D.C. to have two holiday markets after management dispute upends tradition: For nearly two decades, Michael Berman’s small company operated the hugely popular DowntownDC Holiday Market. Now he’s setting up a competing event.
Man charged in cold-case sexual assaults in D.C.’s Georgetown area: Police say they’ve linked Ernesto Ramon Mercado to six home invasions in which victims were sexually assaulted between 2008 and 2012, including an attack in College Park, Md.
How Joe Biden lost his grip on Israel’s war for ‘total victory’ in Gaza: A conflict the White House once hoped to moderate has gone from “over the top” to out of control. - "Biden’s overriding concern was preventing an all-out conflagration in the region. Yet as he sought a path for long-term peace and stability for Israel, Biden was undermined at every turn by Netanyahu’s conduct of the Gaza war, his refusal to consider establishment of a Palestinian state, and the territorial ambitions of his right-wing government in the occupied territories.
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"Secret U.S. diplomacy had cooled tensions with Iran, and Biden was pushing an ambitious, legacy-driven agenda that he believed would not only advance his regional goals but stem China’s global ambitions. It included establishment of normal relations by Saudi Arabia with Israel, in exchange for a state for Palestinians and a strategic U.S.-Saudi partnership. A trade corridor, rivaling Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative, was planned to connect India to countries in the Persian Gulf and beyond."
Opinion Mormon voters in the West can save the GOP from Trump: By defeating the former president, they can protect the Constitution they believe to be divinely inspired.
Escalating contest over South China Sea disrupts international cable system: China’s effort to dominate the disputed waterway is taking a toll on the network of underwater cables that provide essential internet connectivity in Asia.
Opinion The U.S. has an opportunity to help rebuild Lebanese sovereignty: Israel’s decapitation of Hezbollah has created a security vacuum.
Dockworkers’ union suspends strike, ports reopen on East and Gulf coasts: The International Longshoremen’s Association agreed to 62 percent raises and will continue bargaining over other issues to finalize a deal.
Liz Cheney rallies with Harris, implores nation to reject ‘depraved cruelty’ of Trump: The two appeared together in Ripon, Wis., a small city that is known as the birthplace of the Republican Party.
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