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More Than 150 World War II Bombs Found Under Playground in England

The devices found during construction work were practice bombs, which can be harmful. Officials said there could be more.

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Senate Advances Gabbard, Signaling Quick Confirmation

The test vote indicated that despite early reservations even among some Republicans, the former Democratic congresswoman had the necessary support to be confirmed in a vote expected by Wednesday.

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Plane Crash at Scottsdale Airport Kills 1 and Injures 3, Officials Say

The left main gear of one of the jets failed during its landing, causing it to veer and crash into a larger jet, airport officials said.

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Democrats Don’t Need a Perfect Message Against Trump, They Need to Show Some Fight

What Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries can do is convey the enormous danger of this moment, immediately. Schumer is changing course already.

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Why Elon Musk and JD Vance Went to Bat for a Self-Described Racist

Trump’s acolytes place qualified civil servants on leave and reinstate a far-right troll.

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Trump Says He Could Cut Aid to Jordan and Egypt Over Gaza Development Plan

The president turned up the pressure on the two nations to agree to his proposal for them to house the Palestinian population of Gaza and said the Palestinians would not have the right to return to the territory.

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Trump Pardons Rod Blagojevich, the Former Illinois Governor

The pardon was the latest overture between the president and the former governor, who is still known in Chicago simply as “Blago.”

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Eric Adams Curried Favor With Trump for Months

Mr. Adams has refrained from criticizing President Trump or his policies, even urging top aides not to do so, and has signaled a desire to work with the new administration.

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Eric Adams Urges N.Y.C. Officials to Avoid Criticizing Trump Administration

In response to concerns about his cooperation with the Trump administration, Mayor Eric Adams on Monday told top aides that being confrontational could hurt New York City.

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Adams May Get His Charges Dropped, but His Re-election Fight Remains

It is unclear if the request to drop the indictment against the New York City mayor will sway enough disaffected voters to his side.

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DNA and a Thumbprint Help Authorities Solve 2003 Long Island Murder

A former neighbor of Edna Schubert, 88, who was beaten to death in her Suffolk County home, was arrested after a retired detective urged the use of new technology in the case.

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Fiery Directives Under Trump’s Justice Dept. Signal a Significant Shift

The new tone of the department, current and former officials say, appears to promise a campaign of intimidation against career employees viewed as insufficiently loyal.

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Israeli Hostages’ Accounts of Abuse Raise Alarms for Remaining Captives

Freed hostages have told of starvation, and relatives of others held in Gaza say officials have relayed accounts of torture.

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Deportation Flights Return Migrants From U.S. to Venezuela

The flights, which left Fort Bliss in Texas, represent a significant victory for President Trump, who has vowed to carry out sweeping deportations.

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Trump’s New Tariffs Target Foreign Metals

Also, Elon Musk led a bid to buy OpenAI. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.

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Joy Rider Who Damaged Rare Plants in Death Valley Dunes Remains at Large

National Park Service officials have yet to identify the person or people who drove onto Eureka Dunes, a protected area with endemic plant species, more than a month ago.

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Westminster Dog Show 2025: Behind-the-Scenes Photos

With the event returning to Midtown Manhattan for the first time since 2020, thousands of dogs flooded the city with a single goal in mind: best in show.

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Elon Musk Leads Bid to Buy OpenAI for $97.4 Billion

The billionaire is leading a group of investors in the unsolicited offer, which complicates the start-up’s plan to raise more money.

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Bus Plunges off Bridge in Guatemala City, Killing at Least 53

The bus collided with other vehicles on a main bridge in Guatemala’s capital before falling into a ravine early Monday morning.

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3 Convicted of Murder for Luring Men From Gay Bars to Their Deaths

Two men were fatally drugged as their bank accounts were being drained. The killers lurked outside Manhattan clubs near closing time.

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5 Notes from the Big Paris A.I. Summit

At times, Kevin Roose writes, it feels like he is watching policymakers on horseback trying to install seatbelts on a passing Lamborghini.

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Judge Rules That Trump Administration Defied Order to Unfreeze Billions in Federal Grants

The federal judge in Rhode Island said the Trump administration had failed to comply with his order unfreezing billions of dollars in federal grants.

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Nonstop Earthquakes Leave Santorini Empty and Its Residents on Edge

Thousands of tremors, sometimes every few minutes, have shaken Santorini, Greece. More than 13,000 of its 15,500 inhabitants have left.

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Woman Files First U.S. Lawsuit Against Andrew Tate and His Brother

A woman who gave testimony to Romanian prosecutors accused Andrew and Tristan Tate in a lawsuit of conspiring to traffic her for sex work. The brothers have sued her for defamation.

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China Is at Heart of Trump Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum

Existing American tariffs already restrict steel and aluminum shipments from China, which is now flooding other markets with its exports instead.

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How Charlie Kirk Became the Youth Whisperer of the American Right

Collecting donors, voters, TikTok viewers and high-powered friends on his way into Trump’s inner circle.

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Hamas Suspends Hostage Release, Accusing Israel of Violating Cease-Fire Agreement

Stalling the next release of hostages from the Gaza Strip, scheduled for the coming weekend, raises new challenges for the already tenuous six-week truce and chances for a lasting end to the war.

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7 Years After Losing My House in a Wildfire, I Still Have My Moments

A cartoonist reflects on loss and recovery after the Woolsey wildfire in 2018.

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Israeli Police Raid Two Palestinian Bookshops in East Jerusalem

The police said the stores were selling books that supported terrorism and that two members of the family who owned the business had been arrested. A lawyer said their detention was “political” rather than legal.

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Trump’s Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum Re-Up Contentious First-Term Policies

The 25 percent tariff the president is proposing is almost identical to a move in his first term. Economists and foreign governments know what will come next.

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