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Many American newspapers are "local," primarily reporting on local events with a little bit of national and/or international coverage. But some newspapers are read "nation-wide" (by people living in many parts of the country).

For example, USA Today is a national paper that doesn't focus on any particular city. It has the largest "circulation" (the number of people who read a particular newspaper) of any U.S. newspaper, with more than 2.1 million copies each weekday. It isn't published on weekends. It has a "distinct" (unique; different from others) "layout" (the way materials are organized and presented) that uses a lot of colors and large photographs.

The Wall Street Journal is another national and international newspaper, named for Wall Street, which is the center of the "financial district" (an area where a lot of financial business occurs) in New York City. It focuses mostly on news in international and "domestic" (within the U.S.) business and finance. It looks much different than USA Today, because it uses very few photographs or colors.

The New York Times focuses on local news in New York City, as well as national and international news, and it is read by people across the country - not only in New York. The New York Times "tends to have" (usually has) a lot of cultural information, with stories about the arts, theater, books, fashion, and travel.

Finally, the Washington Post is a newspaper that focuses on local news in Washington, D.C., as well as national and international news. It has a "national distribution," meaning that people all over the country read it. People who read the Washington Post tend to be very interested in national politics.