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How One Texas County Has Profited Off of Migrant Deportations

Kinney County, along Texas’ border with Mexico, collected some $1.7 million in bail from migrants who were deported before they could make their court appearances. The money was never returned.

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For Just One Day, a Mother and Child Reunite in Prison

In “Weekend Visits,” an incarcerated woman spends a day with her child at an extended visitation house in Virginia.

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Kashmir Is a Wonderland. An Attack Shows It Is Also a Cradle of Despair.

The terrorist massacre of 26 innocent people has magnified the alienation long felt in a region that lives under tight watch and has limited democratic rights.

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Seth Meyers Recaps Trump’s Latest Revisionist History

Meyers said the president’s ABC News interview “changed his mind” about Trump’s first 100 days in office.

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Harris Returns to Political Life, Warning of a Constitutional Crisis

Kamala Harris has rarely spoken out after leaving Washington in January. In her first major address since then, she acknowledged Democratic fears and praised leaders who were speaking out.

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The U.S. Needs More Guns and Soldiers, Now. It Can’t Handle a War.

Armed with powerful, sophisticated weaponry, the U.S. falls far short of the arms and personnel needed to fight long, grinding wars.

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Tourist’s Zip Line Video Captures Kashmir Terror Attack

A tourist enjoying a zip line ride in a picturesque valley inadvertently captured chaos in the background as militants opened fire below him.

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50 Years After the U.S. Left Vietnam, Another Retreat Is Shaking Asia

Even among former enemies, the new American withdrawal from aid and democratic ideals is stirring deep feelings and confusion.

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What to Know About the First U.K. Local Elections Under Keir Starmer

The votes in some parts of England are a test of a changed political climate, in which both main parties look weakened.

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2025 Tony Nominations Announcement: What to Know and How to Watch

Sarah Paulson and Wendell Pierce will announce which performers and which productions from a crowded 2024-25 Broadway season will vie for awards.

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Jeju Air Disaster Prompts a Reckoning Over Runway Safety

After a plane overshot a runway in South Korea, killing 179 people, a Times analysis found that global standards that help minimize fatalities are inconsistently followed.

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Trump’s Tariffs Lead Japan to Slash Its Economic Growth Forecast

The Bank of Japan lowered its growth forecast by more than half and paused its efforts to raise interest rates.

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Judge Rebukes Apple and Orders It to Loosen Grip on App Store

The ruling was a stinging defeat for Apple in a long-running antitrust case brought by Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite, on behalf of app developers.

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A Flashing Economic Warning and a Sharp Political Jolt

The report that the economy contracted in the first quarter underscored how much President Trump has at risk as he pursues an aggressive trade war.

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Senate Rejects Bipartisan Measure to Undo Trump’s Tariffs

Only three Republicans joined Democrats in voting to end the national emergency President Trump declared to impose tariffs on most U.S. trading partners, leaving the measure short of the support needed to pass.

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Truck Overturns, and Millions of Dimes Spill Onto Texas Highway

Road lanes were closed for about 14 hours while crews used vacuums, shovels and their hands to scoop up freshly minted loose coins.

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David Horowitz, Leftist Turned Trump Defender, Is Dead at 86

Once a Marxist, he came to embrace hard-right positions, including the falsehood that Mr. Trump won in 2020, and to mentor Stephen Miller, later the Trump adviser.

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Ukraine and U.S. Sign Deal on Proceeds From Rare Earth Minerals

The deal is intended to give the U.S. access to proceeds from Ukraine’s reserves of rare earth minerals.

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At Vietnam War Memorial, Familiar Names, Old Grief and a Kind of Peace

Visitors to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the anniversary of the fall of Saigon said they still felt sadness, anger and fury. And for some, finally, closure.

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Trump Insists Abrego Garcia Has ‘MS-13’ Tattoo Despite Evidence of Altering

The White House declined to explain why President Trump did not appear to realize that the photograph he held up on social media had been altered.

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House Votes to Repeal California’s Clean Truck Policies

Lawmakers voted to stop the state from requiring that an increasing share of new trucks sold there have zero emissions.

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Trump, on Tariffs, Says ‘Maybe the Children Will Have 2 Dolls Instead of 30’

At the end of a cabinet meeting, the president allowed for the possibility that trade war could disrupt supply chains.

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Justices Seemed Open to Allowing a Religious Charter School

Also, The Times examined Trump’s deportation deal with El Salvador. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.

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11 High School Lacrosse Players Face Charges in Hazing of Teammates

The teenagers in Syracuse, N.Y., turned themselves in after the district attorney gave them 48 hours to surrender. He called the episode “hazing on steroids.”

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Are Shein and Temu Prices Going Up? What to Know as Trump Ends a Tariff Loophole

Starting Friday, goods from China worth up to $800 will be subject to tariffs and more paperwork under new Trump administration rules.

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Ted Kotcheff, Director Who Brought Rambo to the Screen, Dies at 94

His films, including “First Blood” and “Weekend at Bernie’s,” covered a range of genres. He was later an executive producer of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.”

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Wegovy Can Treat a Dangerous Liver Disease, Study Finds

A large trial showed that the weight-loss drug could reduce liver inflammation and scarring caused by the common condition.

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Julia Parsons, U.S. Navy Code Breaker During World War II, Dies at 104

Soon after her officer training in Washington, she was recruited to a classified code-breaking team. She kept her work secret for decades, even from her family.

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Meta Says It Anticipates Continued Growth Despite Tariffs

The Silicon Valley company made the revenue projection as it reported a 35 percent rise in profit in the first quarter.

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A.I. Can Trick You, Warns Book That Hid A.I.’s Help Writing It

People were deceived. Accusations of dishonesty and even illegality flew. But the man behind the book defends it, calling it not a prank but a “philosophical experiment.”

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