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A New Pitch to Fix Penn Station: Move Madison Square Garden

With few signs of progress on a proposed redevelopment project, one group is hoping to move the famous arena.

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Why Are Cats Such a Medical Black Box?

Many aspects of feline health remain a mystery, even to experts. Our cat-owning reporter learned this the hard way.

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History Isn’t Entirely Repeating Itself in Covid’s Aftermath

Five years after the novel coronavirus emerged, historians see echoes of other great illnesses, and legacies that are unlike any of them.

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Late Night Takes Stock of Trump’s Effect on the Markets

“In the first Trump term, it took a disease to destroy the economy,” Stephen Colbert said. “This time, he’s the disease.”

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On the Run, a Hit Man Gives One Last Confession

Edgar Matobato says he killed again and again for former President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines. Now he’s trying to stay alive to testify.

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Asian Markets Slide as Global Sell-Off Continues

Markets in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan were down about 2 percent on Tuesday morning, after the S&P 500 had its worst day of the year.

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What Slowdown? Xi Says China Must Win the Global Tech Race.

Xi Jinping wants China to surpass rivals as a tech superpower, undeterred by economic woes or trade wars. Critics ask if this focus neglects struggling citizens.

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With U.S. Aid Cuts No Longer a Threat, Rwanda Bets Big on Soft Power

Rwanda appears to be betting on its reputation as a key security partner and sports destination to minimize any backlash to its involvement in the war.

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Solar Energy, Criticized by Trump, Claims Big U.S. Gain in 2024

The added capacity for the year was the most from any single source in more than two decades.

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As Ukraine and U.S. Cease-Fire Talks Near, Gulfs Remain

American and Ukrainian representatives will meet in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, but the United States, Ukraine and Russia envisage very different paths to peace.

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Rodrigo Duterte, Philippine Ex-President, Is Arrested on I.C.C. Warrant

The International Criminal Court has been investigating the deadly crackdown that Mr. Duterte, who was detained in Manila on Tuesday, oversaw while in power.

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The U.S. Is Trying to Deport Mahmoud Khalil, a Legal Resident. Here’s What to Know.

Mr. Khalil, who helped lead protests at Columbia University against high civilian casualties in Gaza, was arrested by immigration officers and sent to a detention center in Louisiana.

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13 People Injured as School Bus Overturns on Garden State Parkway

The bus overturned near Montvale, N.J., officials said, closing all lanes in the area. It had been traveling from Lakewood, N.J., to Rockland County, N.Y.

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Rubio Seeks Cease-Fire in Ukraine After Reaching His Own With Musk

After blowing up at Elon Musk, Secretary of State Marco Rubio aims to bolster his position. He is seeing Saudi and Ukrainian officials in Saudi Arabia and allied diplomats in Canada.

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Inside the Former ‘Underworld’ Where Ai Weiwei Makes Art

Ahead of his largest-ever exhibition in the U.S., the dissident artist reflects on collecting jade and living below ground.

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Trump Officials Warn 60 Colleges of Possible Antisemitism Penalties

The administration’s warning came just after it pulled hundreds of millions of dollars from Columbia University.

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Trump Promised Americans Booming Wealth. Now He’s Changing His Tune.

President Trump’s sweeping promises are running headlong into the reality of governing.

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Justice Dept. Official Says She Was Fired After Opposing Restoring Mel Gibson’s Gun Rights

Elizabeth G. Oyer, the former pardon attorney, said that she was not told why she was dismissed, but that as events unfolded she feared they might lead to her firing.

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Jessie Mahaffey, Survivor of Pearl Harbor Attack, Dies at 102

He was cleaning the deck of the U.S.S. Oklahoma when it capsized under Japanese torpedo fire. Less than a year later, he survived the sinking of another Navy ship in the Pacific.

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When It Comes to the Economy, Does Trump Have Musk’s Pain Tolerance?

Wall Street’s slide puts pressure on Musk and Trump, for different reasons.

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This Is the Greatest Threat to Free Speech Since the Red Scare

Mahmoud Khalil’s detention is a frightening sign of an authoritarian slide.

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Fire Damages 4 Tesla Cybertrucks in Seattle

Federal and local law enforcement authorities are investigating what caused the Sunday night fire, which came after a series of attacks against Tesla in rebuke of its chief executive, Elon Musk.

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Kennedy Links Measles Outbreak to Poor Diet and Health, Citing Fringe Theories

In a recent interview, the health secretary also suggested that the measles vaccine had harmed children in West Texas, center of an outbreak.

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Elon Musk Says X Was Hit By a Cyberattack After Intermittent Outages

Several waves of reported outages affected the social media site, formerly known as Twitter, on Monday.

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Can Mark Carney, Canada’s New Leader, Negotiate With Trump?

Mark Carney will most likely be in power just a few weeks before a federal election is held. To win, he will try to convince Canadians he can take on, but also negotiate with, Trump.

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How to Watch NASA’s SPHEREx and PUNCH Missions Launch on a SpaceX Rocket

Two missions, SPHEREx and PUNCH, are expected to launch on a SpaceX rocket late on Monday after a postponed flight on Saturday.

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Long Island Wildfires Began With Backyard S’mores, Police Say

The wildfires began accidentally when someone in Suffolk County tried to light a fire to make s’mores, officials said. They were fully contained by Monday.

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A Bad Day on Wall Street

Also, Rubio said Ukraine must cede territory in exchange for peace. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.

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Trump Has Said ‘No Exceptions’ to His Tariffs. Will That Last?

His administration has acknowledged that exceptions undercut the power of tariffs, but it seems hard for the president to resist making deals.

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Trump Seeks to Expel a Green Card Holder, Mahmoud Khalil, Over Student Protests

Immigration officers arrested a Columbia University graduate for helping lead campus protests against Israel’s treatment of Palestinians. President Trump said the case was “the first arrest of many to come.”

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