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Your daily roundup from The Washington Post. ... ... May 18th 2022, 10:39 PM


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Peter Burgess
For You: U.S. watchdog details collapse of Afghan security forces The Washington Post May 18th 2022, 10:39 PM Your daily roundup from The Washington Post.
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U.S. watchdog details collapse of Afghan security forces Paranoia riddled the most senior levels of the Afghan government, and chaos overwhelmed the country’s security forces, according to a U.S. government watchdog report News ● By Susannah George ● Read more »
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Turkey blocks start of NATO talks on Finland’s and Sweden’s applications The resistance put a damper on a historic moment. News ● By Emily Rauhala, Michael Birnbaum and Ellen Nakashima ● Read more »
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Investors bought a record share of homes in 2021. See where. An analysis of 40 major metro areas revealed unequal levels of investor activity, with southern cities and Black neighborhoods disproportionately affected News ● By Kevin Schaul and Jonathan O'Connell ● Read more »
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Elon Musk, notorious Twitter troll, is now trolling Twitter itself The stock price is plummeting, and executives are heading for the doors. Can the social media company withstand Musk’s takeover bid? News ● By Elizabeth Dwoskin ● Read more »
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Carolyn Hax: Being ‘that parent’ vs. speaking up for your kid When a sixth grader is frustrated by a classmate who is consistently disruptive, is it time for parents to call the school? Perspective ● By Carolyn Hax ● Read more »
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Six signs crypto investment is a classic Ponzi scheme A New York-based company, EminiFX, promised investors could earn a guaranteed return of 5% weekly through automated investments in cryptocurrency and foreign exchange trading. FBI says it was all a scam. News ● By Michelle Singletary ● Read more »
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From The Briefing
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Victories by Mastriano, Budd show potency of Trump’s false stolen election claims in GOP In key contests, Republicans aligned with Trump or his false claims of a stolen 2020 election seized momentum in the final days. News ● By Annie Linskey and David Weigel ● Read more »
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From The Post's View The Buffalo massacre shows how far social media sites still have to go Platforms must stop videos of mass shootings from spreading before they have the chance to inspire more of their ilk. Opinion ● By Editorial Board ● Read more »
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From Going Global
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Moscow casts doubt on prisoner swap; soldier pleads guilty in killing The fate of Ukrainian fighters who emerged from the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol remains uncertain. In Kyiv, a Russian soldier pleaded guilty to killing a civilian in Ukraine's first war crimes trial. News ● By Claire Parker, David L. Stern, Ellen Francis and Andrew Jeong ● Read more »
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From Climate Change
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In West Virginia, the clean-energy transition rests on Joe Manchin West Virginians’ skepticism about a clean-energy shift — whether from Sen. Joe Manchin III or even those working on a new wind farm — complicates President Biden’s climate push. News ● By Maxine Joselow ● Read more »
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