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The New ‘Captain America’ Movie Isn’t Great. But Don’t Call Him a D.E.I. Hire.

Anthony Mackie picks up the shield at a potentially awkward time. But there’s one way Disney can do right by him and the next generation of Marvel stars.

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Clean Energy Was Lifting Manufacturing. Now Investment Is in Jeopardy.

With the Trump administration reversing support for low-carbon power, the business case for making wind, solar and electric vehicle parts gets weaker.

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The Comedian Looking for Something All of America Can Laugh At

Roy Wood Jr. performs in small clubs from Georgia to Wyoming, finding humor in the moments that leave us humbled and confused.

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The 25 Most Influential Shoes and Bags

A group of experts consider the accessories from the past 100 years that changed how we carry our things — and ourselves.

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Germany’s Far-Right Comeback

Germany’s attempts to “remember away” its Nazi past has instead paved the way for an extremist resurgence.

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4 Takeaways From the Hearing on Dismissing Charges Against Eric Adams

The Justice Department has asked to dismiss a federal corruption case against the New York mayor, prompting resignations and calls for the judge to reject the request.

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What’s Next for New York’s Congestion Pricing Tolls

The Trump administration revoked federal approval for the tolling plan on Wednesday. New York leaders are fighting to keep it.

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Hamas to Hand Bodies of 4 Hostages Back to Israel

All four were abducted during the Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7, 2023. They were expected to include a woman and her two children.

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Stephen Colbert Would Like to Know Who’s in Charge Here

The “Late Show” host was taken aback by the White House’s claim that Elon Musk doesn’t run DOGE: “It’s literally named after his favorite meme!”

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An Opening for China, Made in America

Trump’s long and growing list of shortsighted actions in Latin America has created an opening there for America’s adversaries, most notably China.

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China Uses Public Shaming to Motivate State Workers

Local governments are handing out “snail awards” to underperforming employees. But, for many, doing as little as possible seems like the safest bet.

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Delta Offers $30,000 to Passengers on Plane That Crashed in Toronto

The airline said it told the 76 passengers who had been on the plane, which crashed and flipped over on Monday, that the offer came with “no strings attached.”

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Trump’s Push to Kill Congestion Pricing Faces Tall Legal Hurdles

The president made his power to shut down the tolling system sound absolute. But legal experts say the law may not be in his favor.

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Donald Shoup, 86, Dies; Scholar Saw the Social Costs of Free Parking

It increases traffic congestion and pollution, monopolizes public land and makes cities less walkable, he found in “The High Cost of Free Parking.”

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A Long Journey Home: After 50 Years, Back on the Reservation

Leonard Peltier, the American Indian Movement activist, returned to North Dakota, where, under home confinement, he will serve the remainder of his life sentence for the murders of two F.B.I. agents.

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Hegseth Orders Pentagon to Draw Up Plans for Budget Cuts

The defense secretary has told senior leaders to prepare to trim 8 percent from the budget over each of the next five years, officials said.

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Trump Says He Would Have Had a ‘Very Nasty Life’ if He’d Lost the Election

The president’s remarks were a surprisingly public acknowledgment that he had campaigned for his freedom as much as for the White House itself.

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DOGE Cuts 9/11 Survivors’ Fund, and Republicans Join Democrats in Rebuke

After 20 percent of the World Trade Center Health Program staff was terminated last week, Democratic lawmakers were outraged. On Wednesday, Republican lawmakers joined them.

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Trump Flips the Script on the Ukraine War, Blaming Zelensky Not Putin

As he seeks to negotiate a peace deal with Moscow, President Trump is rewriting the history of Russia’s invasion of its neighbor.

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Missouri Clinics Resume Abortions

Abortion opponents had tried to block, or severely limit, the procedure, against the will of voters who in November enshrined abortion rights in the state constitution.

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So, You Want to Get Rid of the Penny. Do You Have a Plan for the Nickel?

President Trump’s plan to eliminate the penny could save the government money, but there’s no guarantee.

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Justice Dept. Official Suggests That Aiding Trump Outweighs Prosecutions

Emil Bove III, the acting deputy attorney general, tried to persuade a judge to let him drop a corruption case against Mayor Eric Adams of New York. He said the mayor was crucial to the president’s agenda.

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The Escalating Feud Between Trump and Ukraine’s Leader

Also, Microsoft said it created a new state of matter. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.

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Congestion Pricing Was Going Well and Trump Is Killing It

For now the only metric that matters is the depth of Donald Trump’s spite.

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Judge Orders Mississippi Newspaper to Remove Editorial, Alarming Press Advocates

The owner of The Clarksdale Press Register said he planned to challenge a judge’s order against an editorial that criticized city officials.

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Blake Lively Adds Claims From 2 Other Women to Justin Baldoni Lawsuit

In the amended complaint, Ms. Lively said that Mr. Baldoni, her co-star in “It Ends With Us,” made two other actresses on set uncomfortable and that they were willing to testify.

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Trump Team Finds Loophole to Effectively Maintain Spending Freezes

Officials cite other legal authorities — not Mr. Trump’s court-blocked directives — to keep withholding foreign aid and domestic grant money.

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As Trump Turns Against Ukraine, Republicans in Congress Stay Quiet

Congressional Republicans have mostly tempered their criticism or deferred to the president as he topples what were once their party’s core foreign policy principles.

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How Republican Senators Have Shifted Tone on Russia and Ukraine

Some of the most vocal critics of Vladimir V. Putin and proponents of the United States’ role as a global defender of democracy have acquiesced to Mr. Trump on Russia.

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Trump Likens Himself to Royalty on Truth Social: ‘Long Live the King’

A fondness for regal themes was apparent as the president applauded his administration’s move to kill congestion pricing in New York.

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