaders: Meet the top donors to Trump's record-breaking inauguration fund, from @ccemorse @Cat_Zakrzewski @aaronjschaffer Luis Melgar & @nckmourt washingtonpost.com/politics/…

Meet the top donors to Trump’s $239 million inauguration fund

The donors who gave at least $1 million to President Donald Trump’s 2025 inauguration fund include crypto companies and people appointed to his administration.

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Trump promised scientific breakthroughs. Researchers say he’s breaking science - NIH funding for biomedical research has abruptly fallen by billions of dollars, with many grant decisions on hold washingtonpost.com/politics/… by superb @ddiamond & @dtkeating

Trump promised scientific breakthroughs. Researchers say he’s breaking science.

NIH funding for biomedical research has abruptly fallen by billions of dollars, with many grant decisions on hold. Trump officials say they’re reviewing the agency.

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NEW: How much Inflation Reduction Act money that's already promised to organizations can be clawed back? This @washingtonpost analysis might surprise you. By @dtkeating @maxinejoselow @NicolasFuRivero @AmudalatAjasa and @evanhalper washingtonpost.com/climate-e…

Here’s who’s losing out as Trump freezes the Inflation Reduction Act

A Day 1 executive order directed federal agencies to freeze funding under former president Joe Biden’s signature climate law, the Inflation Reduction Act.

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Popping the bubble of thinking county voting streaks offer meaningful prediction, I wrote this washingtonpost.com/elections… but ...

The counties that picked the winning president every year since 2000

Of the nine counties that had voted for every president since 2000, which ones accurately picked Trump in 2024?

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No. No county has voted for the losing candidate in the last seven presidential elections. Nor the last six. Nor the last five. Now I thought my calculations were wrong, so I calculated it a different way. Still none for the last five or the last four. ...
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And no county voted for the losing candidate the last three elections. None for -- and I could not believe this -- none for two losers in a row! Then it hit me -- not a single county voted for Trump in 2020 and then Harris in 2024. Not a single one. So no streak of 2 losers.
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Amazing TikTok politics data collection washingtonpost.com/technolog… @jeremybmerrill @caitlinsgilbert @viaCristiano . .

What’s in your TikTok feed? As elections near, it may depend on gender.

A Washington Post analysis of six months of feeds points to gender differences in how the hugely popular platform serves up political news.

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NEW: Majority of swing-state voters say they fear violence if Trump loses. Via @ColbyItkowitz + @dtkeating + @EmGusk + @sfcpoll washingtonpost.com/politics/…

Majority of swing-state voters say they fear violence if Trump loses

The poll found that two-thirds of voters in states likely to decide the election do not think Donald Trump would accept defeat.

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One Good Sentence™️ "No city in the nation moved more toward Republicans in the last presidential election than this nearly 100 percent Latino, overwhelmingly non-college-educated border town outside of Yuma." via @sabrod123 & @dtkeating: washingtonpost.com/politics/…

This Arizona border town shows one path to a Trump victory

Across the country, people in places with low rates of college education are considering voting for a Republican — or voting at all — for the first time.

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Great work from @sabrod123 @dtkeating + @yabutaleb7 on these!
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So many smart stories in @washingtonpost today about the historic Harris-Trump debate last night. One feature you may enjoy as much as I did as a reader -- a graphic illustration and chat focused on The Deciders. The reaction from voters who haven't entirely decided on their candidate yet. via @AdrianBlancoR @erxclau @sfcpoll @EmGusk @dtkeating washingtonpost.com/elections…
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Nearly a year go, wildfires tore through Lahaina. Now, a growing group wants to rebuild the town with its historic wetlands in the center. Water is central to life on Maui, read about the ambitious effort to restore the Venice of the Pacific. washingtonpost.com/nation/in…

After wildfires destroyed Lahaina, the battle to restore an ancient ecosystem will shape the town’s...

A wetland restoration project is bringing hope to Maui residents who want to honor Lahaina’s history and return water to the town after last year’s fires.

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#Fentanyl is fueling a record number of youth drug deaths. Overdose deaths among children ages 12 to 17 have more than doubled since the start of the pandemic, by @jennaportnoy @dtkeating washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/… via @washingtonpost #ToxicDrugCrisis

Fentanyl is fueling a record number of youth drug deaths

Fentanyl has largely fueled a more than doubling of overdose deaths among children ages 12 to 17 since the start of the pandemic, data shows

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Looking back on the year, my favorite story (really of my career) is this gem with @ddiamond @dtkeating -- a good day to give it a read if you haven't! xitter.cf/LaurenWeberHP/status/1…
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Seat belts. Cigarette taxes. Public health investment. Some lawmakers chose to back these policies. Others don’t. Those choices along red and blue lines are shaving years off American lives. w/ @ddiamond @dtkeating washingtonpost.com/health/in…

How red-state politics are shaving years off American lives

Along Lake Erie, three states show how Republican lawmakers’ decisions over decades on cigarettes and seat belts are shortening life spans.

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STAT's jealousy list of stories in 2023 that we wish we'd written, including my fav: @washingtonpost opus on life expectancy. statnews.com/2023/12/29/stat… via @statnews

We wish we’d written that: STAT staffers share their favorite stories of 2023

STAT staffers are sharing their favorite stories of 2023 — that they wish they had written.

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The Post surveyed all 100 senators about America’s decline in life expectancy. Fewer than half acknowledged that it was a problem. By @ddiamond. washingtonpost.com/health/20…

America has a life expectancy crisis. But it’s not a political priority.

No national strategy exists to reverse a years-long slide that has left the United States trailing peer nations in life expectancy.

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