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Outrage in Australia After American Woman Grabs a Baby Wombat

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Par :Victoria Kim
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A video of the online influencer snatching the joey from the side of its mother drew calls for her to be deported. She left the country Friday.

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The Wombat Protection Society of Australia said that human interaction could cause “severe stress” to the marsupials.
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Dr. Oz’s Journey From Heart Doctor to Celebrity to Iconoclast

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Par :Eoin Higgins
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A once-respected surgeon found fame and fortune as medicine’s biggest iconoclast. Now he’s on the cusp of power to help shape American public health.

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Pedro Nekoi; source photograph by Jim Spellman/Stringer/Getty Images
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In Japan, a Journalist Takes a Stand by Striking Out on His Own

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Par :Martin Fackler
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Makoto Watanabe quit a major newspaper after it retracted a scoop. Now he runs an investigative nonprofit that does not shy away from challenging authority.

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Makoto Watanabe, the co-founder and editor in chief of the Tokyo Investigative Newsroom Tansa, a small, nonprofit media operation.
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Why China Is Worried About Trump’s Tariffs on Mexico

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Par :Keith Bradsher
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China’s exports to developing markets have soared, opening indirect routes to the U.S. market that officials in Beijing worry may be closed under pressure from President Trump.

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A factory outside Monterrey that makes heating and air-conditioning units for Trane, an American company.
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Schumer Says He’ll Vote for GOP Spending Bill to Avert Government Shutdown

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Par :Carl Hulse and Catie Edmondson
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Many Democrats had agitated for the party to hang together and block the measure in defiance of President Trump, but the leader said doing so would prompt a shutdown that would only empower Mr. Trump.

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Senator Chuck Schumer warned on Thursday that if the government closed, President Trump and Republicans would have no incentive to reopen it,
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Plane Fire at Denver Airport Forces Passengers to Evacuate Onto Wing

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Par :Hank Sanders
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The flight had been diverted to the airport after experiencing “engine vibrations,” the authorities said. Six passengers were taken to a hospital for evaluation.

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Passengers on the wing of an American Airlines plane as they were evacuated after the plane had caught fire at Denver International Airport.
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Attempted Theft and Poisoning of a Star Reindeer Leaves Anchorage Miffed

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Par :Hank Sanders
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Star VII, the unofficial mascot for the Alaska city, nearly died when a person sprayed it with air freshener, the animal’s owner said.

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Albert Whitehead with Star, his pet reindeer, the unofficial mascot of Anchorage, Alaska. Star was nearly stolen from his pen and was poisoned the next night, causing him to become violently ill.
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Larry Buendorf, Secret Service Agent Who Saved President Ford, Dies at 87

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Par :Sam Roberts
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By grabbing a loaded handgun from Squeaky Fromme in 1975, Mr. Buendorf, as part of a Secret Service detail, thwarted a would-be assassin in California’s capital.

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As a Secret Service agent, Larry Buendorf scanned a crowd while President Gerald R. Ford spoke in 1975, the same year Mr. Buendorf foiled an attempt on the president’s life.
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Death Toll in 1999 Columbine School Shooting Climbs to 14 With Homicide Ruling

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Par :Neil Vigdor
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Anne Marie Hochhalter, who was paralyzed from the waist down when she was shot in the chest and back, died on Feb. 16. A coroner classified the death as a homicide.

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The Feb. 16 death of Anne Marie Hochhalter, who was shot during the Columbine High School massacre in 1999, has been classified as a homicide.
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Wine Businesses Fear Disaster in Threat of Huge Tariffs

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Par :Eric Asimov
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President Trump’s threat to impose 200 percent fees on European wines could harm importers, distributors, retailers and restaurants without necessarily helping U.S. producers.

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For most wine producers, sales depend on an interconnected web of small businesses — distributors, retailers and restaurateurs among them.
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Putin, in No Hurry for 30-Day Truce, Seeks Ukrainian Concessions

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Par :Anton Troianovski
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The remarks by the Russian leader suggested he wanted to draw out negotiations or make a truce impossible. Ukraine’s leader called the response to a cease-fire plan “manipulative.”

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Ukrainian special forces preparing for an assault on Russian soldiers advancing toward the Dnipro region of eastern Ukraine last month.
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Ron Nessen, Ford’s White House Press Secretary, Dies at 90

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Par :Robert D. McFadden
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He pledged a new era of openness in the wake of the Watergate scandal, but his relationship with the press corps proved rocky.

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Ron Nessen, the White House press secretary under Gerald R. Ford, speaking to reporters in May 1975. Mr. Nessen, who had been a reporter, told his former colleagues, “If I lie or mislead you, I think you are justified in questioning my continued usefulness in this job.”
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Judge Orders Musk and His Team to Turn Over Records and Answer Questions

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Par :Zach Montague
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Mr. Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has largely been shrouded in secrecy, but court cases are one way opponents of President Trump’s overhaul efforts have sought clarity.

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President Trump with Elon Musk and Mr. Musk’s son X at the White House on Tuesday.
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Trump Administration Must Rehire Thousands of Fired Workers, Judges Rule

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Par :Zach Montague
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A federal judge called the administration’s justification for the firings of workers with probationary status a “sham.” Another ruling barred the administration from carrying out future mass reductions.

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A judge said that only agencies themselves, not the Office of Personnel Management, have broad hiring and firing powers.
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Trump Demands Major Changes in Columbia Discipline and Admissions Rules

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Par :Katherine Rosman
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A letter outlining “immediate next steps” arrived less than a week after the administration said it was canceling $400 million in grants and contracts.

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Protesters occupied Hamilton Hall last spring. The Trump administration said Columbia had “fundamentally failed to protect American students and faculty from antisemitic violence and harassment.”
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Federal Cuts Prompt Johns Hopkins to Cut More Than 2,000 Workers

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Par :Stephanie Saul
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The university, a leader in scientific research, has been hard hit by the Trump administration’s cuts, which will slash at least $800 million from its budget.

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Johns Hopkins University conducts research around the world, much of it financed by federal grants and contracts.
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A Groundbreaking Ship That Sank in Lake Superior in 1892 Is Discovered

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Par :Simon J. Levien
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After searching for two years, researchers discovered the shipwreck of the Western Reserve, an early all-steel ship that broke apart in a gale in 1892 with a sole survivor.

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A sheered mast from the shipwreck of the Western Reserve, an early all-steel ship that broke apart in a gale on Lake Superior.
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German Tourists Detained for Weeks, Then Deported From U.S.

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Par :Lynsey Chutel
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Amid President Trump’s border crackdown, German news media have closely followed the treatment of two tourists who say they tried to enter the United States legally.

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Two German tourists were detained at the busy San Ysidro border crossing between San Diego and Tijuana.
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As Trump’s Untested Emissary to Putin, Witkoff’s Role May Bring Risk

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Par :Michael Crowley
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The real estate developer and president’s friend lacks diplomatic experience, but the new administration might view that as a plus.

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Steven Witkoff is the first senior U.S. official to meet with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia since before Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022.
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Trump Expands Trade Threats in Global Game of Chicken

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Par :Ana Swanson
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Trade wars with allies could spiral as the president tries to get trading partners to back down from retaliation with new threats of his own.

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A sawmill in Timmins, Ontario. “We don’t need anything they have,” President Trump said of imports from Canada, including lumber.
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What Is a Stock Market Correction?

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Par :The New York Times
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The S&P 500 has fallen 10.1 percent from its recent high, crossing a threshold that signals investors have turned pessimistic about stocks.

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After rising through much of the pandemic, the stock market has tumbled in recent weeks.
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A Chilling Scream, Then the Discovery of 53 Dead and Dying Migrants

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Par :Edgar Sandoval
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Prosecutors in San Antonio are putting human smugglers on trial, as legal avenues into the United States are closed off and dangers to undocumented migrants may be rising.

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Migrants were found dead or gravely ill in a semi-trailer on a desolate road in San Antonio on June 27, 2022.
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Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order Reaches the Supreme Court

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Par :Abbie VanSickle
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Trump administration lawyers asked the justices to limit the sweep of decisions by three lower courts that had issued nationwide pauses on the policy.

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President Trump signed an executive order on his first day in office that would end birthright citizenship for the children of undocumented immigrants.
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David Raven, British Drag Performer Known as Maisie Trollette, Dies at 91

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Par :Claire Moses
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A mainstay of England’s drag circuit, he performed for over five decades and encouraged other drag queens to flourish.

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David Raven in the 2021 documentary “Maisie.” As Maisie Trollette, he was a fixture of the British drag circuit, a regular presence at the Brighton and Hove Pride event and a mentor to younger drag performers.
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Sofia Gubaidulina, Composer Who Provoked Soviet Censors, Dies at 93

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Par :Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim
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Blacklisted at home but finding acclaim abroad, she sought to bridge East and West, the sacred and the secular, in vivid, colorful compositions.

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Sofia Gubaidulina, 2021. She was part of a group of important composers in the Soviet Union, including Arvo Pärt, Alfred Schnittke and Edison Denisov, who found disfavor with the authorities but acclaim abroad.
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Would Schools Close in a Future Pandemic?

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Par :Dana Goldstein and Sarah Mervosh
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Five years after the global Covid pandemic was declared, there is widespread agreement that closing classrooms was devastating for children. Here is what leaders say they may do next time.

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An empty classroom in Eden, N.C., in August 2020.
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Public Health Survived the Pandemic. Now It Fights Politics.

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Par :Kate Zernike · Emily Cochrane and Isabelle Taft
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Five years after the pandemic began, many local health officials say that the politicization of Covid has left them with fewer tools and fresh challenges.

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Since the Covid pandemic, trust in public health has dropped sharply and new laws in some states limit local officials’ authority to issue health mandates.
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Wall Street’s Slide to Correction Resumes as Tariff Anxiety Persists

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Par :Danielle Kaye
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The S&P 500 is on the cusp of closing in a correction, or a 10% drop from its February high. Constantly moving goal posts on tariffs and trade have rattled investors.

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As President Trump’s unpredictable and halting tariff policies rattled investors this week, many of his most loyal supporters in the media chose to barely mention the news.
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He Was Once the ‘Subway Ninja.’ He Would Like to Explain.

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Par :Michael Wilson
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In the lowest moment of Selwyn Bernardez’s life, he attacked a stranger with a sword. It was another transit horror story, but with a different ending.

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Selwyn Bernardez was charged with the kind of violent subway attack that stokes public fears.
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Merz Challenges Germans to Make a Bold Strategic Shift. Will They Do It?

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Par :Jim Tankersley and Christopher F. Schuetze
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The likely next chancellor has staked his government on a move to increase military spending. But the window for change is closing fast.

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Friedrich Merz, Germany’s likely next chancellor, introduced a measure on Thursday that would rip away Germany’s signature limits on government spending.
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Keir Starmer Wants to Abolish NHS England: What to Know About His Plan

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Par :Stephen Castle
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The British prime minister said he would scrap an agency that was created in 2013 to help run the health service. He said the move would save money by avoiding duplication.

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The emergency room at a hospital in Romford, England, in 2023. After years of underfunding, the country’s creaking, overstretched health care system badly needs investment.
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Teenagers Say Girls Are Equal to Boys in School, or Are Ahead

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Par :Claire Cain Miller
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Reflecting a generational change, two Pew surveys show boys tend to feel discouraged in the classroom, and are less likely than girls to pursue college.

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“What happens to a society when there’s such disparity between men and women in educational outcomes?” a researcher said.
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Bardella, Leader of France’s Far-Right National Rally, Heads to Israel

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Par :Roger Cohen
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As Jordan Bardella, its young president, tries to distance the party from its history of antisemitism, it is making common cause with Israel against “Islamist ideology.”

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Jordan Bardella, president of the National Rally party, has campaigned against Islamist movements and immigration, and made common cause with Israel.
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Brad Schimel, a Trump Loyalist, Aims to Flip Wisconsin’s Supreme Court

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Par :Reid J. Epstein and Steve Eder
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Brad Schimel, a judge who is so supportive of the president that he dressed up as him for Halloween, is hoping to flip the Wisconsin Supreme Court for conservatives.

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Brad Schimel, a Waukesha County circuit court judge, is the conservative candidate running in a high-profile race for control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
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Houthi Drones Could Become Stealthier and Fly Farther

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Par :John Ismay
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A new report documented efforts to smuggle hydrogen fuel cell components into Yemen that will provide Houthi fighters a technological leap ahead.

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Evidence examined by weapons researchers shows that Houthi rebels may have acquired technology that makes drones more difficult to detect.
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Pete Buttigieg, a Possible 2028 Contender, Won’t Run for Senate in Michigan

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Par :Katie Glueck · Nick Corasaniti and Reid J. Epstein
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The former transportation secretary, who moved to Michigan from Indiana in 2022, had been seen as the most prominent potential candidate in next year’s marquee contest.

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Pete Buttigieg, a former mayor of South Bend, Ind., who ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020, had earlier ruled out a run for Michigan governor.
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How Trump Is Helping Liberals Abroad

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Par :Lauren Jackson
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Voters are rallying behind some leaders who oppose President Trump’s tariffs, threats and insults. There’s a theory that explains why.

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Mark Carney, leader of the Liberal Party of Canada.
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White House Withdraws Nominee for C.D.C. Director

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Par :Apoorva Mandavilli and Sheryl Gay Stolberg
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Dr. Dave Weldon was to have appeared on Thursday in a confirmation hearing before the Senate health committee. He has close ties to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the new health secretary.

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Dr. Dave Weldon was a Republican representative from Florida from 1995 to 2009. He is best known for a law that bars health agencies from discriminating against hospitals or health insurance plans that choose not to provide or pay for abortions.
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As Markets Whipsaw, Conservative Media Shrugs

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Par :Ken Bensinger
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Many conservative websites have either ignored the recent stock declines or framed them in a positive way.

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As President Trump’s unpredictable and halting tariff policies rattled investors this week, many of his most loyal supporters in the media chose to barely mention the news.
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Trump’s Travel Ban Threatens Afghan Allies

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Par :Miriam Jordan
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The nonprofit No One Left Behind has raised millions of dollars for flights and other assistance to prevent Afghans from being stranded abroad and face retribution from the Taliban.

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“When Mr. Trump canceled flights, we didn’t have money to book our own flights to America,” said Aman Jafari, who interpreted for U.S. Navy Seals.
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In a Europe Adrift, Macron Seizes the Moment

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Par :Catherine Porter
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The French president’s prescriptions for “strategic autonomy” and a European force for Ukraine are suddenly timely in a world with a less dependable America.

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President Emmanuel Macron at the U.S. Capitol last month. Macron’s call for an autonomy from the United States comes as President Trump threatens to turn his back on NATO.
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Selma Miriam, Founder of the Feminist Restaurant Bloodroot, Dies at 89

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Par :Penelope Green
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She and Noel Furie had just come out as lesbians when they opened an unusual gathering place for women in Connecticut. Nearly half a century later, it is still thriving.

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Selma Miriam at her restaurant, Bloodroot, in 2017. An avid gardener, she named the restaurant for a native plant that begins flowering in early spring, spreading through a root system that grows underground.
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