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Jackson Hinkle Rides Rage Over Israel to Prominence

Jackson Hinkle’s incendiary commentary has generated over two million new followers on X since October — a surge that some researchers say is aided by inauthentic accounts.

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O.J. Simpson, Athlete Whose Trial Riveted the Nation, Dies at 76

He ran to football fame on the field and made fortunes in movies. Then a trial in which he was charged with killing his former wife and her friend changed everything.

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Harvard Will Require Test Scores for Admissions

The university is the latest in a series of highly selective schools to end its test-optional policy.

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Election 2024: How Voters Describe the Trump-Biden Rematch in One Word

To dig into the complex views voters have about the upcoming rematch, we asked poll respondents to describe their feelings in their own words.

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Julian Assange’s Family React to Biden Suggesting U.S. Might Drop Case

The WikiLeaks founder has spent five years in a high-security London prison while contesting extradition efforts. Before that, he holed up for seven years in the Ecuadorean Embassy.

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Before He Died in Prison, Aleksei Navalny Wrote a Memoir. It’s Coming This Fall.

In the book, Navalny tells his story in his own words, chronicling his life, his rise as an opposition leader, and the attempts on his life.

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3 Men Rescued from Pacific Island After Writing ‘Help’ With Palm Leaves

American rescuers found the lost sailors on a tiny uninhabited island in Micronesia with a damaged boat and the word spelled out on the beach.

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Israel Announces New Attack on Hamas After Killing Top Leader’s Sons

The military said it had carried out an operation in Gaza to kill members of Hamas, a day after attacking a car carrying three sons of Ismail Haniyeh, the group’s political leader.

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Axios Sees A.I. Coming, and Shifts Its Strategy

“The premium for people who can tell you things you do not know will only grow in importance, and no machine will do that,” says Jim VandeHei, C.E.O. of Axios.

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Why Biden Raising More Money Than Trump for the 2024 Election Matters

We explain the benefits — and the limits — of Biden’s fund-raising.

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E.C.B. Holds Rates Steady as Markets Look for Hints on First Cut

It was the fifth consecutive decision by the eurozone’s central bank to leave rates untouched, as inflation closes in on the bank’s 2 percent target.

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Biden’s Cash Advantage

We explain the benefits — and the limits — of Biden’s fund-raising.

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What the Election Loss Means for President Yoon of South Korea

President Yoon Suk Yeol, a key U.S. ally, faces the prospect of becoming a lame duck unless he starts negotiating with the opposition.

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Ukraine’s Parliament Passes a Politically Fraught Mobilization Bill

The legislature approved a law aimed at replenishing depleted Ukrainian forces, which are under unrelenting pressure from Russian assaults.

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The Staggering Success of Trump’s Trial Delay Tactics

With criminal cases mounting for the former president, he is using a familiar strategy: stalling.

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An Inflation Surprise, and New Rules on Gun Sales

Plus, state dinner pomp and diplomacy.

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Akebono, Hawaii-Born Sumo Champion in Japan, Dies at 54

Born in Hawaii, he moved to Japan in 1988 and won 11 grand championships. His success drove a resurgence in the sport’s popularity.

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What a Terror Attack in Israel Might Reveal About Psychedelics and Trauma

Thousands of Israelis were using mind-altering substances when Hamas-led fighters attacked a desert festival on Oct. 7. Now, scientists are studying the ravers to determine the effects of such drugs at a moment of extreme trauma.

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‘Save Democracy’ Democrats Look to Win Primaries on Anti-Trump Sentiment

In two races in Maryland and Virginia, candidates are turning political fame into campaigns, and a Pennsylvania race is focused on a congressman’s role in Trump’s efforts to overturn his 2020 loss.

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The Playwright Who Fearlessly Reimagines America

In her new play, ‘Sally & Tom,’ Suzan-Lori Parks brings exuberant provocation to the gravest historical questions.

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In Warning to China, Biden Hosts Summit With Leaders of Japan and Philippines

President Biden has invited the leaders of Japan and the Philippines to the White House, where they will discuss security in the South China Sea.

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Biden Administration Approves Expansion of Background Checks on Gun Sales

The new rule, which is likely to face legal challenges, is an attempt to regulate a fast-growing shadow market of weapons that has fueled gun violence.

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Soft Landing or No Landing? Fed’s Economic Picture Gets Complicated.

Stubborn inflation and strong growth could keep the Federal Reserve wary about interest rate cuts, eager to avoid adding vim to the economy.

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Computer Theorist Wins $1 Million Turing Award

This year’s honor will go to Avi Wigderson, an Israeli-born mathematician and theoretical computer scientist who specializes in randomness.

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“The Run Up”: ‘Nebraska Was Minding Its Business Until Charlie Kirk Came Along’

How Trump allies are trying to rework the state’s voting system to the former president’s advantage.

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Dan Coats: Why Aid for Ukraine’s Fight Against Russia Matters

The Ukraine aid package in Congress isn’t about the money. It’s about American steadfastness.

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24 Hours at a Makeshift Refuge for Migrants in the California Wilderness

The campsite, run by a 22-year-old volunteer, became a first stop for people seeking food, water and warmth as they waited to be apprehended by border authorities.

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2024, I’d Like You to Meet 1892

Great political change can unfold when the political system seems woefully stalled.

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In Martha Diamond’s Art, She Took Manhattan

What Frank Auerbach did for Camden Town, Monet did for Paris and De Chirico did for piazzas all over Italy, Diamond did for New York’s masonry.

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Is the Boom-and-Bust Business Cycle Dead?

There is a growing view that the U.S. business cycle has changed (for better) in a more diversified economy. To some, that sounds like tempting fate.

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