Saturday's Headlines: Trump’s talk of cease-fire appears to surprise Taliban, Afghan government

As it nears a record $10 trillion, corporate debt poses new risks to U.S. economy; Sexual abuse claim dismissed by church foreshadowed years of allegations against bishop; Andrés Manuel López Obrador is Mexico's strongest president in decades. Critics say he's too strong.; Assailant in attack on London Bridge had previous terrorism conviction, police say; This vape craze should never have been allowed to happen; When did routine bad weather become such big news?; Facing indictment, Netanyahu is taking the low road; We live in cultures designed for lives half as long as the ones we have; The many ambitions that propelled Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court; It's a good bet Trump pardons his felon allies. Here's when that's most likely.; One city's plan to cope with climate change: Bulldoze homes, rebuild paradise; How a black activist managed to take over a neo-Nazi group; Scientists find 'monster' black hole so big they didn't think it was possible; Ilhan Omar's opponent barred by Twitter after suggesting congresswoman should be hanged; Ice preserved a tiny puppy in near-perfect condition for 18,000 years ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online The morning's most important stories, curated by Post editors.       Trump's talk of cease-fire appears to surprise Taliban, Afghan government "Now they [the Taliban] do want to do a cease-fire," President Trump said on Thursday, but a day later neither the Taliban nor the Afghan government indicated that a cease-fire was near or even being discussed in resumed talks. By Karen DeYoung and Susannah George  ●  Read more »   As it nears a record $10 trillion, corporate debt poses new risks to U.S. economy Some regulators and investors say the borrowing binge has gone on too long and could send financial markets plunging when the next recession hits. By David Lynch  ●  Read more »   Sexual abuse claim dismissed by church foreshadowed years of allegations against bishop It was early in Michael J. Bransfield's tenure as West Virginia's bishop when a former student called an abuse hotline. His allegation, though disputed by Bransfield, was a warning about a cleric who has since been accused of groping and sexually harassing seminarians and young priests. By Robert O'Harrow and Shawn Boburg  ●  Read more »   Andrés Manuel López Obrador is Mexico's strongest president in decades. Critics say he's too strong. In his first year, López Obrador has won the loyalty of the poor, and his approval ratings regularly top 60 percent. But critics are concerned the veteran leftist is concentrating power and weakening institutions that safeguard human rights and clean elections. By Mary Beth Sheridan  ●  Read more »   Assailant in attack on London Bridge had previous terrorism conviction, police say The attacker was known to authorities, police said, and had served six years in prison. By William Booth and Karla Adam  ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT     Opinions This vape craze should never have been allowed to happen By David Von Drehle  ●  Read more »   When did routine bad weather become such big news? By Richard Zoglin  ●  Read more »   Facing indictment, Netanyahu is taking the low road By Editorial Board  ●  Read more »   We live in cultures designed for lives half as long as the ones we have By Laura L. Carstensen  ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   The many ambitions that propelled Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court By Geoffrey R. Stone  ●  Read more »   It's a good bet Trump pardons his felon allies. Here's when that's most likely. By Colbert King  ●  Read more »     More News One city's plan to cope with climate change: Bulldoze homes, rebuild paradise Charlotte has been demolishing flood-prone houses for years and replacing them with absorbent grasslands. But the floods are getting bigger. "We just can't engineer ourselves out of this problem," one civil engineer said. By Frances Sellers  ●  Read more »     How a black activist managed to take over a neo-Nazi group Katie Mettler unpacks the complicated life of black activist James Stern and how he came to take control of Jeff Schoep's neo-Nazi National Socialist Movement. Post Reports | Listen Now  ●  By The Washington Post  ●  Read more »   Scientists find 'monster' black hole so big they didn't think it was possible The newly discovered black hole, named LB-1 by the team of researchers who found it, is located 15,000 light-years from Earth and has a mass 70 times greater than the sun's. By Katie Mettler  ●  Read more »   Ilhan Omar's opponent barred by Twitter after suggesting congresswoman should be hanged Danielle Stella, a Republican challenger, had tweeted about hanging the congresswoman for "treason," referencing a baseless allegation about Omar and Qatar. By Marisa Iati  ●  Read more »   Ice preserved a tiny puppy in near-perfect condition for 18,000 years Testing places the puppy's short life at right around when many wolf lineages were going extinct and when dogs are thought to have emerged. By Hannah Knowles  ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Lean & Fit for expert advice on how to eat right, get lean and stay fit, including curated healthy recipes every Wednesday. Sign up »

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