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Buc-ee’s, a Pit Stop to Refuel Cars, Stomachs and Souls, Spreads Beyond Texas

The opening of the first location in Mississippi drew the usual cultish enthusiasm for the chain of mega convenience stores.

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Buc-ee’s, a Pit Stop to Refuel Cars, Stomachs and Souls, Spreads Beyond Texas

The opening of the first location in Mississippi drew the usual cultish enthusiasm for the chain of mega convenience stores.

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How L.A. Ignited a New War Over Immigration

Los Angeles is home to the country’s largest population of undocumented immigrants. So when President Trump’s immigration raids arrived, many expected trouble.

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Texas OK’s $50 Million for Ibogaine Research

The state’s governor signed legislation to allow clinical trials of a psychedelic drug that shows promise for veterans in treating addiction and post-traumatic stress disorder.

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Should Boys Start Kindergarten a Year Later Than Girls?

The idea, known as “redshirting,” has downsides, but proponents say it could help close a persistent gender gap in education.

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A Dream Wedding for Jeff Bezos in Venice? No Way, Locals Say

The lavish nuptials, scheduled for this month, have raised the hackles of some residents exasperated by their city becoming a playground for the rich.

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What Led to 4 Detainees Escaping a Migrant Facility in Newark?

Conditions had been deteriorating at Delaney Hall in Newark for days. Detainees complained about erratic meals and crowded conditions. Then their frustrations boiled over.

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What to Know About Early Voting in the NYC Mayoral Primary

Registered voters in the city can cast ballots in the Democratic primary for mayor and other races starting on Saturday.

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What to Know About Early Voting in the NYC Mayoral Primary

Registered voters in the city can cast ballots in the Democratic primary for mayor and other races starting on Saturday.

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Investigators Search for Clues to the Air India Crash

The flight data recorder has been recovered and should shed some light on the cause of the disaster, which killed at least 269 people.

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Andrew Cuomo’s Campaign Adviser Led Chinese State Oil Company

Larry He, who served as Mr. Cuomo’s Asian outreach director, held senior posts at a multibillion-dollar firm owned by China but omitted the experience from his résumé.

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Trump Era Tests Ties in German City Long Home to American Troops

While the German government frets over the sudden chill in relations with the United States, residents around American bases hope that ties are too tight to cut easily.

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Air India’s New Owners Were Trying to Revamp Carrier Before Crash

Management installed by the Tata Group had spent three years struggling to undo a reputation for shoddy operations earned during decades of state ownership.

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Trump Shifts Deportation Focus, Pausing Raids on Farms, Hotels and Eateries

The abrupt pivot on an issue at the heart of Mr. Trump’s presidency suggested his broad immigration crackdown was hurting industries and constituencies he does not want to lose.

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A Miscalculation by Iran Led to Israeli Strikes’ Extensive Toll, Officials Say

Interviews with half a dozen senior Iranian officials show that they were not expecting Israel to strike before another round of talks.

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Marines, in a Rare Move, Briefly Detain Man in Los Angeles

The man, who said he was a veteran, was soon released. But the incident calls attention to the operation of troops in a police-like domestic function.

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Trump Was Already a Crypto Czar in 2024

Financial disclosures for 2024 filed by the president on Friday show that digital coins had already become one of his family’s most successful ventures.

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U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel Say Their ‘Partnership’ Is Sealed

The companies said they had entered into an agreement with the U.S. government to alleviate any national security concerns.

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Judge Signals Openness to Granting Bail to Returned Deportee

Denying the Justice Department’s request to detain the deportee would be a significant rebuke of the Trump administration, which has repeatedly cast him as a dangerous criminal.

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Trump’s Deployment of Troops to L.A. Protests Is a Do-Over of 2020

President Trump was talked out of deploying the military to crush the George Floyd protests in 2020. He always regretted it.

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Kennedy’s New Vaccine Advisers Helped Lawyers Raise Doubts About Their Safety

Three of the health secretary’s picks to replace fired members of an influential panel that sets U.S. vaccine policies have filed statements in court flagging concerns about vaccines.

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In a Anxious Moment for the Nation, Historians Say This One Is Different

The country has become a cauldron of anger and unease as it enters a weekend promised to be marked by protests and a military parade.

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Judge Blocks ICE Plans for Rikers Island Office Indefinitely

The decision is a blow to Mayor Eric Adams, who sought to help the Trump administration expand its immigration crackdown.

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Fact-Checking Trump’s Claims About the L.A. Immigration Protests

The president claimed, without giving evidence, that the protesters were “paid” agitators, that the Los Angeles police asked for the National Guard, and that swaths of the city were under gang control.

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Death Toll Rises to 11 in San Antonio Flooding

Several people were missing on Friday as search efforts continued a day after flash flooding overwhelmed the area.

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Dara Birnbaum, Video Artist Who Showed the Power of Mass Media, Dies at 78

As early as the 1970s, she demonstrated that mass media was fair game as artistic material, and that its power could be turned against itself.

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Foday Musa Suso, 75, Dies; Ambitious Ambassador for West African Music

A master of the kora who worked with Herbie Hancock and Philip Glass, his career was powered as much by experimentation as by reverence for tradition.

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National Parks Are Told to Delete Content That ‘Disparages Americans’

Internal documents reviewed by The New York Times say that “negative” information at parks and other national site must be removed or covered by Sept. 17.

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Prison Reform Left Women Behind. Then Prosecutors Stepped In.

California passed the nation’s first prosecutor-initiated resentencing law in 2018. Few women benefited from these laws, until now.

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Iran Retaliated Against Israel With a Barrage of missiles

Also, Washington prepares for a major military parade. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.

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