A great (free!) read from Kyle Melnick and Lauren Lumpkin | Commencement photos and protests define two realities at Columbia wapo.st/3UzAKTI

A smart idea with a great design from Azi™️ and Michael Cadenhead | New Yorkers weigh in on whether they could be impartial jurors in Trump trial wapo.st/3U129ML

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One of the best people and journalists I know. He loves Miami, and readers should feel good about him editing the Herald’s other talented writers.

Someone stole William Woods’ identity. The LAPD arrested him, believing the identity thief over him.

A judge later sent Woods to a mental hospital because he maintained (rightfully so) that he was the real William Woods. I interviewed him here

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“These are all the things we put ourselves through so we can just have a family.”

Please give this great piece by Justine McDaniel a read in general, but especially if you're going to talk about leftover embryos and IVF.

My latest, with help from ⁦Kim Bellware⁩ | Governor denies 70 prison staffers’ pleas to halt Brian Dorsey execution washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/04…

Great idea and fun read from Samantha Chery | What Jolenes think of Dolly Parton and Beyoncé’s songs washingtonpost.com/style/of-inter…

Catch this lovely profile of the all-time great Rebecca Quin by Timothy Bella, who himself is The Man of The Washington Post | WWE’s Becky Lynch knows how to take out an opponent. Next up: Shame. wapo.st/49nPF7y

Reporting from Vic Chiang, Julia Mio Inuma (井沼ジュリア) and Pei shows stricter building codes following a 1999 quake may have saved lives in Taiwan on Wednesday. | Taiwan hit by its strongest quake in quarter-century, but death toll is low wapo.st/3xiB1l0

A (free) read from Candace Buckner | Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese got everyone watching. Better buckle up. wapo.st/3PJR2GV

What’s next? and other key questions answered from Florida’s abortion ruling

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by Romy Ellenbogen

It’s nearly been a decade, but: news-press.com/story/news/201…

When Beyoncé announced 'Cowboy Carter' it sent fans & naysayers into a social media frenzy — as if country music & rodeo culture isn't a part of Black culture.

I spoke to real Black cowgirls & women in rodeo about it & their deep love for the rodeo.

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A joyful read from ShaneShane and great photos from Emma Rose Milligan | A rave in the ring for trans boxers wapo.st/4ckSSaW

From ⁦Capital Weather Gang⁩’s Jason Samenow and ⁦Kevin Ambrose⁩ | Cherry blossoms hit near-record early peak, a sign of climate change washingtonpost.com/weather/2024/0…

One to read from Emily Yahr | Beyoncé has a country hit. How will country radio handle that? wapo.st/3wZOVIz