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Left-Wing Democrats Wait on AOC’s Decision as They Look to 2028 Election

With Bernie Sanders unlikely to run for president again and Democratic voters fuming at party leaders, many progressives see an open lane. But who will fill it?

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‘Sesame Street’ Faces Uncertain Future Amid Funding Cuts and Layoffs

Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind “Sesame Street,” is confronting what executives have described as a “perfect storm” of problems.

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How Are Democrats Responding to Trump?

The Democratic party is still grasping for a coherent response to the new Trump administration. Lisa Lerer, national politics correspondent for The New York Times, breaks Democrats into four categories to explain how to make sense of the fractured Democratic opposition.

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Taiwan President Takes Tougher Stance Toward China

Lai Ching-te, the president of Taiwan, may be betting that China’s appetite for retaliation will be limited by Beijing’s interest in containing tensions with the Trump administration.

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Migrants Deported to Panama by Trump Find Themselves Stranded and in Limbo

Dozens of stranded migrants sleep on mattresses in a school gymnasium. In interviews, 25 deportees from around the world said they were stuck in limbo.

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A U.S. Investor Helped Build Russia’s Economy. He Was Jailed on Bogus Charges.

As President Trump promotes renewed business ties with Russia, an American investor has a warning: Anyone there can become a pawn.

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Will She or Won’t She? Retirement Hovers Over Pelosi, and Her City.

Nancy Pelosi has represented San Francisco in Congress for nearly four decades. Challengers are lining up as she weighs running again or retiring.

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Musk’s SpaceX Could Secure Billions in New Contracts Under Trump

Elon Musk’s role in the White House allows him to cancel contracts and influence policy, potentially benefiting his companies. Supporters say he has the best technology.

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The Brooklyn Academy of Music Is Fighting to Regain its Mojo

America’s oldest performing arts venue does not draw the attention or audiences it once did. Now it has lost another leader as it works to adjust to an uncertain future for cultural institutions.

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After the L.A. Wildfires, a Race to Save the Tiles, and the Soul, of Altadena

Salvage experts are rushing to save handmade tiles from fireplaces that survived the Eaton fire before they are demolished.

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How Karis Dadson’s Icy Stare at Pig Shows Conquered TikTok

Millions have been transfixed by videos of Karis Dadson, a California teenager who shows pigs at livestock competitions. She finds the whole thing very weird.

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Turkey Jails Istanbul Mayor Who Was Expected to Run for President

Supporters of the mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, said that corruption charges against him were a ploy to sideline the main political rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

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Duterte Is Enjoying the Due Process He Denied to His Thousands of Victims

In Duterte’s Philippines, due process was not a right, it was a privilege that was not extended to the victims of his drug war.

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Four Takeaways From Keir Starmer’s Conversations With The New York Times

The British prime minister said Putin would break any peace deal unless Ukraine gets robust security guarantees and that preserving the U.S.-British relationship was crucial.

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Keir Starmer Talks Trump, Russia-Ukraine War and the Fragile Europe-US Alliance

The British prime minister said in a series of conversations that the tectonic shifts in America’s relationship with Europe and Russia had to be a ‘galvanizing moment.’

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How Scammers Launder Money and Get Away With It

Documents and insiders reveal how one of the world’s major money laundering networks operates.

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Takeaways From Our Money Laundering Investigation

Our reporters went into a notorious refuge for scammers and fraudsters, and emerged with a how-to guide.

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I.R.S. Prepares to Help Find Immigrants Targeted for Deportation

The tax agency is nearing an agreement to verify whether ICE officials have the right address for people they are trying to deport.

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Private Island Comes on the Market in Italy

The sale of an island just off the coast of Bacoli, near Naples, has pit the quest for a rich investor against a more communal alternative.

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Mariah Carey Did Not Copy ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ From Earlier Hit, Judge Rules

Two songwriters had filed a $20 million lawsuit accusing her of infringing on their copyright of a song with the same name: “All I Want for Christmas Is You.”

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The Repercussions of Trump v. United States May Finally Be Hitting Justice Roberts

What is the chief justice getting at?

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Kennedy Instructs Anti-Vaccine Group to Remove Fake C.D.C. Page

Children’s Health Defense, founded by the health secretary, had published online a vaccine-safety page that looked like the agency’s but that suggested links to autism.

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Columbia University’s Concessions to Trump Seen as a Watershed

Threatened with losing $400 million in federal funding, the university agreed to overhaul its protest policies and security practices.

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With New Decree, Trump Threatens Lawyers and Law Firms

A presidential memorandum aimed at lawyers everywhere struck a menacing tone.

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Venezuela Says It Will Resume Accepting U.S. Deportation Flights

The Venezuelan government attributed a willingness to receive the flights to the plight of Venezuelan migrants sent to notorious prisons in El Salvador with little to no due process.

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George Foreman Turned a Home Grill Into a Culinary Heavyweight

The former boxer transformed American cooking, and himself, with an appliance that remains a cultural touchstone.

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Pope Francis Will Be Discharged From the Hospital on Sunday, Doctors Say

The 88-year-old pontiff has been hospitalized for six weeks with pneumonia in both lungs. He will need to rest in the Vatican for at least two months, his doctors said.

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Man Accused of Shoplifting Dies at Brooklyn Courthouse

The cause of death was not immediately clear. Four other people have died this year in city jails or just after being released from custody.

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Shooting at Park in New Mexico Leaves at At Least 3 Dead and 16 Injured

The shooting happened at a gathering of drivers of modified sports cars. Witnesses said there was an altercation before the gunfire.

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If Elon Musk Were Empathetic

Valentino Deng also has roots in Africa, but he exudes the empathy that Musk scorns.

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