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“I want there to be a solution to this,” said Dawn Fletcher, whose son Stuart died of a drug overdose in 2019. “That’s why we’re doing this interview.” MUST CREDIT: Photo for The Washington Post by Madeline Gray.

Drugs killed 8 friends, one by one, in a tragedy

A group of at least 16 young men and women who grew up together in Greenville, North Carolina, would succumb to overdoses of opioids and other drugs over nine years. VIEW

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Amy Rigby at home in Catskill, N.Y., on Nov. 2, 2022. The singer-songwriter moved to Catskill with her husband in 2011 and these days she’s writing and producing a podcast. (Lauren Lancaster/The New York Times)
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Where veteran rockers go to reinvent themselves VIEW

Thousands of sunflower sea stars swarm Croker Rock near Croker Island in the Indian Arm fjord, north of Vancouver, British Columbia, on Oct. 9, 2013. Three weeks later, the sea stars vanished.
Local News

Scientists call for action to help sunflower sea stars

A student irons a costume made for a sewing class assessment at Norland College in Bath, England, Nov. 2, 2022. Imitation playrooms at the college are filled with real-looking dolls, costumes for role play, small chairs for nannies to practice working at low heights and old-fashioned strollers. XNYT124
Life

Where Did the Royals Find Prince George’s Nanny? VIEW

Volunteers learn how to operate a Mavic drone in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region on Sept. 26. MUST CREDIT: Photo for The Washington Post by Sasha Maslov
Nation & World

Russia and Ukraine are fighting the first full-scale drone war

Nation

Fans of the United States soccer team, from right,Patricio Pichling, Eesha Pendharkar and Dania Abdalla react as they watch on television at a bar in Washington the United States team play against the Netherlands during their World Cup soccer match, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) DCMC105 DCMC105

American fans captivated by US team’s World Cup run VIEW

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National Politics

The White House rebuked former president Donald Trump for suggesting suspending the Constitution over his baseless claims of fraud in the 2020 presidential election. MUST CREDIT: Photo for The Washington Post by Thomas Simonetti.

White House denounces Trump’s idea of suspending Constitution over 2020 election

World

Residents walk away after finding COVID test stations unexpectedly closed in Beijing, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022. Chinese authorities on Saturday announced a further easing of COVID-19 curbs with major cities such as Shenzhen and Beijing no longer requiring negative tests to take public transport. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) XHG120

After fanning COVID fears, China must now try to allay them

Consumer News

An undated photo provided by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission of laundry and cleaning products from the brand The Laundress. Laundry detergent, fabric softener, fabric shampoo and conditioners and other cleaning products from the brand produced between January 2021 and September 2022 were recalled because they may contain bacteria that can cause infections in people, especially those with weakened immune systems, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission via The New York Times) —NO SALES; EDITORIAL USE ONLY — XNYT190 XNYT190

8 million Laundress products recalled over bacteria risk

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Oddities

A member of the AlKuwari family shows the trophy after winning the first prize at the Mzayen World Cup, a pageant held in the Qatari desert some 15 miles away from Doha and soccer’s World Cup, in Ash- Shahaniyah, Qatar, Friday, Dec. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) ALT101 ALT101

Camel pageant is among World Cup’s sidelines attractions WATCH