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The Worst Stock Market Drop in Years, and Dr. Oz’s New Government Job

Plus, what’s so hard about building trains?

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Strike in UK’s Second Largest City Leaves Trash Piled High

A standoff between garbage collectors and municipal officials in Britain’s second largest city has left an estimated 17,000 tons of trash on the streets.

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Protesters in Gaza Call on Hamas to Step Aside

Demanding an end to the war, hundreds pressed the militants to relinquish control of the enclave, a rare demonstration against a group that has suppressed dissent with violence.

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Inside the Trump Administration’s Deportation of a Migrant to El Salvador

Immigration officers asked Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia if he was a gang member, and refused to believe him when he denied it, according to court papers.

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Trump Officials Warn of Tariff Pain as Price Increases Loom and Stocks Tumble

The president’s aides insist the fallout will be short and ultimately result in a better economy, as economists warn of higher inflation and slower growth.

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F.B.I. Leaders Push to Restore Trust in the Agency They Once Undermined

In recent days, Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, and Dan Bongino, his deputy, have promised to bring change to what they have called a broken institution.

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A 270-Year-Old Scottish Folk Fiddle Makes Its Carnegie Hall Debut

The ornately decorated fiddle belonged to the dance master who taught Robert Burns. At Carnegie, it will cap “Scotland’s Hoolie in New York.”

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What’s at Risk for Medicine at Harvard

The task before higher education is immense.

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Dublin Acts to Protect Molly Malone Statue

The city said it would provide stewards for its statue of the folk song figure — and repair its bust, which has been damaged by excessive touching.

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Trump Blocked America’s Front Door to China. Now He’s Closing Back Doors.

The U.S. tariffs on transshipment countries like Vietnam and Cambodia are so steep that they could force a major reassessment of global supply chains.

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Is Claudia Sheinbaum the Anti-Trump?

In a world lurching rightward, Mexico’s president offers progressives hope.

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The Rise and Fall of Elon Musk

His belief that liberal democracy has failed and that technologists should lead can be traced to the unusual life of his grandfather.

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How to Protect Your Retirement Savings Now as Markets Plunge

If you’re within five years of retiring, either before or after, you’re at your most vulnerable financially. Here are steps to weather the volatility.

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Invasion of the Home Humanoid Robots

Dozens of companies are building robots that look like humans. One of them is training a machine to be a butler and will soon test them in homes.

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The New Democratic Party That Pushed Canada to the Left Is Imperiled

As Canada faces an election defined by President Trump’s threats, its progressive party, the New Democrats, finds itself losing support and confronting an existential crisis.

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Russia Executes P.O.W.s Without Caring Who Watches, Ukraine Says

Live drone footage allows Ukraine to observe what it views as war crimes unfold in real time, soldiers say.

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When Kenyan Maids Sought Help Overseas, Diplomats Demanded Sex

Women say that embassy officials added a new level of indignity to the abuse they suffered while working abroad.

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When Kenyan Maids Sought Help Overseas, Diplomats Demanded Sex

Women say that embassy officials added a new level of indignity to the abuse they suffered while working abroad.

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The Formerly Incarcerated Person Who Turned Down Columbia’s Ph.D. Offer

After 30 years in prison, Ibrahim Rivera was headed to the Ivy League. Then he realized that because of Trump administration threats, the university could not guarantee his funding would survive.

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Key Evidence Thrown Out in Jolt to ‘Orgasmic Meditation’ Conspiracy Case

Defense lawyers had argued that diaries by a former adherent of the OneTaste group were tainted by the way they were prepared and edited for a Netflix documentary.

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Australia’s Relationship with United States Gets a Second Look

The country has doubled down on its defense relationship with the United States in recent years. President Trump’s treatment of allies is prompting some to question the wisdom of that path.

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Stephen Colbert Likens Trump’s Tariffs to an Economic Infection

“Has anyone thought about injecting our money with bleach?” Colbert said after President Trump’s new tariffs tanked the stock market on Thursday.

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Stocks Fall Further as Concern About Tariffs Deepens

Markets in Asia reflected investors’ continued worries about the economic disruption of President Trump’s trade policies.

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What to Know About South Korea President Yoon’s Impeachment Over Martial Law

The country’s Constitutional Court on Friday upheld the impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol, removing him from office four months after his short-lived imposition of martial law.

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Trump Claims a Venezuelan Gang Is Invading the United States. He’s Wrong.

The exaggerated government claims and ensuing public concern about Tren de Aragua’s activities in the United States amount to a classic moral panic.

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U.S. Strikes in Yemen Burning Through Munitions With Limited Success

In just three weeks, the Pentagon has used $200 million worth of munitions in Operation Rough Rider against the Houthi militia, officials said.

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They Fought to Save Lives in Myanmar. The Earthquake Claimed Theirs.

Five friends defied the junta to care for people injured in the military coup. One returned from the battlefield to find his four friends among the dead in the March 28 earthquake.

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Gen. Timothy Haugh Ousted as Head of NSA and Cyber Command

No reason was given for the removal of Gen. Timothy D. Haugh, but the far-right activist Laura Loomer had called for his ouster in a meeting with President Trump, an official said.

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Trump Administration Sends Harvard a List of Demands to Protect Federal Funds

The list was similar to one sent to Columbia University last month after the government canceled $400 million to the school. Harvard may have $9 billion on the line.

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Amtrak Train Strikes and Kills a Person in Pennsylvania

Amtrak said one of its trains hit three people on the tracks near Bristol Station. Service between New York’s Penn Station and Philadelphia’s main station was temporarily suspended.

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