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The Crowdfunded War Map That Ukrainians Check Every Morning

The online DeepState map, based on geolocated combat footage and tips from Ukrainian Army sources, draws 900,000 views each day and acts as a counterbalance to the military’s omissions.

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Gaza City and Surrounding Areas Officially Hit by Famine, Global Group Says

At least half a million people in the enclave were facing the most severe conditions measured by U.N.-backed international experts: starvation, acute malnutrition and death.

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MAHA Is a Bad Answer to a Good Question

Rachael Bedard and David Wallace-Wells on Covid disillusionment and the rise of the MAHA movement.

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Year Will End With 300,000 Fewer Federal Workers, Trump Official Says

The reduction would be the largest single-year decline in civilian federal employment since World War II.

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4 Takeaways From Erik Menendez’s Parole Board Hearing

Lyle Menendez has his hearing Friday. Several of the concerns raised in denying parole to Erik suggest Lyle faces considerable hurdles in his own bid for release.

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Trump’s Attacks on the Fed and BLS Threaten Key Source of Economic Strength

The president’s efforts to control the Federal Reserve and Bureau of Labor Statistics carry risks. But collectively, the moves could be even more damaging, economists warn.

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‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Has Everyone Bobbing Their Heads. Especially Parents.

Some parents are reliving a golden era of boy bands and girl groups — “but now I’m handing out juice boxes instead of dancing like a rave with a glow stick,” one said.

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Amtrak’s Mardi Gras Train Returns, Joyfully, 20 Years After Katrina

Driving may be faster, but the inaugural train trips between Mobile, Ala., and New Orleans this week drew travelers eager for a different kind of adventure.

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The Hobbyist Restorer Who Rocked the Art World With an A.I. Innovation

Alex Kachkine spends his days working on microchip research — a skill set surprisingly similar to that needed for restoration.

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Trump’s Gerrymandering Push Is a Form of Cheating

Gerrymandering is a form of cheating. And it is preventable.

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How Long Can This Uncanny Stock Market Prosper?

The U.S. market is top-heavy, with Nvidia occupying a bigger weight than any company in modern history. Risks abound, our columnist says.

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Jeff Hiller Came Out of Nowhere. It Only Took 20 Years.

His role in the dramatic HBO comedy “Somebody Somewhere” earned him his first Emmy nomination. It was also, more or less, his first major role.

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Why Does It Seem Like Jellyfish Are All Over the East Coast?

“I don’t think it’s time to push the panic button yet,” an expert said, after rising reports of swarms and stings for beachgoers in parts of the Eastern Seaboard.

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Podcasting Is a Talent Business. SiriusXM Is Intent on Winning.

The company famous for car radio and Howard Stern has recently climbed the podcast charts by betting hundreds of millions of dollars on shows like “Call Her Daddy” and “SmartLess.”

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A Critic of Universities Is Rallying to Defend Them in the Trump Era

The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression has long been a critic of progressive campus culture. Now it’s taking on new, and surprising, targets.

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Nathaniel B. Palmer, a U.S. Icebreaker, May Have Sailed Its Last Expedition

The decommissioning would leave the United States with no icebreaker to study the southern seas and cede scientific leadership to rival countries like China.

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Congo Has Astronomical Rates of Sexual Violence. Now Victims Have Lost Access to Care.

The conflict that has put rebels in control of much of the east of the country has left victims with no legal recourse and dismantled many of the clinics that offered care.

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Pair of Immigration Raids Disrupt a New Jersey Shipping Hub

In Edison, thousands of immigrant workers toil in hundreds of warehouses, sorting millions of boxes arriving from nearby ports.

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For Two or Three Days, a Surfer’s Paradise in New York City

Thanks to Hurricane Erin, conditions are ideal for the urban surfer: giant waves and no swimmers.

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Thaksin Shinawatra, Former Thai Premier, Cleared of Insulting Monarchy

But the reprieve for Thaksin Shinawatra, who remains a political force, did not mean that the legal troubles for him and his family were over.

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Erik Menendez Has Been Denied Parole. Here’s What to Know.

A California parole panel said Mr. Menendez should not be released from prison, 36 years after he and his brother, Lyle, killed their parents. Lyle’s parole hearing is Friday.

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Judge Orders ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center in Florida to Shut Down for Now

A judge ruled that the state and federal governments acted illegally by not conducting an environmental review before building the center in the Florida Everglades.

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White House Lists Smithsonian Exhibits It Finds Objectionable

The Trump administration highlighted material dealing with topics like sexuality, slavery and immigration.

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‘Twelfth Night’ Review: Lupita Nyong’o in Illyria

The actress is luminous, alongside her look-alike brother Junior Nyong’o, Sandra Oh and Peter Dinklage, in Shakespeare’s comedy at the newly revived Delacorte Theater.

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Trump Budget Office Is Withholding H.I.V. Funds That Congress Appropriated

Lawmakers allocated $6 billion this fiscal year for PEPFAR, the H.I.V. prevention and treatment program, but the administration has indicated it will release less than half of that.

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‘Flying Blind’: Trump Strips Government of Expertise at a High-Stakes Moment

President Trump has few sources of independent advice just as he is trying to broker an end to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, perhaps the trickiest negotiation of his presidency.

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Noem’s Spending Rule Causes Delays at Homeland Security Dept.

The secretary’s requirement that she personally approve any expense over $100,000 has created a backlog of “mission critical” contracts, records show.

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U.S. Kills Islamic State Operative in Rare Raid in Syria

The Pentagon provided few details about the operation. But counterterrorism raids — as opposed to airstrikes — typically involve helicopter-borne commandos.

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See Trump’s Deployment of the National Guard, Other Federal Agents in Washington, D.C.

Times journalists reviewed hundreds of images and videos of law enforcement agents to determine what they have been doing on the ground.

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Taking on the Fed, Trump Combines Retribution Tactics With a Power Play

The president’s second term has been marked by his eagerness to go after his foes and his assertions of presidential authority. Both traits are on display as he seeks control over the central bank.

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