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"Michael had clearly forgotten we were already married but I absolutely went along with him,” the bride wrote.

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The D.C. students see themselves in the protagonists they’re reading about.

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After Hurricane Maria, life is far from perfect for Puerto Ricans. But they will always have baseball. <https://s2.washingtonpost.com/30f56a/5a6dd768fe1ff634eb0554c8/cmhiQHJzcGRjLmNvbQ%3D%3D/12/55/422516d6533dd8dfd54eb38f2f8d39eb>

As the island continues to rebuild in the hurricane’s wake, the persistence of winter league baseball brings a ‘spiritual and emotional’ lift.

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Veterinarians in California say they are the first in the United States to use tilapia skin to treat burns — in a human or animal.

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17-year-old Maame Biney is the first African-American woman to qualify for the Olympics in speedskating. And she promises to be one of the most unforgettable members of Team USA.

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Duckworth, a double amputee Iraq War veteran, will be the first senator to give birth while in office.

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Perspective | The animal rescue mission might seem frivolous given the human suffering on the island. But Puerto Ricans didn’t feel that way.

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My fiance is marrying the real me — not the glossy, mythical version of me.

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This family grew up picking cotton. Decades later, they returned to the place they sharecropped — as homeowners. <https://s2.washingtonpost.com/30f571/5a6dd768fe1ff634eb0554c8/cmhiQHJzcGRjLmNvbQ%3D%3D/39/55/422516d6533dd8dfd54eb38f2f8d39eb>

“They are on the land where they used to pick cotton," Decker Ngongang said of his mother and her siblings. "I recognize the significance of that, they recognize the significance of that.”

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Eagles fans — yes, Eagles fans — are the latest to donate thousands to opponent’s charity <https://s2.washingtonpost.com/30f572/5a6dd768fe1ff634eb0554c8/cmhiQHJzcGRjLmNvbQ%3D%3D/42/55/422516d6533dd8dfd54eb38f2f8d39eb>

A heartwarming NFL trend is continuing in the league's unlikeliest locale for considerate, altruistic behavior.

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