Washington

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Its success in selling itself to Washington as a potential mediator has given it renewed diplomatic clout that India must now work to counter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

The CIA "executed a deception campaign to confuse the Iranians, who were desperately hunting for our airmen," whom Washington located as of Saturday morning, Ratcliffe said, without providing details on the deception efforts.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

United is also the biggest player at Dulles International Airport outside Washington, D.C. and San Francisco International Airport — two of the most expensive airports in the country for flights.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

She was born in Washington, D.C., in 1915 but left the U.S. permanently to live in Mexico after World War II. “Her work will nurture you,” Wille said.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Later, Brugman would find out that her brother, on the west coast of Washington, heard what sounded like eight explosions.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone