A key question before D.C.’s election this month is whether voters will find Kenyan R. McDuffie's calibrated ambition, crafted in recognition of the city’s shrinking budgets, exciting enough as the city chooses a new mayor.
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- Young riders competed in the first-ever European Hobby Horse Championship on June 6, galloping through a variety of events around an indoor course in Prague. Events included dressage, show jumping, barrel racing and Western horsemanship.
00:00 - David Hockney, an English painter, photographer, stage designer, printmaker and draftsman who made Southern California his muse and his home, died June 11 at the age of 88. He died a month short of his 89th birthday, his publicist Erica Bolton said.
- The Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Reading Room in D.C. features more than 3 million pages of files related to Epstein, a convicted sex offender, that the Justice Department released to the public in January. wapo.st/3QeLOGs
- Researchers increasingly believe the 40s, 50s and 60s represent a critical window for protecting cognitive health later in life, suggesting dementia is driven by years of metabolic stress, inflammation and vascular damage accumulating across the body.
- Sound money habits don’t always spare you from being penalized by banks. Establishing a credit history is critical. Here are a few key steps if you plan to get your own credit card:
- The World Cup has officially kicked off! We’ve made a list of 11 appetizers and bar snacks inspired by countries you’ll see on the field, including recipes like Spanish patatas bravas, Korean rice rolls and Mexican basket tacos.
- Review: Every Steven Spielberg film about the sky has felt like a question directed at the universe. “Disclosure Day,” which explores the impact of alien existence on humanity, is a question aimed at us, and it feels like he’s impatient for our answer. wapo.st/4gaLIKw
- 100 Argentines got free TVs after their U.S. visas for the World Cup were denied. The giveaway was organized by Noblex in Buenos Aires, and eligible fans had to bring documented proof of their visa rejection.
00:00 - On Wednesday night, Taylor Swift walked into Madison Square Garden for Game 4 of the NBA Finals wearing custom Knicks-themed shirts. The T-shirts, designed by Alana Haim, featured playful puns like “Stevie Knicks” and “Knickole Kidman.”
- President Trump was assessed by 22 medical specialists in his latest checkup, the most for any president, according to a White House report. The scrutiny reflects broader concerns about presidential fitness, with Trump being one of the oldest to serve. wapo.st/4fxV0jE
- A federal judge chided the Trump administration for failing to comply with his decision ordering the government to lift a blanket pause on asylum decisions and restart immigration processing that had been indefinitely suspended for dozens of countries.
- Six-year-old Renzo stole the show when he asked Pope Leo XIV a series of questions during the pontiff’s meeting with charity and welfare organizations in Barcelona.
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