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What is a recession? Wikipedia can't decide

Wikipedia has locked its page for "recession," setting restrictions on who can edit the entry until next week. The freeze was set after editors made a series of revisions to the definition of "recession." Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images hide caption

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What is a recession? Wikipedia can't decide

An editing battle over its "recession" entry prompted Wikipedia to put a temporarily lock on revisions to prevent new users from repeatedly changing the definitions of recession.

Climate

Dems could pass the most ambitious climate package in years — but would it be enough?

by Ari Shapiro , Lauren Hodges , Patrick Jarenwattananon

Dems could pass the most ambitious climate package in years — but would it be enough?

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Weather

At a distillery in flood-stricken Kentucky, there's mud everywhere

by Ailsa Chang , Karen Zamora , Christopher Intagliata

At a distillery in flood-stricken Kentucky, there's mud everywhere

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Media

What is a recession? Wikipedia can't decide

by Emma Bowman

What is a recession? Wikipedia can't decide

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National

How a New Jersey city has achieved 0 traffic deaths in 4 years

by Ari Shapiro , Megan Lim , Patrick Jarenwattananon

How a New Jersey city has achieved 0 traffic deaths in 4 years

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Obituaries

Nichelle Nichols, trailblazer known for playing Lt. Uhura on 'Star Trek,' dies

by Mandalit del Barco

Nichelle Nichols, trailblazer known for playing Lt. Uhura on 'Star Trek,' dies

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Sports

NFL suspends quarterback Deshaun Watson for 6 games over sexual assault accusations

by Ailsa Chang , Gabe O'Connor , Ashley Brown

NFL suspends quarterback Deshaun Watson for 6 games over sexual assault accusations

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World

U.N. kicks off nuclear nonproliferation conference as global fears fester

by Michele Kelemen

U.N. kicks off nuclear nonproliferation conference as global fears fester

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Law

Noodling — pulling a catfish from the water by hand — is now legal in Louisiana

by Kezia Setyawan

Noodling — pulling a catfish from the water by hand — is now legal in Louisiana

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Author Interviews

Encore: Artist Ai Weiwei on his father's exile and hopes for his own son

by Ailsa Chang , Matt Ozug , Mallory Yu

Encore: Artist Ai Weiwei on his father's exile and hopes for his own son

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World

Resuming Ukrainian grain exports may help reduce food insecurity in the Middle East

by Ari Shapiro , Alejandra Marquez Janse , Ashley Brown

Resuming Ukrainian grain exports may help reduce food insecurity in the Middle East

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National

Jan. 6 defendant Guy Reffitt faces sentencing. The DOJ wants him to get 15 years

by Carrie Johnson

Jan. 6 defendant Guy Reffitt faces sentencing. The DOJ wants him to get 15 years

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Space

What people were saying during Saturday's meteor showers

by Kat Lonsdorf , Christopher Intagliata

What people were saying during Saturday's meteor showers

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National

In extended-stay hotels, one writer sees a solution to lots of housing problems

by Ailsa Chang , Connor Donevan , Bridget Kelley

In extended-stay hotels, one writer sees a solution to lots of housing problems

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Elections

Tuesday elections will impact abortion rights in Kansas, Arizona and Michigan

by Zoe Clark , Jim McLean , Katherine Davis-Young

Tuesday elections will impact abortion rights in Kansas, Arizona and Michigan

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Climate

Encore: D.C.'s unique history provides a bit of extra security from sea level rise

by Jacob Fenston

Encore: D.C.'s unique history provides a bit of extra security from sea level rise

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Elections

The race for Texas governor between Abbott and O'Rourke ramps up

by Sergio Martínez-Beltrán | The Texas Newsroom

The race for Texas governor between Abbott and O'Rourke ramps up

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National

Bill Russell statue in Boston draws fans paying tribute to the Celtics legend

by Tovia Smith

Bill Russell statue in Boston draws fans paying tribute to the Celtics legend

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World

U.S. killed al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a drone strike, officials say

by Greg Myre

U.S. killed al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a drone strike, officials say

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Politics

President Biden emerges from COVID isolation to announce death of Ayman al-Zawahiri

by Franco Ordoñez

President Biden emerges from COVID isolation to announce death of Ayman al-Zawahiri

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World

What it was like in Kabul during the U.S. strike on al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri

by Steve Inskeep

What it was like in Kabul during the U.S. strike on al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri

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