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When the first debate of the 2020 presidential cycle devolved into chaos — with Joe Biden and Donald Trump talking over and insulting each other — no one blamed Fox News for moderator Chris Wallace’s inability to maintain control. When Kristen Welker ably handled the two candidates during the second debate, no one gave credit to NBC News. On Thursday, however, CNN will probably receive either the blame or the praise. For the first time since 1960, one network will be organizing, producing and operating a presidential general-election debate — “a great responsibility that we take quite seriously,” said CNN political director David Chalian.

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Is it cheating if he likes her Instagram story? What about if she stops sharing her location? Life online creates new avenues for betrayal. It also creates new ways to investigate our partners, from a casual Instagram check to dangerous digital abuse. People on social media are debating which behaviors in a relationship count as micro-cheating, with some going so far as to catfish or break into their partner's phones. Nobody wants to be deceived. But how much of our partner's digital lives are we entitled to?

U.S. Ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith joins Washington Post Live to discuss the Russia-Ukraine war, Europe’s security architecture and the upcoming NATO summit in Washington.

“Micro-cheating,”is an internet-era term for small acts of betrayal and the subject of an endless stream of content on social media. For people in relationships, liking an Instagram model’s photo can become a sign of infidelity — real or perceived. A Gen Z therapist sees couples share locations and account access as a sign of trust, or to deal with feelings of paranoia or jealousy. Suspicion doesn’t always mean someone is cheating, and online tracking can easily become a form of abuse. Read more: https://wapo.st/3VWLpbU

Join Washington Post Live for a special screening of the new documentary “Every Last Mile: The Untold Story of Connecting Rural America.” The screening will be followed by a roundtable discussion with Rep. James E. Clyburn (D-S.C.), Rural Utilities Service Administrator Andrew Berke and Virginia’s broadband office director Tamarah Holmes.

"Disappointments don’t mean AI is useless. It can be handy. But there is often a mismatch between the reality of AI and how companies encourage you to think of their AI as magical brains that know and do everything. The truth is that AI is fundamentally bad at many tasks. It requires you learn just the right words to coax the best out of it. Like all computers, AI will make different mistakes than people do, but it will make mistakes. And the AI that’s foisted on you is sometimes just broken," writes Shira Ovide.

The long legal battle over Julian Assange may finally be nearing an end. It has been a sprawling, almost surreal drama — involving the United States, Britain, Sweden, Ecuador and Australia — that saw the 52-year-old WikiLeaks founder holed up in cramped rooms and held in prison cells for a quarter of his life. His story of hacking and leaking, flight and imprisonment, courtroom theatrics and now possibly imminent release is inspiring, chilling, depressing — depending on how you view Assange. The case raised, but never definitively answered, vital questions about what it means to be a journalist, a publisher and a whistleblower.

Fifty years ago, the average American household spent more on clothing than health care, and putting food on the table cost about as much as keeping a roof overhead. Since then, technological advances, globalization and housing shortages have radically reshaped how Americans spend their dollars. Home computers and internet access were practically nonexistent in 1984 and now make up 2 percent of household expenses. And tobacco spending has declined sharply since 1972, when it took up more of the average budget than fresh fruits and vegetables. But other lifestyle changes barely register:

Though he’d been in the U.S. Air Force for 22 years, Mohammed Abu Hashem felt like he had more to give. But that changed in October, when urgent messages poured in from family in Gaza. An Israeli airstrike had killed Abu Hashem’s aunt and more than 20 neighbors, and left other relatives injured, he was told. Twelve children were among the dead, his family said. His thoughts turned to Washington’s “ironclad” support for Israel through policy and vast amounts of weaponry, and soon he concluded that 22 years was in fact enough. “It was extremely emotional for me, knowing the amount of bombs that are being supplied to Israel was the cause of her death,” Abu Hashem, who is Palestinian American, said in an interview after retiring from the military in June. “I knew right then that I can’t be part of the system that enabled this.”