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S.S. United States, Historic 20th Century Ocean Liner, Sets Out for Final Voyage

The S.S. United States, the largest passenger ship ever built in America, left Philadelphia under tow on Wednesday, eventually to be sunk off the Gulf Coast.

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Trump Falsely Suggests Ukraine Is to Blame for the War: What to Know

A look at how the war in Ukraine began, the state of the peace talks and why the country isn’t holding elections.

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Dorothy Chin Brandt, Trailblazing Asian American Judge, Dies at 78

She was the first descendant of a Chinese immigrant to win elective office in New York State. She was also the state’s first female jurist of Asian heritage.

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Millions of Dead People on Social Security? The Agency’s Own Data Says Otherwise.

The database includes millions of Americans who are probably dead but who have no death records. But they generally don’t collect checks.

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“No Other Land” Is the Oscar-Nominated Film That No Studio Will Touch

“No Other Land,” about the destruction of a village in the occupied West Bank, is one of the year’s most acclaimed films. Still, U.S. studios are unwilling to distribute it.

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A Frustrated Trump Wants His New Air Force One Planes Pronto

Among the ways being discussed to force faster delivery of two presidential planes are relaxing security clearances for Boeing workers and even purchasing a temporary luxury plane and retrofitting it.

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Migrants Deported to Panama by Trump Administration Taken to Jungle Camp

The group of unauthorized migrants, which includes children, were bused to the camp late Tuesday night. “It looks like a zoo, there are fenced cages,” said one of the detainees.

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Musk and the Right Co-Opt the Left’s Critique of U.S. Power

Suspicion about covert operations and soft power used to be mostly the purview of the left. No more.

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Musk and the Right Co-Opt the Left’s Critique of U.S. Power

Suspicion about covert operations and soft power used to be mostly the purview of the left. No more.

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A Guide to Living in New Bedford, Mass.

The Whaling City, home to a diverse food scene, will soon have a new rail connection to Boston.

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New Poll Shows Americans’ Approval for Congress Has Soared, but Probably Not for Long

A major public poll indicates that Americans’ approval for Congress has soared, powered by a surge in positive assessments by Republicans. History shows such booms are common and rarely last.

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Microsoft Says It Has Created a New State of Matter to Power Quantum Computers

Microsoft’s new “topological qubit” is not based on a solid, liquid or gas. It is another phase of matter that many experts did not think was possible.

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Trump Eyes a Bigger, Better Trade Deal With China

U.S. officials are considering whether they can strike a deal with China that would ramp up its purchases of American goods and investments in the United States.

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Scientists Describe Rare Syndrome Following Covid Vaccinations

In a small study, patients with the syndrome were more likely to experience reactivation of Epstein-Barr virus and high levels of a coronavirus protein.

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Kremlin Message to Trump: There’s Money to Be Made in Russia

Russian officials are arguing that American companies stand to make billions of dollars by re-entering Russia. The White House is listening.

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Nikola, Electric Truck Maker, Files for Bankruptcy

The company, which once enjoyed a surging stock price, struggled to turn its plans for electric and hydrogen trucks into a viable business.

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Meet Germany’s Far-Right Leader, a Study in Contradictions

Alice Weidel of the nationalist, anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany lives in Switzerland and is married to a Sri Lankan-born woman. She had led her party to second place before Sunday’s election.

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European Leaders Try to Recalibrate After Trump Sides With Russia on Ukraine

The American president’s latest remarks embracing Vladimir Putin’s narrative that Ukraine is to blame for the war have compounded the sense of alarm among traditional allies.

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Trump Media Group Sues Brazilian Judge Weighing Arrest of Jair Bolsonaro

The lawsuit came hours after the justice received an indictment of Brazil’s former president, who is an ally of President Trump.

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Zelensky Urges ‘More Truth’ After Trump Suggests Ukraine Started the War

The remarks by President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine were some of his most pointed yet about President Trump’s views on the war.

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Ukraine’s Equation

The West has fractured, and Putin knows it.

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Israelis Gird for Release of Bodies of Captives From Gaza

In contrast to the joyful scenes of living hostages returning home over the past few weeks, the transfer of bodies on Thursday, potentially including those of two children, will be somber.

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As Moscow and Washington Discuss Ukraine, Russians Hope for Normalcy

Many people in Russia expressed relief that an end to the conflict in Ukraine seemed nearer and that the hardships of war, and the shunning of their country by much of the world, may soon end.

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Trump Pivots Toward Putin, and R.F.K. Jr. Says ‘Nothing’ Is Off Limits

Plus, an asteroid alert (for 2032).

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Meet Germany’s Far-Right Leader, a Study in Contradictions

Alice Weidel of the nationalist, anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany lives in Switzerland and is married to a Sri Lankan-born woman. She had led her party to second place before Sunday’s election.

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Struggle Over Americans’ Personal Data Plays Out Across the Government

Employees from Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency are gaining access to vast amounts of information held by federal agencies, even as lawsuits try to stop them.

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Alarmed by Trump’s Gaza Plan, Arab Leaders Brainstorm on Their Own

Since President Trump suggested depopulating Gaza, Arab officials have suggested other ideas for reconstruction. But the emerging consensus repackages old ideas as new ones.

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Kanye West and the Limits of Free Speech Online

Where is the line between the right to speech and the right to reach?

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Kamala Harris Has Scrambled the California Governor’s Race Without Entering It

The possibility of a run by the 2024 Democratic flag-bearer looms over the race for California’s top job.

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For Playwrights, Making It to Midcareer Is a Cliffhanger

Act 1 was a constant struggle for rent and opportunity. But now that these emerging dramatists have emerged, what will they make of Act 2?

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