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Thursday, December 18. The seven stories you need to know today. Read today's briefing. If you're not a subscriber, click here to start. Tell us what you think! Take our podcast survey: washingtonpost.com/podcastsurvey

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  Brown University gunman; ‘Trump Kennedy Center’; how to feel wonder; and m…

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  Venezuela blockade; Susie Wiles interviews; plastic chemicals; and more

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  Hunt for the Brown University shooter; Bondi Beach gunmen; Trump’s Rob Rei…

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  Shootings in Australia and at Brown University; Rob Reiner found dead; Kan…

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  Kristi Noem hearing; Trump order on AI; record cold weather; tiny robots; …

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  Seized oil tanker; Trump administration billionaires; interest rates; anci…

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  Trump’s affordability tour; Miami mayoral election; a piano-playing octopu…

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  Ukraine and Russia; Nancy Mace airport incident; Golden Globe nominations;…

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  U.S. citizens detained in immigration operations; Kennedy Center Honors; l…

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  D.C. pipe bomb arrest; Trump’s new ballroom architect; Black Death volcano…

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  Pete Hegseth under pressure; Trump pardons Cuellar; pajamas at the airport…

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  Trump’s rant against Somalis; Tennessee House race; the companies trying t…

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  Pete Hegseth and boat strikes; ‘everywhere chemicals’; new TSA fee; Olivia…

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  Pete Hegseth’s boat strike orders; Stockton shooting; Ozempic’s wider impa…

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  Post Reports: Kathryn Bigelow on ‘A House of Dynamite’ and the nuclear ‘el…