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Iowa Matters Less Than Ever for Democrats, but They Can’t Quit It

The state no longer goes first for the party’s presidential nomination process, but ambitious politicians with an eye toward 2028 keep showing up. It’s “the gravitational pull,” as one Iowa Democrat put it.

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Jeanne Shaheen Wants to Make Foreign Policy Bipartisan Again

The Democrat from New Hampshire has worked to find common ground with the Trump administration on foreign affairs.

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Frida Kahlo’s Prequel: A New Museum Shows Her Family Roots

In a former residence in Mexico City, passed down through the Kahlo family, it presents an intimate side of the Mexican painter’s life.

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New Retail Leaders Confront Trump’s Tariffs, Policy Shifts and Weak Spending

New retail C.E.O.s are facing unexpected challenges, like tariffs and worried shoppers, as they try to address existing ones.

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Onstage, Chappell Roan Is a Powerhouse. And Exactly Where She Wants to Be.

The singer’s Visions of Damsels & Other Dangerous Things Tour highlights how she continues to deviate from the rising pop star’s expected playbook.

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Restoring the Sound, if Not the Fury, of William Faulkner’s Piano

Hoping to draw more visitors to Rowan Oak, Faulkner’s home in Oxford, Miss., a group helped refurbish its piano.

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For Want of a Ferryman, a Two-Century U.S.-Canada Link Is Severed

With the closing of a crossing between a sleepy Ontario island and a village in New York State, islanders face modest inconvenience — and the end of an era.

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Hawaiian Village Rebuilds With Modular Tiny Homes After Maui Wildfire Destruction

After Lahaina burned in August 2023, Hawaii invested in a modular home development, hoping to build community and leave behind permanent infrastructure.

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Making Florida More Flood Resistant Is Forcing Hard Choices for Homeowners

A rule requiring many storm-damaged homes to be demolished or rebuilt to the latest flood-resistant standards has exacted personal and cultural costs.

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U.S. Says It Will Revoke Colombian President’s Visa

The State Department called President Gustavo Petro of Colombia reckless after he called for U.S. soldiers to disobey President Trump at a pro-Palestinian rally.

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His Parents Disappeared. In a TV Studio, He Confessed to Killing Them.

After investigators came looking, Lorenz Kraus told a reporter he had strangled Franz and Theresia Kraus eight years ago. Two bodies were buried in their backyard.

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Catholic School Teacher Says She Was Suspended for Surrogate Pregnancy

Jadira Bonilla, a kindergarten teacher at a Catholic school in southern New Jersey, was told she might have violated her contract, according to an email shared with The New York Times.

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Give In or Fight Back? Colleges Are Torn on How to Respond to Trump.

The University of California, one of the Trump administration’s biggest targets so far, is in an uproar over how to respond to the president’s attacks. So is the rest of higher education.

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Fire at South Korean Government Building Causes Nationwide Outages

Hundreds of state services were offline the day after a lithium battery exploded during maintenance work at a data center, officials said.

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Russia Steps Up Provocations in Europe, Alarming Leaders There

European officials fear that Moscow is escalating its antagonism of Europe as U.S. support recedes. A focus of worry now: election interference in Moldova.

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China’s Small Steps Look Bigger Next to Trump’s Retreat

Beijing’s climate and trade pledges at the U.N. highlighted how modest moves can stand out when the United States is pulling back from global leadership.

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You Asked for More of Mel Taub’s Puzzles. Here Are Three.

With his Puns and Anagrams puzzles, Mr. Taub made solvers groan and grin for decades. After he died this month, readers expressed appreciation for his work.

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Justice Dept. Agents to Protect ICE Facilities, Bondi Says

Pam Bondi, the attorney general, announced the deployment two days after a gunman opened fire at an ICE facility in Dallas, killing one detainee and injuring two others.

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Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Allow End of Birthright Citizenship

Government lawyers asked the justices to clear the way for the president’s executive order ending birthright citizenship.

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Examining James Comey’s 2020 Testimony at the Heart of His Indictment

The charges against the former F.B.I. director center on an appearance he made before a Senate committee in September 2020. Here’s a closer look.

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Trump Orders Unsealing of All Files on Amelia Earhart and Her Disappearance

The president has called for the unsealing of documents related to the deaths of prominent historical figures like John F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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Police Kill Man Who Shot at Cars Outside Georgia Elementary School

The gunman, a 25-year-old who lived near the campus, was shot dead as he approached the front of the school, officials said.

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Justice Dept. Seeks Information on Fani Willis, Georgia D.A. Who Prosecuted Trump

Federal investigators have subpoenaed records related to travel they believe Fani Willis took around the time of last year’s election, but it was not immediately clear why.

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Jared Kushner’s Firm Is Said to Be Part of $50 Billion Buyout of Electronic Arts

Mr. Kushner’s private equity firm, Affinity Partners, is said to be in talks with the Saudi sovereign wealth fund and Silver Lake to buy out the video game giant.

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Trump Believes ‘We Have a Deal’ on Gaza. But a Host of Obstacles Remain.

Whether President Trump can help bring the war to an end will probably depend on how much he is willing to push Benjamin Netanyahu.

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Texas Tech Moves to Limit Academic Discussion to 2 Genders

The university system said faculty must comply with President Trump’s order recognizing only two genders, possibly a first for a major public institution of higher education.

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Trump Predicts More Indictments After Comey and Claims It’s Not Revenge

President Trump has made clear that he expects the Justice Department to mete out punishment to his perceived enemies.

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Robert B. Barnett, Washington Master of the Book World Megadeal, Dies at 79

A powerhouse Washington lawyer, he negotiated blockbuster contracts for A-list clients, including the Clintons, the Obamas and the Bushes, while often acting as their consigliere.

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‘Biometric Exit’ Quietly Expands Across U.S. Airports, Unnerving Some

The program, in which federal officers take departing international passengers’ photos, is set to grow, raising privacy concerns.

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Netanyahu Was Defiant at the U.N.

Also, what’s next after James Comey’s indictment. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.

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