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Ky. requirement that Medicaid recipients must work is blocked A federal judge said that the Trump administration acted in an "arbitrary and capricious" manner when officials approved the state's first-in-the-nation requirement that low-income people work or otherwise engage in their communities to qualify for the safety-net health insurance. By Lena H. Sun and Amy Goldstein  •  Read more » Suspect made repeated threats to Annapolis paper, police say Jarrod Ramos, 38, was ordered to be held without bond on murder charges after police say he shot and killed five Capital Gazette employees and injured two others. Police said evidence found in Ramos's apartment indicated he had planned the attack. By Dana Hedgpeth and Ashley Halsey III  •  Read more »   Police used facial-recognition software to identify the suspect in newspaper shooting The cutting-edge system became the focus for privacy and civil liberties advocates after it was used to monitor protesters in Baltimore following the 2015 death of Freddie Gray. By Justin Jouvenal  •  Read more »   Perspective: Trump's press attacks didn't cause the Annapolis tragedy. But there is a connection. The killer was vengeful over accurate press coverage and that sounds all too familiar. By Margaret Sullivan  •  Read more »   Heroines in high heels: The tortured history of actresses' shoes in action movies "Jurassic World" was blasted for putting a character in heels in the jungle — but a look back through cinematic history shows that the issue is more complex than it seems. By April Wolfe  •  Read more »   Wonkblog | Analysis 'Not what we expected': Trump's tax bill is losing popularity President Trump signed the tax cut legislation just before Christmas. Now, American families are unsure whether they are benefiting from the tax cut, and small businesses say they are confused by the complex changes affecting them. By Heather Long  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Wonkblog: Trump's top economic adviser contradicts all data in saying deficit 'is coming down rapidly' Larry Kudlow said stronger economic growth was creating enough new tax revenue to bring down the deficit. It's hard to know where he got his numbers from. The deficit from January through April was $161 billion, according to Treasury, up from $135 billion at the same point last year. By Jeff Stein  •  Read more »   How a Chinese businessman dominated the U.S. pyrotechnics market Ding Yan Zhong — known to industry insiders as "Mr. Ding" — has managed the flow of fireworks for a decade through his companies, and the pyrotechnics he transports will sparkle and sizzle throughout the United States on the Fourth of July. By Damian Paletta and Emily Rauhala  •  Read more »   The Fix | Analysis We ranked the 7 senators most likely to cross party lines on Trump's Supreme Court pick Nothing's a given in Washington, but potential swing votes include moderate Republicans as well as Democrats facing tricky reelection campaigns. By Amber Phillips  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT The Fix | Analysis Why calls by Kirsten Gillibrand and other Democrats to abolish ICE are politically risky They aren't helping to make the distinction between outlandish political rhetoric and actual party positions. By Amber Phillips  •  Read more »   Retropolis | The Past, Rediscovered Everyone thought he had been killed by a giant rock at Pompeii. Then they found his skull. Photos that surfaced in May appeared to show an intact male skeleton with a boulder atop the neck. Archaeologists kept excavating. By Ian Shapira  •  Read more »   She didn't know why she kept gaining weight. Doctors found a 50-pound ovarian cyst. She had struggled for months with abdominal pain, swelling and shortness of breath. By Lindsey Bever  •  Read more »   World Cup 2018 Round of 16: With Germany out, who could win it all? The Brazilians are the favorites, but there is a noticeable imbalance in the brackets. Catch up during the 48-hour pause. By Steven Goff  •  Read more »

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