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‘White Lotus’ Theme Song Composer Won’t Return for Season 4

Cristóbal Tapia de Veer’s music was one of the breakout stars of HBO’s vacation thriller. But in an exclusive interview, the composer revealed that he had ooh’ed his last loo-loo.

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Trump Reciprocal Tariffs Chart: See Which Countries Have the Highest Rates

President Trump unveiled sweeping tariffs that included so-called reciprocal actions on dozens of other countries at very high levels.

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Trump Unveiled Sweeping Tariffs on Nearly All Imports

Also, millions of Americans are at risk for tornadoes and “generational” flooding. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.

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Coal Plant Ranked as Nation’s Dirtiest Asks for Pollution Exemption

The facility, in Colstrip, Mont., used a new E.P.A. system for requesting special waivers from President Trump.

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Star VII, Anchorage’s Famous Reindeer, Dies Weeks After Poisoning

In February, security camera footage showed a masked figure spraying the reindeer with an unknown liquid. The police have no leads.

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What Will Elon Musk Learn From the Wisconsin Supreme Court Election?

After a failed $20 million effort to tilt a State Supreme Court race, Elon Musk joins the ranks of billionaires frustrated by the laws of politics.

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Richard Bernstein Dies at 80; Times Correspondent, Critic and Author

He wrote from Europe and Asia, served as a book critic and produced a raft of books, on subjects ranging from the French condition to multiculturalism.

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A Pristine Family Photo. Then Barack Obama Strolls By.

The former president was taking a morning walk just as two young siblings posed with the Washington Monument and cherry blossoms serving as a perfect backdrop.

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Kennedy Guts Teams That Share Health Information With the Public

The health secretary had promised “radical transparency,” but fired communications teams in the Health and Human Services Department.

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With Trump’s Tariffs, the Chasm Between Allies and the U.S. Widens

President Trump announced sweeping levies on countries across the world. Washington’s partners have been bracing for the fallout.

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Trump’s New Tariffs Test Apple’s Global Supply Chain

The iPhone maker spent years trying to move production of some products out of China to avoid tariffs. But now that may not matter.

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The Movie That Can Help You Understand Cory Booker’s 25-Hour Senate Speech

“Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” starring Jimmy Stewart as a naïve senator, explores the idealism — and reality — behind the tactic.

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After Briefly Disappearing, TikTok Went Back to Normal. Or Did It?

TikTok’s future is in limbo as another deadline looms. For some users, nothing has been the same since those 14 hours in January anyway.

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Right-Wing Group Used Photos of Emily Ratajkowski and Male Model to Lure Voters to the Polls

Before Wisconsin’s election, a right-wing group rallied for voters’ attention with unauthorized photos of Emily Ratajkowski and a shirtless man holding a dog.

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For Trump, Elon Musk Is a Liability, but Still Useful for Now

Elon Musk has become a valuable heat shield for a president who avoids blame at any cost.

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Nashville Police Release Details on Covenant School Shooting and Close Case

A summary of the police investigation, released two years after the attack, found that the shooter had spent years planning the violence and covering up mental health problems.

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To Counter Trump’s Tariffs on Goods, Countries May Hit Back at US Services

Service sectors make up the vast bulk of the American economy, which gives trading partners some clout in trade negotiations.

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In Gaza, ‘How Do You Heal a Scarred Soul?’

Protests against Hamas are encouraging, but prolonged and unnecessary killing still seems likely.

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Milbank Is the Latest Law Firm to Reach a Deal With Trump

Milbank, based in Manhattan, agreed to provide $100 million in pro bono legal services to causes supported by the president and the firm.

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Johnson, Battling Proxy Voting for Parents, Exposes Weak Hold on House Republicans

The Republican speaker, who has mostly wielded power by relying on the threat of retribution from President Trump, has chosen an institutional fight it’s not clear he can win.

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Wisconsin Republicans Hit Their Vote Target, but Democrats Blew Past Theirs

The liberal candidate in the state’s Supreme Court race benefited from outsize Democratic turnout as counties swung left across the state.

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Lawyers for Maryland Man Erroneously Deported to El Salvador Assail Trump Administration

The case has raised questions not only about how the man could have ended up on a plane to El Salvador, but also about why the administration has apparently not moved to correct its mistake.

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C.D.C. Cuts Threaten to Set Back the Nation’s Health, Critics Say

The reorganization that began on Tuesday will scale back an agency that has been a public health model around the world.

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Trump’s Fight Against Antisemitism Has Become Fraught for Many Jews

American Jews have watched with both alarm and enthusiasm as strong-arm tactics, including arrests of activists, have been deployed in their name.

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Is Your Agency’s FOIA Office Being Shrunk or Cut?

The team that responds to requests at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been eliminated. We are trying to determine whether this is a governmentwide pattern.

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A Deadly Crash Puts a Spotlight on New York’s Worst Drivers

The city has long grappled with traffic fatalities. Officials and residents are now asking what more can be done after a fatal crash that killed a woman and two of her children.

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Inside the C.D.C., a Final ‘Love Letter’ Before Mass Layoffs

The agency’s injury center was among the departments that were largely gutted in Tuesday’s wave of dismissals. Read a staff member’s letter to colleagues while they awaited their fates.

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Val Kilmer Brought a Wonderfully Weird Sensibility to Every Role

Even his choice of parts could be eccentric. In the end, he’s best thought of as a character actor trapped in a leading man’s body.

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Why Did Israel Break the Cease-Fire in Gaza? What to Know About the Attacks

A top official said “large areas” of the enclave would be seized, suggesting that Israel intended to hold on to more territory.

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The Physiology of Cory Booker’s 25-Hour Senate Speech

What happens to your body when you deliver a 25-hour speech without any breaks?

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