The Duchess of Cambridge put on a dazzling display as she attended the Royal Variety Performance in London tonight with Prince William. The royal couple were all smiles as they headed into the star-studded event at the Palladium, for a night of theatre, music and comedy. Kate graced the red carpet in a stunning floorlength…

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Rachel Clement picks purple mustard before the first hard freeze of the season at Owl’s Nest Farm in Upper Marlboro, Md., on Nov. 9. Many women, highly educated and city-bred, are taking to the farm life. Clement has worked at the farm since August. (Michael Robinson Chavez/The Washington Post) Liz Whitehurst dabbled in several careers…

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Egypt was rocked at noon on Friday by a coordinated assault by gunmen on a mosque in the Sinai Peninsula, in what has proved to be the deadliest terrorist attack in the country’s modern history. Gunmen opened fire on worshippers during Friday noon prayers – the most important period of observance for Muslims, during which…

The $2 million free-agent signing has been one of the NFL’s most efficient and effective quarterbacks, and he has the Vikings sitting at 9-2. Case Keenum’s surprising season can teach us a lot about how the football universe works.

Der Blick streift entschlossen und selbstbewusst am Betrachter vorbei. Die Frau trägt ein Kleid von intensivem Blau, ihre großen Hände ruhen auf den Knien. Das ausdrucksstarke Bildnis Helene Weigels von Rudolf Schlichter aus dem Jahr 1928 zeigt die geballte Präsenz der passionierten Bühnenschauspielerin – eine junge, tatkräftige Frau, die durch und durch modern wirkt. Zwei…