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Among American Jews, a Schism Over ICE Arrest of Columbia Activist

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Par :Marc Tracy and Eliza Shapiro
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Some organizations applauded the move. But the raid chilled other American Jews, even some who consider themselves supporters of Israel.

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Protesters gathered outside the Jacob Javits Federal Building in Manhattan after immigration authorities detained Mahmoud Khalil, who has been active in Columbia University’s pro-Palestinian movement.
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Ramadan in the West Bank: Displacement and Despair

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Par :Fatima AbdulKarim
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An Israeli military operation has uprooted tens of thousands of Palestinians who can’t break their fast in their own homes and don’t know when, or if, they will ever return.

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Displaced families from a refugee camp waited last week to receive donated food before breaking their fast, in a village near the West Bank city of Jenin.
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Michigan Lieutenant Governor Begins Campaign for State’s Top Job

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Par :Mitch Smith
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Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II, a software engineer from Detroit, entered a growing Democratic primary field for governor in a period of uncertainty for his party.

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Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II of Michigan at the State Capitol in Lansing.
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In ‘Long Bright River,’ Amanda Seyfried Serves and Protects

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Par :Alexis Soloski
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The actress’s role as a Philadelphia beat cop in this Peacock series seems like an odd fit, but that’s the point. “I just wanted to prove to myself that nothing can feel too foreign,” she said.

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Amanda Seyfried overprepares for most roles.
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More Universities Are Choosing to Stay Neutral on the Biggest Issues

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Par :Vimal Patel
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Instead of speaking out on the hot-button debates of the day, more schools are making it a policy to stay silent as political pressure mounts against higher education.

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The University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor last year. The school adopted an institutional neutrality policy in October.
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Nissan, Facing Mounting Challenges, Replaces Its C.E.O.

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Par :River Akira Davis
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The automaker said on Tuesday that Makoto Uchida would step down. The company has said it would slash global production capacity and cut thousands of jobs.

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Makoto Uchida, Nissan Motor’s chief executive, offered to take a 50 percent pay cut in November, saying he felt responsible for Nissan’s failure to adapt to a changing market.
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Ukraine Targets Moscow With Large-Scale Drone Attack

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Par :Marc Santora and Ivan Nechepurenko
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The assault, which the mayor called the largest on Russia’s capital since the war began, was a reminder of Ukraine’s power to strike as its president proposes an air truce.

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A damaged apartment building on Tuesday after a drone attack in the Moscow region. The assault forced the city’s four international airports to suspend operations.
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South Korean R&B Singer Wheesung Is Found Dead at 43

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Par :Jin Yu Young
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The artist was known for popularizing the musical genre in the country, but convictions for drug abuse damaged his image.

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The South Korean singer Wheesung in Seoul, in an undated photo. The R&B artist was found dead at his home on Monday.
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On the Run, a Hit Man Gives One Last Confession

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Par :Hannah Beech and Jes Aznar
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Edgar Matobato says he killed again and again for former President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines. Now he’s trying to stay alive to testify.

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Edgar Matobato, a member of a death squad linked to former President Rodrigo Duterte, inside a church compound at an undisclosed location in the Philippines in June.
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Stocks Pare Losses After Trump’s Moves and Comments Rattled Investors

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Par :River Akira Davis · Daisuke Wakabayashi and Joe Rennison
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Weeks of selling culminated on Monday with the S&P 500’s worst day of the year. Some measure of calm returned to markets on Tuesday.

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Charts on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Monday. Current economic data has stayed robust, but surveys of consumers, business leaders and economists are growing pessimistic.
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What Slowdown? Xi Says China Must Win the Global Tech Race.

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Par :Chris Buckley
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Xi Jinping wants China to surpass rivals as a tech superpower, undeterred by economic woes or trade wars. Critics ask if this focus neglects struggling citizens.

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China’s leader, Xi Jinping, at the opening session of the legislative session last week. He has used the event as a platform to give his priorities the gloss of public approval.
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Solar Energy, Criticized by Trump, Claims Big U.S. Gain in 2024

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Par :Ivan Penn
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The added capacity for the year was the most from any single source in more than two decades.

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About 50 gigawatts of solar generation capacity was added to the U.S. grid last year, the Solar Energy Industries Association and Wood Mackenzie reported.
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Philippines’ Ex-President Duterte Arrested Under I.C.C. Warrant

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Par :Sui-Lee Wee and Camille Elemia
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The International Criminal Court has been investigating the deadly antidrug crackdown that Mr. Duterte, who was detained in Manila on Tuesday, oversaw while in power.

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Former President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines at a rally in Hong Kong on Sunday. He was arrested after returning to the Philippines on Tuesday.
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Rubio Seeks Cease-Fire in Ukraine After Reaching His Own With Musk

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Par :Michael Crowley and Edward Wong
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After blowing up at Elon Musk, Secretary of State Marco Rubio aims to bolster his position. He is seeing Saudi and Ukrainian officials in Saudi Arabia and allied diplomats in Canada.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio has endured criticism for appearing to have surrendered longtime principles on such matters as his backing for robust U.S. foreign aid and his staunch support for Ukraine’s defense against Russian aggression.
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Trump Officials Warn 60 Colleges of Possible Antisemitism Penalties

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Par :Michael C. Bender
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The administration’s warning came just after it pulled hundreds of millions of dollars from Columbia University.

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In a statement on Monday, Secretary of Education Linda McMahon told dozens of universities that federal funding was a privilege for colleges and contingent on “scrupulous adherence” to anti-discrimination laws.
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A Painter Whose Work Is Never Finished

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Par :Travis Diehl
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Janiva Ellis questions pat solutions with her fractured spaces and artworks that feel as if they are under construction, including some that actually are.

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Janiva Ellis in her studio in Lower Manhattan with paintings that may take a long time to complete. Ellis interweaves styles and references with internet-brained liquidity.
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Justice Dept. Official Says She Was Fired After Opposing Restoring Mel Gibson’s Gun Rights

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Par :Devlin Barrett
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Elizabeth G. Oyer, the former pardon attorney, said that she was not told why she was dismissed, but that as events unfolded she feared they might lead to her firing.

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The actor Mel Gibson in September. In 2011, he pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of battering his former girlfriend, as part of a deal with prosecutors that allowed him to avoid jail time.
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Jessie Mahaffey, Survivor of Pearl Harbor Attack, Dies at 102

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Par :Amanda Holpuch
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He was cleaning the deck of the U.S.S. Oklahoma when it capsized under Japanese torpedo fire. Less than a year later, he survived the sinking of another Navy ship in the Pacific.

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Jessie Mahaffey in an undated photograph. He swam to safety aboard another Navy vessel after the U.S.S. Oklahoma capsized under Japanese torpedo fire at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.
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Fire Damages 4 Tesla Cybertrucks in Seattle

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Par :Sara Ruberg
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Federal and local law enforcement authorities are investigating what caused the Sunday night fire, which came after a series of attacks against Tesla in rebuke of its chief executive, Elon Musk.

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A member of the Seattle Fire Department inspecting a burned Tesla Cybertruck at a Tesla lot in Seattle on Monday.
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Can Mark Carney, Canada’s New Leader, Take on Trump and His Tariffs?

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Par :Matina Stevis-Gridneff
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Mark Carney will most likely be in power just a few weeks before a federal election is held. To win, he will try to convince Canadians he can take on, but also negotiate with, Trump.

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Mark Carney, who was elected on Sunday as leader of Canada’s Liberal Party, will be sworn in as prime minister.
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A Bad Day on Wall Street

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Par :Matthew Cullen
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Also, Rubio said Ukraine must cede territory in exchange for peace. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.

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Trump Has Said ‘No Exceptions’ to His Tariffs. Will That Last?

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Par :Ana Swanson
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His administration has acknowledged that exceptions undercut the power of tariffs, but it seems hard for the president to resist making deals.

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A steel factory in Hangzhou, China. In his first term, President Trump initially imposed tariffs on steel and aluminum from countries like China and Russia.
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Washington Post Columnist Quits After Article Criticizing Jeff Bezos Is Shelved

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Par :Benjamin Mullin
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Ruth Marcus, a longtime columnist at The Post, said its publisher refused to run her critique of the new focus for the paper’s opinion section.

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Ruth Marcus, the deputy editorial page editor of The Washington Post, told her colleagues that she had arrived at the decision to resign “with immense sadness.”
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Federal Judge Blocks Government From Removing Mahmoud Khalil From the U.S.

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Par :Edward Wong · Charlie Savage · Hamed Aleaziz and Luis Ferré-Sadurní
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Immigration officers arrested a Columbia University graduate for helping lead campus protests against Israel’s treatment of Palestinians. President Trump said the case was “the first arrest of many to come.”

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Mahmoud Khalil was arrested by immigration officers in New York on Saturday.
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Eric Schmidt Joins Relativity Space as C.E.O.

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Par :Mike Isaac and Kenneth Chang
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The former Google chief executive is taking a controlling interest in Relativity Space, which aims to build low-cost, reusable rockets to compete against Elon Musk’s SpaceX and to reach Mars.

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Eric Schmidt, 69, has not served as a chief executive since he gave up the job at Google in 2011.
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Mahmoud Khalil Was Public Face of Protest Against Israel at Columbia

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Par :Ana Ley
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Mahmoud Khalil, a permanent resident of the United States, was arrested in his Manhattan apartment and sent to Louisiana. His detention sets up a fight over free speech.

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Mahmoud Khalil speaks at a pro-Palestinian student demonstration after a sit-in at Barnard College last week.
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L.A. Prosecutor Says He Opposes Releasing the Menendez Brothers

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Par :Tim Arango and Matt Stevens
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Erik and Lyle Menendez still have paths to freedom. But the new district attorney is trying to roll back an effort by his predecessor to ease their punishment for killing their parents.

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Erik Menendez, left, and Lyle Menendez during a pretrial hearing in 1992 in Los Angeles.
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Ukraine Must Cede Territory in Any Peace Deal, Rubio Says

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Par :Alan Rappeport
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The secretary of state, heading to talks with Ukrainian officials in Saudi Arabia, said future talks with Moscow will be needed to determine what Russia is willing to give up to end the war.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke to reporters about Ukraine as he traveled to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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‘Anchors, Under Your Desks!’: Tornado Hits Orlando TV Station

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Par :Johnny Diaz
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Crews at the Fox 35 station were on the air sharing updates about tornado warnings for Seminole and Volusia counties when one struck their news studio on Monday morning.

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Firefighters amid debris in Seminole County after a storm on Monday morning.
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U.S. Energy Secretary Pledges to Reverse Focus on Climate Change

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Par :Brad Plumer
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To applause from oil and gas executives, Chris Wright said natural gas was preferable to renewable energy and climate change was a “side effect of building the modern world.”

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Chris Wright, the secretary of energy, gave a speech in Houston on Monday.
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Trump, With More Honey Than Vinegar, Cements an Iron Grip on Republicans

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Par :Annie Karni and Jonathan Swan
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In his second term, President Trump is cultivating warm relationships with G.O.P. lawmakers — and using the implicit threat of ruining them if they stray — to keep them in line behind his agenda.

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Representative Chip Roy, bottom right, who initially would not commit to supporting Speaker Mike Johnson’s re-election, ultimately voted for him after a phone call from President Trump.
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Oil Tanker and Container Ship Collide in the North Sea

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Par :Megan Specia
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A container ship hit a stationary U.S.-flagged oil tanker on Monday, forcing the crews to abandon ship and raising fears about a leak of jet fuel.

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Multiple explosions were reported and jet fuel leaked after a container ship, the Solong, right, collided with an oil tanker, the Stena Immaculate, on Monday.
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Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Law Banning Conversion Therapy

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Par :Adam Liptak
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Colorado, like more than 20 other states, bars licensed therapists from trying to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of minors in their care.

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The Supreme Court has turned down earlier cases challenging state laws regulating conversion therapy, over the dissents of some conservative justices.
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Trump’s Call to Scrap ‘Horrible’ Chip Program Spreads Panic

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Par :Tripp Mickle and Ana Swanson
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The president’s attack on the key tenet of the Biden administration’s industrial policy has set off concerns that he may claw back its funding.

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An Intel construction site in Chandler, Ariz. Intel is among the companies that have pledged to invest hundreds of billions of dollars in U.S. chip-making facilities.
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Trump’s Attacks Give Zelensky a Popularity Boost in Ukraine

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Par :Kim Barker
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The Ukrainian leader’s approval rating is rising, and critics have backed off after he was humiliated and criticized by President Trump, who has also demanded new elections in Ukraine.

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President Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine during their contentious meeting at the White House last month.
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Skirmish in Syrian Capital Raises Fears of Expanding Violence

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Par :Euan Ward
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The overnight incident in Damascus appeared to have been contained, but it has heightened concerns that the violence sweeping the country’s coastal region could spread.

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Members of the Syrian government’s security forces in the capital, Damascus, on Thursday.
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Think You Understand Your Dog? Think Again.

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Par :Emily Anthes
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People interpret a dog’s emotions based on its situation and have “a big blind spot” for the actual animal, a new study found.

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“When it comes to just perceiving dog emotions, we think we know what’s happening,” one of the authors said. “But we’re actually subconsciously relying on a lot of other factors.”
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Everyone Has a Plan for Gaza. None of Them Add Up.

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Par :Patrick Kingsley
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Since President Trump suggested expelling the territory’s population, Middle East leaders have rushed to propose options for a postwar Gaza. Each is unacceptable to either Israel or Hamas, or both.

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Displaced Palestinians in the Jabalia camp in the northern Gaza Strip in February.
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Book Review: ‘Careless People,’ by Sarah Wynn-Williams

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Par :Jennifer Szalai
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“Careless People,” a memoir by a former Facebook executive, portrays feckless company leaders cozying up to authoritarian regimes.

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Facebook’s C.E.O. Mark Zuckerberg rings the Nasdaq’s opening bell from Facebook’s headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., on May 18, 2012, the day of the company’s initial public offering, while Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook’s C.O.O., looks on.
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Los Angeles Wildfires Leave Residents Worried About Contaminated Soil

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Par :Livia Albeck-Ripka and Jesus Jiménez
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Federal agencies are removing topsoil from burned areas but will not test it for contaminants. So scientists and residents are testing fire-affected properties themselves.

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Residents and scientists worry that toxic pollutants may linger in burned areas even after tons of ash, debris and tainted soil are cleared away.
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Cutting Medicaid?

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How Republicans could change the program.

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On Capitol Hill.
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Aftershocks of Supreme Court’s Immunity Ruling Echo in New Trump Cases

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Par :Adam Liptak
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The real legacy of the case, scholars say, is not its protection of former presidents from prosecution but its expansive understanding of presidential power.

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Some of the most important elements of the decision were overlooked last year, including granting the president exclusive responsibilities that cannot be overridden by Congress.
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Who Likes Tariffs? Some U.S. Industries Are Eager for Them.

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Par :Peter Eavis
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Concern about the cost of materials has tempered business enthusiasm about taxing imports. But steel and aluminum makers say they welcome the help.

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A steel supplier in Toronto last month. Leaders of American steel and aluminum companies have said that foreign rivals undercut them because they benefit from subsidies and other government support.
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Trump’s Tactics Lead Americans to Question Role on World Stage

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Par :Katie Glueck
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Among supporters and detractors alike, his transactional approach to foreign policy has upended old notions about the United States as a global leader.

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President Trump’s approach to foreign policy has been drastically different from that of his Republican predecessors.
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Inside Trump’s War on the I.R.S.: Dropped Audits and a Skeleton Staff

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Par :Andrew Duehren
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President Trump is planning to gut the work force while trying to turn the I.R.S. into a more political agency.

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The Trump administration is preparing budget cuts and further layoffs that could ultimately force the Internal Revenue Service to shed as much as 50 percent of its work force.
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