Matthew Barakat

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  • FILE – This courtroom sketch depicts a former detainee at Abu Ghraib prison, Salah Al-Ejaili, foreground with glasses, at the trial of CACI, a Virginia-based military contractor who is accused of contributing to the abuse and torture of detainees at Abu Ghraib, in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Va., April 16, 2024. (Dana Verkouteren via AP, File)Finance

    U.S. jury awards $42 million to 3 former Abu Ghraib detainees, holding Virginia military contractor responsible

    By Matthew Barakat and The Associated Press
  • A mature man in his 40s putting an I VOTED sticker on his shirt.Politics

    Swing states are quietly purging thousands from voter rolls, and legitimate citizens keep getting removed

    By Matthew Barakat and The Associated Press
  • FILE – The Google building is seen in New York, Feb. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)Tech

    Google expert witness tells antitrust trial that company gets just 10% of the U.S. digital ad market share

    By Matthew Barakat and The Associated Press
  • FILE – A sign at Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. is shown on Oct. 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)Tech

    Google keeps up to 36% of every ad sale it brokers, government says in antitrust lawsuit

    By Matthew Barakat and The Associated Press
  • IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR THE HSUS – FILE – An HSUS Animal Rescue Team member carries a beagle into the organization’s care and rehabilitation center in Maryland on July 21, 2022, after the organization removed the first 201 beagles as part of a transfer plan from Envigo RMS LLC facility in Cumberland, Va. (Kevin Wolf/AP Images for the HSUS)Finance

    Company that bred beagles for medical research agrees to pay record $35m fine for neglecting thousands of dogs at Virginia facility

    By Matthew Barakat and The Associated Press
  • Sundar Pichai, chief executive officer of AlphabetTech

    Google wants a judge to decide whether it violated U.S. antitrust laws because jurors wouldn’t get it

    By Matthew Barakat and The Associated Press
  • Young adult unhappy couple sitting distanced on sofa after arguing. Upset caucasian man looking annoyed away after having relationship problems with her girlfriend or wife.Health

    Cancer survivor says embryos with an ex-husband are her last chance to have a baby. Ex-husband wants to avoid procreating against his will

    By Matthew Barakat and The Associated Press
  • Sundar PichaiTech

    Google locks its search on your iPhone for $20 billion a year, government argues in epic monopoly case

    By Matthew Barakat and The Associated Press
  • Washington Wizards and Capitals owner Ted LeonsisFinance

    Collapse of NBA, NHL arena deal prompts recriminations, finger-pointing among Virginia politicians

    By Sarah Rankin, Matthew Barakat, and others
  • Muriel Bowser, Ted LeonsisPolitics

    News Correspondent

    By Stephen Whyno, Sarah Rankin, and others
  • Gov. Glenn YoungkinFinance

    Unions oppose $2 billion plan to move Wizards and Capitals from Washington D.C. to northern Virginia

    By Matthew Barakat, Sarah Rankin, and others
  • Ted Leonsis, Glenn YoungkinPolitics

    Virginia’s multibillion-dollar plan to lure the Wizards and Capitals away from DC clears first hurdle in legislature

    By Sarah Rankin, Matthew Barakat, and others
  • Washington sportsPolitics

    Virginia’s $2 billion plan to lure the Capitals and Wizards away from DC heads to legislature amid taxpayer handout accusations

    By Sarah Rankin, Matthew Barakat, and others
  • Will suburban D.C. get lucky?Lifestyle

    ‘We have to be practical’: Amid office-space crunch, Virginia’s richest region eyes a new source of funds—gambling

    By Matthew Barakat and The Associated Press
  • Washington Wizards owner Ted LeonsisLifestyle

    Wizards, Capitals billionaire owner strikes deal with Virginia governor to ditch DC—except for his WNBA franchise

    By Sarah Rankin, Matthew Barakat, and others