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As Biden Judicial Confirmations Slow, Senate Gains Ground on Red-State Judges

The Democratic majority has made headway in winning confirmation of Biden nominees in G.O.P.-led states, but has fallen behind the pace of the Trump era in the overall push to remake the federal courts.

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After Two Years of Bloody Fighting, Ukraine Wrestles With Conscription

A proposed bill on mobilization has become the focus of a debate as more men dodge the draft and calls rise to demobilize exhausted soldiers.

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Where Is Hamas Getting Weapons? Increasingly, From Israel.

The very weapons that Israeli forces have used to enforce a blockade of Gaza are now being used against them.

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What Might Replace 421a, the Law That Got NYC Housing Built?

The tax exemption known as 421a expired in 2022. A fight over its replacement, called 485x, could have major implications for the city’s future.

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Private Equity Is Starting to Share With Workers, Without Taking a Financial Hit

The buyout giant KKR pioneered a model of granting ownership stakes to employees at portfolio companies. Now it wants the approach to spread.

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The Quiet Luxury of South Korea’s Postpartum Care Centers

Some new mothers say postpartum care centers are the best part of childbirth in South Korea, where fewer people are deciding to have children because of high costs.

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Finland Votes for President

The election comes as the alliance’s newest member is grappling with concerns about potential aggression from its neighbor, Russia.

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Arizona G.O.P. Picks New Leader After Scandal Creates a Vacancy

Gina Swoboda, a hard-right Trump supporter, was picked to replace Jeff DeWit, who resigned after the release of a recording that appeared to suggest a bribe to Kari Lake.

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In South Carolina, Biden Tries to Persuade Black Voters to Reject Trump

President Biden sought to energize his base in the state that propelled him to the White House, but some local leaders said he needed to do more to highlight his achievements.

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The I.R.A. Is Biden’s Signature Climate Achievement. Many Voters Don’t Know It.

The president likes to talk about his climate agenda as an opportunity to create jobs. Polling shows that may be the wrong way to win over voters.

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Key Network of Republican Megadonors to Meet With Trump and Haley Camps

Assessing the presidential race, the American Opportunity Alliance has invited representatives from both the Trump and Haley campaigns to make their pitches at a meeting next week.

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E. Jean Carroll Promises to Do ‘Something Good’ With Money Won From Trump

The writer was awarded $83.3 million for his defamation. Now, she will have to figure out how to use it.

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Jackie Robinson Statue Is Stolen From Kansas Park

A bronze life-size statue of the baseball player who broke racial barriers in 1947 was cut at its ankles, leaving behind just its shoes and the statue’s base.

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Major Donors Pause Funding for U.N. Agency as Scandal Widens

The actions came as specific, “horrific” details were more widely shared by the U.N. and Israel.

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Photographing the Last of the Holocaust Survivors

The artist Gillian Laub has created a new photo archive of more than 200 survivors. On Saturday, some of those portraits were projected onto buildings and structures throughout New York City.

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Negotiators Close In on Hostage Deal That Would Halt Fighting in Gaza for Weeks

A written draft agreement calls for the phased release of captives held by Hamas in exchange for a cessation in Israel’s military offensive for about two months.

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Ukraine Criticizes HBO, Saying New ‘White Lotus’ Actor Supports War

On social media, Ukraine’s foreign ministry posted clips of the Serbian actor Milos Bikovic receiving a medal for cultural achievement from Vladimir Putin in 2018.

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Harry Connick Sr., New Orleans D.A. Criticized for Overreach, Dies at 97

The city’s top prosecutor from 1973 to 2003, he led an office that sent hundreds of Black men to prison and became known for its record of wrongful convictions.

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New Jersey Political Races, Often Raucous, Are Bananas This Year

A Republican state senator announced a run for governor, joining a dizzying array of high-profile races playing out under extraordinary circumstances.

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Roberta Kaplan Was E. Jean Carroll’s Lawyer and Trump’s Nemesis

When they faced off at E. Jean Carroll’s defamation trial, it was a clash of two New Yorkers, both formidable combatants and talkers, but products of different worlds.

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Washington Man Pleads Guilty to Making ‘Swatting’ Calls

Ashton Connor Garcia, who called himself a “cyberterrorist,” made 20 calls about fake bombs, shootings and other threats that drew police responses, officials said.

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Israel Has History of Friction With U.N. Agency for Palestinians

Palestinians see UNRWA as an essential lifeline for millions of descendants of refugees. In Israel, however, many see the agency as an obstacle to resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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A Drug Test Cost a D.E.A. Agent His Job. He Sued, and Got It Back.

A longtime counternarcotics agent said he used CBD for chronic pain, considering it safer than opioids. The choice set off a legal fight.

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Dobbs Overturned Much More Than Roe v. Wade

Lawmakers in Tennessee, Oklahoma and other Republican states want to turn the clock back to the 19th century.

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Biden Must Campaign Against a Man Who Already Thinks He’s President

President Biden, the man actually in the White House, faces a conundrum: How do you run against a man who never conceded his election loss, and is already acting like he has the job?

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On Holocaust Memorial Day, Germans Rally Against Far Right and for Democracy

Large crowds have protested since it was revealed that members of the far-right Alternative for Germany party had met with neo-Nazis and those calling for a mass deportation.

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Allegations against the U.N. aid agency follow decades of friction with Israel.

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Trump Campaigns in Nevada, Where He Has Virtually No Rival

As much as Donald Trump has sought to pivot to a general election message, his Republican opponent, Nikki Haley, is still in the race. But she won’t challenge him in Nevada.

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The Key Issues for Business in a Likely Trump-Biden Rematch

Clean energy investments, trade policy and more than one kind of uncertainty could be on the line.

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The Key Issues for Business in a Likely Trump-Biden Rematch

Clean energy investments, trade policy and more than one kind of uncertainty could be on the line.

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