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Rape Charge Is Dropped Against Dan Price of Gravity Payments

The owner of Gravity Payments became a prominent progressive figure on social media after raising the minimum pay at his company to $70,000.

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Meta’s Fate Now Rests With a Judge

A landmark antitrust trial accusing the social media giant of cementing its dominance through acquiring Instagram and WhatsApp has concluded.

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French Crypto Chiefs Step Up Security After Violent Kidnappings

​Big players in the crypto sector argue that new European cryptocurrency rules may be enabling recent abductions and are demanding changes and more security.

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Republican Calls for Russia Sanctions Intensify Amid Escalating Strikes

A group of G.O.P. senators has grown more vocal about urging penalties on Russia for its aggression against Ukraine, offering a counterpoint to President Trump’s hands-off stance.

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Trump’s Tariffs Drive a Rise in Trade Crime

President Trump’s steep global tariffs have supercharged efforts to evade them. Some U.S. companies say the government is ill-equipped to keep up.

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Stocks Rally on the ‘TACO Trade’ After Trump’s Latest Tariff Delay

The tongue-in-cheek term adopted by some analysts and commentators describes how markets tumble on President Trump’s tariff threats, only to rebound when he relents.

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Justices Allow School to Bar Student From Wearing ‘Only Two Genders’ Shirt

Conservative justices dissented as the Supreme Court denied review in that case and one on religious objections to mining on sacred Indian land.

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I Went to Syria, Where Our Era Began, and Found Something Deeply Moving

Nowhere is the longing for home more powerful than in Syria today.

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Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Administration From Ending NYC Congestion Pricing

The ruling effectively keeps the New York City tolling program, the first of its kind in the United States, running through June 9. President Trump has long vowed to kill the program.

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Under RFK Jr., the CDC Says Healthy Children Don’t Need Covid Vaccines. Is That True?

Here’s what the data tells us about Covid’s risks to children — and the benefits of vaccination.

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In a Berlin Neighborhood Built for Nazis, Darkness Lingers

On the outskirts of Berlin, Waldsiedlung Krumme Lanke is an idyllic neighborhood with a sinister past, and a symbol of Germany’s effort to both remember and forget.

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Trump Media Raises Money to Buy $2.5 Billion in Bitcoin

The deal is the latest move by companies partly owned by President Trump and his family members to invest in crypto currency.

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Yes, That 18-Wheeler on a Texas Highway Is Driving Itself

As the trucking industry struggles to recruit drivers, driverless trucks won’t need sleep, won’t speed and won’t get road rage. But experts and truck drivers say they are not a panacea.

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Trump Pardoned Tax Cheat After Mother Attended $1 Million Dinner

Paul Walczak’s pardon application cited his mother’s support for the president, including raising millions of dollars and a connection to a plot to publicize a Biden family diary.

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In New Jersey Wrestling, a High School Fight Goes Out of Bounds

When opposing fans taunted a wrestling star, he and his father fought back. The clash lay bare the intensity of competition, and parental interference, in an increasingly high-stakes sport.

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Conflicting Claims Over Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire Talks Sow Confusion

Israel, Hamas and the Trump administration have issued different messages about where efforts to reach a truce stand.

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In a Medieval Greek Fortress, Residents Feud Over ‘Pharaonic’ Cable Car Plan

The authorities in Monemvasia, founded in the sixth century, say people with limited mobility need access to the town’s peak. But critics say the project would destroy the identity of the site.

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How a Generation’s Struggle Led to a Record Surge in Homelessness

Late baby boomers have endured challenges that have left many economically vulnerable and dependent on parents for help. With their parents dying, they are ending up on the streets in growing numbers.

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Second Suspect Is Arrested in Bitcoin Kidnapping and Torture Case

The man, William Duplessie, surrendered to the police Tuesday morning. Authorities have said the victim was an Italian man who was tormented in a luxury Manhattan townhouse for weeks.

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Zelensky Is Expected in Berlin as Merz Steps Forward as Key Backer of Ukraine

A likely focus of talks between the two leaders will be military aid and whether Germany will provide Ukraine with the Taurus cruise missile.

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How the Liverpool Parade Car Crash Unfolded

After a car plowed into crowds celebrating their team’s Premier League title, camaraderie and jubilation dissolved into dread.

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Republican Crackdown on Aid to Immigrants Would Hit U.S. Citizens

The Trump administration’s efforts and the G.O.P.’s tax bill aim to restrict benefits for families that include immigrants without permanent legal status.

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NPR Sues Trump Over Order to Cut Funding

The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Washington by NPR and other public radio organizations, said President Trump’s executive order violated the Constitution and the First Amendment.

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At Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Trial, Former Employee Expected to Describe Being Kidnapped

Prosecutors are set to present the testimony of a onetime assistant, who they say was twice held against her will. The defense denies she was kidnapped.

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Trump Intends to Cancel All Federal Funds Directed at Harvard

A letter to federal agencies will instruct them to end contracts, totaling about $100 million. It is meant to sever the government’s remaining ties with Harvard.

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Faith and Credit

We try to demystify the bond market.

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They Inhaled a Gas and Scaled Everest in Days. Is It the Future of Mountaineering?

A group of British men went from London to the summit of Everest and back in less than a week with the help of xenon gas. Mountaineers and the Nepalese government weren’t pleased.

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Satellite Images Suggest a Russian Plan to Restart Seized Ukrainian Nuclear Plant

Snaking power lines are part of Moscow’s goal to harness the power of the Zaporizhzhia facility, according to Greenpeace.

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Caught Between Russia and the U.S., Germany Aims to Be a Stronger Force in NATO

As Germany’s new chancellor increases military spending, he has presided over the activation of a German tank brigade based in Lithuania and raised alarms about the threat from Russia.

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G.O.P. Pushback to Trump’s Big Bill, and a Setback to a Contentious Gaza Aid Plan

Plus, Disney’s unexpected “rebel” star.

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