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When Trump Was the One Taking Land From Farmers

The president has railed against South Africa’s seizures of land from white farmers. But during his first term, he pushed to take land for his border wall using eminent domain.

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An Expensive Alzheimer’s Lifestyle Plan Offers False Hope, Experts Say

Thousands of people have paid for Dale Bredesen’s unconventional program to reverse Alzheimer’s symptoms. The medical establishment says there’s little to no proof it works.

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British Retailer M&S Says Cyberattack Will Cost It $400 Million

The company also said it would take several more weeks to resolve issues relating to the attack, which came to light last month.

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The Last Lucille Roberts

A forgotten fitness pioneer built an empire on the idea of creating a space for everyday women. Her devotees are still sweating through workouts at a faded gym in Queens.

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Trump Administration Pulls Back From Local Police Oversight Across U.S.

The Justice Department said that it would abandon efforts to overhaul local policing in Minneapolis and other cities with histories of civil rights violations.

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Trump Is Waging War on the Future

We can contest the dark dreams of those in power.

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A Blood Test for Alzheimer’s: What to Know

The test may make it easier to identify whether people with memory and thinking problems have Alzheimer’s or not.

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Gerry Connolly, Democratic Congressman of Virginia, Dies at 75

Mr. Connolly had announced late last year that he was being treated for cancer of the esophagus.

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Memorial Day Weekend: Tips on Travel Delays, Cancellations and More

With airports and airlines experiencing delays and cancellations, and staffing shortfalls at national parks, here’s what to know before you go.

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House G.O.P. Races to Revamp Major Policy Bill, Grasping for Votes to Pass It

A key committee met after midnight on Wednesday and worked through dawn as Republican leaders finalized changes aimed at winning over holdouts in hopes of bringing the bill to the floor in short order.

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School Bus Bombing in Pakistan Kills at Least 6, Including 4 Students

The vehicle was carrying dozens of children to a military-run school in the southwestern Balochistan Province, a region long roiled by rebel activity.

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Kid Cudi Will Soon Take Center Stage at the Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Trial

Casandra Ventura had testified that the mogul threatened to have the entertainer’s car blown up after learning about their relationship.

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Biden’s Cancer Diagnosis

What we know about the former president’s illness.

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Why Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful’ Tax Bill Is Worrying Bond Investors

Tax cuts pushed by President Trump are amplifying debt and deficit concerns among the powerful market players who influence interest rates.

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French Government and Nestlé Accused of Cover-Up in Perrier Water Scandal

An inquiry accused Nestlé and French officials of hiding the company’s practice of filtering Perrier water it labels “natural.” The head of Nestlé has suggested that human activity is making pure water scarcer.

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Trump and Biden Backed Easing Marijuana Policy. What Happened?

Removing marijuana from the government’s most restrictive class of drugs had rare bipartisan support last year. But the D.E.A. slowed the effort and legal challenges followed.

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Hungry Gazans Left Waiting Despite Ease on Israeli Blockade

For many, the hope of food arriving has become like the endless reports of an imminent cease-fire: constantly trumpeted as just around the corner yet still out of reach.

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Ronny Chieng Takes Issue With Kristi Noem’s Takes on Immigration

“We’re going to have to take you out of U.S.A.,” the “Daily Show” host said after the homeland security chief couldn’t correctly define habeas corpus and suggested a game show for citizenship.

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Trump’s Loyalty Test, and a Chaotic Deportation Hearing

Plus, “Norm!”

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JD Vance on His Faith and Trump’s Most Controversial Policies

The vice president joins Ross Douthat in Rome to discuss immigration, trade and the new pope.

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A Fábrica de Espiões

A inteligência russa transformou o Brasil em uma linha de montagem de espiões. Mas policiais federais brasileiros trabalham, discretamente, para desmontá-la.

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Russia Used Brazil to Create Deep-Cover Spies

Russia’s intelligence services turned Brazil into an assembly line for deep-cover operatives. A team of federal agents from the South American country has been quietly dismantling it.

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How Groupthink Protected Biden and Re-elected Trump

Was there a Joe Biden cover-up? Jake Tapper examines the people and institutions that made the former president’s re-election campaign possible.

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Senate Fight Over Gas-Powered Vehicles Is Also a Filibuster Showdown

Republicans have readied a plan to overturn California’s law phasing out gas-powered vehicles, using a statute aimed at striking down federal regulations. Democrats say it’s an end run around Senate rules.

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Text Messages Between Russian Spies, Annotated

The messages offer a glimpse at life deep undercover. Our correspondents break down four revealing exchanges.

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Hope for the Best, but Plan for the Worst While President

What others should learn from Joe Biden.

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Trump to Press Ramaphosa to Pare Back Racial Equity Laws

In a White House meeting, the U.S. president is expected to point to alleged discrimination against white South Africans, a week after welcoming a group of them as refugees.

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Federal Cuts Become ‘All Consuming’ at Harvard’s Public Health School

At the T.H. Chan School of Public Health, which relies heavily on federal support, a crisis response is underway and a reshaping of the institution feels inevitable.

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Will Writing Survive A.I.? The Media Startup Every Is Betting on It.

The start-up Every centered its business model on artificial intelligence, and has raised $2 million from backers including Reid Hoffman, the founder of LinkedIn.

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Some Students Weigh Leaving the U.S. for College

Amid political attacks and funding cuts, some American students are changing their college and graduate school plans and heading to other countries.

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