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At least 85 journalists and media workers, such as interpreters and support staff, have been killed over four months of war in the Middle East, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. The rate is the highest since the CPJ began keeping global records over 30 years

A deadly strain of bird flu has been found on mainland Antarctica for the first time, according to scientists, raising concerns over the risk of mass mortality of the continent’s huge colonies of penguins and other animals found nowhere else on Earth. wapo.st/42UfBWU

Tumbleweed is sprawling across sidewalks. It is blowing across freeways. It is stacked up — feet high — against homes in Utah and Nevada. The masses upon masses of prickly tumbleweed are more fallout from severe weather sweeping the Western United States. wapo.st/434y0jT

Hail as big as baseballs, sometimes called “gorilla hail,” pounded parts of Missouri and Kansas on Wednesday night, as a severe storm system lashed through the Midwestern states. wapo.st/3vc8Za0

A 7.4-magnitude earthquake, followed by several strong aftershocks, struck off the east coast of Taiwan on Wednesday morning, killing nine people and injuring at least 934, according to Taiwan’s fire department. wapo.st/49lJQHS

Palestinians in Gaza are marking Eid al-Fitr, the celebration that follows the fasting month of Ramadan, under the shadow of six months of Israel’s assault on the enclave and a growing humanitarian crisis. Follow live updates: wapo.st/3vPpAAO

This disruptive late-night train commuter is ... a horse The horse, which reportedly escaped from nearby stables, trotted into Warwick Farm Station near Sydney, hung out on the platform for a while, then left. wapo.st/4apJOQC

The first day of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on May 11 focused on three main events: obedience, dock diving and agility. The Post's Maura Judkis explored a fourth pillar of the day: petting as many dogs as possible. wapo.st/3wv47gU

From California to Michigan, university graduates showed support for Palestinians at commencement ceremonies across the U.S. this past weekend. wapo.st/4bE2Y5D

As Muslim families observed the Eid al-Adha holiday, which signals the end of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, the World Food Program warned that at least 1 million people in the enclave’s south were trapped “without clean water or sanitation.” wapo.st/4eqMZtJ

It's Election Day in the UK. And we have a fabulous team of journos bringing you live coverage wapo.st/3zFhCeU William Booth Leo Sands Adela Suliman Jennifer Hassan Annabelle Timsit Naomi Schanen Helier Cheung Alexandra Ma Morgan Coates Victoria Bisset Adam Taylor

WHALES JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN Pod joins rower off Newfoundland, rocking boat and blowing bubbles. “I can’t believe it,” Tom Waddington, attempting a solo Atlantic crossing, says in the video. “It’s an amazing sight but also so scary” Naomi Schanen reports wapo.st/4eRPBRL

Ahead of the Democratic National Convention, Chicago's "Little Palestine" community, about 30 minutes southwest of downtown, is divided on who to vote for president or whether to vote at all. via The Washington Post Video: youtube.com/watch?v=NzQNyH…

The five-day space voyage known as Polaris Dawn ended safely Sunday as four astronauts aboard a SpaceX Dragon splashed down off the coast of Florida, wrapping up a groundbreaking commercial mission. wapo.st/4d7yQj6

Video captured the moment authorities arrested the suspect in a potential assassination attempt on Donald Trump on Sunday. Trump was unharmed after a man pointed a rifle through a fence around a Florida golf course where the former president was playing. wapo.st/3XKiM2B

My mom just told me she cancelled her subscription to The Washington Post. She reads every one of my stories. It was a heartbreaking call. I understand why she did it, but I asked her to reconsider. To anyone who has cancelled or is thinking about cancelling, here’s what I said:

There's a lot happening in the world right now, but when you get a quick second, this is perhaps the greatest video that has ever existed: washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/… Naomi Schanen