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Edmund White, Pioneer of Queer Literature, Is Dead at 85

He mined his own varied catalog of sexual experiences in more than 30 books of fiction and nonfiction.

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Edmund White in an undated photo. His output was almost equally divided between fiction and nonfiction. Many of his books were critical successes, and several were best-sellers.
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Israeli-Backed Aid Sites in Gaza Close Temporarily After Deadly Shootings

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation said it was working to improve operations, a day after the Red Cross said at least 27 Palestinians were killed near a distribution center.

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Receiving treatment at a hospital in southern Gaza on Tuesday after gunfire broke out at an aid distribution site in the area.
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Santa Ono Blocked From Becoming University of Florida’s President

Santa Ono, the former president of the University of Michigan, was also criticized by conservatives for his handling of campus protests.

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Santa Ono had tried to distance himself from the politics of Michigan as he sought to transition to the Sunshine State.
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As Trump’s Tariffs Nudge Canada Toward Free Interprovincial Trade, Gerard Comeau Gets His Revenge

Gerard Comeau fought back after being fined for bringing too much beer into his province. He lost the battle, but may yet win the war.

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“If you’re going to be a country, you’ve got to be open to trade between the provinces,” Gerard Comeau said. The police fined him for bringing too much beer from Quebec to New Brunswick.
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Why South Korea’s New Leader Name Checked North Korea but Not China

Lee Jae-myung’s inauguration speech was a sign of the diplomatic maneuvering he will need to pull off to navigate relations with China and the United States.

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President Lee Jae-myung giving his inauguration speech at the National Assembly in Seoul on Wednesday, hours after he clinched a comfortable election victory.
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Sean Combs, Defendant: Gestures to His Family, Sticky Notes to His Lawyers

With no cameras in the courtroom, few have glimpsed the music mogul as he helps direct his defense, facing charges that could put him in prison for the rest of his life.

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Sean Combs in 2020. In court at his federal trial, he has dressed in a muted wardrobe of five sweaters and five button-down shirts.
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Drone Attacks Are the New Front in War. Can NATO Keep Up?

Assaults in Russia and Ukraine have shown major military powers that they are unprepared for evolving forms of warfare, and need to adapt.

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Soldiers with Ukraine’s 42nd Separate Mechanized Brigade who watch for, and try to shoot down, Russian drones, in the Kharkiv region last month.
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As Trump Wavers, Europe Is More Optimistic About Defending Ukraine

Europe has the money and the artillery shells, but key U.S. capabilities like operational intelligence and air defense would be difficult to replace.

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A Ukrainian soldier on the lookout for armed Russian Shahed drones at an air defense position in the Kharkiv region last month.
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E.P.A. Workers Are Unsettled as ICE Makes Arrests in Their Building

As immigration officials ramp up a crackdown in downtown Manhattan, employees at a neighboring federal agency have been ordered not to get in the way.

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Federal immigration officers in Lower Manhattan and across the nation have begun arresting migrants immediately after court hearings if they have been ordered deported or if their cases have been dismissed.
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Amid Rising Heat, Hajj Becomes Test of Endurance for Pilgrims and Saudi Arabia

Millions will make the annual pilgrimage to Mecca. The kingdom faces scrutiny over safety after more than 1,300 people died last year.

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Muslim gathered for prayers around the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque complex in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Monday.
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Some House Republicans Have Regrets After Passing Trump’s Domestic Policy Bill

The sprawling legislation carrying President Trump’s domestic agenda squeaked through the House with one vote to spare, but some Republicans now say they didn’t realize what they voted for.

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Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene at a town hall meeting in April. She is one of several lawmakers who learned after voting for the president’s policy bill that it contained measures they oppose.
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Taylor Swift Never Rerecorded ‘Reputation.’ Thank God.

After buying back her master recordings, the superstar says she has no plans to finish remaking her sixth album — her most inventive, shocking and risky yet.

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“Reputation” broke all of Taylor Swift’s formulas. Our pop music critic is glad she isn’t going to try to replicate it.
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Trump’s 50% Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum Imports Go Into Effect

The president has ratcheted up the rate on foreign metals to 50 percent, double the previous rate, saying the levies weren’t high enough to help the U.S. industry.

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Companies that import steel for their products will now pay higher costs as a result of President Trump’s latest increase of tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum.
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China Really Wants to Attract Talented Scientists. Trump Just Helped.

Even before the U.S. threatened to bar international students and besieged universities, China’s huge spending campaign on the sciences was bearing fruit.

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Portraits of world-class scientists displayed in the main academic building of Westlake University in Hangzhou.
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Trump Wants America to Make Things Again. Does It Have What It Takes?

President Trump wants to revive factories, using tariffs as a tool. Companies that want to re-shore manufacturing are grappling with how to do it.

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The Saitex factory in Dong Nai, Vietnam, makes 500,000 pairs of jeans a month, more than seven times what its U.S. factory turns out.
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Before the Attack in Boulder, the Gaza War Consumed the City Council

Activists have regularly disrupted council meetings to demand that the city call for a cease-fire in Gaza. The unusual tension suggests a changing Boulder.

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Twelve people were injured on Sunday after a man threw Molotov cocktails at demonstrators marching in support of the Israeli hostages in Gaza.
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U.S. May Strip Harvey Milk’s Name From Navy Vessel

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a review of ship names honoring Mr. Milk, a gay rights pioneer, and other leaders. In Mr. Milk’s case, the move is intended as a rebuke of Pride Month.

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The U.S.N.S. Harvey Milk during its launching ceremony in San Diego in 2021.
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Trump Rescinds Biden Policy Requiring Hospitals to Provide Emergency Abortions

At issue is how to interpret a federal law barring hospitals from turning away poor or uninsured patients.

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The emergency department of the University of Wisconsin hospital in Madison. The Trump administration did not explicitly tell hospitals they were free to turn away women seeking abortions in medical emergencies.
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In N.Y.C. Mayor’s Race, Mamdani Responds to a Call for His Deportation

Vickie Paladino, a councilwoman from Queens, called Zohran Mamdani a “radical leftist” who hates America, and warned against “future Zohrans.”

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Zohran Mamdani said the comment calling for his deportation was a byproduct of what President Trump “and his sycophants have wrought.”
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