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Titanic Survivor’s Letter, Written Aboard the Ship, Sells for Nearly $400,000

Col. Archibald Gracie wrote the letter while traveling on the Titanic days before the ship sank and plunged him into the icy North Atlantic.

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Alexis Herman, First Black Secretary of Labor, Dies at 77

A social worker, she became a Democratic Party insider and joined President Bill Clinton’s cabinet during his second term.

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Rubio Says Trump Will Decide This Week on Continuing Ukraine War Talks

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said there are reasons to be optimistic, but also asserted there are “other issues” on which the administration wants to spend its energy.

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Immunotherapy Drug Spares Cancer Patients From Grisly Surgeries and Harsh Therapies

For a limited group of cancer patients who have solid tumors in the stomach, rectum, esophagus and other organs, an immunotherapy trial offered stunning results.

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Donald Trump Is Selling the White House to the Highest Bidder

Donald Trump has set a new standard for egregious and potentially illegal behavior.

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Car Plows Into Vancouver Festival, Killing People

A man was arrested after a vehicle drove into a Filipino community festival on Saturday in Vancouver, British Columbia, in a “mass casualty incident,” the police said.

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Trump’s Meeting With Zelensky Offers Ukrainians a Glimmer of Hope

The United States has been pushing Ukraine to accept a peace plan that seems in part a gift to Moscow. But the short meeting of the leaders, and subsequent comments, appeared to be a change in tone.

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How Art Stars Are Made

We explain how a few big players wield enormous influence in the art world.

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Times Investigation Into the Deadly Crash at National Airport: 5 Takeaways

New details show that the failures leading up to the midair collision of a regional jet and an Army helicopter were more complex than previously known.

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How Labubus Turned Into a Global Sensation

Online and in person, people are clamoring to get their hands on Labubus, which are dolls that are “well-intentioned” but somewhat mischievous.

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Why Pope Francis Had a Complicated Relationship With Power

Jason Horowitz, the Rome bureau chief of The New York Times, looks back at how Pope Francis reshaped the church, despite having a complicated relationship with power.

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Trump’s Tariffs Prompt Wave of Lawsuits

The cases are the latest test of the president’s expansive claims of executive power.

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With a Bounty on His Head, a Critic of China Runs in Canada’s Election

After Joe Tay set up a run for Parliament, China issued a warrant for his arrest and coordinated online attacks on his candidacy.

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Trump’s Tariffs Squeeze an Already Struggling British Car Industry

The 25 percent levies threaten automakers that are navigating Brexit, a shift to electric vehicles and other obstacles.

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The Missteps That Led to a Fatal Plane Crash at Reagan National Airport

New details revealed by The Times show that the failures on Jan. 29 before an Army helicopter crashed into a jet near Reagan National Airport were far more complex than previously known.

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In Canada’s Election, Mark Carney’s China Experience Becomes a Liability

Mark Carney, who is running to win a full term as prime minister, has years of experience dealing with Chinese businesses and leadership. It’s become fodder for his opponents.

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A Lengthy Legal Battle in North Carolina Could Show How to Flip an Election

Even as Republicans suffer setbacks in their fight to overturn a loss in a State Supreme Court race, judges have shown a striking willingness to entertain the long-shot challenges.

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Tesla and Volkswagen May Have a Leg Up As Tariffs Raise EV Prices

Electric vehicles will get even more expensive, but prices for Teslas and some other models may not rise as much as prices for some conventional cars.

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How Hauser & Wirth Took Over N.Y.C.’s Museums This Spring

Hauser & Wirth artists have major exhibitions everywhere you look, spotlighting the rising influence of powerful art galleries on the city’s top museums, a Times report found.

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When a Child’s Life Becomes the Family Business

Evan Lee, better known as EvanTube, still had his baby teeth when he became an influencer. Now 19, he’s ready to reflect on what that kind of exposure meant.

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Car Plows Into Vancouver Street Fair, Killing People

The ramming episode, at a Filipino-themed block party in Vancouver on Saturday, killed “a number of people,” and injured more, the police said.

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Taking on Musk, New York Considers Move to Close Tesla Dealerships

Elon Musk’s alliance with President Trump has prompted Democratic lawmakers to propose stripping Tesla of its ability to sell its cars directly to consumers.

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India Seems to Be Building Its Case for Striking Pakistan

As world powers face multiple crises, the one set off by a terror attack in Kashmir is getting scant attention, and little help de-escalating between two nuclear-armed neighbors.

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Turkey’s People Are Resisting Autocracy. They Deserve More Than Silence.

The world’s democracies can speak up to make Erdogan’s life less comfortable.

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Washington’s Besieged Journalists Raise a Glass, Darkly

The annual weekend celebrating America’s free press went forward, even as the Trump administration chips away at press freedoms.

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Cardinals Are Maneuvering Before Conclave To Elect Francis’ Successor

Some see the byword as a rallying call in a conservative campaign to reverse Francis’ push for a more inclusive church.

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Europe’s Pharma Industry Braces for Pain as Trump Tariff Threat Looms

Medicines and chemicals are huge exports for European Union countries. That makes the sector a weak spot as trade tensions drag on.

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Why Australia Wants to Set Caps on International Students

Both major political parties are pledging steep cuts on the number of foreigners allowed to study in Australia as a way to rein in runaway housing prices.

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ICE Arrests Nearly 800 in Florida in Operation With Local Officers

The four-day operation came as the Trump administration has sought to enlist local authorities in an immigration crackdown.

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White House Correspondents’ Dinner Parties Go on Without Trump or Big Celebrities

Drinks in hand, anxious media people braved a series of events in the nights before the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.

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