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Rich Danker, RFK Jr.’s Top Spokesman, Resigns in Protest Over New Vaping Policy

In a letter to President Trump, the spokesman, Rich Danker, said allowing the sale of flavored e-cigarettes would enhance their appeal to children.

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An Uncertain World Awaits the Reopening of the Strait of Hormuz

Fatih Birol of the International Energy Agency, who orchestrated a multinational release of oil reserves, detailed the risks facing the economy now and beyond.

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For Trump, the Iran War Looms Over China Summit

The balance of power between the United States and China had shifted in Beijing’s favor even before the war in Iran began in February.

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How China Sent a Message to Trump on His Arrival

Beijing welcomed President Trump with a high-ranking vice president, but the choice of a ceremonial leader suggests China is trading symbolism for substance.

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Why the Bombing of Iran Tied the U.S. More Closely to China

As the U.S. tries to rebuild its weapons stockpiles drained in the Iran war, it will need access to rare-earth minerals, an industry China dominates.

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Trump and Xi: Beneath the Pomp and Niceties, a Geopolitical Rivalry

The relationship between the two leaders is marked just as much by mistrust and confrontation as it is by niceties.

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House Backers Reach Threshold to Force Vote on $1.3 Billion in Ukraine Aid

Representative Kevin Kiley, independent of California, became the 218th signature on a petition to force action on an aid bill to Ukraine. The vote could come as soon as the end of May.

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Alex Murdaugh Murder Convictions Overturned by South Carolina’s Top Court

The decision, in which judges cited jury interference by a court clerk, upends one of America’s highest-profile homicide cases.

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N.Y.U. Students Object to Graduation Speaker Jonathan Haidt, Who Calls Their Generation ‘Coddled’

Jonathan Haidt, a professor, says that colleges shield students from challenging ideas. But student leaders said he does not represent their values.

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Trump Arrives in Beijing to Begin High-Stakes Summit With Xi

President Trump was greeted by China’s vice president, Han Zheng, and other officials, as well as a military honor guard.

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Perfect Timing, Big Payouts: Insider Trading Red Flags Emerge on Polymarket

Dozens of long-shot bets on Polymarket, from the war with Iran to the cryptocurrency market, have defied the odds, according to a New York Times examination.

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Fuel Prices Drive Sales of E.V.s, Just Not in the U.S.

Electric vehicle sales have soared in Europe and much of the rest of the world, but Americans are still hesitant.

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Trump Is in China as Iran War Continues With No End in Sight

Before leaving Washington on Tuesday, the president reiterated threats to decimate Iran if it doesn’t agree to a deal to resolve the conflict.

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With a Friend in Trump, the Tobacco Industry Secures a Lucrative Win

In a dispute over vapes, the president sided with tobacco companies that filled his groups’ coffers over his own F.D.A. commissioner, who resigned in protest.

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Chaos in Philippines Senate as Duterte Ally Faces Arrest

The sound of gunshots, apparently from inside the chamber, were broadcast on live television as a senator in the Philippines, who was an ally of the former leader Rodrigo Duterte, faced arrest.

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Wholesale Prices Jumped in April, in Latest Sign of War’s Economic Ripples

The Producer Price Index rose in April at its fastest pace in four years, government data showed, a day after consumer prices showed inflation was surging.

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Tariff Refunds Begin to Reach Businesses as Trump Lashes Out at Court

The government must return about $160 billion, plus interest, collected from duties deemed illegal and potentially more if it loses a related tariff case.

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French Hantavirus Patient Is Critically Ill as Outbreak Reaches 11 Cases

The woman, who was a passenger on the MV Hondius, was breathing with the help of an artificial lung, officials in Paris said.

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The Supreme Court Has Left Us in a Dangerous Place

The ruling in Louisiana v. Callais might drive America’s politics to an even more precarious place of partisan tension and ideological Balkanization.

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King’s Speech Comes at an Awkward Time for Starmer

King Charles III read out Keir Starmer’s legislative agenda in the traditional manner, even as the British prime minister’s leadership remained under pressure.

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Trump in China

We preview the Trump-Xi summit.

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As Starmer Rejects Calls to Resign, Some Make Comparisons to President Biden

In Britain, some argue that Prime Minister Keir Starmer, by rejecting calls to step aside, risks repeating the mistakes of President Joseph R. Biden Jr.

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U.S. Intelligence Undercuts Trump’s War Claims, and the Cost of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

Plus, the controversy engulfing Eurovision.

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Silicon Valley’s A.I. Lobbying Blitz Reaches a Fever Pitch

OpenAI and Anthropic are opening offices in Washington, hiring lobbyists and spending more than ever to win over federal lawmakers.

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What You Need to Know About the Federal Gas Tax

President Trump said he would like to suspend the 18.4-cent-a-gallon tax, but it’s a move that may save drivers only a few dollars a month.

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Are These the Bones of the Fourth Musketeer? This Dutch Village Hopes So.

Wolder, near the Belgian border, is waiting to see if the skeleton it dug up in a church is Count d’Artagnan, from Alexandre Dumas’s tale.

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Your School District Is Probably Scoring Worse Than 10 Years Ago

The drops in U.S. scores go beyond the pandemic and cut across income, geographic and racial divides, new data shows.

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Where Did All the AK-47s Go?

A family of guns that was once ubiquitous in the U.S. firearms marketplace has started to vanish for a variety of reasons.

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Andreessen Horowitz Is Playing Politics Like No Other

“If you think there’s a lot of money in politics now,” Marc Andreessen said in 2000, “you haven’t seen anything yet.” His firm is now the biggest known spender on this campaign cycle.

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Eating Healthy? No, They’re Eating Biblically.

A diet inspired by the Bible has found new audiences online in the Make America Healthy Again era.

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