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Some Calm Returns to Asian Markets Even as Trade Tensions Escalate

Stocks rise in China after Beijing announces support measures a day after market plunges triggered by tariffs imposed by President Trump.

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China Accuses U.S. of Blackmail After Trump Threatens More Tariffs

The country’s commerce ministry called President Trump’s threat to escalate tariffs on China by another 50 percent “blackmail.”

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Boris Johnson Has Run-In With Feisty Ostrich During Texas Trip

A video showed the former British prime minister yelping and uttering a profanity after the ostrich pecked him through a window at what appeared to be a wildlife park.

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At James Earl Jones Memorial, Denzel Washington and Whoopi Goldberg Share Stories

At a gathering in the Broadway theater renamed to honor the star, speakers including Denzel Washington and Phylicia Rashad described Jones as an inspiration.

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How Trump’s TikTok Negotiations Were Upended by China and Tariffs

The future of the popular video app is now at the center of a geopolitical tussle between Washington and Beijing.

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Why Did Wall Street Get Trump So Wrong?

Wall Street mistook demagogy for wisdom.

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Supreme Court Overturns Lower Court’s Block on Venezuelan Deportations

The Trump administration asked the justices to weigh in after a federal judge paused the president’s use of a wartime powers law to deport Venezuelans it accused of being gang members.

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Clem Burke, Versatile, Hard-Driving Drummer for Blondie, Dies at 70

He provided both the explosive percussion on hits like “Call Me” and the laid-back rhythm on the reggae-influenced “The Tide Is High.”

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New Study Links Diabetes During Pregnancy to Greater A.D.H.D. Risk in Children

Researchers reviewed data from more than 56 million pregnancies to examine the connection between diabetes and A.D.H.D., autism and intellectual disability.

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Can Musk Pull Trump Back From the Tariff Ledge?

Elon Musk has been criticizing Trump’s tariff policy — and publicly. Could there be a strategy?

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Nearly 150 Students Have Had Visas Revoked and Could Face Deportation

Dozens of schools, including the University of California and Harvard, said the Trump administration ended the visas of their students in recent days. For many, the reasons are unclear.

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Facing Pushback, Trump Threatened More Tariffs

Also, the Supreme Court halted an order to return a wrongly deported man. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.

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FEMA Cuts More Than $300 Million in Disaster Aid to New York

Much of the money was to go toward flood mitigation in vulnerable areas of New York City that were struck hard by Hurricane Sandy and the remnants of Hurricane Ida.

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Another Law Firm Braces for Possible Blowback From Trump

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft balked at having one of its partners represent Donald Trump in his criminal cases. Now the firm is among those that have been pushed to agree to a deal with the White House.

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Man’s 7 ‘Emotional Support’ Tigers Seized in Nevada

The local authorities arrested Karl Mitchell, who claimed he had been authorized by a doctor to keep the tigers.

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Trump and Paramount Agree on Mediator in ‘60 Minutes’ Lawsuit

President Trump’s $20 billion suit accuses CBS News of deceptively editing an interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris.

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The ‘White Lotus’ Pong-Pong Tree Fruit Really Is That Dangerous

Indigenous to parts of South and Southeast Asia, Australia and the Pacific islands, the fruit contains a toxin in its seeds that attacks the heart.

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Columbia’s Former Leader Faced Contentious Interview After Resigning

Dr. Katrina Armstrong told a federal task force she could not remember details from the university’s report on antisemitism or her response to its recommendations.

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Global Leaders Rush to Woo Trump, Hoping to Sway Him on Tariffs

Dozens of foreign governments were trying to appeal to the president to have steep tariffs rolled back, but the president and his advisers have indicated negotiations could be difficult.

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Jeremiah Ostriker, Who Plumbed Dark Forces That Shape Universe, Dies at 86

There’s more to the universe than meets the eye, he found. His studies led astronomy to the dark side, changing our view of what’s out there.

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N.C. Supreme Court Halts Voter Eligibility Review in Contested Judicial Race

A razor-close race for a seat on the court is the last 2024 statewide election in the nation to remain uncertified.

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Johnson Reaches Agreement to Kill Proxy Voting Proposal in the House

Republicans who had been poised to force a vote on changing House rules to allow new parents to vote remotely pulled back after the speaker offered a watered-down solution for a narrow set of new mothers.

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When It Comes to D.E.I. and ICE, Trump Is Using Federal Grants as Leverage

The Department of Homeland Security is reviewing billions of dollars in grants to make sure cities and states are complying with President Trump’s priorities on immigration and diversity.

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2 U.S. Border Officers Charged With Taking Bribes to Allow Undocumented Migrants

Prosecutors said the men allowed dozens of cars with undocumented immigrants to pass through their inspection lanes in Southern California in exchange for cash.

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Trump Administration Aims to Spend $45 Billion to Expand Immigrant Detention

A request for proposals for new detention facilities and other services would allow the government to expedite the contracting process and rapidly expand detention.

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Transgender Woman Arrested After Using Bathroom at Florida State Capitol

Marcy Rheintgen said she was held in jail overnight after she deliberately challenged a state law by entering a women’s bathroom in the government building.

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Trump Is Threatening School Funding. Here’s What Families Should Know.

The impact of the upheaval could vary greatly across the country. New York, for example, is not feeling significant effects so far, but district leaders are watching closely.

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Walton Goggins Knows ‘The White Lotus’ Had to End This Way

“I realized that there was really no other conclusion,” the actor said in an interview on Monday about the season finale.

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Video Shows Search for Missing Gaza Paramedics Before Israelis Shoot Rescuers

The Palestine Red Crescent released a video made by a paramedic before he was killed, and called the deaths of 15 rescue workers “a full-fledged war crime.” Israel has said it is investigating.

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Justice Department Litigators Are Struggling to Defend Trump’s Policies in Court

Inside the Justice Department’s civil division, lawyers are squeezed between judges demanding answers and bosses’ instructions to protect the Trump agenda at all costs.

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