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Zelensky Calls Putin’s 72-Hour Truce Pledge ‘Manipulation’

Russian forces launched 100 attack drones across Ukraine overnight, hours after President Vladimir V. Putin ordered a unilateral three-day cease-fire starting on May 8.

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Three Takeaways From the Times’ Interview With President Alexander Stubb of Finland

Alexander Stubb warned against subjecting Ukraine to “Finlandization,” called for more pressure on Russia’s leader to get a peace deal and said President Trump was running out of patience.

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A Russian Missile Blew Apart These Kyiv Apartments, and a Decades-Old Community

“It feels like I lost my whole extended family,” one survivor said.

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Student Debt Collections Restart on May 5. Here’s What to Know.

More than five million borrowers are in default, and millions of others are projected to be on the precipice.

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With Trump In Power, Foreign Crypto Companies Make Inroads in US

The prime example is Tether, a firm that regulators once targeted. Its chief executive recently hobnobbed in Washington with lawmakers and lobbyists.

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The Americans Fled Vietnam 50 Years Ago. I Visited the Buildings They Left Behind.

These structures, now surrounded by a modern metropolis, tell the story of the nation that has evolved in the decades since the war’s end.

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Cross Pendants Have Become a Hot Accessory in the White House and Beyond

Seen on influencers, pop stars and White House staff, cross necklaces are popping up everywhere.

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Lab Animals Face Being Euthanized as Trump Cuts Research

Animal testing remains a fundamental part of biomedical research. But as funding evaporates, mice, rats and even monkeys may be euthanized.

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How Photography From the Vietnam War Changed America

The images changed how the world saw Vietnam, but especially how Americans saw their country, soldiers and the war itself, which ended 50 years ago this month.

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Secret Deals, Foreign Investments, Presidential Policy Changes: The Rise of Trump’s Crypto Firm

World Liberty Financial has eviscerated the boundary between private enterprise and government policy in ways without precedent in modern American history.

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Trump Administration to Use Federal Lands for Affordable Housing

Housing developers and researchers say the idea of building more homes on federal land could help ease shortages. But various obstacles could hinder the effort.

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Late Night Pokes Fun at Trump’s Dismal Poll Numbers

Seth Meyers called Donald Trump “the most unpopular president since Kevin Spacey.” Even measles is polling better, according to Jimmy Fallon.

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Power Is Largely Restored in Spain After Widespread Outage

Electricity returned to nearly all of Spain almost 18 hours after a blackout there and in neighboring Portugal. The cause of the outage was unclear.

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India Accuses Pakistan of Supporting Terrorism. Here’s What We Know.

India renewed its claims after a deadly terror attack last week in Kashmir, a territory that it has long fought over with Pakistan.

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Can Reform U.K. Be More Than a Vessel for Rage?

Much of the British political class laughed at Nigel Farage in 2016. It isn’t laughing now.

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A Contender for the Papacy in the Mold of Francis

Cardinal Luis Tagle of the Philippines is known as the “Asian Francis.” But he has been criticized for not being vocal enough about his country’s brutal drug war and clerical sex abuse.

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Trump’s Tariffs Put China’s E-Commerce Superpowers to the Test

Companies like Alibaba that built China’s world-leading online shopping sector are now helping its sellers find markets beyond the United States.

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Trump Administration Looks to Take Steps to Ease Pain From Car Tariffs

The planned concessions to give automakers more time to relocate production to the United States would still leave substantial tariffs on imported cars and car parts.

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Trump Signs 3 Executive Orders, Addressing Immigration and Policing

The president directed his administration to compile a list of “sanctuary cities” that do not cooperate with federal enforcement of immigration laws.

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Despair Blankets Scene of Car-Ramming Attack at Festival

Filipinos in Vancouver returned to a neighborhood to mourn the 11 people killed in a weekend attack.

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Harvard, Under Pressure, Revamps D.E.I. Office

The move comes as President Trump has tried to abolish D.E.I. programs at universities.

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U.S., Helped by Musk’s Team, Charges Iraqi With Voting Illegally in 2020

Akeel Abdul Jamiel, who appears to be a fan of President Trump, voted in upstate New York despite not being a citizen, officials said.

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4 Killed When a Car Crashes Through an Illinois After-School Center

Several others were injured, the State Police said.

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Mexico to Give U.S. More Water From Their Shared Rivers

A joint agreement appeared to avert a threat by President Trump of tariffs and sanctions in a long-running dispute over water rights in the border region.

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N.Y. Budget Deal Includes School Cellphone Ban and Public Safety Changes

Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a $254 billion state budget agreement that includes tax credits. A measure to restrict mask wearing was watered down.

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Tyre Nichols Death: State Trial Begins for Former Police Officers

After a mixed verdict in federal court, Tennessee prosecutors began presenting their case against three former Memphis officers charged with second-degree murder.

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I Can’t Believe Anyone Thinks Trump Actually Cares About Antisemitism

Jews should remember how Trump promised to “protect” L.G.B.T. citizens.

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National Climate Assessment Authors Are Dismissed by Trump Administration

The Trump administration told researchers it was “releasing” them from their roles. It puts the future of the assessment, which is required by Congress, in doubt.

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Trump Looms Over Canada’s Election

Also, more than 100 Justice Department lawyers are resigning. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.

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Midwest Braces Amid Threat from Pounding Winds, Hail and Tornadoes

Officials in the Upper Midwest warned of possible power outages and closed some schools early as the storms loomed.

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