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A juicy yellow fin tuna

This 136-pounder was reeled in by Dennis Templeton of Texas.

The sudden and unexpected return of the drone war

A flurry of drone strikes raises questions about the Obama administration's stated commitment to dial back its aggressive wartime tactics.

For whom the kettlebell tolls: Costa Rica’s latest exercise craze

Bored with your normal workout routine? You might just be saved by the kettlebell.

Slate will no longer refer to Washington’s NFL team as the ‘Redskins’

A group in the U.S. House of Representatives recently introduced a bill to void the trademark. Yet the choice of the team's name belongs to one person, Washington owner Daniel Snyder.

Folding for peace, remembering Hiroshima

AROUND COSTA RICA: Ticos create origami cranes at the Children’s Museum for an art exhibit dedicated to Sadako Sasaki, a young girl who died of cancer after her city was bombed in 1945.

Haiti-UN launch urgent 2013 aid appeal

Financial aid would help cover immediate needs for the rest of the year, notably for the most vulnerable 935,500 people who have not yet received assistance and who are at-risk of cholera or from the hurricane season.

U.S. Embassy warns of Yemen threats, urges citizens to leave

A statement on the website of the U.S. Embassy in Yemen warned U.S. citizens "of the high security threat level in Yemen due to terrorist activities and civil unrest."

Chief executive Bezos is noted for patience

Bezos has invested millions in a space flight company, a reflection of his passion for "moonshot" innovations, and, perhaps most symbolic of his endurance, he is also helping to lead an effort to build a clock that will tick for 10,000 years.

Brazilian scientists to test AIDS vaccine on monkeys

At its current stage of development, the vaccine would not totally eliminate the virus from the organism.

The Grahams: A family synonymous with The Post and with Washington

During Katharine Weymouth's tenure as publisher, the problems at The Post — and other papers — have worsened. Post circulation fell from 638,000 on weekdays to about 450,000 for the first six months of 2013. The newspaper's revenue dropped as well. The company's newspaper division took in $801 million in Weymouth's first year as publisher and $582 million in 2012 — a decline of more than 25 percent.

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