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U.S. will speed transfer of Abrams tanks to Ukraine, Pentagon says

The new plan calls for refurbishing tank hulls already in the U.S. arsenal rather than procuring new vehicles, which had been expected to take up to two years.

Rise of deadly fungus spotlights hospital infection-control challenges

On any given day, one in 31 hospital patients and one in 43 nursing home residents has an infection acquired while seeking medical care, according to the CDC.

Tech layoffs as told by CEOs in 48 all-staff memos

The Post looked at 48 layoff memos from tech companies ranging from Microsoft to start-ups to see how leaders spin their stories and justify their decisions.

Xi’s visit to Putin should worry the West

The Chinese leader is trying to strengthen his sway over Eurasia. If he succeeds, we will live in a darker world.

Amid the gloom of covid, a baby boom began

Covid-19 accomplished what would-be grandparents and government actuaries could not: It persuaded millennials to have children.

The porn star, the checks and the president: Trump’s tawdry path to peril

The first indictment of a former president may result from an episode with a long, rippling tail of criminal consequence.

New liver transplant rules yield winners, losers as wasted organs reach record high

The number of life-saving liver transplants has plummeted in some states that already struggled with higher death rates from liver disease and less access to health care.

3 intersecting truths drive the Trump hush-money case

The Trump case in New York will turn on these realities.

Why so many Americans feel left out

Most Americans now report feeling a sense of national non-belonging. This is a problem.

Only one thing will solve the fentanyl crisis

The United States faces a national poisoning. The tide will not turn without sustained, committed U.S.-Mexico diplomacy.