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Families of Jeju Air Plane Crash Victims Press for Answers

Gathering at the airport, relatives of those who died are turning themselves into aviation experts to explore what caused the country’s worst air disaster.

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Venezuelan Families Fear for Relatives as Trump Celebrates Deportations to El Salvador

The transfer of 238 migrants accused of being gang members to El Salvador has created panic among Venezuelans who worry about the fate of their loved ones.

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With Deportations to El Salvador, Trump May Have Defied a Judge’s Order

“Oopsie … Too late,” El Salvador’s president said, mocking a court order that deportation flights turn back to the United States. Top administration officials thanked him.

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Slick Watts, N.B.A. Fan Favorite and Headband Pioneer, Dies at 73

An undrafted, 6-foot-1 point guard with patchy hair, he made an enduring fashion statement and became seen as the ultimate Seattle SuperSonic.

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Scenes From Eight States Battered by Weekend Storms

A survey of the damage from a cross-country storm system that tore through the South and Midwest over the weekend.

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Netanyahu Moves to Fire Israel’s Domestic Intelligence Chief

The Israeli prime minister’s effort to remove the Shin Bet chief is raising concerns about whether he was seeking to undermine the agency’s independence.

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A Clubby Washington Tradition Carries On Uncomfortably Without Trump

President Trump and most members of his administration steered clear of the annual Gridiron Club dinner on Saturday, where politicians and the press usually toast and lightly roast one another.

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‘Absolutely Ridiculous’: Democrats Seethe at Schumer for Backing G.O.P. Spending Bill

Senator Chuck Schumer, the minority leader, continued to face criticism from members of his own party after he reversed course and allowed the stopgap spending bill to come to a vote.

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Trump Sends Hundreds of Venezuelans to El Salvador in Face of Judge’s Order

President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador announced that his country had taken in more than 200 prisoners whom the U.S. has accused of being part of the Tren de Aragua gang.

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Severe Storms Killed At Least 36. Here’s What to Know About the Weather’s Havoc.

The tornadoes, dust storms and wind-fanned wildfires have led to at least 36 deaths across the nation this past week.

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How Ukraine’s Offensive in Russia’s Kursk Region Unraveled

At the height of the campaign, Ukrainian forces controlled some 500 square miles of Russian territory. Now they hold just a small sliver of land along the border.

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Geriatric Penguins Get a ‘Retirement Home’ at New England Aquarium

Six African Penguins at the New England Aquarium in Boston have made a new home on an island designed to address the aches and pains of aging.

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Brown University Surgeon and Professor Are Deported to Lebanon Despite a Judge’s Order

Dr. Rasha Alawieh, a kidney transplant specialist and Brown University professor who had a valid visa, was expelled in apparent defiance of a court order.

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As Voice of America Goes Dark, Some Broadcasts Are Replaced by Music

President Trump’s executive order on Friday calling for the dismantling of the federal agency that oversees the broadcaster is part of a wider campaign to weaken the news media.

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A Cornell graduate student fearing deportation files a pre-emptive lawsuit.

A doctoral student from Gambia sued the Trump administration on First Amendment grounds over two Trump executive orders aimed at pro-Palestinian activism.

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Children Try to Cheer Pope Francis During His Hospital Stay

The release of the photo a month into his treatment came after dozens of young people gathered under the pontiff’s windows to offer wishes for a quick recovery.

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Nita Lowey, Tenacious New York Representative, Dies at 87

A Democrat, she represented Westchester County for three decades and became the first woman to lead the powerful House Appropriations Committee.

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SpaceX Capsule Docks in Space, Paving the Way for Astronauts’ Return

A SpaceX capsule docked at the International Space Station, bringing a replacement crew for Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore to return home after an unexpectedly long stay in orbit.

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What a Small Island Off the Coast of Scotland Could Teach America

In 2025, the idea of settling anyplace other than Mars might seem anachronistic, but the people on Ulva are pioneers.

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Ukraine Retreats From All but a Sliver of Land in Russia’s Kursk Region

The daring campaign Ukraine launched last summer to seize and occupy Russian territory appears to be nearing an end.

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It Fought to Save the Whales. Can Greenpeace Save Itself?

The storied group has a remarkable history of daring protests and high-profile blunders. It faces a reckoning in North Dakota.

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When Brands Need a Wild Shoe, They Hire This Man

Shoes with teeth. Shoes with soles at right angles. Shoes made from two shoes. Shintaro Yamamoto is the footwear Dr. Frankenstein behind them all.

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The Rise of Women’s Basketball

Caitlin Clark helped push the sport to new highs. She didn’t do it alone.

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Takeaways From Our Investigation Into Domestic Worker Abuse in Saudi Arabia

Housekeepers from East Africa suffer beatings, starvation and sexual assault in Saudi Arabia. Here’s what else we learned about the cross-border trade in domestic workers.

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Nightclub Fire Kills at Least 51 in North Macedonia

The tragedy occurred after fireworks set the club’s roof on fire during a pop concert, the country’s interior minister said.

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Mayor Adams’s Biggest Backer in the State Capitol Endorses Cuomo

Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, chairwoman of the Brooklyn Democratic Party, had been one of the mayor’s staunchest supporters.

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Storm Risk Shifts to East Coast

Forecasters said there was a slight risk on Sunday of severe storms and tornadoes from Central Florida to western Pennsylvania. The weather system also spawned deadly tornadoes in the Midwest and South.

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We Were Badly Misled About Covid

The same dangerous mistakes. The same lack of candor.

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Houthis Vow Retaliation After U.S. Strikes in Yemen

The Iran-backed rebels, who have targeted Israel and shipping in the Red Sea, said children were among those killed in the strikes ordered by President Trump.

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Takeaways ​From ​The Times Interview ​With Chuck Schumer About the Federal Spending Bill

The day after angering many Democrats’ by backing a Republican spending bill, Schumer argued that he can still lead his party in the Senate, even amid furious backlash.

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