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The Original Birkin Sells for $10 Million

A lively bidding war led to the Hermès prototype, which was created for the actress Jane Birkin, selling for far more than expected.

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The Hermès Birkin prototype was created in 1984 for the actress Jane Birkin and has unique details like her initials and a nail clipper that belonged to her.
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In Des Moines, Big Operas and Big Ambitions Fill a Tiny Theater

Des Moines Metro Opera has become one of the country’s most successful smaller companies doing adventurous repertory in a 467-seat space.

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A scene from Des Moines Metro Opera’s production of Janacek’s “The Cunning Little Vixen,” one of three operas performed this summer.
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Jordan Peterson and I Had a Chat

We had different ideas about what’s making men’s lives hard.

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Can the Next Fed Chair Truly Be Independent From Trump’s Influence?

The president hasn’t named a successor to Jerome H. Powell, but his insistence on someone who will lower interest rates has already raised doubts about their credibility.

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Whoever replaces Jerome H. Powell to lead the Federal Reserve will face scrutiny because of the president’s attacks on the central bank’s current leadership and his demands that the next chair lower interest rates.
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Trump Administration Is Forcing Prosecutors to Ignore Law, Whistle-Blower Says

In an interview with The New York Times, a former Justice Department lawyer, Erez Reuveni, said officials pressed subordinates to mislead judges, and dared the courts to stop it.

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At his confirmation hearing for a judgeship, Senate Democrats asked Emil Bove III about a claim that he and Trump administration officials were willing to defy rulings regarding deportation.
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L.A.-Area Bishop Excuses Faithful From Mass Over Fear of Immigration Raids

Bishop Alberto Rojas of the Diocese of San Bernardino lifted the obligation for members to celebrate Mass if they had a “genuine fear of immigration enforcement actions.”

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Bishop Alberto Rojas leading mass at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Chino Hills, Calif., in 2023. Federal agents have arrested about 2,000 immigrants in the Los Angeles area since June 6.
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A Lethal Israeli Airstrike Hits Near a Gaza Aid Clinic

The attack struck near a facility run by an American aid organization as negotiators from Hamas and Israel wrangle over a potential new cease-fire agreement.

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A screen grab from a video shows a wounded child being treated in Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in the town of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza on Thursday.
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Denmark Aims to Use Copyright Law to Protect People From Deepfakes

A pioneering bill would give citizens the right to demand that social media platforms remove digital forgeries of themselves.

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Referring to the effort to counter internet fakes, the Danish minister of culture, Jakob Engel-Schmidt, said, “Technology has outpaced our current legislation.”
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Vladimir Putin Messed Up

We explain President Trump and Putin’s changing relationship.

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Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump.
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European Union Unveils Rules for Powerful A.I. Systems

Makers of the most advanced artificial intelligence systems face obligations for transparency, copyright protection and public safety. The rules are not enforceable until next year.

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Henna Virkkunen of the European Commission said the new law would make advanced A.I. models “not only innovative but also safe and transparent.”
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Espaillat Endorses Mamdani for Mayor, After Backing Cuomo and Adams

Representative Adriano Espaillat, the most powerful Latino leader in New York City, will back Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic candidate for mayor.

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Representative Adriano Espaillat praised Zohran Mamdani for his “deep commitment to tackling the stubborn issues facing New York City.”
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