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How Trump Denying Visas to Chinese Students Could Backfire on the US

Protecting the borders from espionage is essential. It’s something else to deny students because they are Chinese and hope to pursue a STEM degree in the United States.

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250 Million Honeybees Escape After a Truck Rolls Over in Washington State

Several emergency responders were stung after the truck flipped in a sparsely populated area of Whatcom County. Efforts were underway to recapture the bees.

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PBS Sues Trump Over Order to Cut Funding

The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Washington by PBS and a Minnesota public TV station, said President Trump’s executive order was unconstitutional.

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Loretta Swit a.k.a. Hot Lips of TV’s ‘M*A*S*H,’ Dies at 87

She won two Emmy Awards for her sympathetic portrayal of an Army major on the hit TV show and had a long career in TV and theater.

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C.D.C. Contradicts Kennedy and Keeps Advice That Children May Get Covid Shots

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Tuesday that the vaccine would no longer appear on the childhood immunization schedule. C.D.C.’s update counters his policy.

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Judicial Candidates Try TikTok and Tinder in Mexico’s Sprawling Elections

For the first time, Mexico will elect judges nationwide, from the highest to the lowest courts. Campaign restrictions pushed many candidates to campaign on social media, sometimes in divisive ways.

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Smoke From Wildfires in Canada Wafts Into the Upper Midwest

States across the border issued air advisories about particulate pollution that are expected to last for several days.

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Macron Says Israel Can’t Have ‘Free Pass’ in Gaza

A series of exchanges marked a new low point in the relationship between France and Israel, which accused the French president of “a crusade against the Jewish state.”

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Silicon Valley Is at an Inflection Point

The influence of A.I. companies now extends well beyond the realm of business.

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Trump Threat Over Trans Athlete Puts Spotlight on California Track Meet

The state’s high school championships begin on Friday as intense debate swirls around one athlete’s participation. Questions remain about how the podium and team points will be handled.

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Flooding in Nigeria Flattens a Town, Killing at Least 56

Nigerian authorities said they had expected flooding as part of the rainy season but were surprised by the extent of the damage.

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Trump Administration Says New York Mascot Ban Violates Civil Rights Law

After the state forced a Long Island school district to abandon its “Chief” mascot, federal education officials said the policy discriminated against Native Americans.

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We Are Witnessing the Bond Market’s Power to Intimidate

Gaping budget deficits, on-again-off-again tariff wars and now, soaring bond yields. No wonder the markets are jumpy, our columnist says.

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Trump Accuses China of Violating Trade Agreement

President Trump said that Beijing was not honoring the terms of a temporary agreement and warned of further confrontation.

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Complaints Languished as Johnson’s Delays Hobbled House Watchdog

The speaker waited more than four months to constitute the Office of Congressional Conduct, preventing it from investigating lawmakers. He has yet to name enough members to allow it to operate at full strength.

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1 Killed and at Least 7 Are Injured in Tornado in Kentucky, Officials Say

The Washington County Sheriff’s Office said there was severe damage.

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Share Your Experiences With School Police Officers in Texas

The New York Times wants to hear from students, school employees and community members who have interacted with school police officers in Texas, as well as law enforcement officials who have worked on school campuses.

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Taylor Swift Buys Her Masters From Shamrock Capital, Reclaiming the Rights to Her First 6 Albums

The master recordings to the pop superstar’s earliest work were sold to Scooter Braun in 2019, and acquired a year later by the investing firm Shamrock Capital.

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U.S. Oil Companies Are ‘Battening Down the Hatches’

The industry is bracing for the OPEC Plus oil cartel’s meeting on Saturday, which is widely expected to further increase oil production despite weak demand.

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Islamic State Says It Targeted Syrian Forces in Bomb Attacks

The extremist group claimed responsibility for two attacks, its first against the new government since the fall of Bashar al-Assad, a war monitoring group said.

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How ICE Is Seeking to Ramp Up Deportations Through Courthouse Arrests

Officials had largely steered clear of arrests at immigration courts out of concern that they would deter people from showing up for hearings.

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Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration, for Now, to End Biden-Era Migrant Program

The Trump administration had asked the court to allow it to end deportation protections for more than 500,000 people facing dire humanitarian crises in their home countries.

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Judge Hears Final Arguments on How to Fix Google’s Search Monopoly

A judge queried lawyers during closing arguments on Friday about how A.I. should factor into his decision, which is expected by August.

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s Ex-Assistant Details Her Chaotic Life Working for ‘Puff’

The former employee, testifying under the pseudonym Mia, was the second woman to share an account of sexual abuse at trial. Mr. Combs denies sexually assaulting anyone.

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Trump’s Deportations Haunt Workers in the Fields of Rural New York

Foreign-born workers on New York’s fruit and dairy farms have sequestered themselves to avoid the administration’s deportation net.

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Trump Targets a Plane China Sees as a Power Symbol

Beijing has high hopes for its C919 single-aisle jet after years of delay, but the plane depends on engines, avionics and other gear from Western companies.

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How Skateboarders Helped Rebuild San Francisco’s U.N. Plaza

Made quickly and with minimal fuss, a park for skateboarders revived a downtown site — and offered a few lessons for urban revitalization.

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Israel Orders Evacuation of Much of Northern Gaza, Warning of Dangerous Combat

Many in the area have already been displaced at least once during the war and little humanitarian aid is arriving amid widespread hunger.

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PCE Inflation Stayed Subdued in April Amid Trump’s Tariff Limbo

The Federal Reserve has put interest rate cuts on hold until it has more clarity about President Trump’s policies.

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What ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Defaults Say About the Consumer

An increase in deferred pay-later loans has raised alarms, as the Trump administration seeks to gut the agency tasked with policing the sector.

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