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U.S., Venezuela avert embassy showdown; violence erupts at border with Brazil Venezuelan troops opened fire early Friday, killing two civilians dead and wounding at least 12 others, on the eve of a massive opposition effort to deliver international aid to Venezuela. The Trump administration came to an agreement with embattled President Nicolás Maduro to extend a deadline for diplomats to depart Caracas and D.C. By Anthony Faiola, Rachelle Krygier and Mariana Zuñiga · Read more Trump administration takes aim at Planned Parenthood: New rule directs funds to faith-based health care providers Under the long-expected mandate, which opponents vow to challenge in court, groups that provide abortions or abortion referrals are barred from participating in a $286 million federal family planning program. By Ariana Eunjung Cha · Read more   R. Kelly charged with 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, including of minors The charges from the Cook County, Ill., prosecutor involve four victims, three of whom were between age 13 and 16. The R&B singer has faced sexual misconduct claims for years. By Elahe Izadi, Bethonie Butler and Sonia Rao · Read more   Post Reports | Listen Now The teenagers trying to save the world Anne Gearan on the Trump administration's aid dilemma in Venezuela. Sarah Kaplan on the kids who are done waiting on adults to address climate change. And Emily Yahr on the mess that is this year's Oscars. By The Washington Post · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   Patriots owner Robert Kraft has been charged with soliciting prostitution in Florida. Police say there is video evidence. A Kraft spokesperson denied the allegations against the 77-year-old billionaire, whose New England team won the Super Bowl earlier this month. By Will Hobson and Mark Maske · Read more   91st Academy Awards 'Roma' made Yalitza Aparicio a star. Now she's giving a voice to her indigenous fans. The 25-year-old, who had never acted before landing the role, is now nominated for best actress at the Oscars alongside Glenn Close and Lady Gaga. By Javier Cabral · Read more   Trump, top Chinese official to meet amid progress in trade talks Investors anticipate negotiators would head off a planned March 2 tariff increase on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods. By David Lynch · Read more   Three 2020 Democrats say 'yes' to race-based reparations — but remain vague on details Three leading Democratic presidential candidates have broadly, if vaguely, backed the idea of compensating the descendants of enslaved people in the United States. By Jeff Stein · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   For the second time in two days, a building called Trump Place decides to take down the president's name In 2016, there were six buildings called Trump Place on Manhattan's Upper West Side. Now, there will be none. By David Fahrenthold · Read more   Analysis The slowly written Mueller report that's sitting in plain sight The 300-odd pages of indictments and documents make up much of what any report would say anyway. By Philip Bump · Read more   An Arizona cop threatened to arrest a 12-year-old journalist. She wasn't backing down. "I don't want to hear about any of that freedom of the press stuff," the officer reportedly told Hilde Lysiak. By Antonia Farzan · Read more   Flutist settles equal-pay suit with Boston Symphony Orchestra Flutist Elizabeth Rowe, who filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against the Boston Symphony Orchestra, was seeking $200,000 in back pay. By Geoff Edgers · Read more

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