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Philadelphia Phillies' Max Kepler reacts after hitting a home run against Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Jose Castillo during the seventh inning of a baseball game, Friday, May 2, 2025, in Philadelphia.

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"The shining star of our family has dimmed his light for us in this life," his family said. By Ethan Millman Music Editor D’Angelo, the Grammy-winning R&B icon who helped launch neo soul in the ’90s, ...

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Twenty years’ worth of imagery captured by two orbiters circling Mars has revealed raging winds on the red planet. Wind on the barren planet would be invisible if it weren’t for Mars’ iconic red dust, ...

Theodore (Ted) R. Johnson is a contributing columnist for The Washington Post, a senior advisor at New America, and a retired naval officer. His research and writing primarily explore the role that ...

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