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Weinstein Juror Complains to Judge About ‘Playground Stuff’ by Others

A member of the jury at Harvey Weinstein’s Manhattan retrial on sex crime charges said that another had become the subject of a “bit of a shunning” during deliberations.

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Trump Has Options to Punish Musk Even if His Federal Contracts Continue

The president could tighten federal oversight of the tech titan’s businesses, even if heavy reliance by the Pentagon and NASA on them makes terminating Mr. Musk’s contracts less feasible.

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Sunny Jacobs, a Celebrity After Freed From Death Row, Dies at 77

Her story, fashioned into an Off Broadway play and television movies, was later questioned by an investigator in a 2021 book.

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Trump Is Helping Human Rights Abusers. I’m Suing to Stop Him.

A Trump executive order is undermining the International Criminal Court’s work to pursue justice for crimes against humanity.

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D.C. Hosts WorldPride Parade in the Shadow of Trump

Washington is hosting WorldPride, a global celebration of the L.G.B.T.Q. community, but the event has been made more difficult by shifts in U.S. policy.

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Mistakenly Deported Man Returned to U.S.

Also, the Tony Awards are Sunday. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.

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A Tennessee County Is ‘Fascinated’ as an Escaped Zebra Runs Wild

The zebra, which residents have named Ed, has gained a following, with memes and A.I.-generated images springing up as it continues to elude capture.

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How North Korea Salvaged a Capsized Warship

Satellite images show the unconventional strategy engineers used to get the 5,000-ton vessel afloat.

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AMC Says It Will Show More Ads Before Movies

The theater chain’s decision brings it in line with what its biggest competitors, Regal and Cinemark, have been doing since 2019, but it risks irking loyal customers.

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Buyer With Ties to Chinese Communist Party Got V.I.P. Treatment at Trump Crypto Dinner

The warm welcome for a technology executive whose purchases of the president’s digital coin won him a White House tour illustrates inconsistencies in the administration’s views toward visitors from China.

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Supreme Court Lets DOGE View Social Security Data

In a second order, the court ruled that, for now, DOGE does not have to hand over internal records to a government watchdog group as part of a lawsuit.

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Democrats Threaten Trump Prosecutor Picks, Pointing to Past Vance Blockade

The top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee said Vice President JD Vance had set a precedent for derailing U.S. attorney candidates during his time in the Senate.

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The Alarming Part of the Musk-Trump Dispute

The last 24 hours should be a lesson to all the other billionaires who lined up with the new administration.

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The Rich Compensation for Being the C.E.O.

The chief executives at Palantir, which scoops up data for the government, and Veeva Systems, a cloud-computing company, topped two lists of the highest-paid C.E.O.s.

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Proud Boys Convicted in Jan. 6 Attack Sue Government on Claims of ‘Political Persecution’

Much of the lawsuit sought to re-litigate legal questions that sided against the group during a lengthy pretrial period and a multiweek trial in Federal District Court in Washington.

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Harvard’s Legal Battles With Trump: What to Know

This week, a federal judge sided with Harvard in one of its two lawsuits, blocking an order by President Trump to prevent international students from enrolling.

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Buildup to a Meltdown: How the Trump-Musk Alliance Collapsed

President Trump’s decision to pull a close associate of Elon Musk’s out of the running to lead NASA helped doom an extraordinary partnership.

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Air Quality in Toronto and Montreal Suffers From Canada’s Wildfire Smoke

Parts of Canada are seeing some of their most unhealthy air yet, and the smoke is likely to move over the United States again this weekend.

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Documentary Series Goes Inside Trump’s Bubble

Advance episodes of “Art of the Surge” offer a rare behind-the-scenes look at the adulatory environment in which Mr. Trump has moved since regaining power.

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Paul Weiss Loses Another Prominent Lawyer in Wake of Trump Deal

Damian Williams joined Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison in January shortly after stepping down as one of the nation’s top federal prosecutors. He is taking a job with Jenner & Block.

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Palantir’s Collection of Disease Data at C.D.C. Stirs Privacy Concerns

U.S. and state officials say the consolidation of the public health agency’s vast trove of information could expose patients and will delay analysis of long-term trends.

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Trump Approves Expansion of Scandal-Hit Coal Mine

Environmental groups had opposed expanding a Montana mine previously caught up in allegations of cocaine trafficking and the faked kidnapping of an executive.

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New York City’s Best Chefs Pick Their Favorite Restaurants

We asked some of the chefs from our 100 best restaurants list where they love to dine out right now.

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Some Trans Troops, Facing Trump’s Deadline, Opt to Stay and Fight

The Trump administration wants transgender troops out of the military, and set a June 6 deadline to go voluntarily. Some have accepted; others vowed to stay and contest the ban.

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Trump Has Power, a Big Megaphone and Billions to Spend. So Does Musk.

President Trump is locked in a showdown with the world’s richest man, who is far from a typical opponent.

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Musk and Trump’s Reality TV Dispute

This dispute is reminiscent of “Real Housewives,” where women divvy their loyalties up behind whoever is the reigning alpha.

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In Chaotic Economy, Hiring Remained Steady in May

Employers added 139,000 jobs last month, continuing a steady run of hiring despite policy turmoil. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.2 percent.

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D-Day Anniversary Brings Remembrance and Unease Among Old Allies

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth honored the sacrifices of the soldiers who died landing in France 81 years ago. But there was no escaping current tensions.

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Interpol Arrests 20 Over Network That Distributed Child Sex Abuse Material

The international sweep included arrests in 12 countries across Europe and the Americas. The agency said there were also dozens of other suspects.

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Arise, Sir David Beckham: The Soccer Star Will Be Knighted

The British news media reported that the on-field golden boy and international celebrity will receive the honor from King Charles III.

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