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David Hogg to Exit DNC After Backlash to His Primary Plan

Mr. Hogg said he would not run again for vice chair after the party voted for a new election. Democrats have been furious at his plan to challenge the party’s sitting lawmakers in primary races.

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Harvey Weinstein Found Guilty in New York Sex Crimes Retrial

The conviction, on a charge of first-degree criminal sexual act, was handed down in a mixed verdict that acquitted Harvey Weinstein of a second count of the same crime.

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Musk Called Trump Privately Before Posting Message of ‘Regret’

It remains to be seen how Mr. Trump will handle the attempted rapprochement and whether the two men’s relationship can be restored.

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Ehud Olmert on Israel’s Catastrophic War in Gaza

The former prime minister of Israel discusses why he believes Israel’s war in Gaza can no longer be justified.

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New China Trade ‘Deal’ Takes U.S. Back to Where It Started

If a handshake agreement holds, it would merely undo some of the damage from the trade war that President Trump started.

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Suggesting More Troops in More Cities, Trump Bends Military’s Role

President Trump has expanded domestic use of the armed forces, testing the limits on involving troops at protests and the border.

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Betsy Jochum, Last Original Member of Women’s Baseball League, Dies at 104

Playing in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, which inspired the film “A League of Their Own,” she won a batting title and stole 127 bases in 1944.

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David Paterson Backs Cuomo for Mayor

Andrew M. Cuomo was backed on Wednesday by former Gov. David Paterson, a former rival who is now an ally in Mr. Cuomo’s bid to become mayor of New York City.

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Judge Opens Door to Releasing Mahmoud Khalil

Mr. Khalil, a legal permanent resident, has been held in Louisiana for more than three months. The judge suggested he could be released as early as Friday unless the government successfully appeals.

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No, Not That Lee. Pentagon Finds Black Hero to Rechristen Base Long Named for Robert E.

The Army unveiled a list of seven installations that the Trump administration is reverting, sort of, to earlier names venerating Confederate heroes.

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Brian Wilson’s Life in Photos

The Beach Boys leader was one of pop music’s most acclaimed visionaries, whose creative success was tempered by personal battles.

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Scheme to Take Torture Victim’s Crypto Went Back Months, Prosecutors Say

Two cryptocurrency investors met three times with the victim, a longtime friend, demanding his electronic devices and the passkey to an account worth millions of dollars.

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Israel Says It Recovered the Remains of Two Hostages in Gaza

Yair Yaakov was kidnapped by Islamic Jihad in the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks on Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. The other hostage will be named later, the Israeli military said.

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DCA Is Halting Flights for Trump’s Military Parade. Here’s What to Know.

Some flights near Washington will be suspended on June 14 to accommodate military flyovers and fireworks displays. Here’s how it might affect travelers.

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U.N. Report Says We’re Missing the Real Fertility Crisis

Policymakers in many countries assume that birthrates have fallen because people want fewer children, but a global study says financial insecurity is driving those decisions.

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McConnell Tells Hegseth U.S. Reputation Is at Stake in Ukraine War

A testy exchange between a senator who strongly supports Ukraine aid and the defense secretary revealed a deepening split among G.O.P. officials on the war.

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U.S. to Evacuate Diplomats From Iraq Amid Iran Tensions

The State Department said it had decided to shrink the U.S. “footprint” in Baghdad and the United Kingdom issued a warning about “increased tensions within the region.”

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World Bank Ends Its Ban on Funding Nuclear Power Projects

The decision, a major reversal, could help poorer nations industrialize, cut planet-warming emissions and boost U.S. competitiveness on next-generation reactors.

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Washington Post Names Adam O’Neal as Opinion Editor

Mr. O’Neal, a correspondent for The Economist, will be in charge of championing “personal liberties and free markets,” the section’s new direction laid out by Jeff Bezos.

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A Syrian Committee for Civil Peace Angers Those Demanding Justice

Syria’s new leaders founded a group that cooperates with former Assad supporters to foster stability. It has set off a backlash from the government’s support base.

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How Immigrants and Labor, Long Joined in L.A., Set the Stage for Protest

Unions have backed immigrant rights in California and have been on the forefront of resisting the Trump administration’s deportations.

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What to Know About the Deadly Shootings Near a Gaza Aid Site

Several Palestinians were killed on Wednesday, according to Gaza health officials and emergency workers. Israel denied reports that soldiers had opened fire on civilians.

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Senate Republicans Want to Trim Some of Trump’s Tax Cuts in Domestic Policy Bill

G.O.P. senators are considering whether to further curb the president’s favorite tax cuts as they rewrite key portions of the sprawling domestic agenda bill passed by the House.

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Trump Crossed the Line at Fort Bragg

Donald Trump’s Fort Bragg speech was the latest in a string of high-profile efforts to reshape the military more in his own likeness.

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Jury in Weinstein Trial Was Ordered to Cool Down Amid Shouting and Threats

Harvey Weinstein said infighting in the jury was denying him a fair trial.

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The House’s Policy Bill Would Lose Money. Could Trump’s Tariffs Replace It?

The short answer is probably not, according to multiple forecasters.

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Today’s Anti-Trump Demonstrators Carry a Political Burden

Today’s anti-ICE, pro-immigration demonstrators are dragging the burden of how politics worked under Joe Biden’s presidency.

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s Defense to Analyze ‘Hotel Night’ Texts With ‘Jane’

The music mogul’s lawyers are walking his former girlfriend, who is now a government witness, through a voluminous history of text and audio messages.

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Beach Boy Brian Wilson’s 12 Essential Songs

The Beach Boys leader, whose death was announced on Wednesday, was a brilliant writer, arranger and producer whose ambitions propelled his band — and contemporaries like the Beatles — into the future.

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Brian Wilson, Songwriter and Leader of the Beach Boys, Dies at 82

A hitmaker elevated and burdened by the label of genius, he transcended the breezy surf genre to create complex harmonies and intricate soundscapes in the studio.

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