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Pills containing fentanyl are becoming increasingly common in drug trafficking

Martin Kaste — Thu, 31 Mar 2022 20:39:00 +0000

A new study shows a massive increase in police seizures of fentanyl pills, confirming its dramatic takeover of illicit drug consumption in the U.S. The fake pills look safe but are often deadly.

Get Out There: Where should you take your parents in D.C.?

Elliot C. Williams, Alexya Brown — Thu, 31 Mar 2022 19:00:37 +0000

On this week's arts and entertainment chat, we tried to answer the age-old question: Where do you take your parents when they visit D.C.?

Ukraine is inventing a new way to fight on the digital battlefield

Dave Davies — Thu, 31 Mar 2022 18:51:00 +0000

Time magazine's Vera Bergengruen says Ukraine's citizen IT force, led by a 31-year-old minister of digital transformation, is blunting Russian disinformation and galvanizing international support.

‘Slow Horses’ offers a gleefully corrosive vision of British intelligence

John Powers — Thu, 31 Mar 2022 18:51:00 +0000

Mick Herron's Slough House books center on a ragtag crew of intelligence officers who've blown their careers through bungling or bad luck. The first of those novels is now a clever Apple TV+ series.

Biden will release more oil to fight high prices

Tamara Keith — Thu, 31 Mar 2022 17:16:00 +0000

Gas prices have been soaring. President Biden is announcing he will release oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

Russian troops leaving Kyiv area as Moscow focuses more on eastern Ukraine

Array — Thu, 31 Mar 2022 17:15:00 +0000

The Russians are pulling some troops away from Ukraine's capital Kyiv. But what exactly does this mean? U.S. and Ukrainian officials suspect Moscow may just be pausing before another big offensive.

How to navigate your student loan debt

Thu, 31 Mar 2022 16:21:00 +0000

As we enter spring, the 43 million Americans with student loan debt likely have their eyes on the month of May.

Meet 9:30 Club’s new general manager

Jonathan Wilson, Avery Kleinman — Thu, 31 Mar 2022 15:46:24 +0000

D.C.'s favorite music venue has its first new general manager in 20 years. Meet Angie Chamberland.

Ukrainians navigate a perilous route to safety out of besieged Mariupol

Becky Sullivan — Thu, 31 Mar 2022 15:20:00 +0000

"It is either die or leave. We had no other way," says one woman who arrived in Zaporizhzhia after three attempts at escape. Officials say nearly 100,000 people are still trapped in the besieged city.

D.C. skateboarders are rallying to preserve their Mecca

Martin Austermuhle — Thu, 31 Mar 2022 14:15:06 +0000

Skateboarders have long been drawn to the downtown expanse of white and gray marble, but federal planners say it might be time to rethink the plaza's look and design.