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Avi Loeb poses in the observatory near his office in Cambridge, Mass. His theory about an alien spaceship has made the rounds in the media and caused controversy in the academic community. MUST CREDIT: Photo for The Washington Post by Adam Glanzman

February 4, 2019 at 12:36 pm

Harvard’s top astronomer says an alien ship may be among us – and he doesn’t care what his colleagues think

Since publishing his controversial paper, Avi Loeb has run a nearly nonstop media circuit, embracing the celebrity that comes from being perhaps the most academically...

November 18, 2018 at 5:52 pm

Trump suggests raking forest floors may help prevent fires

Reversing course on his threat to cut the state’s federal funding if Californians don’t solve their forest-fire problem, President Donald Trump now says he’ll solve...

November 6, 2018 at 1:32 pm

A Delta passenger sat in poo. The plane took off despite his pleas.

His assigned seat in the aircraft was smeared in poop. Soon he was, too. He complained, other passengers complained, but Delta flew that jet from...

October 28, 2018 at 7:36 am

Suspect in synagogue massacre known as loner

The dead include a 97-year-old woman, a husband and wife, and two brothers - all of whom were at services inside the Tree of Life...

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“The Republican Club,” by Andy Thomas. MUST CREDIT: Andy Thomas

October 15, 2018 at 11:16 am

All we know about the White House portrait of Trump drinking Diet Coke with Abraham Lincoln

The portrait was shown hanging in Trump's personal dining room during his "60 Minutes" interview on Sunday, and the freeze frame instantly went viral, baffling...

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October 14, 2018 at 1:46 pm

Political violence goes coast to coast as Proud Boys and antifa activists clash in New York, Portland

Street beatings and melees broke out on both coasts this weekend during confrontations involving the Proud Boys and antifascists - ideologically opposed movements that both...

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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) speaks to the media during a campaign stop at the Petroleum Club in downtown Houston, Sept. 11th, 2018. Cruz is facing an increasingly powerful challenge from Democrat Beto O’Rourke, and even some Republicans admit he has “a dogfight on his hands.” (Todd Spoth/The New York Times) XNYT257 XNYT257

September 25, 2018 at 10:44 am

Sen. Ted Cruz and wife shouted out of D.C. restaurant over his support for Kavanaugh

WASHINGTON - Heidi Cruz stood frozen in the middle of the restaurant, hands clenched beneath her shawl, teeth bared in what might have started as...

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September 17, 2018 at 2:02 pm

What the man accused of helping Kavanaugh assault a woman wrote about female sexuality

A quote from a playwright runs alongside the family photos on Mark Judge's page in his high school yearbook: "Certain women should be struck regularly,...

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July 8, 2018 at 2:00 pm

McConnell pursued from Kentucky restaurant by angry crowd

A group of Democratic Socialists and other angry protesters pursued Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell through a restaurant parking lot in Kentucky on Saturday, berating...

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This undated handout image provided by the US Postal Service shows the Lady Liberty first class postage stamp. Just as the post office was hoping to promote going green, it finds itself red-faced. It turns out that a first-class stamp featuring the Statue of Liberty actually is based on a photo of a Las Vegas replica of the statue. (AP Photo/USPS) WX105

July 7, 2018 at 4:07 pm

Postal Service fined $3.5 million for using wrong Statue of Liberty on stamp

A federal judge ordered USPS to pay the statue’s creator $3.5 million for exploiting the sculpture without permission or consent.

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