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When It Comes to Russia, Trump Navigates Conflicting Goals

President Trump’s efforts to court President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia are rife with contradictions about stability and displays of American power.

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President Trump meeting with President Vladimir V. Putin in Alaska last August. Mr. Trump’s focus on strength has magnified tensions with Russia in regions like Latin America, where Mr. Putin has sought to extend his influence
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Hoisting Russian Flags, ‘Shadow Fleet’ Edges Into the Light

The Marinera, which was seized by the U.S., isn’t the only ship from the “shadow fleet” of oil tankers to switch lately to a Russian identity, seeking protection.

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The Eagle S, an oil tanker, last January after Finnish commandos commandeered it over suspicions that it had deliberately cut vital undersea cables. The authorities said the ship appeared to belong to Russia’s shadow fleet.
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Trump Pulls Out of Global Climate Treaty

The action could make it more difficult for a future administration to rejoin the Paris climate accord, the agreement among most nations to fight climate change.

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President Trump addressing the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York last year.
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Trump Withdraws the U.S. From More International Organizations

The executive order the president signed Wednesday follows a broader vision of American foreign policy that shuns coalition building and the consensus of nations.

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President Trump speaking at the United Nations General Assembly last year. The U.N. did not immediately comment on the United States’ severing relationships with some of its organizations.
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Spencer Pratt, Reality TV Star, Runs for Mayor of Los Angeles

The star of “The Hills,” whose house burned in the Palisades fire, has used his social media profile to hammer Mayor Karen Bass and other California Democrats over the past year.

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Spencer Pratt, whose home in Pacific Palisades was burned in last January's wildfire, announced his candidacy for mayor of Los Angeles on Wednesday.
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Arthur Cohn, Film Producer With an Oscar-Winning Touch, Dies at 98

Six of his movies received Academy Awards, including the Italian drama “The Garden of the Finzi-Continis” and the trade-union strike documentary “American Dream.”

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Arthur Cohn in his office in Basel, Switzerland, in 2000. “I search for projects that are out of the ordinary, enriching and apt to be remembered for a long time,” he said.
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Protests Spread in Iran, and Crackdowns Escalate

Bazaars were shuttered and demonstrators met with violence from security forces amid rising anger about the country’s dire economic situation.

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An image taken from social media shows Iranian security forces using tear gas to disperse protesters at the Tehran bazaar on Tuesday.
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University to Pay $500,000 to Professor It Fired Over Charlie Kirk Post

Austin Peay State University in Tennessee also reinstated Darren Michael, a tenured acting professor whose post about Mr. Kirk’s killing inflamed conservatives.

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Austin Peay, based in Clarksville, Tenn., backtracked on firing the professor less than two weeks later, placing him on a paid suspension.
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A Future for Confession

The sacrament of penance’s 21st-century allure.

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The ICE Shooting Came During an Operation Focused on Somali Immigrants

Federal immigration officials have stepped up enforcement activity in Minnesota amid a fraud scandal there that includes many people of Somali origin.

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Federal officers surround Gregory Bovino, center, a senior Border Patrol official, at the site in Minneapolis where a federal immigration officer fatally shot a woman on Wednesday.
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Google and Character.AI to Settle Lawsuit Over Teenager’s Death

The settlement came in the case of a 14-year-old in Florida who had killed himself after developing a relationship with an A.I. chatbot.

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Megan L. Garcia holds her phone with an image of her son Sewell Setzer III, who killed himself after conversing with an A.I. chatbot from the company Character.AI.
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The U.S. Seized Two Oil Tankers

Also, an ICE agent fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.

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The tanker formerly known as the Bella 1, which was seized today.
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Horns, Whistles and Then Gunfire on a Minneapolis Street

A man opened his door to discover a tableau of deadly violence after a federal agent fatally shot a woman.

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A man yelling at federal officers gathered near a vehicle after its driver was fatally shot in Minneapolis on Wednesday.
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Lawmakers Split After Classified Briefings on Venezuela

Republicans praised what they characterized as a narrow and well-executed plan, while Democrats expressed alarm, warning that the mission was vaguely defined.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaking at the Capitol on Wednesday after a Senate briefing on operations in Venezuela.
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