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Trump’s Nostalgia Bump

Like other former presidents, time has improved Trump’s standing among voters.

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Picking a Jury to Try Trump, and What’s Next for Iran and Israel

Plus, the mortgages keeping people stuck in their homes.

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Online Dating After 50 Can Be Miserable. But It’s Also Liberating.

You know so much more about yourself and your desires when you’re older that dating apps — even with all their frustrations — can bring unanticipated pleasure.

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A Huge Number of Homeowners Have Mortgage Rates Too Good to Give Up

On a scale not seen in decades, many Americans are stuck in homes they would rather leave.

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U.S. Awards Samsung $6.4 Billion to Bolster Semiconductor Production

The federal grants will support Samsung’s new chip manufacturing hub in Taylor, Texas, along with the expansion of an existing site in Austin.

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A Show of Might in the Skies Over Israel

Iran’s retaliation for Israel’s killing of senior military leaders was a highly choreographed spectacle. But fears of a wider war still loom.

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Questions About Assassinations Test the Limits of Trump’s Immunity Claim

Three Supreme Court briefs from former military leaders and intelligence officials explore whether presidents may be prosecuted for ordering unlawful killings.

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Match Made in Venice: Tadao Ando and Zeng Fanzhi

From Japan, Ando designed an exhibition for Zeng, the Chinese painter, which generates a sense of surprise and discovery — what LACMA’s director calls “a strange, poetic thing.”

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The Best Restaurants in Boston

It’s not just seafood and Italian. There’s great Vietnamese, omakase, Peruvian and even bagels worth seeking out. (Don’t worry, there’s also great seafood and Italian.) We’ll see you in the comments.

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Trump Can Get a Fair Jury in Hush Money Case

The selection process and the can-do attitude of jurors result in a fair jury almost all the time.

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U.S. Scrutiny of Chinese Company Could Disrupt U.S. Supply Chain for Key Drugs

Lawmakers raising national security concerns and seeking to disconnect a major Chinese firm from U.S. pharmaceutical interests have rattled the biotech industry. The firm is deeply involved in development and manufacturing of crucial therapies for cancer, cystic fibrosis, H.I.V. and other illnesses.

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China’s Nuclear Ambitions Have Changed the World

Should the U.S. forswear launching nukes first in combat?

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What to See, Eat and Do in New Haven, Conn.

Though the academic scene continues to imbue this coastal Connecticut city with a certain gravitas, surrounding neighborhoods are showing off their own cultural capital in the realms of art, food, music and more.

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Why Better Times (and Big Raises) Haven’t Cured the Inflation Hangover

Frustrated by higher prices, many Pennsylvanians with fresh pay raises and solid finances report a sense of insecurity lingering from the pandemic.

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2 Police Officers Are Killed in Shootout Near Syracuse, N.Y.

A suspect fired at the officers as they investigated a stolen vehicle in the upstate town of Salina, the authorities said. The suspect died in the shootout.

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Israel Questions What Might Be Next for the Gaza War

Military analysts are divided on whether a more direct confrontation with Iran might alter the war or affect a decision to invade the southern city of Rafah.

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Trump’s Criminal Trial to Begin Today in Manhattan

Hundreds of Manhattanites have been summoned to court so that prosecutors and defense lawyers can choose 12 who will decide the fate of Donald J. Trump.

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Here’s Why This Bouquet of Red Roses Costs $72 in NYC.

A dozen red roses is timeless. But its price tag is not. At Ditmars Flower Shop in Queens, where costs have soared in recent years, a bouquet is $72, up from $60 in 2019.

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Trump’s Manhattan Criminal Case: What to Know About Jury Selection

As Donald J. Trump’s prosecution begins, lawyers must winnow a pool of hundreds to 12 jurors who will decide his fate.

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With Iran’s Strikes, Arab Countries Fear an Expanding Conflict

The Iranian attack on Israeli territory made the Middle East’s new reality undeniable: Clashes are getting harder and harder to contain.

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On Himalayan Hillsides Grows Japan’s Cold, Hard Cash

A shrub in impoverished Nepal now supplies the raw material for the bank notes used in Asia’s most sophisticated financial system.

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After Iran’s Barrage, Israel Questions What Might Be Next for the Gaza War

Military analysts are divided on whether a more direct confrontation with Iran might alter the war or affect a decision to invade the southern city of Rafah.

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Four Wild Ways to Save the Koala (That Just Might Work)

To protect Australia’s iconic animals, scientists are experimenting with vaccine implants, probiotics, tree-planting drones and solar-powered tracking tags.

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Far Right’s Ties to Russia Sow Rising Alarm in Germany

As cases proliferate, opponents fear the Alternative for Germany party is becoming a tool of Russian influence operations to undermine support for Ukraine.

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Undeterred, Salman Rushdie Discusses His New Memoir, ‘Knife’

The author’s new memoir, “Knife,” addresses the attack that maimed him in 2022, and pays tribute to the wife who saw him through. “I wanted to write a book which was about both love and hatred — one overcoming the other,” he says.

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Iran’s Barrage of Israel Injures Young Girl in Arab Bedouin Village

The girl, who lives in a Negev desert community that is home to Arab Bedouins, was clinging to life in a hospital after the attack.

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Can Trump Still Run for President if He Is Convicted?

The Constitution and American law have clear answers for only some of the questions that would arise if a presidential candidate were convicted of crimes. Others would bring the country into truly uncharted territory.

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Iran Just Made a Big Mistake. Israel Shouldn’t Follow.

There now needs to be a large, sustained, global initiative to isolate Iran.

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For Israel, Revenge Should Be a Dish Served Cold

Israel has the right to retaliate against Iran’s missile barrage. It should bide its time.

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Johnson Says the House Will Vote on an Israel Bill in the Coming Days

Speaker Mike Johnson left unclear whether the vote on the security package, coming after Iranian attacks on Israel, would also include aid for Ukraine.

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