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Flynn's sentencing delayed; judge tells ex-Trump adviser, 'Arguably, you sold your country out' Before the surprising delay, the judge rebuked Michael Flynn, Trump's former national security adviser, saying that he tried to undermine his own country. By Spencer Hsu, Matt Zapotosky and Carol Leonnig · Read more Shutdown still possible after Democrats reject new GOP offer on immigration, border funding The two sides remain at impasse as hundreds of thousands of federal workers await word on whether they will be sent home without pay just before Christmas. By Erica Werner, Damian Paletta and John Wagner · Read more   Trump to dissolve his charity amid allegations that he used it for personal and political benefit The agreement with the New York attorney general comes amid an ongoing lawsuit against the charity, President Trump and his three eldest children. By David Fahrenthold · Read more   Outlook | Perspective Five myths about space Han Solo isn't the only one who can make it through an asteroid field. By Lucianne Walkowicz · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   Falling Out An opioid epidemic that nobody talks about is ravaging the nation's capital America's drug epidemic is commonly associated with rural towns and suburbs. But more people died from opioid overdoses than homicides last year in the District of Columbia — as local officials looked the other way. Story by Peter Jamison | Video by Whitney Shefte · Read more   U.S. markets hold their own ahead of Fed interest rate announcement Markets suffered through two days of heavy sell-offs marked by nervousness that an overly aggressive Federal Reserve may stifle economic growth. By Thomas Heath · Read more   Trump's safety panel recommends schools consider arming personnel The committee formed after the massacre in Parkland, Fla., advised against raising the age for gun purchases. By Laura Meckler · Read more   Justice Department will ban bump-stock devices that turn rifles into fully automatic weapons The expected action follows the use of the device in the 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas. By Devlin Barrett · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   Penny Marshall | 1943–2018 Star of 'Laverne & Shirley' and director of 'League of Their Own,' 'Big' dies at 75 Marshall was the first woman to helm movies that earned more than $100 million, a benchmark that she said helped bring more film-directing jobs to women. By Taylor Shapiro · Read more   Perspective How should we talk about Stephen Miller's hair? The buzz over a made-for-TV hairline shows we don't know how to discuss men's cosmetic work — or women's, even. By Monica Hesse · Read more   Perspective The fat-burning heart-rate zone is a myth: How exercise and weight loss really work There's no special fat-burning zone that's key to getting lean. It's all about the calories, one exercise physiologist said.  By Scott Douglas · Read more   Post Reports | Listen Now Why President Trump is shutting down his charity President Trump's charity will shut down amid allegations that he used it for personal and political gain. Plus, in the second part of our Murder With Impunity series, the police perspective. And a retired school counselor has two-and-a-half minutes of fame. By The Washington Post · Read more

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