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David H. Murdock, a Rags-to-Riches Corporate Raider, Dies at 102

He was a school dropout at 14 and homeless for a spell, but as a driven investor and chief of Dole he became a billionaire. Later came another quest: to extend life through better nutrition.

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Will Trump Show Restraint in the Middle East?

Israel’s decision to strike Iran carries with it a lot of risks for the region and for the United States.

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Will Trump Show Restraint in the Middle East?

Israel’s decision to strike Iran carries with it a lot of risks for the region and for the United States.

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What We Know About the L.A. Protests So Far

The Trump administration is facing legal challenges to its deployment of Marines and National Guard troops to Los Angeles. Shawn Hubler, the Los Angeles bureau chief for The New York Times, talks with Katrin Bennhold, a senior writer, about what she’s seen on the ground in the city.

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5 Takeaways From the Debate for N.Y.C. Mayor

The two front-runners in the New York City mayor’s race, Andrew M. Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani, traded barbs over their records, immigration and a host of other issues.

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U.S. Was Not Involved in Israeli Strikes on Iran, Rubio Says

President Trump has said he would like to negotiate a deal with Tehran over its nuclear program but had also acknowledged that Israel might attack Iran first.

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Inside the Jury Room at the Weinstein Trial, Rancor and Recrimination

As the panelists deliberated over whether the former Hollywood mogul should be convicted of sex crimes for a second time in Manhattan, accusations began to fly.

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In L.A., the Divide Between Peace and Violence Is in the Eye of the Beholder

Los Angeles, a city marked by fiery and full-throated protests, adds a new chapter to that history.

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Netanyahu says fighting with Iran will continue as long as Israel deems necessary.

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Law Enforcement Officers Respond to Reports of Unrest at Migrant Facility

Delaney Hall in Newark was also the scene of a recent clash in which a member of Congress was charged with assault.

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What to Know About Israel’s Strikes on Iran’s Nuclear Program

Israel’s military struck Tehran and other targets early Friday morning, raising fears of a broader war. The U.S. said it was not involved in the strikes.

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Meta Invests $14.3 Billion in Scale AI to Kick-Start Superintelligence Lab

Meta is making its first major minority investment in an outside company as it tries to catch up to a growing field of artificial intelligence rivals.

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Trump Steel Tariffs Expand to Hit Home Appliances Like Refrigerators and Dishwashers

The move is one of the first times this year that consumer products were specifically targeted with higher import taxes.

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House Approves $9 Billion in Funding Cuts Affecting NPR, PBS and Foreign Aid

The legislation, requested by the White House, would codify spending cuts pursued by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.

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Owner of Dominican Club Whose Roof Collapsed Is Charged With Involuntary Homicide

After the collapse killed 236 people, an employee came forward with evidence the owners had been warned the roof posed a danger.

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Judge Signals Doubt About Trump’s Use of National Guard to Deal With Protesters

But Judge Charles Breyer also suggested he was unlikely at this point to restrict the use of active-duty Marines in California.

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After Abrego Garcia’s Deportation, a Maryland Pastor Regrets Supporting Trump

Most Americans have continued to support President Trump's push for deportations, but there are some early signs of cracks in his Latino support.

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Brian Wilson and Beach Boys’ Style Showed What California Living Looked Like

In Pendleton shirts and khakis, Mr. Wilson and the Beach Boys showed the world what easy Southern California living looked like.

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California Opens Investigation Into State Farm

The state’s insurance regulator says the volume of complaints against the company following this year’s catastrophic wildfires in Los Angeles prompted the inquiry.

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Why the Pro-Palestinian Movement Is Featured at Some Immigration Protests

The forces stirring action on the streets this week have been led by labor groups. But the voices at some rallies represent a wide range of causes.

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Calif. Senator Forcibly Removed and Handcuffed After Interrupting Noem

Alex Padilla, Democrat of California, was shoved out of a room and handcuffed after he disrupted Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, during a news conference.

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In Some Ozempic Households, the Weight Loss is Contagious

Patients taking the drugs are finding their families are benefiting, too.

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Air India Crash Survivor: ‘I Don’t Know How I Am Alive’

Viswash Kumar Ramesh, 38, who sustained multiple injuries, a doctor said, was the only passenger out of 242 people on board the plane to walk away.

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One Person Survived a Fiery Plane Crash in India

Also, federal agents handcuffed a senator and forced him to the floor. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.

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A Timeline of Iran and Israel’s Recent Attacks

Officials in the U.S. and Europe believe that Israel may be preparing another strike on Iran, even as nuclear talks between Washington and Tehran continue.

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Hundreds Dead in Air India Plane Crash

The London-bound Boeing Dreamliner went down moments after takeoff in Ahmedabad, India, with 242 people aboard. Dozens more on the ground perished as the plane exploded on the campus of a medical college.

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Trump Administration Sues New York Over Law Barring ICE From Courthouses

State lawmakers passed the ban in 2020 when President Trump in his first term escalated arrests of undocumented immigrants at state and local courts.

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Father Charged in Death of 2-Year-Old Boy Found in NYC’s East River

On Wednesday, police divers pulled the body of Montrell Williams from the East River.

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Chaos at Site of Air India Plane Crash

“We didn’t know what to do — it was like our brains stopped working,” said one intern who escaped the building after an Air India jet crashed, killing at least 260 people.

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Trump’s New ‘Apprentice’ Boardroom: The Oval Office

The stately room has long been a site of diplomacy. But the reality-star president often does not come there to make friends.

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