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4 Children From Gaza Arrive in U.S. for Medical Treatment

The children, who were injured or suffered malnutrition, were greeted at Kennedy Airport with toys and balloons. “These are their first memories here,” one supporter said.

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Candidates for Federal Office Can Raise Unlimited Funds for Ballot Measures

A decision by the Federal Election Commission would allow the Biden and Trump campaigns to raise money for outside groups pushing ballot measures.

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His Skull Was Taken From Congo as a War Trophy. Will Belgium Finally Return It?

For decades, Belgium failed to return the remains of hundreds of people taken by force from former colonies. A draft law could change that, but critics say it is not going far enough.

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Cease-Fire Talks Between Israel and Hamas Again at an Impasse

There had been signs the two sides were inching closer to an agreement, but talks in Cairo stalled and a Hamas delegation left the city.

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Laurent Cantet, Whose Films Explored France’s Undersides, Dies at 63

His acclaimed “The Class” walked a provocative line between documentary and fiction. In that film and others, he explored the inescapable traps of late-stage capitalism.

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‘Fall Guy’ Movie Opens With Just $28 Million in Ticket Sales

While enough for No. 1, the big-budget original movie gave Hollywood its lowest start to its summer box office season since 1995.

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Sony and Apollo in Talks to Acquire Paramount

After letting exclusive talks with the movie studio Skydance lapse, Paramount’s directors met over the weekend and decided to negotiate with all the suitors.

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Hamas Claims Responsibility for a Rocket Attack Near Kerem Shalom

The Israeli military said that about 10 rockets were fired toward Kerem Shalom, a conduit for aid into Gaza. Several people were injured, Israel’s public broadcaster said.

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Southeast Texas Expects Even More Rain and Flooding

Rivers in Southeast Texas could be swollen for days or weeks, forecasters said, as multiple rounds of heavy rainfall continued on Sunday.

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Kristi Noem Suggests Biden’s Dog Should Have Been Killed, Too

The South Dakota governor, defending her tale of shooting and killing her family’s dog, suggested that President Biden’s German shepherd, Commander, had merited a similar fate.

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Interstate 95 Reopens After Damaged Bridge Is Demolished

A section of the highway, a crucial link between Connecticut and New York City, had closed on Thursday when fuel from a burning tanker ignited an overpass.

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Sweet Tea-Brined Roast Chicken for Sunday Supper

With horseradish-Cheddar tuna melts and vegan tantanmen for the coming week.

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With ‘All Fours,’ Miranda July Experiments in Fiction and in Life

Miranda July is experimenting again — on the page and in her life.

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Police Clear a Pro-Palestinian Encampment at USC for a Second Time

The university has been in turmoil following the decision not to allow its valedictorian, who is Muslim, to speak at graduation.

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Police Arrest Dozens in Protest at Art Institute of Chicago

The Chicago police said that 68 people had been arrested and charged with trespassing.

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Police Arrest Dozens in Protest at Art Institute of Chicago

The Chicago police said that 68 people had been arrested and charged with trespassing.

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Hamas claims responsibility for a rocket attack that closes a crossing between Israel and Gaza.

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/05/05/world/israel-gaza-war-hamas/hamas-claims-responsibility-for-a-rocket-attack-that-closes-a-crossing-between-israel-and-gaza

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What Prompted the City College of New York to Call the N.Y.P.D.

The public college based in Harlem has a long history of radical politics and activism.

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After a U.N. official says there is famine in northern Gaza, Israel pushes back.

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/05/05/world/israel-gaza-war-hamas/after-a-un-official-says-there-is-famine-in-northern-gaza-israel-pushes-back

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The police arrest dozens of people at the Art Institute of Chicago.

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/05/05/us/college-graduation-campus-protests/the-police-arrest-dozens-of-people-at-the-art-institute-of-chicago

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How Humans Failed Racehorses

An exploration of the troubled state of horse racing in the U.S.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Not as Powerful as She Thinks She Is

The uproars that don’t seem to touch Trump at all can still bring down other Republicans.

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How to Choose a College: Go Where You Don’t Fit In

Have you heard the advice to go where you can see yourself? Ignore it.

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I’m Suing Meta So Users of Facebook Can Control the Content They See

We must be able to create a more civic-minded internet, with tools that would empower users to better control what they see.

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Most Prominent Voice in Panama’s Election Isn’t on the Ballot

The Central American nation heads to the polls on Sunday to elect a new leader after a campaign influenced by a convicted former president who has sought refuge in Nicaragua’s Embassy.

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Talk of Escape: Trump’s Possible Return Rattles D.C.

At Washington dinner parties, dark jokes abound about where to go into exile if the former president reclaims the White House.

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Trump’s Appeal to Latino Evangelicals: One Pastor’s Conversion Story

Republicans have spent years drawing Latino evangelicals into their fold. At one growing church in the Las Vegas suburbs, Donald J. Trump is reaping the benefits.

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Hundreds of Bahraini Political Prisoners Freed in ‘Bittersweet’ Royal Pardon

Amid deepening tensions in the Middle East, Bahraini activists said that the mass pardon, while welcome, was incomplete, and called for the release of several jailed opposition leaders.

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F1: Organizers Hope Music Puts the Miami in the Miami Grand Prix

The entertainment lineup for this weekend’s Formula 1 race has been infused with Latin music and nightclub-like electronic beats.

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A FAFSA Fiasco Has Students Still Asking: Which College Can They Afford?

The new application for federal tuition aid was meant to be simpler. High school seniors say it has been anything but, and some are still unsure of their plans after graduation.

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