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Justices Weigh Challenge to South Carolina’s Bid to Defund Planned Parenthood

The court will decide whether Medicaid beneficiaries may sue to receive services under a law that lets them choose any qualified provider.

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To Save Democracy, the U.S. Should Take a Page From Poland’s Playbook

Poland pulled back from an authoritarian slide. What can the U.S. learn from its nonpartisan approach?

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Val Kilmer in ‘Batman Forever’ Was a True 1990s Moment

The actor took only one turn in the famous batsuit. That film, “Batman Forever,” couldn’t be a more representative artifact of its era.

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Adams Praises Kash Patel’s Book, Doubling Down on Trump Alliance

In the mayor’s first comments after a judge ordered corruption charges against him dropped, he urged New Yorkers to read a book by the Trump administration’s F.B.I. director.

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Trump Says His Tariffs Will Address Unfair Global Trade. Is He Right?

President Trump says that countries have been ripping off the United States for decades. There is some truth to that argument — but also a lot of hypocrisy.

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In Trump’s Fight With Perkins Coie, the Richest Firms Are Staying Quiet

None of the nation’s top-10 firms by revenue have signed a legal brief demonstrating support for the law firm that is resisting an executive order.

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NYC’s First New Subway Map in Decades Looks Mighty Familiar

The redesigned map, the first to be introduced in nearly half a century, is reminiscent of a version from the 1970s that was reviled by many traditionalists.

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Val Kilmer: A Life in Pictures

A charismatic and handsome leading man in the 1990s, Kilmer played both superhero and rock star.

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High-Speed Rail Doesn’t Exist in America. Here’s What’s Being Developed.

True high-speed rail has not yet made it to the U.S., but that will change soon. Here are the projects currently being developed.

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Granddaughters of a Paul Weiss Patriarch Deplore the Firm’s Trump Deal

The law firm’s chairman, Brad Karp, capitulated to the president’s threats. The descendants of the man who wrote its high-minded principles told Mr. Karp that he had betrayed them.

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Amazon Said to Make a Bid to Buy TikTok in the U.S.

The e-commerce giant put in a last-minute offer for the popular video app, according to three people familiar with the talks. TikTok faces a Saturday deadline to change its ownership structure.

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Eric Adams’s Charges Were Dropped, but His Re-Election Chances Remain Dim

Even with the dismissal of a five-count federal corruption indictment, Mayor Eric Adams faces an uncertain future.

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Supreme Court Sides With Truck Driver Fired Over Drug Test

The driver, Douglas Horn, sued the maker of a product advertised as THC-free under a federal racketeering law, saying he had suffered a business injury.

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U.S. Seeks to Calm Tempest in Europe Over Trump’s Anti-Diversity Policies

European companies and officials are balking at what they see as a campaign to impose U.S. policy abroad.

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Shingles Vaccine Can Decrease Risk of Dementia, Study Finds

A growing body of research suggests that preventing the viral infection can help stave off cognitive decline.

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Supreme Court Rules Against Makers of Flavored Vapes Popular With Teens

The justices said the Food and Drug Administration had acted lawfully in rejecting applications from makers of flavored liquids used in e-cigarettes.

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Cory Booker’s 25-Hour Senate Speech Strikes a Chord in New Jersey

Many Democrats, including in Mr. Booker’s home state of New Jersey, reveled in his stamina and moxie as he assailed President Trump in the longest Senate speech on record.

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How a Black Progressive Transformed Into a Conservative Star

Xaviaer DuRousseau once marched in Black Lives Matter protests. Then he started watching PragerU videos — and they resonated with him.

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How Trump Could Make Larry Ellison the Next Media Mogul

The co-founder of Oracle and friend of President Trump, who was a flamboyant fixture in the 1990s, has returned to the spotlight through — of all things — TikTok.

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Desperation Grows in Gaza as U.N. Shutters Bakeries

Anxious residents rushed to obtain bags of flour as the United Nations warned that Israeli restrictions on aid deliveries were deepening the humanitarian crisis.

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Trump’s Global Trade War Makes the Fed’s Task Tougher

Tariffs risk slowing growth and making inflation stickier, a tricky combination for the central bank as it debates what to do about interest rates.

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San Francisco Rethinks Its Free Handouts of Drug Paraphernalia

Daniel Lurie, the city’s new mayor, is scaling back a program that gives away clean foil, pipes and plastic straws for fentanyl consumption. Nonprofits will have to direct people toward treatment.

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Biden’s Health Secretary Joins the Governor’s Race in California

Xavier Becerra, the former secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, may face Kamala Harris in a potential Democratic showdown in their home state.

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Judge Ends Eric Adams Case, but Says U.S. Cannot Use Charges as Leverage

The judge, Dale E. Ho, refused to let the government leave open the prospect of reinstating corruption charges against Mayor Eric Adams. But his decision recognized the president’s power to determine the fate of prosecutions.

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Who Is Susan Crawford, the Liberal Judge Who Won Wisconsin’s Supreme Court Race?

Judge Crawford defeated Judge Brad Schimel, who was backed by President Trump, for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. She worked as a prosecutor and in private practice before joining the bench.

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23 More Women Come Forward With Allegations Against Serial Rapist

Zou Zhenhao was convicted in London of raping 10 women in Britain, where he was a student, and in China.

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Israel Says It Will Cancel Tariffs on U.S. Imports Ahead of Trump Announcement

The move was an apparent bid to ensure that Israel is exempt from new tariffs that President Trump plans to announce on Wednesday.

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How Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs Might Go Down

The president is set to announce details of his sweeping tariffs, as companies and global trading partners scramble to respond.

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Federal Judge Orders Legal Funds for Migrant Children to Be Restored

The restoration, which is temporary, came after nonprofit groups challenged the government’s decision to cut funding for legal services for unaccompanied children arriving in the United States.

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President Trump’s Tariff Plans

Plus, we cover election results from Wisconsin and Florida.

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