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Fairness, a Trump Obsession, Is Central to Jury Selection in His Trial

The laborious process of selecting the people who will decide Donald J. Trump’s fate hinges on whether they can judge him impartially.

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Powell Suggests Interest Rates Could Stay High for a Longer Period

The Fed chair, along with the central bank’s No. 2 policymaker, stressed uncertainties over job growth and the persistence of elevated inflation.

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USC Cancels Valedictorian’s Speech After Claims of Antisemitism

The university cited security concerns at the graduation. But the student, who is Muslim, said the school was “succumbing to a campaign of hate meant to silence my voice.”

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Has Tesla Peaked?

And what would that mean for the climate?

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The 42 Questions Prospective Jurors in Trump’s Hush-Money Trial Are Being Asked

Once they are chosen, jurors will be asked to decide whether Donald J. Trump falsified business records to cover up a sex scandal. But first they must answer these questions.

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Participant, Maker of Films With Social Conscience, Calls It Quits

The company has had critical and commercial hits over two decades but has never made money consistently and faced a challenging entertainment landscape.

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Parents Can Counter the World’s Cruelty With Joy

As parents, we cannot shield our sons and daughters from the world’s cruelty or our failures, but we can try to counter those things.

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Whitey Herzog, Hall of Fame Cardinals Manager, Dies at 92

He won three pennants and a World Series as the St. Louis skipper, promoting what was called “Whiteyball,” combining speed, defense and pitching.

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NPR Suspends Editor Whose Essay Criticized the Broadcaster

Uri Berliner, a senior business editor at NPR, said that the public radio network’s liberal bias had tainted its coverage of important stories.

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The Assault on American Jews Is Getting Worse

A new survey shows a significant jump in antisemitic incidents.

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As Trump Runs in 2024, His 2016 Tactics Are on Trial

Prosecutors in Donald J. Trump’s criminal trial secured permission from the judge to admit evidence connected to his overall political strategy in 2016, bolstering their case.

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Taylor Swift and Beyoncé Avoided a Collision on the Charts. (Again.)

Pop’s two reigning queens are often cast as rivals, but they have continually supported each other — and spaced out their album releases.

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Melania Trump Avoids Hush-Money Trial but Shares Her Husband’s Anger

Melania Trump has long referred to the hush-money case involving Stormy Daniels as her husband’s problem, not hers. But she has privately called the trial a “disgrace” that could threaten his campaign.

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Secret Rift Over Data Center Fueled Push to Expand FISA Surveillance Program

Privacy advocates are raising alarms about a mysterious provision the House added to a surveillance bill last week. The Senate is likely to vote on the bill later this week.

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I.M.F. Sees Steady Growth but Warns of Rising Protectionism

The International Monetary Fund offered an upbeat economic outlook but said that new trade barriers and escalating wars could worsen inflation.

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WNBA Draft: Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and the Best Dressed

The next class of basketball stars are ready for their close-ups. Finally, fashion is paying attention.

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U.S. to Limit Deadly Mining Dust as Black Lung Resurges

Federal regulation capping toxic airborne silica has been decades in the making. The delay has cost miners dearly.

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Inside Washington’s Role in Microsoft’s Big AI Deal With G42

The White House laid the ground work for Microsoft’s $1.5 billion investment in an Emirati artificial intelligence start-up, a deal meant to box out Beijing.

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The Popularity of Marathons

Participation is up — as are finish times.

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Supreme Court to Hear Jan. 6 Case, and Trump’s Criminal Trial Gets Underway

Plus, NASA’s “Hail Mary.”

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Copenhagen’s Old Stock Exchange Building Partly Collapses in Fire

The 17th-century building, one of the city’s best-known structures, was once the financial center of Denmark.

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How A.I.’s Insatiable Appetite for Data Became a Problem

A Times investigation found that tech giants altered their own rules to train their newest artificial intelligence systems.

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Why Germany Can’t Break Up With China

China remains one of the most important markets for Germany’s export-driven economy, prompting a three-day visit by the German chancellor, who has stressed the importance of open markets.

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The Smothering of Abortion Rights Reveals Something Else About Republicans

Both the federal and the Arizona Supreme Courts have conjured a past that rejects the right to bodily autonomy.

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Justices to Hear Obstruction Case That Could Bar Charges Against Trump

The question for the Supreme Court is whether a 2002 law prompted by white-collar fraud applies to the obstruction of the congressional proceeding on Jan. 6, 2021.

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Trump Courts the Chaos He Promises to Tame

At rallies, he does alt-universe loops in which he suggests that if the election hadn’t been taken from him, nothing bad would have befallen the world.

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For Israel’s Allies, Iranian Missile Strike Scrambles Debate Over Gaza

Israel’s restless allies have voiced anger over the death toll in Gaza, but when their archnemesis launched a missile barrage, they set it aside. At least for the moment.

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Ukraine’s Big Vulnerabilities: Ammunition, Soldiers and Air Defense

The shortages add up to a dire situation for Ukraine in the third year of the war, presenting commanders with near impossible choices on how to deploy limited resources.

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Biden Heads to Pennsylvania to Talk Taxes and Hit Trump

In Scranton, his hometown, the president is expected to discuss the tax code in terms of economic fairness, arguing that Donald Trump’s tax cuts benefited billionaires.

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An Upper West Side Home With Wallpaper Murals and Terrazzo Everywhere

“We were pushing it,” the architect said of the design, which includes a hidden playroom and a soaking tub where you wouldn’t expect it.

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