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Selena’s Killer Is Denied Parole 30 Years After Murder

The Tejano music icon was fatally shot by the founder of her fan club, who has been serving a life sentence in Texas. On Thursday, a panel denied her first attempt at parole.

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Under Pressure, Psychology Accreditation Board Suspends Diversity Standards

As the Trump administration threatens to strip accrediting bodies of their power, many are scrambling to purge diversity requirements.

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Judge Moves to Prevent Hegseth, Waltz and Others From Deleting Houthi Texts

Judge James E. Boasberg said top officials, including the defense secretary, the national security adviser and the secretary of state, must preserve the messages they exchanged.

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For Europe, the Nightmare Isn’t U.S. Contempt. It’s U.S. Incompetence.

Europeans are used to the Trump administration’s scorn by now, but the Signal chat’s lack of seriousness, including its substance, was shocking.

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King Charles Briefly Hospitalized After Side Effects From Cancer Treatment

Buckingham Palace said that Charles experienced “temporary side effects” following scheduled medical treatment on Thursday and was taken to the hospital for observation before returning to Clarence House.

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Law Firm Skadden Arps Seeks Deal to Avert Trump Executive Order

The discussions come as other major firms are said to be trying to cut deals with the White House.

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U.S. Health Agency Announced Job Cuts

Also, Canada’s leader vowed to retaliate against U.S. auto tariffs. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.

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Las Vegas Man Faces State and U.S. Arson Charges in Torching of Tesla Vehicles

The police said the man spray-painted the word “resist” on the doors of a Tesla repair center and then used a firearm and Molotov cocktails to damage five vehicles.

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RFK Jr. Turns to a Discredited Vaccine Researcher for Autism Study

David Geier has been hired as a senior data analyst at H.H.S. According to several people, he will examine any potential links between vaccines and autism that were debunked long ago.

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10,000 Federal Health Workers to Be Laid Off

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a major restructuring of the Health and Human Services Department, which now employs about 82,000 people.

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Bobby Sherman, Former Teen Idol, Has Stage 4 Cancer, His Wife Says

The 81-year-old is known for his breakout role on the 1960s television series “Here Come the Brides” and hits that included “Little Woman.”

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University of Michigan to Scuttle Its Flagship D.E.I. Program

Michigan, once at the forefront of school diversity efforts, is rapidly changing course amid campus pushback and broad scrutiny by the Trump administration.

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Another Problem With That Signal Chat? The Messages Disappear.

The Presidential Records Act and the Federal Records Act require officials to preserve communications related to government business.

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With Car Tariffs, Trump Puts His Unorthodox Trade Theory to the Test

With sweeping auto levies, the president is putting his beliefs about tariffs into practice on the global economy. Economists aren’t optimistic.

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How to Have a Passionate Life

A surprising route to the best life possible.

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Tesla Dealers Claimed They Sold 8,653 Cars in 3 Days in Canada. Did They?

The sales numbers provided by the company-owned shops allowed them to claim tens of millions in government rebates. Now those numbers are under scrutiny.

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The Signal Leak Has Little Precedent

The military takes extraordinary measures to keep combat operations secret, cutting off outside communications for service members before launching an attack.

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Trump’s Tariffs Will Raise Car Prices, but It’s Too Soon to Know When

Experts say the 25 percent import fee will make many cars more expensive, but it is not clear when, by how much or which models.

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Trump Asks Stefanik to Withdraw Bid to Be U.N. Ambassador

The president said he wanted the New York Republican to stay in Congress to bolster the party’s slim House margin and protect her seat.

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How to Beat Cuomo and Adams? The Working Families Party Has a Plan.

The left-leaning political party is seeking to avoid a repeat of 2021, when its top candidates were also-rans in the Democratic mayoral primary in New York City.

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David M. Childs, Architect of 1 World Trade Center, Dies at 83

The antithesis of a “starchitect,” he didn’t have a recognizable style. But as a partner at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, he helped transform the New York skyline.

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Gazans Demand End to 18 Years of Hamas Rule

Most protests have been small, but they represent the boldest challenge to Hamas’s authority by Palestinians since the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel and the ensuing war.

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Signal Chat Leak Angers U.S. Military Pilots

Men and women who have taken to the air on behalf of the United States expressed bewilderment after the leak of attack plans. “You’re going to kill somebody,” one pilot said.

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Ro Khanna Wants to Take On JD Vance

Ro Khanna, who represents Silicon Valley, sees the vice president — a likely heir to President Trump’s political movement — as a unique threat to the constitutional order.

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Facebook Returns to Its Roots: Showing Posts From Friends and Family

A new Friends Tab will feature posts from a user’s friends and relatives, which was the original mission of the app.

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Facebook’s New Friends Tab Brings App Back to Its Roots

A new Friends Tab will feature posts from a user’s friends and relatives, which was the original mission of the app.

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Trump’s Crackerjack Cabinet Is a Fiasco Foretold

Pete Hegseth & Co. weren’t chosen for their competence.

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Hollywood Has Not Recovered Jobs Lost During Strikes, Report Says

Many entertainment industry workers have been jobless for months, leading state officials to consider increasing subsidies to keep film and television production in California.

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Qualeasha Wood Is Making Digital Art IRL

The artist’s tapestries, which incorporate distorted self-portraits and screenshots from the internet, feel both ephemeral and nostalgic.

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Is Boogie Fland the Next Legendary New York City Point Guard?

In some ways, the prodigy now starring for Arkansas in the N.C.A.A. tournament is an urban basketball archetype. But this is not the same old story.

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