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Police Seek Suspect After Firefighters Find Dead Couple, One in Chains

Rescuers who came to a burning house in Queens found a man, 77, bound in the basement and a woman, 78, dead on the first floor.

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In New Book, Think Tank Behind Project 2025 Takes On the Constitution

The Heritage Foundation’s clause-by-clause analysis, to be published next month, is an originalist manifesto and a showcase for aspiring Supreme Court nominees.

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What Can’t Trump Wreck?

The president is the “political-societal equivalent of a neutron bomb.”

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Nick Fuentes: A White Nationalist Problem for the Right

For years, conservatives hoped that the notorious white nationalist would go away. Instead, Mr. Fuentes has gained more traction, even while opposing the president.

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Job Growth Revised Down by Nearly a Million, Updated BLS Data Shows

Preliminary annual revisions could add to political pressure on the agency that produces the data.

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Exxon Wants to Make More of the Materials Needed for E.V. Batteries

The oil giant said Tuesday that it was acquiring assets from a Chicago company as it looks to start producing graphite, a key battery ingredient, by the end of the decade.

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The Lone G.O.P. Governor Opposing Trump’s War on Offshore Wind

Gov. Glenn Youngkin, Republican of Virginia, has championed a wind farm under construction off the coast of his state. He’s trying to persuade President Trump to leave it alone.

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Israel Targeted Hamas Leadership in Qatar Strike

Qatar, which has been trying to negotiate a cease-fire, condemned the attack. The Qatari foreign ministry said a residential headquarters where senior Hamas politicians lived was targeted.

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The New Symbol of the Brazilian Right: the American Flag

In a nod to President Trump, Brazil’s nationalist movement has adopted the stars and stripes. Now one flag could be the focus of an investigation involving the N.F.L.

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Scientists Begin Testing Bird Flu Vaccine in Seals

If the results are promising, veterinarians hope to give the shots to wild Hawaiian monk seals, which are endangered.

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Macron Has No Good Options After Repeat Collapse of French Government

The president, thwarted at home, has become increasingly frustrated and weakened at a critical moment for his country and Europe.

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The Stakes of the Murdoch Family’s Peace Deal

A new accord ends a bitter power struggle and gives Rupert Murdoch’s elder son control of the family’s media empire.

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United Arab Emirates Joins U.S. and China in Giving Away A.I. Technology

The Persian Gulf nation has “open sourced” technology meant to compete with OpenAI and China’s DeepSeek.

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Russian Bomb Kills at Least 20 Picking Up Pensions, Zelensky Says

The Ukrainian leader said that the strike on older people in a Donetsk village should prompt a global response.

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How States are Clashing on Abortion

We explain the latest fight over reproductive rights.

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How New York Police Officers Avoid Drunk Driving Charges

Officers in New York State crashed their official vehicles, hit other motorists and arrived to work reeking of alcohol. And yet, they sometimes evaded criminal punishment, an investigation found.

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How We Obtained 10,000 Police Disciplinary Records

The New York Times and New York Focus gathered thousands of files from around half of New York State’s nearly 500 law enforcement agencies.

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Israel Orders Evacuation of Gaza City, and Congress Releases Epstein Birthday Notes

Plus, the fight for control of Fox News.

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The Forces Behind Nepal’s Explosive Gen Z Protests: What to Know

It was a recent ban on social media that brought young people to the streets, but they came filled with grievances that have built up over years.

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Mamdani Leads Cuomo Head-to-Head, With a Turnout Twist

The Times/Siena poll shows Mamdani would have an edge among likely voters, but Cuomo would lead among all registered voters.

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Mamdani Holds Huge Lead in Mayor’s Race, Times/Siena Poll Finds

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee in the New York City mayoral race, is way ahead of his three rivals, but his lead would diminish considerably if the field shrank to a two-man race.

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Nuclear Sites Dotted Across Ukraine Pose Threat of Radiation Disaster

Each day of war risks a strike on sites that could scatter radioactive material. Officials say one laboratory near the front has been hit dozens of times.

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Missouri House Set to Vote on Map That Boosts Republicans

Republicans want to redraw congressional districts and increase their party’s chances of flipping a seat long held by a Democrat in the Kansas City area.

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To Shrink Mamdani’s Lead, Cuomo Seeks to Broaden His Campaign Team

Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is hiring new top aides for his independent bid for mayor, including a campaign manager who worked for Rahm Emanuel in Chicago.

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The Starbucks C.E.O. Trying Hard to Deliver Your Drink Right, and Fast

Improved service, better seating and heartfelt messages are at the heart of Brian Niccol’s turnaround plan, but baristas say they’re under pressure.

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Who Is Lachlan Murdoch, the Media Prince Who Would Be King

A new deal gives him control of his family’s media empire, including Fox News, for probably decades to come.

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Nvidia Accuses Rivals of Being A.I. Doomers as US Debates Sale of Chips to China

Rankling national security experts, the chipmaker has stepped up attacks on lawmakers who are pushing restrictions.

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James Talarico Joins Senate Campaign in Texas

State Representative James Talarico, who is studying to become a Presbyterian pastor, has sparred with Fox News hosts and bantered with Joe Rogan. Now he wants Senator John Cornyn’s seat.

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Get to Know Chicago’s Immigrant Community, Target of Trump’s Crackdown

Almost 40 percent of immigrants living in Chicago are from Mexico. More than 800,000 of the city’s 2.7 million residents identify as Hispanic or Latino.

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Trump Administration Quietly Seeks to Build National Voter Roll Using State Data

In a quest to bolster a long-running claim from President Trump concerning undocumented immigrants illegally voting, the Justice Department is seeking detailed voter roll data from over 30 states.

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