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Professors Sue Trump Administration Over Arrests of Campus Protesters

The lawsuit says the detention of noncitizen students and faculty members deprives U.S. citizens of their right to engage with foreign-born peers.

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Trump Officials in Leaked Signal Chat Had Criticized Hillary Clinton’s Private Email Server

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who disclosed war plans in a Signal group with a journalist, condemned Mrs. Clinton’s actions in November 2016.

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Gérard Depardieu Takes the Stand in Trial Over Sexual Assault Allegations

The French actor testified in court for first time against accusations that he groped a co-worker, after years of serious allegations over his behavior.

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White House Says Russia and Ukraine Agree to Stop Fighting in Black Sea

The agreement announced after parallel sets of talks in Riyadh would be the first significant step toward the full cease-fire the Trump Administration had been pushing, but it still would fall short.

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Foie Gras That Skips the Force-Feeding Is Developed by Physicists

While not sparing the lives of ducks and geese, the technique lets the birds eat and grow normally.

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TikTok Ads Portray App as Force for Good as US Ban Looms

The popular video app, which could be banned in the United States next month if it is not sold to a non-Chinese owner, is portraying itself as a savior of Americans and a champion of small businesses in a new campaign.

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Trump Administration Deals With Signal Group Chat Leak Fallout: What to Know

President Trump is defending his national security adviser, Michael Waltz, after the extraordinary disclosure.

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Trump’s Team Calls Europe ‘Pathetic’ in Leaked Signal Group Chat Messages

Trump officials have demanded more European military spending and questioned the continent’s values. Leaked messages show the depth of the rift.

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Inside A.I.’s Super Bowl: Nvidia Dreams of A Robot Future

Nvidia showcased robots that could work in warehouses, pedal around like ‘Star Wars’ droids and manipulate surgical equipment at its weeklong A.I. conference

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Israeli Police Question Palestinian Director Hamdan Ballal After West Bank Incident

Witnesses said that Hamdan Ballal was assaulted by masked settlers in his home village. The Israeli military said he was detained on suspicion of throwing stones, which he denies.

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Online Harm Gangs Pose ‘Unprecedented Risk’ to Teens, Says U.K. Crime Agency

Sadistic online groups are recruiting teenagers in Britain, according to the National Crime Agency, which warned that young men were being targeted with misogynistic material.

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Spring Break for the Teens of New York’s Elite: Sun, Fun and Networking

Seniors from some of the nation’s most expensive high schools travel each year to a luxury resort in the Bahamas — trips that make school administrators cringe.

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Leaked War Plans, and the Trouble with Off-channel Messaging

Revelations that President Trump’s inner circle discussed sensitive military details on Signal has jolted Washington. What comes next could also be closely watched by Wall Street.

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Russia and Ukraine Hold U.S.-Mediated Talks in Riyadh: What to Know

Kyiv and Moscow have had separate discussions with Washington about a temporary pause on strikes on energy sites and a cease-fire in the Black Sea.

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Gaza’s Return to War

We explore how the cease-fire collapsed — and what might happen next.

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A Hostage Released From Gaza Campaigns for the Release of Others

Trepidation over the fate of other captives has left Ilana Gritzewsky little time for self-healing after her own violent abduction.

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As Trump’s Policies Worry Scientists, France and Others Put Out a Welcome Mat

European universities have begun recruiting researchers who lost their jobs in the administration’s cost-cutting efforts, or are anxious over perceived threats to academic freedom.

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Secret War Plans Shared in Group Chat, and U.S. Food Banks Scramble

Plus, why you might develop allergies as an adult.

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Japanese Court Awards $1.4 Million to Exonerated Man

Iwao Hakamada, 89, who is believed to have been the world’s longest-serving death row inmate, was exonerated last year of a 1966 murder conviction.

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America’s Most Powerful Law Firms Won’t Stand Up to Trump

Bowing to Trump won’t protect their businesses and clients.

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R.F.K.’s Prescription for Bird Flu Is Dangerous

The death rate in the U.S. has been much lower than expected.

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PBS and NPR prepare for a showdown with Congress.

Top executives from the public media networks are bracing for a hearing on Wednesday organized by Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene.

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Amber Glenn Is Carving a New Path for Figure Skaters

Amber Glenn jumps like a pole-vaulter, collects lightsabers, is pansexual and, at 25, has blossomed at an age when many peers have retired.

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How Crises on Colleges Campuses Might Affect Students

The largest-ever class of high school seniors is about to graduate, just as colleges are facing massive upheaval. Here’s what they could face as they head to campus.

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Olvidados en la cárcel sin abogado: así le falla un pueblo de Texas a los acusados pobres

En el condado de Maverick, las autoridades pueden tardar meses en informar de una detención a los fiscales, mientras los acusados esperan en la cárcel. Rara vez se asignan abogados a quien los solicita.

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Andy Kaufman Anticipated Our Reality-Bent World

A new documentary shows how Andy Kaufman’s upside-down world of anti-comedy prefigured our own.

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Layoffs and Unemployment Grow Among College Graduates

The unemployment rate for college graduates has risen faster than for other workers over the past few years. How worried should they be?

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How a Cheap Drone Punctured Chernobyl’s Steel Shield During the Ukraine War

The steel shell that encloses the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster was built to endure for a century. But war was a scenario its engineers never envisioned.

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Washington Bends to RFK Jr.’s ‘MAHA’ Agenda on Measles, Baby Formula and French Fries

Public health leaders are horrified by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s approach to measles, but government and industry are responding to him.

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How a South Texas Court System Is Failing Poor Defendants

People in Maverick County spend months in jail waiting to be charged with minor crimes. Some are simply lost in the system.

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