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Haitians Rejoice Over Their First World Cup Berth in 50 Years

The national team’s success in landing a World Cup slot gave Haitians around the world a momentary reprieve from their country’s deep crises.

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Fans in Port-au-Prince, the capital, celebrated Haiti’s defeat of Nicaragua on Tuesday to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
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Patel Under Scrutiny for Use of SWAT Teams to Protect His Girlfriend

The F.B.I. director’s travel on government jets has contributed to growing questions inside the administration about whether he is using taxpayer-funded resources inappropriately.

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Alexis Wilkins at the swearing in ceremony for F.B.I. director Kash Patel, who she has been in a relationship with for about three years.
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In Russian-Occupied Mariupol, Everything Ukrainian Must Go

Russia is remaking Mariupol, which was devastated by a brutal siege in 2022. Ukrainians seeking to move back are finding it hard to recognize the city, or to reclaim their property.

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A newly built residential building in Mariupol, in August 2023. The city has undergone drastic changes since the Russian military took the city in 2022.
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Lemurs in Madagascar Face an Unexpected Killer

Thousands of the endangered primates end up on the dinner plates of people in the upper rung of the country’s society who have money to spare.

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A bamboo lemur (Hapalemur occidentalis) eating bamboo.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Exit Deals a Blow to Republicans’ Majority in Congress

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene’s sudden resignation underscored the fragility of the G.O.P. majority, and exposed deep discontent on the right going into the midterm elections.

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In the wake of Marjorie Taylor Greene’s announcement, other Republicans chimed in to echo her dissatisfaction with what their party has accomplished.
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For Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Rough Education in MAGA Politics

The Georgia congresswoman strove to be both the ultimate Trump warrior and to be taken seriously. She wound up in political exile.

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Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene in February 2021, the day after the Democratic-majority House voted to remove her from her committee assignments.
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Dorothy Vogel, Librarian With a Vast Art Collection, Dies at 90

On modest civil servants’ salaries, she and her husband amassed a trove of some 4,000 works by art-world luminaries, storing them in their one-bedroom Manhattan apartment.

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Dorothy Vogel with her husband, Herbert, in a New York gallery in 1992. Their Manhattan rent-controlled apartment functioned as a fine-art storage locker as well as an exhibition space for thousands of works by contemporary artists.
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As Democrats Look to a New Generation, John Larson Hangs On

The 77-year-old Connecticut Democrat is facing primary challenges from people who say he’s too old and has been around too long. He says his age and experience are his strength.

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Representative John Larson at Augie & Ray’s Drive In in East Hartford, Conn., earlier this month.
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In North Carolina, the Border Patrol’s Presence Divides a Swing State

Images of federal agents chasing immigrants have rattled many. Others see evidence of an effective crackdown. It remains to be seen whether the operation might sway voters next year.

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Federal agents walked through a park in downtown Charlotte on Thursday. Reactions have varied widely over the Border Patrol operation in North Carolina since agents zeroed in on Charlotte last week and briefly spread out to Raleigh and Durham.
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