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Bob Weir, a Virtuoso of Hot Pants

The Grateful Dead guitarist wore short shorts like no other.

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Bob Weir’s shorts were short. They were snipped high enough that fans quite a distance from the stage could make out Mr. Weir’s upper thighs. Shy about skin he was not.
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Bob Weir: A Life in Pictures

The Grateful Dead guitarist, singer and songwriter was a bedrock of the band that became a psychedelic institution.
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Trump Says Cuba Will No Longer Get ‘Oil or Money’ From Venezuela

President Trump urged Cuba to “make a deal, before it’s too late” in a social media post, but it was unclear what he meant. Cuba’s president responded with defiance.

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Demonstrators during a gathering in support of the Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in Havana earlier this month. Mr. Maduro’s ousting was a blow to the strong relationship between Venezuela and Cuba.
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Erich von Däniken, Who Claimed Aliens Visited Earth, Dies at 90

His 1968 book, “Chariots of the Gods,” sold hundreds of thousands of copies, but one critic called it a “warped parody of reasoning.”

Mr. von Däniken’s first and most successful books sold hundreds of thousands of copies, and inspired documentaries, comic books and a movie.
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After Minnesota Shooting, ICE Again Limits Congressional Visits

The new guidelines for immigration facilities, issued by Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, are virtually identical to a policy that a federal judge halted last month.

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Federal immigration officials on Saturday used Kristi Noem’s guidance to deny Representatives Angie Craig, Ilhan Omar and Kelly Morrison, all Minnesota Democrats, from entering a detention facility in Minneapolis.
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Guantánamo Prison Enters 25th Year

The prison has outlasted the war in Afghanistan, has employed tens of thousands of temporary troops and holds six men charged but not yet tried in death penalty cases.
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Trump Threats and Venezuela Strike Leave Mexico Agonizing Over How to Respond

President Claudia Sheinbaum and her inner circle have been grappling with the right tone to strike in the country’s response to the Venezuela strike for fear of antagonizing the White House.

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President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico has tried to thread a narrow diplomatic needle in the aftermath of the U.S. strike in Venezuela.
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Once Again, Oldest Mississippi Synagogue Is Attacked With Fire

A suspect is in custody and has been charged with arson for setting the Saturday morning fire. It’s not the first time the Beth Israel house of worship has been attacked.

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The Beth Israel Congregation synagogue in Jackson, Miss., in 2018.
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Somalis Fled Civil War and Built a Community. Now They Are a Target.

A fraud scandal has made the Somali community in Minnesota a focus of the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigrants.

In recent months, foot traffic and sales at Somali owned businesses in and around Karmel Mall have sharply declined following recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in the area.
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Israeli Police Question Top Netanyahu Aide Over Leaked Document Case

Tzachi Braverman, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s chief of staff, was detained for questioning on Sunday over accusations that he sought to impede an investigation.

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Tzachi Braverman, (standing,) the chief of staff to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, was interviewed under caution on Sunday.
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Trump Shakes up Latin American Politics

The U.S. capture of Nicolás Maduro has divided the region. But every nation wants to avoid being next.

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Government supporters calling for the release of Nicolás Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, last week.
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New York Seeks Ban on A.I.-Generated Images of Candidates

Last year, the Cuomo campaign released a video created by artificial intelligence that depicted Zohran Mamdani eating rice with his hands. Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to ban such tactics.

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Gov. Kathy Hochul is also seeking to outlaw the deliberate dissemination of false information about elections, including their date and time.
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Bob Weir Was the Dead’s Invisible Thread

The songwriter, guitarist and singer, who died at 78, animated the Grateful Dead from within.

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From left: Phil Lesh, Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Bob Weir, Brent Mydland and Jerry Garcia.
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An Education Success Story

We bring you some good news about schools in a place you might not expect.

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Summeral Newman, the literacy coach at Hazlehurst Elementary School in Mississippi.
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Trump Shakes up Latin American Politics

The U.S. capture of Nicolás Maduro has divided the region. But every nation wants to avoid being next.

© Alejandro Cegarra for The New York Times

Government supporters calling for the release of Nicolás Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, last week.
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