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R.S.F. in Sudan Declare Parallel Government Amid Assault on Zamzam Camp

The United Nations said that at least 300 people were killed when the armed group, the Rapid Support Forces, stormed a camp in Darfur.

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How China Took Over the World’s Rare Earths Industry

China seized mines and built factories. Japan took note and invested in Australia. But the United States did little despite concerns about control of supplies.

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White House Ends a Regular Reporting Slot for Independent Newswires

The move, which affects The Associated Press, Bloomberg News and Reuters, is another effort by the Trump administration to exert more control over the press corps that covers it.

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Bukele Has Power to Return Deportee to U.S., Experts Say

Experts say President Nayib Bukele has the power but not the interest to return a man deported from Maryland to El Salvador in error.

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Israel Threatens Further Escalation in Gaza War

The United Nations warned that the humanitarian situation in Gaza was likely at its worst since the conflict began and that the population was again on the brink of famine.

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California Is Preparing to Sue Trump to Stop His Tariffs

State officials argue in a lawsuit that the U.S. Constitution expressly gives the authority to impose tariffs to Congress.

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Judges’ Dilemma

Trump administration lawyers are saying some astonishing things in court, creating a conundrum for the judiciary.

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Deportation Fight Escalates, and America’s New Meth Crisis

Plus, “The Great Moose Migration.”

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The Impact of the L.A. Fires Was Felt Far From the Burn Zone, Poll Shows

The new U.C.L.A. survey found that many adults in Los Angeles County had lost jobs or incomes to the fires, or knew someone who had been personally affected by the disaster.

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U.K. Top Court Says Trans Women Do Not Meet Legal Definition of Women Under Equality Act

Britain’s Supreme Court was asked to rule on whether trans women can be defined as female under a British law that aims to protect against discrimination.

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Its Journalism Challenged Autocrats. Trump Wants to Silence It.

Journalists at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty who have been imprisoned for their work are dismayed by the effort to close the outlet.

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Michael B. Jordan, Ryan Coogler and a Dozen Years of Collaborations

The star and the director of “Sinners” have risen in parallel since first working together over a decade ago. In a joint interview, they explain their connection.

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How the White House Press Briefing Is Changing

The Trump administration is considering taking control of the seating in the White House press briefing room from the independent White House Correspondents’ Association. Ashley Wu, a graphics reporter for The New York Times, explains why this matters and notes how questions at the briefings have already started to change.

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If You’re Boycotting Columbia, Your Priorities Are All Wrong

Where were these voices when the university was under assault from the Trump administration?

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Making America’s Teeth Rot Again

Quick, everyone! Talk about fluoride, not measles!

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Italy’s Meloni Heads to Washington to Meet Trump. Will It Pay Off for Europe?

The stakes are high as Giorgia Meloni, a conservative who shares some of Mr. Trump’s nationalist ideology, meets with him on Thursday as his trade war has frayed nerves worldwide.

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Faces From a Meth Surge

The devastating stimulant has been hitting Portland, Maine hard, even competing with fentanyl as the street drug of choice. Although a fentanyl overdose can be reversed with Narcan, no medicine can reverse a meth overdose. Nor has any been approved to treat meth addiction.Unlike fentanyl, which sedates users, meth can make people anxious and violent. Its effects can overwhelm not just users but community residents and emergency responders.Here are voices from one troubled neighborhood.

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European Spa Company Therme Misrepresented Itself in an Effort to Expand Into Canada

A Times investigation shows Therme, a European firm, exaggerated its track record in securing a deal with Ontario, and government auditors found that the process had been unfair and opaque.

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Mexico’s Reliance on U.S. Natural Gas Could Be Its Achilles’ Heel

Mexico’s imports of U.S. natural gas are surging, kindling fears that the Trump administration could weaponize this trade.

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Keith Siegel, a Former Hostage, Recounts Captivity in Gaza

Keith Siegel, who spent 484 days as a hostage, described the physical and psychological distress he endured, in an interview with The New York Times.

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In Toronto, the Fight to Preserve Ontario Place Turns Into a Farewell

Generations of visitors have loved the little island complex called Ontario Place in downtown Toronto. It’s about to change forever.

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What to Know About Today’s Meth

The highly addictive drug, manufactured almost exclusively by Mexican cartels, is more dangerous than ever. Its use has been surging across the country. Unlike fentanyl, there are no medicines that can swiftly reverse a meth overdose and none approved to treat meth addiction.

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As Fentanyl Deaths Slow, Meth Comes for Maine

A powerful stimulant that keeps users sleepless for days and can ignite psychosis and violence has been rattling Portland and its safety networks.

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Late Night Revels in Harvard’s Rejection of Trump’s Demand

“I don’t usually root for Harvard, because they’re Harvard. They’ve got everything. It’s like rooting for Jeff Bezos to win the lottery,” Ronny Chieng said on “The Daily Show.”

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Congresswoman and Allies Endorse 3 Mayoral Candidates to Stop Cuomo

Nydia Velázquez and six other Democrats framed the endorsements of Adrienne Adams, Brad Lander and Zohran Mamdani as a way of electing a “steady hand” to lead New York City.

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Hunting the Wild Mushrooms of New York City

There are thousands of species of fungus in the city, with names like American dyeball, dingy twiglet and devil’s dipstick. Some even glow in the dark.

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Stocks Tumble in Asia as Tech Investors Pull Back

Nvidia, the American semiconductor giant, announced that it had been blocked by the Trump administration from selling chips to China without a license.

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Donald Trump’s Tariffs Will Only Strengthen China’s Hand

China’s e-commerce ecosystem illustrates how Trump’s tariffs only strengthen that country’s hand.

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A U.S.-China Trade War With Students and Tourists as Potential Pawns

With travel warnings and revoked visas, the two superpowers locked in a bruising trade war may make students and tourists their bargaining chips.

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Schumer Moves to Block Trump Picks for Two Key Prosecutor Positions

An arcane Senate tradition effectively gives senators veto power over nominees for U.S. attorney in their home states, providing Democrats a potential opening to stop President Trump’s picks.

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