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Brown University Makes a Deal With the White House to Restore Funding

The deal, which will require Brown to spend $50 million, comes after two other Ivy League schools negotiated with the Trump administration to restore millions in research dollars.

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‘Loyalty Enforcer’ Laura Loomer Targets Additional Officials

The far-right activist is continuing to use her close association with President Trump to go after those she deems insufficiently loyal.

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Treasury Secretary Says Trump Accounts Could Pave Way to Privatizing Social Security

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s comments about the safety net program ventured onto the so-called third rail of American politics.

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Canada to Recognize Palestinian State at the U.N. General Assembly

Canada joins France and Britain in taking similar steps, after months of increasing criticism of Israel by Prime Minister Mark Carney.

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Fed Keeps Rates Steady Despite Internal Divisions and Political Pressure

The central bank kept interest rates steady for a fifth straight meeting, despite badgering from President Trump. It has “made no decisions” on cutting rates at its next meeting, the Fed chair said.

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Trump Administration Authorizes Deployment of National Guard at ICE Facilities

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo said that National Guard troops would assist in the deportation process for migrants in their custody.

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Trump Escalated His Feud With Brazil

Also, Kamala Harris will not run for California governor. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.

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What Kamala Harris’s Decision for Governor Means for 2028

A Harris ally says “all options are on the table” but cautions against reading too much into the former vice president’s choice to skip the California governor race.

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Hawaii Cruise Ships Leave Passengers Behind Amid Tsunami Warnings

In Hawaii, ships were directed out to sea by officials, but some guests who were on shore excursions couldn’t make it back in time to get aboard.

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Adams Revives Bally’s Casino Bid by Vetoing Council’s Vote to Block It

Mayor Eric Adams said the move was not an endorsement of the $4 billion casino project in the Bronx, which, if built, would result in a $115 million payout to the Trump Organization.

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Trump Targets Copper With Tariffs, Though Not as Aggressively as Expected

The president stopped short of putting a 50 percent tariff on refined copper, as he had threatened earlier this year. The market reaction was swift anyway and prices tumbled.

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Mix-Up With Celsius and High Noon Means Some Cans of the Energy Drink May Contain Vodka Seltzer

A mix-up with a packaging supplier resulted in some cans of Celsius, an energy drink containing no alcohol, being filled with vodka seltzer.

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Susan Monarez Faces Daunting Challenges as C.D.C. Director

The agency’s new leader must contend with reduced budgets, mass layoffs, political tumult and a boss determined to reshape public health.

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Brown University Makes a Deal With the White House to Restore Funding

The deal comes after Columbia University negotiated with the Trump administration to restore millions in research dollars.

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Trump Executive Order Ends De Minimis Exemption for Rest of World

The low-cost shipments were previously excluded from tariffs; President Trump said the loophole has allowed countries to avoid taxes and smuggle drugs into the U.S.

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Ford Is Latest Carmaker to Blame Tariffs for Profit Slump

The company estimated that duties on imported cars and car parts would cost it $2 billion this year.

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Bill Barring Stock Trading for Congress Advances With Trump Carveout

The bill passed the committee with the support of every Democrat and only one Republican, its sponsor, who modified it to shield President Trump from a divestment requirement.

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Kamala Harris Will Not Run for California Governor in 2026

Kamala Harris, the former vice president, announced that she has decided not to run for California’s top office.

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White House Urges ‘Pro-Innovation Mindset’ to Crypto In New Report

In a 168-page report, the White House called on banking regulators, tax officials and U.S. lawmakers to implement policies that would advance the crypto industry’s agenda.

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Why Did Such a Powerful Earthquake Generate Such a Weak Tsunami?

The quake in Russia on Wednesday was among the strongest ever recorded — but perhaps not strong enough.

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Park Avenue Killer Bought Rifle for $1,400 From His Casino Boss

The man who gunned down four people at a Park Avenue office building left anti-psychotic medication in his Las Vegas apartment, and a note.

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Gaza’s Hunger Is a Moral Crisis

Israel and the world can do much more to alleviate the emergency.

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Virginia City Councilman Is Set on Fire in Attack, Police Say

A man burst into an office in Danville, Va., where the councilman, Lee Vogler, was working, doused him with a flammable liquid and set him on fire, the authorities said.

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Trump Threatens India With Steep Tariffs, Including Penalty Over Russian Oil

The president said Wednesday that imports from India would be subject to a 25 percent tariff as of Friday, as trade talks between the countries hit a stumbling block.

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Candidate Trump Promised Oil Executives a Windfall. Now, They’re Getting It.

New tallies of the administration’s tax breaks and other incentives add up to tens of billions of dollars of benefits to the fossil fuel industry.

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Horst Mahler, 89, Dies; Voice of the German Far Left, Then the Far Right

As a young lawyer and a Communist revolutionary, he helped start the violent Red Army Faction. Later, he went to prison as a Nazi apologist and Holocaust denier.

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See How Often Two Fed Governors Have Dissented on a Rate Change Vote

Two top Fed officials voted against the central bank’s decision to leave rates unchanged, the first dual dissent in more than 30 years.

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Canada’s Measles Cases Surpass U.S., Alberta Officials Push for State of Emergency

Some doctors in Alberta have criticized officials for not declaring a health emergency in the western province where measles infections are surging.

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Texas Republicans Unveil Gerrymandered House Map, Trying to Please Trump

The proposed map would give Republicans a chance to gain five U.S. House seats, including in Houston, Dallas and along the U.S.-Mexican border.

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Brennan and Clapper: The Trump Administration Is Rewriting History of Russia and 2016

We want to set the record straight and also sound a warning.

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