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Phil Knight, Ex-Nike Chief, and His Wife Pledge $2 Billion to Oregon Cancer Center

Oregon Health & Science University said the couple’s donation would be the largest single gift to a higher-learning institution in the United States.

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Judge Blocks White House Effort to Defund Schools With D.E.I. Programs

The Trump administration had asked states to certify that their schools did not practice “illegal D.E.I.” and threatened to cut off billions of dollars from schools that did not comply.

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PBS Slashes Budget by 21% After Federal Funding Cuts

The nonprofit will receive less revenue from its members, which are under pressure to make up for shortfalls of their own.

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What Hurricane Models Say About Tropical Storm Erin

The storm’s likely path is coming into focus, but a lot can still change. Here’s what the forecasters look at.

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Russia and Ukraine Agree: A Trump Summit Is a Big Win for Putin

The talks on Friday in Alaska pull the Russian leader out of diplomatic isolation from the West, and Ukrainian and European leaders fear it gives him an opening to sway the American president.

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Minnesota Assassination Suspect Indicted on First-Degree Murder Charges

State prosecutors had previously charged the man with second-degree murder in the deaths of State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband.

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Texas Democrats Will Return Home, Allowing Vote on Congressional Map

The leader of Democrats in the Texas House said the battle over redistricting, which could determine control of Congress, is likely to continue in the courts.

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As Trump Seizes D.C.’s Police, Critics Say He’s Undercut Its Ability to Fight Crime

The Trump administration has taken steps that have hobbled Washington’s efforts to reduce crime, such as gutting its U.S. attorney’s office and enacting budget cuts of more than $1 billion.

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Trump Sought to Minimize Expectations for Putin Talks

Also, an experimental treatment for chronic pain showed promise. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.

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Eric Adams Vetoes Bill to Raise Wages for Instacart Workers

The City Council is likely to override most of Mayor Eric Adams’s recent vetoes. Still, the mayor seems eager for a fight over bills affecting grocery delivery workers and street vendors.

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Study Finds Planet Around Trappist-1 Star Shows No Signs of Life

Astronomers had hoped to observe an atmosphere on one of the seven planets known to orbit Trappist-1, a red dwarf star. A new study found nothing to write home about.

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America’s New Segregation

To be one nation, we have to embrace ground-up social change.

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Newsom Held an Event in L.A. Federal Immigration Agents Showed Up Outside.

The armed and masked agents assembled outside the museum where the governor was speaking. Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles called it “a provocative act.”

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Adams Pushes to Force Drug Users Off NYC Streets

As he runs a long-shot third-party bid for re-election, Mayor Eric Adams is proposing an aggressive approach, favored by conservatives, of combating open drug use.

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A 500-Year-Old Receipt for Supplies to Conquer an Empire Is Returned to Mexico

The document describes payments made for expedition supplies, and was signed by Hernán Cortés, who conquered the Aztecs.

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Margaret Boden, Philosopher of Artificial Intelligence, Dies at 88

A cognitive scientist, she used the language of computers to explore the nature of human thought and creativity, offering prescient insights about A.I.

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With ‘Zohran’s Law,’ Cuomo Wants to Limit Who Can Live in Rent-Stabilized Homes. How Would That Work?

Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s proposal is a dig at Zohran Mamdani, his main opponent in the mayor’s race, but it could upend the housing search for middle-income New Yorkers.

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In L.A., Fear of ICE Raids Put the First Day of School On Edge

Officials and volunteers patrolled areas around schools, part of an effort to warn families about potential raids and reassure them that their children were safe at school.

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Plan for Israeli Settlements Advances and Will ‘Bury’ Palestinian Statehood, Minister Vows

Bezalel Smotrich, the finance minister, said on Thursday that a plan to significantly expand a settlement near occupied East Jerusalem had won approval. But a procedural step remained.

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Air Canada Cancels Flights Ahead of Possible Flight Attendant Strike

The dominant air carrier in Canada set in motion a process that could ground 130,000 passengers a day by Saturday.

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This Evangelical Pastor Wants to Replace Women’s Right to Vote

Trump isn’t just shaping the nation; he’s also changing the evangelical church.

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Supreme Court Allows Mississippi Law on Children’s Use of Social Media, for Now

A trade group representing sites like Facebook and X said the law ran afoul of the First Amendment.

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How Accessible Is Traveling by Amtrak?

Many people with disabilities depend on Amtrak to travel across the country, but the journey can still present obstacles. Gabe Castro-Root outlines some of the challenges disabled passengers encounter while traveling.

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D.C. Police Move to Share Limited Information With Federal Immigration Officials

Chief Pamela A. Smith’s order effectively serves as a carve-out to how the department enforces a broader ban that prohibits the local police from cooperating with federal immigration enforcement.

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Plan to Add 9,500 Homes to Midtown Expected to Get City Council Approval

The plan would open a swath of Manhattan, including the garment district, to residential development.

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Troops in Washington Remain Largely Unseen So Far

Federal agents are assisting the local police, but a surge in National Guard troops hasn’t hit the streets.

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Echoes of Old Walls Appear, Briefly, in Britain’s Arid Soil

Unusually dry conditions are revealing the outlines of old walls at British historical sites. Climate change is making the lines, called “parchmarks,” more frequently visible.

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Fact-Checking Trump’s Epstein Defenses

In the face of mounting discontent over his administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, President Trump has turned to deflection, denial and downplaying.

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Toronto Film Festival Cancels Screenings of Israeli Documentary About Oct. 7 Attack

The event’s organizers said the producers of the film, which includes footage of atrocities recorded by Hamas fighters during the attack, had failed to obtain the rights to the videos.

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Judge Orders Liquidation of Infowars to Pay Sandy Hook Families

The order comes after a series of legal setbacks for the families of Sandy Hook victims as they tried to collect money owed to them by the conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.

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