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Trump’s 10% Tariff May Be Less Onerous but Still Raises Prices and Threatens Trade

The blanket tariffs, once considered extreme, still threaten to harm world trade and make everything more expensive for businesses and consumers.

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2 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Vehicle Accident Near Mexico Border

Another soldier was seriously wounded, the military said. The cause of the accident is under investigation.

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2 Protesters at Marjorie Taylor Greene Town Hall Are Subdued With Stun Guns

Three people, including the two who were subdued with stun guns, were arrested.

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Why Harvard Decided to Fight Trump

The Trump administration will freeze over $2 billion in federal funds because Harvard refused to comply with a list of demands. Harvard leaders believed saying no was worth the risk.

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David Hogg, Parkland Survivor and D.N.C. Vice Chair, Hopes to Unseat Democratic Incumbents

David Hogg, a young liberal activist and now a vice chair of the Democratic National Committee, is leading an effort to unseat the party’s older lawmakers in primaries.

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China Girds for Economic Stress of Trump’s Tariffs

The economy grew steadily from January through March, but U.S. tariffs pose a risk for China in the coming weeks and months.

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Hong Kong Suspends Packages to the U.S., Wading Into the Trump Trade War

The move comes before President Trump’s planned imposition of new tariffs on small packages sent to the United States from Hong Kong and China.

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Nvidia Says U.S. Will Restrict Sales of More of Its A.I. Chips to China

The restrictions are the first major limits the Trump administration has put on semiconductor sales outside the United States, toughening rules created by the Biden administration.

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Grassley Draws Jeers From Constituents at Raucous Town Hall

The Iowa Republican was pressed on President Trump’s policies, including the case of a Salvadoran immigrant who his administration has admitted it mistakenly sent to a prison in El Salvador.

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Biden Says Trump Is ‘Breaking Things,’ Including the Safety Net

In Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s first extensive speech since he left office, he accused the Trump administration of “taking a hatchet” to the Social Security Administration.

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Wink Martindale, Popular and Durable Game Show Host, Dies at 91

He was involved in more than 20 game shows, most memorably as the host of “Gambit” and “Tic-Tac-Dough” in the 1970s and ’80s.

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What to Know as Trump Freezes Federal Funds for Harvard and Other Universities

President Trump is trying to influence which colleges receive federal financial support, a practice that began around the time of World War II.

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What Trump’s Meeting With Bukele Means

President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador has found a spot on the global stage by opening the doors of his prison system to President Trump. Zolan Kanno-Youngs, a White House correspondent for The New York Times, explains how Bukele, a self-proclaimed dictator, has gone from a pariah to a partner of Trump.

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4 Injured in Dallas School Shooting, Authorities Say

Three students were wounded by gunfire and a fourth also was injured when gunfire erupted at Wilmer-Hutchins High School on Tuesday afternoon, officials said.

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Trump Gives Conflicting Signals and Mixed Messages on Iran Nuclear Talks

The Trump administration started with an simple goal: Make Iran dismantle its nuclear and missile programs. Then its top negotiator started softening his tone, and had to retreat.

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Judge Rebukes Trump Officials, Ordering Steps to Return Abrego Garcia From El Salvador

The judge also said she planned to force Trump officials to reveal what they have done behind the scenes to seek the return of the man, Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia.

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Betsy Arakawa, Gene Hackman’s Wife, Asked About Flulike Symptoms Before Deaths

Videos, photographs and police reports released by the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office in New Mexico offered a look into the days before Betsy Arakawa and Mr. Hackman died.

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How ShakeAlert Warns California About Earthquakes

Even a few seconds’ notice gives people time to prepare before the shaking.

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I Have Never Been More Afraid for My Country’s Future

Trump’s worldview is stuck in the 1970s, and his whole administration is a cruel farce.

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Autism Rate Continues to Rise Among Children, C.D.C. Reports

While the agency stressed that increased screening was most likely behind much of the increase, the health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., called it an “epidemic.”

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Trump Turned Up the Pressure on Harvard

Also, the I.R.S. is downsizing. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.

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Trump Says He’s Powerless to Return Deported Migrant. But He’s Done So Before.

President Trump says he is powerless to retrieve a man who was deported because of an administrative error. But he has done so before.

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U.S. Cites Gaza Peace Process to Justify Move to Deport Columbia Student

Mohsen Mahdawi, who led Columbia protests, engaged in activities that could threaten attempts to end the war in Gaza, a memo from Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.

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The First Ever Sighting of a Colossal Squid

An expedition spotted a baby of the species in the South Sandwich Islands. This cephalopod can grow to more than 20 feet and has proved elusive in its deep-sea environs.

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Richard L. Armitage, 79, Dies; State Department Official in a Turbulent Era

While serving as Colin Powell’s deputy during the Iraq war, he found himself at the center of a scandal when he leaked a C.I.A. operative’s name.

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How to Solve the Iran Problem

An olive branch is easier to accept when it is offered from the tip of a sword.

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Sarah Palin’s Libel Trial Against The New York Times Begins

In opening statements, lawyers for Sarah Palin and The Times each presented arguments on whether the editorial board had published a statement knowing it was false.

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As the Border Wars Recede, a Park on the Rio Grande Reopens to the Public

Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, Texas, was a backdrop for immigration fights during the Biden administration, but as the battle has moved inland some of the state’s troops have decamped.

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Adams Is Letting ICE Into Rikers. The City Council Is Suing to Stop Him.

A lawsuit argues that an executive order that City Hall issued last week is “part of a corrupt quid pro quo bargain” between Mayor Eric Adams of New York and President Trump.

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How Trump Might Unwittingly Cut Emissions From Online Shopping

Fast fashion retailers rely heavily on shipping by air. The president’s tariffs could change that.

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