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How a Crypto Craze Swept An Argentine Town

In San Pedro, Argentina, 16,000 people, a fifth of the population, signed up for a cryptocurrency exchange where everyone won. Until they didn’t.

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‘Muawiya,’ a Ramadan TV Series, Stokes Tensions Between Sunni and Shiite Muslims

The story of a divisive Islamic ruler from ancient times, produced by a broadcaster in the Sunni kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has drawn rebukes from Shiite-majority Iran and Iraq.

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How to Plan a Garden With Climate Change in Mind

The arrival of spring brings a question: How to manage the disruption brought by climate change?

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Amid a Defense and Aerospace Boom, Demand for Industrial Real Estate Soars

Leasing for defense and aerospace start-ups is up as global tensions and conflicts buoy investments in manufacturing.

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Rubio Says Information on Abducted Ukrainian Children Will Be Preserved

Lawmakers had feared that a database on children taken by Russia was deleted when funding was stopped as part of President Trump’s foreign aid cuts.

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7.7-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Myanmar With Shaking Felt in Bangkok

People in Mandalay, near the epicenter of the 7.7.-magnitude quake, were rushed to the main hospital. Shaking was felt as far away as Bangkok in neighboring Thailand.

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Jimmy Kimmel Updates the Never-Ending Story of the Signal Leak

“There are many books and stories to come,” Kimmel said of the Trump administration’s leaky-group-chat scandal, comparing it to the Harry Potter saga.

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Elon Musk to Campaign in Wisconsin Ahead of Supreme Court Election

The billionaire is reprising another of the moves he did to help elect Donald J. Trump in November.

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The Family That’s Pushing Cuomo to Apologize Personally for Covid Deaths

Thousands died in nursing homes at the outset of the pandemic. Will a campaign for accountability stall Andrew Cuomo’s progress in the mayor’s race?

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For These Tesla Owners, a Rough Ride From Status Symbol to ‘Swasticar’

Fury at Elon Musk emerges as vandalism, protest and buyer’s remorse.

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Floods Sweep South Texas and Nearby Border Cities in Mexico

Severe storms dumped about half a year’s rainfall in two days, leading to flash floods across both sides of the border.

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Trump Moves to End Federal Union Protections Across Government

An executive order signed by the president would cancel collective bargaining for hundreds of thousands of workers, the largest federal employees union said. The union was preparing legal action.

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Xi Jinping Meets Global Business Leaders Amid Trade Tensions

German investment in China’s auto industry has been one of the few bright spots as foreign investment has slowed to a crawl.

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I am Erdogan’s Main Challenger in Turkey. I Was Arrested.

President Erdogan of Turkey has jailed me because he knows he cannot beat me in an election.

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For Some Autocrats, Even Rigged Elections Can Be Too Much of a Threat

Protests are raging in Turkey after the arrest of the country’s most prominent opposition politician.

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In Japan, an Iceless Lake and an Absent God Sound an Ancient Warning

For centuries, residents in central Japan have chronicled a mysterious natural phenomenon in winter. They see its disappearance as a bad omen.

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Pope Francis Came Near Death in Hospital, His Doctor Says

In an interview, the leader of Pope Francis’s medical team called it “a miracle” that the 88-year-old pontiff left the hospital, but said he needs to change his vigorous habits, at least for a while, to recover.

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For a Bus Driver and a Salon Manager, a Detour on the Path to Parenthood

Jason Santiago and Tiffany Roller planned to have a baby before getting married, but amid fertility struggles, opted to change the order of events.

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Trump Could Hand China a ‘Strategic Victory’ by Silencing Voice of America

Generations of Chinese, including our columnist, turned to U.S. government-run outlets for an education in democracy, rights and the English language.

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Mining Company Seeks Trump Support to Shortcut Access to Seabed Metals

Mining companies and the Trump administration want the metals to boost manufacturing. Environmentalists and some countries worry industrial mining would harm oceans.

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Trump Targets WilmerHale, Citing Law Firm’s Connection to Robert Mueller

Mr. Mueller, who worked at WilmerHale before retiring in 2021, had investigated the Trump campaign’s ties to Russian officials during the president’s first term.

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A Video From Tufts Captures the Fear and Aggression in Trump’s Crackdown

The tactics on display in the arrest of Rumeysa Ozturk were not new — plainclothes officers, faces obscured — but as ICE actions ramp up, scrutiny may increase.

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What We Know About the Detentions of Student Protesters

The Trump administration is looking to deport pro-Palestinian students who are legally in the United States, citing national security. Critics say that violates free speech protections.

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Trump’s Attitude Toward Classified Materials Trickles Down to His Aides

Many of the people serving in the administration do not have decades of experience in government, or deep knowledge of its rules and why they exist, former officials say.

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Justice Dept. Will Investigate California Universities Over Race in Admissions

California banned affirmative action decades ago. The Trump administration says it plans to investigate whether schools there are still considering race.

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The Substance of the Group Chat Was Unserious, Too

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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Top Senate Republican Protests Trump Bid to Withhold Spending

Senator Susan Collins of Maine, the chairwoman of the Appropriations Committee, joined top Democrats in insisting that the president does not have the power to “pick and choose” what to fund.

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Signal Leak Shows Trump Only Takes Federal Secrets Seriously When It Suits Him

In the Trump era, the definition of an official secret depends on whatever works best for the president.

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Global Sea Ice Hits a New Low

The data comes after researchers reported that the past 10 years have been the 10 hottest on record.

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Clive Revill, Original Voice of Emperor Palpatine in ‘Star Wars,’ Dies at 94

His voice can be heard for only a minute in “The Empire Strikes Back,” but it provided the first draft of a character that would be a mainstay of the franchise for decades.

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