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On Mexico’s Border, an Architect Takes Small Steps to the Future

With her library, senior center, markets and sports complexes, Fernanda Canales is bringing a sense of community, beauty and safety to underserved towns.

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Mourners Gather for Navalny’s Funeral in Moscow

Police presence appeared heavy for the service. Allies and family members of the opposition leader blamed the authorities for difficulties arranging the funeral.

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College Dorm Decorations Become a Front in the Campus Free Speech Wars

Barnard College is requiring students to strip decorations from their dorm doors in the wake of protests over the Israel-Hamas war.

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How Much Cash Does Trump Have? What to Know as He Faces Penalties of $537 Million

Donald J. Trump and his lawyers have bragged in public about his cash hoard. Court papers tell a different story.

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Inside the Massive Repair Shops Where Subway Cars Go for a Makeover

An in-depth look at the process that overhauls every single wheel, motor, brake, axel, wire and door on every car in the New York City system.

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Former M.I.T. Student Pleads Guilty in 2021 Killing of Yale Student

Qinxuan Pan, 32, evaded law enforcement for three months before his arrest. He could face 35 years in prison for the killing of Kevin Jiang.

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How the Biden-Trump Border Visits Revealed a Deeper Divide

Their approaches to immigration represent a test of voters’ appetite for the messiness of democracy, pitting the president’s belief in legislating against his rival’s pledge to be a “Day 1” dictator.

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Bangladesh Fire Kills at Least 43 in Shopping Mall

Officials said the deadly fire broke out just before 10 p.m. on Thursday night. Crews took about two hours to extinguish the multistory fire, which left dozens injured and many in critical condition.

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Biden Challenges Trump to ‘Join Me’ in Tightening U.S.-Mexico Border

President Biden and former President Donald J. Trump used dueling visits to the border to blame each other for the country’s broken immigration system.

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Brian Mulroney, Prime Minister Who Led Canada Into NAFTA, Dies at 84

He signed the historic free trade agreement with the United States and Mexico but was shadowed by scandal.

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How Cable News Handled Biden and Trump at the Southern Border

Fox News and CNN aired both men’s remarks in full; MSNBC carried neither one live.

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Katie Britt to Deliver Republican Response to Biden’s State of the Union

The Alabama senator, the youngest Republican woman to be elected to the Senate, is viewed as a rising star in an aging, male-dominated party, and as a contrast to President Biden, who is nearly four decades older.

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Brian Mulroney, Prime Minister Who Led Canada Into NAFTA, Dies at 84

He signed the historic free trade agreement with the United States and Mexico but was shadowed by scandal.

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As Hungry Gazans Crowd an Aid Convoy, a Crush of Bodies, Israeli Gunshots and Chaos

Palestinian and Israeli officials offered differing accounts of a deadly scene in northern Gaza, in which local health officials said more than 100 people were killed.

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Trump’s View of America and the World Is Nothing New

Donald Trump didn’t remake the Republican Party. He merely restored the pessimistic, isolationist version from decades ago.

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Who Really Stands With American Workers?

On economics, Donald Trump is just Mitch McConnell with tariffs.

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Biden Urged Trump to Join Him in Cracking Down on the Border

Also, Putin threatened nuclear war over NATO intervention. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.

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A Legal Showdown on the Border Between the U.S. and Texas: What to Know

A court in Austin sided with the federal government and blocked Texas from imposing a new immigration enforcement law.

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Alabama Lawmakers Advance Bills in a Race to Protect IVF

Republicans in the State House and Senate on Thursday showed overwhelming support for legislation shielding I.V.F. providers.

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Jack Teixeira Expected to Plead Guilty in Leak of Trove of Secrets

Airman Teixeira is charged with mishandling national defense information and classified documents.

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Waiting on Supreme Court, States Go It Alone in Trump Ballot Cases

An Illinois judge’s decision to disqualify Donald J. Trump from the primary ballot injected chaos into early voting and added urgency for a federal resolution.

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Former U.S. Ambassador Accused of Being Cuban Agent Signals Guilty Plea

Manuel Rocha was charged in December with acting as an agent of a foreign government and defrauding the United States, in a case involving one of the biggest national security breaches in years.

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E.P.A. to Exempt Existing Gas Plants From Tough New Rules, for Now

The delay reflects opposition from industry leaders and some swing-state Democrats.

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Putin Lobs New Nuclear Threats, Timed for Moment of Anxiety

Repeated threats by President Vladimir Putin of Russia to make use of nuclear weapons have become the background theme of the war in Ukraine, often timed for maximum effect.

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Scientists in Canada Passed Secrets to China, Investigations Find

After a prolonged Parliamentary debate, details about two microbiology researchers who were found to have shared secrets with China have been released.

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Trump’s Trial-Delay Strategy Yields Results Even He Did Not Expect

The Supreme Court’s decision to take up the former president’s long-shot claim that he is immune from prosecution brought into clearer focus the potential for him to evade multiple trials this year.

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F.B.I. Searches Houses Owned by Adams’s Asian Affairs Adviser

Federal agents descended on at least two properties owned by the adviser, Winnie Greco, who was a prominent fund-raiser for Mayor Eric Adams’s campaign.

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Calls for a Boycott Roil Iran’s Parliamentary Elections

Voters enraged by a violent crackdown on protesters and disaffected by the failure of elections to yield substantive changes are vowing to make a statement by staying home during Friday’s elections.

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McConnell Ends an Era for Himself, His Party and the Senate

The forces of change in Republican politics caught up to the longtime Senate leader, but he won’t be exiting the stage just yet.

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Election Shadows Supreme Court in Trump’s Immunity Case

In an ordinary case, the justices’ decision to hear arguments in April might seem a sober compromise. But the electoral calendar and Donald J. Trump’s hope for delays prompt questions.

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