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05/07/2025

This summer, do as the Europeans do and refresh with a spritz. Get the recipe here:

This summer, do as the Europeans do and refresh with a spritz.

05/07/2025

Bladder leaks can be disruptive — and they’re very common. Up to 30 percent of older adults experience incontinence. Here’s what to know about keeping your bladder working well and when to see a doctor:

Overactive bladder is a big problem as you age. Up to 30 percent of older adults experience incontinence.

05/07/2025

Dear Carolyn: I am having an issue with my boyfriend of six months and my male lifelong best friend. My boyfriend is convinced that something romantic or sexual is going on between me and my friend, which is not the case — we’ve been friends since we were little kids, always more like a brother-sister relationship. Last week, this came to a head when my boyfriend saw me texting my friend and grabbed my phone and refused to give it back until he had read all the texts — and when he saw they were perfectly innocent, he still wouldn’t drop it.

This relationship is great otherwise, and this is the only issue we have. My friend thinks I should break up with my boyfriend, and of course my boyfriend thinks I should ditch my friend. Do you see a compromise here? — Torn

Boyfriend refuses to believe the letter writer’s relationship with her lifelong, male best friend is strictly platonic.

05/07/2025

A day pass to a hotel can get you into the pool, the sauna and even a room. If you’re willing to spend. Here’s what we found — and our verdicts on the value:

We tried three D.C. hotel pools through Resort Pass to see if the day pass is worth the splurge.

05/07/2025

Column by Tamar Haspel | Italy has a much lower obesity rate than the U.S., even though Italians enjoy multicourse meals. Here’s why:

The obesity rate in Italy is far below that in the U.S., even though Italians enjoy multicourse meals involving pasta.

05/07/2025

For most of his life, Akihiko Yamamoto believed his American father had abandoned him in Japan.

He later learned that her father tried to find him, and in 2022, Yamamoto reunited with his long-lost sister.

Akihiko Yamamoto recently connected with his American sister, Sharon Lovell, whom he never knew existed.

05/07/2025

Column by Michael J. Coren | Most food deliveries come wrapped in petrochemicals. But there are ways to reduce the disposable plastic delivered to your door.

Here’s how I cut out (most of) the plastic in my food deliver:

Most food deliveries come wrapped in petrochemicals. But there are ways to reduce the disposable plastic delivered to your door.

04/07/2025

In a first of its kind, a California-based producer, Wildtype, recently got FDA approval for its lab-grown salmon.

It uses cells derived from Pacific salmon that are grown in big steel tanks and fed with a mix of nutrients, including amino acids, vitamins, salts, sugars, proteins and fats. https://wapo.st/4kkKATd

04/07/2025

A disturbance located about 100 miles offshore of the northeast Florida Coast could become a short-lived tropical depression or storm over the holiday weekend.

The system could bring dangerous rip currents and heavy rains over the holiday weekend.

04/07/2025

European officials say a deal is needed to contain Iran’s nuclear program, but U.S. strikes may have given Tehran new incentive to develop an atomic weapon in secret.

04/07/2025

The Washington Mystics are one of the WNBA’s surprise successes. With the season a little more than a third complete, the team is in the mix for a playoff spot.

Despite low expectations, Washington is in the mix for a playoff spot.

04/07/2025

Are you thinking of buying an electric car, putting up solar panels or replacing your doors or electrical panels? Here is everything you need to know about which tax credits Congress voted to eliminate, when they expire and who qualifies.

Everything you need to know about which tax credits Congress just voted to eliminate, when they expire and who qualifies.