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Targeting Obama, Trump’s Retribution Campaign Takes Another Turn

After focusing his second-term ire on other individuals and institutions, President Trump is again seeking prosecution of his most prominent rivals — this time with aides more inclined to carry out his wishes.

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Biting a Bat and 5 Other Wild Moments From Ozzy Osbourne’s Life

Alcohol and drugs were often involved in funny, bizarre and terrible incidents in the heavy metal legend’s long career.

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Trump Administration Plans to Speed Up A.I. Development

In an “A.I. Action Plan,” the White House outlined steps it said would promote American dominance in the fast-growing technology.

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Meta Unveils Wristband For Controlling Computers With Hand Gestures

When you write your name in the air, you can see the letters appear on your smartphone.

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American Convicted of Murder Among Those Trump Rescued From Venezuela Prison

The Trump administration said it was protecting Americans unjustly held abroad. One of the rescued men, Dahud Hanid Ortiz, killed three people, according to court documents.

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Tesla Expected to Report Falling Profit as Car Sales Fall

Elon Musk has said that robotaxis are the company’s future, but most revenue still comes from cars.

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Deferring to Trump, Senate Pulls Back on New Russia Sanctions

Republican leaders said they were ready to vote as soon as this month on punishing penalties against Moscow but have paused after President Trump threatened to act unilaterally within weeks.

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JD Vance Knows Who Belongs

The vice president envisions a world of tiered citizenship, where entry depends on heritage and status rests on obedience.

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State Dept. Opens Investigation Into Harvard’s Use of International Visas

The Trump administration has continued to pressure the university despite continuing talks to settle a monthslong dispute over the federal government’s role in higher education.

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How Native Homes in New Mexico Are Tapping the Sun

An Indigenous-led nonprofit group is bringing solar power to Navajo Nation and the Hopi tribe, where about 15,000 households lack access to electricity.

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Mourning Ozzy Osbourne in Birmingham, England, the ‘Home of Heavy Metal’

In Birmingham, England, the singer’s hometown, fans paid tribute by leaving flowers, beer and tequila. The rapper Drake was there to pay his respects, too.

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‘The Claw Grip’: Why Are Women Always Holding Things?

Known as “the claw grip” online, women are making videos about how many objects they can hold without a purse or functional pockets. What is the larger message?

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Global Markets Rally on Japan Deal Euphoria

But more big tests loom with trade talks still continuing between the Trump administration and counterparts in China and the European Union.

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What to Know About the U.S. Move to Withdraw From UNESCO

The Trump administration plans to pull out of the U.N. cultural agency, putting UNESCO back at the center of geopolitical rivalry.

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Zelensky Faces Criticism in Ukraine Over Effort to Rein In Corruption Agencies

President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a bill limiting two Ukrainian agencies leading efforts against corruption. Critics say it was an overstepping of his authority.

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Aid Groups Blame Israel’s Siege of Gaza for ‘Mass Starvation’

More than 100 organizations, including Save the Children and Doctors Without Borders, add to growing calls for aid restrictions to be eased and the war to end.

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Lawler Will Seek Re-election to House, Forgoing Run for N.Y. Governor

Representative Mike Lawler’s decision clears a path for his Republican House colleague, Elise Stefanik, to challenge Gov. Kathy Hochul.

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Democrats in the Wilderness

We look at the state of the Democratic Party.

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Ozzy Osbourne’s Style Influenced Heavy Metal for Decades

Osbourne and Black Sabbath pioneered a horror-inspired heavy metal look that was an alternative to the colorful tie-dye of the hippies, and a prototype of things to come.

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Trump Accuses Obama of Treason, and Transgender Youth Clinics Close

Plus, Ozzy Osbourne’s wild life.

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Behind Japan’s Trade Deal: 8 Rounds of Talks and ‘Hurrying Slowly’

After months of fraught negotiations with the United States, Japan clinched a deal just days before punitive tariffs were scheduled to take effect.

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With Russia and Ukraine to Meet Again, Here’s What to Know About the Peace Talks

The warring sides are still far apart heading into the third round of U.S.-brokered peace negotiations, set for Wednesday in Istanbul.

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As Trump Quits UNESCO, China Expands Influence

Washington had been a buffer against China’s efforts to use UNESCO to influence education, historical designations and even artificial intelligence.

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On ‘The Osbournes,’ Ozzy Osbourne Became the Most Unlikely Relatable Reality TV Dad

“The Osbournes” turned the heavy metal innovator into a reality TV star. Here are some moments that defined the show’s run.

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A New Golf Course and Old Grudges Await Trump in Scotland

Many Scots refuse to make peace with President Trump or his golf resorts, even after he deepened his investment in the land where his mother was born.

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A Minnesota Mamdani? A Race for Mayor Has Echoes, but Only So Far.

Omar Fateh, a young democratic socialist, beat out an establishment Democrat for the party’s endorsement in Minneapolis. But the parallels with Zohran Mamdani in New York might end there.

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Louis Vuitton Netherlands Entangled in Money-Laundering Case

A customer’s cash purchases of luxury goods totaling millions of euros in value caught the attention of prosecutors, who say the company should have noticed.

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Bryan Kohberger to Be Sentenced in Killing of 4 Idaho Students

The students’ families will have an opportunity to address the court, and many hope for answers to one major question about the brutal case: What was the motive?

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Free Shakespeare’s Central Park Home Gets an $85 Million Glow Up

The rickety, beloved Delacorte Theater, built in 1962, leaked and was popular with raccoons. Now it’s a modern facility and still charmingly wild.

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I Hate, Therefore I Am

We are constituting ourselves by whom and what we hate. But do we have to?

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