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April the giraffe — after a very long pregnancy — just gave birth; North Korea does not test nuclear weapon to mark founder's birthday; Melania Trump seemed like a rebellious first lady. She's turning out to be a retro one.; North Korea shows off new missiles in huge military parade, but doesn't test nuke; Hackers have just dumped a treasure trove of NSA data. Here's what it means.; Even Canadians are skipping trips to the U.S. after Trump travel ban; Judges block Arkansas from carrying out scheduled executions; At Easter, Trump has yet to find a church home in DC; Janesville: An American Story; The Daily 202: Trump doesn't know much about history. It's making his on-the-job training harder.; Ex-Ravens tight end Todd Heap accidentally kills 3-year-old daughter; 5 questions for a Washington Post reporter whose eyebrows became a meme; From 'Girls' to 'I Love Lucy': How realistic are New York apartments on TV shows?; Is rationality dawning on Trump?; NASA 'sting' operation against 74-year-old widow of Apollo engineer draws court rebuke; On Easter, Mary Magdalene will be maligned as a prostitute. Except she wasn't.   Democracy Dies in Darkness     Most popular right now   Most Read April the giraffe — after a very long pregnancy — just gave birth April the giraffe had her baby Saturday morning, after a short and much anticipated labor. By Avi Selk  •  Read more » North Korea does not test nuclear weapon to mark founder's birthday There was speculation that Pyongyang would celebrate Kim Il Sung's 105th birthday with a bang. Instead, a show of military might included a parade of missiles in Pyongyang amid rising tensions with the United States — and followed a warning from China that the two countries should remain calm. By Anna Fifield  •  Read more »   Melania Trump seemed like a rebellious first lady. She's turning out to be a retro one. Preparing to host her first Easter Egg Roll, she is recalling the quieter traditions of the job. By Krissah Thompson  •  Read more »   North Korea shows off new missiles in huge military parade, but doesn't test nuke This comes amid warnings from China to North Korea and the U.S. to remain calm. By Anna Fifield  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Even Canadians are skipping trips to the U.S. after Trump travel ban One tourism industry expert pegs the estimated lost revenue this year at $7.4 billion. By Abha Bhattarai  •  Read more »   Judges block Arkansas from carrying out scheduled executions The two orders came days before the state planned to begin carrying out an unprecedented series of executions. By Mark Berman  •  Read more »   At Easter, Trump has yet to find a church home in DC Washington churches have long welcomed presidents to their pews. Bill Clinton frequented a Methodist church, Jimmy Carter taught Baptist Sunday school and Barack Obama visited an Episcopal church near the White House. By Catherine Lucey | AP  •  Read more »   Janesville: An American Story When the nation's oldest operating General Motors plant closes, residents emerge from the Great Recession into an uncertain future. By Amy Goldstein  •  Read more »   The Daily 202: Trump doesn't know much about history. It's making his on-the-job training harder. The president is learning how much he still doesn't know By James Hohmann  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Ex-Ravens tight end Todd Heap accidentally kills 3-year-old daughter Police say Heap was not impaired when he struck his daughter while moving his truck in his driveway at his home in Arizona. By Des Bieler  •  Read more »   5 questions for a Washington Post reporter whose eyebrows became a meme One reporter's raised eyebrows as White House press secretary Sean Spicer spoke on Tuesday went viral. By Abby Ohlheiser  •  Read more »   From 'Girls' to 'I Love Lucy': How realistic are New York apartments on TV shows? We break down the hovels, the dream pads and everything in between. By Nicki DeMarco  •  Read more »   Is rationality dawning on Trump? The president's reversals still reflect a flimsy worldview. But at least things aren't any worse. By Ruth Marcus  •  Read more »   NASA 'sting' operation against 74-year-old widow of Apollo engineer draws court rebuke The case, said an appeals court, is about "a sting operation involving six armed officers to forcibly seize a lucite paperweight containing a moon rock the size of a rice grain from an elderly grandmother," an appeals court said. By Fred Barbash  •  Read more »   On Easter, Mary Magdalene will be maligned as a prostitute. Except she wasn't. She has spent two millennia being reduced to a seductress. Now there's a social media campaign to restore her good name. By Petula Dvorak  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   DemocracyPost Opinions and commentary that illuminate the challenges facing democracy around the world. Sign Up »         Share The Post Most:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you are signed up for The Post Most or because it is included in your subscription. 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