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Phoebe Gates’ shopping app Phia is in damage control mode and offering refunds after a payment scandal
Clean up on aisle Phia. The shopping startup cofounded by Bill Gates’ 23-year-old daughter, Phoebe, is doing damage control after a bombshell…
WaPo’s opinion editor is leaving a year after a controversial shake-up. Read his memo to staff.
The Washington Post’s opinion editor is leaving after about a year. Adam O’Neal was hired as part of owner Jeff Bezos’s push to champion “personal…
Rivers, railroads, and political bribes: How every state capital was chosen
From railroad hubs and river towns to hard-fought votes and alleged bribes, America’s state capitals took wildly different paths to power. Today, in…
Wealthy collectors are buying condos just for their cars
Scott Cunningham has a fondness for Ferraris. Judging by what else he collects, he also has an affinity for Porsches, superbikes, electric guitars…
The HIV shot that could change medicine is facing its biggest test: Getting to patients
For the first time in the four-decade fight against HIV, there is a “miracle” drug that can all but eliminate the risk of infection, but in the Latin…
The ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ post-credits scene is a cosmic cliffhanger. Here’s what it could mean.
As the credits roll, then keep rolling without a mid-credits scene at the end of “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” your Spidey senses may begin to tingle…
We toured United’s fanciest Airbus jet yet, complete with business-class doors and a snack bar. See inside.
United Airlines’ newest Airbus jet is easily the airline’s fanciest narrowbody yet. Adorned in a special blue-and-white livery and packed with 150…
Disappointing photos show what backpacking across Europe is really like
I’d seen it all over Instagram — backpackers posing in otherwise empty cityscapes and epic natural scenes, with inspirational captions about life…
The US Army is exploring robotic F-250 pickups. The company behind them sees future mine hunters and breachers.
The US Army is preparing to test autonomous Ford F-250 pickup trucks in a training exercise, part of a broader effort to determine whether familiar…
A Japanese destroyer fired its new Tomahawk missiles for the first time
A Japanese destroyer has launched a Tomahawk cruise missile for the first time, marking a major milestone in Tokyo’s push to build out its long-range…