Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan confirmed that Sudan’s military had retreated from El Fasher, a decisive shift in control of the country’s sprawling Darfur region.

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The lab where Oppenheimer developed the atomic bomb is the linchpin in the United States’ effort to modernize its nuclear weapons. Yet the site has contended with contamination incidents, work disruptions and old infrastructure.

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We explain how pet owners are expressing vaccine hesitancy.

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Plus, the longest-ever World Series game.

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Two years after a shock win for the far-right Geert Wilders, the Netherlands is returning to the polls. His hometown shows the pain points of the country’s volatile politics.

Rep. Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey and former Rep. Abigail Spanberger of Virginia will appear together on Wednesday, hoping to energize Democratic campaign volunteers, and voters.

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Aid to the devastated territory has increased since the cease-fire took effect and prices have fallen. But many trucks going into Gaza are bringing food and commercial goods to sell that most people cannot afford.

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The central bank is poised to lower interest rates again on Wednesday despite having only a partial view of how the economy is faring.

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American Ballet Theater’s first Black female principal dancer has given her farewell performance. But she’s not done with this art form yet.

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By nationalizing a local election, Turning Point Action is trying to show it can carry on without its founder and recall a local Republican who endorsed Kamala Harris.

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A new show featuring decommissioned statues forces a reckoning with American history at a moment when Donald Trump is trying to stop just that.

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The Trump administration is considering tighter safety rules on the weak radiations of cellphones even as it pursues looser regulations on the deadly emanations of the nuclear industry.

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Zohran Mamdani and the teachers’ union have called for changes in mayoral control. Andrew M. Cuomo and some education leaders say that would be a grave mistake.

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Job losses come as chief executive oversees a cost-cutting drive amid increased AI spending

Virginia governor candidate discusses bipartisan approach to lowering healthcare costs and addressing rising expenses affecting families across the commonwealth.

Members of Alberta's United Conservative Party want a detailed plan explaining the "potential benefits and negative consequences" of the province becoming an independent nation, according to a draft, obtained by National Post, of prospective policy proposals to be debated at the party's annual general meeting. Read More

California faculty union sues CSU system to block release of personal contact info to federal investigators in Trump antisemitism probe, citing privacy concerns.

Parental rights groups demand nationwide K-12 education audits to eliminate DEI discrimination and improve teacher vetting across all 50 states and Washington D.C.

Former NCAA star swimmer Riley Gaines challenged Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, to a debate after the lawmaker supported Zohran Mamdani for New York City mayor.

Canada has lost one of its preeminent historians, storytellers and patriots. Read More

The Ukrainian president also stressed that they still need European financial support to continue fighting

Denmark’s Mette Frederiksen strikes similar tone as she repeats her warning that “we face the greatest threat since the second world war,” as “Russia is trying to weaken our societies and to divide us.”

“They shall know that they will never succeed,” she says defiantly.

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It looks as though we are destined to spend this week wrestling with the tactical fallout from the Ontario government’s television ad for American audiences featuring Ronald Reagan’s wise words in favour of free trade. Speaking in Malaysia at the annual summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on Monday morning, Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed that the U.S. had broken off trade talks with Canada on aluminum, steel and energy. President Donald Trump had denounced the ad, stating on social media that “Canada was caught, red handed, putting up a fraudulent advertisement.… Because of their serious misrepresentation of the facts, and hostile act, I am increasing the Tariff on Canada by 10% over and above what they are paying now.” Read More

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