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SpaceX Launches NASA’s SPHEREx and PUNCH Missions

The SPHEREx telescope will create the most colorful map of the cosmos, while the four satellites of the PUNCH mission track the evolution of the solar wind in three dimensions.

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Trump Pulls Back Plans to Double Canadian Metal Tariffs After Ontario Relents

The president had threatened to hit Canadian metals with 50 percent tariffs but opted not to go ahead after Ontario lifted a charge on U.S. electricity.

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New Yorkers Protest as White House Defends Arrest of Mahmoud Khalil at Columbia

Hundreds of demonstrators marched downtown while a spokeswoman for President Trump said the president had the authority to detain Mahmoud Khalil.

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Elon Musk Seeks to Put $100 Million Into Trump Political Operation

Elon Musk has signaled he wants to make some donations not just to his own super PAC, which is called America PAC and has spent heavily on President Trump in the past, but to an outside entity.

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A Great Unraveling Is Underway

Trump’s foreign policy philosophy is not “containment” or “engagement,” but “smash and grab.”

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Republican Refers to Transgender Member as a Man, Cutting Short a House Hearing

Representative Keith Self of Texas insisted on calling Representative Sarah McBride, the first openly transgender member of Congress, “Mr. McBride,” and adjourned the session when challenged about it.

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Trump Poses With a Tesla, a Move Aimed Solely at Helping Musk

President Trump has spent years bashing electric vehicles. But with Elon Musk by his side, he said he would buy a bright red one.

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Russia Begins Assault on Ukrainian-Occupied Town of Sudzha in Kursk Region

Moscow’s military advances on the town of Sudzha may deprive Kyiv of a bargaining chip in peace talks.

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Stanley R. Jaffe, 84, Oscar-Winning Producer and Hollywood Power, Dies

His “Kramer vs. Kramer” won for best picture in 1980, one of many high points in a career that saw him in top jobs, twice, at Paramount.

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Power, Money, Territory: How Trump Shook the World in 50 Days

The system America took 80 years to assemble proved surprisingly fragile in the face of Trump’s assault, a revolution in how the country exercises power across the globe.

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Portugal’s Government Falls in No-Confidence Vote After Just a Year

The vote in Parliament will force new elections, the third in little more than three years.

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The U.S. Agreed to Resume Military Aid to Ukraine

Also, Trump walked back a plan to double metal tariffs on Canada. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.

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Education Department Plans to Fire Up to Half Its Staff

An announcement could come as soon as Tuesday, according to people familiar with the situation, and could portend a move by the Trump administration to essentially dismantle the department.

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2,000 Striking N.Y. Prison Officers Fired and Barred From Public Jobs

Gov. Kathy Hochul made good on a threat to punish those who failed to meet a Monday deadline for returning to their posts after a three-week work stoppage.

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Saturn Gains 128 New Moons, Bringing Its Total to 274

The objects around the ringed planet are tiny, but some of them may have formed relatively recently in the solar system’s history.

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Stocks Fall Further on Trump’s Latest Tariff Talk

The S&P 500 is nearly 10 percent below its mid-February record — approaching a symbolic milestone known on Wall Street as a correction.

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Inside Google’s Investment in Anthropic

The internet giant owns 14% of the high-profile artificial intelligence company, according to legal filings obtained by The New York Times.

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Democracy Dies in Dumbness

Until Donald Trump, no president has been so ignorant of the lessons of history, so incompetent in implementing his own ideas.

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Investigators Recommend Permanent Restrictions for Helicopters Flying Near Reagan Airport

Citing “intolerable risk for aviation safety,” the National Transportation Safety Board says helicopters should be banned from flying a certain route near Washington if two specific runways are in use.

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Israel and Lebanon Agree to Talks on Border, Long a Source of Tension

Officials say negotiations would also include the future of Israeli military outposts in Lebanon and of Lebanese prisoners still held in Israel.

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Hearing for Columbia Student Mahmoud Khalil to Address Basic Constitutional Questions

The government is trying to deport Mahmoud Khalil, a permanent resident and defender of the Palestinian cause, accusing him of siding with terrorists.

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Duterte’s Arrest Shows Power and Limits of the International Criminal Court

The arrest represents a significant victory for the I.C.C., but only a narrow set of circumstances made it possible.

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Trump Tariffs and Trade Wars Leave Investors, Once Optimistic, Feeling Apprehensive

On Tuesday, President Trump sent markets into another tailspin by announcing additional tariffs on Canada, suggesting a falling stock market is no longer the bulwark investors had hoped.

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Europe Weighs Peacekeeping Role in Ukraine Amid Trump’s Embrace of Russia

The deeper discussion of a European force comes amid rising anger and dismay over President Trump’s embrace of Russia and abandonment of traditional allies.

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RFK Jr. Rattles Food Companies With Vow to Rid Food of Artificial Dyes

Mr. Kennedy told executives of major food companies that he wants synthetic colors removed from their products. “Decision time is imminent,” a trade group warned its members.

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Delta, Southwest, American Airlines Cut Forecasts, an Early Alarm About Consumer Spending

The revised projections suggest that flagging economic confidence has started to hurt travel, which can be an indicator for other industries.

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RFK Jr. Will Convene a New Health Commission in Private

President Trump ordered the creation of the Make America Healthy Again Commission last month, taking the name from the movement led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary.

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Trump Intensifies ‘51st State’ Threats in Attack on Canada

The U.S. president on Tuesday reiterated his claims on Canada’s territory as he increased tariffs, threatening to bring the country’s economy to its knees.

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Tuberculosis Resurgent as Trump Funding Cut Disrupts Treatment Globally

The United States was the major funder of tuberculosis programs. Now hundreds of thousands of sick patients can’t find tests or drugs, and risk spreading the disease.

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What Elon Musk’s Suit Says About Trump and Power

When Elon Musk puts on a nice suit, it has a way of looking like a demotion.

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