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Catherine O’Hara: A Life in Pictures

The Canadian actress’s career spanned decades and genres, including memorable roles in “Home Alone” and “Schitt’s Creek.”

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Catherine O’Hara photographed in 1986 in Los Angeles.
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Trump’s Lawsuit Against I.R.S. Creates ‘Enormous Conflict of Interest’

The president is demanding that the federal government pay him at least $10 billion over the unauthorized disclosure of his tax returns during his first term.

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President Trump created what legal experts called an unparalleled situation of federal agencies facing a lawsuit from the head of the executive branch.
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Decades Later, a Man’s Conviction Is Overturned With Ex-Inmate’s Help

On Friday, a Queens judge vacated the double-murder conviction of Allen Porter. Jabbar Collins, who was exonerated 16 years ago, never stopped fighting for the friend he met in custody.

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Allen Porter, left, and Jabbar Collins, his longtime friend and a former inmate, at Queens Supreme Court on Friday.
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Hotel Owners and Workers, Tell Us How You’re Feeling

With hotels increasingly caught between the federal government’s immigration crackdown and protests against ICE, we want to hear how it’s affecting you.

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A “no sleep” protest against the federal immigration crackdown at a Hilton-affiliated hotel in Minneapolis this month.
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NASCAR Star’s Plane Had Several Instrument Failures Before Crash

The successive problems appeared to overwhelm the pilots, who were experienced but not authorized to fly the type of jet they were operating alone, according to federal safety investigators.

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National Transportation Safety Board investigators examining the wreckage of a Cessna jet that crashed and killed former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle in Statesville, N.C., last month.
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Texas May Be Losing Its Grip as America’s Fastest-Growing State

Long accustomed to rapid growth, Texas saw the overall number of people moving from other states sink to its lowest level in two decades, census estimates show.

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The Stockyards in Fort Worth. A slowdown in population growth is more pronounced in Texas than in any other state except Florida, the Census Bureau estimates.
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Grids Are Surviving the Storm. But the Next 5 Years Could Be Rough.

A group that monitors the U.S. electricity system warns that grid reliability is “worsening” and blackout risks are rising for millions of people.

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A crew working to restore power in Austin, Texas, in 2021, after a major storm.
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In a Bid to Kick-Start Growth, Britain Turns to China

Buffeted by tariffs and trade tensions, Prime Minister Keir Starmer took British business leaders to China and emerged with deals on visas and Scotch whisky, as well as pledges to deepen ties.

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain, left, with President Xi Jinping of China, in Beijing on Thursday.
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Trump Picks Kevin Warsh as Next Fed Chair

If confirmed by the Senate, Kevin M. Warsh, a former governor at the central bank, will replace Jerome H. Powell, whose term as chair ends in May.

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Kevin M. Warsh, a former Federal Reserve governor, was also a front-runner to lead the central bank during President Trump’s first term.
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Grids Are Surviving the Storm. But the Next 5 Years Could Be Rough.

A group that monitors the U.S. electricity system warns that grid reliability is “worsening” and blackout risks are rising for millions of people.

© Tamir Kalifa for The New York Times

A crew working to restore power in Austin, Texas, in 2021, after a major storm.
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Texas A&M Ends Women’s Studies and Overhauls Hundreds of Classes on Race and Gender

New policies limiting the teaching of race and gender issues led administrators and professors to change hundreds of courses. School leaders say the rules could hurt A&M’s reputation.

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Texas A&M University’s new policy to limit teaching about race and gender has led to debates on campus about academic freedom.
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